IBF Light Welterweight Champion
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Light Welterweight champion as recognized by the International Boxing Federation.
- Also known as Junior Welterweight (IBF/WBO) and Super Lightweight (WBA/WBC).
- The maximum weight for this division is 140 pounds (63.5 kg or 10 stone).
RELATED LINK: IBF Light Welterweight Title Fights
| Reign Began | Reign Ended | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron Pryor | 1984 Jun 22 | 1985 Dec 9 S | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Gary Hinton | 1986 Apr 26 | 1986 Oct 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Joe Manley | 1986 Oct 30 | 1987 Mar 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Terry Marsh | 1987 Mar 4 | 1987 Sep 15R | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | James (Buddy) McGirt | 1988 Feb 14 | 1988 Sep 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Meldrick Taylor | 1988 Sep 3 | 1990 Mar 17 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Julio Cesar Chavez | 1990 Mar 17 | 1991 Apr 22 V | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Rafael Pineda | 1991 Dec 7 | 1992 Jul 18 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Pernell Whitaker | 1992 Jul 18 | 1993 Mar 6 V | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Charles Murray | 1993 May 15 | 1994 Feb 13 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Jake Rodriguez | 1994 Feb 13 | 1995 Jan 28 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Kostya Tszyu | 1995 Jan 28 | 1997 May 31 | 5 | 5 |
| 13 | Vince Phillips | 1997 May 31 | 1999 Feb 20 | 3 | 3 |
| 14 | Terron Millett | 1999 Feb 20 | 1999 Dec 22 S | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Zab Judah | 2000 Feb 12 | 2001 Nov 3 | 5 | 5 |
| 16 | Kostya Tszyu (2) | 2001 Nov 3 | 2005 Jun 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | Ricky Hatton | 2005 Jun 4 | 2006 Mar 29 V | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Juan Urango | 2006 Jun 30 | 2007 Jan 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Ricky Hatton (2) | 2007 Jan 20 | 2007 Feb 9 V | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Lovemore N'dou | 2007 Feb 4 | 2007 Jun 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Paul Malignaggi | 2007 Jun 16 | 2008 Sep 19 V | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | Juan Urango (2) | 2009 Jan 30 | 2010 Mar 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Devon Alexander | 2010 Mar 6 | 2010 Oct 22 S | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Zab Judah (2) | 2011 Mar 5 | 2011 Jul 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Amir Khan | 2011 Jul 23 | 2011 Dec 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Lamont Peterson | 2011 Dec 10 | 2015 Apr 11 | 3 | 3 |
| 27 | Cesar Rene Cuenca | 2015 Jul 18 | 2015 Nov 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Eduard Troyanovsky | 2015 Nov 4 | 2016 Dec 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 29 | Julius Indongo | 2016 Dec 3 | 2017 Aug 19 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Terence Crawford | 2017 Aug 19 | 2017 Aug 30 V | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Sergey Lipinets | 2017 Nov 04 | 2018 Mar 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Mikey Garcia | 2018 Mar 10 | 2018 Apr 15 V | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Ivan Baranchyk | 2018 Oct 27 | 2019 May 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Josh Taylor | 2019 May 18 | 2022 Aug 24 V | 4 | 4 |
| 35 | Subriel Matias | 2023 Feb 25 | 2024 Jun 15 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Liam Paro | 2024 Jun 15 | 2024 Dec 07 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Richardson Hitchins | 2024 Dec 07 | Present | 0 | 0 |
R - Retired
S - Stripped
V - Vacated