WORLD LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE

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Martin "Farmer" Burns	1890s
Said to have held the title before winning American Heavyweight Title on 1895/04/20.
Fred Beell	1911
Americus (Gus Schoenlein)	1908/11<
American Light Heavyweight champion is also billed as world champion in Baltimore, MD.
Ad Santel	12	Oklahoma
Defeats Williams Demetral.
Clarence Eklund	28/11/20	Melbourne, AUSTRALIA
Has defeated title claimant Ted Thye on 26/05/12 in Portland, OR to win the version for the fifth time; has defeated title claimant Carrol Gardner in Cincinnati, OH in 27; wins tournament on 28/11/20 to become the undisputed world light heavyweight champion, defeating Ted Thye in the final and Ad Santel in earlier round; vacates in 30 when Eklund declines invitation to participate in tournament sponsored by the National Boxing Association and retires as champion.
Hugh Nichols	30/04/04	Cincinnati, OH
Defeats Joe Banaski in NBA World Light Heavyweight Wrestling Championship tournament final.
Frank Wolf	33/03	Dallas, TX
NBA claims Nichols was fouled and continues to recognize him as champion although they do sanction the rematch in 33/07.
Hugh Nichols [2]	33/07	Oklahoma City, OK
Defeats Frank Wolf in the rematch.
Leroy McGuirk	34/03/05	Tulsa, OK
Ted Christy	36/01/13	Hollywood, CA
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Leroy McGuirk [2]	36
Bobby Chick	36/12	Tulsa, OK
Hugh Nichols [3]	37/05/19	Oklahoma City, OK
Or 37/04/28.
Wild Red Berry	37/05/31	Tulsa, OK
Danny McShain	37/10/11	Hollywood, CA
Leroy McGuirk [3]	38/06/12<
Danny McShain [2]	38/12/05	Hollywood, CA
Jesse James defeats McShain by DQ in the third fall on 39/03/06 in Hollywood, CA, but McShain continues to be recognized by NWA because the title cannot change hands by DQ; James is recognized in California; McShain defeats James on 40/01/15 in Hollywood, CA to unify the California version.
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Jesse James	40/04/22<	Tulsa, OK
Wild Red Berry [2]	40/09/02	Hollywood, CA
Paavo Katonan	41/08/04	Hollywood, CA
Danny McShain [3]	41/08/25	Hollywood, CA
Wild Red Berry [3]	41/09/01	Hollywood, CA
Billy Varga	41/12/01	Hollywood, CA
Wild Red Berry [4]	41/12/22	Hollywood, CA
Billy Rayburn	42/09<	Tulsa, OK
Billy Varga [2]	43/03/22	Hollywood, CA
Gorilla Ramos	43/04/26	Hollywood, CA
Wild Red Berry [5]	43/10/11	Hollywood, CA
Gray Mask	43/12/27	Hollywood, CA
Gorilla Ramos [2]	44/03/13	Hollywood, CA
Gray Mask [2]	44/03/27	Hollywood, CA
Wild Red Berry [6]	44/04/24	Hollywood, CA
Dick Trout	44/12/11	Hollywood, CA
Danny McShain [4]	45/01/22	Hollywood, CA
Dick Trout [2]	45/03/26	Hollywood, CA
Danny McShain [5]	45/04/16	Hollywood, CA
Wild Red Berry [7]	45/09/10	Hollywood, CA
Ernie Piluso	46/01/14	Hollywood, CA
Danny McShain [6]	46/04/15	Hollywood, CA
Ernie Piluso [2]	46/05/15<	Hollywood, CA
Martino Angelo	46/08/19	Hollywood, CA
Danny McShain [7]	46/09/16	Hollywood, CA
Martino Angelo [2]	46/09/23	Hollywood, CA
Danny McShain [8]	47/01/27	Hollywood, CA
Martino Angelo [3]	47/02/10	Hollywood, CA
Danny McShain [9]	47/05/05	Hollywood, CA
Wild Red Berry [8]	47/09/02	San Diego, CA
Danny McShain [10]	47/09/13	Visalia, CA
Wild Red Berry [9]	47	San Diego, CA
Jan Blears	47/11/10<	Phoenix, AZ
Danny McShain [11]	47/12/18<
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Vacant.
Jackie Nichols	48	Hollywood, CA
Defeats Jan Blears in international tournament final.
Glen Lyman	50/10	Los Angeles, CA
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Gypsy Joe	52/11/06	Des Moines, IA
Defeats Johnny Balbo to become National Wrestling Alliance World Light Heavyweight champion.
Frank Stojack	53/08/10	Spokane, WA
Al Kashey	57/11/30	Tulsa, OK
Awarded when NWA withdraws recognition from Stojack, who continues to defend the title in northwest until he retires in 58.
Dory Dixon	59/02/13	Mexico City

See N.W.A. World Light Heavyweight Title.