WBC Welterweight Champion

Revision as of 08:06, 7 May 2007

The 147-pound (maximum weight) world champion, as recognized by the World Boxing Council.

No	Champion	Reign began	Reign ended	Title Defences
1	Luis Manuel Rodriguez	21 Mar 1963	8 Jun 1963	0
2	Emile Griffith	8 Jun 1963	25 Apr 1966 (Vacated)	4
3	Curtis Cokes	28 Nov 1966	18 Apr 1969	4
4	Jose Angel Napoles	18 Apr 1969	3 Dec 1970	3
5	Billy Backus	3 Dec 1970	4 Jun 1971	0
4	Jose Angel Napoles	4 Jun 1971	6 Dec 1975	10
6	John H. Stracey	6 Dec 1975	22 Jun 1976	1
7	Carlos Palomino	22 Jun 1976	14 Jan 1979	7
8	Wilfred Benitez	14 Jan 1979	30 Nov 1979	1
9	Sugar Ray Leonard	30 Nov 1979	20 Jun 1980	1
10	Roberto Duran	20 Jun 1980	25 Nov 1980	0
9	Sugar Ray Leonard	25 Nov 1980	9 Nov 1982 (Retired)	3
11	Milton McCrory	13 Aug 1983	6 Dec 1985	4
12	Donald Curry	6 Dec 1985	27 Sep 1986	0
13	Lloyd Honeyghan	27 Sep 1986	28 Oct 1987	3
14	Jorge Vaca	28 Oct 1987	29 Mar 1988	0
13	Lloyd Honeyghan	29 Mar 1988	4 Feb 1989	1
15	Marlon Starling	4 Feb 1989	19 Aug 1990	1
16	Maurice Blocker	19 Aug 1990	18 Mar 1991	0
17	Simon Brown	18 Mar 1991	29 Nov 1991	0
18	Buddy McGirt	29 Nov 1991	6 Mar 1993	2
19	Pernell Whitaker	6 Mar 1993	12 Apr 1997	8
20	Oscar De La Hoya	12 Apr 1997	18 Sep 1999	7
21	Felix Trinidad	18 Sep 1999	3 Mar 2000 (Vacated)	0
22	Shane Mosley	17 Jun 2000	26 Jan 2002	3
23	Vernon Forrest	26 Jan 2002	25 Jan 2003	1
24	Ricardo Mayorga	25 Jan 2003	13 Dec 2003	1
25	Cory Spinks	13 Dec 2003	5 Feb 2005	2
26	Zab Judah	5 Feb 2005	7 Jan 2006	1
27	Carlos Baldomir	7 Jan 2006	4 Nov 2006	1
28	Floyd Mayweather, Jr.	4 Nov 2006	5 May 2007 (Stripped)	0
29	Shane Mosley	10 Feb 2007 (Interim Champion)	Present	0

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