This list of lightweight boxing world champions provides an overview of all universal boxing world champions as well as all of the former NYSAC association and all of the NBA (the NBA was renamed WBA in 1962 ) and all of the four recognized and currently active world associations ( WBC , WBA , IBF , WBO ) in the lightweight in chronological order in separate tables. The WBA superchampions are listed both in the chronological WBA table and in a separate table. The status of the super champion of the WBA is ranked higher than that of the regular. Therefore, the WBA super champion is the actual world champion. The WBO has only been one of the major associations since 2007.
Universal
No.
World Champion
From
To
1
Ireland 1783 Jack McAuliffe
October 29, 1886
June 11, 1893
2
United States Kid Lavigne
June 1, 1896
July 3, 1899
3
Switzerland Frank Erne
July 3, 1899
May 12, 1902
4th
United States Joe Goose
May 12, 1902
June 9, 1908
5
Denmark Battling Nelson
June 9, 1908
May 22, 1910
6th
United States Ad Wolgast
February 22, 1910
November 28, 1912
7th
United States Willie Ritchie
November 28, 1912
July 7, 1914
8th
United Kingdom Freddie Welsh
July 7, 1914
May 28, 1917
9
United States Benny Leonard
May 28, 1917
January 25, 1925
10
United States Jimmy Goodrich
July 13, 1925
December 7, 1925
11
Italy Rocky Kansas
December 7, 1925
July 3, 1926
12
United States Sammy Mandell
July 3, 1926
17th July 1930
13
United States Al Singer
17th July 1930
November 14, 1930
14th
United States Tony Canzoneri
November 14, 1930
June 22, 1933
15th
United States Barney Ross
June 22, 1933
April 1935
16
United States Tony Canzoneri (2)
May 10, 1935
September 3, 1936
17th
United States Lou Ambers
September 3, 1936
July 17, 1938
18th
United States Henry Armstrong
August 17, 1938
August 22, 1939
19th
United States Lou Ambers (2)
August 22, 1939
May 11, 1940
20th
United States Lew Jenkins
May 10, 1940
December 19, 1941
21st
United States Sammy Angott
December 19, 1941
November 13, 1942
22nd
United States Beau Jack
September 23, 1943
May 21, 1943
23
United States Bob Montgomery
May 21, 1943
November 19, 1943
24
United States Beau Jack
November 19, 1943
March 3, 1944
25th
Mexico Juan Zurita
March 8, 1944
April 18, 1945
26th
United States Ike Williams
April 22, 1945
May 25, 1951
27
United States Jimmy Carter
May 25, 1951
April 1, 1952
28
Mexico Lauro Salas
April 1, 1952
October 15, 1952
29
United States Jimmy Carter (2)
October 15, 1952
June 29, 1955
30th
United States Paddy DeMarco
March 5, 1954
17th November 1954
31
United States Jimmy Carter (3)
17th November 1954
June 29, 1955
32
United States Wallace Smith
June 29, 1955
August 24, 1956
33
United States Joe Brown
August 24, 1956
April 21, 1962
NYSAC
No.
World Champion
From
To
Number of title defenses
1
United States Jimmy Goodrich
July 13, 1925
December 7, 1925
0
2
Italy Rocky Kansas
December 7, 1925
June 3, 1926
0
3
United States Beau Jack
December 18, 1942
May 21, 1943
0
4th
United States Bob Montgomery
May 21, 1943
November 19, 1943
0
5
United States Beau Jack (2)
November 19, 1943
March 3, 1944
0
6th
United States Bob Montgomery (2)
March 3, 1944
4th August 1947
2
WBC
NBA
No.
World Champion
From
To
Number of title defenses
1
Italy Sammy Angott
May 3, 1940
March 8, 1944
1
2
Mexico Juan Zurita
March 8, 1944
April 18, 1945
0
3
United States Ike Williams
April 18, 1945
1947
2
WBA
WBA super champion
IBF
WBO
Web links Individual evidence
↑ Joshua's compatriot owned the belts of WBA, IBF and WBC, at that time the WBO was not yet part of the illustrious circle. She has only been there since 2007. Since then, the undisputed champion has had four titles.
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Jack McAuliffe
Kid Lavigne
Frank Erne
Battling Nelson
Freddie Welsh
Rocky Kansas
Juan Zurita
Vasyl Lomatschenko
Philip Holiday
Rances Barthelemy
Richard Commey
Dingaan Thobela
Artur Grigorian
Acelino Freitas
José Pedraza