List of British lightweight boxing champions


List of British lightweight boxing champions is a table showing the boxers who have won the British lightweight title. The title has been sanctioned by the National Sporting Club since 1909, and later by its replacement British Boxing Board of Control since 1929.
A champion may retire or voluntarily relinquish the title in order to fight for a higher-ranked championship. Where the date on which a champion relinquished the title is unclear, the date of the last BBBoC sanctioned fight is shown.
r–Champion relinquished title.
s–Champion stripped of title.
NameDuration of reignDefences
Jack Goldswain23 April 1908 - 23 November 19082
Freddie Welsh8 November 1909 - 27 February 19111
Matt Wells27 February 1911 - 11 November 19121
Freddie Welsh11 November 1912 - 16 December 1912r1
Bob Marriott23 June 1919r0
Ernie Rice11 April 1921 - 18 September 19222
Seaman Nobby Hall18 September 1922 - 17 May 19230
Harry Mason17 May 1923 - 21 November 1923r1
Ernie Izzard24 November 1924 - 22 June 19252
Harry Mason22 June 1925 - 11 February 1926r1
Sam Steward17 September 1928 - 2 May 19291
Fred Webster2 May 1929 - 21 May 19301
Al Foreman21 May 1930 - 15 March 1932r2
Johnny Cuthbert11 August 1932 - 18 January 19341
Harry Mizler18 January 1934 - 29 October 19342
Jack Kid Berg29 October 1934 - 24 April 19361
Jimmy Walsh24 April 1936 - 23 June 19382
Dave Crowley23 June 1938 - 15 December 19381
Eric Boon15 December 1938 - 12 August 19443
Ronnie James12 August 1944 - 6 June 1947r0
Billy Thompson16 October 1947 - 28 August 19513
Tommy McGovern28 August 1951 - 25 July 19521
Frank Johnson25 July 1952r0
Joe Lucy29 September 1953 - 26 April 19551
Frank Johnson26 April 1955 - 13 April 19561
Joe Lucy13 April 1956 - 9 April 19572
Dave Charnley9 April 1957 - January 1965r2
Maurice Cullen8 April 1965 - 19 February 19684
Ken Buchanan19 February 1968 - 12 May 1970r1
Willie Reilly1 February 1972r0
Jim Watt3 May 1972 - 29 January 19731
Ken Buchanan29 January 1973 - September 1974r0
Jim Watt27 January 1975 - 21 February 1977r1
Charlie Nash28 February 1979 - July 1979r0
Ray Cattouse24 March 1980 - 12 October 19822
George Feeney12 October 1982 - 10 February 1984r2
Tony Willis16 May 1985 - 24 September 19873
Alex Dickson24 September 1987 - 24 February 19881
Steve Boyle24 February 1988 - 1 November 1988r1
Carl Crook14 November 1990 - 28 October 19925
Billy Schwer28 October 1992 - 24 February 19931
Paul Burke24 February 1993 - 10 November 19931
Billy Schwer10 November 1993 - 16 February 1994r1
Michael Ayers17 February 1995 - August 1997r4
Wayne Rigby10 January 1998 - 17 October 19982
Bobby Vanzie17 October 1998 - 17 July 20035
Graham Earl17 July 2003 - 19 June 2005r3
Lee Meager12 May 2006 - 8 December 20061
Jonathan Thaxton8 December 2006 - 5 October 2007r2
John Murray11 July 2008 - 7 May 2010r4
Gavin Rees6 November 2010r0
Anthony Crolla12 February 2011 - 21 April 20122
Derry Mathews21 April 2012 - 7 July 20121
Gavin Rees7 July 2012r0
Martin Gethin18 January 2013 - 10 May 20141
Derry Mathews10 May 2014r0
Terry Flanagan26 July 2014r0
Scott Cardle30 May 2015 - 15 April 20172
Robbie Barrett15 April 2017 - 7 October 20170
Lewis Ritson7 October 2017 - 16 June 2018r3
Joe Cordina20 April 2019 - February 2020r1
James Tennyson1 August 2020 - present0