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    List of world light-heavyweight boxing champions - Wikipedia

    1903–1910 The light-heavyweight division was created in 1903, the brainchild of Chicago journalist Lou Houseman who was also a boxing manager and promoter. He matched his own fighter Jack Root with Kid McCoy and announced the fight as being for the light-heavyweight championship of the world. The boxing … See more

    This is a chronological list of world light heavyweight boxing champions, as recognized by four of the better-known sanctioning organizations: See more

    1903
    The light-heavyweight division was created
    1903
    Jack Root was accepted as the inaugural world champion
    1904
    George Gardner defeated Jack Root and became the first undisputed Light - Heavyweight Champion of the World
    1910
    The International Boxing Union (IBU) was formed in Paris
    1913
    The IBU organised world title fights
    1921
    The National Boxing Association (NBA) was formed in the USA
    1921
    The World Boxing Association (WBA) was founded as the National Boxing Association (NBA)
    1946
    The IBU changed its name to European Boxing Union
    1961
    The WBA changed its name from the National Boxing Association (NBA)
    1963
    The World Boxing Council (WBC) was founded

    • Arnold, Peter (1989). Encyclopedia of Boxing. London: WH Smith Books. ISBN 1-85435-200-8.
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