WBC Light Middleweight Champion
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Light Middleweight champion as recognized by the World Boxing Council.
- Also known as Junior Middleweight (IBF/WBO) and Super Welterweight (WBA/WBC).
- The maximum weight for this division is 154 pounds (69.9 kg or 11 stone).
RELATED LINK: WBC Light Middleweight Title Fights
| Reign Began | Reign Ended | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denny Moyer | 1963 Feb 19 | 1963 Apr 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Ralph Dupas | 1963 Apr 29 | 1963 Sep 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Sandro Mazzinghi | 1963 Sep 7 | 1965 Jun 18 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Nino Benvenuti | 1965 Jun 18 | 1966 Jun 25 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Ki Soo Kim | 1966 Jun 25 | 1968 May 26 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Sandro Mazzinghi (2) | 1968 May 26 | 1968 Nov 8 S | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Freddie Little | 1969 Mar 17 | 1970 Jul 9 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Carmelo Bossi | 1970 Jul 9 | 1971 Oct 31 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Koichi Wajima | 1971 Oct 31 | 1974 Jun 4 | 6 | 5 |
| 10 | Oscar Albarado | 1974 Jun 4 | 1975 Jan 21 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Koichi Wajima (2) | 1975 Jan 21 | 1975 Mar 6 S | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Miguel de Oliveira | 1975 May 7 | 1975 Nov 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Elisha Obed | 1975 Nov 13 | 1976 Jun 18 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Eckhard Dagge | 1976 Jun 18 | 1977 Aug 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | Rocky Mattioli | 1977 Aug 6 | 1979 Mar 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | Maurice Hope | 1979 Mar 4 | 1981 May 23 | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | Wilfred Benitez | 1981 May 23 | 1982 Dec 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Thomas Hearns | 1982 Dec 3 | 1986 Oct 24 V | 4 | 4 |
| 19 | Duane Thomas | 1986 Dec 5 | 1987 Jul 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Lupe Aquino | 1987 Jul 12 | 1987 Oct 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Gianfranco Rosi | 1987 Oct 2 | 1988 Jul 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Donald Curry | 1988 Jul 8 | 1989 Feb 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Rene Jacquot | 1989 Feb 11 | 1989 Jul 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | John Mugabi | 1989 Jul 8 | 1990 Mar 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Terry Norris | 1990 Mar 31 | 1993 Dec 18 | 10 | 10 |
| 26 | Simon Brown | 1993 Dec 18 | 1994 May 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Terry Norris (2) | 1994 May 7 | 1994 Nov 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Luis Santana | 1994 Nov 12 | 1995 Aug 19 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Terry Norris (3) | 1995 Aug 19 | 1997 Dec 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 30 | Keith Mullings | 1997 Dec 6 | 1999 Jan 29 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Javier Castillejo | 1999 Jan 29 | 2001 Jun 23 | 5 | 5 |
| 32 | Oscar De La Hoya | 2001 Jun 23 | 2003 Sep 13 | 2 | 2 |
| 33 | Shane Mosley | 2003 Sep 13 | 2004 Mar 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Ronald (Winky) Wright | 2004 Mar 13 | 2005 Mar 5 V | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Javier Castillejo (2) | 2005 Mar 5 | 2005 Jun 1 S | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Ricardo Mayorga | 2005 Aug 13 | 2006 May 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Oscar De La Hoya (2) | 2006 May 6 | 2007 May 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Floyd Mayweather Jr. | 2007 May 5 | 2007 Jul 4 V | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Vernon Forrest | 2007 Jul 28 | 2008 Jun 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Sergio Mora | 2008 Jun 7 | 2008 Sep 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Vernon Forrest (2) | 2008 Sep 13 | 2009 May 21 S | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Sergio Gabriel Martinez | 2009 May 21 | 2010 Jun 16 V | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Manny Pacquiao | 2010 Nov 13 | 2011 Feb 8 V | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Saul Alvarez | 2011 Mar 05 | 2013 Sep 14 | 6 | 6 |
| 45 | Floyd Mayweather Jr (2) | 2013 Sep 14 | 2015 Nov 04 R | 1 | 1 |
| 46 | Jermell Charlo | 2016 May 21 | 2018 Dec 22 | 2 | 2 |
| 47 | Tony Harrison | 2018 Dec 22 | 2019 Dec 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Jermell Charlo (2) | 2019 Dec 21 | 2024 Jan CIR | 3 | 2 |
| 49 | Sebastian Fundora | 2024 Mar 30 | Present | 2 | 2 |
R - Retired
S - Stripped
V - Vacated
CIR - Declared Champion In Recess