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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.

World boxing champions

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
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

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

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 - 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
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

Welsh 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 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

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
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

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