The following is a list of IBF female world champions certificated by the International Boxing Federation (IBF).
Stand: January 11, 2024.
r– Champion relinquished title.
s– Champion stripped of title.
| No. | Name | Duration of reign | Defences |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Yokasta Valle | Dec 16, 2016 — 2017r | 0 |
| 2 |  Saemi Hanagata | Sep 29, 2018 — 2022s | 2 |
| 3 | Ayaka Miyao | Feb 25, 2022 — Sep 1, 2022 | 0 |
| 4 | Mika Iwakawa | Sep 1, 2022 — Jan 12, 2024 | 0 |
| 5 | Sumire Yamanaka | Jan 12, 2024 — present | 0 |
| No. | Name | Duration of reign | Defences |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Katia Gutiérrez | Apr 16, 2011 — 2012s | 4 |
| 2 | Nancy Franco | Nov 28, 2013 — May 10, 2014 | 0 |
| 3 | Victoria Argueta | May 10, 2014 — Feb 21, 2015 | 1 |
| 4 | Nancy Franco (2) | Feb 21, 2015 — 2015r | 0 |
| 5 | Etsuko Tada | Dec 11, 2015 — Jan 30, 2017 | 0 |
| 6 |  Zongju Cai | Jan 30, 2017 — 2018s | 1 |
| 7 |  Joana Pastrana | Jun 23, 2018 — Aug 4, 2019 | 2 |
| 8 | Yokasta Valle | Aug 4, 2019 — present | 8 |
| No. | Name | Duration of reign | Defences |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irma Sánchez | Jan 22, 2011 — Apr 16, 2011 | 0 |
| 2 | Jessica Chávez | Apr 16, 2011 — 2012s | 3 |
| 3 | Naoko Shibata | Nov 14, 2013 — Mar 4, 2017 | 5 |
| 4 | Alondra García | Mar 4, 2017 — 2018s | 0 |
| 5 | Guadalupe Bautista | May 12, 2018 — Dec 29, 2018 | 0 |
| 6 |  Evelyn Nazarena Bermúdez | Dec 29, 2018 — Nov 26, 2022 | 3 |
| 7 | Yokasta Valle | Nov 26, 2022 — 2023v | 0 |
| 8 | Evelyn Nazarena Bermúdez (2) [1] | Mar 10, 2023 — present | 1 |
| No. | Name | Duration of reign | Defences |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arely Muciño | Jan 22, 2011 — Oct 29, 2011 | 3 |
| 2 |  Ava Knight | Oct 29, 2011 — 2013s | 2 |
| 3 |  Gabriela Bouvier | Oct 25, 2013 — Dec 19, 2014 | 1 |
| 4 | Leonela Paola Yúdica | Dec 19, 2014 — Oct 29, 2022 | 9 |
| 5 | Aracely Mucino | Oct 29, 2022 — Oct 21, 2023 | 0 |
| 6 | Gabriela Fundora | Oct 21, 2023 — present | 0 |
| No. | Name | Duration of reign | Defences |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Simona Galassi | Oct 28, 2011 — 2012s | 1 |
| 2 | Débora Dionicius | Nov 24, 2012 — Sep 14, 2018 [2] | 12 |
| 3 | Jorgelina Guanini | Sep 14, 2018 — 2020 | 1 |
| 4 | Micaela Luján | Jan 30, 2021 — 2023?s | 2 |
| 5 | Irma García | Nov 11, 2023 — present | 0 |
| No. | Name | Duration of reign | Defences |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Susie Ramadan | Feb 20, 2011 — 2011s | 0 |
| 2 | Yazmín Rivas | Oct 15, 2011 — 2013s | 5 |
| 3 | Janeth Pérez | Nov 30, 2013 — May 10, 2014 | 0 |
| 4 |  Carolina Rodríguez | May 10, 2014 — 2017s | 3 |
| 5 | Carolina Raquel Duer – Interim champion promoted | Apr 3, 2017 — Aug 4, 2017 | 0 |
| 6 | María Cecilia Román | Aug 4, 2017 — Mar 26, 2022 | 5 |
| 7 | Ebanie Bridges | Mar 26, 2022 — Dec 12, 2023 | 1 |
| 8 | Miyo Yoshida | Dec 9, 2023 — Oct 23, 2024 | 0 |
| 9 | Shurretta Metcalf | Oct 23, 2024 — present | 0 |
| No. | Name | Duration of reign | Defences |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ada Vélez | Mar 31, 2011 — Mar 24, 2012 | 1 |
| 2 |  Katy Wilson Castillo | Mar 24, 2012 — 2014s | 2 |
| 3 | Yulihan Luna | Nov 16, 2014 — 2016s | 1 |
| 4 | Marcela Acuña | Dec 16, 2016 — Apr 13, 2018 | 1 |
| 5 | Daniela Romina Bermúdez | Apr 13, 2018 — 2018s | 0 |
| 6 | Marcela Acuña (2) | Aug 10, 2018 — 2020s | 2 |
| 7 | Daniela Romina Bermúdez (2) | Dec 4, 2020 — 2022 | 0 |
| 7 |  Cherneka Johnson | April 20, 2022 — Jun 10, 2023 | 1 |
| 8 |  Ellie Scotney | Jun 10, 2023 — present | 1 |
| No. | Name | Duration of reign | Defences |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stacey Reile | Mar 31, 2011 — Nov 20, 2011 | 0 |
| 2 | Dahiana Santana | Nov 20, 2011 — 2014r | 3 |
| 3 | Jennifer Han | Sep 19, 2015 — Jul 20, 2020 | 4 |
| 4 |  Sarah Mahfoud –Interim champion promoted | Jul 20, 2020 — Sep 24, 2022 | 1 |
| 5 | Amanda Serrano | Sep 24, 2022 — present | 3 |
| No. | Name | Duration of reign | Defences |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amanda Serrano | Sep 10, 2011 — 2012r | 0 |
| 2 | Claudia Andrea López | Oct 5, 2012 — 2013s | 0 |
| 3 | Claudia Andrea López (2) | Aug 16, 2013 — 2014s | 1 |
| 4 | Betiana Patricia Viñas | Dec 19, 2014 — 2016s | 0 |
| 5 | Anahí Ester Sánchez | Mar 19, 2016 — 2016s | 1 |
| 6 |  Maiva Hamadouche | Nov 10, 2016 — Nov 5, 2021 | 5 |
| 7 | Mikaela Mayer | Nov 5, 2021 — Oct 15, 2022 | 1 |
| 8 | Alycia Baumgardner | Oct 15, 2022 — present | 2 |
| No. | Name | Duration of reign | Defences |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Delfine Persoon | Sep 21, 2012 — 2013s | 0 |
| 2 | Victoria Noelia Bustos | Sep 21, 2013 — Apr 28, 2018 | 5 |
| 3 |  Katie Taylor | Apr 28, 2018 — Jan 5, 2024v | 12 |
| 4 |  Beatriz Ferreira | Apr 27 2024 — current | 0 |
| No. | Name | Duration of reign | Defences |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Myriam Lamare | Nov 5, 2011 — 2012s | 0 |
| 2 | Marisa Gabriela Núñez | Sep 12, 2014 — May 14, 2016 | 0 |
| 3 | Adela Celeste del Carmen Peralta | May 14, 2016 — Nov 4, 2016 | 0 |
| 4 | Ana Laura Esteche | Nov 4, 2016 — 2019s | 1 |
| 5 | Victoria Noelia Bustos –Interim champion promoted | Jan 12, 2019 — 2019r | 0 |
| 6 | Mary McGee | Dec 5, 2019 — Oct 30, 2021 | 1 |
| 7 | Chantelle Cameron | Oct 30, 2021 — Nov 25, 2023 | 3 |
| 8 | Katie Taylor | Nov 25, 2023 — present | 0 |
| No. | Name | Duration of reign | Defences |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniella Smith | Nov 12, 2010 — Jun 11, 2011 | 0 |
| 2 |  Noni Tenge | Jun 11, 2011 — 2012s | 0 |
| 3 |  Eva Bajic | Mar 22, 2013 — 2014s | 0 |
| 4 |  Ivana Habazin | Mar 22, 2014 — Sep 13, 2014 | 0 |
| 5 |  Cecilia Braekhus | Sep 13, 2014 — Aug 15, 2020 | 10 |
| 6 | Jessica McCaskill | Aug 15, 2020 — Nov 5, 2022v | 3 |
| 7 | Natasha Jonas | Jul 1, 2023 — present | 0 |
| No. | Name | Duration of reign | Defences |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jennifer Retzke | Apr 1, 2011 — 2011s | 0 |
| 2 | Paola Gabriela Casalinuovo | Apr 12, 2014 — 2015s | 1 |
| 3 | Chris Namús | Aug 12, 2017 — Dec 1, 2018 | 1 |
| 4 |  Marie Eve Dicaire | Dec 1, 2018 — March 5, 2021 | 3 |
| 5 | Claressa Shields | March 5, 2021 — Dec 3, 2021v | 0 |
| 6 | Marie Eve Dicaire | Dec 12, 2021 — Nov 12, 2022 | 0 |
| 7 | Natasha Jonas | Nov 12, 2022 — present | 0 |
| No. | Name | Duration of reign | Defences |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claressa Shields | Jun 22, 2018 — 2024r | 6 |
| 2 | Desley Robinson | Dec 13, 2024 — present | 0 |
| No. | Name | Duration of reign | Defences |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claressa Shields | Aug 4, 2017 — 2018s | 1 |
| 2 |  Elin Cederroos | Mar 22, 2019 — Apr 30, 2022 | 1 |
| 3 | Franchón Crews-Dezurn | Apr 30, 2022 — Jul 1, 2023 | 0 |
| 4 | Savannah Marshall | Jul 1, 2023 — present | 0 |
| No. | Name | Duration of reign | Defences |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lani Daniels | December 2, 2023 — present | 0 |
| No. | Name | Duration of reign | Defences |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lani Daniels | May 27, 2023 — December 15, 2023v | 1 |
| 2 | Claressa Shields | Feb 2, 2025 — present | 0 |
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