WBO Light Middleweight Champion
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Light Middleweight champion as recognized by the World Boxing Organization.
- 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: WBO Light Middleweight Title Fights
| Reign Began | Reign Ended | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John David Jackson | 1988 Dec 8 | 1993 Oct 30 V | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Verno Phillips | 1993 Oct 30 | 1995 Nov 22 | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | Paul Jones | 1995 Nov 22 | 1996 Feb S | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Bronco McKart | 1996 Mar 1 | 1996 May 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Ronald (Winky) Wright | 1996 May 17 | 1998 Aug 22 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Harry Simon | 1998 Aug 22 | 2001 Jul V | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | Daniel Santos | 2002 Mar 16 | 2005 Dec 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 8 | Serhiy Dzinziruk | 2005 Dec 3 | 2011 Oct S | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | Zaurbek Baysangurov | 2011 Oct | 2013 Jun S | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Demetrius Andrade | 2013 Nov 09 | 2015 July 31 S | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Liam Smith | 2015 Oct 10 | 2016 Sep 17 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Saul Alvarez | 2016 Sep 17 | 2017 May V | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Miguel Cotto | 2017 Aug 02 | 2017 Dec 02 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Sadam Ali | 2017 Dec 02 | 2018 May 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Jaime Munguia | 2018 May 12 | 2019 Nov 23 V | 5 | 5 |
| 16 | Patrick Teixeira | 2019 Dec 4 | 2021 Feb 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Brian Carlos Castano | 2021 Feb 13 | 2022 May 14 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Jermell Charlo | 2022 May 14 | 2023 Sep 30 S | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Tim Tszyu | 2023 Oct 15 | 2024 Mar 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Sebastian Fundora | 2024 Mar 30 | 2024 May 02 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Xander Zayas | 2025 Jul 26 | Present | 0 | 0 |
R - Retired
S - Stripped
V - Vacated