South American Light Heavyweight Championship

championship belt

Current Champion

Negro Navarro, current champion

Negro Navarro is the current champion.

History of Championship

The origin of this championship is unclear.

Ernesto Ocampo wrote in SuperLuchas #260: "El Campeonato de Sudamérica es avalado en El Salvador y patrocinado por Botas de Película 'El Charro', fabricantes de calzado de San Salvador, capital de un país que, paradójicamente, es centroamericano" ("The South American Championship is supported on El Salvador and sponsored by Botas de Película 'El Charro' a shoemaker company in San Salvador, capital of a country that, paradoxically, is not South American, but Central American").

Apparently, Solar won the belt from El Rayman in Gimnasio Arena El Salvador in 2005. El Rayman is a hard worker veteran and a legend in his country. He worked as Hijo del Santo in Central American in 1979, pairing with El Santo.

In Mexico, this belt became the excuse for many Solar I vs Negro Navarro older style titles matches in 2006 and 2007. Eventually, it turned a championship that actually changed hands. The championship has lately been defended on IWRG shows, more to do with the current champions being in IWRG than any connection between the belt and the promotion.

Despite being untethered to any promotion, this belt carries more weight than other independent champions. It's been held by well known luchadors, it's been defended often on publicized events, and the championship history has few gaps or unexplained title switches.

Champions Listing

#	Champion(s)	Defeated	Date	Location
championship decided thru a tournament in El Salvador
1	El Rayman (Salvador)	El Tenebroso (Panama)	1998.07.13	Gimnasio Arena "El Salvador", San Salvador
championship status unclear
?	Solar I	El Rayman (Salvador)	2005.??.??	?
	?	Negro Navarro	2007.10.21	Arena Coliseo Monterrey
	?	Negro Navarro	2008.01.12	Arena San Jose
	?	Negro Navarro	2008.01.19	Arena Lopez Mateos
	?	Negro Navarro	2008.04.13	Arena Naucalpan
	?	Negro Navarro	2008.04.19	Arena Isabel de Cuernavaca
	?	Negro Navarro	2008.04.19	Auditorio Teopanzolco
	?	Negro Navarro	2008.04.30	Arena Lopez Mateos
	?	Negro Navarro	2008.06.01	Arena Coliseo Monterrey
?	Negro Navarro	Solar I	2008.08.30	Gimnasio Juan De La Barrera
	?	Black Terry	2008.11.01	Gimnasio Juan De La Barrera
?	Solar I [2]	Negro Navarro	2009.02.15	Arena Solidaridad
	1	Negro Navarro	2009.05.16	Arena Lopez Mateos
	2	Negro Navarro	2009.08.22	Arena Mexico
?	Negro Navarro[2]	Solar I	2009.12.19	Gym Rodríguez, Mexico City
?	Angelico	Negro Navarro	2010.01.21	Arena Naucalpan
?	Trauma I	Angelico	2010.03.11	Arena Naucalpan
	1	Angelico	2010.03.20	Teatro Carlos Colorado
	2	Hijo del Pirata Morgan	2010.04.08	Arena Naucalpan
	3	Ultimo Gladiador	2010.10.21	Arena Naucalpan
Negro Navarro was awarded the championship by Trauma I on January 1, 2011
	1	Solar	2011.01.08	Arena Neza
title change
successful title defense
championship matches which were announced, but results were not found

Sources:

Gallery of Champions

Solar I, previous champion

Angelico, previous champion

Trauma I, previous champion

International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) Championships
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Related: Mexico State Trios Championship (Hijo de Pirata Morgan, Pirata Morgan, Pirata Morgan Jr.), WWS Welter (El Hijo del Diablo)