Oldest living World Champion
Posted: 21 May 2025, 08:40
Below is my list of oldest living World Champions (born prior to 1950)...please review it and let me know any corrections, additions, etc.
OLDEST LIVING WORLD CHAMPIONS AS OF MAY 21, 2025
NAME DATE of BIRTH COUNTRY WEIGHT
FREDDIE LITTLE 04/25/1936 USA 154
PAUL TAKESHI FUJII 07/06/1940 USA / JAPAN 140
ROBERTO CRUZ 11/21/1941 PHILIPPINES 140
BRUNO ARCARI 01/01/1942 ITALY 140
BILLY BACKUS 03/05/1943 USA 147
JOSE LEGRA 03/19/1943 CUBA / SPAIN 126
MASAHIKO 'FIGHTING' HARADA 04/05/1943 JAPAN 112, 118
KOICHI WAJIMA 04/21/1943 JAPAN 154
ISMAEL LAGUNA 06/28/1943 PANAMA 135
RENE BARRIENTOS 07/25/1943 PHILIPPINES 130
HIROSHI KOBAYASHI 08/23/1944 JAPAN 130
ERUBEY 'CHANGO' CARMONA 09/29/1944 MEXICO 135
MIGUEL VELAZQUEZ 12/27/1944 SPAIN 140
RAFAEL HERRERA 01/07/1945 MEXICO 118
YOSHIAKI NUMATA 04/19/1945 JAPAN 130
ANTONIO GOMEZ 09/07/1945 VENEZUELA 126
JOSE DURAN 10/09/1945 SPAIN 154
RODOLFO GONZALEZ 12/16/1945 MEXICO 135
ANTONIO CERVANTES 12/23/1945 COLOMBIA 140
ERBITO SALAVARRIA 01/20/1946 PHILIPPINES 112
RUBEN OLIVARES 01/14/1947 MEXICO 118, 126
SUSUMU HANAGATA 01/21/1947 JAPAN 112
SHOZO SAIJO 01/28/1947 JAPAN 126
FRANCO UDELLA 02/25/1947 ITALY 108
KUNIAKI SHIBATA 03/29/1947 JAPAN 126, 130
ALFONSO FRAZER 01/04/1948 PANAMA 140
MIGUEL CANTO 01/30/1948 MEXICO 112
ANGEL ESPADA 02/02/1948 PUERTO RICO 147
YUH JAE-DO 04/25/1948 SOUTH KOREA 154
JIM WATT 07/18/1948 SCOTLAND 135
ISHIMATSU 'GATTU' SUZUKI 06/05/1949 JAPAN 135
CARLOS PALOMINO 08/10/1949 USA 147
YASUTSUNE UEHARA 10/12/1949 JAPAN 130
BETULIO GONZALEZ 10/24/1949 VENEZUELA 112
LARRY HOLMES 11/03/1949 USA HEA
OLDEST LIVING WORLD CHAMPIONS AS OF MAY 21, 2025
NAME DATE of BIRTH COUNTRY WEIGHT
FREDDIE LITTLE 04/25/1936 USA 154
PAUL TAKESHI FUJII 07/06/1940 USA / JAPAN 140
ROBERTO CRUZ 11/21/1941 PHILIPPINES 140
BRUNO ARCARI 01/01/1942 ITALY 140
BILLY BACKUS 03/05/1943 USA 147
JOSE LEGRA 03/19/1943 CUBA / SPAIN 126
MASAHIKO 'FIGHTING' HARADA 04/05/1943 JAPAN 112, 118
KOICHI WAJIMA 04/21/1943 JAPAN 154
ISMAEL LAGUNA 06/28/1943 PANAMA 135
RENE BARRIENTOS 07/25/1943 PHILIPPINES 130
HIROSHI KOBAYASHI 08/23/1944 JAPAN 130
ERUBEY 'CHANGO' CARMONA 09/29/1944 MEXICO 135
MIGUEL VELAZQUEZ 12/27/1944 SPAIN 140
RAFAEL HERRERA 01/07/1945 MEXICO 118
YOSHIAKI NUMATA 04/19/1945 JAPAN 130
ANTONIO GOMEZ 09/07/1945 VENEZUELA 126
JOSE DURAN 10/09/1945 SPAIN 154
RODOLFO GONZALEZ 12/16/1945 MEXICO 135
ANTONIO CERVANTES 12/23/1945 COLOMBIA 140
ERBITO SALAVARRIA 01/20/1946 PHILIPPINES 112
RUBEN OLIVARES 01/14/1947 MEXICO 118, 126
SUSUMU HANAGATA 01/21/1947 JAPAN 112
SHOZO SAIJO 01/28/1947 JAPAN 126
FRANCO UDELLA 02/25/1947 ITALY 108
KUNIAKI SHIBATA 03/29/1947 JAPAN 126, 130
ALFONSO FRAZER 01/04/1948 PANAMA 140
MIGUEL CANTO 01/30/1948 MEXICO 112
ANGEL ESPADA 02/02/1948 PUERTO RICO 147
YUH JAE-DO 04/25/1948 SOUTH KOREA 154
JIM WATT 07/18/1948 SCOTLAND 135
ISHIMATSU 'GATTU' SUZUKI 06/05/1949 JAPAN 135
CARLOS PALOMINO 08/10/1949 USA 147
YASUTSUNE UEHARA 10/12/1949 JAPAN 130
BETULIO GONZALEZ 10/24/1949 VENEZUELA 112
LARRY HOLMES 11/03/1949 USA HEA
