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Title was held or changed hands no later than this. In these cases, it is known that a wrestler held the title at a certain time but not when he/she won it.
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Broadcast date; the actual recording date is unknown.
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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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Billed as having defeated Joe Stecher "a year ago in Chicago" (Times-Picayune, New Orleans, LA, 28-12-10); billed as American champion in Shreveport, LA; still billed as world champion in New Orleans, LA as of 29-11-14; often reported as "junior light heavyweight" on New Orleans papers, but the reports also say the division is "any weight under 200 pounds and above 175 pounds" (Times-Picayune, 28-12-10) which is for junior heavyweight; former champion as of 31-09-09.
Mike London
1937-07-15<
Billed as champion in Baton Rouge, LA; still champion as of 37-12-21.
Holder of the World Light Heayvweight Title in Tennessee and Alabama, billed as World Junior Heavyweight Champion in New Orleans, LA; still champion as of 42-12-08.
NWA champion, recognized in northern and central Louisiana; still holds World Junior Heayvweight and Light Heayvweight Titles as of 43-09; Ellis Bashara defeats McGuirk on 43-09-22 in Alexandria, LA but the title change is later voided since McGuirk is over the weight limit during the match; McGuirk defeats Bashara on 43-10-18 in Alexandria, LA; still champion in northern Louisiana as of 44-12-06.
The match is originally declared no contest, but Wentworth is awarded the title by the Alabama Boxing & Wrestling Commission on 47-01-09 (The Birmingham Post, 47-01-10).
Don Keene, defeated the Blond for the World Light Heayvweight Title on 49-04-10 in Birmingham, AL, is billed as champion in Baton Rouge, LA as of 49-01-22.
Don Keene
1949-01-27
New Orleans, LA
Defeats Ortez to end the dispute; in Alexandria, LA, Herb Welch, holder of the Tennessee version, is recognized as as "National Boxing and Wrestling Association" champion in 49-03 and 49-04 (The Town Talk, Alexandria, LA, 49-03-30 & 49-04-13).
Repeated on 50-02-15 in Alexandria, LA; McDonald continues to be billed as World Light Heayvweight ChampionTitle in Birmingham, AL but loses to Curtis on 50-02-20.
Pat Malone
1950-04-20
New Orleans, LA
Wins as the masked Green Shadow and unmasks himself after winning the match.
Held up after the match against Jack Steele on 50-08-10 in New Orleans, LA; White continues to defend in Alabama.
Jack Steele
1950-08-24
New Orleans, LA
Wins rematch.
Tarzan White [3]
1950-09-18
Birmingham, AL
Angelo Austeri
1950-10-09
Birmingham, AL
Miguel Torres defeats Austeri in a non-title match on 50-11-09 in New Orleans, LA and again defeats him for the title in Birmingham, AL on 50-11-13 but leaves the area in late 50-12.
Chris Belkas
1959-07-21<
Listed as former champion on 59-06-29 in Shreveport, LA; billed as champion in Monroe, LA as of 59-07-21 for having won the title from Jackie Nichols "last fall"; still champion in Alexandria, LA as of 60-02-29.
