WBC Lightweight Champion
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Lightweight champion as recognized by the World Boxing Council.
- The maximum weight for this division is 135 pounds (61.2 kg or 9 stone 9 lbs).
- One of the traditional eight divisions.
RELATED LINK: WBC Lightweight Title Fights
| Reign Began | Reign Ended | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Ortiz | 1963 Feb 14 | 1965 Apr 10 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Ismael Laguna | 1965 Apr 10 | 1965 Nov 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Carlos Ortiz (2) | 1965 Nov 13 | 1966 Oct 25 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Carlos Ortiz (3) | 1967 Jul 1 | 1968 Jun 29 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Carlos Teo Cruz | 1968 Jun 29 | 1969 Feb 18 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Mando Ramos | 1969 Feb 18 | 1970 Mar 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Ismael Laguna (2) | 1970 Mar 3 | 1970 Sep 15 S | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Ken Buchanan | 1971 Feb 12 | 1971 Jun 25 S | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Pedro Carrasco | 1971 Nov 5 | 1972 Feb 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Mando Ramos (2) | 1972 Feb 18 | 1972 Sep 15 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Chango Carmona | 1972 Sep 15 | 1972 Nov 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Rodolfo Gonzalez | 1972 Nov 10 | 1974 Apr 11 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Guts Ishimatsu | 1974 Apr 11 | 1976 May 8 | 5 | 4 |
| 14 | Esteban De Jesus | 1976 May 8 | 1978 Jan 21 | 3 | 3 |
| 15 | Roberto Duran | 1978 Jan 21 | 1979 Feb 9 V | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Jim Watt | 1979 Apr 17 | 1981 Jun 20 | 4 | 4 |
| 17 | Alexis Arguello | 1981 Jun 20 | 1983 Feb 15 V | 4 | 4 |
| 18 | Edwin Rosario | 1983 May 1 | 1984 Nov 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | Jose Luis Ramirez | 1984 Nov 3 | 1985 Aug 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Hector Camacho | 1985 Aug 10 | 1987 Apr 29 V | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | Jose Luis Ramirez (2) | 1987 Jul 19 | 1988 Oct 29 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | Julio Cesar Chavez | 1988 Oct 29 | 1989 Jun 25 V | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Pernell Whitaker | 1989 Aug 20 | 1992 Apr 13 V | 6 | 6 |
| 24 | Miguel Angel Gonzalez | 1992 Aug 24 | 1996 Feb 29 V | 10 | 10 |
| 25 | Jean-Baptiste Mendy | 1996 Apr 20 | 1997 Mar 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Stevie Johnston | 1997 Mar 1 | 1998 Jun 13 | 3 | 3 |
| 27 | Cesar Bazan | 1998 Jun 13 | 1999 Feb 27 | 2 | 2 |
| 28 | Stevie Johnston (2) | 1999 Feb 27 | 2000 Jun 17 | 4 | 4 |
| 29 | Jose Luis Castillo | 2000 Jun 17 | 2002 Apr 20 | 3 | 3 |
| 30 | Floyd Mayweather Jr. | 2002 Apr 20 | 2004 May 30 V | 3 | 3 |
| 31 | Jose Luis Castillo (2) | 2004 Jun 5 | 2005 May 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 32 | Diego Corrales | 2005 May 7 | 2006 Oct 6 S | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Joel Casamayor | 2006 Oct 7 | 2007 Feb 1 S | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | David Diaz | 2007 Feb 1 | 2008 Jun 28 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Manny Pacquiao | 2008 Jun 28 | 2009 Feb 24 V | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Edwin Valero | 2009 Apr 4 | 2010 Feb 9 | 2 | 2 |
| 37 | Humberto Soto | 2010 Mar 13 | 2011 Jul 1 V | 4 | 4 |
| 38 | Antonio DeMarco | 2011 Oct 15 | 2012 Nov 17 | 2 | 2 |
| 39 | Adrien Broner | 2012 Nov 17 | 2014 Jan 29 S | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Omar Figueroa Jr | 2014 Jan 29 | 2014 Nov 10 S | 2 | 2 |
| 41 | Jorge Linares | 2014 Dec 30 | 2016 Feb 22 S | 2 | 2 |
| 42 | Dejan Zlaticanin | 2016 Jun 11 | 2017 Jan 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Miguel Angel Garcia | 2017 Jan 28 | 2019 Apr 25 V | 1 | 1 |
| 44 | Vasyl Lomachenko | 2019 Aug 31 | 2019 Oct 23 V | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Devin Haney | 2019 Oct 23 | 2019 Dec 12 CIR | 1 | 1 |
| 46 | Devin Haney (2) | 2020 Apr 22 | 2023 Nov 16 | 6 | 5 |
| 47 | Shakur Stevenson | 2023 Nov 16 | 2026 Feb 4S | 3 | 3 |
R - Retired
S - Stripped
V - Vacated
CIR - Declared Champion In Recess