Editing Lightweight (section)

====Longest reigning world lightweight champions====
Below is a list of "longest reigning lightweight champions" career time as champion (for multiple time champions) does not apply.

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!!! Name!!Title Reign!!Title recognition !! Successful defenses !! Beaten opponents !! Fights
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| 1. || [[Benny Leonard]] || 7 years, 7 months, 17 days || World || align=" center" | 6 || align=" center" | 6 || <ref name=benny-leonard-record>{{Cite web|url=https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/9001?offset=0|title=Professional boxing record: Benny Leonard|access-date=13 April 2020}}</ref><ref name=ibhof-book>{{cite web |url=https://archive.org/details/TheBoxingRegisterInternationalBoxingHallOfFameOfficialRecordBook|work=The Boxing Register: International Boxing Hall Of Fame Official Record Book |publisher=[[International Boxing Hall Of Fame]] |title=Benny Leonard, p. 182|format=pdf |access-date=26 May 2019}}</ref>
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| 2. || [[Artur Grigorian]] || 7 years, 6 months, 20 days || WBO|| align="center" | 17 || align="center" | 17 || <ref name=grigorian-record>{{Cite web|url=https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/5673|title=Professional boxing record: Artur Grigorian|access-date=13 April 2020}}</ref>
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| 3. || [[Jack McAuliffe (boxer)|Jack McAuliffe]] || 6 years, 7 months, 12 days || World || align="center" | 7 || align="center" | 6 || <ref name=ibhof-book2>{{cite web |url=https://archive.org/details/TheBoxingRegisterInternationalBoxingHallOfFameOfficialRecordBook|work=The Boxing Register: International Boxing Hall Of Fame Official Record Book |publisher=[[International Boxing Hall Of Fame]] |title=Jack McAuliffe, p. 200|format=pdf |access-date=26 May 2019}}</ref>
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| 4. || [[Roberto Durán]] || 6 years, 7 months, 5 days || WBA || align="center" | 12 || align="center" | 11 || <ref name=duran-record>{{Cite web|url=https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/000080|title=Professional boxing record: Roberto Durán|access-date=13 April 2020}}</ref>
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| 5. || [[Ike Williams]] || 6 years, 1 month, 7 days || World || align="center " | 8 || align="center " | 6 || <ref name=ibhof-book3>{{cite web |url=https://archive.org/details/TheBoxingRegisterInternationalBoxingHallOfFameOfficialRecordBook|work=The Boxing Register: International Boxing Hall Of Fame Official Record Book |publisher=[[International Boxing Hall Of Fame]] |title=Ike Williams, p. 784|format=pdf |access-date=26 May 2019}}</ref>
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| 6. || [[Joe Gans]] || 6 years, 27 days || World || align="center" | 15 || align="center" | 13 || <ref>{{cite web |url=https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/9026 |title = BoxRec: Joe Gans}}</ref>
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| 7. || [[Joe Brown (boxer)]] || 5 years, 7 months, 27 days || World || align="center" | 11 || align="center" | 10 || <ref name=ibhof-book5>{{cite web |url=https://archive.org/details/TheBoxingRegisterInternationalBoxingHallOfFameOfficialRecordBook|work=The Boxing Register: International Boxing Hall Of Fame Official Record Book |publisher=[[International Boxing Hall Of Fame]] |title=Joe Brown ("Old Bones"), p. 352|format=pdf |access-date=26 May 2019}}</ref>
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| 8. || [[Devin Haney]] || 4 years, 1 month, 7 days || WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO || align="center" | 10 || align="center" | 10 || <ref name=Haney-record>{{cite web |url=https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/741718|title=Professional boxing record: Deving Haney|access-date=27 August 2023}}</ref>
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| 9. || [[Miguel Vazquez]] || 4 years, 29 days || IBF || align="center" | 6 || align="center" | 6 || <ref name=vazquez-record>{{Cite web|url=https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/357157|title=Professional boxing record: Miguel Vazquez|access-date=13 April 2020}}</ref>
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| 10. || [[Sammy Mandell]] || 4 years, 14 days || NBA || align="center" | 4 || align="center" | 4 || <ref name=mandell-record>{{Cite web|url=https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/10116|title=Professional boxing record: Sammy Mandel|access-date=13 April 2020}}</ref><ref name=ibhof-book6>{{cite web |url=https://archive.org/details/TheBoxingRegisterInternationalBoxingHallOfFameOfficialRecordBook|work=The Boxing Register: International Boxing Hall Of Fame Official Record Book |publisher=[[International Boxing Hall Of Fame]] |title=Sammy Mandell, p. 198|format=pdf |access-date=26 May 2019}}</ref>
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| 11. || [[Paul Spadafora]] || 3 years, 10 months || IBF || align="center" | 8 || align="center" | 8 || <ref name=spadafora-record>{{Cite web|url=https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/006517|title=Professional boxing record: Paul Spadafora|access-date=13 April 2020}}</ref>
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