WBC Welterweight Champion
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Welterweight champion as recognized by the World Boxing Council.
- The maximum weight for this division is 147 pounds (66.7 kg or 10½ stone).
- One of the traditional eight divisions.
RELATED LINK: WBC Welterweight Title Fights
| Reign Began | Reign Ended | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emile Griffith | 1962 Dec 8 | 1963 Mar 21 | 0 |
| 2 | Luis Manuel Rodriguez | 1963 Mar 21 | 1963 Jun 8 | 0 |
| 3 | Emile Griffith (2) | 1963 Jun 8 | 1966 Apr 25 V | 4 |
| 4 | Curtis Cokes | 1966 Nov 28 | 1969 Apr 18 | 4 |
| 5 | Jose Napoles | 1969 Apr 18 | 1970 Dec 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Billy Backus | 1970 Dec 3 | 1971 Jun 4 | 0 |
| 7 | Jose Napoles (2) | 1971 Jun 4 | 1975 Dec 6 | 10 |
| 8 | John H. Stracey | 1975 Dec 6 | 1976 Jun 22 | 1 |
| 9 | Carlos Palomino | 1976 Jun 22 | 1979 Jan 14 | 7 |
| 10 | Wilfred Benitez | 1979 Jan 14 | 1979 Nov 30 | 1 |
| 11 | Sugar Ray Leonard | 1979 Nov 30 | 1980 Jun 20 | 1 |
| 12 | Roberto Duran | 1980 Jun 20 | 1980 Nov 25 | 0 |
| 13 | Sugar Ray Leonard (2) | 1980 Nov 25 | 1982 Nov 9 R | 3 |
| 14 | Milton McCrory | 1983 Aug 13 | 1985 Dec 6 | 4 |
| 15 | Donald Curry | 1985 Dec 6 | 1986 Sep 27 | 0 |
| 16 | Lloyd Honeyghan | 1986 Sep 27 | 1987 Oct 28 | 3 |
| 17 | Jorge Vaca | 1987 Oct 28 | 1988 Mar 29 | 0 |
| 18 | Lloyd Honeyghan (2) | 1988 Mar 29 | 1989 Feb 4 | 1 |
| 19 | Marlon Starling | 1989 Feb 4 | 1990 Aug 19 | 1 |
| 20 | Maurice Blocker | 1990 Aug 19 | 1991 Mar 18 | 0 |
| 21 | Simon Brown | 1991 Mar 18 | 1991 Nov 29 | 0 |
| 22 | James (Buddy) McGirt | 1991 Nov 29 | 1993 Mar 6 | 2 |
| 23 | Pernell Whitaker | 1993 Mar 6 | 1997 Apr 12 | 8 |
| 24 | Oscar De La Hoya | 1997 Apr 12 | 1999 Sep 18 | 7 |
| 25 | Felix Trinidad | 1999 Sep 18 | 2000 Mar 3 V | 0 |
| 26 | Oscar De La Hoya (2) | 2000 Mar 4 | 2000 Jun 17 | 0 |
| 27 | Shane Mosley | 2000 Jun 17 | 2002 Jan 26 | 3 |
| 28 | Vernon Forrest | 2002 Jan 26 | 2003 Jan 25 | 1 |
| 29 | Ricardo Mayorga | 2003 Jan 25 | 2003 Dec 13 | 1 |
| 30 | Cory Spinks | 2003 Dec 13 | 2005 Feb 5 | 2 |
| 31 | Zab Judah | 2005 Feb 5 | 2006 Jan 7 | 1 |
| 32 | Carlos Manuel Baldomir | 2006 Jan 7 | 2006 Nov 4 | 1 |
| 33 | Floyd Mayweather Jr. | 2006 Nov 4 | 2008 Jun 6 R | 1 |
| 34 | Andre Berto | 2008 Jun 21 | Present | 4 |
R - Retired
S - Stripped
V - Vacated
