WBO Welterweight Champion
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Welterweight champion as recognized by the World Boxing Organization.
- The maximum weight for this division is 147 pounds (66.7 kg or 10½ stone).
- One of the traditional eight divisions.
RELATED LINK: WBO Welterweight Title Fights
| Reign Began | Reign Ended | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Genaro Leon | 1989 May 6 | 1989 Dec 15 V | 0 |
| 2 | Manning Galloway | 1989 Dec 15 | 1993 Feb 12 | 7 |
| 3 | Gert Bo Jacobsen | 1993 Feb 12 | 1993 Oct 16 V | 0 |
| 4 | Eamonn Loughran | 1993 Oct 16 | 1996 Apr 13 | 5 |
| 5 | Jose Luis Lopez | 1996 Apr 13 | 1996 Oct 6 V | 1 |
| 6 | Michael Loewe | 1997 Feb 22 | 1997 V | 1 |
| 7 | Ahmed Kotiev | 1998 Feb 14 | 2000 May 6 | 4 |
| 8 | Daniel Santos | 2000 May 6 | 2002 Mar V | 3 |
| 9 | Antonio Margarito | 2002 Mar 16 | 2007 Jul 14 | 7 |
| 10 | Paul Williams | 2007 Jul 14 | 2008 Feb 9 | 0 |
| 11 | Carlos Quintana | 2008 Feb 9 | 2008 Jun 7 | 0 |
| 12 | Paul Williams (2) | 2008 Jun 7 | 2008 Nov 12 V | 0 |
| 13 | Miguel Angel Cotto | 2009 Feb 21 | 2009 Nov 14 | 1 |
| 14 | Manny Pacquiao | 2009 Nov 14 | Present | 3 |
R - Retired
S - Stripped
V - Vacated
