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List of WBC world champions

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This is alist of WBC world champions, showing every world champion certificated by theWorld Boxing Council (WBC). The WBC is one of the four major governing bodies inprofessional boxing, and certifies world champions in 18 differentweight classes. In 1963, the year of its foundation, the WBC inaugurated titles in all divisions with the exception oflight flyweight,super flyweight,super bantamweight,super middleweight,cruiserweight andbridgerweight, which were inaugurated in the subsequent decades. The most recent title inaugurated by the WBC is in the bridgerweight division in 2021.

Boxers who won the title but were stripped due to the title bout being overturned to ano contest are not listed.

Current champion
Most consecutive title defenses

Heavyweight

[edit]
No.NameReignDefenses
1Sonny Liston
(def.Floyd Patterson)		22 Jul 1963 – 25 Feb 19640
2Muhammad Ali25 Feb 1964 – 6 Mar 19699
Ali was stripped of the title due to being suspended for refusing to be inducted in the U.S. Army.[1]
3Joe Frazier
(def.Jimmy Ellis)		16 Feb 1970 – 22 Jan 19734
4George Foreman22 Jan 1973 – 30 Oct 19742
5Muhammad Ali (2)30 Oct 1974 – 15 Feb 197810
6Leon Spinks15 Feb – 18 Mar 19780
Spinks was stripped of the title for pursuing a rematch against Muhammad Ali instead of a bout againstmandatory challenger Ken Norton.[2]
7Ken Norton
(no. 1 contender promoted)		18 Mar – 9 Jun 19780
8Larry Holmes9 Jun 1978 – 11 Dec 198316
Holmes vacated the title after a dispute with his promoterDon King over the proposed purse for a fight against mandatory challenger Greg Page.[3]
9Tim Witherspoon
(def.Greg Page)		9 Mar – 31 Aug 19840
10Pinklon Thomas31 Aug 1984 – 22 Mar 19861
11Trevor Berbick22 Mar – 22 Nov 19860
12Mike Tyson22 Nov 1986 – 11 Feb 19909
13Buster Douglas11 Feb – 25 Oct 19900
14Evander Holyfield25 Oct 1990 – 13 Nov 19922
15Riddick Bowe13 Nov – 14 Dec 19920
Bowe vacated the title instead of fighting mandatory challenger Lennox Lewis, then dumped his WBC belt in a trash bin during a news conference in London.[4]
16Lennox Lewis
(no. 1 contender promoted)		14 Dec 1992 – 24 Sep 19943
17Oliver McCall24 Sep 1994 – 2 Sep 19951
18Frank Bruno2 Sep 1995 – 16 Mar 19960
19Mike Tyson (2)16 Mar – 24 Sep 19960
Tyson vacated the title to pursue a bout against Evander Holyfield instead of mandatory challenger Lennox Lewis.[5]
20Lennox Lewis (2)
(def.Oliver McCall)		7 Feb 1997 – 22 Apr 20019
21Hasim Rahman22 Apr – 17 Nov 20010
22Lennox Lewis (3)17 Nov 2001 – 6 Feb 20042
Lewis retired as champion and chose not to rematch Vitali Klitschko ahead of a WBC-mandated 1 March deadline to accept the bout.[6]
23Vitali Klitschko
(def.Corrie Sanders)		24 Apr 2004 – 9 Nov 20051
Klitschko announced his retirement after withdrawing from a bout against Hasim Rahman due to injuries.[7]
24Hasim Rahman (2)
(interim champion promoted)		9 Nov 2005 – 12 Aug 20061
25Oleg Maskaev12 Aug 2006 – 8 Mar 20081
26Samuel Peter8 Mar – 11 Oct 20080
27Vitali Klitschko (2)11 Oct 2008 – 16 Dec 20139
Klitschko vacated the title to focus on his career in politics in Ukraine.[8]
28Bermane Stiverne
(def.Chris Arreola)		10 May 2014 – 17 Jan 20150
29Deontay Wilder17 Jan 2015 – 22 Feb 202010
30Tyson Fury22 Feb 2020 – 18 May 20243
31Oleksandr Usyk18 May 2024 – present2

Bridgerweight

[edit]
No.NameReignDefenses
1Óscar Rivas
(def.Ryan Rozicki)		22 Oct 2021 – 6 Jan 20230
Rivas is declared champion in recess after suffering an injury.[9]
2Lukasz Rozanski
(def.Alen Babić)		22 Apr 2023 – 24 May 20240
3Lawrence Okolie24 May – 8 Oct 20240
Okolie vacated the title to move up to heavyweight.[10]
4Kevin Lerena
(interim champion promoted)		8 Oct 2024 – present1

Cruiserweight

[edit]
No.NameReignDefenses
1Marvin Camel
(def.Mate Parlov)		31 Mar – 25 Nov 19800
2Carlos de León25 Nov 1980 – 27 Jun 19821
3S. T. Gordon27 Jun 1982 – 17 Jul 19831
4Carlos de León (2)17 Jul 1983 – 6 Jun 19853
5Alfonso Ratliff6 Jun – 21 Sep 19850
6Bernard Benton21 Sep 1985 – 22 Mar 19860
7Carlos de León (3)22 Mar 1986 – 9 Apr 19883
8Evander Holyfield9 Apr – Dec 19880
Holyfield vacated to move up to heavyweight full time.
9Carlos de León (4)
(def.Sammy Reeson)		17 May 1989 – 27 Jul 19901
10Massimiliano Duran27 Jul 1990 – 20 Jul 19911
11Anaclet Wamba20 Jul 1991 – 19 April 19967
Wamba is stripped of the title for being overweight before his fight againstMarcelo Domínguez.[11]
12Marcelo Domínguez
(interim champion promoted)		25 May 1996 – 21 Feb 19983
13Juan Carlos Gómez21 Feb 1998 – 19 Feb 200210
Gómez vacated the title to move up to heavyweight.
14Wayne Braithwaite
(def. Vincenzo Cantatore)		11 Oct 2002 – 2 Apr 20053
15Jean-Marc Mormeck2 Apr 2005 – 7 Jan 20060
16O'Neil Bell7 Jan 2006 – 17 Mar 20070
17Jean-Marc Mormeck (2)17 Mar – 10 Nov 20070
18David Haye10 Nov 2007 – 12 May 20081
Haye vacated the title to move up to heavyweight.[12]
19Giacobbe Fragomeni
(def.Rudolf Kraj)		24 Oct 2008 – 21 Nov 20091
20Zsolt Erdei21 Nov 2009 – 22 Jan 20100
Erdei vacates the title to move back down to light heavyweight.[13]
21Krzysztof Włodarczyk
(def. Giacobbe Fragomeni)		15 May 2010 – 27 Sep 20146
22Grigory Drozd27 Sep 2014 – 16 Mar 20161
Drozd is declared champion in recess due to injury.[14]
23Tony Bellew
(def.Ilunga Makabu)		29 May 2016 – 28 Mar 20171
Bellew was stripped of the title and named Emeritus champion after moving up to heavyweight.[15]
24Mairis Briedis
(def.Marco Huck)		1 Apr 2017 – 27 Jan 20181
25Oleksandr Usyk27 Jan 2018 – 4 Jun 20192
Usyk was stripped of the title and named champion in recess after moving up to heavyweight.[16]
26Ilunga Makabu
(def.Michał Cieślak)		31 Jan 2020 – 26 Feb 20232
27Badou Jack26 Feb – 16 Sep 20230
Jack is declared champion in recess after opting to challenge the WBC bridgerweight title.[17]
28Noel Mikaelian
(def.Ilunga Makabu)		4 Nov 2023 – 11 Dec 20240
Mikaelian is declared champion in recess due to inactivity.[18]
29Badou Jack (2)
(reinstated)		11 Dec 2024 – present1

Light heavyweight

[edit]
No.NameReignDefenses
1Harold Johnson
(awarded the inaugural title)		14 Feb – 1 Jun 19630
2Willie Pastrano1 Jun 1963 – 30 Mar 19652
3José Torres30 Mar 1965 – 16 Dec 19663
4Dick Tiger16 Dec 1966 – 24 May 19682
5Bob Foster24 May 1968 – 9 Aug 197414
Foster was stripped of the title after failing to make a defense against number one contender John Conteh.[19]
6John Conteh
(def.Jorge Ahumada)		1 Oct 1974 – 18 May 19773
Conteh was stripped of the title after refusing to fight Jesse Burnett, alleging he was forced to sign the contract at gunpoint.[20]
7Miguel Ángel Cuello
(def.Jesse Burnett)		21 May 1977 – 8 Jan 19780
8Mate Parlov8 Jan – 2 Dec 19781
9Marvin Johnson2 Dec 1978 – 22 Apr 19790
10Matthew Saad Muhammad22 Apr 1979 – 19 Dec 19818
11Dwight Muhammad Qawi19 Dec 1981 – 18 Mar 19833
12Michael Spinks18 Mar 1983 – 9 Oct 19854
Spinks, who had won the IBF heavyweight title the previous month against Larry Holmes, was stripped of the WBC light heavyweight title due to the WBC's policy against fighters holding world titles in multiple divisions at the same time.[21]
13J. B. Williamson
(def. Prince Mama Mohammed)		10 Dec 1985 – 30 Apr 19860
14Dennis Andries30 Apr 1986 – 7 Mar 19871
15Thomas Hearns7 Mar – 6 Aug 19870
Hearns vacated the title to fightJuan Roldán for the vacant WBC middleweight title.[22]
16Donny Lalonde
(def.Eddie Davis)		27 Nov 1987 – 7 Nov 19881
17Sugar Ray Leonard7 Nov – 15 Nov 19880
Leonard vacated the title because he was unsure whether he would continue his boxing career.[23]
18Dennis Andries (2)
(def.Tony Willis)		21 Feb – 24 Jun 19890
19Jeff Harding24 Jun 1989 – 28 Jul 19902
20Dennis Andries (3)28 Jul 1990 – 11 Sep 19912
21Jeff Harding (2)11 Sep 1991 – 23 Jul 19942
22Mike McCallum23 Jul 1994 – 16 Jun 19951
23Fabrice Tiozzo16 Jun 1995 – 13 Jan 19971
Tiozzo is stripped of the title after failing to meet the defense deadline.[24]
24Roy Jones Jr.
(interim champion promoted)		13 Jan – 21 Mar 19970
25Montell Griffin21 Mar – 7 Aug 19970
26Roy Jones Jr. (2)7 Aug – 5 Nov 19970
Jones vacated the title after his mandatory challenger Michael Nunn's promoter won a purse bid with the intent to stage it as a pay-per-view fight on Request TV, a rival platform to HBO, which Jones was contractually tied to.[25]
27Graciano Rocchigiani
(def.Michael Nunn)		21 Mar – Jun 19980
Rocchigiani was demoted to interim champion upon Roy Jones Jr.'s request to be reinstated as champion.
28Roy Jones Jr. (3)
(reinstated)		Jun 1998 – 4 Apr 200311
In June 1998, the WBC stripped Rocchigiani of the title and reinstated Jones Jr. without having to fight him. Rocchigiani then filed a lawsuit and won the case. Thefederal judge issued a decree to strip Jones Jr. and award Rocchigiani a total amount of $30,598,628 in damages.[26]
29Antonio Tarver
(def.Montell Griffin)		26 Apr – 8 Nov 20030
30Roy Jones Jr. (4)8 Nov 2003 – 15 May 20040
31Antonio Tarver (2)15 May – 4 Nov 20040
Tarver vacates the title to fightGlen Johnson instead of his mandatory challengerPaul Briggs.[27]
32Tomasz Adamek
(def.Paul Briggs)		21 May 2005 – 3 Feb 20072
33Chad Dawson3 Feb 2007 – 11 Jul 20083
Dawson vacated the title to pursue a bout against Antonio Tarver instead of interim champion Adrian Diaconu.[28]
34Adrian Diaconu
(interim champion promoted)		11 Jul 2008 – 19 Jun 20090
35Jean Pascal19 Jun 2009 – 21 May 20112
36Bernard Hopkins21 May 2011 – 28 Apr 20120
37Chad Dawson (2)28 Apr 2012 – 8 Jun 20130
38Adonis Stevenson8 Jun 2013 – 1 Dec 20189
39Oleksandr Gvozdyk1 Dec 2018 – 18 Oct 20191
40Artur Beterbiev18 Oct 2019 – 22 Feb 20256
41Dmitry Bivol22 Feb – 7 Apr 20250
Bivol vacated the title to pursue a trilogy against Artur Beterbiev instead of fighting interim champion David Benavidez.[29][30]
42David Benavidez
(interim champion promoted)		7 Apr 2025 – present0

Super middleweight

[edit]
No.NameReignDefenses
1Sugar Ray Leonard
(def.Donny Lalonde)		7 Nov 1988 – 27 Aug 19902
Leonard vacates the title citing that he is underweight for the division.[31]
2Mauro Galvano
(def. Dario Matteoni)		15 Dec 1990 – 3 Oct 19922
3Nigel Benn3 Oct 1992 – 2 Mar 19969
4Thulani Malinga2 Mar – 6 Jul 19960
5Vincenzo Nardiello6 Jul – 12 Oct 19960
6Robin Reid12 Oct 1996 – 19 Dec 19973
7Thulani Malinga (2)19 Dec 1997 – 27 Mar 19980
8Richie Woodhall27 Mar 1998 – 23 Oct 19992
9Markus Beyer23 Oct 1999 – 6 May 20001
10Glenn Catley6 May – 1 Sep 20000
11Dingaan Thobela1 Sep – 15 Dec 20000
12Dave Hilton Jr.15 Dec 2000 – 1 May 20010
Hilton was stripped of the title after being convicted of sexually assaulting two teenaged girls.[32]
13Éric Lucas
(def. Glenn Catley)		10 Jul 2001 – 5 Apr 20033
14Markus Beyer (2)5 Apr 2003 – 5 Jun 20042
15Cristian Sanavia5 Jun – 9 Oct 20040
16Markus Beyer (3)9 Oct 2004 – 14 Oct 20065
17Mikkel Kessler14 Oct 2006 – 3 Nov 20071
18Joe Calzaghe3 Nov 2007 – 28 Jun 20080
Calzaghe vacated the title to pursue a fight withRoy Jones Jr. instead of mandatory challenger Carl Froch.[33]
19Carl Froch
(def.Jean Pascal)		6 Dec 2008 – 24 Apr 20102
20Mikkel Kessler (2)24 Apr – 6 Sep 20100
Kessler, who withdrew from theSuper Six World Boxing Classic due to an eye injury, was stripped of the title and is designated by the WBC as Champion Emeritus.[34]
21Carl Froch (2)
(def.Arthur Abraham)		27 Nov 2010 – 17 Dec 20111
22Andre Ward17 Dec 2011 – 11 Apr 20131
Ward is stripped of the title and is designated by the WBC as Champion Emeritus unbeknownst to him.[35]
23Sakio Bika
(def.Marco Antonio Peribán)		22 Jun 2013 – 16 Aug 20141
24Anthony Dirrell16 Aug 2014 – 24 Apr 20150
25Badou Jack24 Apr 2015 – 18 Jan 20173
Jack vacated the title to move up to light heavyweight.[36]
26David Benavidez
(def.Ronald Gavril)		8 Sep 2017 – 3 Oct 20181
Benavidez was stripped of the title after testing positive for cocaine and was named champion in recess.[37]
27Anthony Dirrell (2)
(def.Avni Yildirim)		23 Feb – 28 Sep 20190
28David Benavidez (2)28 Sep 2019 – 14 Aug 20200
Benavidez was stripped of the title after failing to make weight for his fight againstRoamer Alexis Angulo.[38]
29Canelo Álvarez
(def.Callum Smith)		19 Dec 2020 – 13 Sep 20259
30Terence Crawford13 Sep 2025 – present0

Middleweight

[edit]
No.NameReignDefenses
1Dick Tiger
(def.Gene Fullmer)		10 Aug – 7 Dec 19630
2Joey Giardello7 Dec 1963 – 21 Oct 19651
3Dick Tiger (2)21 Oct 1965 – 25 Apr 19660
4Emile Griffith25 Apr 1966 – 4 Mar 19682
5Nino Benvenuti4 Mar 1968 – 7 Nov 19704
6Carlos Monzón7 Nov 1970 – 23 Apr 19749
Monzón is stripped of his title for not fighting his mandatory challengerRodrigo Valdéz.[39]
7Rodrigo Valdéz
(def.Bennie Briscoe)		25 May 1974 – 26 Jun 19764
8Carlos Monzón (2)26 Jun 1976 – 29 Aug 19771
Monzón retires.[40]
9Rodrigo Valdéz (2)
(def.Bennie Briscoe)		5 Nov 1977 – 22 Apr 19780
10Hugo Corro22 Apr 1978 – 30 Jun 19792
11Vito Antuofermo30 Jun 1979 – 16 Mar 19801
12Alan Minter16 Mar – 27 Sep 19801
13Marvin Hagler27 Sep 1980 – 6 Apr 198712
14Sugar Ray Leonard6 Apr – 27 May 19870
Leonard retires.[41]
15Thomas Hearns
(def.Juan Roldán)		29 Oct 1987 – 6 Jun 19880
16Iran Barkley6 Jun 1988 – 24 Feb 19890
17Roberto Durán24 Feb 1989 – 11 Jan 19900
Durán is stripped of the title for not defending the title within the required 10 months.[42]
18Julian Jackson
(def.Herol Graham)		24 Nov 1990 – 8 May 19934
19Gerald McClellan8 May 1993 – 5 Jan 19953
McClellan vacates his title to move up and challengeNigel Benn for his WBC super middleweight title.[43]
20Julian Jackson (2)
(def.Agostino Cardamone)		17 Mar – 19 Aug 19950
21Quincy Taylor19 Aug 1995 – 16 Mar 19960
22Keith Holmes16 Mar 1996 – 2 May 19982
23Hacine Cherifi2 May 1998 – 24 Apr 19990
24Keith Holmes (2)24 Apr 1999 – 14 Apr 20012
25Bernard Hopkins14 Apr 2001 – 16 Jul 20057
26Jermain Taylor16 Jul 2005 – 29 Sep 20074
27Kelly Pavlik29 Sep 2007 – 17 Apr 20103
28Sergio Martínez17 Apr 2010 – 18 Jan 20111
Martínez is stripped for not fighting his mandatory challengerSebastian Zbik.[44]
29Sebastian Zbik
(interim champion promoted)		18 Jan – 4 Jun 20110
30Julio César Chávez Jr.4 Jun 2011 – 15 Sep 20123
31Sergio Martínez (2)15 Sep 2012 – 7 Jun 20141
32Miguel Cotto7 Jun 2014 – 17 Nov 20151
Cotto is stripped of his title for not abiding WBC's rules and regulations. Some sources tell that it was because he refused to pay the sanctioning fee.[45]
33Canelo Álvarez
(def.Miguel Cotto)		21 Nov 2015 – 18 May 20161
Álvarez vacated his title to avoid WBC's deadline on the ongoing negotiation withGennady Golovkin.[46]
34Gennady Golovkin
(interim champion promoted)		18 May 2016 – 15 Sep 20184
35Canelo Álvarez (2)15 Sep 2018 – 26 Jun 20191
Álvarez is designated by the WBC as Franchise champion.[47]
36Jermall Charlo
(interim champion promoted)		26 Jun 2019 – 7 May 20244
Charlo is stripped of the title.[48]
37Carlos Adames
(interim champion promoted)		7 May 2024 – present2

Super welterweight

[edit]
No.NameReignDefenses
1Denny Moyer
(def. Stan Harrington)		19 Feb – 29 Apr 19630
2Ralph Dupas29 Apr – 7 Sep 19631
3Sandro Mazzinghi7 Sep 1963 – 18 Jun 19653
4Nino Benvenuti18 Jun 1965 – 25 Jun 19661
5Kim Ki-Soo25 Jun 1966 – 26 May 19682
6Sandro Mazzinghi (2)26 May – 8 Nov 19681
Mazzinghi is stripped of his title by the WBC after his bout against Freddie Little resulted in a no contest.[49]
7Freddie Little
(def. Stanley Hayward)		17 Mar 1969 – 9 Jul 19702
8Carmelo Bossi9 Jul 1970 – 31 Oct 19711
9Koichi Wajima31 Oct 1971 – 4 Jun 19746
10Oscar Albarado4 Jun 1974 – 21 Jan 19751
11Koichi Wajima (2)21 Jan – 6 Mar 19750
Wajima is stripped of his title on WBC's February ratings posted on 6 March[50] for choosing to fightYuh Jae-doo who was not ranked by the WBC.[51]
12Miguel de Oliveira
(def.José Durán)		7 May – 13 Nov 19750
13Elisha Obed13 Nov 1975 – 18 Jun 19762
14Eckhard Dagge18 Jun 1976 – 6 Aug 19772
15Rocky Mattioli6 Aug 1977 – 4 Mar 19792
16Maurice Hope4 Mar 1979 – 23 May 19813
17Wilfred Benítez23 May 1981 – 3 Dec 19822
18Thomas Hearns3 Dec 1982 – 24 Oct 19864
Hearns vacates his title to move up in weight class.[52]
19Duane Thomas
(def.John Mugabi)		5 Dec 1986 – 12 Jul 19870
20Lupe Aquino12 Jul – 2 Oct 19870
21Gianfranco Rosi2 Oct 1987 – 8 Jul 19881
22Donald Curry8 Jul 1988 – 11 Feb 19890
23René Jacquot11 Feb – 8 Jul 19890
24John Mugabi8 Jul 1989 – 31 Mar 19900
25Terry Norris31 Mar 1990 – 18 Dec 199310
26Simon Brown18 Dec 1993 – 7 May 19941
27Terry Norris (2)7 May – 12 Nov 19940
28Luis Santana12 Nov 1994 – 19 Aug 19951
29Terry Norris (3)19 Aug 1995 – 6 Dec 19976
30Keith Mullings6 Dec 1997 – 29 Jan 19991
31Javier Castillejo29 Jan 1999 – 28 Jun 20015
32Oscar De La Hoya28 Jun 2001 – 13 Sep 20032
33Shane Mosley13 Sep 2003 – 13 Mar 20040
34Winky Wright13 Mar 2004 – 5 Mar 20051
Wright vacates the title to move up to middleweight.[53]
35Javier Castillejo (2)
(interim champion promoted)		5 Mar – 31 May 20050
Castillejo was stripped of the title for refusing to fight his mandatory challengerRicardo Mayorga.[54]
36Ricardo Mayorga
(def.Michele Piccirillo)		13 Aug 2005 – 6 May 20060
37Oscar De La Hoya (2)6 May 2006 – 5 May 20070
38Floyd Mayweather Jr.5 May – 2 July 20070
Mayweather Jr. vacates the title to focus in the welterweight division.[55]
39Vernon Forrest
(def.Carlos Baldomir)		28 Jul 2007 – 7 Jun 20081
40Sergio Mora7 Jun – 13 Sep 20080
41Vernon Forrest (2)13 Sep 2008 – 21 May 20090
Forrest is stripped of his title because of a rib injury that prevented him from defending his title.[56]
42Sergio Martínez
(interim champion promoted)		21 May 2009 – 16 Jun 20100
Martínez vacates his title to stay at middleweight.[57]
43Manny Pacquiao
(def.Antonio Margarito)		14 Nov 2010 – 8 Feb 20110
Pacquiao vacates his title to move back down to welterweight.[58]
44Canelo Álvarez
(def.Matthew Hatton)		5 Mar 2011 – 14 Sep 20136
45Floyd Mayweather Jr. (2)14 Sep 2013 – 2 Nov 20151
Mayweather Jr. announced his retirement on 12 September 2015 but the title was officially vacated 2 months after. He was also designated by the WBC as Champion Emeritus.[59]
46Jermell Charlo
(def.John Jackson)		21 May 2016 – 22 Dec 20183
47Tony Harrison22 Dec 2018 – 21 Dec 20190
48Jermell Charlo (2)21 Dec 2019 – 26 Jan 20243
Charlo is designated by the WBC as champion in recess.[60]
49Sebastian Fundora
(def.Tim Tszyu)		30 Mar 2024 – present2

Welterweight

[edit]
No.NameReignDefenses
1Emile Griffith
(awarded inaugural title)		8 Dec 1962 – 21 Mar 19630
2Luis Manuel Rodríguez21 Mar – 8 Jun 19630
3Emile Griffith (2)8 Jun 1963 – 1 Aug 19665
Griffith moves up and wins the WBA, WBC, andThe Ring middleweight titles; He then loses the lawsuit to retain his WBC welterweight title.[61]
4Curtis Cokes
(def.Jean Josselin)		28 Nov 1966 – 18 Apr 19694
5José Nápoles18 Apr 1969 – 3 Dec 19703
6Billy Backus3 Dec 1970 – 4 Jun 19710
7José Nápoles (2)4 Jun 1971 – 6 Dec 197510
8John H. Stracey6 Dec 1975 – 22 Jun 19761
8Carlos Palomino22 Jun 1976 – 14 Jan 19797
9Wilfred Benítez14 Jan – 30 Nov 19791
10Sugar Ray Leonard30 Nov 1979 – 20 Jun 19801
12Roberto Durán20 Jun – 25 Nov 19800
13Sugar Ray Leonard (2)25 Nov 1980 – 9 Nov 19823
Leonard retires for the first time.[62]
14Milton McCrory
(def.Colin Jones)		13 Aug 1983 – 6 Dec 19854
15Donald Curry6 Dec 1985 – 27 Sep 19860
16Lloyd Honeyghan27 Sep 1986 – 28 Oct 19873
17Jorge Vaca28 Oct 1987 – 29 Mar 19880
18Lloyd Honeyghan (2)29 Mar 1988 – 4 Feb 19891
19Marlon Starling4 Feb 1989 – 19 Aug 19901
20Maurice Blocker19 Aug 1990 – 18 Mar 19910
21Simon Brown18 Mar – 29 Nov 19910
22Buddy McGirt29 Nov 1991 – 6 Mar 19932
23Pernell Whitaker6 Mar 1993 – 12 Apr 19978
24Oscar De La Hoya12 Apr 1997 – 17 Sep 19997
25Félix Trinidad17 Sep 1999 – 20 Mar 20000
Trinidad vacates his title to stay at super welterweight.[63]
26Oscar De La Hoya (2)
(no. 1 contender promoted)		20 Mar – 17 Jun 20000
27Shane Mosley17 Jun 2000 – 26 Jan 20023
28Vernon Forrest26 Jan 2002 – 25 Jan 20031
29Ricardo Mayorga25 Jan – 13 Dec 20031
30Cory Spinks13 Dec 2003 – 5 Feb 20052
31Zab Judah5 Feb 2005 – 7 Jan 20061
32Carlos Baldomir7 Jan – 4 Nov 20061
33Floyd Mayweather Jr.4 Nov 2006 – 6 Jun 20081
Mayweather Jr. announces his first retirement.[64]
34Andre Berto
(def. Miguel Ángel Rodríguez)		21 Jun 2008 – 16 Apr 20115
35Victor Ortiz16 Apr – 17 Sep 20110
36Floyd Mayweather Jr. (2)17 Sep 2011 – 2 Nov 20155
Mayweather Jr. announced his retirement on 12 September 2015 but the title was officially vacated 2 months after. He was also designated by the WBC as Champion Emeritus.[59]
37Danny Garcia
(def.Robert Guerrero)		23 Jan 2016 – 4 Mar 20170
38Keith Thurman4 Mar 2017 – 24 Apr 20180
Thurman vacates his title due to injuries.[65]
39Shawn Porter
(def.Danny Garcia)		8 Sep 2018 – 28 Sep 20191
40Errol Spence Jr.28 Sep 2019 – 29 Jul 20232
41Terence Crawford29 Jul 2023 – 27 May 20240
Crawford becomes champion in recess after opting to move up to super welterweight.[66]
42Mario Barrios
(interim champion promoted)[67]		18 Jun 2024 – present2

Super lightweight

[edit]
No.NameReignDefenses
1Eddie Perkins
(def.Roberto Cruz)		15 Jun 1963 – 18 Jan 19652
2Carlos Morocho Hernández18 Jan 1965 – 29 Apr 19662
3Sandro Lopopolo29 Apr 1966 – 30 Apr 19671
4Takeshi Fuji30 Apr 1967 – 14 Nov 19681
Fuji was stripped of the title for not fighting his mandatory challenger Pedro Adigue.[68]
5Pedro Adigue
(def. Adolph Pruitt)		14 Dec 1968 – 31 Jan 19700
6Bruno Arcari31 Jan 1970 – 2 Sep 19749
Arcari vacated his title because he couldn't defend against number 1 contender Lion Furuyama.[69]
7Perico Fernandez
(def. Lion Furuyama)		21 Sep 1974 – 15 Jul 19751
8Saensak Muangsurin15 Jul 1975 – 30 Jun 19761
9Miguel Velasquez30 June – 29 Oct 19760
10Saensak Muangsurin (2)29 Oct 1976 – 30 Dec 19787
11Kim Sang-Hyun30 Dec 1978 – 23 Feb 19802
12Saoul Mamby23 Feb 1980 – 26 Jun 19825
13Leroy Haley26 Jun 1982 – 18 May 19832
14Bruce Curry18 May 1983 – 29 Jan 19842
15Billy Costello29 Jan 1984 – 21 Aug 19853
16Lonnie Smith21 Aug 1985 – 5 May 19860
17René Arredondo5 May – 24 Jul 19860
18Tsuyoshi Hamada24 Jul 1986 – 22 Jul 19871
19René Arredondo (2)22 Jul – 12 Nov 19870
20Roger Mayweather12 Nov 1987 – 13 May 19894
21Julio César Chávez13 May 1989 – 29 Jan 199412
22Frankie Randall29 Jan – 7 May 19940
23Julio César Chávez (2)7 May 1994 – 7 Jun 19964
24Oscar De La Hoya7 Jun 1996 – 17 Jun 19971
De La Hoya vacates the title to stay at welterweight. The title is vacated on WBC's May ratings posted on 17 June.[70]
25Kostya Tszyu
(def.Miguel Ángel González)		21 Aug 1999 – 9 Oct 20037
Tszyu is stripped of the title and is designated by the WBC as Champion Emeritus.[71]
26Arturo Gatti
(def.Gianluca Branco)		24 Jan 2004 – 25 Jun 20052
27Floyd Mayweather Jr.25 Jun 2005 – 23 Mar 20060
Mayweather Jr. vacates the title to stay at welterweight.[72]
28Junior Witter
(def.DeMarcus Corley)		15 Sep 2006 – 10 May 20082
29Timothy Bradley10 May 2008 – 28 Apr 20092
Bradley is stripped of his title for refusing to fight his mandatory challenger Devon Alexander.[73]
30Devon Alexander
(def.Junior Witter)		1 Aug 2009 – 20 Jan 20112
31Timothy Bradley (2)29 Jan – 29 Jul 20110
Bradley is declared champion in recess for not defending it within six months.[74]
32Érik Morales
(def.Pablo César Cano)		17 Sep 2011 – 23 Mar 20120
Morales came in overweight and is stripped of the title before fighting Danny Garcia. Only Garcia was eligible to win the title.[75]
33Danny Garcia
(def.Érik Morales)		24 Mar 2012 – 11 Jun 20155
García is stripped of the title for refusing to fight his mandatory challengerViktor Postol.[76]
34Viktor Postol
(def.Lucas Matthysse)		3 Oct 2015 – 23 Jul 20160
35Terence Crawford23 Jul 2016 – 13 Feb 20183
Crawford wanted to move up to welterweight. The title is vacated on WBC's February 2018 rankings.[77]
36José Ramírez
(def.Amir Imam)		17 Mar 2018 – 22 May 20214
37Josh Taylor22 May 2021 – 1 Jul 20221
Taylor vacates the title.[78]
38Regis Prograis
(def.Jose Zepeda)		26 Nov 2022 – 9 Dec 20231
39Devin Haney9 Dec 2023 – 24 Jun 20240
Haney is declared champion in recess.[79]
40Alberto Puello
(interim champion promoted)		24 Jun 2024 – 12 Jul 20251
41Subriel Matías12 Jul 2025 – present0

Lightweight

[edit]
No.NameReignDefenses
1Carlos Ortiz
(def. Douglas Vaillant)		7 Apr 1963 – 10 Apr 19653
2Ismael Laguna10 Apr – 13 Nov 19650
3Carlos Ortiz (2)13 Nov 1965 – 25 Oct 19662
Ortiz was stripped of the title after the WBC accused the referee for his title defense againstSugar Ramos, of doing along count.[80]
4Carlos Ortiz (3)
(def.Sugar Ramos)		1 Jul 1967 – 29 Jun 19681
5Carlos Cruz29 Jun 1968 – 18 Feb 19691
6Mando Ramos18 Feb 1969 – 3 Mar 19701
7Ismael Laguna (2)3 Mar – 16 Sep 19701
Laguna is stripped of the title.[81]
8Ken Buchanan
(def. Rubén Navarro)		12 Feb – 25 Jun 19710
Buchanan is stripped of the title for failing to defend his title againstPedro Carrasco.[82]
9Pedro Carrasco
(def.Mando Ramos)		5 Nov 1971 – 19 Feb 19720
10Mando Ramos18 Feb – 15 Sep 19721
11Chango Carmona15 Sep – 10 Nov 19720
12Rodolfo González10 No 1972 – 11 Apr 19742
13Guts Ishimatsu11 Apr 1974 – 8 May 19765
14Esteban de Jesús8 May 1976 – 21 Jan 19783
15Roberto Durán21 Jan 1978 – 7 Feb 19790
Durán vacates the title to move up to welterweight.[83]
16Jim Watt
(def. Alfredo Pitalua)		17 Apr 1979 – 20 Jun 19814
17Alexis Argüello20 Jun 1981 – 15 Feb 19834
Argüello vacates the title to move up to super lightweight.[84]
18Edwin Rosario
(def.José Luis Ramírez)		1 May 1983 – 3 Nov 19842
19José Luis Ramírez3 Nov 1984 – 29 Apr 19870
20Héctor Camacho10 Aug 1985 – 29 Apr 19872
Camacho is stripped of the title for failing to make a title defense.[85]
21José Luis Ramírez (2)
(def. Terrence Alli)		19 Jul 1987 – 29 Oct 19882
22Julio César Chávez29 Oct 1988 – 25 Jun 19890
Chávez won the WBC super lightweight title on 13 May. The earliest report of the lightweight title being vacated was on 25 June 1989.[86]
23Pernell Whitaker
(def.José Luis Ramírez)		20 Aug 1989 – 13 Apr 19926
Whitaker vacates the title to move up to super lightweight.[87]
24Miguel Ángel González
(def. Wilfrido Rocha)		24 Aug 1992 – 29 Feb 199610
González vacates his title to move up to super lightweight. The earliest report of the lightweight title being vacated was on 29 February 1996.[88]
25Jean Baptiste Mendy
(def. Lamar Murphy)		20 Apr 1996 – 1 Mar 19970
26Stevie Johnston1 Mar 1997 – 13 Jun 19983
27César Bazán13 Jun 1998 – 27 Feb 19992
28Stevie Johnston (2)27 Feb 1999 – 17 Jun 20004
29José Luis Castillo17 Jun 2000 – 20 Apr 20023
30Floyd Mayweather Jr.20 Apr 2002 – 30 May 20043
José Luis Castillo andJuan Lazcano was originally fighting for the interim title[89] but was later changed for the vacant world title on 30 May, just days after Mayweather Jr. won at the super lightweight division.[90]
31José Luis Castillo (2)
(def.Juan Lazcano)		5 Jun 2004 – 7 May 20052
32Diego Corrales7 May 2005 – 6 Oct 20060
Corrales is stripped of the title for being overweight in his fight against Casamayor.[91]
33Joel Casamayor
(def.Diego Corrales)		7 Oct 2006 – 22 Feb 20070
Casamayor is stripped of the title for refusing to fight his mandatory challenger.[92]
34David Díaz
(interim champion promoted)		22 Feb 2007 – 28 Jun 20081
35Manny Pacquiao28 Jun 2008 – 24 Feb 20090
Pacquiao vacates the title to move up to super lightweight.[93]
36Edwin Valero
(def.Antonio Pitalúa)		4 Apr 2009 – 9 Feb 20102
Valero is declared champion in recess after receiving a deep cut in his fight againstAntonio DeMarco.[94]
37Humberto Soto
(def.David Díaz)		13 Mar 2010 – 1 Jul 20114
Soto vacates the title to move up to super lightweight.[95]
38Antonio DeMarco
(def.Jorge Linares)		15 Oct 2011 – 17 Nov 20122
39Adrien Broner17 Nov 2012 – 29 Jan 20141
Broner is stripped of his title for failing to defend his title for almost a year.[96]
40Omar Figueroa Jr.
(interim champion promoted)		29 Jan – 10 Nov 20142
Figueroa Jr. is declared champion in recess because of injury.[97]
41Jorge Linares
(def.Javier Prieto)		30 Dec 2014 – 22 Feb 20162
Linares is declared champion in recess because of fractured hand.[98]
42Dejan Zlatičanin
(def. Franklin Mamani)		11 Jun 2016 – 28 Jan 20170
43Mikey Garcia28 Jan 2017 – 25 Apr 20191
Garcia vacates the title to move up to welterweight.[99]
44Vasiliy Lomachenko
(def.Luke Campbell)		31 Aug – 23 Oct 20190
Lomachenko is designated by the WBC as Franchise champion.[100]
45Devin Haney
(interim champion promoted)		23 Oct – 12 Dec 20191
Haney is declared champion in recess after injuring his right shoulder.[101]
46Devin Haney (2)
(reinstated)[102]		22 Apr 2020 – 1 Aug 20236
Haney is declared champion in recess after opting to challenge for the WBC super lightweight title.[103]
47Shakur Stevenson
(def.Edwin De Los Santos)		16 Nov 2023 – present3

Super featherweight

[edit]
No.NameReignDefenses
1Gabriel Elorde
(def. Johnny Bizzaro)		16 Feb 1963 – 15 Jun 19675
2Yoshiaki Numata15 Jun – 14 Dec 19670
3Hiroshi Kobayashi14 Dec 1967 – 20 Jan 19692
Kobayashi is stripped of the title for refusing to fight René Barrientos.[104]
4Rene Barrientos
(def. Rubén Navarro)		15 Feb 1969 – 5 Apr 19700
5Yoshiaki Numata (2)5 Apr 1970 – 10 Oct 19713
6Ricardo Arredondo10 Oct 1971 – 28 Feb 19745
7Kuniaki Shibata28 Feb 1974 – 5 Jul 19753
8Alfredo Escalera5 Jul 1975 – 28 Jan 197810
9Alexis Argüello28 Jan 1978 – 1 Nov 19808
Argüello vacates the title to move up to lightweight. The title is declared vacant on WBC's ranking released on 1 November.[105]
10Rafael Limón
(def. Idelfonso Bethelmy)		11 Dec 1980 – 8 Mar 19810
11Cornelius Boza-Edwards8 Mar – 29 Aug 19811
12Rolando Navarrete29 Aug 1981 – 29 May 19821
13Rafael Limón (2)29 May – 11 Dec 19821
14Bobby Chacon11 Dec 1982 – 27 Jun 19831
Chacon is stripped of the title for refusing to fight his mandatory challenger.[106]
15Héctor Camacho
(def.Rafael Limón)		7 Aug 1983 – 6 Jul 19841
Camacho vacates the title to move up to lightweight.[107]
16Julio César Chávez
(def.Mario Martínez)		13 Sep 1984 – 29 Dec 19879
Chávez vacates the title to stay at lightweight. The title is vacated on WBC's ratings released on 29 December.[108]
17Azumah Nelson
(def.Mario Martínez)		29 Feb 1988 – 7 May 199410
18Jesse James Leija7 May – 17 Sep 19940
19Gabriel Ruelas17 Sep 1994 – 1 Dec 19952
20Azumah Nelson (2)1 Dec 1995 – 22 Mar 19971
21Genaro Hernández22 Mar 1997 – 3 Oct 19983
22Floyd Mayweather Jr.3 Oct 1998 – 14 May 20028
Mayweather Jr. vacates the title to stay at lightweight. The title is vacated on WBC's ratings released on 14 May.[109]
23Sirimongkol Singwangcha
(def. Kengo Nagashima)		24 Aug 2002 – 15 Aug 20031
24Jesús Chávez15 Aug 2003 – 28 Feb 20040
25Érik Morales28 Feb – 27 Nov 20041
26Marco Antonio Barrera27 Nov 2004 – 17 Mar 20074
27Juan Manuel Márquez17 Mar 2007 – 15 Mar 20081
28Manny Pacquiao15 Mar – 16 Jul 20080
Pacquiao vacates the title to stay at lightweight.[110]
29Humberto Soto
(def.Francisco Lorenzo)		20 Dec 2008 – 18 Mar 20103
Soto vacates the title to stay at lightweight.[111]
30Vitali Tajbert
(interim champion promoted)		18 Mar – 26 Nov 20101
31Takahiro Ao26 Nov 2010 – 27 Oct 20123
32Gamaliel Díaz27 Oct 2012 – 8 Apr 20130
33Takashi Miura8 Apr 2013 – 21 Nov 20154
34Francisco Vargas21 Nov 2015 – 28 Jan 20171
35Miguel Berchelt28 Jan 2017 – 20 Feb 20216
36Óscar Valdez20 Feb 2021 – 30 Apr 20221
37Shakur Stevenson30 Apr – 22 Sep 20220
Stevenson was stripped of the title after missing weight in his fight against mandatory challengerRobson Conceição.[112]
38O'Shaquie Foster
(def.Rey Vargas)		11 Feb 2023 – 6 Jul 20242
39Robson Conceição6 Jul – 2 Nov 20240
40O'Shaquie Foster (2)2 Nov 2024 – present0

Featherweight

[edit]
No.NameReignDefenses
1Sugar Ramos
(def.Davey Moore)		21 Mar 1963 – 26 Sep 19643
2Vicente Saldívar26 Sep 1964 – 14 Oct 19677
Saldívar retires for the first time.[113]
3Howard Winstone
(def. Mitsunori Seki)		23 Jan – 24 Jul 19680
4José Legrá24 Jul 1968 – 21 Jan 19690
5Johnny Famechon21 Jan 1969 – 9 May 19702
6Vicente Saldívar (2)9 May – 11 Dec 19700
7Kuniaki Shibata11 Dec 1970 – 19 May 19722
8Clemente Sánchez19 May – 16 Dec 19720
Sánchez is stripped of the title after failing to make weight againstJosé Legrá.[114]
9José Legrá (2)
(def.Clemente Sánchez)		16 Dec 1972 – 5 May 19730
10Éder Jofre5 May 1973 – 17 Jun 19741
Jofre is stripped of the title due to inactivity.[115]
11Bobby Chacon
(def.Alfredo Marcano)		7 Sep 1974 – 20 Jun 19751
12Rubén Olivares20 Jun – 20 Sep 19750
13David Kotei20 Sep 1975 – 13 Nov 19762
14Danny López13 Nov 1976 – 2 Feb 19808
15Salvador Sánchez2 Feb 1980 – 12 Aug 19829
Sánchez died thus making the title vacant.[116]
16Juan Laporte
(def. Mario Miranda)		15 Sep 1982 – 31 Mar 19842
17Wilfredo Gómez31 Mar – 8 Dec 19840
18Azumah Nelson8 Dec 1984 – 27 Jan 19886
Nelson vacates the title to move up to super featherweight.[117]
19Jeff Fenech
(def.Victor Callejas)		7 Mar 1988 – 18 Apr 19903
Fenech vacates the title to move up to super featherweight.[118]
20Marcos Villasana
(def.Paul Hodkinson)		2 Jun 1990 – 14 Nov 19913
21Paul Hodkinson14 Nov 1991 – 28 Apr 19933
22Gregorio Vargas28 Apr – 4 Dec 19930
23Kevin Kelley4 Dec 1993 – 7 Jan 19952
24Alejandro González7 Jan – 23 Sep 19952
25Manuel Medina23 Sep – 11 Dec 19950
26Luisito Espinosa11 Dec 1995 – 15 May 19997
27César Soto15 May – 22 Oct 19990
28Naseem Hamed22 Oct 1999 – 9 Jan 20000
Hamed vacates the title due to his commitment to his WBO title.[119]
29Guty Espadas Jr.
(def.Luisito Espinosa)		14 Apr 2000 – 17 Feb 20011
30Érik Morales17 Feb 2001 – 22 Jun 20021
31Marco Antonio Barrera22 Jun 20020
Barrera declines the title after winning against Morales.[120][121]
32Érik Morales (2)
(def.Paulie Ayala)		16 Nov 2002 – 5 Oct 20032
Morales vacates the title to move up to super featherweight.[122]
33Chi In-Jin
(def.Michael Brodie)		10 Apr 2004 – 29 Jan 20063
34Takashi Koshimoto29 Jan – 30 Jul 20060
35Rodolfo López30 Jul – 17 Dec 20060
36Chi In-Jin (2)17 Dec 2006 – 31 Jul 20070
Chi vacates the title.[123]
37Jorge Linares
(interim champion promoted)		31 Jul 2007 – 13 Aug 20081
Linares vacates the title to move up to super featherweight.[124]
38Óscar Larios
(interim champion promoted)		13 Aug 2008 – 12 Mar 20092
39Takahiro Ao12 Mar – 14 Jul 20090
40Elio Rojas14 Jul 2009 – 27 Sep 20101
Rojas injured his hand and required surgery.[125] The title was later vacated when a bout betweenHozumi Hasegawa andJuan Carlos Burgos was announced for the vacant title.[126] Rojas was then declared champion in recess during WBC's convention held on November.[127]
41Hozumi Hasegawa
(def.Juan Carlos Burgos)		26 Nov 2010 – 8 Apr 20110
42Jhonny González8 Apr 2011 – 14 Sep 20124
43Daniel Ponce de León14 Sep 2012 – 4 May 20130
44Abner Mares4 May – 24 Aug 20130
45Jhonny González (2)24 Aug 2013 – 28 Mar 20152
46Gary Russell Jr.28 Mar 2015 – 22 Jan 20225
47Mark Magsayo22 Jan – 9 Jul 20220
48Rey Vargas9 Jul 2022 – 18 Oct 20241
Vargas is declared champion in recess.[128]
49Brandon Figueroa
(interim champion promoted)		18 Oct 2024 – 1 Feb 20250
50Stephen Fulton1 Feb 2025 – present0

Super bantamweight

[edit]
No.NameReignDefenses
1Rigoberto Riasco
(def.Philip Waruinge)		3 Apr – 9 Oct 19762
2Royal Kobayashi9 Oct – 24 Nov 19760
3Yum Dong-Kyun24 Nov 1976 – 21 May 19771
4Wilfredo Gómez21 May 1977 – 26 May 198317
Gómez vacates the title to move up to featherweight.[129]
5Jaime Garza
(def. Bobby Berna)		15 Jun 1983 – 3 Nov 19841
6Juan Meza3 Nov 1984 – 18 Aug 19851
7Lupe Pintor18 Aug 1985 – 18 Jan 19860
8Samart Payakaroon18 Jan 1986 – 8 May 19871
9Jeff Fenech8 May 1987 – 27 Jan 19882
Fenech vacates the title to move up to featherweight.[117]
10Daniel Zaragoza
(def.Carlos Zárate)		29 Feb 1988 – 23 Apr 19905
11Paul Banke23 Apr – 5 Nov 19901
12Pedro Rubén Décima5 Nov 1990 – 23 Feb 19910
13Kiyoshi Hatanaka23 Feb – 24 Jun 19910
14Daniel Zaragoza (2)24 Jun 1991 – 20 Mar 19922
15Thierry Jacob20 Mar – 23 Jun 19920
16Tracy Harris Patterson23 Jun 1992 – 26 Aug 19944
17Hector Acero Sánchez26 Aug 1994 – 6 Nov 19952
18Daniel Zaragoza (3)6 Nov 1995 – 6 Sep 19974
19Érik Morales6 Sep 1997 – 20 Jul 20009
Morales vacates the title to move up to featherweight.[130]
20Willie Jorrín
(def.Michael Brodie)		9 Sep 2000 – 1 Nov 20022
21Óscar Larios1 Nov 2002 – 12 Dec 20057
22Israel Vázquez12 Dec 2005 – 3 Mar 20072
23Rafael Márquez3 Mar – Aug 20070
24Israel Vázquez (2)4 Aug 2007 – 18 Dec 20081
Vázquez is stripped of the title after failing to defend the title due to a detached retina.[131]
25Toshiaki Nishioka
(interim champion promoted)		18 Dec 2008 – 15 Mar 20127
Nishioka is designated by the WBC as Champion Emeritus.[132]
26Abner Mares
(def.Eric Morel)		21 Apr 2012 – 31 Jan 20131
Mares vacates the title to move up to featherweight.[133]
27Victor Terrazas
(def.Cristian Mijares)		20 Apr – 24 Aug 20130
28Léo Santa Cruz24 Aug 2013 – 1 Nov 20154
Santa Cruz vacates the title to stay at featherweight.[134]
29Julio Ceja
(interim champion promoted)		1 Nov 2015 – 27 Feb 20160
30Hugo Ruiz27 Feb – 16 Sep 20160
31Hozumi Hasegawa16 Sep – 9 Dec 20160
Hasegawa retires.[135]
32Rey Vargas
(def.Gavin McDonnell)		25 Feb 2017 – 14 Aug 20205
Vargas is declared champion in recess after breaking his leg.[136]
33Luis Nery
(def.Aarón Alameda)		26 Sep 2020 – 15 May 20210
34Brandon Figueroa15 May – 27 Nov 20210
35Stephen Fulton27 Nov 2021 – 25 Jul 20231
36Naoya Inoue25 Jul 2023 – present6

Bantamweight

[edit]
No.NameReignDefenses
1Éder Jofre
(def. Katsutoshi Aoki)		4 Apr 1963 – 18 May 19652
2Fighting Harada18 May 1965 – 27 Feb 19684
3Lionel Rose27 Feb 1968 – 22 Aug 19693
4Rubén Olivares22 Aug 1969 – 16 Oct 19702
5Chucho Castillo16 Oct 1970 – 2 Apr 19710
6Rubén Olivares (2)2 Apr 1971 – 19 Mar 19722
7Rafael Herrera19 Mar – 29 Jul 19720
8Enrique Pinder29 Jul 1972 – 5 Jan 19730
Pinder was stripped of the title for failing to defend it against the number one contender within six months of winning it.[137]
9Rafael Herrera (2)
(def.Rodolfo Martínez)		14 Apr 1973 – 7 Dec 19742
10Rodolfo Martínez7 Dec 1974 – 8 May 19763
11Carlos Zárate8 May 1976 – 3 Jun 19799
12Lupe Pintor3 Jun 1979 – 9 Jul 19838
Pintor was stripped of the title after failing to defend it in over a year.[138]
13Alberto Dávila
(interim champion promoted)		1 Sep 1983 – 23 Mar 19851
Dávila was stripped of the title for injuring his back resulting in failing to defend the title.[139] The title was declared vacant in WBC's March rankings released on 23 March.[140]
14Daniel Zaragoza
(def. Fred Jackson)		4 May – 9 Aug 19850
15Miguel Lora9 Aug 1985 – 29 Oct 19887
16Raúl Pérez29 Oct 1988 – 25 Feb 19917
17Greg Richardson25 Feb – 19 Sep 19911
18Joichiro Tatsuyoshi19 Sep 1991 – 17 Sep 19920
19Victor Rabanales17 Sep 1992 – 28 Mar 19931
20Byun Jung-Il28 Mar – 23 Dec 19931
21Yasuei Yakushiji23 Dec 1993 – 30 Jul 19954
22Wayne McCullough30 Jul 1995 – 11 Jan 19972
The title is vacated automatically when McCullough stepped on the ring against WBC super bantamweight championDaniel Zaragoza.[141]
23Sirimongkol Singmanasak
(interim champion promoted)		11 Jan – 22 Nov 19973
24Joichiro Tatsuyoshi (2)22 Nov 1997 – 29 Dec 19982
25Veeraphol Sahaprom29 Dec 1998 – 16 Apr 200514
26Hozumi Hasegawa16 Apr 2005 – 30 Apr 201010
27Fernando Montiel30 Apr 2010 – 19 Feb 20111
28Nonito Donaire19 Feb – 22 Oct 20111
Donaire vacates the title to move up to super bantamweight.[142]
29Shinsuke Yamanaka
(def.Christian Esquivel)		6 Nov 2011 – 15 Aug 201712
30Luis Nery15 Aug 2017 – 28 Feb 20180
Nery was stripped of the title after failing to make weight the day before his rematch against Shinsuke Yamanaka.[143]
31Nordine Oubaali
(def.Rau'shee Warren)		19 Jan 2019 – 13 Nov 20202
Oubaali was declared champion in recess after testing positive forCOVID-19.[144]
32Nordine Oubaali (2)
(reinstated[145])		10 Jan – 29 May 20210
33Nonito Donaire (2)29 May 2021 – 7 Jun 20221
34Naoya Inoue7 Jun 2022 – 13 Jan 20231
Inoue vacates the title to move up to super bantamweight.[146]
35Alexandro Santiago
(def.Nonito Donaire)		29 Jul 2023 – 24 Feb 20240
36Junto Nakatani24 Feb 2024 – 18 Sep 20254
Nakatani vacates the title to move up to super bantamweight.[147]
37Takuma Inoue
(def.Tenshin Nasukawa)		24 Nov 2025 – present0

Super flyweight

[edit]
No.NameReignDefenses
1Rafael Orono
(def.Lee Seung-Hoon)		2 Feb 1980 – 24 Jan 19813
2Kim Chul-Ho24 Jan 1981 – 28 Nov 19825
3Rafael Orono (2)28 Nov 1982 – 27 Nov 19833
4Payao Poontarat27 Nov 1983 – 5 Jul 19841
5Jiro Watanabe5 Jul 1984 – 30 Mar 19864
6Gilberto Román30 Mar 1986 – 16 May 19876
7Santos Laciar16 May – 8 Aug 19870
8Sugar Baby Rojas8 Aug 1987 – 8 Apr 19881
9Gilberto Román (2)8 Apr 1988 – 7 Nov 19895
10Nana Konadu7 Nov 1989 – 20 Jan 19900
11Moon Sung-Kil20 Jan 1990 – 13 Nov 19939
12José Luis Bueno13 Nov 1993 – 4 May 19940
13Hiroshi Kawashima4 May 1994 – 20 Feb 19976
14Gerry Peñalosa20 Feb 1997 – 29 Aug 19983
15Choi In-Joo29 Aug 1998 – 27 Aug 20005
16Masamori Tokuyama27 Aug 2000 – 28 Jun 20048
17Katsushige Kawashima28 Jun 2004 – 18 Jul 20052
18Masamori Tokuyama (2)18 Jul 2005 – 6 Dec 20061
Tokuyama vacated the title and announced his retirement.[148]
19Cristian Mijares
(interim champion promoted)		6 Dec 2006 – 1 Nov 20087
20Vic Darchinyan1 Nov 2008 – 3 Aug 20103
Darchinyan vacated the title to move up to bantamweight and is designated by the WBC as Champion Emeritus.[149]
21Tomás Rojas
(def.Kohei Kono)		20 Sep 2010 – 10 Aug 20112
22Suriyan Sor Rungvisai19 Aug 2011 – 27 Mar 20121
23Yota Sato27 Mar 2012 – 3 May 20132
24Srisaket Sor Rungvisai3 May 2013 – 31 May 20141
25Carlos Cuadras31 May 2014 – 10 Sep 20166
26Román González10 Sep 2016 – 18 Mar 20170
27Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (2)18 Mar 2017 – 26 Apr 20193
28Juan Francisco Estrada26 Apr 2019 – 26 Mar 20213
Estrada is designated as Franchise champion to avoid his mandatory obligation and pursued an immediate rematch withRomán González.[150]
29Jesse Rodríguez
(def.Carlos Cuadras)		5 Feb – 26 Oct 20222
Rodríguez vacated the title to move down to flyweight.[151]
30Juan Francisco Estrada (2)
(def.Román González)		3 Dec 2022 – 29 Jun 20240
31Jesse Rodríguez (2)29 Jun 2024 – present2

Flyweight

[edit]
No.NameReignDefenses
1Pone Kingpetch
(awarded inaugural title)		14 Feb – 18 Sep 19630
2Hiroyuki Ebihara18 Sep 1963 – 23 Jan 19640
3Pone Kingpetch (2)23 Jan 1964 – 23 Apr 19650
4Salvatore Burruni23 Apr – 19 Nov 19650
Burruni was stripped of the title for failing to defend it against Hiroyuki Ebihara.[152]
5Horacio Accavallo
(def. Katsuyoshi Takayama)		1 Mar 1966 – 2 Oct 19681
Retired.[153]
6Chartchai Chionoi
(def.Bernabe Villacampo)		10 Nov 1968 – 23 Feb 1969[154]4
7Efren Torres23 Feb 1969 – 20 Mar 19701
8Chartchai Chionoi (2)20 Mar – 7 Dec 19700
9Erbito Salavarria7 Dec 1970 – 29 Dec 19712
Salavarria was stripped of the title after a liquid he drank between rounds during his 20 November 1971 bout against Betulio González tested positive for amphetamine. González was then awarded the title.[155]
10Betulio González
(awarded title)		29 Dec 1971 – 29 Sep 19721
11Venice Borkhorsor29 Sep 1972 – 11 Jul 19731
Borkhorsor vacated the title to move up to bantamweight.[156]
12Betulio González (2)
(def.Miguel Canto)		4 Aug 1973 – 1 Oct 19742
13Shoji Oguma1 Oct 1974 – 8 Jan 19750
14Miguel Canto8 Jan 1975 – 18 Mar 197914
15Park Chan-Hee18 Mar 1979 – 18 May 19805
16Shoji Oguma (2)18 May 1980 – 12 May 19813
17Antonio Avelar12 May 1981 – 20 Mar 19821
18Prudencio Cardona20 Mar – 24 Jul 19820
19Freddy Castillo24 Jul – 6 Nov 19820
20Eleoncio Mercedes6 Nov 1982 – 15 Mar 19830
21Charlie Magri15 Mar – 27 Sep 19830
22Frank Cedeno27 Sep 1983 – 18 Jan 19840
23Kōji Kobayashi18 Jan – 9 Apr 19840
24Gabriel Bernal9 Apr – 8 Oct 19841
25Sot Chitalada8 Oct 1984 – 24 Jul 19886
26Kim Yong-Kang24 Jul 1988 – 3 Jun 19892
27Sot Chitalada (2)3 Jun 1989 – 15 Feb 19914
28Muangchai Kittikasem15 Feb 1991 – 23 Jun 19923
29Yuri Arbachakov23 Jun 1992 – 12 Nov 19979
30Chatchai Singwangcha12 Nov 1997 – 4 Dec 19984
31Manny Pacquiao4 Dec 1998 – 16 Sep 19991
Pacquiao was stripped of the title after failing to make weight the day before his bout against Medgoen Singsurat.[157]
32Medgoen Singsurat
(def.Manny Pacquiao)		17 Sep 1999 – 19 May 20001
33Malcolm Tuñacao19 May 2000 – 2 Mar 20011
34Pongsaklek Wonjongkam2 Mar 2001 – 18 Jul 200717
35Daisuke Naito18 Jul 2007 – 29 Nov 20095
36Kōki Kameda29 Nov 2009 – 27 Mar 20100
37Pongsaklek Wonjongkam (2)27 Mar 2010 – 2 Mar 20124
38Sonny Boy Jaro2 Mar – 16 Jul 20120
39Toshiyuki Igarashi16 Jul 2012 – 8 Apr 20131
40Akira Yaegashi8 Apr 2013 – 5 Sep 20143
41Román González5 Sep 2014 – 1 Oct 20164
González vacated the title in favor of his WBC super flyweight title.[158]
42Juan Hernández Navarrete
(def. Nawaphon Sor Rungvisai)		4 Mar – 20 May 20170
43Daigo Higa20 May 2017 – 14 Apr 20182
Higa was stripped of the title for failing to make weight the day before his bout against Cristofer Rosales.[159]
44Cristofer Rosales
(def.Daigo Higa)		15 Apr – 22 Dec 20181
45Charlie Edwards22 Dec 2018 – 4 Oct 20192
Edwards vacated the title over concerns of not being able to make weight.[160]
46Julio Cesar Martínez
(def.Cristofer Rosales)		20 Dec 2019 – 22 May 20246
Martínez vacated the title to move up to super flyweight.[161]
47Kenshiro Teraji
(def.Cristofer Rosales)		13 Oct 2024 – 30 Jul 20251
48Ricardo Sandoval30 Jul 2025 – present0

Light flyweight

[edit]
No.NameReignDefenses
1Franco Udella
(def. Valentin Martinez)		4 Apr – 29 Aug 19751
Udella was stripped of the title after withdrawing from a 12 September bout against Rafael Lovera due to a fever.[162]
2Luis Estaba
(def. Rafael Lovera)		13 Sep 1975 – 19 Feb 197811
3Freddy Castillo19 Feb – 6 May 19780
4Netrnoi Sor Vorasingh6 May – 30 Sep 19781
5Kim Sung-Jun30 Sep 1978 – 3 Jan 19803
6Shigeo Nakajima3 Jan – 24 Mar 19800
7Hilario Zapata24 Ma 1980 – 6 Feb 19828
8Amado Ursua6 Feb – 13 Apr 19820
9Tadashi Tomori13 Apr – 20 Jul 19820
10Hilario Zapata (2)20 Jul 1982 – 26 Mar 19832
11Chang Jung-Koo26 Mar 1983 – 14 Oct 198815
Jung-koo vacates the title due to being exhausted bychronic insomnia.[163]
12Germán Torres
(def. Kang Soon-Jung)		11 Dec 1988 – 19 Mar 19890
13Lee Yul-Woo19 Mar – 25 Jun 19890
14Humberto González25 Jun 1989 – 19 Dec 19905
15Rolando Pascua19 Dec 1990 – 25 Mar 19910
16Melchor Cob Castro25 Mar – 3 Jun 19910
17Humberto González (2)3 Jun 1991 – 13 Mar 19934
18Michael Carbajal13 Mar 1993 – 19 Feb 19942
19Humberto González (3)19 Feb 1994 – 15 Jul 19953
20Saman Sorjaturong15 Jul 1995 – 17 Oct 199910
21Choi Yo-Sam17 Oct 1999 – 6 Jul 20023
22Jorge Arce6 Jul 2002 – 23 Feb 20057
The title is vacated when a report of a bout for the vacant title was released on 23 February.[164]
23Eric Ortiz
(def.José Antonio Aguirre)		11 Mar – 10 Sep 20050
24Brian Viloria10 Sep 2005 – 10 Aug 20061
25Omar Niño Romero10 Aug 2006 – 1 Feb 20070
Niño was stripped of his title after testing positive for methamphetamine following his rematch against Brian Viloria on 18 Nov 2006.[165]
26Édgar Sosa
(def.Brian Viloria)		14 Apr 2007 – 21 Nov 200910
27Rodel Mayol21 Nov 2009 – 19 Jun 20101
28Omar Niño Romero (2)19 Jun – 6 Nov 20101
29Gilberto Keb Baas6 Nov 2010 – 30 Apr 20111
30Adrián Hernández30 Apr – 23 Dec 20111
31Kompayak Porpramook23 Dec 2011 – 6 Oct 20121
32Adrián Hernández (2)6 Oct 2012 – 6 Apr 20144
33Naoya Inoue6 Apr – 3 Nov 20141
Inoue vacates the title to move up to super flyweight.[166]
34Pedro Guevara
(def.Akira Yaegashi)		30 Dec 2014 – 28 Nov 20152
35Yu Kimura28 Nov 2015 – 4 Mar 20160
36Ganigan López4 Mar 2016 – 20 May 20171
37Kenshiro Teraji20 May 2017 – 22 Sep 20218
38Masamichi Yabuki22 Sep 2021 – 19 Mar 20220
39Kenshiro Teraji (2)19 Mar 2022 – 15 Jul 20244
Teraji vacates the title to move up to flyweight.[167]
40Panya Pradabsri
(def.Carlos Cañizales)		26 Dec 2024 – 1 Aug 20250
41Carlos Cañizales1 Aug 2025 – present0

Strawweight

[edit]
No.NameReignDefenses
1Hiroki Ioka
(def. Mai Thomburifarm)		18 Oct 1987 – 13 Nov 19882
2Napa Kiatwanchai13 Nov 1988 – 12 Nov 19892
3Choi Jum-Hwan12 Nov 1989 – 7 Feb 19900
4Hideyuki Ohashi7 Feb – 25 Oct 19901
5Ricardo López25 Oct 1990 – 28 Sep 199921
López is stripped of the title when he challenged for the IBF light flyweight title.[168]
6Wandee Singwangcha
(interim champion promoted)		28 Sep 1999 – 11 Feb 20000
7José Antonio Aguirre11 Feb 2000 – 10 Jan 20047
8Eagle Den Junlaphan10 Jan – 18 Dec 20041
9Isaac Bustos18 Dec 2004 – 4 Apr 20050
10Katsunari Takayama4 Apr – 6 Aug 20050
11Eagle Den Junlaphan (2)6 Aug 2005 – 29 Nov 20074
12Oleydong Sithsamerchai29 Nov 2007 – 11 Feb 20116
13Kazuto Ioka11 Feb 2011 – 1 Jul 20123
Ioka, the unified WBA & WBC strawweight champion, vacated the title because both sanctioning bodies were requiring him to make different mandatory defenses of his titles.[169]
14Xiong Chaozhong
(def.Javier Martínez Resendiz)		24 Nov 2012 – 5 Feb 20142
15Oswaldo Novoa5 Feb – 6 Nov 20141
16Wanheng Menayothin6 Nov 2014 – 27 Nov 202012
17Panya Pradabsri27 Nov 2020 – 7 Oct 20234
18Yudai Shigeoka7 Oct 2023 – 31 Mar 20240
19Melvin Jerusalem31 Mar 2024 – present3

See also

[edit]

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