Lightweight • World Boxing Organization

Current champion: Devin Haney (2 title defenses)

No scheduled WBO Lightweight bout

Timeline

  1. 20 Jan 1989

    Amancio Castro and Mauricio Aceves share a draw 12/12

    Lightweight (135 lb)

  2. 6 May 1989

    Mauricio Aceves beats Amancio Castro via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight (135 lb)

    Mauricio Aceves becomes the WBO Lightweight world champion

  3. 30 Aug 1989

    Mauricio Aceves beats Oscar Bejines via knockout 10/12

    Lightweight (135 lb)

  4. 22 Sep 1990

    Dingaan Thobela beats Mauricio Aceves via split decision 12/12

    Lightweight (135 lb)

    Dingaan Thobela becomes the WBO Lightweight world champion

  5. 1 Jan 1991

    Dingaan Thobela's WBO Lightweight world title reign ends

  6. 2 Mar 1991

    Dingaan Thobela beats Mario Martinez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight (135 lb)

  7. 14 Sep 1991

    Dingaan Thobela beats Antonio Rivera via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight (135 lb)

  8. 25 Sep 1992

    Giovanni Parisi beats Francisco Javier Altamirano via knockout 10/12

    Lightweight (135 lb)

    Giovanni Parisi becomes the WBO Lightweight world champion

  9. 16 Apr 1993

    Giovanni Parisi beats Michael Ayers via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight (135 lb)

  10. 24 Sep 1993

    Giovanni Parisi beats Antonio Rivera via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight (135 lb)

  11. 1 Jan 1994

    Giovanni Parisi's WBO Lightweight world title reign ends

  12. 29 Jul 1994

    Oscar De La Hoya beats Jorge Paez via knockout 2/12

    Lightweight (135 lb)

    Oscar De La Hoya becomes the WBO Lightweight world champion

  13. 18 Nov 1994

    Oscar De La Hoya beats Carl Griffith via knockout 3/12

    Lightweight (135 lb)

  14. 10 Dec 1994

    Oscar De La Hoya beats John Avila via knockout 9/12

    Lightweight (135 lb)

  15. 18 Feb 1995

    Oscar De La Hoya beats John John Molina via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight (135 lb)

  16. 6 May 1995

    Oscar De La Hoya beats Rafael Ruelas via knockout 2/12

    Lightweight (135 lb)

  17. 9 Sep 1995

    Oscar De La Hoya beats Genaro Hernandez via corner retirement 6/12

    Lightweight (135 lb)

  18. 15 Dec 1995

    Oscar De La Hoya beats Jesse James Leija via corner retirement 2/12

    Lightweight (135 lb)

  19. 1 Feb 1996

    Oscar De La Hoya's WBO Lightweight world title reign ends

  20. 13 Apr 1996

    Artur Grigorian beats Antonio Rivera via knockout 12/12

    Lightweight (135 lb)

    Artur Grigorian becomes the WBO Lightweight world champion

  21. 21 Sep 1996

    Artur Grigorian beats Gene Reed via knockout 2/12

    Lightweight (135 lb)

  22. 16 Nov 1996

    Artur Grigorian beats Marty Jakubowski via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight (135 lb)

  23. 22 Feb 1997

    Artur Grigorian beats Raul Horacio Balbi via knockout 11/12

    Lightweight (135 lb)

  24. 11 Oct 1997

    Artur Grigorian beats David Armstrong via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight (135 lb)

  25. 14 Mar 1998

    Artur Grigorian beats Marco Rudolph via knockout 6/12

    Lightweight (135 lb)

  26. 24 Oct 1998

    Artur Grigorian beats Giorgio Campanella via knockout 10/12

    Lightweight (135 lb)

  27. 13 Mar 1999

    Artur Grigorian beats Oscar Garcia Cano via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight (135 lb)

  28. 9 Oct 1999

    Artur Grigorian beats Michael Clark via knockout 5/12

    Lightweight (135 lb)

  29. 27 Nov 1999

    Artur Grigorian beats Wilson Enrique Galli via knockout 10/12

    Lightweight (135 lb)

  30. 19 Feb 2000

    Artur Grigorian beats Sandro Casamonica via knockout 9/12

    Lightweight (135 lb)

  31. 23 Jun 2000

    Artur Grigorian beats Zoltan Kalocsai via knockout 12/12

    Lightweight (135 lb)

  32. 25 Nov 2000

    Artur Grigorian beats Antonio Pitalua via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight (135 lb)

  33. 24 Feb 2001

    Artur Grigorian beats Angel Jose Perez via knockout 6/12

    Lightweight (135 lb)

  34. 16 Jun 2001

    Artur Grigorian beats Aldo Nazareno Rios via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight (135 lb)

  35. 5 Jan 2002

    Artur Grigorian beats Rocky Martinez via knockout 8/12

    Lightweight (135 lb)

  36. 14 Sep 2002

    Artur Grigorian beats Stefano Zoff via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight (135 lb)

  37. 18 Jan 2003

    Artur Grigorian beats Matt Zegan via majority decision 12/12

    Lightweight (135 lb)

  38. 3 Jan 2004

    Acelino Freitas beats Artur Grigorian via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight (135 lb)

    Acelino Freitas becomes the WBO Lightweight world champion

  39. 7 Aug 2004

    Diego Corrales beats Acelino Freitas via knockout 10/12

    Lightweight (135 lb)

    Diego Corrales becomes the WBO Lightweight world champion

  40. 7 May 2005

    Diego Corrales beats Jose Luis Castillo via knockout 10/12

    Lightweight (135 lb)

  41. 1 Apr 2006

    Diego Corrales's WBO Lightweight world title reign ends

  42. 29 Apr 2006

    Acelino Freitas beats Zahir Raheem via split decision 12/12

    Lightweight (135 lb)

    Acelino Freitas becomes the WBO Lightweight world champion

  43. 28 Apr 2007

    Juan Diaz beats Acelino Freitas via corner retirement 8/12

    Lightweight (135 lb)

    Juan Diaz becomes the WBO Lightweight world champion

  44. 13 Oct 2007

    Juan Diaz beats Julio Diaz via knockout 9/12

    Lightweight (135 lb)

  45. 8 Mar 2008

    Nate Campbell beats Juan Diaz via split decision 12/12

    Lightweight (135 lb)

    Nate Campbell becomes the WBO Lightweight world champion

  46. 13 Feb 2009

    Nate Campbell's WBO Lightweight world title reign ends

  47. 14 Feb 2009

    Nate Campbell beats Ali Funeka via majority decision 12/12

    Lightweight (135 lb)

  48. 28 Feb 2009

    Juan Manuel Marquez beats Juan Diaz via knockout 9/12

    Lightweight (135 lb)

    Juan Manuel Marquez becomes the WBO Lightweight world champion

  49. 31 Jul 2010

    Juan Manuel Marquez beats Juan Diaz via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight (135 lb)

  50. 27 Nov 2010

    Juan Manuel Marquez beats Michael Katsidis via knockout 9/12

    Lightweight (135 lb)

  51. 6 Jan 2012

    Juan Manuel Marquez's WBO Lightweight world title reign ends

  52. 10 Mar 2012

    Ricky Burns beats Moses Paulus via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight (135 lb)

    Ricky Burns becomes the WBO Lightweight world champion

  53. 22 Sep 2012

    Ricky Burns beats Kevin Mitchell via knockout 4/12

    Lightweight (135 lb)

  54. 11 May 2013

    Ricky Burns beats Jose A Gonzalez via corner retirement 9/12

    Lightweight (135 lb)

  55. 7 Sep 2013

    Ricky Burns and Raymundo Beltran share a draw 12/12

    Lightweight (135 lb)

  56. 1 Mar 2014

    Terence Crawford beats Ricky Burns via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight (135 lb)

    Terence Crawford becomes the WBO Lightweight world champion

  57. 28 Jun 2014

    Terence Crawford beats Yuriorkis Gamboa via knockout 9/12

    Lightweight (135 lb)

  58. 29 Nov 2014

    Terence Crawford beats Raymundo Beltran via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight (135 lb)

  59. 24 Mar 2015

    Terence Crawford's WBO Lightweight world title reign ends

  60. 1 May 2015

    Raymundo Beltran v Takahiro Ao results in a no contest 2/12

    Lightweight (135 lb)

  61. 11 Jul 2015

    Terry Flanagan beats Jose Zepeda via corner retirement 2/12

    Lightweight (135 lb)

    Terry Flanagan becomes the WBO Lightweight world champion

  62. 10 Oct 2015

    Terry Flanagan beats Diego Magdaleno via knockout 2/12

    Lightweight (135 lb)

  63. 12 Mar 2016

    Terry Flanagan beats Derry Mathews via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight (135 lb)

  64. 16 Jul 2016

    Terry Flanagan beats Mzonke Fana via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight (135 lb)

  65. 26 Nov 2016

    Terry Flanagan beats Orlando Cruz via knockout 8/12

    Lightweight (135 lb)

  66. 8 Apr 2017

    Terry Flanagan beats Petr Petrov via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight (135 lb)

  67. 26 Oct 2017

    Terry Flanagan's WBO Lightweight world title reign ends

  68. 16 Feb 2018

    Raymundo Beltran beats Moses Paulus via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight (135 lb)

    Raymundo Beltran becomes the WBO Lightweight world champion

  69. 25 Aug 2018

    Jose Pedraza beats Raymundo Beltran via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight (135 lb)

    Jose Pedraza becomes the WBO Lightweight world champion

  70. 8 Dec 2018

    Vasyl Lomachenko beats Jose Pedraza via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight (135 lb)

    Vasyl Lomachenko becomes the WBO Lightweight world champion

  71. 12 Apr 2019

    Vasyl Lomachenko beats Anthony Crolla via knockout 4/12

    Lightweight (135 lb)

  72. 31 Aug 2019

    Vasyl Lomachenko beats Luke Campbell via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight (135 lb)

  73. 17 Oct 2020

    Teofimo Lopez beats Vasyl Lomachenko via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight (135 lb)

    Teofimo Lopez becomes the WBO Lightweight world champion

  74. 27 Nov 2021

    George Kambosos Jr beats Teofimo Lopez via split decision 12/12

    Lightweight (135 lb)

    George Kambosos Jr becomes the WBO Lightweight world champion

  75. 5 Jun 2022

    Devin Haney beats George Kambosos Jr via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight (135 lb)

    Devin Haney becomes the WBO Lightweight world champion

  76. 16 Oct 2022

    Devin Haney beats George Kambosos Jr via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight (135 lb)

  77. 20 May 2023

    Devin Haney beats Vasyl Lomachenko via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight (135 lb)

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