WBA Lightweight Champion

The 135-pound (maximum weight) world champion, as recognized by the World Boxing Association.

No	Champion	Reign began	Reign ended	Title Defences
1	Carlos Ortiz	21 Apr 1962	10 Apr 1965	4
2	Ismael Laguna	10 Apr 1965	13 Nov 1965	0
1	Carlos Ortiz	13 Nov 1965	29 Jun 1968	5
3	Carlos Teo Cruz	29 Jun 1968	18 Feb 1969	1
4	Mando Ramos	18 Feb 1969	3 Mar 1970	1
2	Ismael Laguna	3 Mar 1970	26 Sep 1970	1
5	Ken Buchanan	26 Sep 1970	26 Jun 1972	2
6	Roberto Duran	26 Jun 1972	Jan 1979 (Vacated)	12
7	Ernesto Espana	16 Jun 1979	2 Mar 1980	1
8	Hilmer Kenty	2 Mar 1980	12 Apr 1981	3
9	Sean O'Grady	12 Apr 1981	1981 (Vacated)	0
10	Claude Noel	12 Sep 1981	5 Dec 1981	0
11	Arturo Frias	5 Dec 1981	8 May 1982	1
12	Ray Mancini	8 May 1982	1 Jun 1984	4
13	Livingstone Bramble	1 Jun 1984	26 Sep 1986	2
14	Edwin Rosario	26 Sep 1986	21 Nov 1987	1
15	Julio Cesar Chavez	21 Nov 1987	1989 (Vacated)	2
14	Edwin Rosario	9 Jul 1989	4 Apr 1990	0
16	Juan Nazario	4 Apr 1990	11 Aug 1990	0
17	Pernell Whitaker	11 Aug 1990	1992 (Vacated)	3
18	Joey Gamache	13 Jun 1992	24 Oct 1992	0
19	Tony Lopez	24 Oct 1992	26 Jun 1993	1
20	Dingaan Thobela	26 Jun 1993	30 Oct 1993	0
21	Orzubek Nazarov	30 Oct 1993	16 May 1998	6
22	Jean-Baptiste Mendy	16 May 1998	10 Apr 1999	1
23	Julien Lorcy	10 Apr 1999	7 Aug 1999	0
24	Stefano Zoff	7 Aug 1999	13 Nov 1999	0
25	Gilberto Serrano	13 Nov 1999	11 Jun 2000	1
26	Takanori Hatakeyama	11 Jun 2000	1 Jul 2001	2
23	Julien Lorcy	1 Jul 2001	8 Oct 2001	0
27	Raul Horacio Balbi	8 Oct 2001	5 Jan 2002	0
28	Leonard Dorin	5 Jan 2002	2004 (Vacated)	2
29	Lakva Sim	10 Apr 2004	17 Jul 2004	0
30	Juan Diaz	17 Jul 2004	Present	5