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A quadruple champion in boxing refers to a boxer who has won world titles in four different categories of weight.

Recognition[]

Major sanctioning bodies[]

There is some dispute on which sanctioning body is considered "major" enough to award championships. The "Big 4" sanctioning bodies are always included. They are arranged in order of foundation:

The Ring[]

The Ring, boxing's most respected magazine that was founded in 1922, has its own version of lineal championship and began awarding championship belts in 1922. The Lineal Champion is also known as the true champion of the division. The Ring Champion holds the linear reign to the throne, the man who beat the man. The Ring stopped giving belts to world champions in the 1990s but began again in 2002.

In 2002, The Ring attempted to clear up the confusion regarding world champions by creating a championship policy. It echoed many critics' arguments that the sanctioning bodies in charge of boxing championships had undermined the sport by pitting undeserving contenders against undeserving "champions", and forcing the boxing public to see mismatches for so-called "world championships". The Ring attempted to clear up the confusion regarding world champions by creating a championship policy that is "intended to reward fighters who, by satisfying rigid criteria, can justify a claim as the true and only world champion in a given weight class." The Ring claims to be more authoritative and open than the sanctioning bodies' rankings, with a page devoted to full explanations for ranking changes. A fighter pays no sanctioning fees to defend or fight for the title at stake, contrary to practices of the sanctioning bodies. Furthermore, a fighter cannot be stripped of the title unless he loses, decides to move to a different weight division, or retires.

There are currently only two ways that a boxer can win The Ring's title: defeat the reigning champion; or win a box-off between the magazine's number-one and number-two rated contenders (or, sometimes, number-one and number-three rated). A vacant Ring championship is filled when the number-one contender in a weight-division battles the number-two contender or the number-three contender (in cases where The Ring determines that the number-two and number-three contenders are close in abilities and records).

The Ring's championship policy has gained the acceptance of television outlets in North America such as ESPN and, to an extent, HBO; it has also been mentioned by the BBC in the United Kingdom.

Lineal[]

Lineal, the lineal championship awarded to the boxers who earned their lineal status anywhere between the 1990s to 2002, when The Ring stopped giving belts to world champions. Since 2002, when The Ring reintroduced its championship policy, The Ring champion is not necessarily the Lineal champion.

Minor sanctioning bodies[]

The minor sanctioning bodies are sometimes included. They are: International Boxing Organization (IBO), International Boxing Association (IBA), International Boxing Council (IBC), International Boxing Board (IBB), International Boxing League (IBL), International Boxing Union (IBU), Global Boxing Association (GBA), Global Boxing Council (GBC), Global Boxing Federation GBF, Global Boxing Organization (GBO), Global Boxing Union (GBU), National Boxing Association (NBA), Transcontinental World Boxing Association (TWBA), Universal Boxing Association (UBA), Universal Boxing Council (UBC), Universal Boxing Federation (UBF), Universal Boxing Organization (UBO), UNIBOX UNIBOX, United States Boxing Council (USBC), World Athletic Association (WAA), World Boxing Board (WBB), World Boxing Championship Committee (WBCC), World Boxing Empire (WBE), World Boxing Foundation (WBF), World Boxing Institute (WBI), World Boxing League (WBL), World Boxing Network (WBN), World Boxing Union (WBU), World Cup of Boxing (WCOB), World Junior Boxing Federation (WJBF), World Tournament Boxing Federation (WTBF) and the World United Boxing Association (WUBA).

Note:

  • The International Boxing Association (IBA) is not to be confused with the International Boxing Association (AIBA), a French acronym for Association Internationale de Boxe Amateur, which sanctions amateur matches.
  • The National Boxing Association (NBA) was established in 1984 and is not to be confused with the original National Boxing Association that was established in 1921 and changed its name to World Boxing Association (WBA) in 1962.

Group of Quadruple Champions[]

The following are the lists of boxers who have won four different titles in four totally different categories of weight.

List of Boxing Quadruple or Four Division Champions — Major Titles[]

This list is credited for boxers who have won championships in boxing from major sanctioning bodies and The Ring.

Example: Thomas Hearns won his first belt at 147 pounds, later he captured the 154 crown, he got the 175 belt and he finally won the 160 title.

World Titles from The Ring/Lineal
Number Name Titles Date Opponent Result Defenses
1 File:Thomas Hearns 2.jpg
United States Thomas Hearns[1]
WBA Welterweight (147) 1980-08-02 Mexico Pipino Cuevas TKO 2/15 3
WBC Light middleweight (154) 1982-12-03 File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Wilfred Benítez TKO 2/15 5
The Ring Light middleweight (154) 1983-05 N/A N/A 5
WBC Light heavyweight (175) 1987-03-07 File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dennis Andries UD 12/12 0
WBC Middleweight (160) 1987-10-29 Argentina Juan Domingo Roldán KO 4/12 0
2 File:Ray Leonard.jpg
United States Ray Charles Leonard[2]
WBC Welterweight (147) 1979-11-30 File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Wilfred Benítez TKO 15/15 1
The Ring Welterweight (147) 1
WBA Light middleweight (154) 1981-06-25 File:Flag of Uganda.svg Ayub Kalule TKO 9/15 0
The Ring Junior middleweight (154) 0
WBC Middleweight (160) 1987-04-06 United States Marvin Hagler SD 12/12 0
The Ring Middleweight (160) 0
WBC Super middleweight (168) 1988-11-07 Canada Don Lalonde TKO 9/12 2
WBC Light heavyweight (175) 0
3 File:Flag of Panama.svg Roberto Durán[3] WBA Lightweight (135) 1972-06-26 File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ken Buchanan TKO 13/15 12
The Ring Lightweight (135) 12
WBC Welterweight (147) 1980-06-20 United States Ray Charles Leonard UD 15/15 0
The Ring Welterweight (147) 0
WBA Light middleweight (154) 1983-06-16 United States Davey Moore TKO 8/15 0
WBC Middleweight (160) 1989-02-24 United States Iran Barkley SD 12/12 0
4 United States Pernell Whitaker[4] IBF Lightweight (135) 1989-02-18 United States Greg Haugen UD 12/12 8
The Ring Lightweight (135) 1990-08-11 File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Juan Nazario KO 1/12 3
IBF Junior Welterweight (140) 1992-07-18 File:Flag of Colombia.svg Rafael Pineda UD 12/12 0
WBC Welterweight (147) 1993-03-06 United States James McGirt UD 12/12 8
Lineal Welterweight (147) 8
WBA Super welterweight (154) 1995-03-04 Argentina Julio César Vásquez UD 12/12 0
5 File:Oscardelahoya vs pacquiao.jpg
United States Oscar De La Hoya[5]
WBO Super featherweight (130) 1994-03-05 File:Flag of Denmark.svg Jimmy Bredahl TKO 10/12 1
WBO Lightweight (135) 1995-02-18 File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg John-John Molina UD 12/12 6
WBC Super lightweight (140) 1996-06-07 Mexico Julio César Chávez TKO 4/12 1
Lineal Super lightweight (140) 1
WBC Welterweight (147) 1997-04-12 United States Pernell Whitaker UD 12/12 7
Lineal Welterweight (147) 7
6 File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Leo Gamez[6] WBA Minimumweight (105) 1988-01-10 File:Flag of South Korea.svg Bong Jun Kim UD 12/12 1
WBA Light flyweight (108) 1993-10-21 File:Flag of Japan.svg Shiro Yahiro TKO 9/12 3
WBA Flyweight (112) 1999-03-13 Argentina Hugo Rafael Soto KO 3/12 0
WBA Super flyweight (115) 1999-03-13 File:Flag of Japan.svg Hideki Todaka KO 7/12 0
7
United States Roy Jones Jr.[7]
IBF Middleweight (160) 1993-05-22 United States Bernard Hopkins UD 12/12 1
IBF Super middleweight (168) 1993-10-21 United States James Toney UD 12/12 5
WBC Light heavyweight (175) 1997-08-07 United States Montell Griffin KO 1/12 11
The Ring Light heavyweight (175) 2001 N/A N/A 11
WBA Heavyweight (200+) 2003-03-01 United States John Ruiz UD 12/12 0
8 File:Mayweather.jpg
United States Floyd Mayweather, Jr.[8]
WBC Super featherweight (130) 1998-10-03 United States Genaro Hernandez RTD 8/12 8
Lineal Super featherweight (130) 8
WBC Lightweight (135) 2002-04-20 Mexico José Luis Castillo UD 12/12 3
The Ring Lightweight (135) 3
WBC Super lightweight (140) 2005-06-25 Canada Arturo Gatti TKO 6/12 0
IBF Welterweight (147) 2006-04-08 United States Zab Judah UD 12/12 0
The Ring Welterweight (147) 2006-11-04 Argentina Carlos Baldomir UD 12/12 1
9 File:Manny Pacquiao.jpg
File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Manny Pacquiao[9]
WBC Flyweight (112) 1998-12-04 File:Flag of Thailand.svg Chatchai Sasakul KO 8/12 1
Lineal Flyweight (112) 1
IBF Super Bantamweight (122) 2001-06-23 File:Flag of South Africa.svg Lehlohonolo Ledwaba KO 6/12 4
The Ring Featherweight (126) 2003-11-15 Mexico Marco Antonio Barrera TKO 11/12 2
WBC Super featherweight (130) 2008-03-15 Mexico Juan Manuel Márquez SD 12/12 0
The Ring Junior lightweight (130) 0
10 File:Erik Morales.jpg
Mexico Érik Morales[10]
WBC Super bantamweight (122) 1997-09-06 Mexico Daniel Zaragoza KO 11/12 9
WBC Featherweight (126) 2001-02-17 Mexico Guty Espadas Jr. UD 12/12 1
WBC Super featherweight (130) 2004-02-28 Mexico Jesus Chavez UD 12/12 1
WBC Light welterweight (140) 2011-09-17 Mexico Pablo Cesar Cano TKO 10/12 0
11 Mexico Jorge Arce[11] WBO Light flyweight (108) 1998-12-05 Argentina Juan Domingo Cordoba UD 12/12 1
WBO Super flyweight (115) 2010-01-30 File:Flag of Thailand.svg Angky Angkota TD 7/12 0
WBO Super bantamweight (122) 2011-05-07 File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Wilfredo Vazquez, Jr. TKO 12/12 1
WBO Bantamweight (118) 2011-11-26 File:Flag of Thailand.svg Angky Angkota UD 12/12 0
12 File:Nonito Donaire 2.jpg
File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Nonito Donaire[12]
IBF Flyweight (112) 2007-07-07 File:Flag of Armenia.svg Vic Darchinyan TKO 5/12 3
WBA Super flyweight* (115) 2009-08-15 File:Flag of Panama.svg Rafael Concepcion UD 12/12 2
WBC Bantamweight (118) 2011-02-19 Mexico Fernando Montiel KO 2/12 1
WBO Super bantamweight (122) 2012-02-04 File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Wilfredo Vázquez, Jr. SD 12/12 0
13 Mexico Juan Manuel Márquez[13] IBF Featherweight (126) 2003-02-01 Mexico Manuel Medina TKO 7/12 4
WBC Super featherweight (130) 2007-03-17 Mexico Marco Antonio Barrera UD 12/12 1
The Ring Lightweight (135) 2008-09-13 File:Flag of Cuba.svg Joel Casamayor TKO 11/12 3
WBO Light welterweight (140) 2012-04-14 Ukraine Serhiy Fedchenko UD 12/12 0
14 United States Robert Guerrero[14] IBF Featherweight (126) 2006-09-02 United States Eric Aiken RTD 8/12 2
IBF Super featherweight (130) 2009-08-22 File:Flag of South Africa.svg Malcolm Klassen UD 12/12 0
WBA & WBO Lightweight* (135) 2011-04-09 File:Flag of Australia.svg Michael Katsidis UD 12/12 0
WBC Welterweight* (147) 2012-07-28 File:Flag of Turkey.svg Selcuk Aydin UD 12/12

* Interim World Title

List of Quadruple Champions (long) — Major Titles[]

(1) Thomas Hearns (USA); Belts: 147, 154, 175, 160, & 168

  • 1st Title: 147 WBA Welterweight Title / 1980-08-02 / Pipino Cuevas / MI, USA / TKO 2 15 (3 successful defenses)
  • 2nd Title: 154 WBC Super Welterweight Title / 1982-12-03 / Wilfred Benítez / MI, USA / UD15 15 (3 successful defenses)
  • 2nd Title: 154 The Ring / 1983-05 / Vacant / (5 consecutive defenses)
  • 3rd Title: 175 WBC Light Heavyweight Title / 1987-03-07 / Dennis Andries / Detroit, USA / TKO 10 12 (Vacates)
  • 4th Title: 160 WBC Middleweight Title / 1987-10-29 / Juan D. Roldán / NV, USA / KO 4 12

(2) Ray Charles Leonard (USA); Belts: 147, 154, 160, 168 & 175

  • 1st Title: 147 The Ring and WBC Welterweight Title / 1979-11-30 / Wilfredo Benítez / NV, USA / TKO 15 15 (1 consecutive defense)
  • 2nd Title: 154 The Ring and WBA Super Welterweight Title / 1981-06-25 / Ayub Kalule / TX, USA / TKO 9 15 (Vacates)
  • 3rd Title: 160 The Ring and WBC Middleweight Title / 1987-04-06 / Marvin Hagler / NV, USA / SD 12 12 (Vacates)
  • 4th Title: 168 WBC Super Middleweight Title / 1988-11-07 / Don Lalonde / NV, USA / TKO 9 12 (2 successful defenses)

(3) Roberto Durán (PAN); Belts: 135, 147, 154, 160

  • 1st Title: 135 The Ring and WBA Lightweight Title / 1972-06-26 / Ken Buchanan / NY, USA / TKO 13 15 (12 consecutive defenses)
  • 2nd Title: 147 The Ring and WBC Welterweight Title / 1980-06-20 / Ray Charles Leonard / Montreal, Canada / UD 15 15 (Lost)
  • 3rd Title: 154 WBA Super Welterweight Title / 1983-06-16 / Dave Moore / NY, USA / TKO 8 15 (Stripped)
  • 4th Title: 160 WBC Middleweight Title / 1989-02-24 / Iran Barkley / New Jersey, USA / SD 12 12 (Vacates)

(4) Pernell Whitaker (USA); Belts: 135, 140, 147 & 154

  • 1st Title: 135 IBF Lightweight Title / 1989-02-18 / Greg Haugen / VA, USA / UD 12 12 (8 consecutive defenses)
  • 1st Title: 135 The Ring Lightweight Title / 1990-08-11 / Juan Nazario / NV, USA / KO 1 12 (3 consecutive defenses)
  • 2nd Title: 140 IBF Light Welterweight Title / 1992-07-18 / Rafael Pineda / NV, USA / UD 12 12 (Vacates)
  • 3rd Title: 147 Lineal and WBC Welterweight Title / 1993-03-06 / James (Buddy) McGirt / NY, USA / UD 12 12 (8 consecutive defenses)
  • 4th Title: 154 WBA Light Middleweight Title / 1995-03-04 / Julio Cesar Vasquez / NJ, USA / UD 12 12

(5) Oscar De La Hoya (USA); Belts: 130, 135, 140, 147, 154 & 160

  • 1st Title: 130 WBO Super Featherweight Title / 1994-03-05 / Jimmy Bredahl / CA, USA / TKO 10 12 (1 consecutive)
  • 2nd Title: 135 vacant WBO Lightweight Title / 1995-02-18 / John-John Molina / NV, USA / UD 12 12 (6 consecutives)
  • 3rd Title: 140 Lineal and WBC Light Welterweight Title / 1996-06-07 / Julio César Chávez / NV, USA / TKO 4 12 (1 consecutive)
  • 4th Title: 147 Lineal and WBC Welterweight Title / 1997-04-12 / Pernell Whitaker / NV, USA / UD 12 12 (7 successful defenses)

(6) Leo Gamez (VEN); Belts: 105, 108, 112, & 115

  • 1st Title: 105 WBA Minimumweight Title /1988-01-10 / Bong-Jun Kim / Pusan, Korea / UD 12 12 (Vacates)
  • 2nd Title: 108 WBA Light Flyweight Title / 1993-10-21 / Shiro Yahiro / Tokyo, Japan / TKO 9 12 (3 successful defenses)
  • 3rd Title: 112 WBA Flyweight Title / 1999-03-13 / Hugo Rafael Soto / NY, USA / TKO 3 12 (Lost)
  • 4th Title: 115 WBA Super Flyweight Title / 2000-10-09 / Hideki Todaka / Nagoya, Japan / KO 7 12

(7) Roy Jones Jr. (USA); Belts: 160, 168, 175 & Hvy

  • 1st Title: 160 IBF Middleweight Title / 1993-05-22 / Bernard Hopkins / Washington, D.C., USA / UD 12 12 (1 successful defense)
  • 2nd Title: 168 IBF Super Middleweight Title / 1994-11-18 / James Toney / NV, USA / UD 12 12 (5 successful defenses)
  • 3rd Title: 175 WBC Light Heavyweight Title / 1997-08-07 / Montell Griffin / CT, USA / KO 1 12 (13 successful defenses)
  • 3rd Title: 175 The Ring Light Heavyweight Title / 2001 / Vacant / (3 consecutive)
  • 4th Title: Hvy WBA Heavyweight Title / 2003-03-01 / John Ruiz / NV, USA / UD 12 12 (Vacates)

(8)Floyd Mayweather, Jr. (USA); Belts: 130, 135, 140, 147 & 154

  • 1st Title: 130 Lineal and WBC Super Featherweight Title / 1998-10-03 / Genaro Hernández / NV, USA / RTD 8 12 (8 consecutives)
  • 2nd Title: 135 The Ring and WBC Lightweight Title / 2002-04-20 / José Luis Castillo / NV, USA / UD 12 12 (3 consecutives)
  • 3rd Title: 140 WBC Light Welterweight Title / 2005-06-25 / Arturo Gatti / NJ, USA / TKO 6 12
  • 4th Title: 147 IBF Welterweight Title / 2006-04-08 / Zab Judah / NV, USA / UD 12 12 (0 successful defenses)
  • 4th Title: 147 The Ring and WBC Welterweight Title / 2006-11-04 / Carlos Baldomir / NV, USA / UD 12 12 (1 successful defenses)

(9) Manny Pacquiao (PHI); Belts: 112, 122, 126, 130, 135, 140, 147 & 154

  • 1st Title: 112 Lineal and WBC Flyweight Title / 1998-12-04 / Chatchai Sasakul / Phuttamonthon, Thailand / KO 8 12 (1 consecutives)
  • 2nd Title: 122 IBF Super Bantamweight Title / 2001-06-23 / Lehlohonolo Ledwaba / Nevada, USA / TKO 6 12 (4 consecutives)
  • 3rd Title: 126 The Ring Featherweight Title / 2003-11-15 / Marco Antonio Barrera / Texas, USA / TKO 11 12 (2 consecutives)
  • 4th Title: 130 The Ring and WBC Super Featherweight Title / 2008-03-15 / Juan Manuel Márquez / Nevada, USA / SD 12 12 (vacates)

(10) Érik Morales (MEX); Belts: 122, 126, 130, & 140

  • 1st Title: 122 WBC Super Bantamweight Title / 1997-09-06 / Daniel Zaragoza / El Paso, Texas / KO 11 12 (9 consecutives)
  • 2nd Title: 126 WBC Featherweight Title / 2001-02-17 / Guty Espadas, Jr. / NV, USA / UD 12 12 (1 consecutive)
  • 3rd Title: 130 WBC Super Featherweight Title / 2004-02-28 / Jesús Chávez / NV, USA / UD 12 12 (1 consecutives)
  • 4th Title: 140 WBC Light Welterweight Title / 2011-09-17 / Pablo Cesar Cano / Nevada, USA / TKO 6 12

(11) Jorge Arce (MEX); Belts: 108, 115, 122, & 118

  • 1st Title: 108 WBO Light flyweight Title / 1998-12-05 / Juan Domingo Cordoba / Auditorio Municipal, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico / UD 12 12 (9 consecutives)
  • 2nd Title: 115 WBO Super flyweight Title / 2010-01-30 / Angky Angkota / Restaurante Arroyo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico / TD 7 12
  • 3rd Title: 122 WBO Super bantamweight Title / 2011-05-07 / Wilfredo Vazquez Jr / NV, USA / TKO 12 12
  • 4th Title: 118 WBO Bantamweight Title / 2011-11-26 / Angky Angkota / Plaza de Toros Rea, Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico / UD 12 12

(12) Nonito Donaire (PHI); Belts: 112, 115, 118, & 122

  • 1st Title: 112 IBF Flyweight Title / 2007-07-07/ Vic Darchinyan / CT, USA / TKO 5/12 (3 consecutives)
  • 2nd Title: 115 WBA Super flyweight Title (Interim) / 2009-08-15 / Rafael Concepcion / NV, IUSA / UD 12/12 (2 consecutives)
  • 3rd Title: 118 WBC Bantamweight Title / 2011-02-19 / Fernando Montiel / NV, USA / TKO 2/12 (1 successful defense)
  • 4th Title: 122 WBO Super bantamweight Title / 2012-02-04 / Wilfredo Vázquez, Jr. / TX, USA / SD 12/12

(13) Juan Manuel Márquez (MEX); Belts: 126, 130, 135 & 140

  • 1st Title: 126 IBF Featherweight Title / 2003-02-01 / Manuel Medina / NV, USA / TKO 7 12 (4 consecutives)
  • 2nd Title: 126 WBC Super featherweight Title / 2007-03-17 / Marco Antonio Barrera / NV, USA / UD 12 12 (1 consecutive)
  • 3rd Title: 130 The Ring Lightweight Title / 2008-09-13 / Joel Casamayor / NV, USA / TKO 11 12 (3 consecutives)
  • 4th Title: 140 WBC Light Welterweight Title / 2012-04-14 / Serhiy Fedchenko / Mexico City, Mexico / UD 12 12

(14) Robert Guerrero (USA); Belts: 126, 130, 135 & 147

  • 1st Title: 126 IBF Featherweight Title / 2006-09-02 / Eric Aiken /CA, USA / RTD 8 12 (stripped, 2 consecutives)
  • 2nd Title: 130 IBF Super featherweight Title / 2009-08-22 / Malcolm Klassen /TX, USA / UD 12 12
  • 3rd Title: 135 WBA & WBO Lightweight Title (Interim) / 2011-04-09 / Michael Katsidis / NV, USA / UD 12 12
  • 4th Title: 147 WBC Welterweight Title (Interim) / 2012-07-28 / Selcuk Aydin / CA, USA / UD 12 12

List of Quadruple Champions (short) — Major Titles[]

  • (1) Thomas Hearns (USA); Belts: 147, 154, 175, 160 (1987-10-29) & 168
  • (2) Ray Charles Leonard (USA); Belts: 147, 154, 160, 168 (1988-11-07) & 175
  • (3) Roberto Durán (PAN); Belts: 135, 147, 154, 160 (1989-02-24) & 168
  • (4) Pernell Whitaker (USA); Belts: 135, 140, 147 (1995-03-04) & 154
  • (5) Oscar De La Hoya (USA); Belts: 130, 135, 140, 147 (1997-04-12), 154, & 160
  • (6) Leo Gamez (VEN); Belts: 105, 108, 112, & 115 (2000-10-09)
  • (7) Roy Jones Jr. (USA); Belts: 160, 168, 175, & Hvy (2003-03-01)
  • (8) Floyd Mayweather, Jr. (USA); Belts: 130, 135, 140, 147 (2006-04-08) & 154
  • (9) Manny Pacquiao (PHI); Belts: 112, 122, 126, 130 (2008-03-15), 135, 140, 147 & 154
  • (10) Érik Morales (MEX); Belts: 122, 126, 130, & 140 (2011-09-17)
  • (11) Jorge Arce (MEX); Belts: 108, 115, 122, & 118 (2011-11-26)
  • (12) Nonito Donaire (PHI); Belts: 112, 115, 118, & 118 (2012-02-04)
  • (13) Juan Manuel Márquez (MEX); Belts: 126, 130, 135 & 140 (2012-04-14)
  • (14) Robert Guerrero (USA); Belts: 126, 130, 135 & 147 (2012-07-28)

List of Boxing Quadruple or Four Division Champions — Minor + Major Titles[]

This list is credited for boxers who have won championships in boxing from major and minor sanctioning bodies.

The first column of the extreme left (Major titles only) refers to championships won from only major boxing entities (WBC, WBA, IBF, WBO) and The Ring/Lineal. They are the organizations that generally considered as the 'real' ones.

The second column of the extreme left (Minor and Major titles) refers to any championships won from professional 'minor' boxing associations that are not yet well respected by the general boxing fan or public at 'world' level.

World Titles from Minor Sanctioning Bodies
Number Name Titles Date Opponent Result Defenses
Major Titles Only Major and Minor Titles
1 1 File:Thomas Hearns 2.jpg
United States Thomas Hearns
WBA Welterweight (147) 1980-08-02 Mexico Pipino Cuevas TKO 2/15 3
WBC Light middleweight (154) 1982-12-03 File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Wilfred Benítez TKO 2/15 5
The Ring Light middleweight (154) 1983-05 N/A N/A 5
WBC Light heavyweight (175) 1987-03-07 File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dennis Andries UD 12/12 0
WBC Middleweight (160) 1987-10-29 Argentina Juan Domingo Roldán KO 4/12 0
2 2 File:Ray Leonard.jpg
United States Ray Charles Leonard
WBC Welterweight (147) 1979-11-30 File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Wilfred Benítez TKO 15/15 ?
The Ring Welterweight (147) ?
WBA Light middleweight (154) 1981-06-25 File:Flag of Uganda.svg Ayub Kalule TKO 9/15 ?
The Ring Junior middleweight (154) ?
WBC Middleweight (160) 1987-04-06 United States Marvin Hagler SD 12/12 ?
The Ring Middleweight (160) ?
WBC Super middleweight (168) 1988-11-07 Canada Don Lalonde TKO 9/12 ?
WBC Light heavyweight (175) ?
3 3 File:Flag of Panama.svg Roberto Durán WBA Lightweight (135) 1972-06-26 File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ken Buchanan TKO 13/15 ?
The Ring Lightweight (135) ?
WBC Welterweight (147) 1980-06-20 United States Ray Charles Leonard UD 15/15 ?
The Ring Welterweight (147) ?
WBA Light middleweight (154) 1983-06-16 United States Davey Moore TKO 8/15 ?
WBC Middleweight (160) 1989-02-24 United States Iran Barkley SD 12/12 ?
N/A 4 File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Héctor Camacho[15] WBC Super Featherweight (130) 1983-08-07 Mexico Rafael Limón TKO 5/12 2
WBC Lightweight (135) 1985-08-10 Mexico José Luis Ramírez UD 12/12 2
WBA Light Welterweight (140) 1989-03-06 United States Ray Mancini SD 12/12 2
IBC Welterweight (147) 1995-01-14 United States Todd Foster TKO 4/12 ?
4 5 United States Pernell Whitaker IBF Lightweight (135) 1989-02-18 United States Greg Haugen UD 12/12 8
The Ring Lightweight (135) 1990-08-11 File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Juan Nazario KO 1/12 3
IBF Junior Welterweight (140) 1992-07-18 File:Flag of Colombia.svg Rafael Pineda UD 12/12 0
WBC Welterweight (147) 1993-03-06 United States James McGirt UD 12/12 8
Lineal Welterweight (147) 8
WBA Super welterweight (154) 1995-03-04 Argentina Julio César Vásquez UD 12/12 0
N/A 6 File:Flag of Australia.svg Lester Ellis[16] IBF Super featherweight (130) 1985-02-15 File:Flag of South Korea.svg Hwan-Kil Yuh SD 4/12 ?
WBF Welterweight (147) 1993-02-19 United States Rocky Berg KO 2/12 ?
IBO Light welterweight (140) 1994-12-03 File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Al Coquilla KO 1/12 ?
IBO Lightweight (135) 1995-03-10 File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Amado Cabato UD 12/12 ?
N/A 7 United States James Toney[17] IBC Middleweight (160) 1990-06-27 United States Ricardo Bryant TKO 4/12 ?
IBC Super Middleweight (168) 1993-02-13 United States Iran Barkley UD 12/12 3
WBU Light Heavyweight (175) 1996-08-09 File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Freddie Delgado TKO 5/12 3
WBU Cruiserweight (190) 1997-02-22 File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Mike McCallum UD 12/12 ?
5 8 File:Oscardelahoya vs pacquiao.jpg
United States Oscar De La Hoya
WBO Super featherweight (130) 1994-03-05 File:Flag of Denmark.svg Jimmy Bredahl TKO 10/12 1
WBO Lightweight (135) 1995-02-18 File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg John-John Molina UD 12/12 6
WBC Super lightweight (140) 1996-06-07 Mexico Julio César Chávez TKO 4/12 1
Lineal Super lightweight (140) 1
WBC Welterweight (147) 1997-04-12 United States Pernell Whitaker UD 12/12 7
Lineal Welterweight (147) 7
N/A 9 United States Iran Barkley[18] WBA Middleweight (160) 1988-06-06 United States Thomas Hearns TKO 3/12 0
IBF Super middleweight (168) 1992-01-10 United States Darrin Van Horn TKO 2/12 0
WBA Light heavyweight (175) 1992-03-20 United States Thomas Hearns SD 12/12 0
WBB Heavyweight (200+) 1997-06-08 File:Flag of South Africa.svg Gerrie Coetzee TKO 10/12 0
N/A 10 United States Joey Gamache[19] WBA Super featherweight (130) 1991-06-28 File:Flag of South Africa.svg Jerry Ngobeni TKO 10/12 0
WBA Lightweight (135) 1992-06-13 File:Flag of South Korea.svg Chil-Sung Chun TKO 9/12 0
WBU Light welterweight (140) 1996-03-31 Mexico Rocky Martinez UD 12/12 0
WAA Junior middleweight (154) 1998-05-09 United States Felix Dubray KO 4/12 0
6 11 File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Leo Gamez WBA Minimumweight (105) 1988-01-10 File:Flag of South Korea.svg Bong Jun Kim UD 12/12 1
WBA Light flyweight (108) 1993-10-21 File:Flag of Japan.svg Shiro Yahiro TKO 9/12 3
WBA Flyweight (112) 1999-03-13 Argentina Hugo Rafael Soto KO 3/12 0
WBA Super flyweight (115) 1999-03-13 File:Flag of Japan.svg Hideki Todaka KO 7/12 0
7 12
United States Roy Jones Jr.
IBF Middleweight (160) 1993-05-22 United States Bernard Hopkins UD 12/12 1
IBF Super middleweight (168) 1993-10-21 United States James Toney UD 12/12 5
WBC Light heavyweight (175) 1997-08-07 United States Montell Griffin KO 1/12 11
The Ring Light heavyweight (175) 2001 N/A N/A 11
WBA Heavyweight (200+) 2003-03-01 United States John Ruiz UD 12/12 0
N/A 13 United States Mauricio Pastrana[20] IBF Light flyweight (108) 1997-01-18 United States Michael Carbajal SD 10/12 1
WBA interim Flyweight (112) 1998-10-03 File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Jose Bonilla UD 12/12 0
IBO Super flyweight (115) 1999-04-03 File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Edison Torres PTS 12/12 0
IBA Bantamweight (118) 2003-05-17 United States Mike Trejo TKO 2/12 0
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United States Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
WBC Super featherweight (130) 1998-10-03 United States Genaro Hernandez RTD 8/12 8
Lineal Super featherweight (130) 8
WBC Lightweight (135) 2002-04-20 Mexico José Luis Castillo UD 12/12 3
The Ring Lightweight (135) 3
WBC Super lightweight (140) 2005-06-25 Canada Arturo Gatti TKO 6/12 0
IBF Welterweight (147) 2006-04-08 United States Zab Judah UD 12/12 0
The Ring Welterweight (147) 2006-11-04 Argentina Carlos Baldomir UD 12/12 1
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File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Manny Pacquiao
WBC Flyweight (112) 1998-12-04 File:Flag of Thailand.svg Chatchai Sasakul KO 8/12 1
Lineal Flyweight (112) 1
IBF Super Bantamweight (124) 2001-06-23 File:Flag of South Africa.svg Lehlohonolo Ledwaba KO 6/12 4
The Ring Featherweight (126) 2003-11-15 Mexico Marco Antonio Barrera TKO 11/12 2
WBC Super featherweight (130) 2008-03-15 Mexico Juan Manuel Márquez SD 12/12 0
The Ring Junior lightweight (130) 0
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Mexico Érik Morales
WBC Super bantamweight (124) 1997-09-06 Mexico Daniel Zaragoza KO 11/12 9
WBC Featherweight (126) 2001-02-17 Mexico Guty Espadas Jr. UD 12/12 1
WBC Super featherweight (130) 2004-02-28 Mexico Jesus Chavez UD 12/12 1
WBC Light welterweight (140) 2011-09-17 Mexico Pablo Cesar Cano TKO 10/12 0
11 17 Mexico Jorge Arce[21] WBO Light flyweight (108) 1998-12-05 Argentina Juan Domingo Cordoba UD 12/12 1
WBO Super flyweight (115) 2010-01-30 File:Flag of Thailand.svg Angky Angkota TD 7/12 0
WBO Super bantamweight (122) 2011-05-07 File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Wilfredo Vazquez, Jr. TKO 12/12 1
WBO Bantamweight (118) 2011-11-26 File:Flag of Thailand.svg Angky Angkota UD 12/12 0
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File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Nonito Donaire[22]
IBF Flyweight (112) 2007-07-07 File:Flag of Armenia.svg Vic Darchinyan TKO 5/12 3
WBA Super flyweight* (115) 2009-08-15 File:Flag of Panama.svg Rafael Concepcion UD 12/12 2
WBC Bantamweight (118) 2011-02-19 Mexico Fernado Montiel KO 2/12 1
WBO Super bantamweight (122) 2012-02-04 File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Wilfredo Vázquez, Jr. SD 12/12 0
13 19 Mexico Juan Manuel Márquez[23] IBF Featherweight (126) 2003-02-01 Mexico Manuel Medina TKO 7/12 4
WBC Super featherweight (130) 2007-03-17 Mexico Marco Antonio Barrera UD 12/12 1
The Ring Lightweight (135) 2008-09-13 File:Flag of Cuba.svg Joel Casamayor TKO 11/12 3
WBO Light welterweight* (140) 2012-04-14 Ukraine Serhiy Fedchenko UD 12/12 0
14 20 United States Robert Guerrero[24] IBF Featherweight (126) 2006-09-02 United States Eric Aiken RTD 8/12 2
IBF Super featherweight (130) 2009-08-22 File:Flag of South Africa.svg Malcolm Klassen UD 12/12 0
WBA & WBO Lightweight* (135) 2011-04-09 File:Flag of Australia.svg Michael Katsidis UD 12/12 0
WBC Welterweight* (147) 2012-07-28 File:Flag of Turkey.svg Selcuk Aydin UD 12/12

* Interim World Title


List of Quadruple Champions (long) — Minor + Major Titles[]

(1)(1) Thomas Hearns (USA); Belts: 147, 154, 175, 160, & 168

  • 1st Title: 147 WBA Welterweight Title / 1980-08-02 / Pipino Cuevas / MI, USA / TKO 2 15 (3 successful defenses)
  • 2nd Title: 154 WBC Super Welterweight Title / 1982-12-03 / Wilfred Benítez / MI, USA / UD15 15 (3 successful defenses)
  • 2nd Title: 154 The Ring / 1983-05 / Vacant / (5 consecutive defenses)
  • 3rd Title: 175 WBC Light Heavyweight Title / 1987-03-07 / Dennis Andries / Detroit, USA / TKO 10 12 (Vacates)
  • 4th Title: 160 WBC Middleweight Title / 1987-10-29 / Juan D. Roldán / NV, USA / KO 4 12

(2)(2) Ray Charles Leonard (USA); Belts: 147, 154, 160, 168 & 175

  • 1st Title: 147 The Ring and WBC Welterweight Title / 1979-11-30 / Wilfredo Benítez / NV, USA / TKO 15 15 (1 consecutive defense)
  • 2nd Title: 154 The Ring and WBA Super Welterweight Title / 1981-06-25 / Ayub Kalule / TX, USA / TKO 9 15 (Vacates)
  • 3rd Title: 160 The Ring and WBC Middleweight Title / 1987-04-06 / Marvin Hagler / NV, USA / SD 12 12 (Vacates)
  • 4th Title: 168 WBC Super Middleweight Title / 1988-11-07 / Don Lalonde / NV, USA / TKO 9 12 (2 successful defenses)

(3)(3) Roberto Durán (PAN); Belts: 135, 147, 154, & 160

  • 1st Title: 135 The Ring and WBA Lightweight Title / 1972-06-26 / Ken Buchanan / NY, USA / TKO 13 15 (12 consecutive defenses)
  • 2nd Title: 147 The Ring and WBC Welterweight Title / 1980-06-20 / Ray Charles Leonard / Montreal, Canada / UD 15 15 (Lost)
  • 3rd Title: 154 WBA Super Welterweight Title / 1983-06-16 / Dave Moore / NY, USA / TKO 8 15 (Stripped)
  • 4th Title: 160 WBC Middleweight Title / 1989-02-24 / Iran Barkley / New Jersey, USA / SD 12 12 (Vacates)

(N/A)(4) Héctor Camacho (PR); Belts: 130, 135, 140 & 147

  • 1st Title: 130 WBC Super Featherweight Title / 1983-08-07 / Rafael Limón / San Juan, Puerto Rico / TKO 5 12 (2 consecutive)
  • 2nd Title: 135 WBC Lightweight Title / 1985-08-10 / José L. Ramírez / NV, USA / UD 12 12 (2 consecutive)
  • 3rd Title: 140 WBO Light Welterweight Title / 1989-03-06 / Ray Mancini / NV, USA / SD 12 12 (2 consecutive)
  • 4th Title: 147 IBC Welterweight Title / 1995-01-14 / Todd Foster / NJ, USA / TKO 4 12

(4)(5) Pernell Whitaker (USA); Belts: 135, 140, 147 & 154

  • 1st Title: 135 IBF Lightweight Title / 1989-02-18 / Greg Haugen / VA, USA / UD 12 12 (8 consecutive defenses)
  • 1st Title: 135 The Ring Lightweight Title / 1990-08-11 / Juan Nazario / NV, USA / KO 1 12 (3 consecutive defenses)
  • 2nd Title: 140 IBF Light Welterweight Title / 1992-07-18 / Rafael Pineda / NV, USA / UD 12 12 (Vacates)
  • 3rd Title: 147 Lineal and WBC Welterweight Title / 1993-03-06 / James (Buddy) McGirt / NY, USA / UD 12 12 (8 consecutive defenses)
  • 4th Title: 154 WBA Light Middleweight Title / 1995-03-04 / Julio Cesar Vasquez / NJ, USA / UD 12 12

(N/A)(6) Lester Ellis (AUS); Belts: 130, 125, 140, 147 & 154 *

  • 1st Title: 130 IBF Super Featherweight Title / 1985-04-26 / Rod Sequenan / Melbourne, Australia / KO 13 15 (1 consecutive defenses)
  • 2nd Title: 147 vacant WBF welterweight Title / 1993-02-19 / Rocky Berg / South Australia, Australia / KO 2 12
  • 3rd Title: 140 IBO Light Welterweight Title / 1994-12-03 / Al Coquilla / Western Australia, Australia / KO 1 12
  • 4th Title: 135 IBO Lightweight Title 1995-03-10 / Amado Cabato / Victoria, Australia / UD 12 12

(N/A)(7) James Toney (USA); Belts: 160, 168, 190 and 210

  • 1st Title: 160 IBC World Middleweight Title / 1990-06-27 / Ricardo Bryant / MI, USA / TKO 4 12
  • 2nd Title: 168 IBF Super Middleweight Title / 1993-02-13 / Iran Barkley / NV, USA / TKO 10 12 (3 consecutive)
  • 3rd Title: 175 WBU Light Heavyweight Title / 1996-08-09 / Fred Delgado / CA, USA / TKO 5 12 (3 consecutive)
  • 4th Title: 190 vacant WBU cruiserweight Title / 1997-02-22 / Mike McCallum / CT, USA / UD 12 12

(5)(8) Oscar De La Hoya (USA); Belts: 130, 135, 140, 147, 154 & 160

  • 1st Title: 130 WBO Super Featherweight Title / 1994-03-05 / Jimmy Bredahl / CA, USA / TKO 10 12 (1 consecutive)
  • 2nd Title: 135 vacant WBO Lightweight Title / 1995-02-18 / John-John Molina / NV, USA / UD 12 12 (6 consecutives)
  • 3rd Title: 140 Lineal and WBC Light Welterweight Title / 1996-06-07 / Julio César Chávez / NV, USA / TKO 4 12 (1 consecutive)
  • 4th Title: 147 Lineal and WBC Welterweight Title / 1997-04-12 / Pernell Whitaker / NV, USA / UD 12 12 (7 successful defenses)

(N/A)(9) Iran Barkley (USA); Belts: 160, 168, 175 & Hvy

  • 1st Title: 160 WBC Middleweight Title / 1988-06-06 / Thomas Hearns / NV, USA / TKO 3 12 (Lost it)
  • 2nd Title: 168 IBF Super Middleweight Title / 1992-01-10 / Darryn Van Horn / NY, USA / TKO 2 12 (Lost)
  • 3rd Title: 175 WBA Light Heavyweight Title / 1992-03-20 / Thomas Hearns / NV, USA / SD 12 12 (Vacates)
  • 4th Title: Hvy vacant WBB Heavyweight Title / 1997-06-08 / Gerrie Coetzee / CA, USA / TKO 10 12

(N/A)(10) Joey Gamache (USA); Belts: 130,135. 140 & 154

  • 1st Title: 130 WBA Super Featherweight Title / 1991-06-28 / Jerry Ngobeni / Maine, USA / TKO 10 12 (Vacates)
  • 2nd Title: 135 WBA Lightweight Title / 1992-06-13 / Chil-Sung Chun / Maine, USA / TKO 9 12
  • 3rd Title: 140 WBU Light Welterweight Title / 1996-03-31 / Ray Martinez / Maine, USA / UD 12 12
  • 4th Title: 154 WAA Junior Middleweight Title / 1998-05-09 / Felix Dubray / Iowa, USA / KO 4 12

(6)(11) Leo Gamez (VEN); Belts: 105, 108, 112 & 115

  • 1st Title: 105 WBA Minimumweight Title /1988-01-10 / Bong-Jun Kim / Pusan, Korea / UD 12 12 (Vacates)
  • 2nd Title: 108 WBA Light Flyweight Title / 1993-10-21 / Shiro Yahiro / Tokyo, Japan / TKO 9 12 (3 successful defenses)
  • 3rd Title: 112 WBA Flyweight Title / 1999-03-13 / Hugo Rafael Soto / NY, USA / TKO 3 12 (Lost)
  • 4th Title: 115 WBA Super Flyweight Title / 2000-10-09 / Hideki Todaka / Nagoya, Japan / KO 7 12

(7)(12) Roy Jones Jr. (USA); Belts: 160, 168, 175 & Hvy

  • 1st Title: 160 IBF Middleweight Title / 1993-05-22 / Bernard Hopkins / Washington, D.C., USA / UD 12 12 (1 successful defense)
  • 2nd Title: 168 IBF Super Middleweight Title / 1994-11-18 / James Toney / NV, USA / UD 12 12 (5 successful defenses)
  • 3rd Title: 175 WBC Light Heavyweight Title / 1997-08-07 / Montell Griffin / CT, USA / KO 1 12 (13 successful defenses)
  • 3rd Title: 175 The Ring Light Heavyweight Title / 2001 / Vacant / (3 consecutive)
  • 4th Title: Hvy WBA Heavyweight Title / 2003-03-01 / John Ruiz / NV, USA / UD 12 12 (Vacates)

(N/A)(13) Mauricio Pastrana (COL); Belts: 108, 112, 115 & 118

  • 1st Title: 108 IBF Light Flyweight Title / 1997-01-18 / Michael Carbajal / NV, USA / SD 12 12 (2 consecutive)
  • 2nd Title: 112 WBA Flyweight Title (Interim) / 1998-10-03 / José Bonilla / Caracas, Venezuela / UD 12 12 (Vacates it)
  • 3rd Title: 115 IBO Super Flyweight Title ./ 1999-04-03 / Edison Torres / Cartagena, Colombia / PTS 12 12 (Vacates it)
  • 4th Title: 118 vacant IBA Bantamweight Title / 2003-05-17 / Mike Trejo / Oklahoma, USA / TKO 2 12

(8)(14) Floyd Mayweather, Jr. (USA); Belts: 130, 135, 140, 147 & 154

  • 1st Title: 130 Lineal and WBC Super Featherweight Title / 1998-10-03 / Genaro Hernández / NV, USA / RTD 8 12 (8 consecutives)
  • 2nd Title: 135 The Ring and WBC Lightweight Title / 2002-04-20 / José Luis Castillo / NV, USA / UD 12 12 (3 consecutives)
  • 3rd Title: 140 WBC Light Welterweight Title / 2005-06-25 / Arturo Gatti / NJ, USA / TKO 6 12
  • 4th Title: 147 IBF Welterweight Title / 2006-04-08 / Zab Judah / NV, USA / UD 12 12 (0 successful defenses)
  • 4th Title: 147 The Ring and WBC Welterweight Title / 2006-11-04 / Carlos Baldomir / NV, USA / UD 12 12 (1 successful defenses)

(9)(15) Manny Pacquiao (PHI); Belts: 112, 122, 126, 130, 135, 140, 147 & 154

  • 1st Title: 112 Lineal and WBC Flyweight Title / 1998-12-04 / Chatchai Sasakul / Phuttamonthon, Thailand / KO 8 12 (1 consecutives)
  • 2nd Title: 122 IBF Super Bantamweight Title / 2001-06-23 / Lehlohonolo Ledwaba / Nevada, USA / TKO 6 12 (4 consecutives)
  • 3rd Title: 126 The Ring Featherweight Title / 2003-11-15 / Marco Antonio Barrera / Texas, USA / TKO 11 12 (2 consecutives)
  • 4th Title: 130 The Ring and WBC Super Featherweight Title / 2008-03-15 / Juan Manuel Márquez / Nevada, USA / SD 12 12 (vacates)

(10)(16) Érik Morales (MEX); Belts: 124, 126, 130, & 140

  • 1st Title: 124 WBC Super Bantamweight Title / 1997-09-06 / Daniel Zaragoza / El Paso, Texas / KO 11 12 (9 consecutives)
  • 2nd Title: 126 WBC Featherweight Title / 2001-02-17 / Guty Espadas, Jr. / NV, USA / UD 12 12 (1 consecutive)
  • 3rd Title: 130 WBC Super Featherweight Title / 2004-02-28 / Jesús Chávez / NV, USA / UD 12 12 (1 consecutives)
  • 4th Title: 140 WBC Light Welterweight Title / 2011-09-17 / Pablo Cesar Cano / Nevada, USA / TKO 6 12

(11)(17) Jorge Arce (MEX); Belts: 108, 115, 122, & 118

  • 1st Title: 108 WBO Light flyweight Title / 1998-12-05 / Juan Domingo Cordoba / Auditorio Municipal, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico / UD 12 12 (9 consecutives)
  • 2nd Title: 115 WBO Super flyweight Title / 2010-01-30 / Angky Angkota / Restaurante Arroyo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico / TD 7 12
  • 3rd Title: 122 WBO Super bantamweight Title / 2011-05-07 / Wilfredo Vazquez Jr / NV, USA / TKO 12 12
  • 4th Title: 118 WBO Bantamweight Title / 2011-11-26 / Angky Angkota / Plaza de Toros Rea, Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico / UD 12 12

(12)(18) Nonito Donaire (PHI); Belts: 112, 115, 118, & 122

  • 1st Title: 112 IBF Flyweight Title / 2007-07-07/ Vic Darchinyan / CT, USA / TKO 5/12 (3 consecutives)
  • 2nd Title: 115 WBA Super flyweight Title (Interim) / 2009-08-15 / Rafael Concepcion / NV, IUSA / UD 12/12 (2 consecutives)
  • 3rd Title: 118 WBC Bantamweight Title / 2011-02-19 / Fernando Montiel / NV, USA / TKO 2/12 (1 successful defense)
  • 4th Title: 122 WBO Super bantamweight Title / 2012-02-04 / Wilfredo Vázquez, Jr. / TX, USA / SD 12/12

(13)(19) Juan Manuel Márquez (MEX); Belts: 126, 130, 135, & 140

  • 1st Title: 126 IBF Featherweight Title / 2003-02-01 / Manuel Medina / NV, USA / TKO 7 12 (4 consecutives)
  • 2nd Title: 126 WBC Super featherweight Title / 2007-03-17 / Marco Antonio Barrera / NV, USA / UD 12 12 (1 consecutive)
  • 3rd Title: 130 The Ring Lightweight Title / 2008-09-13 / Joel Casamayor / NV, USA / TKO 11 12 (3 consecutives)
  • 4th Title: 140 WBC Light Welterweight Title / 2012-04-14 / Serhiy Fedchenko / Mexico City, Mexico / UD 12 12

(14)(20) Robert Guerrero (USA); Belts: 126, 130, 135 & 147

  • 1st Title: 126 IBF Featherweight Title / 2006-09-02 / Eric Aiken /CA, USA / RTD 8 12 (stripped, 2 consecutives)
  • 2nd Title: 130 IBF Super featherweight Title / 2009-08-22 / Malcolm Klassen /TX, USA / UD 12 12
  • 3rd Title: 135 WBA & WBO Lightweight Title (Interim) / 2011-04-09 / Michael Katsidis / NV, USA / UD 12 12
  • 4th Title: 147 WBC Welterweight Title (Interim) / 2012-07-28 / Selcuk Aydin / CA, USA / UD 12 12

List of Quadruple Champions (short) — Minor + Major Titles[]

  • (1)(1) Thomas Hearns (USA); Belts: 147, 154, 175, 160 (1987-10-29) & 168
  • (2)(2) Ray Charles Leonard (USA); Belts: 147, 154, 160, 168 (1987-04-06) & 175
  • (3)(3) Roberto Durán (PAN); Belts: 135, 147, 154, 160 (1989-02-24)
  • (N/A)(4) Héctor Camacho (PR); Belts: 130, 135, 140 & 147 (1989-03-06)
  • (4)(5) Pernell Whitaker (USA); Belts: 135, 140, 147 & 154 (1993-03-06)
  • (N/A)(6) Lester Ellis (Aus); Belts: 130, 125, 140, 147 (1994-12-03) & 154
  • (N/A)(7) James Toney (USA); Belts: 160, 168, 190 & Hvy (1997-06-08)
  • (5)(8) Oscar De La Hoya (USA); Belts: 130, 135, 140, 147 (1996-06-07), 154 & 160
  • (N/A)(9) Iran Barkley (USA); Belts: 160, 168, 175 & 210 (1992-03-20)
  • (N/A)(10) Joey Gamache (USA); Belts: 130,135, 140 & 154 1998-05-09
  • (6)(11) Leo Gamez (VEN); Belts: 105, 108, 112 & 115 (1999-03-13)
  • (7)(12) Roy Jones Jr. (USA); Belts: 160, 168, 175 & Hvy (1996-11-22)
  • (N/A)(13) Mauricio Pastrana (COL); Belts: 108, 112, 115 & 118 (1999-04-03)
  • (8)(14) Floyd Mayweather, Jr. (USA); Belts: 130,135, 140, 147 (2006-04-08) & 154
  • (9)(15) Manny Pacquiao (PHI); Belts: 112, 122, 126, 130 (2008-03-15), 135, 140, 147 & 154
  • (10)(16) Érik Morales (MEX); Belts: 124, 126, 130 & 140 (2011-09-17)
  • (11)(17) Jorge Arce (MEX); Belts: 108, 115, 122 & 118 (2011-11-26)
  • (12)(18) Nonito Donaire (PHI); Belts: 112, 115, 118 & 122 (2012-02-04)
  • (13)(19) Juan Manuel Márquez (MEX); Belts: 126, 130, 135 & 140 2012-04-14)
  • (14)(20) Robert Guerrero (USA); Belts: 126, 130, 135 & 147 (2012-07-28)


Quadruple Champions that skipped weight divisions[]

  • (3)(3) Roberto Durán (PAN); Belts: 135, 147, 154, 160 (1989-02-24) — Durán skipped the super lightweight(140) division.
  • (7)(12) Roy Jones Jr. (USA); Belts: 160, 168, 175 & Hvy (1996-11-22) — Jones Jr. skipped the cruiserweight (190) division.
  • (9)(15) Manny Pacquiao (PHI); Belts: 112, 122, 126, 130 (2008-03-15), 135, 140, 147 & 154 — Pacquiao skipped the super flyweight (115) and bantamweight (118) divisions.

Quadruple Champions that won titles in other multiple divisions[]

Some fighters of this group or club were not sastified to win just the incredible milestone of championships in four different weight divisions but to reach immortality in five, six and/or seven other different divisions or categories. The multiple champions who won titles in:

Group of Almost Quadruple Champions[]

This is the list of fighters that almost win 4 belts in 4 different divisions.

List of Boxers that almost became Quadruple Champions (long)[]

(1) Tony Canzoneri (USA);Belts: 126, 135 & 140

  • 1st Title: 126 World Featherweight Title / 1927-10-24 / Johnny Dundee / NY, USA / PTS 15 15 (1 consecutive defense)
  • 2nd Title: 135 World Lightweight Title / 1930-11-14 / Al Singer / NY, USA / KO 1 15 (4 consecutive defenses)
  • 3rd Title: 140 World Light Welterweight Title / 1931-04-24 / Jackie Berg / IL, USA / KO 3 15 (3 consecutive defenses)
  • Failed 4th Title: 118 vacant NBA World Bantamweight Title / 1927-03-26 / Bud Taylor / Illinois, USA / D PTS 10 10
  • Failed 4th Title: 118 NBA World Bantamweight Title / 1927-06-24 / Illinois, USA / L UD 10 10

(2) Henry Armstrong (USA) Belts: 126, 135 & 147

  • 1st Title: 126 World Featherweight Title / 1937-10-29 / Petey Sarron / NY, USA / KO 6 15 (vacates)
  • 2nd Title: 135 World Lightweight Title / 1938-08-17 / Lou Ambers / NY, USA / SD 15 15 (1 consecutive defense)
  • 3rd Title: 147 World Welterweight and The Ring Welterweight Title / 1938-05-31 / Barney Ross / NY, USA / UD 15 15 (19 consecutive defenses)
  • Failed 4th Title: 160 World Middleweight Title / 1940-03-01 / Ceferino Garcia / CA, USA / D PTS 10 10

(3) Alexis Argüello (NIC); Belts: 126, 130 & 135

  • 1st Title: 126 The Ring and WBA Featherweight Title / 1974-11-23 / Rubén Olivares / CA, USA / KO 13 15 (4 consecutive defenses)
  • 2nd Title: 130 WBC Super Featherweight Title / 1978-01-28 / Alfredo Escalera / San Juan, Puerto Rico / TKO 13 15 (8 consecutive defenses)
  • 3rd Title: 135 The Ring and WBC Lightweight Title / 1981-06-20 / Jim Watt / Wembley, England / UD 15 15 (4 consecutive defenses)
  • Failed 4th Title: 140 WBA Light Welterweight Title / 1982-11-12 / Aaron Pryor / Florida, USA / L TKO 14 15
  • Failed 4th Title: 140 WBA Light Welterweight Title / 1983-09-09 / Aaron Pryor / NV, USA / L KO 10 15

(4) Vinny Pazienza (USA); Belts: 135, 154 & 168

  • 1st Title: 135 IBF Lightweight Title / 1987-06-07 / Greg Haugen / RI, USA / UD 15 15 (Lost)
  • 2nd Title: 154 WBA Super Welterweight Title / 1991-10-01 / Gilber Delé / RI, USA / TKO 12 12 (Vacates)
  • 3rd Title: 168 IBO Super Middleweight Title / 1993-12-28 / Dan Sherry / CO, USA / KO 11 15 (Vacates)
  • Failed 4th Title: 140 WBC Light Welterweight Title / 1988-11-07 / Roger Mayweather / NV, USA / L UD 12 12
  • Failed 4th Title: 140 WBO Light Welterweight Title / 1990-02-03 / Héctor Camacho / NJ, USA / L UD 12 12
  • Failed 4th Title: 140 WBA Light Welterweight Title / 1990-12-01 / Loreto Garza / CA, USA / L DQ 11 12

(5) Jeff Fenech (AUS); Belts: 118, 122 & 126

  • 1st Title: 118 IBF Bantamweight Title 1985-04-26 / SatoshiI Shingaki / Sydney, Australia / TKO 4 15 (3 consecutive)
  • 2nd Title: 122 WBC Super Bantamweight Title / 1987-05-08 / Samart Payakaroon / Sydney, Australia / KO 4 12 (2 consecutive)
  • 3rd Title: 126 WBC Featherweight Title / 1988-03-07 / Víctor Callejas / Sydney, Australia / TKO 10 12 (3 consecutives)
  • Failed 4th Title: 130 WBC Super Featherweight Title / 1991-06-28 / Azumah Nelson / NV, USA / D PTS 12 12
  • Failed 4th Title: 130 WBC Super Featherweight Title / 1992-03-01 / Azumah Nelson / Victoria, Australia / L TKO 8 12
  • Failed 4th Title: 135 IBF Lightweight Title / 1996-05-18 / Philip Holiday / Victoria, Australia / L TKO 2 12

(6) Duke McKenzie (UK); Belts: 112, 118 & 122

  • 1st Title: 112 IBF Flyweight Title / 1988-10-05 / Rolando Bohol / London, England / TKO 11 12 (1 consecutive defense)
  • 2nd Title: 118 WBO Bantamweight Title / 1991-06-30 / Gaby Canizales / London, England / UD 12 12 (2 consecutive defenses)
  • 3rd Title: 122 WBO Super Bantamweight Title / 1992-10-15 / Jesse Benavides / London, England / UD 12 12 (Lost)
  • Failed 4th Title: 126 WBO Featherweight Title / 1994-10-01 / Steve Robinson / Wales, UK / L KO 9 12

(7) Mike McCallum (JAM); Belts: 154, 160 & 175

  • 1st Title: 154 WBA Super Welterweight Title / 1984-10-19 / Sean Mannion / NY, USA / UD 15 15 (6 consecutive defenses)
  • 2nd Title: 160 WBA Middleweight Title / 1989-05-10 / Heroll Graham / London, England / SD 12 12 (3 consecutive defenses)
  • 3rd Title: 175 WBC Light Heavyweight Title / 1994-07-23 / Jeff Harding / ND, USA / UD 12 12 (1 consecutive defense)
  • Failed 4th Title: 190 vacant WBU Cruiserweight Title / 1997-02-22 / James Toney / CT, USA / L UD 12 12

(8) Bobby Czyz (USA); Belts: 175, 190 & 210*

  • 1st Title: 175 IBF Light Heavyweight Title / 1986-09-06 / Slobodan Kacar / NV, USA / TKO 5 12
  • 2nd Title: 190 WBA Cruiserweight Title / 1991-03-08 / Robert Daniels / NJ, USA / SD 12 12
  • 3rd Title: 210 vacant WBU Super Cruiserweight Title / 1995-12-05 / Richard Jackson / MS, USA / TKO 6 12
  • Failed 4th Title: Hvy WBU heavyweight Title / 1998-06-12 / Corrie Sanders / CT, USA / L TKO 2 12

(9) Julio César Chávez (MEX); Belts: 130, 135 & 140

  • 1st Title: 130 WBC Super Featherweight Title / 1984-09-13 / Mario Martínez / CA, USA / TKO 8 12 (9 consecutive)
  • 2nd Title: 135 WBA Lightweight Title / 1987-11-21 / Edwin Rosario / NV, USA / TKO 11 12 (2 consecutive)
  • 2nd Title: 135 The Ring Lightweight Title / 1988-10-25 / José Luis Ramírez / NV, USA / TD 11 12 (Vacates)
  • 3rd Title: 140 WBC Light Welterweight Title / 1989-05-13 / Roger Mayweather / CA, USA / TKO 10 12 (11 consecutive)
  • 3rd Title: 140 Lineal Light Welterweight Title / 1990-03-17 / Meldrick Taylor / NV, USA / TKO 12 12 (10 consecutive)
  • Failed 4th Title: 147 WBC welterweight Title / 1993-09-10 / Pernell Whitaker / TX, USA / D 12 12
  • Failed 4th Title: 147 WBC welterweight Title / 1998-09-18 / Oscar De La Hoya / NV, USA / L TKO 8 12

(10) Rob Calloway (USA) Belts: 175, 210 & Hvy

  • 1st Title: 175 WAA Light Heavyweight Title / 1997-04-02 / Ray Domenge / MO, USA / TKO 9 12 (4 consecutive)
  • 2nd Iitle: 210 vacant IBA Junior Heavyweight Title (Super-cruiserweight) / 2000-03-31 / Troy Weida / IA, USA / TKO 1 12
  • 3rd Title: Hvy vacant WBF Heavyweight Title / 2005-06-24 / Bob Mirovic / Queensland, Australia / UD 12 12
  • Failed 4th Title: 190 IBA Cruiserweight Title / 1999-11-12 / Kenny Keene / Idaho, USA / L UD 12 12

(11) Danny Romero (USA); Belts: 112, 115 & 122;

  • 1st Title: 112 IBF Flyweight Title / 1995-04-22 / Francisco Tejedor / NV, USA / UD 12 12 (1 consecutive)
  • 2nd Title: 115 IBF Super Flyweight Title / 1996-08-24 / Harold Grey / NM, USA / KO 2 12 (2 consecutive)
  • 3rd Title: 122 IBA Super Bantamweight Title / 2003-05-23 / Trinidad Mendoza / NM, USA / UD 12 12
  • Failed 4th Title: 118 WBO Bantamweight Title / 2002-09-27 / Cruz Carbajal / NM, USA / L TKO 4 12

(12) Lehlohonolo Ledwaba (SA); Belts: 118, 122 & 126

  • 1st Title: 118 vacant WBU Bantamweight Title / 1996-11-17 / Cruz Carbajal / Johannesburg, South Africa / PTS 12 12 (1 consecutive)
  • 2nd Title: 122 vacant IBF Super Bantamweight Title / 1999-05-29 / John Johnson / Hammansal, South Africa / UD 12 12 (5 consecutives)
  • 3rd Title: 126 vacant WBU Featherweight Title / 2002-07-27 / Vuyani Bungu / Carnival City, South Africa / UD 12 12 (vacates)
  • Failed 4th Title: 130 IBO Super Featherweight Title / 2004-11-20 / Cassius Baloyi / Gauteng, South Africa / L UD 12 12
  • Failed 4th Title: 130 IBO Super Featherweight Title / 2005-04-16 / Cassius Baloyi / Gauteng, South Africa / L UD 12 12

(13) Cassius Baloyi (SA); Belts: 122, 126 & 130

  • 1st Title: 122 WBU Super Bantamweight Title / 1997-03-22 / Anton Gilmore / Johannesburg, South Africa / UD 12 12 (2 consecutives)
  • 2nd Title: 126 WBU Featherweight Title / 1998-04-24 / Sergio Liendo / CA, USA / UD 12 12 (7 consecutives)
  • 3rd Title: 130 vacant IBO Super Featherweight Title / 2002-04-17 / Tiger Ari / Brakpan, South Africa / TKO 6 12 (3 consecutives)
  • Failed 4th Title: 135 vacant IBO Lightweight Title / 2005-08-31 / Isaac Hlatswayo / Gauteng, South Africa / L UD 12 12

List of Fighters that almost became Quadruple Champions (short)[]

  • (1) Tony Canzoneri (USA);Belts: 126, 135 & 140; Failed 4th Title: 118 1927-06-24
  • (2) Henry Armstrong (USA) Belts: 126, 135 & 147; Failed 4th Title: 160 1940-03-01
  • (3) Alexis Argüello (NIC); Belts: 126, 130 & 135; Failed 4th Title: 140 1983-09-09
  • (4) Vinny Pazienza (USA); Belts: 135, 154 & 168; Failed 4th Title: 140 1990-12-01
  • (5) Jeff Fenech (AUS); Belts: 118, 122 & 126; Failed 4th Title: 130 & 135 1992-03-01
  • (6) Duke McKenzie (UK); Belts: 112, 118 & 122; Failed 4th Title: 126 1994-10-01
  • (7) Mike McCallum (JAM); Belts: 154, 160 & 175; Failed 4th Title: 190 1997-02-22
  • (8) Bobby Czyz (USA); Belts: 175, 190 & 210; Failed 4th Title: Hvy 1998-06-12
  • (9) Julio César Chávez (MEX); Belts: 130, 135 & 140; Failed 4th Title: 147 1998-09-18
  • (10) Rob Calloway (USA) Belts: 175, 210 & Hvy; Failed 4th Title: 190 1999-11-12
  • (11) Danny Romero (USA); Belts: 112, 115 & 122; Failed 4th Title: 118 2002-09-27
  • (12) Lehlohonolo Ledwaba(SA); Belts: 118, 122 & 126; Failed 4th Title:130 2005-04-16
  • (13) Cassius Baloyi (SA); Belts: 122, 126 & 130; Failed 4th Title: 135 2005-08-31

See also[]

External links[]

References[]

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