Howard Winstone’s statue in Merthyr Tydfil
A full list of Welsh boxers who have held professional world titles, named in chronological order.
Percy Jones:
World flyweight champion, 1914.
Note: This weight class was not officially recognised in the USA at the time
Freddie Welsh:
World lightweight champion, 1914-17
Jimmy Wilde:
World flyweight champion, 1916-23
Howard Winstone:
WBC featherweight champion, 1968
Steve Robinson:
WBO featherweight champion, 1993-95
Robbie Regan:
WBO bantamweight champion, 1996
Barry Jones:
WBO super-featherweight champion, 1997
Joe Calzaghe:
WBO super-middleweight champion, 1997-2008, IBF super-middleweight champion, 2006, WBA & WBC super-middleweight champion, 2007-8
Enzo Maccarinelli:
WBO cruiserweight champion, 2006-8
Gavin Rees:
WBA light-welterweight champion 2007-8
Nathan Cleverly:
WBO light-heavyweight champion, 2011-13, WBA ‘regular’ light-heavyweight champion, 2016-
Lee Selby:
IBF featherweight champion, 2015-
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