Reign Began
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Reign Ended
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Champion
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Recognition
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- World
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1889-03-31
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1890-01-13
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Ike Weir
|
World
|
- The featherweight class was established in 1860 but did not achieve universal recognition until Weir won the title.[1]
|
1890-01-13
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1890-09-02
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Torpedo Billy Murphy
|
World
|
1890-09-02
|
1892-Vacated
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Young Griffo
|
World
|
1892-06-27
|
1896-11-27
|
George Dixon
|
World
|
1896-11-27
|
1897-03-24
|
Frank Erne
|
World
|
1897-03-24
|
1897-10-24
|
George Dixon
|
World
|
1897-10-04
|
1898-09-26
|
Solly Smith
|
World
|
1898-09-26
|
1898-11-11
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Dave Sullivan
|
World
|
1898-11-11
|
1900-01-09
|
George Dixon
|
World
|
1899-05-29
|
1899-10-10
|
Ben Jordan
|
British World Title
|
- Jordan and Santry were recognized as champion in Britain. When Terry McGovern defeated Santry in 1900 the title was reunified.[2]
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1899-10-10
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1900-02-01
|
Eddie Santry
|
British World Title
|
1900-01-09
|
1901-11-28
|
Terry McGovern
|
World
|
1901-11-28
|
1902-Vacated
|
Young Corbett II
|
World
|
- Corbett could not make weight and relinquished the title (although some sources say he continued to defend the title at a higher weight). Attell was recognized as the best man at the weight and thus was proclaimed champion.[3]
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1902
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1912-02-22
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Abe Attell
|
World
|
1912-02-22
|
1923-06-02
|
Johnny Kilbane
|
World
|
1923-06-02
|
1923-07-26
|
EugĆØne Criqui
|
World
|
1923-07-26
|
1923-07-26-Vacated
|
Johnny Dundee
|
World
|
1927-09-12
|
1928-02-10
|
Benny Bass
|
World
|
1928-02-10
|
1928-09-28
|
Tony Canzoneri
|
World
|
1928-09-28
|
1929-09-23
|
Andre Routis
|
World
|
1929-09-23
|
1932-01-27
|
Christopher Battalino
|
World
|
1932-05-26
|
1933-01-13
|
Tommy Paul
|
World
|
1933-01-13
|
1936-05-11
|
Freddie Miller
|
World
|
1936-05-11
|
1937-10-29
|
Petey Sarron
|
World
|
1937-10-29
|
1937-10-29
|
Henry Armstrong
|
World
|
1939-04-18
|
1939-04-18
|
Joey Archibald
|
World
|
1940-05-15
|
1941-07-01
|
Petey Scalzo
|
NBA
|
1941-07-01
|
1941-11-18
|
Richie Lemos
|
NBA
|
1941-11-18
|
1943-01-18
|
Jackie Wilson
|
NBA
|
1943-01-18
|
1943-08-16
|
Jackie Callura
|
NBA
|
1943-08-16
|
1944-03-10
|
Phil Terranova
|
NBA
|
1944-03-10
|
1946-05-03
|
Sal Bartolo
|
NBA
|
1946-06-07
|
1948-10-29
|
Willie Pep
|
World
|
1948-10-29
|
1949-02-11
|
Sandy Saddler
|
World
|
1949-02-11
|
1950-09-08
|
Willie Pep
|
World
|
1950-09-08
|
Jan 1957-Vacated
|
Sandy Saddler
|
World
|
1957-06-24
|
1959-03-18
|
Hogan Bassey
|
World
|
1959-03-18
|
1963-03-21
|
Davey Moore
|
World
|
1963-03-21
|
1964-09-26
|
File:Flag of Cuba.svgSugar Ramos
|
WBA/WBC
|
1964-09-26
|
1967-10-14-Vacated
|
Vicente Saldivar
|
WBA/WBC
|
- WBC
|
Title inaugurated
|
1963-03-21
|
1964-09-26
|
File:Flag of Cuba.svg Sugar Ramos
|
WBC
|
1964-09-26
|
1967-10-Retired
|
Vicente Saldivar
|
WBC
|
1968-01-23
|
1968-07-24
|
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Howard Winstone
|
WBC
|
1968-07-24
|
1969-01-21
|
File:Flag of Cuba.svg Jose Legra
|
WBC
|
1969-01-21
|
1970-05-09
|
File:Flag of Australia.svg Johnny Famechon
|
WBC
|
1970-05-09
|
1970-12-11
|
Vicente Saldivar
|
WBC
|
1970-12-11
|
1972-05-19
|
File:Flag of Japan.svg Kuniaki Shibata
|
WBC
|
1972-05-19
|
1972-12-16-Stripped
|
Clemente Sanchez
|
WBC
|
1972-12-16
|
1973-05-05
|
File:Flag of Cuba.svg Jose Legra
|
WBC
|
1973-05-05
|
1974-06-17-Stripped
|
File:Flag of Brazil.svg Eder Jofre
|
WBC
|
1974-09-07
|
1975-06-20
|
Bobby Chacon
|
WBC
|
1975-06-20
|
1975-09-20
|
RubƩn Olivares
|
WBC
|
1975-09-20
|
1976-11-06
|
File:Flag of Ghana.svg David Kotei
|
WBC
|
1976-11-06
|
1980-02-02
|
Danny Lopez
|
WBC
|
1980-02-02
|
1982-07-21-Died
|
Salvador SƔnchez
|
WBC
|
1982-09-15
|
1984-03-31
|
File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Juan LaPorte
|
WBC
|
1984-03-31
|
1984-12-08
|
File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Wilfredo GĆ³mez
|
WBC
|
1984-12-08
|
1987-08-29-Vacated
|
File:Flag of Ghana.svg Azumah Nelson
|
WBC
|
1988-03-07
|
1989-04-08-Vacated
|
File:Flag of Australia.svg Jeff Fenech
|
WBC
|
1990-06-02
|
1991-11-13
|
Marcos Villasana
|
WBC
|
1991-11-13
|
1993-04-28
|
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Paul Hodkinson
|
WBC
|
1993-04-28
|
1993-12-04
|
Gregorio Vargas
|
WBC
|
1993-12-04
|
1995-01-07
|
Kevin Kelley
|
WBC
|
1995-01-07
|
1995-09-23
|
Alejandro MartĆn GonzĆ”lez
|
WBC
|
1995-09-23
|
1995-12-11
|
Manuel Medina
|
WBC
|
1995-12-11
|
1999-05-15
|
File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Luisito Espinosa
|
WBC
|
1999-05-15
|
1999-10-22
|
Cesar Soto
|
WBC
|
1999-10-22
|
2000-Vacated
|
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Naseem Hamed
|
WBC
|
2000-04-14
|
2001-02-17
|
Guty Espadas Jr
|
WBC
|
2001-02-17
|
2002-06-22
|
Erik Morales
|
WBC
|
2002-06-22
|
2002-06-22-Vacated
|
Marco Antonio Barrera
|
WBC
|
2002-11-16
|
2003-05-03-Vacated
|
Erik Morales
|
WBC
|
2004-04-10
|
2006-01-29
|
File:Flag of South Korea.svg In-Jin Chi
|
WBC
|
2006-01-29
|
2006-07-30
|
File:Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Koshimoto
|
WBC
|
2006-07-30
|
2006-12-17
|
Rudy Lopez
|
WBC
|
2006-12-17
|
2007-07-Retired
|
File:Flag of South Korea.svg In-Jin Chi
|
WBC
|
2007-07-21
|
2008-08-13-Vacated
|
File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Jorge Linares
|
WBC
|
2008-08-13
|
2009-03-12
|
Ćscar Larios
|
WBC
|
2009-03-12
|
2009-07-14
|
File:Flag of Japan.svg Takahiro Aoh
|
WBC
|
2009-07-14
|
2010-08-25-Stripped
|
File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Elio Rojas
|
WBC
|
2010-11-26
|
2011-04-08
|
File:Flag of Japan.svg Hozumi Hasegawa
|
WBC
|
2011-04-08
|
2012-09-12
|
Jhonny Gonzalez
|
WBC
|
2012-09-12
|
Present
|
Daniel Ponce De Leon
|
WBC
|
- WBA
|
Title inaugurated
|
1963-03-21
|
1964-09-26
|
File:Flag of Cuba.svg Sugar Ramos
|
WBA
|
1964-09-26
|
1967-10-Retired
|
Vicente Saldivar
|
WBA
|
1968-03-28
|
1968-09-27
|
Raul Rojas
|
WBA
|
1968-09-27
|
1971-09-02
|
File:Flag of Japan.svg Shozo Saijo
|
WBA
|
1971-09-02
|
1972-08-19
|
File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Antonio Gomez
|
WBA
|
1972-08-19
|
1974-02-16-Retired
|
File:Flag of Panama.svg Ernesto Marcel
|
WBA
|
1974-07-09
|
1974-11-23
|
RubƩn Olivares
|
WBA
|
1974-11-23
|
1976-06-19-Vacated
|
File:Flag of Nicaragua.svg Alexis ArgĆ¼ello
|
WBA
|
1977-01-15
|
1977-12-17
|
File:Flag of Panama.svg Rafael Ortega
|
WBA
|
1977-12-17
|
1978-04-15
|
File:Flag of Spain.svg Cecilio Lastra
|
WBA
|
1978-04-15
|
1985-06-08
|
File:Flag of Panama.svg Eusebio Pedroza
|
WBA
|
1985-06-08
|
1986-06-23
|
File:Flag of Ireland.svg Barry McGuigan
|
WBA
|
1986-06-23
|
1987-03-06
|
Steve Cruz
|
WBA
|
1987-03-06
|
1991-03-30
|
File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Antonio Esparragoza
|
WBA
|
1991-03-30
|
1993-12-04
|
File:Flag of South Korea.svg Yong-Kyun Park
|
WBA
|
1993-12-04
|
1996-05-18
|
File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Eloy Rojas
|
WBA
|
1996-05-18
|
1997-11-08-Stripped
|
File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Wilfredo Vazquez
|
WBA
|
1998-04-03
|
1998-07-10-Stripped
|
Freddie Norwood
|
WBA
|
1998-10-03
|
1999-05-29
|
File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Antonio Cermeno
|
WBA
|
1999-05-29
|
2000-09-09
|
Freddie Norwood
|
WBA
|
2000-09-09
|
2003-11-01
|
Derrick Gainer
|
WBA
|
2003-11-01
|
2005-Stripped
|
Juan Manuel MƔrquez
|
WBA Super Champion
|
2003-11-01
|
Present
|
File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Chris John
|
WBA Super Champion
|
2009-07-23
|
2011-06-11-Stripped
|
File:Flag of Cuba.svg Yuriorkis Gamboa
|
WBA Unified Champion
|
2010-12-04
|
2011-10-14
|
Jonathan Victor Barros
|
WBA Regular Champion
|
2011-10-14
|
2012-08-07-Vacated
|
File:Flag of Panama.svg Celestino Caballero
|
WBA Regular Champion
|
2012-12-08
|
Present
|
File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Nicholas Walters
|
WBA Regular Champion
|
- IBF
|
Title inaugurated
|
1984-06-10
|
1985-11-29
|
File:Flag of South Korea.svg Min-Keun Oh
|
IBF
|
1985-11-29
|
1986-08-30
|
File:Flag of South Korea.svg Ki-Young Chung
|
IBF
|
1986-08-30
|
1988-01-23
|
File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Antonio Rivera
|
IBF
|
1988-01-23
|
1988-08-04
|
Calvin Grove
|
IBF
|
1988-08-04
|
1990-07-08-Vacated
|
Jorge PƔez
|
IBF
|
1991-06-03
|
1991-08-12
|
Troy Dorsey
|
IBF
|
1991-08-12
|
1993-02-26
|
Manuel Medina
|
IBF
|
1993-02-26
|
1997-02-08
|
Tom Johnson
|
IBF
|
1997-02-08
|
1997-07-19-Vacated
|
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Naseem Hamed
|
IBF
|
1997-12-13
|
1998-04-24
|
Hector Lizarraga
|
IBF
|
1998-04-24
|
1999-11-13
|
Manuel Medina
|
IBF
|
1999-11-13
|
2000-12-16
|
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Paul Ingle
|
IBF
|
2000-12-16
|
2001-04-06
|
File:Flag of South Africa.svg Mbulelo Botile
|
IBF
|
2001-04-06
|
2001-11-16
|
Frank Toledo
|
IBF
|
2001-11-16
|
2002-04-27
|
Manuel Medina
|
IBF
|
2002-04-27
|
2002-11-Vacated
|
Johnny Tapia
|
IBF
|
2003-02-01
|
2005-05-07-Stripped
|
Juan Manuel MƔrquez
|
IBF
|
2006-01-20
|
2006-05-13
|
File:Flag of Brazil.svg Valdemir Pereira
|
IBF
|
2006-05-13
|
2006-09-02
|
Eric Aiken
|
IBF
|
2006-09-02
|
2006-11-04
|
Robert Guerrero
|
IBF
|
2006-11-04
|
2006-11-10-Stripped
|
Orlando Salido
|
IBF
|
2007-02-23
|
2008-06-23-Vacated
|
Robert Guerrero
|
IBF
|
2008-10-23
|
2010-05-15
|
Cristobal Cruz
|
IBF
|
2010-05-15
|
2010-09-11-Stripped
|
Orlando Salido
|
IBF
|
2010-09-11
|
2011-03-26-Stripped
|
File:Flag of Cuba.svg Yuriorkis Gamboa
|
IBF
|
2011-07-29
|
2013-03-01
|
File:Flag of Australia.svg Billy Dib
|
IBF
|
2013-03-01
|
Present
|
Evgeny Gradovich
|
IBF
|
- WBO
|
Title inaugurated
|
1989-01-28
|
1989-11-11
|
Maurizio Stecca
|
WBO
|
1989-11-11
|
1990-04-07
|
Louie Espinoza
|
WBO
|
1990-04-07
|
1990-07-08-Vacated
|
Jorge PƔez
|
WBO
|
1991-01-26
|
1992-05-16
|
Maurizio Stecca
|
WBO
|
1992-05-16
|
1992-09-26
|
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin McMillan
|
WBO
|
1992-09-26
|
1992-09-26-Retired
|
File:Flag of Colombia.svg RubĆ©n DarĆo Palacios
|
WBO
|
1993-04-17
|
1995-09-30
|
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Steve Robinson
|
WBO
|
1995-09-30
|
2000-09-20-Vacated
|
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Naseem Hamed
|
WBO
|
2001-01-27
|
2001-06-16
|
File:Flag of Hungary.svg Istvan Kovacs
|
WBO
|
2001-06-16
|
2002-10-19
|
Julio Pablo ChacĆ³n
|
WBO
|
2002-10-19
|
2003-07-23
|
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Harrison
|
WBO
|
2003-07-23
|
2003-11-29
|
Manuel Medina
|
WBO
|
2003-11-29
|
2006-06-23-Vacated
|
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Harrison
|
WBO
|
2006-12-06
|
2007-04-01-Vacated
|
Juan Manuel MƔrquez
|
WBO
|
2007-07-14
|
2010-01-23
|
Steven Luevano
|
WBO
|
2010-01-23
|
2011-04-16
|
File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Juan Manuel Lopez
|
WBO
|
2011-04-16
|
2013-01-19
|
Orlando Salido
|
WBO
|
2013-01-19
|
Present
|
Miguel Angel Garcia
|
WBO
|