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List of bare-knuckle lightweight champions is a chronological from England and the United States. In some cases, the champions and their reigns can be disputed. The purpose of this list is an attempt to chronicle the evolution of the lightweight division.

Reign Began	Reign Ended	Champion	Recognition
ca. 1799	1804	Caleb Baldwin	England
1804	1810-Retired	Dutch Sam	England
1810s	1810s-Vacated	Jack Randall	England
1820s	1820s-Vacated	Dick Curtis	England
1830s	1830s-Vacated	“Young” Dutch Sam	England
ca. 1838	1841	Jack Hannan	England
1841	1842-Retired	Johnny Broome	England
1842	?	Jonny Walker	England
1850s	?	Bob Travers	England
1855	1856	Johnny Moneghan	USA
1856	1856-Vacated	James Hart	USA
1856	1857	Johnny Moneghan	USA
1857	1858	Barney Aaron	USA
1858	ca. 1861-Retired	Patrick “Scotty” Brannigan	USA
1861	1863-Retired	Owney Geoghegan	USA
1866	1867	Sam Collyer	USA
1867	1867-Retired	Barney Aaron	USA
1868-Claimed Title	?-Vacated	Abe Hicken	USA
1867-Claimed Title	1868	Sam Collyer	USA
1868	1872	Billy Edwards	USA
1872	1879-Retired	Arthur Chambers	USA
1880s-Claimed Title	?	Charley Norton	USA
1880s-Claimed Title	ca. 1885-Moved up in Weight	"Nonpareil" Jack Dempsey	USA
1885	1892-Retired	Jack McAuliffe-Last Bare-knuckle Champion/First Gloved Champion	USA

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