UWA World Welterweight Championship

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Current Champion

Takeshi Minamino, 36th Champion

Takeshi Minamino won the vacated championship on September 9th, 2004 in a 3 way match. The current status of the Title is unclear as Minamino only defended the title once since winning it.

In February of 2010, Negro Casas appeared on CMLL's Ras de Lona show (19 minute mark), mentioning this championship as one of the ones he currently held. The belt, only briefly shown, appeared to be the second version of this title. It's unclear how Negro Casas came to have this belt, and he has no known defenses. To avoid setting a troubling precedent, Negro Casas will not officially be listed as champion until someone explains how he won the belt, or he actually defends the championship.

History of Championship

Championship Confusion

Championship reigns previously noted for Filoso, Osamu Namiguchi and Katushiko Nakajima are believed to actually been promoted as WWA World Junior Light Heavyweight Championship matches, not using the actual belt or championship lineage. See that title for more information.

Champions Listing

# Champion(s) Defeated Date Location
eight man tournament for vacant championship
1 Villano III Huracan Ramirez 1975.12.28 Plaza de Toros Monumental [1]
1 Hashi Masataka 1976.01.20 Arena Aficion [2]
2 Babe Face 1976.02.01 Plaza de Toros Monumental [3]
3 Ultraman 1976.03.14 Plaza de Toros Monumental [4]
4 Alberto Muñoz 1976.05.19 Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City [5]
5 Alberto Muñoz 1976.06.13 Plaza de Toros Monumental [6]
6 Alberto Muñoz 1976.08.24 Arena Aficion [7]
7 Alberto Muñoz 1976.09.06 Plaza de Toros el Cortijo [8]
8 Huracan Ramirez 1977.01.06 Plaza de los Deportes, Villahermosa, Tabasco [9]
9 Rayo Chapin 1977.01.30 Guatemala City [10]
10 Tawa Vera 1977.02.02 Veracruz [11]
11 Alberto Muñoz 1977.03.01 Unidad Deportiva de Acapulco, Acapulco, Guerrero [12]
12 Alberto Muñoz 1977.03.24 Plaza Alberto Balderas, Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua [13]
13 Huracan Ramirez 1977.05.05 Arena Poza Rica [14]
2 Solar Villano III 1977.05.29 Palacio de los Deportes DF [15]
1 Villano III 1977.06.19 Monterrey [16]
2 El Polaco 1977.09.17 Nueva Arena Apatlaco [17]
3 Alex Montana 1977.09.26 Tampico [18]
4 Villano III 1978.01.29 Monterrey [19]
5 Villano III 1978.02.22 Veracruz [19]
6 El Signo 1978.03.26 Pachuca, Hidalgo [19]
7 As Charro 1978.04.23 Pachuca, Hidalgo [19]
8 El Signo 1978.05.04 Poza Rica [19]
9 Fishman 1978.06.18 Plaza De Toros Monterrey [19]
3 Bobby Lee Solar 1978.07.16 Plaza De Toros Monterrey [19]
1 Carlos Garcia 1978.08.19 Cancún [19]
2 El Santo 1978.08.27 Palacio De Los Deportes [20]
3 Brazo de Oro 1978.09.16 Ciudad Juarez [19]
4 Impacto 1978.09.27 Arena Xochimilco [21]
5 Solar 1978.09.28 Toluca [19]
6 Solar 1978.10.22 Pachuca [19]
7 Estrella Blanca 1978.10.25 Veracruz [19]
8 Azzcary 1978.11.03 Tuxtla Gutierrez [19]
9 Estrella Blanca 1978.11.20 Monterrey [19]
10 El Santo 1978.12.22 Neza [19]
11 Solar 1978.12.28 Xochimilco [19]
12 Solar 1979.02.03 Arena Apatalco [22]
12 Lobo Rubio 1979.02.28 Auditorio Benito Juárez, Cuautitlán [23]
13 Texano 1979.06.12 Auditorio Benito Juárez, Cuautitlán [24]
4 El Signo Bobby Lee 1979.06.24 Tijuana
1 Mano Negra 1979.10.21 Plaza de Toros La Monumental [25]
2 Ultraman 1979.11.04 Plaza de Toros el Progreso, Guadalajara, Jalisco [26]
3 Brazo de Oro 1979.11.14 Arena Xochimilco [27]
4 Ultraman 1979.12.02 Toreo de Cuatro Caminos [28]
5 Negro Navaro 1979.12.18 Cuautitlán [29]
6 Solar I 1979.12.25 Mexico City [30]
7 Black Man 1980.02.19 Arena Coliseo Acapulco [31]
8 Ultraman 1980.03.06 Pista Arena Revolución [32]
5 Garringo El Signo 1980.04.13 Monterrey [33]
1 Texano 1980.??.?? Mexico City? [34]
2 El Signo 1980.??.?? ? [34]
3 Karloff Lagarde 1980.??.?? Pachuca [34]
4 Tawa Vera 1980.??.?? Poza Rica [34]
5 Texano 1980.??.?? Acapulco [34]
6 Luis Arizona 1980.??.?? Reynosa [34]
6 El Texano Garringo 1980.09.07 Palacio De Los Deportes [35]
1 Brazo de Oro 1980.10.28 Arena Coliseo Acapulco [36]
2 Ultraman 1980.11.21 Arena Neza [37]
3 Solar I 1980.11.29 Arena Xochimilco [38]
4 Huracán Ramírez 1980.12.09 Arena Coliseo Acapulco [39]
5 Brazo de Oro 1980.12.10 Arena Naucalpan [40]
6 Ultraman 1980.12.20 Nueva Arena Apatlaco [41]
7 Garringo 1981.01.01 Plaza de Toros La Monumental, Monterrey [42]
8 Ultraman 1981.01.06 Arena Coliseo Acapulco [43]
9 Solar 1981.02.01 El Toreo De Naucalpan [44]
10 Bobby Lee 1981.07.20 Arena Puebla [45]
11 Black Man 1981.09.26 Arena Actopan [46]
championship vacant in 1981.10 when Texano could no longer make weight [47]
tournament for vacant championship
7 Lobo Rubio El Matematico 1982.05.30 Mexico City
1 El Médico 1982.07.18 Reynosa [48]
2 Kato Kung Lee 1982.08.15 Palacio de los Deportes DF [49]
3 El Matematico 1982.08.29 Plaza de Toros el Cortijo [50]
4 Americo Rocca 1982.09.19 Palacio de los Deportes, Distrito Federal [51]
5 Kung Fu 1982.09.25 Arena Actopan [52]
6 Chamaco Valaguez 1982.10.10 Arena Puebla [53]
8 El Matematico Lobo Rubio 1982.10.17 Plaza de Toros el Cortijo [54]
1 Lobo Rubio 1982.11.14 Palacio de los Deportes DF [55]
2 Lobo Rubio 1982.12.15 Arena Xochimilco [56]
3 Leon Rojo 1983.01.14 Merida, Yucatan [57]
4 ? 1983.01.21 Celaya [58]
5 Blue Panther 1983.02.26 Arena Apatlaco [59]
6 Mocho Cota 1983.05.11 Arena Coliseo Acapulco [60]
7 Blue Panther 1983.06.19 Plaza de Toros La Monumental [61]
8 Blue Panther 1983.06.21 Monterrey [62]
9 Lobo Rubio 1983.08.22 Deportivo Morelos [63]
10 Blue Panther 1983.08.28 Arena Olimpico Laguna [64]
11 Perfumado Reyes 1983.09.24 Arena Apatlaco [65]
12 Blue Panther 1983.12.04 Auditorio Municipal Torreon [66]
13 Bronco 1984.04.06 Gimnasio G2 [67]
14 Rocky Santana 1984.04.19 Arena Coliseo Acapulco [68]
15 Negro Casas 1984.09.09 Toreo de Cuatro Caminos [69]
16 Rocky Santana 1984.11.07 Arena Coliseo Acapulco [70]
17 Blue Panther 1984.12.01 Arena Apatlaco [71]
18 Shu el Guerrero 1984.12.06 Arena Olimpico Laguna [72]
9 Blue Panther El Matematico 1984.12.16 Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Naucalpan, Estado de México [73]
1 Cobarde II 1985.01.27 El Toreo De Naucalpan [74]
2 Matematico 1985.05.01 Coliseo Victorino, Durango, Durango [75]
3 Chamaco Valaguez 1985.09.28 Arena Apatalco [76]
4 El Dandy 1985.11.21 Pista Arena Revolucion [77]
5 El Vagabundo 1985.12.13 Plaza de Toros San Mateo, Chilpanicngo, Guerrero [78]
10 Blackman Blue Panther 1986.02.09 Toreo de Cuatro Caminos [79]
1 Blue Panther 1986.03.20 Pista Arena Revolucion
2 Babe Richard 1986.05.27 Arena Coliseo Acapulco, Guerrero
3 Espanto Jr. 1986.10.30 Arena Toluca [80]
4 Cosmonauta 1986.12.06 Arena Xochimilco [81]
11 Ray Richard Blackman 1987.09.03 Pista Arena Revolucion [82]
1 Asai 1987.12.13 Toreo de Cuatro Caminos [83]
2 Black Shadow II 1988.02.21 Arena Cordoba [84]
3 Solar II 1988.05.15 Arena México [85]
12 Yoshihiro Asai Ray Richard 1988.07.29 Plaza De Toros El Cortijo
13 Charles Lucero Yoshihiro Asai 1988.10.09 Monterrey
1 Solar II 1988.10.30 Pista Arena Revolucion [86]
2 Nube Blanca 1989.04.11 Deportivo Carta Blanca, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon
3 Chacal Ramírez 1989.04.30 Plaza de Toros Valente Arellano, Torreón, Coahuila [87]
4 Centella Azul 1989.11.05 Palacio de los Deportes, Torreón, Coahuila [88]
14 El Hijo del Santo Charles Lucero 1990.04.29 Plaza De Toros Monterrey [89]
1 Fuerza Guerrera 1990.06.07 Korakuen Hall [90]
2 Black Terry 1990.06.17 El Toreo De Naucalpan [91]
3 Negro Casas 1990.07.20 Arena Neza
4 Negro Casas 1990.08.08 Arena Coliseo DF [92]
5 El Hijo del Diablo 1990.08.29 Palenque de la Feria - Celaya
6 Negro Casas 1990.09.27 Arena Toluca
7 Negro Casas 1990.12.08 Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca
8 Black Terry 1991.03.10 Korakuen Hall - Tokyo [93]
9 El Hijo del Diablo 1991.05.27 Plaza De Toros Chilpancingo
10 El Hijo del Diablo 1991.06.15 Actopan, Hidalgo
11 El Hijo del Diablo 1991.06.21 Salon Alamo - San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
12 Negro Casas 1991.09.19 Auditorio Municipal - Aguascalientes
13 Canelo Casas 1991.11.14 Korakuen Hall - Tokyo
14 Cassandro 1992.01.30 Pista Arena Revolucion
15 Espanto Jr. 1992.02.09 Arena Neza
16 Black Shadow Jr. 1992.04.05 El Toreo De Naucalpan
17 Espanto Jr. 1992.04.18 Arena Apatlaco - Mexico City
15 Espanto Jr. El Hijo del Santo 1992.05.14 Coliseo Victorino, Gomez Palacios, Durango
16 Celestial [2] Espanto Jr. 1992.06.24 Coliseo Victorino, Gomez Palacios, Durango
1 Cassandro 1992.08.30 Arena Lopez Mateos
2 Pimpinela Escarlata 1993.02.18 Pista Arena Revolucion
17 Super Delfin Celestial 1993.05.17 Korakuen Hall - Tokyo
18 The Great Sasuke Super Delfin 1993.05.17 Morioka, Japan
19 Super Delfin [2] The Great Sasuke 1993.06.02 Osaka, Japan
1 The Great Sasuke 1993.06.07 Korakuen Hall - Tokyo
20 The Great Sasuke [2] Super Delfin 1993.07.24 Morioka, Japan
1 Shingami 1993.08.20 Odate, Japan
21 Super Delfin [3] The Great Sasuke 1993.08.24 Tokyo
22 Celestial [3] Super Delfin 1993.08.28 Mexico City
1 Karloff Lagarde Jr. 1993.12.14 Arena Aficion De Pachuca
23 Karloff Lagarde Jr. Celestial 1994.01.30 El Toreo De Naucalpan
1 Audaz 1994.05.02 Arena Puebla
24 El Hijo del Santo [2] Karloff Lagarde Jr. 1994.05.25 Arena Lopez Mateos
1 Negro Casas 1994.10.28 El Toreo De Naucalpan
25 Norio Honaga El Hijo del Santo 1994.11.18 Hiroshima, Japan
26 Shinjiro Ohtani Norio Honaga 1994.12.13 Osaka, Japan
UWA announces Ohtani stripped of championship on January 6; belt continues to be defended in Japan
1 Gran Hamada 1995.02.19 Sumo Hall, Tokyo, Japan
27 Koji Kanemoto Shinjiro Ohtani 1995.04.16 Hiroshima, Japan
28 Gran Hamada Koji Kanemoto 1995.09.22 Nagoya, Japan
championship vacant for exceeding the weight list on unknown date
decision match for vacant championship
29 Super Crazy Pirata Morgan Jr. 1995.11.17 Neza
30 Kid Guzman Super Crazy 1997.??.?? Arena Neza
1 Fugaz 1997.10.19 Arena Neza
31 Super Crazy [2] Kid Guzman 1998.06.15 Hakata, Japan
1 Kid Guzman 1998.06.18 Korakuen Hall - Tokyo
2 Mosco de la Merced I 1998.10.22 Korakuen Hall - Tokyo
32 Oriental Super Crazy 2000.10.13 Torreon
championship declared vacant due to injury on February 2001, but Oriental continues defending the title at least in to 2002.
decision match for vacant championship where the captain wins the title; teams are Nemesis (c), Crazzy Boy, Rey Cuervo vs Imposter (c), Cazador, Poder Gitano
33 Nemesis Imposter 2001.09.23 Tulancingo, Hidalgo
34 Rey Cuervo Nemesis 2002.04.14 Tulancingo, Hidalgo
championship vacant April 2003 for unknown reasons
decision match for vacant championship
35 Taiji Ishimori Super Crazy 2003.05.11 Arena Coliseo DF
1 Fuerza Guerrera 2003.08.31 Unidad Deportiva Cuahtemoc
2 Yossino 2003.12.07 Arena Coliseo DF
3 Takeshi Minamino 2004.03.05 Tokyo, Japan
champinship held up after defense on 2004.08.29 versus Takeshi Minamino
three way decision match for vacant championship
36 Takeshi Minamino Pineapple Hanai & Mango Fukuda 2004.09.09 Tokyo
1 Taiji Ishimori 2004.10.14 Korakuen Hall - Tokyo
championship status unclear
 
 
title change
successful title defense
championship matches which were announced, but results were not found

Sources:

  1. ↑ Both Box Y Lucha and DJ Spectro have the December 28, 1975 in Plaza Monumental de Monterrey information; it was originally scheduled for 12/14 in Mexico City and is sometimes listed there, but that show was canceled
  2. ↑ Box Y Lucha 1214
  3. ↑ Halcon 190
  4. ↑ Halcon 194, Halcon 196
  5. ↑ Matt Farmer
  6. ↑ Halcon 207, Punch 95
  7. ↑ Box y Lucha 1245
  8. ↑ KO 1215
  9. ↑ Halcon 240
  10. ↑ Halcon 241, Halcon 242
  11. ↑ Halcon 242
  12. ↑ Combates 70, Halcon 247
  13. ↑ Box Y Lucha 1275
  14. ↑ Punch 142
  15. ↑ Box Y Lucha 1284, Box Y Lucha 1288, Matt Farmer
  16. ↑ Box Y lucha 1288
  17. ↑ Box Y Lucha 1301
  18. ↑ Combates 99
  19. ↑ 19.00 19.01 19.02 19.03 19.04 19.05 19.06 19.07 19.08 19.09 19.10 19.11 19.12 19.13 19.14 19.15 Halcon 347
  20. ↑ Matt Farmer, Halcon 347
  21. ↑ Arena 1048
  22. ↑ https://drlucha.com/2023/10/04/%e3%80%90%e7%ac%ac636%e5%9b%9e%e3%80%91%e8%a6%aa%e3%82%a6%e3%83%ab%e3%83%88%e3%83%a9%e3%83%9e%e3%83%b3/ Dr. Lucha
  23. ↑ Halcon Estelar 2
  24. ↑ Halcon 369
  25. ↑ Halcon 387
  26. ↑ KO 1371
  27. ↑ KO 1374
  28. ↑ Matt Farmer
  29. ↑ KO 1378
  30. ↑ KO 1379
  31. ↑ El Halcon 1980 Yearbook, Arena 406, Box y Lucha 1426
  32. ↑ Box y Lucha 1427
  33. ↑ Lucha Libre 873, Halcon 414, Lucha Libre 928, likely at Plaza Monumental
  34. ↑ 34.0 34.1 34.2 34.3 34.4 34.5 Lucha Libre 873
  35. ↑ Matt Farmer
  36. ↑ Box y Lucha 1460, Box y Lucha 1461
  37. ↑ Box y Lucha 1463
  38. ↑ Box y Lucha 1464
  39. ↑ Box y Lucha 1466, Box y Lucha 1467
  40. ↑ Box y Lucha 1466
  41. ↑ Box y Lucha 1467
  42. ↑ Arena 1169
  43. ↑ Arena 1169
  44. ↑ Matt Farmer
  45. ↑ Box y Lucha 1496, Halcon 483, KO 1461
  46. ↑ Box y Lucha 1506, Halcon Menusal 4
  47. ↑ Lucha Libre 930 says Texano gave it up before going to Japan; that tour starts October 8th
  48. ↑ Halcon Mensual 8
  49. ↑ Matt Farmer, Box y Lucha 1552
  50. ↑ Box y Lucha 1553
  51. ↑ double pin draw; Box y Lucha 1556, Box y Lucha 1557, Comabtes 362, Lucha Libre 959, DJ Spectro, ricardo aguilar hidalgo @ box y lucha
  52. ↑ Box y Lucha 1557
  53. ↑ Box y Lucha 1559
  54. ↑ Box y Lucha 1560, Combates 366
  55. ↑ Matt Farmer
  56. ↑ Box y Lucha 1569, Box y Lucha 1570
  57. ↑ SuperLuchas - listed as lightweight but must be welter
  58. ↑ KO 1541
  59. ↑ Box y Lucha 1579
  60. ↑ Box y Lucha 1589
  61. ↑ Halcon 582
  62. ↑ Halcon 583
  63. ↑ Box y Lucha 1603
  64. ↑ El Siglo de Torreon 1983-08-28
  65. ↑ Box y Lucha 1608
  66. ↑ El Siglo de Torreon 1983-12-04
  67. ↑ Box y Lucha 1634
  68. ↑ Halcon 626
  69. ↑ Box y Lucha 1656, Combates 464
  70. ↑ Box y Lucha 1664
  71. ↑ ricardo aguilar hidalgo @ box y lucha, Box y Lucha 1667
  72. ↑ El Siglo de Torreon 1984-12096
  73. ↑ http://superluchas.net/2014/12/16/en-un-dia-como-hoy-carnaval-de-campeones-en-el-toreo/
  74. ↑ Super Luchas 514
  75. ↑ Halcon 680, a draw
  76. ↑ Box y Lucha 1709
  77. ↑ Halcon 710, a draw
  78. ↑ Box y Lucha 1720, Combates 513
  79. ↑ Box y Lucha 1728, Lucha Libre 1152
  80. ↑ luchablog photolog (2013-09-15 15.42.18)
  81. ↑ Box y Lucha 1770
  82. ↑ Halcon 800, Halcon 801
  83. ↑ poster
  84. ↑ KO 1804
  85. ↑ SuperLuchas
  86. ↑ Box y Lucha 1867
  87. ↑ El Siglo de Torreon 1989-04-30
  88. ↑ El Siglo de Torreon 1989-11-05
  89. ↑ Halcon Reportaje Estelaris 101
  90. ↑ WON 1990-06-18
  91. ↑ Halcon Reportaje Estelaris 101
  92. ↑ Box y Lucha 1958
  93. ↑ WON 1991-04-08

Oriental Branch

Oriental was stripped of the championship when he was injured in February 2001, but was still defending the title in 2002.

# Champion(s) Defeated Date Location
32 Oriental Super Crazy 2000.10.13 Torreon
- El Apache 2002.10.31 Cancha Florencio Salazar, Rio Verde, San Luis Potosi
- King Azteca 2002.11.01 Auditorio de Tijuana
 
 
title change
successful title defense
championship matches which were announced, but results were not found

Sources:

Gallery of Champions

Villano III, 1st Champion
Bobby Lee, 3rd Champion
El Signo, 4th Champion
Garringo, 5th Champion
El Texano, 6th Champion
El Matematico, 8th Champion


Blue Panther, 9th Champion
Blackman, 10thChampion
Ray Richard, 11thChampion
Yoshihiro Asai, 12th Champion
Charles Lucero, 13th Champion
El Hijo del Santo, 14th & 24th Champion


Celestial,16th & 22nd Champion
Super Crazy, 29th & 31st Champion
Taiji Ishimori, 35th Champion


Gallery of Title Belts

1st Belt
2nd Belt


Sources

Universal Wrestling Association Championships
Official: Heavy (Dr. Wagner Jr.)
Outlaw: Light (Kato Kung Lee Jr.), Junior Light Heavy (Diluvio Negro II)
Now in Japan: Welter, Middle, Junior Heavy, Tag, Trios,
Defunct: Feather, Light Heavy, Women, International Women, Women Junior, Women's Tag,
Associated: WWF Light Heavy
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