WBC Light Heavyweight Champion
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Light Heavyweight champion as recognized by the World Boxing Council.
- The maximum weight for this division is 175 pounds (79.4 kg or 12½ stone).
- One of the traditional eight divisions.
RELATED LINK: WBC Light Heavyweight Title Fights
| Reign Began | Reign Ended | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Willie Pastrano | 1963 Jun 1 | 1965 Mar 30 | 2 |
| 2 | Jose Torres | 1965 Mar 30 | 1966 Dec 16 | 3 |
| 3 | Dick Tiger | 1966 Dec 16 | 1968 May 24 | 2 |
| 4 | Bob Foster | 1968 May 24 | 1974 Sep 16 R | 14 |
| 5 | John Conteh | 1974 Oct 1 | 1977 May 21 S | 3 |
| 6 | Miguel Angel Cuello | 1977 May 21 | 1978 Jan 7 | 0 |
| 7 | Mate Parlov | 1978 Jan 7 | 1978 Dec 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Marvin Johnson | 1978 Dec 2 | 1979 Apr 22 | 0 |
| 9 | Matthew Franklin | 1979 Apr 22 | 1981 Dec 19 | 8 |
| 10 | Dwight Braxton | 1981 Dec 19 | 1983 Mar 18 | 3 |
| 11 | Michael Spinks | 1983 Mar 18 | 1985 Sep 21 V | 4 |
| 12 | JB Williamson | 1985 Dec 10 | 1986 Apr 30 | 0 |
| 13 | Dennis Andries | 1986 Apr 30 | 1987 Mar 7 | 1 |
| 14 | Thomas Hearns | 1987 Mar 7 | 1987 Nov 27 V | 0 |
| 15 | Donny Lalonde | 1987 Nov 27 | 1988 Nov 7 | 1 |
| 16 | Sugar Ray Leonard | 1988 Nov 7 | 1989 Feb 21 V | 0 |
| 17 | Dennis Andries (2) | 1989 Feb 21 | 1989 Jun 24 | 0 |
| 18 | Jeff Harding | 1989 Jun 24 | 1990 Jul 28 | 2 |
| 19 | Dennis Andries (3) | 1990 Jul 28 | 1991 Sep 11 | 2 |
| 20 | Jeff Harding (2) | 1991 Sep 11 | 1994 Jul 23 | 2 |
| 21 | Mike McCallum | 1994 Jul 23 | 1995 Jun 16 | 1 |
| 22 | Fabrice Tiozzo | 1995 Jun 16 | 1997 Mar V | 1 |
| 23 | Roy Jones Jr. | 1997 Mar | 1997 Mar 21 | 0 |
| 24 | Montell Griffin | 1997 Mar 21 | 1997 Aug 7 | 0 |
| 25 | Roy Jones Jr. (2) | 1997 Aug 7 | 2003 Mar 1 V | 11 |
| 26 | Graciano Rocchigiani | 1998 Mar 21 (Restored Champion) |
2000 Apr 15 | 0 |
| 27 | Antonio Tarver | 2003 Apr 26 | 2003 Nov 8 | 0 |
| 28 | Roy Jones Jr. (3) | 2003 Nov 8 | 2004 May 15 | 0 |
| 29 | Antonio Tarver (2) | 2004 May 15 | 2004 Dec S | 0 |
| 30 | Tomasz Adamek | 2005 May 21 | 2007 Feb 3 | 2 |
| 31 | Chad Dawson | 2007 Feb 3 | 2008 Jul 11 S | 3 |
| 32 | Adrian Diaconu | 2008 Jul 11 | 2009 Jun 19 | 0 |
| 33 | Jean Pascal | 2009 Jun 19 | 2011 May 21 | 4 |
| 34 | Bernard Hopkins | 2011 May 21 | Present | 1 |
R - Retired
S - Stripped
V - Vacated
