World Light Middleweight Champions									Cumulative
Nat.	Date	Champion	Defeated	Result	W	Days	Years	Notes	W	Days	Years	Rank
USA	10/20/1962	Denny Moyer	Joey Giambra	W-15	2	191	0.52
USA	4/29/1963	Ralph Dupas	Denny Moyer	W-15	2	131	0.36
ITA	9/7/1963	Sandro Mazzinghi	Ralph Dupas	KO-9	4	650	1.78
ITA	6/18/1965	Nino Benvenuti	Sandro Mazzinghi	KO-6	2	372	1.02
KOR	6/25/1966	Ki-Soo Kim	Nino Benvenuti	W-15	3	700	1.92
ITA	5/25/1968	Sandro Mazzinghi	Ki-Soo Kim	W-15	2	153	0.42		6	803	2.20
USA	10/25/1968	Freddie Little	Sandro Mazzinghi	NC-9	4	622	1.70	(1)
ITA	7/9/1970	Carmelo Bossi	Freddie Little	W-15	2	479	1.31
JPN	10/31/1971	Koichi Wajima	Carmelo Bossi	W-15	7	946	2.59
USA	6/3/1974	Oscar Albarado	Koichi Wajima	W-15	2	232	0.64
JPN	1/21/1975	Koichi Wajima	Oscar Albarado	W-15	1	137	0.38
KOR	6/7/1975	Jae-Do Yuh	Koichi Wajima	KO-7	2	255	0.70
JPN	2/17/1976	Koichi Wajima	Jae-Do Yuh	KO-15	1	91	0.25		9	1174	3.22	3
ESP	5/18/1976	Jose Duran	Koichi Wajima	KO-14	1	143	0.39
ARG	10/8/1976	Miguel Castellini	Jose Duran	W-15	1	148	0.41
NIC	3/5/1977	Eddie Gazo	Miguel Castellini	W-15	4	522	1.43
JPN	8/9/1978	Masashi Kudo	Eddie Gazo	W-15	4	441	1.21
UGA	10/24/1979	Ayub Kalule	Masashi Kudo	W-15	5	610	1.67
USA	6/25/1981	Sugar Ray Leonard	Ayub Kalule	KO-9	1	83	0.23
	9/16/1981	Vacant				59	0.16
PRI	11/14/1981	Wilfredo Benitez	Carlos Santos	W-15	2	394	1.08
USA	12/13/1982	Thomas Hearns	Wilfredo Benitez	W-15	5	1453	3.98					2
USA	12/5/1986	Duane Thomas	John Mugabi	KO-3	1	219	0.60
MEX	7/12/1987	Lupe Aquino	Duane Thomas	W-12	1	82	0.22
ITA	10/2/1987	Gianfranco Rosi	Lupe Aquino	W-12	2	280	0.77
USA	7/8/1988	Donald Curry	Gianfranco Rosi	KO-9	1	218	0.60
FRA	2/11/1989	Rene Jacquot	Donald Curry	W-12	1	147	0.40
UGA	7/8/1989	John Mugabi	Rene Jacquot	KO-1	1	266	0.73
USA	3/31/1990	Terry Norris	John Mugabi	KO-1	11	1358	3.72
JAM	12/18/1993	Simon Brown	Terry Norris	KO-4	2	140	0.38
USA	5/7/1994	Terry Norris	Simon Brown	W-12	1	189	0.52
DOM	11/12/1994	Luis Santana	Terry Norris	DQ-5	2	280	0.77
USA	8/19/1995	Terry Norris	Luis Santana	KO-2	7	840	2.30		19	2387	6.54	1
USA	12/6/1997	Keith Mullings	Terry Norris	KO-9	2	419	1.15
ESP	1/29/1999	Javier Castillejo	Keith Mullings	W-12	6	876	2.40
USA	6/23/2001	Oscar De La Hoya	Javier Castillejo	W-12	3	812	2.22
USA	9/13/2003	Shane Mosley	Oscar De La Hoya	W-12	1	182	0.50
USA	3/13/2004	Winky Wright	Shane Mosley	W-12	2	427	1.17
	5/14/2005	Vacant				357	0.98
USA	5/6/2006	Oscar De La Hoya	Ricardo Mayorga	KO-6	1	364	1.00		4	1176	3.22	4
USA	5/5/2007	Floyd Mayweather Jr.	Oscar De La Hoya	W-12	1	60	0.16
	7/4/2007	Vacant				24	0.07
USA	7/28/2007	Vernon Forrest	Carlos Baldomir	W-12	2	315	0.86
USA	6/7/2008	Sergio Mora	Vernon Forrest	W-12	1	98	0.27
USA	9/13/2008	Vernon Forrest	Sergio Mora	W-12	1	315	0.86		3	630	1.73
	7/25/2009	Vacant				476	1.30
PHI	11/13/2010	Manny Pacquiao	Antonio Margarito	W-12	1	88	0.24
	2/9/2011	Vacant				297	0.81
PRI	12/3/2011	Miguel Angel Cotto	Antonio Margarito	KO-10	1	154	0.42
USA	5/5/2012	Floyd Mayweather Jr.	Miguel Angel Cotto	W-12	4	1226	3.36		7	1286	3.52
	9/13/2015	Vacant				937	2.57
USA	4/7/2018	Jarrett Hurd	Erislandy Lara	W-12	2	399	1.09
USA	5/11/2019	Julian Williams	Jarret Hurd	W-12	1	252	0.69
DOM	1/18/2020	Jeison Rosario	Julian Williams	KO-5	1	252	0.69
USA	9/26/2020	Jermell Charlo	Jeison Rosario	KO-8	3	1330	3.64					5
	5/18/2024
Notes
(1)	The fight was erroneously ruled a no contest after Mazzinghi was stopped on cuts in the 8th. Mazzinghi was stripped of the title in correction of this error.