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Boxing - Weight Class - Welterweight
Most Title Defenses
This list features the boxers with the most title defences at Welterweight class.
RANK | BOXERS | TITLE | DEFENSES | YEARS |
1 | Henry Armstrong | NYSAC, NBA, The Ring | 19 | 1931–1945 |
2 | Félix Trinidad | IBF | 15 | 1990–2008 |
3 | Pipino Cuevas | WBA | 11 | 1971–1989 |
4 | José Nápoles | WBA, WBC, The Ring | 10 | 1958–1975 |
5 | Jack Britton | World | 9 | 1905–1930 |
6 | Pernell Whitaker | WBC | 8 | 1984–2001 |
7 | Simon Brown | IBF | 8 | 1982–2000 |
8 | Kid Gavilán | NYSAC, NBA, The Ring | 7 | 1946–1958 |
9 | Donald Curry | WBA | 7 | 1982–1990 |
10 | Ike Quartey | WBA | 7 | 1988–2006 |
References
Wikipedia (2025) Welterweight. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welterweight#Top_10_most_title_defenses (Accessed: 1 December 2025).
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