This video slideshow lists every WBC Lightweight Champion since 1977 Puerto Rico Esteban De Jesús WBC
1978-01-21 1979-01-31[1] Panama Roberto Durán WBC
Durán became WBA champion in 1972 by defeating Ken Buchanan. He unified the titles on January 21, 1978, by defeating Esteban De Jesús.
1979-04-17 1981-06-20 United Kingdom Jim Watt WBC
1981-06-20 1983-Vacated Nicaragua Alexis Argüello WBC
1983-05-01 1984-11-03 Puerto Rico Edwin Rosario WBC
1984-11-03 1985-08-10 Mexico José Luis Ramírez WBC
1985-08-10 1987-Vacated Puerto Rico Héctor Camacho WBC
1987-07-19 1988-10-29 Mexico José Luis Ramírez WBC
1988-10-29 1989[1] Mexico Julio César Chávez WBC
1989-08-20 1991-10-05[3] United States Pernell Whitaker WBC
1992-08-24 1995-08-19[1] Mexico Miguel Ángel González WBC
1996-04-20 1997-03-01 France Jean Baptiste Mendy WBC
1997-03-01 1998-06-13 United States Stevie Johnston WBC
1998-06-13 1999-02-27 Mexico Cesar Bazan WBC
1999-02-27 2000-06-17 United States Stevie Johnston WBC
2000-06-17 2002-04-20 Mexico José Luis Castillo WBC
2002-04-20 2003-11-01[1] United States Floyd Mayweather Jr. WBC
2004-06-05 2005-05-07 Mexico José Luis Castillo WBC
2005-05-07 2006-10-06-Stripped United States Diego Corrales WBC
2006-10-07 2007-02-01[4] Cuba Joel Casamayor WBC
2007-02-01 2008-06-28 United States David Díaz WBC
2008-06-28 2009-02-24-Vacated Philippines Manny Pacquiao WBC
2009-04-04 2010-02-09-Vacated Venezuela Edwin Valero WBC
2010-03-17 2011-07-01-Vacated Mexico Humberto Soto WBC
2011-10-15 2012-11-17 Mexico Antonio DeMarco WBC
2012-11-17 2014-01-27-Stripped United States Adrien Broner WBC
2014-01-27 2014-11-10-Stripped United States Omar Figueroa Jr. WBC
2014-12-30 2016-06-12 Venezuela Jorge Linares WBC
2016-06-12 2017-01-28 Montenegro Dejan Zlatičanin WBC
2017-01-28 2019-04-25-Vacated United States Mikey Garcia WBC
2019-08-31 2020-10-17 Ukraine Vasyl Lomachenko WBC Franchise
2019-11-09 Present United States Devin Haney WBC
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