United States Amateur Light Welterweight Champions
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Boxers who have won the National AAU (United States) Amateur Light Welterweight Championship. The weight class was contested at 139 pounds between 1952 and 2002. It has been contested at 141 pounds, since 2003.
- 1952 - Isaac Vaughn, Cleveland, OH
- 1953 - Juan Curet Alvarez, Puerto Rico
- 1954 - Bobby Shell, New York, NY
- 1955 - Robert Cofer, Philadelphia, PA
- 1956 - Tommy Thomas, Portland, OR
- 1957 - Vince Shomo, New York, NY
- 1958 - Vince Shomo, New York, NY
- 1959 - Brian O'Shea, Chicago, IL
- 1960 - Vince Shomo, New York, NY
- 1961 - J. Caldwell, Shawano, WI
- 1962 - Jackie Range, Nashville, TN
- 1963 - Harold Finley, South Africa
- 1964 - Freddie Ward, Portland, OR
- 1965 - Ray Garay, Houston, TX
- 1966 - James Wallington, US Army
- 1967 - James Wallington, US Army
- 1968 - Joe Louis Valdez, Houston, TX
- 1969 - Rudy Bolds, Pittsburgh, PA
- 1970 - Quincy Daniels, US Navy
- 1971 - Ray Seales, Tacoma, WA
- 1972 - Carlos Palomino, Westminister, CA
- 1973 - Randy Shields, Los Angeles, CA
- 1974 - Ray Leonard, Palmer Park, MD
- 1975 - Ray Leonard, Palmer Park, MD
- 1976 - Milton Seward, Columbus, OH
- 1977 - Thomas Hearns, Detroit, MI
- 1978 - Donald Curry, Fort Worth, TX
- 1979 - Lemuel Steeples, St. Louis, MO
- 1980 - Johnny Bumphus, Nashville, TN
- 1981 - James Mitchell, US Army
- 1982 - Henry Hughes, Cleveland, OH
- 1983 - Henry Hughes, Cleveland, OH
- 1984 - Elvis Yero, Miami Beach, FL
- 1985 - Nick Kakouris, St. Louis, MO
- 1986 - Nick Kakouris, St. Louis, MO
- 1987 - Nick Kakouris, St. Louis, MO
- 1988 - Todd Foster, Great Falls, MT
- 1989 - Ray Lovato, Sacramento, CA
- 1990 - Stevie Johnston, Denver, CO
- 1991 - Vernon Forrest, Augusta, GA
- 1992 - Shane Mosley, Pomona, CA
- 1993 - Lupe Sauzo, Tucson, AZ
- 1994 - Fareed Samad, Fort Bragg, NC
- 1995 - Arturo Ramos, San Antonio, TX
- 1996 - Hector Camacho Jr., Orlando, FL
- 1997 - Keith Kemp Cincinnati, OH
- 1998 - Ricardo Williams Jr., Cincinnati, OH
- 1999 - Ricardo Williams Jr., Cincinnati, OH
- 2000 - Anthony Thompson, Philadelphia, PA
- 2001 - Rock Allen, Philadelphia, PA
- 2002 - Rock Allen, Philadelphia, PA
- 2003 - Lamont Peterson, Washington, DC
- 2004 - Devon Alexander, St. Louis, MO
- 2005 - Karl Dargan, Philadelphia, PA
- 2006 - Karl Dargan, Philadelphia, PA
- 2007 - Javier Molina, Commerce, CA
- 2008 - Danny O'Connor, Framingham, MA
- 2009 - Frankie Gomez, Los Angeles, CA
- 2010 - Pedro Sosa, Bronx, NY
- 2011 - Semajay Thomas, Chicago, IL
- 2012 - Jamel Herring, Coram, NY/United States Marine Corps
- 2013 - Jose Alday, Odessa, TX
- 2014 - Abraham Nova, Albany, NY
- 2015 - Luis Feliciano, Milwaukee, WI