List of world light-flyweight boxing champions
(Redirected from WBC Light Flyweight Champion)
Template:SHORTDESC: This is a list of world light-flyweight boxing champions (also known as junior-flyweight), as recognized by the four major sanctioning organizations in boxing:
- The World Boxing Association (WBA), established in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA). The WBA often recognize up to two world champions in a given weight class; Super champion and Regular champion.
- The World Boxing Council (WBC), established in 1963.
- The International Boxing Federation (IBF), established in 1983.
- The World Boxing Organization (WBO), established in 1988.
IBF
[edit | edit source]| Reign Began | Reign Ended | Champion | Recognition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Title inaugurated | |||
| 1983-12-10 | 1986-Vacated | Philippines Dodie Boy Peñalosa | IBF |
| 1986-12-07 | 1988-11-04 | South Korea Jum-Hwan Choi | IBF |
| 1988-11-04 | 1989-05-02 | Philippines Tacy Macalos | IBF |
| 1989-05-02 | 1990-07-29 | Thailand Muangchai Kittikasem | IBF |
| 1990-07-29 | 1994-02-19 | United States Michael Carbajal | IBF |
| 1994-02-19 | 1995-07-15 | Mexico Humberto González | IBF |
| 1995-07-15 | 1995-11-12-Vacated | Thailand Saman Sorjaturong | IBF |
| 1996-03-16 | 1997-01-18 | United States Michael Carbajal | IBF |
| 1997-01-18 | 1998-04-30-Vacated | Colombia Mauricio Pastrana | IBF |
| 1998-12-18 | 1999-10-02 | United States Will Grigsby | IBF |
| 1999-10-02 | 2001-09-29-Vacated | Mexico Ricardo López | IBF |
| 2003-02-15 | 2005-05-14 | Mexico Víctor Burgos | IBF |
| 2005-05-14 | 2006-01-07 | United States Will Grigsby | IBF |
| 2006-01-07 | 2009-04-19 | Mexico Ulises Solís | IBF |
| 2009-04-19 | 2010-01-23 | United States Brian Viloria | IBF |
| 2010-01-23 | 2010-05-29 | Colombia Carlos Tamara | IBF |
| 2010-05-29 | 2011-04-30 | Argentina Luis Alberto Lazarte | IBF |
| 2011-04-30 | 2012-07-19-Stripped | Mexico Ulises Solís | IBF |
| 2012-07-19 | 2014-05-02-Stripped | Philippines John Riel Casimero | IBF |
| 2014-09-20 | 2015-29-12 | Mexico Javier Mendoza | IBF |
| 2015-29-12 | 2017-22-05 | Japan Akira Yaegashi | IBF |
| 2017-05-22 | 2017-12-31 | Philippines Milan Melindo | IBF |
| 2017-12-31 | 2018-05-20 | Japan Ryoichi Taguchi | IBF |
| 2018-05-20 | 2018-07-25-Vacated | South Africa Hekkie Budler | IBF |
| 2018-10-29 | 2022-03-22-Vacated | Nicaragua Felix Alvarado | IBF |
| 2022-09-13 | 2024-10-12 | South Africa Sivenathi Nontshinga | IBF |
| 2024-10-12 | 2025-04-10-Vacated | Japan Masamichi Yabuki | IBF |
| 2025-06-19 | Present | Thailand Thanongsak Simsri | IBF |
WBC
[edit | edit source]| Reign Began | Reign Ended | Champion | Recognition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Title inaugurated | |||
| 1975-04-04 | 1975-08-Stripped | Italy Franco Udella | WBC |
| 1975-09-13 | 1978-02-19 | Venezuela Luis Estaba | WBC |
| 1978-02-19 | 1978-05-06 | Mexico Freddy Castillo | WBC |
| 1978-05-06 | 1978-09-30 | Thailand Netrnoi Sor Vorasingh | WBC |
| 1978-09-30 | 1980-01-03 | South Korea Sung-Jun Kim | WBC |
| 1980-01-03 | 1980-03-24 | Japan Shigeo Nakajima | WBC |
| 1980-03-24 | 1982-02-06 | Panama Hilario Zapata | WBC |
| 1982-02-06 | 1982-04-13 | Mexico Amado Ursua | WBC |
| 1982-04-13 | 1982-07-20 | Japan Tadashi Tomori | WBC |
| 1982-07-20 | 1983-03-26 | Panama Hilario Zapata | WBC |
| 1983-03-26 | 1988-06-27-Vacated | South Korea Jung-Koo Chang | WBC |
| 1988-12-11 | 1989-03-19 | Mexico Germán Torres | WBC |
| 1989-03-19 | 1989-06-25 | South Korea Yul-Woo Lee | WBC |
| 1989-06-25 | 1990-12-19 | Mexico Humberto González | WBC |
| 1990-12-19 | 1991-03-25 | Philippines Rolando Pascua | WBC |
| 1991-03-25 | 1991-06-03 | Mexico Melchor Cob Castro | WBC |
| 1991-06-03 | 1993-03-13 | Mexico Humberto González | WBC |
| 1993-03-13 | 1994-02-19 | United States Michael Carbajal | WBC |
| 1994-02-19 | 1995-07-15 | Mexico Humberto González | WBC |
| 1995-07-15 | 1999-10-17 | Thailand Saman Sorjaturong | WBC |
| 1999-10-17 | 2002-07-06 | South Korea Yo-Sam Choi | WBC |
| 2002-07-06 | 2004-12-18-Vacated | Mexico Jorge Arce | WBC |
| 2005-03-11 | 2005-09-10 | Mexico Eric Ortiz | WBC |
| 2005-09-10 | 2006-08-10 | United States Brian Viloria | WBC |
| 2006-08-10 | 2007-02-02-Stripped | Mexico Omar Niño Romero | WBC |
| 2007-04-14 | 2009-11-21 | Mexico Edgar Sosa | WBC |
| 2009-11-21 | 2010-06-19 | Philippines Rodel Mayol | WBC |
| 2010-06-19 | 2010-11-06 | Mexico Omar Niño Romero | WBC |
| 2010-11-06 | 2011-04-30 | Mexico Gilberto Keb Baas | WBC |
| 2011-04-30 | 2011-12-23 | Mexico Adrian Hernández | WBC |
| 2011-12-23 | 2012-08-06 | Thailand Kompayak Porpramook | WBC |
| 2012-08-06 | 2014-04-06 | Mexico Adrian Hernández | WBC |
| 2014-04-06 | 2014-11-03-Vacated | Japan Naoya Inoue | WBC |
| 2014-12-30 | 2015-11-28 | Mexico Pedro Guevara | WBC |
| 2015-11-28 | 2016-03-04 | Japan Yu Kimura | WBC |
| 2016-03-04 | 2017-05-20 | Mexico Ganigan López | WBC |
| 2017-05-20 | 2021-09-22 | Japan Kenshiro Teraji | WBC |
| 2021-09-22 | 2022-03-19 | Japan Masamichi Yabuki | WBC |
| 2022-03-19 | 2024-07-15 | Japan Kenshiro Teraji | WBC |
| 2024-12-26 | 2025-08-01 | Thailand Panya Pradabsri | WBC |
| 2025-08-01 | Prensent | Venezuela Carlos Cañizales | WBC |
WBA
[edit | edit source]| Reign Began | Reign Ended | Champion | Recognition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Title inaugurated | |||
| 1975-08-23 | 1976-07-02 | Panama Jaime Rios | WBA |
| 1976-07-02 | 1976-10-10 | Dominican Republic Juan Antonio Guzman | WBA |
| 1976-10-10 | 1981-03-08 | Japan Yoko Gushiken | WBA |
| 1981-03-08 | 1981-07-19 | Mexico Pedro Flores | WBA |
| 1981-07-19 | 1981-12-16 | South Korea Kim Hwan-jin | WBA |
| 1981-12-16 | 1983-07-10 | Japan Katsuo Tokashiki | WBA |
| 1983-07-10 | 1984-05-19 | Mexico Lupe Madera | WBA |
| 1984-05-19 | 1985-03-29 | Dominican Republic Francisco Quiroz | WBA |
| 1985-03-29 | 1985-12-08 | United States Joey Olivo | WBA |
| 1985-12-08 | 1991-12-17 | South Korea Myung-Woo Yuh | WBA |
| 1991-12-17 | 1992-11-18 | Japan Hiroki Ioka | WBA |
| 1992-11-18 | 1993-07-25-Vacated | South Korea Myung-Woo Yuh | WBA |
| 1993-10-21 | 1995-02-04 | Venezuela Leo Gamez | WBA |
| 1995-02-04 | 1996-01-13 | South Korea Hi-Yong Choi | WBA |
| 1996-01-13 | 1996-05-21 | Panama Carlos Murillo | WBA |
| 1996-05-21 | 1996-12-03 | Japan Keiji Yamaguchi | WBA |
| 1996-12-03 | 2000-02-05-Vacated | Thailand Pichitnoi Sitbangprachan | WBA |
| 2000-08-12 | 2001-03-03 | Colombia Beibis Mendoza | WBA |
| 2001-03-03 | 2004-10-02-Stripped | Nicaragua Rosendo Álvarez | WBA |
| 2005-04-29 | 2006-08-02-Vacated | Panama Roberto Vásquez | WBA |
| 2006-08-02 | 2007-01-18-Vacated | Japan Kōki Kameda | WBA |
| 2007-06-22 | 2007-12-08 | Argentina Juan Carlos Reveco | WBA |
| 2007-12-08 | 2009-06-05-Retired | France Brahim Asloum | WBA |
| 2009-06-05 | 2010-11-26-Vacated | Mexico Giovani Segura | WBA |
| 2011-02-04 | 2014-01-14-Vacated | Nicaragua Román González | WBA |
| 2014-07-08 | 2014-12-31 | Peru Alberto Rossel | WBA |
| 2014-12-31 | 2018-05-20 | Japan Ryoichi Taguchi | WBA |
| 2018-05-20 | 2018-12-31 | South Africa Hekkie Budler | WBA |
| 2018-12-31 | 2022-11-01 | Japan Hiroto Kyoguchi | WBA |
| 2022-11-01 | 2024-07-15 | Japan Kenshiro Teraji | WBA |
| 2024-12-19 | Present | Dominican Republic Erick Rosa | WBA |
WBO
[edit | edit source]| Reign Began | Reign Ended | Champion | Recognition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Title inaugurated | |||
| 1989-05-19 | 1992-03-01-Stripped | Puerto Rico José de Jesús | WBO |
| 1992-07-31 | 1994-07-15 | Puerto Rico Josue Camacho | WBO |
| 1994-07-15 | 1994-11-12-Stripped | United States Michael Carbajal | WBO |
| 1994-11-23 | 1995-11-18 | United Kingdom Paul Weir | WBO |
| 1995-11-18 | 1997-02-08-Vacated | South Africa Jake Matlala | WBO |
| 1997-05-31 | 1997-08-25 | Mexico Jesús Chong | WBO |
| 1997-08-25 | 1998-01-17 | Mexico Melchor Cob Castro | WBO |
| 1998-01-17 | 1998-12-05 | Argentina Juan Domingo Córdoba | WBO |
| 1998-12-05 | 1999-07-31 | Mexico Jorge Arce | WBO |
| 1999-07-31 | 1999-08-Retired | United States Michael Carbajal | WBO |
| 2000-02-19 | 2000-07-Stripped | South Africa Masibulele Makepula | WBO |
| 2001-04-14 | 2005-04-30 | Puerto Rico Nelson Dieppa | WBO |
| 2005-04-30 | 2007-09-25 | Mexico Hugo Fidel Cázares | WBO |
| 2007-09-25 | 2010-08-28 | Puerto Rico Iván Calderón | WBO |
| 2010-08-28 | 2011-04-Vacated | Mexico Giovani Segura | WBO |
| 2010-04 | 2011-04-30 | Colombia Jesús Géles | WBO |
| 2011-04-30 | 2011-10-08 | Mexico Ramón García Hirales | WBO |
| 2011-10-08 | 2016-08-03-Vacated | Philippines Donnie Nietes | WBO |
| 2016-12-31 | 2017-11-30-Vacated | Japan Kosei Tanaka | WBO |
| 2017-12-02 | 2019-06-21 | Puerto Rico Ángel Acosta | WBO |
| 2019-06-21 | 2021-10-16 | Mexico Elwin Soto | WBO |
| 2021-10-16 | 2024-06-19 | Puerto Rico Jonathan Gonzalez | WBO |
| 2024-10-13 | Present | Japan Shokichi Iwata | WBO |
