List of undisputed world boxing champions
This is a list of undisputed champions in professional boxing. Eras that aren't listed means that it doesn't have any undisputed champions.
Current undisputed champion | |
Most consecutive title defenses |
Championship recognition[]
Titles have been awarded by:
- New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC), founded in 1920
- World Boxing Association (WBA), founded in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA); re-named to the WBA in 1962
- World Boxing Council (WBC), founded in 1963
- International Boxing Federation (IBF), founded in 1983
- World Boxing Organization (WBO), founded in 1988
Criteria[]
- 1921–1963, a boxer who held both the NYSAC and NBA (WBA) world titles simultaneously
- 1963–1983, a boxer who held both the WBA and WBC world titles simultaneously
- 1983–2007, a boxer who held the WBA, WBC, and IBF world titles simultaneously
- 2007–present, a boxer who holds the WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO world titles simultaneously[1][2][3]
Heavyweight[]
NYSAC–NBA era (1921–1963)[]
No. | Name | Date | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() (awarded inaugural NBA title while holding the NYSAC title) |
January 1921 | 3 |
2 | ![]() |
23 September 1926 – 31 July 1928 | 3 |
Tunney retires.[4] | |||
3 | ![]() (def. Jack Sharkey) |
12 June 1930 | 1 |
4 | ![]() |
21 June 1932 | 0 |
5 | ![]() |
29 June 1933 | 2 |
6 | ![]() |
14 June 1934 | 0 |
7 | ![]() |
13 June 1935 | 0 |
8 | ![]() |
22 June 1937 – 1 March 1949 | 26 |
Louis retires.[5] | |||
9 | ![]() (def. Joe Louis) |
27 September 1950 | 4 |
10 | ![]() |
18 July 1951 | 1 |
11 | ![]() |
23 September 1952 – 27 April 1956 | 6 |
Marciano retires.[6] | |||
12 | ![]() (def. Archie Moore) |
30 November 1956 | 4 |
13 | ![]() |
26 June 1959 | 0 |
14 | ![]() |
29 June 1960 | 2 |
15 | ![]() |
25 September 1962 – 22 July 1963 | 0 |
Era ends because the WBC is inaugurated. Liston would win the inaugural WBC title on his rematch with Floyd Patterson. |
WBA–WBC era (1963–1983)[]
No. | Name | Date | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() (def. Floyd Patterson) |
22 July 1963 | 0 |
2 | ![]() |
25 February 1964 – 14 September 1964 | 0 |
Ali's undisputed status ended when he got stripped of his WBA title for agreeing to a rematch against Sonny Liston.[7] | |||
3 | ![]() (def. Ernie Terrell) |
6 February 1967 – 28 April 1967 | 1 |
Ali got stripped of his titles for refusing to be drafted to military service.[8] | |||
4 | ![]() (def. Jimmy Ellis) |
16 February 1970 | 4 |
5 | ![]() |
22 January 1973 | 2 |
6 | ![]() |
29 October 1974 | 10 |
7 | ![]() |
15 February 1978 – 19 March 1978 | 0 |
Spinks' undisputed status ended when he was stripped of the WBC title for pursuing a rematch against Muhammad Ali instead of a bout against mandatory challenger Ken Norton.[9] |
WBA–WBC–IBF era (1983–2007)[]
No. | Name | Date | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() (def. Tony Tucker) |
1 August 1987 | 6 |
2 | ![]() |
11 February 1990 | 0 |
3 | ![]() |
25 October 1990 | 3 |
4 | ![]() |
13 November 1992 – 14 December 1992 | 0 |
Bowe's undisputed status ended when he vacated his WBC title and threw the title into the trash.[10] | |||
5 | ![]() (def. Evander Holyfield) |
13 November 1999 – 13 April 2000 | 0 |
Lewis' undisputed status ended when he was stripped of his WBA title for agreeing to fight WBC mandatory Michael Grant instead of WBA mandatory John Ruiz. Ruiz challenged this decision in court on the basis of a clause in the Lewis–Holyfield rematch contract which said Lewis' first bout as undisputed champion would be against the WBA's number one contender. The court then ruled in favor of Ruiz.[11] |
Cruiserweight[]
WBA–WBC–IBF era (1983–2007)[]
No. | Name | Date | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() (def. Carlos De León) |
9 April 1988 – July 1988 | 0 |
Holyfield's undisputed status ended when he vacated all his titles to move up to heavyweight. | |||
2 | ![]() (def. Jean-Marc Mormeck) |
7 January 2006 – 6 April 2006 | 0 |
Bell's undisputed status ended when he was stripped of the IBF title after undergoing dental surgery and subsequently withdrawing from a fight with mandatory challenger Steve Cunningham scheduled for 6 May.[12] |
WBA–WBC–IBF–WBO era (2007–present)[]
No. | Name | Date | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() (def. Murat Gassiev) |
21 July 2018 – 27 March 2019 | 1 |
Usyk's undisputed status ended when he vacated his WBA title and moved up to heavyweight.[13] |
Light heavyweight[]
NYSAC–NBA era (1921–1963)[]
No. | Name | Date | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() (awarded inaugural NBA title while holding the NYSAC title) |
January 1921 | 0 |
2 | ![]() |
24 September 1922 | 0 |
3 | ![]() |
17 March 1923 | 1 |
4 | ![]() |
23 May 1925 | 3 |
5 | ![]() |
16 July 1926 – 26 July 1927 | 1 |
Delaney vacates his titles to move up to heavyweight.[14] | |||
6 | ![]() (def. Mike McTigue) |
7 October 1927 – 3 September 1929 | 5 |
Loughran vacates his titles to move up to heavyweight.[15] | |||
7 | ![]() (def. Jimmy Slattery) |
25 June 1930 | 7 |
8 | ![]() |
16 November 1934 | 0 |
9 | ![]() |
31 October 1935 – 28 July 1938 | 3 |
Lewis' undisputed status ended when he got stripped of his NYSAC title for failing to fight Tiger Jack Fox.[16] | |||
10 | ![]() (def. Tami Mauriello) |
26 August 1941 | 4 |
11 | ![]() |
26 July 1948 | 0 |
12 | ![]() |
24 January 1950 | 2 |
13 | ![]() |
17 December 1952 – 25 October 1960 | 8 |
Moore's undisputed status ended when he was stripped of his NBA title for failing to fight Eric Schoeppner.[17] | |||
14 | ![]() (def. Doug Jones) |
12 May 1962 – 14 February 1963 | 1 |
Era ended when the WBC was inaugurated. Johnson was then awarded the inaugural title. |
WBA–WBC era (1963–1983)[]
No. | Name | Date | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() (awarded inaugural WBC title while holding the WBA title) |
14 February 1963 | 0 |
2 | ![]() |
1 June 1963 | 2 |
3 | ![]() |
30 March 1965 | 3 |
4 | ![]() |
16 December 1964 | 2 |
5 | ![]() |
24 May 1968 – 9 December 1970 | 4 |
Foster's undisputed status ended when he was stripped of the WBA title for failing to post a $5,000 forfeit bond for the fight with Jimmy Dupree within 10 days after losing to Joe Frazier.[18] | |||
6 | ![]() (def. Vicente Rondón) |
7 April 1972 – 16 September 1974 | 6 |
Foster retires.[19] | |||
7 | ![]() (def. Dwight Muhammad Qawi) |
18 March 1983 – 25 February 1984 | 1 |
Era ended when IBF was inaugurated. Spinks would then win the inaugural IBF title. |
WBA–WBC–IBF era (1983–2007)[]
No. | Name | Date | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() (def. Eddie Davis) |
25 February 1984 – 9 October 1985 | 2 |
Spinks’ undisputed status ended when he was stripped of the WBC light heavyweight title due to the WBC's policy against fighters holding world titles in multiple divisions at the same time.[20] | |||
2 | ![]() (def. Reggie Johnson) |
5 June 1999 – 23 February 2003 | 7 |
Jones' undisputed status ended when he vacated his IBF title to move up to heavyweight.[21] |
Super middleweight[]
WBA–WBC–IBF–WBO era (2007–present)[]
No. | Name | Date | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() (def. Caleb Plant) |
6 November 2021 – present | 0 |
Middleweight[]
Men's[]
NYSAC–NBA era (1921–1963)[]
No. | Name | Date | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() (awarded inaugural NBA title while holding the NYSAC title) |
January 1921 – 21 June 1922 | 3 |
Wilson's undisputed status ended when he got stripped of his NYSAC title for refusing to fight Harry Greb.[22] | |||
2 | ![]() (reinstated as NYSAC title while holding the NBA title) |
12 April 1923 | 0 |
2 | ![]() |
31 August 1923 | 4 |
3 | ![]() |
25 February 1926 | 1 |
4 | ![]() |
3 December 1926 – 6 January 1931 | 3 |
Walker's undisputed status ended when he was stripped of his NYSAC title for not taking steps in making a title defense.[23] | |||
5 | ![]() (awarded NBA title while holding the NYSAC title) |
18 September 1933 | 0 |
6 | ![]() |
30 October 1933 | 2 |
7 | ![]() |
11 September 1934 | 0 |
8 | ![]() |
19 September 1935 | 1 |
9 | ![]() |
11 July 1936 – June 1938 | 5 |
Steele's undisputed status ended when he was stripped of his NYSAC title for refusing to fight Fred Apostoli. | |||
10 | ![]() (def. Georgie Abrams) |
28 November 1941 – 16 July 1947 | 1 |
Zale was defeated by Rocky Graziano however, Graziano was not recognized by the NYSAC because his license was revoked due to failure of reporting an attempted bribe.[24] | |||
11 | ![]() (def. Rocky Graziano) |
10 June 1948 | 0 |
12 | ![]() |
21 September 1948 | 0 |
13 | ![]() |
16 June 1949 | 2 |
14 | ![]() |
14 February 1951 | 0 |
15 | ![]() |
10 July 1951 | 0 |
16 | ![]() |
12 September 1951 – 19 December 1952 | 2 |
Robinson vacated and announced first retirement.[25] | |||
17 | ![]() (def. Randy Turpin) |
21 October 1953 | 3 |
18 | ![]() |
9 December 1955 | 1 |
19 | ![]() |
2 January 1957 | 0 |
20 | ![]() |
1 May 1957 | 0 |
21 | ![]() |
23 September 1957 | 0 |
22 | ![]() |
25 March 1958 – 4 May 1959 | 0 |
Robinson's undisputed status ended when he was stripped of his NBA title for failing to fight Carmen Basilio in a trilogy bout.[26] | |||
30 | ![]() (awarded NYSAC title while holding the WBA title) |
9 November 1962 – 10 August 1963 | 1 |
Era ends because the WBC is inaugurated. Tiger would then fight for the inaugural WBC title. |
WBA–WBC era (1963–1983)[]
No. | Name | Date | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() (def. Gene Fullmer) |
10 August 1963 | 0 |
2 | ![]() |
7 December 1963 | 1 |
3 | ![]() |
21 October 1965 | 0 |
4 | ![]() |
25 April 1966 | 2 |
5 | ![]() |
4 March 1968 | 4 |
6 | ![]() |
7 November 1970 – 23 April 1974 | 9 |
Monzón's undisputed status ended when he was stripped of his WBC title for not fighting his mandatory challenger Rodrigo Valdéz.[27] | |||
7 | ![]() (def. Rodrigo Valdéz) |
26 June 1976 – 29 August 1977 | 1 |
Monzón retires.[28] | |||
8 | ![]() (def. Bennie Briscoe) |
5 November 1977 | 0 |
9 | ![]() |
22 April 1978 | 2 |
10 | ![]() |
30 June 1979 | 1 |
11 | ![]() |
16 March 1980 | 1 |
12 | ![]() |
27 September 1980 – 27 May 1983 | 6 |
Era ends because the IBF is inaugurated. Hagler later fought for the inaugural IBF title. |
WBA–WBC–IBF era (1983–2007)[]
No. | Name | Date | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() (def. Wilford Scypion) |
27 May 1983 – 6 April 1987 | 5 |
Hagler's undisputed status ended when the WBA stripped him of the title for signing a fight with Sugar Ray Leonard instead of mandatory challenger, Herol Graham.[29] | |||
2 | ![]() (def. Félix Trinidad) |
29 September 2001 | 6 |
3 | ![]() |
16 July 2005 – 11 October 2005 | 0 |
Taylor's undisputed ended when he vacated the IBF title after refusing to participate in an immediate mandatory defense and instead agreed to a rematch with Bernard Hopkins.[30] |
Women's[]
WBA–WBC–IBF–WBO era (2007–present)[]
No. | Name | Date | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() (def. Christina Hammer) |
13 April 2019 – 16 September 2020 | 0 |
Shields' undisputed ended when she vacated the WBO title. The title was vacated when a bout for the vacant title was announced on 16 September.[31] |
Light middleweight[]
Men's[]
WBA–WBC era (1963–1983)[]
No. | Name | Date | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() (def. Stan Harrington) |
19 February 1963 | 0 |
2 | ![]() |
29 April 1963 | 1 |
3 | ![]() |
7 September 1963 | 3 |
4 | ![]() |
18 June 1965 | 1 |
5 | ![]() |
25 June 1966 | 2 |
6 | ![]() |
26 May 1968 – November 1968 | 1 |
Mazzinghi's undisputed status ended when he was stripped of his titles by the Italian Boxing Federation after an incorrect call made by the referee. He was first stripped of the WBA title[32] and then the WBC title.[33] | |||
7 | ![]() (def. Stanley Hayward) |
17 March 1969 | 2 |
8 | ![]() |
9 July 1970 | 1 |
9 | ![]() |
31 October 1971 | 6 |
10 | ![]() |
4 June 1974 | 1 |
11 | ![]() |
21 January 1975 – 6 March 1975 | 0 |
Wajima's undisputed status ended when he was stripped of his WBC title for refusing to fight Miguel de Oliveira. The title was stripped on WBC's February 1975 ratings posted on 6 March.[34] |
WBA–WBC–IBF era (1983–2007)[]
No. | Name | Date | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() (def. Shane Mosley) |
13 March 2004 – 19 April 2004 | 0 |
Wright's undisputed status ended when he was stripped of his IBF title for agreeing to a rematch against Shane Mosley instead of fighting his mandatory challenger.[35] |
Women's[]
WBA–WBC–IBF–WBO era (2007–present)[]
No. | Name | Date | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() (def. Marie-Éve Dicaire) |
5 March 2021 – 26 November 2021 | 0 |
Shields' undisputed status ended when she vacated the WBC title. The title was vacated when Patricia Berghult fought and won the vacant title.[36] |
Welterweight[]
Men's[]
NYSAC–NBA era (1921–1963)[]
No. | Name | Date | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() (awarded inaugural NBA title while holding the NYSAC title) |
January 1921 | 4 |
2 | ![]() |
1 November 1922 – 6 June 1923 | 0 |
Walker's undisputed status ended when he was stripped of his NYSAC title for refusing to fight Dave Shade.[37] | |||
3 | ![]() (reinstated as NYSAC champion while holding the NBA title) |
November 1923 | 3 |
4 | ![]() |
20 May 1926 | 2 |
5 | ![]() |
3 June 1927 – 22 March 1929 | 2 |
Dundee's undisputed status ended when he was stripped of his NBA title when he failed to sign for a title bout contender.[38] | |||
6 | ![]() (def. Joe Dundee) |
25 July 1929 | 0 |
7 | ![]() |
9 May 1930 | 0 |
8 | ![]() |
5 September 1930 | 0 |
9 | ![]() |
14 April 1931 | 0 |
10 | ![]() |
23 October 1931 | 0 |
11 | ![]() |
28 January 1932 | 0 |
12 | ![]() |
22 February 1933 | 0 |
13 | ![]() |
29 May 1933 | 0 |
14 | ![]() |
28 May 1934 | 0 |
15 | ![]() |
17 September 1934 | 0 |
16 | ![]() |
28 May 1935 | 2 |
17 | ![]() |
31 May 1938 | 19 |
18 | ![]() |
4 October 1940 | 1 |
19 | ![]() |
29 July 1941 | 0 |
20 | ![]() |
1 February 1946 – 25 September 1946 | 0 |
Servo retires.[39] | |||
21 | ![]() (def. Tommy Bell) |
20 December 1946 – 15 February 1951 | 4 |
Robinson vacated the titles to move up to the middleweight division. Robinson's title is automatically vacated after winning the middleweight title.[40] | |||
22 | ![]() (def. Johnny Bratton) |
18 May 1951 | 7 |
23 | ![]() |
20 October 1954 | 0 |
24 | ![]() |
1 April 1955 | 0 |
25 | ![]() |
10 June 1955 | 0 |
26 | ![]() |
14 March 1956 | 0 |
27 | ![]() |
12 September 1956 – 23 September 1957 | 1 |
Basilio vacated after winning the middleweight title.[41] | |||
28 | ![]() (def. Vince Martinez) |
6 June 1958 | 0 |
29 | ![]() |
5 December 1958 | 2 |
30 | ![]() |
27 May 1960 | 1 |
31 | ![]() |
1 April 1961 | 1 |
32 | ![]() |
30 September 1961 | 0 |
33 | ![]() |
24 March 1962 – February 1963 | 2 |
Era ends because the WBC is inaugurated. Griffith was awarded the inaugural WBC title. |
WBA–WBC era (1963–1983)[]
No. | Name | Date | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() (awarded inaugural WBC title while holding the WBA title) |
February 1963 | 0 |
2 | ![]() |
21 March 1963 | 0 |
3 | ![]() |
8 June 1963 – 1 August 1966 | 5 |
Griffith's undisputed status ended when he was stripped of his WBC title when he lost a lawsuit to keep the title.[42] | |||
4 | ![]() (def. Jean Josselin) |
28 November 1966 | 4 |
5 | ![]() |
18 April 1969 | 3 |
6 | ![]() |
3 December 1970 | 0 |
7 | ![]() |
4 June 1971 – 16 May 1975 | 9 |
Nápoles' undisputed status ended when he was stripped of his WBA title for failing to sign a fight against the WBA's No. 1-rated welterweight contender, Ángel Espada.[43] | |||
8 | ![]() (def. Thomas Hearns) |
16 September 1981 – 9 November 1982 | 1 |
Leonard vacated his titles after being diagnosed with a detached retina and announced his retirement.[44] |
WBA–WBC–IBF era (1983–2007)[]
No. | Name | Date | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() (def. Milton McCrory) |
6 December 1985 | 0 |
2 | ![]() |
27 September 1986 – 5 January 1986 | 0 |
Honeyghan's undisputed status ended when he vacated the WBA title after the WBA mandated that he defend the title against Harold Volbrecht. Honeyghan dropped the WBA title belt into a trash can on a London street to protest the WBA's continued sanctioning of bouts involving citizens of apartheid-governed South Africa.[45] | |||
3 | ![]() (def. Ricardo Mayorga) |
13 December 2003 | 2 |
4 | ![]() |
5 February 2005 – 7 January 2006 | 1 |
Judah lost against Carlos Baldomir however, the WBA and IBF titles were not on the line because Baldomir didn't pay the sanctioning fees.[46] This fragmented the titles and thus ending the undisputed reign. |
Women's[]
WBA–WBC–IBF–WBO era (2007–present)[]
No. | Name | Date | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() (def. Ivana Habazin) |
14 September 2014 | 10 |
2 | ![]() |
15 August 2020 – present | 2 |
Light welterweight[]
NYSAC–NBA era (1921–1963)[]
No. | Name | Date | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() (def. Kenny Lane) |
12 June 1959 | 2 |
2 | ![]() |
1 September 1960 | 2 |
3 | ![]() |
14 September 1962 | 0 |
4 | ![]() |
15 December 1962 – 24 January 1963 | 0 |
Loi vacated and retired from boxing.[47] |
WBA–WBC era (1963–1983)[]
No. | Name | Date | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() (def. Roberto Cruz) |
15 June 1963 | 2 |
2 | ![]() |
18 January 1965 | 2 |
3 | ![]() |
29 April 1966 | 1 |
4 | ![]() |
30 April 1967 – 14 November 1968 | 1 |
Fuji's undisputed status ended when he was stripped of the WBC title for not fighting his mandatory challenger.[48] |
WBA–WBC–IBF era (1983–2007)[]
No. | Name | Date | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() (def. Zab Judah) |
3 November 2001 – 9 October 2003 | 2 |
Tszyu's undisputed status ended when he was stripped of the WBC title and is designated as Champion Emeritus.[49] |
WBA–WBC–IBF–WBO era (2007–present)[]
No. | Name | Date | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() (def. Julius Indongo) |
19 August 2017 – 30 August 2017 | 0 |
Crawford's undisputed status ended when he vacated the IBF title after refusing to negotiate terms with mandatory challenger Sergey Lipinets, citing an inability to make the fight under the IBF's time frame.[50] He later vacated all his remaining titles to move up to welterweight. | |||
2 | ![]() (def. José Ramírez) |
22 May 2021 – Present | 0 |
Lightweight[]
Men's[]
NYSAC–NBA era (1921–1963)[]
No. | Name | Date | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() (awarded inaugural NBA title while holding the NYSAC title) |
January 1921 – 15 January 1925 | 3 |
Leonard retired.[51] | |||
2 | ![]() (def. Stanislaus Loayza) |
13 July 1925 | 0 |
3 | ![]() |
7 December 1925 | 0 |
4 | ![]() |
3 July 1926 | 3 |
5 | ![]() |
17 July 1930 | 0 |
6 | ![]() |
14 November 1930 | 5 |
7 | ![]() |
23 June 1933 – 15 April 1935 | 1 |
Ross vacated to move up to light welterweight.[52] | |||
8 | ![]() (def. Lou Ambers) |
10 May 1935 | 1 |
8 | ![]() |
3 September 1936 | 2 |
9 | ![]() |
17 August 1938 | 1 |
10 | ![]() |
22 August 1939 – 25 March 1940 | 0 |
Ambers' undisputed status ended when he was stripped of his NBA title after failing to defend the title within 6 months and refusing to fight the top contender Davey Day.[53] | |||
11 | ![]() (def. Lew Jenkins) |
19 December 1941 – 14 November 1942 | 1 |
Angott announced his temporary retirement.[54] | |||
12 | ![]() (def. Bob Montgomery) |
4 August 1947 | 5 |
13 | ![]() |
25 May 1951 | 2 |
14 | ![]() |
14 May 1952 | 0 |
15 | ![]() |
15 October 1952 | 3 |
16 | ![]() |
5 March 1954 | 0 |
17 | ![]() |
17 November 1954 | 0 |
18 | ![]() |
29 June 1955 | 1 |
19 | ![]() |
24 August 1956 | 11 |
20 | ![]() |
21 April 1962 – 14 February 1963 | 1 |
Era ends because the WBC is inaugurated. Ortiz is awarded the inaugural WBC title. |
WBA–WBC era (1963–1983)[]
No. | Name | Date | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() (awarded inaugural WBC title while holding the WBA title) |
14 February 1963 | 3 |
2 | ![]() |
10 April 1965 | 0 |
3 | ![]() |
13 November 1965 | 5 |
4 | ![]() |
29 June 1968 | 1 |
5 | ![]() |
18 February 1969 | 1 |
6 | ![]() |
3 March 1970 – 16 September 1970 | 1 |
Laguna's undisputed status ended when he was stripped of the WBC title.[55] | |||
7 | ![]() (def. Rubén Navarro) |
12 February 1971 – 25 June 1971 | 0 |
Buchanan's undisputed status ended when he was stripped of the WBC title for failing to defend it against Pedro Carrasco.[56] | |||
8 | ![]() (def. Esteban de Jesús) |
21 January 1978 – 2 February 1979 | 0 |
Durán's undisputed status ended when he vacated the WBA title to move up to welterweight.[57] |
WBA–WBC–IBF era (1983–2007)[]
No. | Name | Date | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() (def. Juan Nazario) |
11 August 1990 – 28 February 1992 | 3 |
Whitaker's undisputed status ended when he vacated his IBF title to move up to light welterweight. The IBF title was vacated on IBF's February 1992 ratings posted on 28 February.[58] |
Women's[]
WBA–WBC–IBF–WBO era (2007–present)[]
No. | Name | Date | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() (def. Delfine Persoon) |
1 June 2019 – present | 5 |
Super featherweight[]
NYSAC–NBA era (1921–1963)[]
No. | Name | Date | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() (awarded inaugural NBA title while holding the NYSAC title) |
16 December 1927 | 5 |
2 | ![]() |
19 December 1929 – 31 December 1929 | 0 |
Bass' undisputed status ended when the NYSAC abolished the division.[59] |
WBA–WBC era (1963–1983)[]
No. | Name | Date | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() (def. Johnny Bizzaro) |
16 February 1963 | 5 |
2 | ![]() |
15 June 1967 | 0 |
3 | ![]() |
14 December 1967 – 20 January 1969 | 2 |
Kobayashi's undisputed status ended when he was stripped of the WBC title for refusing to fight René Barrientos.[60] |
Featherweight[]
NYSAC–NBA era (1922–1963)[]
No. | Name | Date | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() (def. Red Chapman) |
12 September 1927 | 0 |
2 | ![]() |
10 February 1928 | 0 |
3 | ![]() |
28 September 1928 | 1 |
4 | ![]() |
23 September 1929 – 27 January 1932 | 5 |
Battalino's undisputed status ended after being stripped of his titles for missing weight in a title fight against Freddie Miller which ended in a controversial no contest.[61] | |||
5 | ![]() (def. Petey Sarron) |
29 October 1937 – 12 September 1938 | 0 |
Armstrong vacated his titles stay at the higher weight divisions.[62] | |||
6 | ![]() (def. Leo Rodak) |
29 October 1939 – 29 March 1940 | 1 |
Archibald's undisputed status ended when he was stripped of the NBA title for not fighting Petey Scalzo.[63] | |||
7 | ![]() (def. Sal Bartolo) |
7 June 1946 | 2 |
8 | ![]() |
29 October 1948 | 0 |
9 | ![]() |
11 February 1949 | 3 |
10 | ![]() |
8 September 1950 – 16 January 1957 | 2 |
Saddler's undisputed status ended when he was stripped of the NBA title for failing to sign for a title defense.[64] | |||
11 | ![]() (def. Cherif Hamia) |
24 June 1957 | 1 |
12 | ![]() |
18 March 1959 – 21 March 1963 | 5 |
Era ends because the WBC is inaugurated. Moore fought and lost to Sugar Ramos for the inaugural WBC title. |
WBA–WBC era (1963–1983)[]
No. | Name | Date | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() (def. Davey Moore) |
21 March 1963 | 3 |
2 | ![]() |
26 September 1964 – 14 October 1967 | 7 |
Saldivar retires.[65] |
Super bantamweight[]
To date, there has never been an undisputed champion in this division.
Bantamweight[]
NYSAC–NBA era (1921–1963)[]
No. | Name | Date | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() (awarded inaugural NBA title while holding the NYSAC title) |
January 1921 | 0 |
2 | ![]() |
25 July 1921 | 0 |
3 | ![]() |
23 September 1921 | 1 |
4 | ![]() |
10 July 1922 – 19 October 1923 | 2 |
Lynch's undisputed status ended when he was stripped of his NYSAC title for failing to fight Joe Burman due to a disclocated shoulder.[66] | |||
5 | ![]() (def. Joe Lynch) |
21 March 1924 | 3 |
6 | ![]() |
19 December 1924 | 0 |
7 | ![]() |
20 March 1925 – 18 October 1926 | 0 |
Rosenberg's undisputed status ended when he was stripped by the NBA during its annual convention after failing to sign a fight with Bud Taylor.[67] | |||
8 | ![]() (def. Isadore Schwartz) |
23 May 1929 – 8 October 1929 | 0 |
Graham's undisputed status ended when he was stripped of his NBA title for refusing to fight Panama Al Brown.[68] | |||
9 | ![]() (def. Gregorio Vidal) |
18 June 1929 – 3 February 1930 | 0 |
Brown's undisputed status ended when he got stripped of his NBA title after a special meeting was held. | |||
10 | ![]() (def. Eugène Huat) |
4 October 1930 – 28 March 1934 | 7 |
Brown's undisputed status ended when he got stripped of his NYSAC title after he was suspended for not fighting Baby Casanova. | |||
11 | ![]() (def. Sixto Escobar) |
26 August 1935 | 0 |
12 | ![]() |
15 November 1935 | 3 |
13 | ![]() |
23 September 1937 | 0 |
14 | ![]() |
20 February 1938 – 26 October 1939 | 1 |
Escobar vacated his titles to move up to featherweight.[69] | |||
15 | ![]() (def. Georgie Pace) |
24 September 1940 – 7 August 1942 | 3 |
Salica lost to Ortiz but the NYSAC title was not on the line because it was only scheduled for 12 rounds. He was later stripped of his NYSAC title for not defending it. | |||
16 | ![]() (def. Lou Salica) |
10 March 1943 | 12 |
17 | ![]() |
6 January 1947 | 0 |
18 | ![]() |
11 March 1947 | 4 |
19 | ![]() |
31 May 1950 | 3 |
20 | ![]() |
15 November 1952 – 16 May 1954 | 3 |
Carruthers vacated and retired from boxing.[70] | |||
21 | ![]() (def. Chamroen Songkitrat) |
19 September 1954 – 23 December 1954 | 1 |
Cohen's undisputed status ended when he was stripped of his NBA title for failing to sign a fight against Raúl Macías within 90 days.[71] | |||
22 | ![]() (def. Raúl Macías) |
6 November 1957 | 0 |
23 | ![]() |
8 July 1959 – 30 August 1960 | 2 |
Becerra retired due to an eye injury.[72] | |||
24 | ![]() (def. John Caldwell) |
18 January 1962 – 14 February 1963 | 2 |
Era ends because the WBC is inaugurated. Jofre was awarded the inaugural title. |
WBA–WBC era (1963–1983)[]
No. | Name | Date | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() (awarded the inaugural WBC title while holding the WBA title) |
14 February 1963 | 3 |
2 | ![]() |
18 May 1965 | 4 |
3 | ![]() |
27 February 1968 | 3 |
4 | ![]() |
22 August 1969 | 2 |
5 | ![]() |
16 October 1970 | 0 |
6 | ![]() |
2 April 1971 | 2 |
7 | ![]() |
19 March 1972 | 0 |
8 | ![]() |
29 July 1972 – 5 January 1973 | 0 |
Pinder's undisputed status ended when he was stripped of the WBC title for failing to defend it against the number one contender within six months of winning it.[73] |
Super flyweight[]
To date, there has never been an undisputed champion in this division.
Flyweight[]
NYSAC–NBA era (1921–1963)[]
No. | Name | Date | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() (def. Jimmy Wilde) |
18 June 1923 – 14 July 1925 | 3 |
Title vacated because Villa died from Ludwig's angina resulting from an infection that spread to his throat.[74] | |||
2 | ![]() (def. Frankie Genaro) |
22 August 1925 – 29 August 1927 | 2 |
LaBarba retires.[75] |
WBA–WBC era (1963–1983)[]
No. | Name | Date | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() (awarded inaugural WBC title while holding the WBA title) |
14 February 1963 | 0 |
2 | ![]() |
18 September 1963 | 0 |
3 | ![]() |
23 January 1964 | 0 |
4 | ![]() |
23 April 1965 – 1 November 1965 | 0 |
Burruni's undisputed ended when he was stripped of his WBA title for failing to meet the organization's number one contender, Hiroyuki Ebihara.[76] |
Light flyweight[]
To date, there has never been an undisputed champion in this division.
Mini flyweight[]
To date, there has never been an undisputed champion in this division.
See also[]
- List of current world boxing champions
- List of WBA world champions
- List of WBC world champions
- List of IBF world champions
- List of WBO world champions
- List of The Ring world champions
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