World title lineage
WBC WELTERWEIGHT Champions
A complete roll of WBC welterweight champions since 1963 — 46 champions across 90 reigns. RYAN GARCIA is the current titleholder. The longest reign belongs to MARLON STARLING (8y 2m, 0 defences).
- 90RYAN GARCIACURRENT CHAMPION
2026–present · 8m · 1 defence
- 89
2025–2026 · 8m · 0 defences
- 88
2025 · 4m · 0 defences
- 87
2023–2025 · 1y 7m · 0 defences
- 86
2022–2023 · 8m · 1 defence
- 85
2020–2022 · 1y 12m · 1 defence
- 84
2019–2020 · 12m · 1 defence
- 83
2019 · 3m · 0 defences
- 82
2019 · 5m · 1 defence
- 81
2018–2019 · 8m · 0 defences
- 80
2018 · 6m · 0 defences
- 79
2017–2018 · 1y · 0 defences
- 78
2016–2017 · 3m · 0 defences
- 77
2016 · 11m · 0 defences
- 76
2015–2016 · 4m · 0 defences
- 75
2014–2015 · 10m · 0 defences · won vacant
- 74
2014 · 7m · 1 defence · later vacated
- 73
2013–2014 · 6m · 0 defences
- 72
2013 · 6m · 0 defences
- 71
2013 · 7d · 0 defences
- 70
2012–2013 · 1y 1m · 0 defences
- 69
2007–2012 · 4y 3m · 1 defence
- 68
2006–2007 · 1y 10m · 0 defences
- 67
2006 · 1m · 0 defences
- 66
2005–2006 · 7m · 0 defences
- 65
2005 · 5m · 1 defence
- 64
2004–2005 · 7m · 1 defence
- 63
2004 · 7d · 0 defences
- 62
2004 · 3m · 0 defences
- 61
2004 · 3m · 0 defences
- 60
2003–2004 · 3m · 0 defences
- 59
2003 · 4m · 0 defences
- 58
2003 · 3m · 0 defences
- 57
2003 · 3m · 0 defences
- 56
2002–2003 · 2m · 0 defences
- 55
2002 · 5m · 0 defences
- 54
2002 · 3m · 0 defences
- 53
2002 · 3m · 0 defences
- 52
2001–2002 · 11m · 1 defence
- 51
2001 · 2m · 0 defences
- 50
2000–2001 · 7m · 1 defence
- 49
2000 · 1d · 0 defences
- 48
2000 · 3m · 0 defences
- 47
2000 · 1m · 0 defences
- 46
1999–2000 · 5m · 0 defences
- 45
1999 · 7d · 0 defences
- 44
1999 · 28d · 0 defences
- 43
1999 · 21d · 0 defences
- 42
1999 · 2m · 0 defences
- 41
1999 · 3m · 1 defence
- 40
1999 · 4d · 0 defences
- 39
1998–1999 · 2m · 0 defences
- 38
1998 · 1m · 1 defence
- 37
1998 · 1m · 0 defences
- 36
1998 · 8d · 0 defences
- 35
1998 · 7d · 0 defences
- 34
1998 · 3m · 0 defences
- 33
1997–1998 · 1y 3m · 4 defences
- 32
1989–1997 · 8y 2m · 0 defences
- 31
1988–1989 · 10m · 1 defence
- 30
1987–1988 · 5m · 0 defences
- 29
1987 · 1d · 0 defences
- 28
1986–1987 · 1y 1m · 3 defences
- 27
1986 · 3m · 0 defences
- 26
1985–1986 · 7m · 1 defence
- 25
1984–1985 · 12m · 1 defence
- 24
1984 · 3m · 0 defences
- 23
1984 · 2m · 0 defences
- 22
1984 · 5m · 0 defences
- 21
1984 · 13d · 0 defences
- 20
1983–1984 · 3m · 0 defences
- 19
1983 · 2m · 0 defences
- 18
1983 · 3m · 1 defence
- 17
1982–1983 · 6m · 0 defences
- 16
1982 · 10m · 0 defences
- 15
1981–1982 · 3m · 1 defence
- 14
1980–1981 · 12m · 2 defences
- 13
1980 · 5m · 0 defences
- 12
1979–1980 · 7m · 1 defence
- 11
1979 · 11m · 1 defence
- 10
1977–1979 · 1y 7m · 5 defences
- 9
1977 · 3m · 0 defences
- 8
1976–1977 · 9m · 1 defence
- 7
1975–1976 · 7m · 1 defence
- 6
1971–1975 · 4y 6m · 10 defences
- 5
1970–1971 · 6m · 0 defences
- 4
1969–1970 · 1y 8m · 3 defences
- 3
1966–1969 · 2y 5m · 4 defences
- 2
1963–1966 · 3y 6m · 2 defences
- 1
1963 · 3m · 0 defences
