List of boxing triple champions
In boxing, a triple champion is a boxer who has won world titles in three weight classes. For most of the 20th century it was a remarkable and rare achievement accomplished by only a handful of fighters. Beginning in the 1970s, triple champions have become increasingly more common due to the proliferation of weight classes and sanctioning bodies in the sport. Bob Fitzsimmons was boxing's first triple champion, successively winning the middleweight, heavyweight and light-heavyweight titles between 1894 and 1903.
Early history
The first triple champion of boxing was Bob Fitzsimmons when he added the light-heavyweight title to his middleweight and heavyweight titles on November 25, 1903.
Barney Ross was the first boxer to simultaneously hold world titles in two different weight classes when he won the 135-pound lightweight and 140-pound light-welterweight titles against Tony Canzoneri on June 23, 1933. Later Ross won the 147-pound welterweight world title from Jimmy McLarnin on May 28, 1934.
Henry Armstrong was the first man to hold three titles in three divisions simultaneously. He won the featherweight world title from Petey Sarron on October 29, 1937, the welterweight world title from Barney Ross on May 31, 1938, and the lightweight world title in his next fight, on August 17 against Lou Ambers. Armstrong then immediately vacated the featherweight world title because he could no longer make the weight.
Wilfred Benítez was the youngest ever champion at any weight. Benitez first won the 140-pound WBA light-welterweight title from Antonio Cervantes on March 6, 1976, at the age of 17. He moved up in weight to win the 147-pound WBC welterweight title from Carlos Palomino on January 14, 1979, and finally won a third title when he added the 154-pound WBC light-middleweight title from Maurice Hope on May 23, 1981.
Recognition
Major sanctioning bodies
There is some dispute on which sanctioning bodies are considered "major" enough to be deemed legitimate world championships. The "Big Four" sanctioning bodies are always included:
- World Boxing Association (WBA) - founded in 1921 (as the National Boxing Association)
- World Boxing Council (WBC) - founded in 1963
- International Boxing Federation (IBF) - founded in 1976
- World Boxing Organization (WBO) - founded in 1988
The Ring
The Ring, boxing's most respected magazine, has awarded world championships in professional boxing within each weight class from its foundation in 1922 until the 1990s, and again since 2001. The Ring champions were, at one point, considered the linear reign to the throne, the man who beat the man. The lineal champion is also known as the true champion of the division. The Ring stopped awarding world titles in the 1990s but began again in 2002.
In 2002, The Ring created a championship system 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."[1] 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. 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 Ring's number-one and number-two rated contenders (or, sometimes, number-one and number-three rated).[2] There are also only three ways that a boxer can lose The Ring's title: lose a championship fight, move to a different weight class, or retire.[2] In May 2012, citing the number of vacancies in various weight classes as primary motivation, The Ring unveiled a new championship policy. Under the new policy, The Ring title can be awarded when the No. 1 and No. 2 ranked fighters face one another or when the No. 1 and 2 contenders choose not to fight one another and either of them fights No. 3, No. 4 or No. 5, the winner may be awarded The Ring title. In addition, there are now six ways for a fighter to lose his title: lose a fight in his championship weight class; move to another weight class; not schedule a fight in any weight class for 18 months; not schedule a fight in his championship weight class for 18 months, even if fighting at another weight class; not scheduling a fight with a top 5 contender in any weight class for two years; or retiring. Many media outlets and members are extremely critical of the new championship policy and state that if this new policy is followed The Ring title will lose the credibility it once held.
Lineal
The Transnational Boxing Rankings Board (TBRB) lists a version of the lineal championship in their rankings. TBRB lists a champion when their two top-ranked fighters in any division meet and currently recognizes legitimate world champions or "true champions" in each weight classes. The Board was formed to continue where The Ring "left off" in the aftermath of its purchase by Golden Boy Promotions in 2007 and the following dismissal of Nigel Collins. After the new editors announced a controversial new championship policy in May 2012, three prominent members of the Ring Advisory Panel resigned. These three members (Springs Toledo, Cliff Rold and Tim Starks) became the founding members of the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board, which was formed over the summer of 2012 with the assistance of Stewart Howe of England.
Since 2012, a version of lineal champions is predetermined by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board, which promotes the concept of a singular world champion per weight class.[3] Another version of lineal champions are listed on the Cyber Boxing Zone website which list lineal champions of the Queensberry Era to date.[4]
Minor sanctioning bodies
They are: International Boxing Organization (IBO), World Professional Boxing Federation (WPBF), 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, United States Boxing Council (USBC), World Athletic Association (WAA), World Boxing Board (WBB), World Boxing Championship Committee (WBCC), World Boxing Foundation (WBFo), World Boxing Institute (WBI), World Boxing League (WBL), World Boxing Network (WBN), World Boxing Union (WBU).
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.
List of Men's Triple Champions
The following is a list of triple champions who have held titles from one or more of the "Big Four" organizations (WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO) and The Ring.
WBA has two recognized world champions, WBA (Super) and WBA (Regular). In cases where the WBA simultaneously recognizes both world champions, the (Super) title holder is the primary champion. In cases where the (Super) title is vacated, the (Regular) title holder becomes the primary champion.
Other former international/national-world boxing commissions and organizations from the beginning of boxing are also included here:
- New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC)
- National Boxing Association (NBA) - changed its name to World Boxing Association (WBA) in 1962
| Inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame | |
| World titles from world and The Ring | |
| WBA Regular champion | |
| ‡ | denotes that the WBA Super is vacant/vacated during his title reign. |
| Number | Name | Titles | Date | Opponent | Result | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bob Fitzsimmons[5] |
World Middleweight (160) | 1891-01-14 |  Nonpareil Dempsey |
RTD 13/? | 2 |
| World Heavyweight (200+) | 1897-03-17 |  James J. Corbett |
KO 14/? | 0 | ||
| World Light heavyweight (175) | 1903-11-25 | George Gardiner |
PTS 20/20 | 0 | ||
| 2 |  Tony Canzoneri[6] |
NYSAC Featherweight (126) | 1927-10-24 |  Johnny Dundee |
UD 15/15 | 1 |
| NBA Featherweight (126) | 1928-02-10 |  Benny Bass |
SD 12/12 | 0 | ||
| The Ring Featherweight (126) | 0 | |||||
| NBA Lightweight (135) | 1930-10-14 | Al Singer |
KO 1/15 | 4 | ||
| The Ring Lightweight (135) | 4 | |||||
| NBA Light welterweight (140) | 1931-04-24 | Jack Kid Berg |
KO 3/10 | 3 | ||
| The Ring Light welterweight (140) | 3 | |||||
| 3 |  Barney Ross[7] |
NBA Lightweight (135) | 1933-06-23 | Tony Canzoneri |
MD 10/10 | 1 |
| The Ring Lightweight (135) | 1 | |||||
| World Light welterweight (140) | 9 | |||||
| NBA Welterweight (147) | 1934-05-28 | Jimmy McLarnin |
SD 15/15 | 0 | ||
| The Ring Welterweight (147) | 0 | |||||
| 4 |  Henry Armstrong[8] |
NBA Featherweight (126) | 1937-10-24 | Petey Sarron |
KO 6/15 | 0 |
| The Ring Featherweight (126) | 0 | |||||
| NBA Welterweight (147) | 1938-05-31 | Barney Ross |
UD 15/15 | 19 | ||
| The Ring Welterweight (147) | 19 | |||||
| NBA Lightweight (135) | 1938-08-17 | Lou Ambers |
SD 15/15 | 1 | ||
| The Ring Lightweight (135) | 1 | |||||
| 5 |  Emile Griffith[9] |
NBA Welterweight (147) | 1961-04-01 |  Benny Paret |
KO 13/15 | 1 |
| The Ring Welterweight (147) | 1 | |||||
| World Light middleweight (154) | 1962-10-17 | Ted Wright |
PTS 15/15 | 1 | ||
| WBA Middleweight (160) | 1966-04-25 |  Dick Tiger |
UD 15/15 | 2 | ||
| WBC Middleweight (160) | 2 | |||||
| The Ring Middleweight (160) | 2 | |||||
| 6 |   Wilfred Benítez[10] |
WBA Light welterweight (140) | 1976-03-06 |  Antonio Cervantes |
SD 15/15 | 2 |
| The Ring Light welterweight (140) | 2 | |||||
| WBC Welterweight (147) | 1979-01-14 |  Carlos Palomino |
SD 15/15 | 1 | ||
| The Ring Welterweight (147) | 1 | |||||
| WBC Light middleweight (154) | 1981-05-23 | Maurice Hope |
TKO 12/15 | 2 | ||
| 7 |   Alexis Argüello[11] |
WBA Featherweight (126) | 1974-11-23 | Rubén Olivares |
KO 13/15 | 4 |
| The Ring Featherweight (126) | 1975-05-31 |  Rigoberto Riasco |
TKO 2/15 | 3 | ||
| WBC Super featherweight (130) | 1978-01-28 | Alfredo Escalera |
TKO 13/15 | 8 | ||
| WBC Lightweight (135) | 1981-06-20 | Jim Watt |
UD 15/15 | 4 | ||
| The Ring Lightweight (135) | 4 | |||||
| 8 | .png.webp) Roberto Durán[12] |
WBA Lightweight (135) | 1972-06-26 | Ken Buchanan |
TKO 13/15 | 12 |
| The Ring Lightweight (135) | 12 | |||||
| WBC Welterweight (147) | 1980-06-20 | Ray Charles Leonard |
UD 15/15 | 0 | ||
| The Ring Welterweight (147) | 0 | |||||
| WBA Light middleweight (154) | 1983-06-16 | Davey Moore | TKO 8/15 | 0 | ||
| 9 | Wilfredo Gómez[13] |
WBC Super bantamweight (122) | 1977-05-21 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Dong-Kyun Yum |
KO 12/15 | 17 |
| WBC Featherweight (126) | 1984-03-31 | Juan Laporte |
UD 12/12 | 0 | ||
| WBA Super featherweight (130) | 1985-05-19 | Rocky Lockridge |
MD 15/15 | 0 | ||
| 10 |  Ray Charles Leonard[14] |
WBC Welterweight (147) | 1979-11-30 | Wilfred Benítez |
TKO 15/15 | 1 |
| The Ring Welterweight (147) | 1 | |||||
| WBA Light middleweight (154) | 1981-06-25 |  Ayub Kalule |
TKO 9/15 | 0 | ||
| The Ring Light middleweight (154) | 0 | |||||
| WBC Middleweight (160) | 1987-04-06 | Marvin Hagler |
SD 12/12 | 0 | ||
| The Ring Middleweight (160) | 0 | |||||
| 11 |  Thomas Hearns[15] |
WBA Welterweight (147) | 1980-08-02 | Pipino Cuevas |
TKO 2/15 | 3 |
| WBC Light middleweight (154) | 1982-12-03 | Wilfred Benítez |
TKO 2/15 | 3 | ||
| The Ring Light middleweight (154) | 3 | |||||
| WBC Light heavyweight (175) | 1987-03-07 | Dennis Andries |
TKO 10/12 | 0 | ||
| 12 |  .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Jeff Fenech[16] |
IBF Bantamweight (118) | 1985-04-26 |  Satoshi Shingaki |
TKO 9/15 | 3 |
| WBC Super bantamweight (122) | 1987-05-08 |  Samart Payakaroon |
KO 4/15 | 2 | ||
| WBC Featherweight (126) | 1988-03-07 | Victor Callejas |
TKO 10/15 | 3 | ||
| 13 |  Héctor Camacho[17] |
WBC Super featherweight (130) | 1983-08-07 | Rafael Limón |
TKO 5/12 | 2 |
| WBC Lightweight (135) | 1985-08-10 | José Luis Ramírez |
UD 12/12 | 2 | ||
| WBO Light welterweight (140) | 1989-03-06 | Ray Mancini |
SD 12/12 | 2 | ||
| 14 |  Julio César Chávez[18] |
WBC Super featherweight (130) | 1984-09-13 | Mario Martínez |
TKO 8/12 | 9 |
| WBA Lightweight (135) | 1987-11-21 | Edwin Rosario |
TKO 11/12 | 1 | ||
| WBC Lightweight (135) | 1988-10-29 | José Luis Ramírez |
TD 11/12 | 0 | ||
| The Ring Lightweight (135) | 0 | |||||
| WBC Light welterweight (140) | 1989-05-13 | Roger Mayweather |
RTD 10/12 | 12 | ||
| 15 |  Iran Barkley[19] |
WBC Middleweight (160) | 1988-06-06 | Thomas Hearns | TKO 3/12 | 0 |
| IBF Super middleweight (168) | 1992-01-10 | Darrin Van Horn | TKO 2/12 | 0 | ||
| WBA Light heavyweight (175) | 1992-03-20 | Thomas Hearns | SD 12/12 | 0 | ||
| 16 | Duke McKenzie[20] |
IBF Flyweight (112) | 1988-10-05 |  Rolando Bohol | TKO 11/12 | 1 |
| WBO Bantamweight (118) | 1991-06-30 | Gaby Canizales | UD 12/12 | 2 | ||
| WBO Super bantamweight (122) | 1992-10-15 | Jesse Benavides | UD 12/12 | 0 | ||
| 17 | Pernell Whitaker[21] |
IBF Lightweight (135) | 1989-02-18 | Greg Haugen |
UD 12/12 | 8 |
| WBC Lightweight (135) | 1989-08-20 | José Luis Ramírez |
UD 12/12 | 6 | ||
| The Ring Lightweight (135) | 6 | |||||
| IBF Light welterweight (140) | 1992-07-18 | Rafael Pineda |
UD 12/12 | 0 | ||
| WBC Welterweight (147) | 1993-03-06 | James McGirt |
UD 12/12 | 8 | ||
| 18 |  Mike McCallum[22] |
WBA Light middleweight (154) | 1984-10-19 | Sean Mannion |
UD 12/12 | 6 |
| WBA Middleweight (160) | 1989-05-10 | Herol Graham |
SD 12/12 | 3 | ||
| WBC Light heavyweight (175) | 1994-07-23 | Jeff Harding |
UD 12/12 | 1 | ||
| 19 | Wilfredo Vázquez[23] |
WBA Bantamweight (118) | 1987-10-04 | Park Chan-young | TKO 10/15 | 1 |
| WBA Super Bantamweight (122) | 1992-05-27 | Raúl Pérez | TKO 2/15 | 9 | ||
| WBA Featherweight (126) | 1996-05-18 |  Eloy Rojas |
TKO 11/12 | 4 | ||
| 20 |  Oscar De La Hoya[24] |
WBO Super featherweight (130) | 1994-03-05 |  Jimmy Bredahl |
TKO 10/12 | 1 |
| WBO Lightweight (135) | 1995-02-18 | John-John Molina |
UD 12/12 | 6 | ||
| WBC Light welterweight (140) | 1996-06-07 | Julio César Chávez |
TKO 4/12 | 1 | ||
| 21 |  Roy Jones Jr.[25] |
IBF Middleweight (160) | 1993-05-22 | Bernard Hopkins | UD 12/12 | 1 |
| IBF Super middleweight (168) | 1993-10-21 | James Toney | UD 12/12 | 5 | ||
| WBC Light heavyweight (175) | 1997-08-07 | Montell Griffin | KO 1/12 | 11 | ||
| The Ring Light heavyweight (175) | 2001 | Awarded | N/A | 3 | ||
| 22 | Leo Gamez[26] |
WBA Minimumweight (105) | 1988-01-10 |  Bong Jun Kim | UD 12/12 | 1 |
| WBA Light flyweight (108) | 1993-10-21 | Shiro Yahiro | TKO 9/12 | 3 | ||
| WBA Flyweight (112) | 1999-03-13 |  Hugo Rafael Soto | KO 3/12 | 0 | ||
| 23 | Félix Trinidad[27] |
IBF Welterweight (147) | 1993-06-19 | Maurice Blocker | KO 2/12 | 15 |
| WBA Light middleweight (154) | 2000-03-03 | David Reid | UD 12/12 | 2 | ||
| WBA Middleweight (160) | 2001-05-12 | William Joppy | TKO 5/12 | 0 | ||
| 24 | Johnny Tapia[28] |
WBO Super flyweight (115) | 1994-10-12 |  Henry Martínez | TKO 11/12 | 13 |
| WBA Bantamweight (118) | 1998-12-05 |  Nana Konadu | MD 12/12 | 0 | ||
| IBF Featherweight (126) | 2002-04-27 | Manuel Medina | MD 12/12 | 0 | ||
| 25 |  James Toney[29] |
IBF Middleweight (160) | 1991-06-10 | Michael Nunn |
TKO 11/12 | 6 |
| IBF Super middleweight (168) | 1993-02-13 | Iran Barkley | UD 12/12 | 3 | ||
| IBF Cruiserweight (200) | 2003-05-26 |  Vassiliy Jirov | UD 12/12 | 0 | ||
| 26 |  Shane Mosley[30] |
IBF Lightweight (135) | 1997-08-02 | Philip Holiday |
UD 12/12 | 8 |
| WBC Welterweight (147) | 2000-06-17 | Oscar De La Hoya |
SD 12/12 | 3 | ||
| WBC Light middleweight (154) | 2003-09-13 | Oscar De La Hoya |
UD 12/12 | 0 | ||
| WBA Light middleweight (154) | 0 | |||||
| The Ring Light middleweight (154) | 0 | |||||
| 27 |  Manny Pacquiao[31] |
WBC Flyweight (112) | 1998-12-04 | Chatchai Sasakul |
KO 8/12 | 1 |
| IBF Super bantamweight (122) | 2001-06-23 |  Lehlohonolo Ledwaba | KO 6/12 | 4 | ||
| The Ring Featherweight (126) | 2003-11-15 | Marco Antonio Barrera |
TKO 11/12 | 2 | ||
| 28 |  Érik Morales[32] |
WBC Super bantamweight (124) | 1997-09-06 | Daniel Zaragoza | KO 11/12 | 9 |
| WBC Featherweight (126) | 2001-02-17 | Guty Espadas Jr. | UD 12/12 | 1 | ||
| WBC Super featherweight (130) | 2004-02-28 | Jesus Chavez | UD 12/12 | 1 | ||
| 29 | Marco Antonio Barrera[33] |
WBO Super bantamweight (122) | 1995-03-31 | Daniel Jiménez | UD 12/12 | 8 |
| WBC Featherweight (126) | 2002-06-22 | Erik Morales |
UD 12/12 | 0 | ||
| The Ring Featherweight (126) | 2 | |||||
| WBC Super featherweight (130) | 2004-11-27 | Erik Morales | MD 12/12 | 4 | ||
| 30 |  Floyd Mayweather Jr.[34] |
WBC Super featherweight (130) | 1998-10-03 | Genaro Hernandez |
RTD 8/12 | 8 |
| WBC Lightweight (135) | 2002-04-20 | José Luis Castillo |
UD 12/12 | 3 | ||
| The Ring Lightweight (135) | 3 | |||||
| WBC Light welterweight (140) | 2005-06-25 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Arturo Gatti |
TKO 6/12 | 0 | ||
| 31 |  Juan Manuel Márquez[35] |
IBF Featherweight (126) | 2003-02-01 | Manuel Medina | TKO 7/12 | 4 |
| WBC Super featherweight (130) | 2007-03-17 | Marco Antonio Barrera | UD 12/12 | 1 | ||
| The Ring Lightweight (135) | 2008-09-13 | Joel Casamayor |
TKO 11/12 | 3 | ||
| WBA Lightweight (135) | 2009-02-28 | Juan Díaz |
TKO 9/12 | 2 | ||
| WBO Lightweight (135) | 2 | |||||
| 32 | Fernando Montiel[36] |
WBO Flyweight (112) | 2000-12-15 | Isidro García | TKO 7/12 | 3 |
| WBO Super flyweight (115) | 2002-06-22 | Pedro Alcázar | TKO 6/12 | 1 | ||
| WBO Bantamweight (118) | 2010-02-13 | Ciso Morales | TKO 1/12 | 1 | ||
| 33 |  Miguel Cotto[37] |
WBO Light welterweight (140) | 2004-09-11 |  Kelson Pinto | TKO 6/12 | 6 |
| WBA Regular Welterweight‡ (147) | 2006-12-02 | Carlos Quintana | RTD 5/12 | 4 | ||
| WBA Regular Light middleweight‡ (154) later promoted to WBA Super. | 2010-06-05 |  Yuri Foreman | TKO 9/12 | 2 | ||
| 34 | Jorge Arce[38] |
WBO Light flyweight (108) | 1998-12-05 | Juan Domingo Cordoba | UD 12/12 | 1 |
| WBO Super flyweight (115) | 2010-01-30 |  Angky Angkotta | TD 7/12 | 0 | ||
| WBO Super bantamweight (122) | 2011-05-07 | Wilfredo Vazquez, Jr. | TKO 12/12 | 1 | ||
| 35 |  Nonito Donaire[39] |
IBF Flyweight (112) | 2007-07-07 |  Vic Darchinyan |
TKO 5/12 | 3 |
| WBC Bantamweight (118) | 2011-02-19 | Fernando Montiel |
KO 2/12 | 1 | ||
| WBO Bantamweight (118) | 1 | |||||
| WBO Super bantamweight (122) | 2012-02-04 | Wilfredo Vázquez, Jr. | SD 12/12 | 3 | ||
| The Ring Super bantamweight (122) | 2012-10-13 | Toshiaki Nishioka |
SD 12/12 | 2 | ||
| 36 |  Abner Mares[40] |
IBF Bantamweight (118) | 2011-08-13 | Joseph Agbeko | MD 12/12 | 1 |
| WBC Super bantamweight (122) | 2012-04-21 | Eric Morel |
UD 12/12 | 1 | ||
| WBC Featherweight (126) | 2013-05-04 | Daniel Ponce de León | TKO 9/12 | 0 | ||
| 37 |  Adrien Broner[41] |
WBO Super featherweight (130) | 2011-11-26 | Vicente Martín Rodríguez | KO 3/12 | 1 |
| WBC Lightweight (135) | 2012-11-17 | Antonio DeMarco | TKO 8/12 | 1 | ||
| WBA Regular Welterweight‡ (147) | 2013-06-22 | Paulie Malignaggi | SD 12/12 | 1 | ||
| 38 |  Román González[42] |
WBA Regular Minimumweight‡ (105) | 2008-09-15 | Yutaka Niida | TKO 4/12 | 1 |
| WBA interim Light flyweight (108) later promoted to WBA Regular‡ and then promoted to WBA Super. | 2010-10-24 | Francisco Rosas | KO 2/12 | 5 | ||
| WBC Flyweight (112) | 2014-09-05 | Akira Yaegashi |
9/12 | 4 | ||
| The Ring Flyweight (112) | 4 | |||||
| 39 | Leo Santa Cruz[43] |
IBF Bantamweight (118) | 2012-06-02 | Vusi Malinga | UD 12/12 | 3 |
| WBC Super bantamweight (122) | 2014-08-24 | Victor Terrazas | TKO 3/12 | 4 | ||
| WBA Featherweight (126) | 2015-08-29 | Abner Mares | MD 12/12 | 1 | ||
| 40 | Jorge Linares[44] |
WBC Featherweight (126) | 2007-07-21 | Óscar Larios | TKO 10/12 | 1 |
| WBA Regular Super featherweight‡ (130) | 2008-11-08 | Whyber Garcia | TKO 5/12 | 1 | ||
| WBC Lightweight (135) | 2014-12-30 | Javier Prieto | KO 4/12 | 1 | ||
| WBA Regular Lightweight‡ (135) | 2016-09-24 | Anthony Crolla |
UD 12/12 | 3 | ||
| The Ring Lightweight (135) | 3 | |||||
| 41 | Kazuto Ioka[45] |
WBC Minimumweight (105) | 2011-02-11 | Oleydong Sithsamerchai | TKO 5/12 | 3 |
| WBA Regular Light flyweight‡ (108) | 2012-12-31 | José Alfredo Rodríguez | TKO 6/12 | 3 | ||
| WBA Regular Flyweight‡ (112) | 2015-04-22 | Juan Carlos Reveco | MD 12/12 | 5 | ||
| 42 | Akira Yaegashi[46] |
WBA Regular Minimumweight‡ (105) | 2011-10-24 | Pornsawan Porpramook | TKO 10/12 | 1 |
| WBC Flyweight (112) | 2013-04-08 | Toshiyuki Igarashi |
UD 12/12 | 3 | ||
| The Ring Flyweight (112) | 3 | |||||
| IBF Light flyweight (108) | 2015-12-29 | Javier Mendoza | UD 12/12 | 2 | ||
| 43 | Ricky Burns[47] |
WBO Super featherweight (130) | 2010-09-04 | Román Martínez | UD 12/12 | 3 |
| WBO interim Lightweight (135) later promoted to official champion. | 2011-11-05 | Michael Katsidis |
UD 12/12 | 4 | ||
| WBA Regular Light welterweight‡ (140) | 2016-05-28 | Michele di Rocco | TKO 8/12 | 1 | ||
| 44 |  Hozumi Hasegawa[48] |
WBC Bantamweight (118) | 2005-04-16 | Veeraphol Sahaprom | UD 12/12 | 10 |
| WBC Featherweight (126) | 2010-11-26 | Juan Carlos Burgos | TKO 3/12 | 0 | ||
| WBC Super bantamweight (122) | 2016-09-16 | Hugo Ruiz | RTD 10/12 | 0 | ||
| 45 | .jpg.webp) Mikey Garcia[49] |
WBO Featherweight (126) | 2013-01-19 | Orlando Salido | TD 9/12 | 0 |
| The Ring Featherweight (126) | 0 | |||||
| WBO Super featherweight (130) | 2013-11-09 | Román Martínez | KO 8/12 | 1 | ||
| WBC Lightweight (135) | 2017-01-28 |  Dejan Zlatičanin | KO 3/12 | 0 | ||
| 46 | .jpg.webp) Donnie Nietes[50] |
WBO Minimumweight (105) | 2007-09-07 | Pornsawan Porpramook | UD 12/12 | 4 |
| WBO Light flyweight (108) | 2011-10-08 | Ramón García Hirales | UD 12/12 | 9 | ||
| The Ring Light flyweight (108) | 2014-05-10 | Moisés Fuentes | TKO 9/12 | 5 | ||
| IBF Flyweight (112) | 2018-04-29 | Komgrich Nantapech | UD 12/12 | 1 | ||
| 47 |  Vasyl Lomachenko[51] |
WBO Featherweight (126) | 2014-06-21 | Gary Russell Jr. | MD 12/12 | 3 |
| WBO Super featherweight (130) | 2016-06-11 | Román Martínez | KO 5/12 | 4 | ||
| WBA Lightweight (135) | 2018-05-12 | Jorge Linares |
TKO 10/12 | 3 | ||
| The Ring Lightweight (135) | 3 | |||||
| 48 | Terence Crawford[52] |
WBO Lightweight (135) | 2014-03-01 | Ricky Burns | UD 12/12 | 2 |
| The Ring Lightweight (135) | 2014-11-29 | Ray Beltrán |
UD 12/12 | 0 | ||
| WBO Light welterweight (140) | 2015-04-18 | Thomas Dulorme | TKO 6/12 | 6 | ||
| WBC Light welterweight (140) | 2016-07-23 | Viktor Postol |
UD 12/12 | 3 | ||
| The Ring Light welterweight (140) | 3 | |||||
| WBO Welterweight (147) | 2018-06-09 | Jeff Horn | TKO 9/12 | 4 | ||
| 49 | Kosei Tanaka[53] |
WBO Minimumweight (105) | 2015-05-30 | Ryuji Hara | TKO 10/12 | 1 |
| WBO Light flyweight (108) | 2016-12-31 | Moisés Fuentes | TKO 5/12 | 2 | ||
| WBO Flyweight (112) | 2018-09-24 | Sho Kimura | MD 12/12 | 3 | ||
| 50 | Naoya Inoue[54] |
WBC Light flyweight (108) | 2014-04-06 | Adrián Hernández | TKO 6/12 | 1 |
| WBO Super flyweight (115) | 2014-12-30 | Omar Narváez |
KO 2/12 | 7 | ||
| IBF Bantamweight (118) | 2019-05-18 | Emmanuel Rodríguez |
TKO 2/12 | 2 | ||
| The Ring Bantamweight (118) | 2 | |||||
| 51 |  Saul Alvarez[55] |
WBC Light middleweight (154) | 2011-03-05 | Matthew Hatton | UD 12/12 | 6 |
| The Ring Light middleweight (154) | 2013-04-20 | Austin Trout | UD 12/12 | 0 | ||
| WBC Middleweight (160) | 2015-11-21 | Miguel Cotto |
UD 12/12 | 1 | ||
| The Ring Middleweight (160) | 2 | |||||
| WBO Light heavyweight (175) | 2019-11-02 |  Sergey Kovalev | KO 11/12 | 0 | ||
| 52 | Johnriel Casimero[56] |
IBF interim Light flyweight (108) later promoted to official champion. | 2012-02-10 | Luis Alberto Lazarte | TKO 10/12 | 3 |
| IBF Flyweight (112) | 2016-05-25 | Amnat Ruenroeng | KO 4/12 | 1 | ||
| WBO Bantamweight (118) | 2019-11-30 | Zolani Tete | TKO 3/12 | 1 |
Note:
- Interim titles are not included unless they get promoted to the official champion.
- WBA Regular titles are not included unless the WBA Super is vacant. Here are the scenarios:
- Miguel Cotto's and Adrien Broner's welterweight, Ricky Burns' light welterweight, and Jorge Linares' super featherweight and lightweight WBA Regular titles are considered the "official champion" because the WBA Super title was vacant at the time of their title reign.
- Roman Gonzalez' and Akira Yaegashi's WBA Regular minimumweight title is considered the "official champion" because the WBA Super title was not yet introduced in the division at the time of their title reign. The Super title was introduced in the year 2020 when the WBA promoted Knockout CP Freshmart to Super.
- Kazuto Ioka's WBA Regular light flyweight title is considered the "official champion" because Roman Gonzalez' WBA Super title was vacated on January 14, 2014. One month later, Ioka vacated his title.
- Kazuto Ioka's WBA Regular flyweight title is considered the "Official Champion" because Juan Francisco Estrada's WBA Super title was vacated on September 14, 2016. Since Super's vacancy, Ioka defended his Regular title two more times. He ultimately vacated his title on November 13, 2017.
- Although Koki Kameda won the WBA Regular bantamweight title for his third division, the WBA Super title with Anselmo Moreno was not vacated during Kameda's entire title reign. A unification match was negotiated between the two but it fell through when Kameda vacated his title in favor of moving down to super flyweight.
List of Women's Triple Champions
The following is a list of women’s triple champions who have held titles from one or more of the "Big Four" organizations (WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO) and The Ring.
| World titles from The Ring | |
| WBA Regular champion | |
| ‡ | denotes that the WBA Super is vacant/vacated during her title reign. |
| Number | Name | Titles | Date | Opponent | Result | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Naoko Fujioka[57] |
WBC Minimumweight (105) | 2011-05-08 | Anabel Ortiz |
RTD 8/10 | 2 |
| WBA Regular Super flyweight‡ (115) | 2013-11-13 | Naoko Yamaguchi |
UD 10/10 | 1 | ||
| WBO Bantamweight (118) | 2015-10-19 | Hee Jung Yuh |
UD 10/10 | 1 | ||
| 2 | Amanda Serrano[58] |
IBF Super featherweight (130) | 2011-09-10 | Kimberly Connor |
TKO 2/10 | 0 |
| WBO Lightweight (135) | 2014-08-15 | Maria Elena Maderna |
KO 6/10 | 0 | ||
| WBO Featherweight (126) | 2016-02-16 | Olivia Gerula |
TKO 1/10 | 1 | ||
| 3 | Daniela Romina Bermúdez[59] |
WBO Bantamweight (118) | 2013-05-31 | Neisi Torres |
TKO 1/10 | 0 |
| WBO Super flyweight (115) | 2014-01-04 |  Linda Laura Lecca |
TKO 8/10 | 4 | ||
| IBF Super bantamweight (122) | 2018-04-13 | Marcela Acuña |
UD 10/10 | 0 | ||
| 4 | Anahí Ester Sánchez[60] |
IBF Super featherweight (130) | 2016-03-19 |  Areti Mastrosdouka |
RTD 5/10 | 1 |
| WBA Regular Lightweight‡ (135) | 2017-09-09 | Cecilia Sofia Mena |
TKO 6/10 | 0 | ||
| WBA interim Light welterweight (140) later promoted to WBA Regular.‡ | 2018-04-20 | Diana Ayala |
KO 1/10 | 0 | ||
| 5 |  Claressa Shields[61] |
IBF Super middleweight (168) | 2017-08-04 |  Nikki Adler |
TKO 5/10 | 1 |
| WBC Super middleweight (168) | 1 | |||||
| IBF Middleweight (160) | 2018-06-22 |  Hanna Gabriel |
UD 10/10 | 3 | ||
| WBA Regular Middleweight‡ (160) | 3 | |||||
| WBO Middleweight (160) | 2019-04-13 | Christina Hammer |
UD 10/10 | 0 | ||
| The Ring Middleweight (160) | 0 | |||||
| WBC Light middleweight (154) | 2020-01-10 |  Ivana Habazin |
UD 10/10 | 0 | ||
| WBO Light middleweight (154) | 0 | |||||
Note:
- Interim titles are not included unless they get promoted to the official champion.
- WBA Regular titles are not included unless the WBA Super is vacant. Here are the scenarios:
- Naoko Fujioka's Super flyweight, Anahí Ester Sánchez's Lightweight, Super Lightweight and Claressa Shields' Middleweight WBA Regular titles are considered the "Official Champion" because the WBA Super title is not yet introduced in their respective divisions.
List of Three Division Champions in the Original Eight Weight Classes
This exclusive list features boxers that are three division champions based on the "Original Eight" weight classes or also known as the "Glamour Divisions". A feat where only a few boxers have achieved. The Original Eight weight classes are as follows:
- Flyweight (112)
- Bantamweight (118)
- Featherweight (126)
- Lightweight (135)
- Welterweight (147)
- Middleweight (160)
- Light heavyweight (175)
- Heavyweight (200+)
| Inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame | |
| World Titles from world and The Ring | |
Men's Boxing
Women's Boxing
| Number | Name | Titles | Date | Opponent | Result | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amanda Serrano[58] |
WBO Lightweight (135) | 2014-08-15 | Maria Elena Maderna | KO 6/10 | 0 |
| WBO Featherweight (126) | 2016-02-17 | Olivia Gerula |
TKO 1/10 | 1 | ||
| WBO Bantamweight (118) | 2017-04-22 |  Dahiana Santana | TKO 8/10 | 0 | ||
See also
- List of current world boxing champions
- List of boxing quadruple champions
- List of boxing quintuple champions
- List of boxing sextuple champions
- List of boxing septuple champions
- Octuple champion
- List of The Ring world champions
- List of WBA world champions
- List of WBC world champions
- List of IBF world champions
- List of WBO world champions
- List of IBO world champions
- Ring Magazine pound for pound
Other references
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