List of Welsh boxing champions

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This list includes all boxers from Wales who have won a recognised British, Commonwealth, European or World title; or a boxer who has won one of the Welsh Area boxing titles.

## World boxing champions

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This is a list of Welsh people who have become boxing world champions as recognised by the International Boxing Federation (IBF), World Boxing Organization (WBO), World Boxing Association (WBA), World Boxing Council (WBC) or The Ring magazine.

Number  | Name  | From  | Weight  | Belt  | Duration of reign  | Successful defences

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1[1][2] | Percy Jones | Porth | Flyweight | World  | Jan 1914  | 0
2[3][4] | Freddie Welsh | Pontypridd | Lightweight | World  | Jul 1914–May 1917  | 11

(excluding NWS)

3[5][6] | Jimmy Wilde | Merthyr Tydfil | Flyweight  | World  | Dec 1916–Jun 1923  | 15

(excluding NWS)

4[7][8] | Howard Winstone | Merthyr Tydfil | Featherweight | World  | Jan 1968–Jul 1968  | 0
5[9][10] | Steve Robinson | Cardiff | Featherweight  | WBO  | Apr 1993–Sep 1995  | 7
6[11][12] | Robbie Regan | Caerphilly | Bantamweight | WBO  | Apr 1996–1996  | 0
7[13][14] | Barry Jones | Cardiff | Super-featherweight | WBO  | Dec 1997–1998  | 0
8[15][16] | Joe Calzaghe | Newbridge | Super-middleweight | WBO  | Oct 1997–Sep 2008  | 21
IBF  | Mar 2006–Nov 2006  | 1
WBA  | Nov 2007–Jun 2008  | 0
WBC  | Nov 2007–Jun 2008  | 0
The Ring  | Mar 2006–Sep 2008  | 3
Light-heavyweight | The Ring  | Apr 2008–Feb 2009  | 1
9[17][18] | Enzo Maccarinelli | Swansea | Cruiserweight | WBO  | Sep 2006–Mar 2008  | 4
10[19][20] | Gavin Rees | Newbridge | Light-welterweight | WBA  | Jul 2007–Mar 2008  | 0
11[21][22] | Nathan Cleverly | Cefn Fforest | Light-heavyweight  | WBO  | May 2011–Aug 2013  | 4
12[23][24] | Lee Selby | Barry | Featherweight  | IBF  | May 2015–May 2018  | 5
13[25][26] | Joe Cordina | Cardiff | Super-featherweight  | IBF  | June -October 2022 and again in April 2023 - present  | 0
14[27] | Lauren Price | Newport | Welterweight | WBA  | May 2024–present  |

*NWS: Newspaper Decision

## Commonwealth (British Empire) boxing champions

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Name  | Weight  | From  | Duration of reign  | Successful defences

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Jim Driscoll | Featherweight  | Cardiff | 24 February 1908 – 1913 (relinquished)  | 0
Johnny Basham | Welterweight  | Newport | 13 November 1919 – 9 June 1920  | 1
Jack Petersen | Heavyweight  | Cardiff | 4 June 1934 - 17 August 1936  | 4
Tommy Farr | Heavyweight  | Tonypandy | 15 March 1937 (relinquished)  | 0
Eddie Thomas | Welterweight  | Merthyr Tydfil | 27 January 1951 - 16 October 1951  | 0
Johnny Williams | Heavyweight  | Barmouth | 11 March 1952 – 12 May 1953  | 1
Cliff Curvis | Welterweight  | Swansea | 24 July 1952 – 8 December 1952  | 1
Dai Dower | Flyweight  | Abercynon | 19 October 1954 – 30 March 1957  | 2
Joe Erskine | Heavyweight  | Cardiff | 17 September 1957 - 3 June 1958  | 1
Brian Curvis | Welterweight  | Swansea | 9 May 1960 – September 1966 (relinquished)  | 7
Eddie Avoth | Heavyweight  | Cardiff | 23 October 1970 – 24 January 1971  | 0
Johnny Owen | Bantamweight  | Merthyr Tydfil | 2 November 1978 – 4 November 1980  | 2
Colin Jones | Welterweight  | Gorseinon | 3 March 1981 – 1985 (relinquished)  | 0
Neil Swain | Super bantamweight  | Gilfach Goch | 12 April 1995 – 22 March 1997  | 2
Nicky Piper | Light Heavyweight  | Cardiff | 30 September 1995 – October 1997 (relinquished)  | 1
Bradley Pryce | Light Middleweight  | Newport | 11 March 2006 – 14 March 2009  | 6
Nathan Cleverly | Light Heavyweight  | Caerphilly | 10 October 2009 – 10 March 2010  | 5
Jamie Arthur | Super bantamweight  | Cwmbran | 16 September 2010 – 5 February 2011  | 0
Lee Selby | Featherweight  | Barry | 17 September 2011 – present  | 2

## European boxing champions

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Name  | Weight  | From  | Duration of reign  | Successful defences

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Jim Driscoll | Featherweight  | Cardiff | Jun 1912 - > Dec 1919  |
Percy Jones | Flyweight  | Porth | Jan 1914 - > Mar 1914  |
Jimmy Wilde | Lightweight  | Merthyr Tydfil | Feb 1916 - Mar 1917  | 0
Johnny Basham | Welterweight  | Newport | Sep 1919 - Jun 1920  | 0
Johnny Basham | Middleweight  | Newport | May 1921 - Oct 1921  | 0
Eddie Thomas | Welterweight  | Merthyr Tydfil | Feb 1951 - Jun 1951  | 0
Dai Dower | Flyweight  | Abercynon | Mar 1955 - Oct 1955  | 0
Dick Richardson | Heavyweight  | Newport | Mar 1960 - Jun 1962  | 3
Howard Winstone | Featherweight  | Merthyr Tydfil | Jan 1968 - Jul 1968  | 0
Johnny Owen | Bantamweight  | Merthyr Tydfil | Feb 1980  | 0
Colin Jones | Welterweight  | Swansea | Nov 1982 - (vacated)  | 0
Steve Robinson | Featherweight  | Cardiff | Dec 1999 - Jun 2000  | 0
Jason Cook | Lightweight  | Maesteg | Aug 2002 - Jan 2003  | 0
Nathan Cleverly | Light-Heavyweight  | Cefn Fforest | Feb 2010 -  | 0
Enzo Maccarinelli | Cruiserweight  | Swansea | Apr 2010 - Sep 2010  | 0
Gavin Rees | Lightweight  | Newbridge | June 2011 -  | 0

## British boxing champions

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Name  | Weight  | From  | Duration of reign  | Successful defences

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Jim Driscoll | Featherweight  | Cardiff | May 1906 - Dec 1919  | 5
Tom Thomas | Middleweight  | Penygraig | Oct 1909 - Nov 1910  | 1
Freddie Welsh | Lightweight  | Pontypridd | Nov 1909 - Feb 1911
Nov 1912 -> Dec 1912  | 0

Bill Beynon | Bantamweight  | Taibach | Jun 1913 - Oct 1913  | 0
Percy Jones | Flyweight  | Porth | Jan 1914 - Mar 1914  | 0
Johnny Basham | Welterweight  | Newport | Dec 1914 - Jun 1920  | 3
Jimmy Wilde | Flyweight  | Merthyr Tydfil | Feb 1916 - Feb 1921  | 1
Johnny Basham | Middleweight  | Newport | May 1921 - Oct 1921  | 0
Gipsy Daniels | Light-heavyweight  | Llanelli | Apr 1927 - Feb 1921  | 0
Frank Moody | Light-heavyweight  | Pontypridd | Nov 1927  | 0
Frank Moody | Middleweight  | Pontypridd | Aug 1928 - Sep 1928  | 0
Jack Petersen | Light-heavyweight  | Cardiff | May 1932 - (vacated)  | 0
Jack Petersen | Heavyweight  | Cardiff | Jul 1932 - Nov 1933
Jun 1934 - Aug 1936  | 2

Tommy Farr | Heavyweight  | Tonypandy | Mar 1937 - (vacated)  | 0
Ronnie James | Lightweight  | Swansea | Aug 1944 -  | 0
Eddie Thomas | Welterweight  | Merthyr Tydfil | Nov 1949 - Oct 1951  | 1
Johnny Williams | Heavyweight  | Barmouth | Mar 1952 - May 1953  | 1
Cliff Curvis | Welterweight  | Swansea | Jul 1952 - Dec 1952  | 0
Dennis Powell | Light-heavyweight  | Four Crosses, Powys | Mar 1953 - Oct 1953  | 0
Dai Dower | Flyweight  | Abercynon | Feb 1955 - > Dec 1955  | 1
Joe Erskine | Heavyweight  | Cardiff | Aug 1956 - Jun 1958  | 2
Brian Curvis | Welterweight  | Swansea | Nov 1960 - Feb 1962
Feb 1963 - Sep 1966  | 2

Howard Winstone | Featherweight  | Merthyr Tydfil | May 1961 - Jul 1968  | 6
Eddie Avoth | Light-heavyweight  | Cardiff | Jan 1969 - Jan 1971  | 1
Pat Thomas | Bantamweight  | Cardiff | Dec 1975 - Dec 1976  | 1
Pat Thomas | Light-Middleweight  | Cardiff | Sep 1979 - Mar 1981  | 2
Johnny Owen | Bantamweight  | Merthyr Tydfil | Nov 1977 - 1980  | 3
Colin Jones | Welterweight  | Swansea | Apr 1980 - Apr 1981  | 1
Neville Meade | Heavyweight  | Swansea | Nov 1981 - Sep 1983  | 0
Kelvin Smart | Flyweight  | Caerphilly | Sep 1982 - Jan 1984  | 0
Steve Sims | Featherweight  | Newport | Sep 1982 - Jul 1986  | 0
David Pearce | Heavyweight  | Newport | Sep 1983 - 1985  | 0
Robert Dickie | Featherweight  | Cefneithin | Apr 1986 - Oct 1986  | 2
Peter Harris | Featherweight  | Cefneithin | Feb 1988 - Apr 1988  | 0
Floyd Havard | Super-featherweight  | Swansea | May 1988 - Sep 1989
Mar 1994 - 1996  | 0

Robert Dickie | Super-featherweight  | Cefneithin | Mar 1991 - Apr 1991  | 0
Robbie Regan | Flyweight  | Bargoed | Dec 1991 - > 1996  | 0
Neil Haddock | Super-featherweight  | Llanelli | Oct 1992 - Mar 1994  | 1
Joe Calzaghe | Super-middleweight  | Newbridge | Oct 1995 - Nov 2007  | 1
Scott Gammer | Heavyweight  | Pembroke Dock | Jun 2006 -> Mar 2007  | 1
Nathan Cleverly | Light-heavyweight  | Cefn Fforest | Jul 2009 -> 2011  | 1
Gavin Rees | Lightweight  | Newbridge | Nov 2010  | 0
Gary Buckland | Super featherweight  | Cardiff | Sep 2011–Present  | 2
Enzo Maccarinelli | Cruiserweight  | Swansea | March 2012 – Present  | 0

## Welsh champions

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### flyweight

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Name  | From  | Duration of reign  | Defences

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Johnny Jones | Pentre | 20 December 1924 — ?  | 0
Terence Morgan | Newport | 7 April 1928 (relinquished)  | 0
Phineas John | Pentre | 11 August 1928 — 22 July 1929  | 1
Freddy Morgan | Gilfach Goch | 22 July 1929 — 12 July 1930  | 1
Jerry O'Neill | Merthyr Tydfil | 12 July 1930 (relinquished)  | 0
Freddy Morgan | Gilfach Goch | 7 March 1931 — 6 February 1932  | 0
Bob Fielding | Wrexham | 6 February 1932 — ?  | 0
Billy Hughes | Maesteg | 4 March 1933 — 29 July 1933  | 0
Bobby Morgan | Ammanford | 29 July 1933 (relinquished)  | 0
Jack Kiley | Swansea | 7 November 1938 — July 1939  | 0
Ronnie Bishop | Markham, Caerphilly | 10 July 1939 — 13 May 1940  | 0
Jack Kiley | Swansea | 13 May 1940 — ?  | 0
Billy Davies | Nantyglo | 21 April 1947 — 14 June 1948  | 0
George Sutton | Cardiff | 14 June 1948 — 28 March 1949  | 0
Norman Lewis | Nantymoel | 28 March 1949 (relinquished)  | 0
Glyn David | Caerau | 23 August 1950 — 4 October 1951  | 0
George Sutton | Cardiff | 4 October 1951 — ?  | 0
Maurice O'Sullivan | Cardiff | 1972 and 1974 — ?  | 1
David Afan Jones | Port Talbot | 6 February 1989 (relinquished)  | 0
Robbie Regan | Caerphilly | 12 February 1991 — ?  | 0

### bantamweight

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Name  | From  | Duration of reign  | Successful defences

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Young Allsopp | Pentre | 22 October 1921 — 20 May 1922  | 0
Albert Colcombe | Tylorstown | 20 May 1922 — 7 March 1925  | 0
Sammy Jones | Gelli | 7 March 1925 —> 1 June 1925 (relinquished)  | 1
Johhny Edmunds | Treharris | 20 December 1926 — 9 July 1927  | 0
Tosh Powell | Aberdare | 9 July 1927 — 31 May 1928  | 2
Dan Dando | Merthyr Tydfil | 2 February 1929 — 29 July 1929  | 0
Cuthbert Taylor | Merthyr Vale | 29 July 1929 — 2 September 1929  | 0
Phineas John | Pentre | 2 September 1929 — (relinquished)  | 0
Stanley Jehu | Maesteg | 24 February 1930 — 22 June 1931  | 1
Terence Morgan | Newport | 22 June 1931 — 6 June 1932  | 0
Len Beynon | Barry, Vale of Glamorgan | 6 June 1932 — 4 November 1933  | 0
George Williams | Treherbert | 4 November 1933 — 12 June 1934  | 0
Len Beynon | Barry, Vale of Glamorgan | 12 June 1934 — 24 November 1934  | 0
Mog Mason | Gilfach Goch | 24 November 1934 — 6 February 1936  | 0
Len Beynon | Barry, Vale of Glamorgan | 6 February 1936 (relinquished)  | 0
Mog Mason | Gilfach Goch | 20 October 1937 (relinquished)  | 0
Norman Lewis | Nantymoel | 21 February 1944 (relinquished)  | 1
Jackie Sutton | Cardiff | 28 November 1949 (relinquished)  | 2
Hughie Thomas | Merthyr Tydfil | 26 May 1952 (relinquished)  | 0
Terry Gale | Cardiff | 28 June 1965 — 12 July 1966  | 1
Gerald Jones | Merthyr Tydfil | 12 July 1966 (relinquished)  | 0
Steve Curtis | Cardiff | 2 July 1969 (relinquished)  | 0
Colin Miles | Cardiff | 22 June 1970 — 22 February 1971 (relinquished)  | 2
Johnny Owen | Merthyr Tydfil | 29 March 1977 (relinquished)  | 1
Glynne Davies | Llanelli | 4 October 1979 — 1 October 1980  | 0
Pip Coleman | Neath | 1 October 1980 (relinquished)  | 0
Ian Turner | Tredegar | 2 December 1997 (relinquished)  | 0

### super-bantamweight

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Name  | From  | Duration of reign  | Successful defences

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Robert Turley | Cefn Fforest | 5 February 2011 —  | 0

### featherweight

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Name  | From  | Duration of reign  | Successful defences

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Billy Evans | Merthyr Tydfil | 16 March 1929 — 21 September 1929  | 0
Ginger Jones | Ammanford | 21 September 1929 —> 3 September 1932 (relinquished)  | 5
Stanley Jehu | Maesteg | 9 December 1933 — 14 July 1934  | 0
George Morgan | Pontypridd | 14 July 1934 — 25 May 1935  | 0
Stanley Jehu | Maesteg | 25 May 1935 — 8 June 1936  | 0
Len Beynon | Barry | 8 June 1936 —> 24 January 1938 (relinquished)  | 2
Syd Worgan | Llanharan | 11 September 1944 (relinquished)  | 0
Jackie Hughes | Pontypridd | 28 February 1949 —> 23 August 1950 (relinquished)  | 2
Dai Davies | Skewen | 24 September 1951 —> 1 June 1953 (relinquished)  | 2
Haydn Jones  | Tiryberth | 16 February 1953 —> 26 October 1953 (relinquished)  | 2
Lennie Williams | Maesteg | 30 June 1964 —> 12 September 1966 (relinquished)  | 1
Colin Miles | Cardiff | 26 March 1974 (relinquished)  | 0
Les Pickett | Merthyr Tydfil | 10 November 1975 —> 17 November 1976  | 1
Don George  | Swansea | 19 November 1981 (relinquished)  | 0
Peter Harris | Swansea | 18 November 1986 —> 18 July 1991  | 0
Steve Robinson | Cardiff | 18 July 1991 (relinquished)  | 0
Peter Harris | Swansea | 20 May 1994 (relinquished)  | 0
David Morris | Cardiff | 23 February 1999 (relinquished)  | 0
Dai Davies | Merthyr Tydfil | 5 June 2009 — 30 October 2010  | 0
Lee Selby | Barry | 30 October 2010  | 0

### super-featherweight

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Name  | From  | Duration of reign  | Successful defences

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Steve Sims | Newport | 25 September 1985 - >23 June 1986  | 1
Russell Jones | Gilfach Goch | 29 October 1986 (vacated)  | 0
James Hunter | Port Talbot | 12 April 1989 - 1 March 1990  | 0
Andy DeAbreu | Cardiff | 1 March 1990 - (vacated)  | 0
Neil Haddock | Llanelli | 11 May 1992 - (vacated)  | 0
Barrie Kelley | Llanelli | 19 January 1993 - 10 November 1993  | 0
John T Williams | Cwmbran | 10 November 1993 - (vacated)  | 1
Chrissie Williams | Merthyr Tydfil | 24 September 1999 - (vacated)  | 0
Dai Davies | Merthyr Tydfil | 8 October 2006 - 12 July 2008  | 0
Jamie Arthur | Cwmbran | 12 July 2008 -  | 0
Mark Evans | Anglesey | 7 June 2013 -  | 0

### lightweight

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Name  | From  | Duration of reign  | Successful defences

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Dai Roberts | Caerau, Cardiff | ? - 1915  | ?
Joe Johns | Merthyr Tydfil | 22 May 1915 — 22 July 1915  | 0
Arthur Evans | Terphil | 22 July 1915 (relinquished)  | 0
Billy Fry | Blaenllechau | 12 February 1921 (relinquished)  | 0
Billy Moore | Penycraig | 31 March 1924 — 28 November 1925  | 1
Billy ward | Llwynypia | 28 November 1925 — 5 March 1927  | 0
Edgar Evans | Crumlin | 5 March 1927 — 28 July 1928  | 0
Gordon Cook | Penygraig | 28 July 1928 — 22 July 1929  | 1
Haydn Williams | Waltham Cross | 22 July 1929 (relinquished)  | 0
Gordon Cook | Penygraig | 1 February 1930 —> 22 September 1930 (relinquished)  | 1
Alby Kestrell | Pentre | 31 August 1931 — 7 May 1932  | 0
Billy Quinlan | Ammanford | 7 May 1932 — 29 October 1934  | 2
Boyo Rees | Abercwmboi | 29 October 1934 — 11 January 1937  | 2
George Reynolds | Swansea | 11 January 1937 — 4 April 1938  | 1
Boyo Rees | Abercwmboi | 4 April 1938 (relinquished)  | 0
Warren Kendall | Tonyrefail | 7 August 1944 — 16 November 1949  | 1
Reg Quinlan | Ammanford | 16 November 1949 —> 4 December 1950 (relinquished)  | 1
Selwyn Evans | Newbridge | 22 August 1951 — 1 June 1953  | 2
Dai Davies | Skewen | 1 June 1953 (relinquished)  | 0
Willie Lloyd | Brecon | 24 May 1954 — 26 September 1955  | 0
Emrys Jones | Four Crosses | 26 September 1955 (relinquished)  | 0
Willie Lloyd | Brecon | 16 July 1956 (relinquished)  | 0
Teddy Best | Cardiff | 21 August 1957 —> 10 August 1963 (relinquished)  | 1
Bryn Lewis | Porthcawl | 22 May 1968 (relinquished)  | 0
Martyn Galleozzie | Merthyr Tydfil | 13 December 1976 — 15 February 1977  | 0
Johnny Wall | Merthyr Tydfil | 15 February 1977 — 20 March 1978  | 2
Kelvin Webber | Tonypandy | 20 March 1978 — 10 July 1978  | 0
Martyn Galleozzie | Merthyr Tydfil | 10 July 1978 —> 21 September 1978 (relinquished)  | 1
Ray Hood | Queensferry | 4 March 1983 (relinquished)  | 0
Andy Williams | Garndiffaith | 28 April 1986 — 28 October 1987  | 1
Keith Parry | Swansea | 28 October 1987 (relinquished)  | 0
Mervyn Bennett | Cardiff | 27 January 1993 —> 25 October 1995 (relinquished)  | 1
Damien Owen | Swansea | 2 March 2007  | 0
Craig Woodruff | Newport | 23 February 2013 -  | 0

### Light welterweight

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Name  | From  | Duration of reign  | Successful defences

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Billy Vivian | Merthyr Tydfil | 10 July 1978 - ?  | 0
Ray Price | Swansea | 22 March 1982 - 19 December 1983  | 0
Geoff Pegler | Swansea | 19 December 1983 (relinquished)  | 0
Michael Harris | Swansea | 13 June 1984 (relinquished)  | 0
David Griffiths | Tremorfa | 18 January 1988 - 5 February 1990  | 1
Jason Cook | Maesteg | 11 December 1999 -> 12 June 2000  | 1
Gary Buckland | Cardiff | 3 March 2007 (relinquished)  | 0
Jason Cook | Maesteg | 6 November 2010  | 0

### welterweight

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Name  | From  | Duration of reign  | Successful defences

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Fred Dyer | Cardiff | 7 July 1913 — 25 August 1913  | 0
Fred Delaney | Bradford | 25 August 1913 (relinquished)  | 0
Tom Thomas | Deri | 26 August 1926 — 21 March 1927  | 0
Ben Marshall | Newport | 21 March 1927 —> 6 October 1928 (relinquished)  | 3
Billy Fry | Blaenllechau | 10 November 1930 — 19 September 1931  | 0
Danny Evans | Ammanford | 19 September 1931 — 19 March 1932  | 0
Tiger Ellis | Ystradgynlais | 19 March 1932 — 30 July 1932  | 0
Danny Evans | Ammanford | 30 July 1932 — 7 July 1934  | 0
Ivor Pickens | Caerau | 7 July 1934 — 20 October 1937  | 4
Jack Moody | Pontypridd | 20 October 1937 — 25 July 1938  | 0
Johnny Houlston | Cardiff | 25 July 1938 (relinquished)  | 0
Taffy Williams | Swansea | 4 December 1939 (relinquished)  | 0
Gwyn Williams | Pontycymmer | 15 January 1945 — 21 September 1948  | 0
Eddie Thomas | Merthyr Tydfil | 21 September 1948 (relinquished)  | 0
Rees Moore | Maerdy | 26 October 1953 — 18 February 1957  | 2
Les Morgan |  | 18 February 1957 (relinquished)  | 0
Terry Phillips | Cardiff | 29 June 1965 (relinquished)  | 0
Horace McKenzie | Cardiff | 10 July 1978 —> 11 March 1980 (relinquished)  | 1
Billy Waith | Cardiff | 7 June 1982 —> 10 December 1983 (relinquished)  | 1
Geoff Pegler | Swansea | 14 March 1986 (relinquished)  | 0
John Davies | Ammanford | 26 April 1990 (relinquished)  | 0
Michael Smyth | Barry | 24 September 1999 (relinquished)  | 0
Keith Jones | Cefn Hengoed | 15 September 2002 — 23 February 2003  | 0
Bradley Price | Newport | 3 July 2004 (relinquished)  | 0
Tony Doherty | Pontypool | 22 March 2008 (relinquished)  | 0

### light middleweight

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Name  | From  | Duration of reign  | Successful defences

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Dave Davies | Bangor | 26 March 1974 — 5 March 1977  | 0
Pat Thomas | Cardiff | 5 March 1977 — (relinquished)  | 0
Gary Pearce | Newport | 7 April 1981 — (relinquished)  | 0
Rocky Feliciello | Rhyl | 17 February 1984 — (relinquished)  | 0
Steve Davies | Pembroke | 26 March 1986 — (relinquished)  | 0
Michael Harris | Swansea | 1 March 1989 — (relinquished)  | 0
Carlo Colarusso | Llanelli | 24 January 1991 —> 11 May 1992  | 1
Paul Samuels | Newport | 5 December 1998 —> (relinquished)  | 0
Taz Jones | Abercynon | 21 February 2009 — (relinquished)  | 0
Barrie Jones | Ferndale | 19 November 2011 —  | 0

### middleweight

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Name  | From  | Duration of reign  | Successful defences

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Billy Green | Taffs Well | 26 August 1926 — 7 December 1929  | 1
Jerry Daley | Penygraig | 7 December 1929 — 30 March 1931  | 2
Glen Moody | Pontypridd | 30 March 1931 —> 6 March 1933 (relinquished)  | 3
Billy Thomas | Deri | 24 January 1934 — 29 April 1935  | 0
Danny Evans | Ammanford | 29 April 1935 (relinquished)  | 0
Billy Thomas | Deri | 11 November 1935 — 24 February 1936  | 0
Dai Jones | Ammanford | 24 February 1936 —> 1 August 1938 (relinquished)  | 2
Tommy Davies | Cwmgors | 31 July 1943 —> 23 May 1949 (relinquished)  | 4
Ron Cooper | Pyle | 11 June 1952 — 20 August 1952  | 0
Jimmy Roberts | Newbridge | 20 August 1952 — 1 December 1952  | 0
Roy Agland | Tir-y-berth | 1 December 1952 (relinquished)  | 0
Freddie Cross | Abertillery | 16 January 1957 — 21 August 1957  | 0
Phil Edwards | Cardiff | 21 August 1957 — 1962 (relinquished)  | 1
Carl Thomas | Cardiff | 27 November 1968 — 1970 (relinquished)  | 1
Mike McCluskie | Cardiff | 27 June 1973 (relinquished)  | 0
Doug James | Swansea | 28 January 1983 (relinquished)  | 0
Dennis Cronin | Caerphilly | 20 January 1987 (relinquished)  | 0
Wayne Ellis | Cardiff | 11 February 1992 —> 14 July 1992 (relinquished)  | 1
Barry Thorogood | Cardiff | 11 February 1992 —> 12 April 1995 (relinquished)  | 1
Lee Churcher | Newport | 19 May 2012 (relinquished)  | 0
Frankie Borg | Cardiff | 27 July 2013 —  | 0

### super-middleweight

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Name  | From  | Duration of reign  | Successful defences

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Darron Griffiths | Pontypridd | 24 March 1993 -> 5 May 1994  | 1
Tobias Webb | Swansea | 2 March 2013 -  | 0

### light heavyweight

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Name  | From  | Duration of reign  | Successful defences

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Randy Jones | Ammanford | 11 March 1933 — 22 July 1933  | 0
Tommy Farr | Tonypandy | 22 July 1933 (relinquished)  | 0
Randy Jones | Ammanford | 17 February 1934 (relinquished)  | 0
Tommy Farr | Tonypandy | 14 September 1934 (relinquished)  | 0
Glen Moody | Tonypandy | 27 March 1939 (relinquished)  | 0
Jack Farr | Abertillery | 28 April 1948 - 9 July 1949  | 1
Dennis Powell | Four Crosses, Powys | 9 July 1949 -> 26 November 1949 (relinquished)  | 1
Ken Rowlands | Mardy | 27 April 1953 - 26 August 1953  | 1
Dave Williams | Barry | 26 August 1953 (relinquished)  | 0
Ken Rowlands | Mardy | 10 October 1955 - 7 May 1956  | 0
Noel Trigg | Newport | 7 May 1956 - 23 April 1958  | 2
Redvers Sangoe | Cardiff | 23 April 1958 - 21 March 1960 (relinquished)  | 2
Derek Richards | Merthyr Tydfil | 28 July 1964 - 12 July 1966 (relinquished)  | 1
Chris Lawson | Cardigan | 29 November 1978 - 12 August 1980  | 2
Kenney Jones | Swansea | 12 August 1980 (relinquished)  | 0
Bonny McKenzie | Cardiff | 21 September 1981 (relinquished)  | 0
Aneurin Williams | Gilwern | 27 October 1983 (relinquished)  | 0
Shon Davies | Llanelli | 30 March 2008  | 0
Jeff Evans | Pontypool | 7 May 2011 - 21 July 2012  | 0
Justyn Hugh | Newport | 21 July 2012  | 0

### cruiserweight

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Name  | From  | Duration of reign  | Successful defences

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Abner Blackstock |  | 23 May 1986 -  | 0
Darron Griffiths | Pontypridd | 23 February 1999 -  | 0

### heavyweight

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Name  | From  | Duration of reign  | Successful defences

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Trevor Llewellyn | Newport | 19 August 1922 (relinquished)  | 0
Tom Norris | Clydach Vale | 26 December 1925 — 5 April 1926  | 1
Dick Power | Risca | 5 April 1926 — 3 February 1932  | 0
Jack Petersen | Cardiff | 3 February 1932 (relinquished)  | 0
Jim Wilde | Swansea | 8 June 1935 — 24 September 1936  | 1
Tommy Farr | Tonypandy | 24 September 1936 (relinquished)  | 0
George James | Cwm | 21 February 1938 — 6 August 1949  | 1
Dennis Powell | Four Crosses, Powys | 6 August 1949 — 7 July 1951  | 0
Tommy Farr | Tonypandy | 7 July 1951 (relinquished)  | 0
Trevor Snell | Cardiff | 1953 and retained 1954
Carl Gizzi | Rhyl | 28 June 1965 — 11 October 1971  | 1
Dennis Avoth | Cardiff | 11 October 1971 — 27 June 1973  | 2
Neville Meade | Swansea | 29 March 1976 —> 1 October 1980 (relinquished)  | 2
David Pearce | Newport | 22 September 1983 —> 23 September 1983 (relinquished)  | 0
Chris Jacobs | Llanelli | 29 March 1985 —> 8 June 1989 (relinquished)  | 1

## References

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