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List of British lightweight boxing champions is a table showing the boxers who have won the British lightweight title. The title had been sanctioned by the National Sporting Club from 1909–1929 where they awarded the Lord Lonsdale Challenge Belt until its later replacement by the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBoC) since.
8 November 1909. Website. www .bbbofc .com. The Lord Lonsdale Challenge Belt, commonly known as the Lonsdale Belt, is the oldest championship belt in British professional boxing. [ 1] The 5th Earl of Lonsdale introduced the prize on behalf of the National Sporting Club (NSC), intending it to be awarded to British boxing champions.
Western Morning News. 31 July 1947. Retrieved 9 March 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive. ^ "Rinty Monaghan: Statue honours Belfast's first world boxing champion". BBC News. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2022. ^ "Allen Is a World Champion". Birmingham Daily Gazette. 26 April 1950.
Ken Buchanan MBE (28 June 1945 – 1 April 2023) was a Scottish professional boxer who competed between 1965 and 1982. He held multiple championships at lightweight; the World Boxing Association (WBA) and Ring magazine titles from 1970 to 1972; and the World Boxing Council (WBC) title in 1971, briefly reigning as undisputed champion until being stripped of the WBC title four months later.
List of British light-heavyweight boxing champions is a table showing the boxers who have won the British light-heavyweight title. The title has been sanctioned by the National Sporting Club since 1891, and later by its replacement British Boxing Board of Control since 1929.
Pernell Whitaker becomes the undisputed champion of the lightweight division by winning the IBF title in February, 1989, and then defeating José Luis Ramírez for the vacant WBC title on August 20, 1989, and Juan Nazario for the WBA title on August 11, 1990. 1993-01-10 1994-02-19 Freddie Pendleton: IBF 1994-02-19 1995-05-06 Rafael Ruelas: IBF
Johnny Wilson. ( awarded inaugural NBA title while holding the NYSAC title ) Jan 1921 – 21 Jun 1922. 3. Wilson's undisputed status ended when he got stripped of his NYSAC title for refusing to fight Harry Greb.[ 26] 2. Johnny Wilson (2) ( reinstated as NYSAC champion while holding the NBA title ) 12 Apr – 31 Aug 1923.
1. Gunner Moir. 29 October 1906 – 19 April 1909. 2. William Hague. 19 April 1909 – 24 April 1911. 3. Bombardier Billy Wells. 24 April 1911 – 27 February 1919.