Following the name of the champion(s): Indicates the number of times the competitor has held that title at that point.
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Indicates a gap in the listing where title changes are not known.
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Title was held or changed hands no later than this. In these cases, it is known that a competitor held the title at a certain time but not when he/she won it.
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Order uncertain. Different titleholders may be known for the same year, for example, but it is not known who held the title before whom.
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Unofficial or disputable claims. These are usually matches that certainly took place, but where there is doubt that the competitor shown should be recognized as a true title holder. These listings are also italicized.
North American Boxing Federation
Super Welterweight Title (as of 2024-09-19)
* Bolded letters in the competitor's name, if any, indicate the surname/family name.
Ralph Palladin
1971-09-08
Scranton, PA, USA
Defeats Matt Donovan to become the first champion; stripped of the title on 72-05-01.
Elisha Obed
1975-01-21
Miami Beach, FL, USA
Defeats Fernand Marcotte; stripped of the title on 75-09-01.
Mike Baker
1975-09-16
Richmond, VA, USA
Defeats Charlie Fullard; stripped of the title on 76-07-01.
Ralph Palladin [2]
1977-06-21
Landover, MD, USA
Defeats Gene Wells for the "junior middleweight" title (The Sun, Baltimore, MD, 77-06-22, plus many other newspapers).
Edgar Ross
1978-03-28
Orlando, FL, USA
Tony Chiaverini #
1979-03-16
Kansas City, MO, USA
Not sanctioned by NABF (St. Louis Post-Dispatch); still claims North American title as of 80-04-14 (St. Louis Post-Dispatch); listed as the holder of North American and United States titles on 80-06-09 (The Salina Journal, Salina, KS).
Nick Ortiz
1979-11-17
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Defeats USBA champion Rocky Mosley Jr. to win the vacant NABF "junior middleweight" title (Las Vegas Review-Journal).
Steve Delgado
1980-01-18
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Defeats Ortiz for the title; Tony Chiaverini continues to claim North American title until sometime in 80.
Rocky Mosley Jr.
1980-10-07
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Rocky Fratto
1981-04-25
Rochester, NY, USA
Stripped of the title on 82-12-04.
David Braxton
1983-06-12
Phoenix, AZ, USA
Defeats Larry Martin; stripped of the title on 86-12-10.
Milton McCrory
1987-03-07
Detroit, MI, USA
Defeats Rafael Corona; stripped of the title on 88-04-10 after losing to Lupe Aquino in a non-title match.
Lupe Aquino
1988-06-24
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Defeats Royan Hammond; stripped of the title on 88-11-10.
