List of Welsh boxing champions
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.
Wales boxing champions
flyweight
| Name | From | Duration of reign | Defences |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Name | From | Duration of reign | Successful defences |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Name | From | Duration of reign | Successful defences |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Turley | Cefn Fforest | 5 February 2011 — | 0 |
featherweight
| Name | From | Duration of reign | Successful defences |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Name | From | Duration of reign | Successful defences |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Name | From | Duration of reign | Successful defences |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Name | From | Duration of reign | Successful defences |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Name | From | Duration of reign | Successful defences |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Name | From | Duration of reign | Successful defences |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Name | From | Duration of reign | Successful defences |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Llanelli | 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
| Name | From | Duration of reign | Successful defences |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darron Griffiths | Pontypridd | 24 March 1993 -> 5 May 1994 | 1 |
| Tobias Webb | Swansea | 2 March 2013 - | 0 |
light heavyweight
| Name | From | Duration of reign | Successful defences |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Name | From | Duration of reign | Successful defences |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abner Blackstock | 23 May 1986 - | 0 | |
| Darron Griffiths | Pontypridd | 23 February 1999 - | 0 |
heavyweight
| Name | From | Duration of reign | Successful defences |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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) | |
| Chris Jacobs | Llanelli | 29 March 1985 —> 8 June 1989 (relinquished) | 1 |
British boxing champions
| Name | Weight | From | Duration of reign | Successful defences |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 1 |
| 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 3 |
| 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 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 - 1984 | 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 1 |
| 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 |
Commonwealth (British Empire) boxing champions
| Name | Weight | From | Duration of reign | Successful defences |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Name | Weight | From | Duration of reign | Successful defences |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
World boxing champions
| Name | Weight | Belt | From | Duration of reign | Successful defences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percy Jones | Flyweight | World | Porth | Jan 1914 | |
| Freddie Welsh | Lightweight | World | Pontypridd | Jul 1914 - May 1917 | |
| Jimmy Wilde | Flyweight | World | Merthyr Tydfil | Dec 1916 - Jun 1923 | |
| Howard Winstone | Featherweight | World | Merthyr Tydfil | Jan 1968 - Jul 1968 | 0 |
| Steve Robinson | Featherweight | WBO | Cardiff | Apr 1993 - Sep 1995 | 7 |
| Robbie Regan | Bantamweight | WBO | Caerphilly | Apr 1996 - 1996 | 0 |
| Joe Calzaghe | Super-Middleweight | WBO IBF WBA WBC |
Newbridge | Oct 1997 - Sep 2008 Mar 2006 - Nov 2006 Nov 2007 - Jun 2008 Nov 2007 - Jun 2008 |
21 1 0 0 |
| Barry Jones | Super-Featherweight | WBO | Cardiff | Dec 1997 - 1998 | 0 |
| Enzo Maccarinelli | Cruiserweight | WBO | Swansea | Sep 2006 - Mar 2008 | 4 |
| Gavin Rees | Light-Welterweight | WBA | Newbridge | Jul 2007 - Mar 2008 | 0 |
| Nathan Cleverly | Light-Heavyweight | WBO | Cefn Fforest | May 2011 - Aug 2013 | 4 |
| Lee Selby | Featherweight | IBF | Barry | May 2015 - | 0 |
References
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