UWA World Lightweight Championship

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Current Champion

Kato Kung Lee Jr. was the last known Mexican champion, holding it 1997. He may not still be defending the title.

At some unknown time, this championship joined many others by turning up in a small Japanese promotion.

History of Championship


Champions Listing

# Champion(s) Defeated Date Location
tournament for vacant championship
1 Matematico Hashi Masataka 1975.12.21 Plaza de Toros La Monumental, Monterrey, Nuevo León [1]
1 Signo 1976.02.24 Arena Aficion [2]
2 Hashi Masataka 1976.02.29 Auditorio, Tecomán, Colima [3]
3 Ultraman 1976.06.20 Plaza de Toros el Progreso, Guadalajara, Jalisco [4]
4 Zeus 1976.08.14 Cuautitlán [5]
5 Signo 1976.08.30 Arena Veracruz [6]
6 Lobo Rubio 1976.10.31 Plaza de Toros La Monumental, Monterrey, Nuevo León [7]
7 Lobo Rubio 1976.11.30 Pachuca [8]
2 Signo Matematico 1976.12.28 Arena Aficion [9]
1 El Matemático 1977.02.06 Plaza de Toros La Monumental [10]
2 El Matemático 1977.02.13 Plaza El Progreso, Guadalajara, Jalisco [11]
3 El Matemático 1977.02.19 Tuxtla Gutierrez [12]
4 El Matemático 1977.03.12 Tláhuac [13]
5 Solar 1977.03.20 Arena Aficion [14]
6 El Matemático 1977.03.27 Plaza Alberto Balderas [15]
7 El Matemático 1977.04.17 El Toreo de Naucalpan [16]
8 Black Man 1977.05.15 Plaza de Toros La Monumental [17]
9 Lobo Rubio 1977.05.29 Palacio de los Deportes DF [18]
10 Estrella Blanca 1977.06.21 Cuautitlán [19]
11 El Matemático 1977.06.26 Palacio de los Deportes DF [20]
12 Brazo de Oro 1977.07.10 Ciudad Juarez [21]
13 Brazo de Oro 1977.07.12 Auditorio Benito Juárez, Cuautitlán [22]
14 Catedratico 1977.07.?? Veracruz
15 El Matemático 1977.08.04 Cancún [23]
16 Estrella Blanca 1977.08.22 Puebla [24]
17 Estrella Blanca 1977.09.08 Veracruz [25]
18 El Matemático 1977.09.10 León [26]
19 Black Man 1977.09.29 Poza Rica [27]
20 El Matemático 1977.10.01 Nueva Arena Apatlaco [28]
21 Mátematico 1977.10.04 Los Mochis, Sinaloa [29]
22 Estrella Blanca 1977.10.09 Arena Toluca [30]
23 Black Man 1977.12.14 Coliseum de Texcoco [31]
24 Black Man 1977.12.20 Arena Aficion [32]
25 Carlos Garcia 1978.01.02 Merida [33]
26 Black Man 1978.01.21 Apatlaco [33]
27 Bobby Lee 1978.02.12 Monterrey [33]
28 Black Man 1978.02.19 ? [33]
29 El Matematico 1978.03.19 Toreo de Cuatro Caminos [34]
championship vacant on 1978.12.28 to move to the welterweight division
decision match for vacant championship
3 Black Man Matematico 1978.09.10 El Toreo De Naucalpan [33]
1 Rudy Reyna 1978.10.29 Monterrey [33]
2 Arturo Cruz 1978.11.30 Tampico [33]
3 Rokambole 1979.01.28 Neza [35]
4 Matematico 1979.07.06 Deportivo Mexico Arena, Puebla, Puebla [36]
5 Rokambole 1979.09.23 Arena Naucalpan [37]
6 Texano 1979.10.18 Arena Jalisco [38]
7 Mr. Krimen 1979.11.25 Tuxpan [39]
8 Flama Azul 1979.12.17 Arena Nuevo Laredo [40]
9 Babe Richard 1980.05.27 Arena Coliseo Acapulco
10 Lobo Rubio 1980.08.29 Puebla [41]
11 Texano 1980.09.04 Arena Toluca [42]
12 Robin 1980.09.13 Arena Isabel de Cuernvaca [43]
13 El Matematico 1981.01.11 Arena Azteca DF [44]
14 Babe Richard 1981.02.08 Poza Rica [45]
15 Lobo Rubio 1981.03.08 Arena López Mateos [46]
16 Rudy Reyna 1981.03.17 Arena Coliseo Acapulco [47]
17 Mocho Cota 1981.05.31 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [48]
18 Black Terry 1981.06.21 Arena Naucalpan [49]
4 Black Terry Black Man 1981.09.30 Palacio De Los Deportes DF [50]
1 Danny Grimaldo 1981.10.20 Gimnasio Municipal Benito Juarez, Cuautitlan, Estadio de Mexico [51]
2 Black Man 1981.11.15 Toreo de Cuatro Caminos
3 Black Man 1981.12.19 Arena Isabel de Cuernavaca [52]
4 Robin Hood 1981.12.25 Arena Poza Rica, Poza Rica, Veracruz [53]
5 Danny Boy 1981.12.27 Arena Lopez Mateos [54]
6 El Matematico 1982.01.10 Arena Azteca DF [55]
7 Chamaco Maravilla 1982.02.04 Arena Olimpico Laguna de Gomez Palacio [56]
8 Black Man 1982.02.07 Arena Palenque Agua Azul, Guadalajara, Jalisco [57]
9 El Matematico 1982.02.20 Arena Azteca DF [58]
10 Robin 1982.02.28 Arena Isabel de Leon, Guanajuato [59]
11 Matematico & Negro Casas 1982.03.18 Arena Zapata, Acapulco, Guerrero [60]
12 Matematico 1982.04.07 Arena Xochimilco [61]
13 Robin 1982.04.20 Monterrey [62]
14 Black Man 1982.04.30 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California [63]
15 Matematico 1982.05.04 Auditorio Miguel Barragan San Luis Potosi [64]
16 Rudy Reyna 1982.06.03 Arena Poza Rica, Poza Rica, Veracruz [65]
17 Negro Casas 1982.06.20 Arena Lopez Mateos [66]
18 Brillante (Dominican Republic) 1982.06.23 Plaza de Toros San Marcos, Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes [67]
19 Matematico 1982.07.22 Arena Zapata, Acapulco, Guerrero [68]
20 Espartano I 1982.09.03 Deportivo San Juan, Merida, Yucatan [69]
21 Matematico 1982.10.18 Arena Isabel de Leon, Guanajuato [70]
22 Brillante 1982.11.15 Salon Ixtlahuaca, Cuautitlan, Estado de Mexico [71]
23 Black Man 1982.11.19 Parque Deportivo Lic. Miguel Aleman, Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz [72]
24 Negro Casas 1982.12.14 Gimnasio Municipal Benito Juarez, Cuautitlán, Estado de Mexico [73]
25 Aristóteles 1982.12.15 Arena Coliseo Acapulco [74]
26 Impala 1982.12.18 Arena Apatlaco [75]
27 Rocky Santana 1983.01.23 Gimnasio 15 de Mayo, Torreon, Coahuila [76]
28 Black Man 1983.03.06 Arena Aficion [77]
29 El Vagabundo 1983.05.05 Poza Rica [78]
30 Impala 1983.05.27 Gimnasio G2 [79]
31 Mando Amezcua 1983.05.19 Neza [80]
32 Black Man 1983.11.15 El Toreo De Naucalpan [81]
33 Black Man 1983.12.01 Arena Olimpico Laguna de Gomez Palacio [82]
5 Negro Casas Black Terry 1984.01.01 El Toreo De Naucalpan [83]
1 Hijo del Santo 1984.02.17 Gimnasio G2 [84]
2 Hijo del Santo 1984.03.21 Toreo de Cuatro Caminos [85]
3 Blue King 1984.03.29 Arena Olimpico Laguna [86]
4 Fuerza Guerrera 1984.06.30 Arena Apatlaco [87]
5 Hijo del Santo 1984.07.27 Arena Neza [88]
6 Robin 1984.09.06 Arena Olimpico Laguna [89]
6 El Hijo del Santo Negro Casas 1984.10.28 El Toreo De Naucalpan [90]
1 Fuerza Guerrera 1984.11.25 El Toreo De Naucalpan [91]
2 Negro Casas 1984.11.28 Auditorio Municipal Benito Juarez - Veracruz
3 Negro Casas 1984.12.16 El Toreo De Naucalpan [92]
4 Negro Casas 1984.12.20 Auditorio De Tijuana
5 Modulo 1984.12.22 Pista Arena Revolucion [93]
6 Negro Casas 1985.01.01 Arena Aficion De Pachuca
7 Negro Casas 1985.01.08 Arena Queretaro
8 Negro Casas 1985.01.13 Arena Azteca DF [94]
9 Negro Casas 1985.01.28 Gimnasio Morelos, Mexico City
10 Kiss 1985.02.01 Deportivo Puebla - Puebla [95]
11 Negro Casas 1985.02.15 Oaxaca
12 Mocho Cota 1985.03.10 Arena Coliseo De Guadalajara [96]
13 Espanto Jr. 1985.03.14 Santa Rosalia, Baja California Sur
14 Espanto Jr. 1985.03.21 Arena Aficion De Pachuca [97]
15 Espanto Jr. 1985.03.24 Auditorio Municipal - Culiacan
16 Espanto Jr. 1985.04.20 Plaza De Toros - San Miguel Allende, Guanajuato
17 Espanto Jr. 1985.05.13 Arena Puebla
18 Glamoroso Froylan 1985.06.16 Cuernavaca [98]
19 El Mestizo 1985.06.30 Arena Mexico [99]
20 Espanto Jr. 1985.07.09 Arena Aficion [100]
7 Aristotle I El Hijo del Santo 1985.07.14 El Toreo De Naucalpan [101]
1 El Hijo del Santo 1985.08.03 Arena Xochimilco [102]
8 El Hijo del Santo [2] Aristotle I 1985.09.01 El Toreo De Naucalpan [103]
1 Aristotles I 1985.09.15 Arena Queretaro
2 Chamaco Valaguez 1985.09.28 Arena Apatalco [104]
3 Espanto Jr. 1985.11.30 Palacio De Los Deportes DF [105]
4 Espanto Jr. 1985.12.08 Plaza De Toros La Monumental - Monterrey [106]
5 Aristotle I 1985.12.11 Arena Coliseo De Acapulco [107]
6 Espanto Jr. 1986.01.02 Merida
7 Espanto Jr. 1986.02.10 Arena Puebla
8 Espanto Jr. 1986.02.19 Arena Xochimilco [108]
9 Negro Casas 1986.03.05 Arena Neza [109]
10 Negro Casas 1986.03.20 Arena Toluca [110]
11 Fuerza Guerrera 1986.04.12 Wilson Theater - Fresno, California [111]
12 Negro Casas 1986.04.16 Arena Coliseo De Reynosa [112]
13 Cosmonauta 1986.06.01 Arena Azteca DF [113]
14 Negro Casas 1986.06.14 Palenque de la Feria - Tlaxcala [114]
15 Black Shadow Jr. 1986.07.06 El Toreo De Naucalpan [115]
16 Negro Casas 1986.07.26 Olympic Auditorium - Los Angeles [116]
17 Espanto Jr. 1986.11.22 Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca[117]
18 Espanto Jr. 1987.01.26 Arena Puebla [118]
19 Espanto Jr. 1987.04.17 Auditorio de Tijuana [119]
9 Espanto Jr. El Hijo del Santo 1987.07.26 Auditorio Municipal, Torreón, Coahuila [120]
1 Conflictus 1988.01.01 Palacio de los Deportes, Torreón, Coahuila [121]
2 El Hijo del Santo 1988.02.27 Gimnasio Municipal, Saltillo, Coahuila [122]
3 El Hijo del Santo 1988.04.10 Auditorio Municipal, Torreón, Coahuila [123]
10 El Hijo del Santo [3] Espanto Jr. 1988.05.29 El Toreo De Naucalpan [124]
1 Tarahumara 1988.08.13 Auditorio Municipal - Saltillo [125]
2 Black Shadow Jr. 1988.08.14 Auditorio Municipal, Torreón, Coahuila [126]
3 Negro Casas 1989.01.08 El Toreo De Naucalpan [127]
4 Ray Richard 1989.06.16 Arena Neza [128]
5 El Hijo del Diablo 1989.06.19 Cancha Ferrorcarrilera - Irapuato, Guanajuato [129]
6 Asterisco 1989.08.27 Arena Coliseo De Reynosa [130]
7 Negro Casas 1989.10.31 Arena Queretaro [131]
8 Black Shadow Jr. 1989.12.03 Arena Coliseo De Reynosa [132]
9 Black Shadow Jr. 1990.05.01 Deportivo Roma - Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas
championship vacant January 1991 when Santo decides to no longer wrestle as a lightweight
24 man tournament to decide new champion
11 Lasser Rocky Santana 1991.02.05 Arena Puebla
1 Flama Dorada 1991.03.16 Arena Lopez Mateos [133]
2 Black Shadow Jr. 1991.04.22 Arena Isabel De Leon
3 ? 1991.06.29 Celaya
4 Romano Garcia 1991.07.24 Arena Lopez Mateos [134]
5 Felino 1991.09.12 Korakuen Hall [135]
6 Black Shadow Jr. 1991.11.20 Arena Neza [136]
7 El Matematico 1992.01.01 Arena Aficion De Pachuca
8 El Mohicano I 1992.01.16 Mexico City
9 Casandro 1992.02.25 Arena Aficion [137]
10 Zeus 1992.03.29 Arena Queretaro
11 Loco Valentino 1992.05.25 Arena Isabel [138]
12 Loco Valentino 1992.06.14 Durango
12 Rocky Santana Lasser 1992.09.06 Tokyo
13 Lasser [2] Rocky Santana 1992.09.09 Sapporo
14 Cassandro Lasser 1992.10.29 Arena Toluca
1 Pimpinela Escarlata 1993.02.18 Pista Arena Revolucion
2 Pimpinela Escarlata 1993.04.23 Arena Neza
3 El Sagrado 1993.05.31 Arena Neza [139]
4 El Sagrado 1993.08.01 El Toreo De Naucalpan
5 El Sagrado 1993.08.10 Arena Aficion De Pachuca
6 Super Raton 1993.10.08 Arena Neza
7 El Sagrado 1993.11.08 Arena Puebla
15 Seminarista Cassandro 1994.06.14 Queretaro
1 Cassandro 1994.07.10 Arena Neza [140]
2 Loco Valentino 1994.08.22 Arena Puebla
3 Loco Valentino 1994.09.08 Tulancingo [141]
4 Loco Valentino 1994.09.18 Arena Ecatepec [142]
16 Loco Valentino Seminarista 1994.09.22 Tulancingo
championship vacant in 1995 for unspecific reasons likely related to UWA's closure
one night tournament for vacant title
17 Kato Kung Lee Jr. Gran Leo
Negro Farias
Sombra Negra
Dakota
Especial
Airflair
Golden Fox
1997.05.09 Arena Neza [143]
championship status unclear
 
 
title change
successful title defense
championship matches which were announced, but results were not found

Sources:

  1. Halcon 182
  2. Aqui La Lucha
  3. Halcon 192, Halcon 194
  4. El Informador 1976-06-20
  5. Halcon 217
  6. KO 1215
  7. Halcon 229
  8. Halcon 232
  9. Halcon 238
  10. Halcon 242
  11. El Informador, 1977-02-13, luchablog photolog (2013-09-17 18.30.32)
  12. Halcon 246
  13. Comabte 73
  14. Halcon 250
  15. Box Y Lucha 1275
  16. felipe lara @ Foro Box y Lucha, Box Y Lucha 1280
  17. Halcon 257
  18. Box Y Lucha 1284, Box Y Lucha 1288, Matt Farmer
  19. Halcon 263, Box Y Lucha 1289
  20. Box Y Lucha 1289, Halcon 264
  21. Halcon 265
  22. Halcon 265
  23. Halcon 269
  24. Halcon 270, Halcon 271, Halcon 272; a draw
  25. Halcon 273
  26. Halcon 273
  27. Halcon 276
  28. Box Y Lucha 1302, Box Y Lucha 1303
  29. Halcon 278
  30. Halcon 278
  31. Box Y Lucha 1313
  32. SuperLuchas
  33. 33.0 33.1 33.2 33.3 33.4 33.5 33.6 Halcon 347
  34. thecubsfan
  35. Halcon 349
  36. Halcon 372
  37. Box Y Lucha 1404
  38. Halcon 387
  39. KO 1374
  40. KO 1378
  41. KO 1418
  42. KO 1417
  43. KO 1417
  44. Halcon 452
  45. Halcon 457
  46. SuperLuchas
  47. Box y Lucha 1480
  48. El Informador 1981-05-31
  49. Lucha Libre 910
  50. luchablog photolog (2013-09-17 17.54.40), said to have defended the belt 55 times elsewhere, Halcon Mensual 4 says it's actually 93 defenses
  51. luchablog photolog (2013-09-17 18.15.03)
  52. SuperLuchas
  53. luchablog photolog (2013-09-15 15.56.51)
  54. luchablog photolog (2013-09-15 15.54.23)
  55. Box y Lucha 1521
  56. luchablog photolog (2013-09-15 23.57.20)
  57. luchablog photolog (2013-09-15 23.59.16)
  58. Halcon Mensual 6
  59. luchablog photolog (2013-09-15 23.59.16)
  60. Negro Casas was wagering his hair and Matematico was putting up 20,000 in a three way match - luchablog photolog (2013-09-17 18.04.02)
  61. luchablog photolog (2013-09-17 18.02.37)
  62. Halcon Mensual 7
  63. luchablog photolog (2013-09-17 18.08.08)
  64. luchablog photolog (2013-09-17 18.02.51)
  65. luchablog photolog (2013-09-15 15.50.51)
  66. luchablog photolog (2013-09-17 18.06.18)
  67. luchablog photolog (2013-09-15 15.50.24)
  68. luchablog photolog (2013-09-17 18.22.10)
  69. luchablog photolog (2013-09-17 17.39.39)
  70. luchablog photolog (2013-09-17 18.01.41)
  71. luchablog photolog (2013-09-17 18.05.28)
  72. luchablog photolog (2013-09-15 15.58.00) - photo blurry, date may be off
  73. luchablog photolog (2013-09-17 18.01.06)
  74. Box y Lucha 1569
  75. Box y Lucha 1569
  76. luchablog photolog (2013-09-17 18.04.26)
  77. luchablog photolog (2013-09-17 18.03.18)
  78. Box y Lucha 1587
  79. Box y Lucha 1591
  80. Halcon 582
  81. luchablog photolog (2013-09-15 15.47.30)
  82. luchablog photolog (2013-09-15 15.43.19)
  83. SuperLuchas 470
  84. Box y Lucha 1627
  85. Arena 1330, Box y Lucha 1632, Box y Lucha 1633
  86. El Siglo de Torreon 1984-03-29
  87. Box y Lucha 1644
  88. SuperLuchas
  89. El Siglo de Torreon 1984-09-06
  90. Halcon Reportaje Estelaris 101
  91. Box y Lucha 1667
  92. Box y Lucha 1669, Box y Lucha 1670
  93. Box y Lucha 1670
  94. Box y Lucha 1673
  95. luchablog photolog (2013-09-16 03.16.58)
  96. El Informador 1985-03-10, Halcon 674
  97. Halcon 674
  98. Halcon 691
  99. Box y Lucha 1696, Box y Lucha 1697, DJ Spectro, Matt Farmer
  100. Box y Lucha 1698
  101. Arena 1404, Arena 1405, Box y Lucha 1698, Combates 511, SuperLuchas
  102. Box y Lucha 1701
  103. Box y Lucha 1706, Lucha Libre del Recuerdo
  104. Box y Lucha 1709
  105. Matt Farmer
  106. Box y Lucha 1719, Box y Lucha 1720
  107. Halcon 712
  108. Box y Lucha 1730
  109. Box y Lucha 1731, Box y Lucha 1733
  110. Box y Lucha 2372
  111. Box y Lucha 2372
  112. Box y Lucha 2372
  113. Box y Lucha 2372
  114. Box y Lucha 2372
  115. Box y Lucah 1748, Box y Lucha 2372
  116. Box y Lucha 2372
  117. Box y Lucha 2372
  118. Box y Lucha 2372
  119. Box y Lucha 2372
  120. El Siglo de Torreon 1987-07-26, Halcon Reportaje Estelaris 101
  121. El Siglo de Torreon 1988-01-01
  122. http://www.luchadb.com/events/shows/00090000/00090922.php
  123. El Siglo de Torreon 1988-04-10; also listed as Monterrey - maybe two defenses in one night?
  124. Lucha Libre 1256 lists this as the title switch, Box y Lucha also listed Espanto Jr. as champion coming into this show. Historically listed as May 1st.
  125. Box y Lucha 1732
  126. El Siglo de Torreon 1988-08-14
  127. Box y Lucha 1732
  128. Box y Lucha 1732
  129. Box y Lucha 1732
  130. Box y Lucha 1732
  131. Box y Lucha 1732
  132. Box y Lucha 1732
  133. WON 1991-04-08
  134. billed as his 5th defense
  135. WON 1991-09-21
  136. Box y Lucha 2022, RL]
  137. SuperLuchas
  138. billed as 17th defense (Lucha Libre Weekly 15)
  139. Lucha Libre Weekly v2-17
  140. Box y Lucha 2157
  141. RL
  142. RL; perahps actually the title change?
  143. SL 319


Japan Branch

# Champion(s) Defeated Date Location
- Nagase Kancho Kenichiro Arai 2015.09.03 Shinkiba 1st Ring, Tokyo [1] [2]
Kenichiro Arai 2016.10.26 Shinkiba 1st Ring, Tokyo [3]
Onryo 2017.02.23 Shinkiba 1st Ring, Tokyo [4]
Kato Shigeo 2017.07.15 Shinkiba 1st Ring, Tokyo [5]
Brahman Kei 2018.03.07 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo [6]
Jason the Gordo 2019.09.19 Shinjuku Face, Tokyo [7]
8[2] Asesino 2021.04.11 Kitazawa Town Hall, Tokyo
 
 
title change
successful title defense
championship matches which were announced, but results were not found

Gallery of Champions

Matematico, 1st Champion
Blackman, 3rd Champion
Black Terry, 4th Champion
El Hijo del Santo, 6th, 8th & 10th Champion
Aristoteles I, 7th Champion
Espanto Jr., 9th Champion


Lasser, 11th & 13th Champion
Cassandro, 14th Champion
Seminarista, 15th Champion
Kato Kung Lee Jr., 17th Champion
Nagase Kancho, Champion (Japan Branch)


Gallery of Title Belts

1st belt

Sources

Also Listed As

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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