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, World Boxing Organization, World Boxing Association, World Boxing Council or The Ring magazine.

Number	Name	From	Weight	Belt	Duration of reign	Successful defences
1	Percy Jones	Porth	Flyweight	World	Jan 1914	0
2	Freddie Welsh	Pontypridd	Lightweight	World	Jul 1914–May 1917	11
3	Jimmy Wilde	Merthyr Tydfil	Flyweight	World	Dec 1916–Jun 1923	15
4	Howard Winstone	Merthyr Tydfil	Featherweight	World	Jan 1968–Jul 1968	0
5	Steve Robinson	Cardiff	Featherweight	WBO	Apr 1993–Sep 1995	7
6	Robbie Regan	Caerphilly	Bantamweight	WBO	Apr 1996–1996	0
7	Barry Jones	Cardiff	Super-featherweight	WBO	Dec 1997–1998	0
8	Joe Calzaghe	Newbridge	Super-middleweight	WBO	Oct 1997–Sep 2008	21
8	Joe Calzaghe	Newbridge	Super-middleweight	IBF	Mar 2006–Nov 2006	1
8	Joe Calzaghe	Newbridge	Super-middleweight	WBA	Nov 2007–Jun 2008	0
8	Joe Calzaghe	Newbridge	Super-middleweight	WBC	Nov 2007–Jun 2008	0
8	Joe Calzaghe	Newbridge	Super-middleweight	The Ring	Mar 2006–Sep 2008	3
8	Joe Calzaghe	Newbridge	Light-heavyweight	The Ring	Apr 2008–Feb 2009	1
9	Enzo Maccarinelli	Swansea	Cruiserweight	WBO	Sep 2006–Mar 2008	4
10	Gavin Rees	Newbridge	Light-welterweight	WBA	Jul 2007–Mar 2008	0
11	Nathan Cleverly	Cefn Fforest	Light-heavyweight	WBO	May 2011–Aug 2013	4
12	Lee Selby	Barry	Featherweight	IBF	May 2015–May 2018	5
13	Joe Cordina	Cardiff	Super-featherweight	IBF	June -October 2022 and again in April 2023 - present	0
14	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	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	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	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	0
Neil Swain	Super bantamweight	Gilfach Goch	12 April 1995 – 22 March 1997	2
Nicky Piper	Light Heavyweight	Cardiff	30 September 1995 – October 1997	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 -	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 -	0
Jack Petersen	Heavyweight	Cardiff	Jul 1932 - Nov 1933 Jun 1934 - Aug 1936	2 3
Tommy Farr	Heavyweight	Tonypandy	Mar 1937 -	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