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Longest Title Reigns
This list features the boxers with the longest title reigns at Lightweight class.
RANK | BOXERS | REIGN | TITLE | DEFENSES | YEARS |
1 | Benny Leonard | 7 years, 7 months, 17 days | World | 6 | 1911–1932 |
2 | Artur Grigorian | 7 years, 6 months, 20 days | WBO | 17 | 1994–2009 |
3 | Roberto Durán | 6 years, 7 months, 5 days | WBA | 12 | 1968–2001 |
4 | Jack McAuliffe | 6 years, 7 months, 12 days | World | 7 | 1886–1893 |
5 | Joe Gans | 6 years, 27 days | World | 15 | 1893–1909 |
6 | Ike Williams | 6 years, 1 month, 7 days | World | 8 | 1940–1955 |
7 | Joe Brown | 5 years, 7 months, 27 days | World | 11 | 1949–1970 |
8 | Miguel Vázquez | 4 years, 29 days | IBF | 6 | 2004–2014 |
9 | Sammy Mandell | 4 years, 14 days | NBA | 4 | 1929–1933 |
10 | Devin Haney | 4 years, 1 month, 7 days | WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO | 7 | 2015–2025 |
11 | Paul Spadafora | 3 years, 10 months | IBF | 8 | 1995–2008 |
References
Wikipedia (2025) Lightweight. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightweight#Longest_reigning_world_lightweight_champions (Accessed: 1 December 2025).
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