List of WBC world champions

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

Contents

Boxers who won the title but were stripped due to the title bout being overturned to a no contest are not listed.

Current champion
Most consecutive title defenses

Heavyweight

No.NameReignDefenses
1 Sonny Liston
(def. Floyd Patterson )
22 Jul 1963 – 25 Feb 19640
2 Muhammad Ali 25 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]
3 Joe Frazier
(def. Jimmy Ellis )
16 Feb 1970 – 22 Jan 19734
4 George Foreman 22 Jan 1973 – 30 Oct 19742
5Muhammad Ali (2)30 Oct 1974 – 15 Feb 197810
6 Leon Spinks 15 Feb – 18 Mar 19780
Spinks was stripped of the title for pursuing a rematch against Muhammad Ali instead of a bout against mandatory challenger Ken Norton. [2]
7 Ken Norton
(no. 1 contender promoted)
18 Mar – 9 Jun 19780
8 Larry Holmes 9 Jun 1978 – 11 Dec 198316
Holmes vacated the title after a dispute with his promoter Don King over the proposed purse for a fight against mandatory challenger Greg Page. [3]
9 Tim Witherspoon
(def. Greg Page )
9 Mar – 31 Aug 19840
10 Pinklon Thomas 31 Aug 1984 – 22 Mar 19861
11 Trevor Berbick 22 Mar – 22 Nov 19860
12 Mike Tyson 22 Nov 1986 – 11 Feb 19909
13 Buster Douglas 11 Feb – 25 Oct 19900
14 Evander Holyfield 25 Oct 1990 – 13 Nov 19922
15 Riddick Bowe 13 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]
16 Lennox Lewis
(no. 1 contender promoted)
14 Dec 1992 – 24 Sep 19943
17 Oliver McCall 24 Sept 1994 – 2 Sep 19951
18 Frank Bruno 2 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
21 Hasim Rahman 22 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]
23 Vitali 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
25 Oleg Maskaev 12 Aug 2006 – 8 Mar 20081
26 Samuel Peter 8 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]
28 Bermane Stiverne
(def. Chris Arreola )
10 May 2014 – 17 Jan 20150
29 Deontay Wilder 17 Jan 2015 – 22 Feb 202010
30 Tyson Fury 22 Feb 2020 – 18 May 20243
31 Oleksandr Usyk 18 May 2024 – present0

Bridgerweight

No.NameReignDefenses
1 Óscar Rivas
(def. Ryan Rozicki )
22 Oct 2021 – 6 Jan 20230
Rivas is declared champion in recess after suffering an injury. [9]
2 Lukasz Rozanski
(def. Alen Babić )
22 Apr 2023 – 24 May 20240
3 Lawrence Okolie 24 May – 8 Oct 20240
Okolie vacated the title to move up to heavyweight. [10]
4 Kevin Lerena
(interim champion promoted)
8 Oct 2024 – present0

Cruiserweight

No.NameReignDefenses
1 Marvin Camel
(def. Mate Parlov )
31 Mar – 25 Nov 19800
2 Carlos de León 25 Nov 1980 – 27 Jun 19821
3 S. T. Gordon 27 Jun 1982 – 17 Jul 19831
4Carlos de León (2)17 Jul 1983 – 6 Jun 19853
5 Alfonso Ratliff 6 Jun – 21 Sep 19850
6 Bernard Benton 21 Sep 1985 – 22 Mar 19860
7Carlos de León (3)22 Mar 1986 – 9 Apr 19883
8 Evander Holyfield 9 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
10 Massimiliano Duran 27 Jul 1990 – 20 Jul 19911
11 Anaclet Wamba 20 Jul 1991 – 19 April 19967
Wamba is stripped of the title for being overweight before his fight against Marcelo Domínguez. [11]
12 Marcelo Domínguez
(interim champion promoted)
25 May 1996 – 21 Feb 19983
13 Juan Carlos Gómez 21 Feb 1998 – 19 Feb 200210
Gómez vacated the title to move up to heavyweight.
14 Wayne Braithwaite
(def. Vincenzo Cantatore)
11 Oct 2002 – 2 Apr 20053
15 Jean-Marc Mormeck 2 Apr 2005 – 7 Jan 20060
16 O'Neil Bell 7 Jan 2006 – 17 Mar 20070
17Jean-Marc Mormeck (2)17 Mar – 10 Nov 20070
18 David Haye 10 Nov 2007 – 12 May 20081
Haye vacated the title to move up to heavyweight. [12]
19 Giacobbe Fragomeni
(def. Rudolf Kraj )
24 Oct 2008 – 21 Nov 20091
20 Zsolt Erdei 21 Nov 2009 – 22 Jan 20100
Erdei vacates the title to move back down to light heavyweight. [13]
21 Krzysztof Włodarczyk
(def. Giacobbe Fragomeni)
15 May 2010 – 27 Sep 20146
22 Grigory Drozd 27 Sep 2014 – 16 Mar 20161
Drozd is declared champion in recess due to injury. [14]
23 Tony 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]
24 Mairis Briedis
(def. Marco Huck )
1 Apr 2017 – 27 Jan 20181
25 Oleksandr Usyk 27 Jan 2018 – 4 Jun 20192
Usyk was stripped of the title and named champion in recess after moving up to heavyweight. [16]
26 Ilunga Makabu
(def. Michał Cieślak )
31 Jan 2020 – 26 Feb 20232
27 Badou Jack 26 Feb – 16 Sep 20230
Jack is declared champion in recess after opting to challenge the WBC bridgerweight title. [17]
28 Noel 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 – present0

Light heavyweight

No.NameReignDefenses
1 Harold Johnson
(awarded the inaugural title)
14 Feb – 1 Jun 19630
2 Willie Pastrano 1 Jun 1963 – 30 Mar 19652
3 José Torres 30 Mar 1965 – 16 Dec 19663
4 Dick Tiger 16 Dec 1966 – 24 May 19682
5 Bob Foster 24 May 1968 – 9 Aug 197414
Foster was stripped of the title after failing to make a defense against number one contender John Conteh. [19]
6 John 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]
7 Miguel Ángel Cuello
(def. Jesse Burnett )
21 May 1977 – 8 Jan 19780
8 Mate Parlov 8 Jan – 2 Dec 19781
9 Marvin Johnson 2 Dec 1978 – 22 Apr 19790
10 Matthew Saad Muhammad 22 Apr 1979 – 19 Dec 19818
11 Dwight Muhammad Qawi 19 Dec 1981 – 18 Mar 19833
12 Michael Spinks 18 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]
13 J. B. Williamson
(def. Prince Mama Mohammed)
10 Dec 1985 – 30 Apr 19860
14 Dennis Andries 30 Apr 1986 – 7 Mar 19871
15 Thomas Hearns 7 Mar – 6 Aug 19870
Hearns vacated the title to fight Juan Roldán for the vacant WBC middleweight title. [22]
16 Donny Lalonde
(def. Eddie Davis )
27 Nov 1987 – 7 Nov 19881
17 Sugar Ray Leonard 7 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
19 Jeff Harding 24 Jun 1989 – 28 Jul 19902
20Dennis Andries (3)28 Jul 1990 – 11 Sep 19912
21Jeff Harding (2)11 Sep 1991 – 23 Jul 19942
22 Mike McCallum 23 Jul 1994 – 16 Jun 19951
23 Fabrice Tiozzo 16 Jun 1995 – 13 Jan 19971
Tiozzo is stripped of the title after failing to meet the defense deadline. [24]
24 Roy Jones Jr.
(interim champion promoted)
13 Jan – 21 Mar 19970
25 Montell Griffin 21 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]
27 Graciano 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. The federal judge issued a decree to strip Jones Jr. and award Rocchigiani a total amount of $30,598,628 in damages. [26]
29 Antonio 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 fight Glen Johnson instead of his mandatory challenger Paul Briggs. [27]
32 Tomasz Adamek
(def. Paul Briggs )
21 May 2005 – 3 Feb 20072
33 Chad Dawson 3 Feb 2007 – 11 Jul 20083
Dawson vacated the title to pursue a bout against Antonio Tarver instead of interim champion Adrian Diaconu. [28]
34 Adrian Diaconu
(interim champion promoted)
11 Jul 2008 – 19 Jun 20090
35 Jean Pascal 19 Jun 2009 – 21 May 20112
36 Bernard Hopkins 21 May 2011 – 28 Apr 20120
37Chad Dawson (2)28 April 2012 – 8 Jun 20130
38 Adonis Stevenson 8 Jun 2013 – 1 Dec 20189
39 Oleksandr Gvozdyk 1 Dec 2018 – 18 Oct 20191
40 Artur Beterbiev 18 Oct 2019 – present6

Super middleweight

No.NameReignDefenses
1 Sugar Ray Leonard
(def. Donny Lalonde )
7 Nov 1988 – 27 Aug 19902
Leonard vacates the title citing that he is underweight for the division. [29]
2 Mauro Galvano
(def. Dario Matteoni)
15 Dec 1990 – 3 Oct 19922
3 Nigel Benn 3 Oct 1992 – 2 Mar 19969
4 Thulani Malinga 2 Mar – 6 Jul 19960
5 Vincenzo Nardiello 6 Jul – 12 Oct 19960
6 Robin Reid 12 Oct 1996 – 19 Dec 19973
7Thulani Malinga (2)19 Dec 1997 – 27 Mar 19980
8 Richie Woodhall 27 Mar 1998 – 23 Oct 19992
9 Markus Beyer 23 Oct 1999 – 6 May 20001
10 Glenn Catley 6 May – 1 Sep 20000
11 Dingaan Thobela 1 Sep – 15 Dec 20000
12 Dave Hilton Jr. 15 Dec 2000 – 1 May 20010
Hilton was stripped of the title after being convicted of sexually assaulting two teenaged girls. [30]
13 Éric Lucas
(def. Glenn Catley)
10 Jul 2001 – 5 Apr 20033
14Markus Beyer (2)5 Apr 2003 – 5 Jun 20042
15 Cristian Sanavia 5 Jun – 9 Oct 20040
16Markus Beyer (3)9 Oct 2004 – 14 Oct 20065
17 Mikkel Kessler 14 Oct 2006 – 3 Nov 20071
18 Joe Calzaghe 3 Nov 2007 – 28 Jun 20080
Calzaghe vacated the title to pursue a fight with Roy Jones Jr. instead of mandatory challenger Carl Froch. [31]
19 Carl Froch
(def. Jean Pascal )
6 Dec 2008 – 24 Apr 20102
20Mikkel Kessler (2)24 Apr – 6 Sep 20100
Kessler, who withdrew from the Super Six World Boxing Classic due to an eye injury, was stripped of the title and is designated by the WBC as Champion Emeritus. [32]
21Carl Froch (2)
(def. Arthur Abraham )
27 Nov 2010 – 17 Dec 20111
22 Andre Ward 17 Dec 2011 – 20 May 20131
Ward is stripped of the title and is designated by the WBC as Champion Emeritus unbeknownst to him. [33]
23 Sakio Bika
(def. Marco Antonio Peribán )
22 Jun 2013 – 16 Aug 20141
24 Anthony Dirrell 16 Aug 2014 – 24 Apr 20150
25 Badou Jack 24 Apr 2015 – 18 Jan 20173
Jack vacated the title to move up to light heavyweight. [34]
26 David 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. [35]
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 against Roamer Alexis Angulo. [36]
29 Canelo Álvarez
(def. Callum Smith )
19 Dec 2020 – present8

Middleweight

No.NameReignDefenses
1 Dick Tiger
(def. Gene Fullmer )
10 Aug – 7 Dec 19630
2 Joey Giardello 7 Dec 1963 – 21 Oct 19651
3Dick Tiger (2)21 Oct 1965 – 25 Apr 19660
4 Emile Griffith 25 Apr 1966 – 4 Mar 19682
5 Nino Benvenuti 4 Mar 1968 – 7 Nov 19704
6 Carlos Monzón 7 Nov 1970 – 23 Apr 19749
Monzón is stripped of his title for not fighting his mandatory challenger Rodrigo Valdéz. [37]
7 Rodrigo Valdéz
(def. Bennie Briscoe )
25 May 1974 – 26 Jun 19764
8Carlos Monzón (2)26 Jun 1976 – 29 Aug 19771
Monzón retires. [38]
9Rodrigo Valdéz (2)
(def. Bennie Briscoe )
5 Nov 1977 – 22 Apr 19780
10 Hugo Corro 22 Apr 1978 – 30 Jun 19792
11 Vito Antuofermo 30 Jun 1979 – 16 Mar 19801
12 Alan Minter 16 Mar – 27 Sep 19801
13 Marvin Hagler 27 Sep 1980 – 6 Apr 198712
14 Sugar Ray Leonard 6 Apr – 27 May 19870
Leonard retires. [39]
15 Thomas Hearns
(def. Juan Roldán )
29 Oct 1987 – 6 Jun 19880
16 Iran Barkley 6 Jun 1988 – 24 Feb 19890
17 Roberto Durán 24 Feb 1989 – 11 Jan 19900
Durán is stripped of the title for not defending the title within the required 10 months. [40]
18 Julian Jackson
(def. Herol Graham )
24 Nov 1990 – 8 May 19934
19 Gerald McClellan 8 May 1993 – 5 Jan 19953
McClellan vacates his title to move up and challenge Nigel Benn for his WBC super middleweight title. [41]
20Julian Jackson (2)
(def. Agostino Cardamone )
17 Mar – 19 Aug 19950
21 Quincy Taylor 19 Aug 1995 – 16 Mar 19960
22 Keith Holmes 16 Mar 1996 – 2 May 19982
23 Hacine Cherifi 2 May 1998 – 24 Apr 19990
24Keith Holmes (2)24 Apr 1999 – 14 Apr 20012
25 Bernard Hopkins 14 Apr 2001 – 16 Jul 20057
26 Jermain Taylor 16 Jul 2005 – 29 Sep 20074
27 Kelly Pavlik 29 Sep 2007 – 17 Apr 20103
28 Sergio Martínez 17 Apr 2010 – 18 Jan 20111
Martínez is stripped for not fighting his mandatory challenger Sebastian Zbik. [42]
29 Sebastian Zbik
(interim champion promoted)
18 Jan – 4 Jun 20110
30 Julio César Chávez Jr. 4 Jun 2011 – 15 Sep 20123
31Sergio Martínez (2)15 Sep 2012 – 7 Jun 20141
32 Miguel Cotto 7 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. [43]
33 Canelo Álvarez
(def. Miguel Cotto )
21 Nov 2015 – 18 May 20161
Álvarez vacated his title to avoid WBC's deadline on the ongoing negotiation with Gennady Golovkin. [44]
34 Gennady 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. [45]
36 Jermall Charlo
(interim champion promoted)
26 Jun 2019 – 7 May 20244
Charlo is stripped of the title. [46]
37 Carlos Adames
(interim champion promoted)
7 May 2024 – present1

Super welterweight

No.NameReignDefenses
1 Denny Moyer
(def. Stan Harrington)
19 Feb – 29 Apr 19630
2 Ralph Dupas 29 Apr – 7 Sep 19631
3 Sandro Mazzinghi 7 Sep 1963 – 18 Jun 19653
4 Nino Benvenuti 18 Jun 1965 – 25 Jun 19661
5 Kim Ki-Soo 25 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. [47]
7 Freddie Little
(def. Stanley Hayward)
17 Mar 1969 – 9 Jul 19702
8 Carmelo Bossi 9 Jul 1970 – 31 Oct 19711
9 Koichi Wajima 31 Oct 1971 – 4 Jun 19746
10 Oscar Albarado 4 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 [48] for choosing to fight Yuh Jae-doo who was not ranked by the WBC. [49]
12 Miguel de Oliveira
(def. José Durán )
7 May – 13 Nov 19750
13 Elisha Obed 13 Nov 1975 – 18 Jun 19762
14 Eckhard Dagge 18 Jun 1976 – 6 Aug 19772
15 Rocky Mattioli 6 Aug 1977 – 4 Mar 19792
16 Maurice Hope 4 Mar 1979 – 23 May 19813
17 Wilfred Benítez 23 May 1981 – 3 Dec 19822
18 Thomas Hearns 3 Dec 1982 – 24 Oct 19864
Hearns vacates his title to move up in weight class. [50]
19 Duane Thomas
(def. John Mugabi )
5 Dec 1986 – 12 Jul 19870
20 Lupe Aquino 12 Jul – 2 Oct 19870
21 Gianfranco Rosi 2 Oct 1987 – 8 Jul 19881
22 Donald Curry 8 Jul 1988 – 11 Feb 19890
23 René Jacquot 11 Feb – 8 Jul 19890
24 John Mugabi 8 Jul 1989 – 31 Mar 19900
25 Terry Norris 31 Mar 1990 – 18 Dec 199310
26 Simon Brown 18 Dec 1993 – 7 May 19941
27Terry Norris (2)7 May – 12 Nov 19940
28 Luis Santana 12 Nov 1994 – 19 Aug 19951
29Terry Norris (3)19 Aug 1995 – 6 Dec 19976
30 Keith Mullings 6 Dec 1997 – 29 Jan 19991
31 Javier Castillejo 29 Jan 1999 – 28 Jun 20015
32 Oscar De La Hoya 28 Jun 2001 – 13 Sep 20032
33 Shane Mosley 13 Sep 2003 – 13 Mar 20040
34 Winky Wright 13 Mar 2004 – 5 Mar 20051
Wright vacates the title to move up to middleweight. [51]
35Javier Castillejo (2)
(interim champion promoted)
5 Mar – 31 May 20050
Castillejo was stripped of the title for refusing to fight his mandatory challenger Ricardo Mayorga. [52]
36 Ricardo Mayorga
(def. Michele Piccirillo )
13 Aug 2005 – 6 May 20060
37Oscar De La Hoya (2)6 May 2006 – 5 May 20070
38 Floyd Mayweather Jr. 5 May – 2 July 20070
Mayweather Jr. vacates the title to focus in the welterweight division. [53]
39 Vernon Forrest
(def. Carlos Baldomir )
28 Jul 2007 – 7 Jun 20081
40 Sergio Mora 7 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. [54]
42 Sergio Martínez
(interim champion promoted)
21 May 2009 – 16 Jun 20100
Martínez vacates his title to stay at middleweight. [55]
43 Manny Pacquiao
(def. Antonio Margarito )
14 Nov 2010 – 8 Feb 20110
Pacquiao vacates his title to move back down to welterweight. [56]
44 Canelo 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. [57]
46 Jermell Charlo
(def. John Jackson )
21 May 2016 – 22 Dec 20183
47 Tony Harrison 22 Dec 2018 – 21 Dec 20190
48Jermell Charlo (2)21 Dec 2019 – 26 January 20243
Charlo is designated by the WBC as champion in recess. [58]
49 Sebastian Fundora
(def. Tim Tszyu )
30 Mar 2024 – present0

Welterweight

No.NameReignDefenses
1 Emile Griffith
(awarded inaugural title)
8 Dec 1962 – 21 Mar 19630
2 Luis Manuel Rodríguez 21 Mar – 8 Jun 19630
3Emile Griffith (2)8 Jun 1963 – 1 Aug 19665
Griffith moves up and wins the WBA, WBC, and The Ring middleweight titles; He then loses the lawsuit to retain his WBC welterweight title. [59]
4 Curtis Cokes
(def. Jean Josselin )
28 Nov 1966 – 18 Apr 19694
5 José Nápoles 18 Apr 1969 – 3 Dec 19703
6 Billy Backus 3 Dec 1970 – 4 Jun 19710
7José Nápoles (2)4 Jun 1971 – 6 Dec 197510
8 John H. Stracey 6 Dec 1975 – 22 Jun 19761
8 Carlos Palomino 22 Jun 1976 – 14 Jan 19797
9 Wilfred Benítez 14 Jan – 30 Nov 19791
10 Sugar Ray Leonard 30 Nov 1979 – 20 Jun 19801
12 Roberto Durán 20 Jun – 25 Nov 19800
13Sugar Ray Leonard (2)25 Nov 1980 – 9 Nov 19823
Leonard retires for the first time. [60]
14 Milton McCrory
(def. Colin Jones )
13 Aug 1983 – 6 Dec 19854
15 Donald Curry 6 Dec 1985 – 27 Sep 19860
16 Lloyd Honeyghan 27 Sep 1986 – 28 Oct 19873
17 Jorge Vaca 28 Oct 1987 – 29 Mar 19880
18Lloyd Honeyghan (2)29 Mar 1988 – 4 Feb 19891
19 Marlon Starling 4 Feb 1989 – 19 Aug 19901
20 Maurice Blocker 19 Aug 1990 – 18 Mar 19910
21 Simon Brown 18 Mar – 29 Nov 19910
22 Buddy McGirt 29 Nov 1991 – 6 Mar 19932
23 Pernell Whitaker 6 Mar 1993 – 12 Apr 19978
24 Oscar De La Hoya 12 Apr 1997 – 17 Sep 19997
25 Félix Trinidad 17 Sep 1999 – 20 Mar 20000
Trinidad vacates his title to stay at super welterweight. [61]
26Oscar De La Hoya (2)
(no. 1 contender promoted)
20 Mar – 17 Jun 20000
27 Shane Mosley 17 Jun 2000 – 26 Jan 20023
28 Vernon Forrest 26 Jan 2002 – 25 Jan 20031
29 Ricardo Mayorga 25 Jan – 13 Dec 20031
30 Cory Spinks 13 Dec 2003 – 5 Feb 20052
31 Zab Judah 5 Feb 2005 – 7 Jan 20061
32 Carlos Baldomir 7 Jan – 4 Nov 20061
33 Floyd Mayweather Jr. 4 Nov 2006 – 6 Jun 20081
Mayweather Jr. announces his first retirement. [62]
34 Andre Berto
(def. Miguel Ángel Rodríguez)
21 Jun 2008 – 16 Apr 20115
35 Victor Ortiz 16 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. [57]
37 Danny Garcia
(def. Robert Guerrero )
23 Jan 2016 – 4 Mar 20170
38 Keith Thurman 4 Mar 2017 – 24 Apr 20180
Thurman vacates his title due to injuries. [63]
39 Shawn Porter
(def. Danny Garcia )
8 Sep 2018 – 28 Sep 20191
40 Errol Spence Jr. 28 Sep 2019 – 29 Jul 20232
41 Terence Crawford 29 Jul 2023 – 27 May 20240
Crawford becomes champion in recess after opting to move up to super welterweight. [64]
42 Mario Barrios
(interim champion promoted) [65]
18 Jun 2024 – present1

Super lightweight

No.NameReignDefenses
1 Eddie Perkins
(def. Roberto Cruz )
15 Jun 1963 – 18 Jan 19652
2 Carlos Morocho Hernández 18 Jan 1965 – 29 Apr 19662
3 Sandro Lopopolo 29 Apr 1966 – 30 Apr 19671
4 Takeshi Fuji 30 Apr 1967 – 14 Nov 19681
Fuji was stripped of the title for not fighting his mandatory challenger Pedro Adigue. [66]
5 Pedro Adigue
(def. Adolph Pruitt)
14 Dec 1968 – 31 Jan 19700
6 Bruno Arcari 31 Jan 1970 – 2 Sep 19749
Arcari vacated his title because he couldn't defend against number 1 contender Lion Furuyuma. [67]
7 Perico Fernandez
(def. Lion Furuyama)
21 Sep 1974– 15 Jul 19751
8 Saensak Muangsurin 15 Jul 1975 – 30 Jun 19761
9 Miguel Velasquez 30 June – 29 Oct 19760
10Saensak Muangsurin (2)29 Oct 1976 – 30 Dec 19787
11 Kim Sang-Hyun 30 Dec 1978 – 23 Feb 19802
12 Saoul Mamby 23 Feb 1980 – 26 Jun 19825
13 Leroy Haley 26 Jun 1982 – 18 May 19832
14 Bruce Curry 18 May 1983 – 29 Jan 19842
15 Billy Costello 29 Jan 1984 – 21 Aug 19853
16 Lonnie Smith 21 Aug 1985 – 5 May 19860
17 René Arredondo 5 May – 24 Jul 19860
18 Tsuyoshi Hamada 24 Jul 1986 – 22 Jul 19871
19René Arredondo (2)22 Jul – 12 Nov 19870
20 Roger Mayweather 12 Nov 1987 – 13 May 19894
21 Julio César Chávez 13 May 1989 – 29 Jan 199412
22 Frankie Randall 29 Jan – 7 May 19940
23Julio César Chávez (2)7 May 1994 – 7 Jun 19964
24 Oscar De La Hoya 7 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. [68]
25 Kostya 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. [69]
26 Arturo Gatti
(def. Gianluca Branco )
24 Jan 2004 – 25 Jun 20052
27 Floyd Mayweather Jr. 25 Jun 2005 – 23 Mar 20060
Mayweather Jr. vacates the title to stay at welterweight. [70]
28 Junior Witter
(def. DeMarcus Corley )
15 Sep 2006 – 10 May 20082
29 Timothy Bradley 10 May 2008 – 28 Apr 20092
Bradley is stripped of his title for refusing to fight his mandatory challenger Devon Alexander. [71]
30 Devon 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. [72]
32 Érik 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. [73]
33 Danny Garcia
(def. Érik Morales )
24 Mar 2012 – 11 Jun 20155
García is stripped of the title for refusing to fight his mandatory challenger Viktor Postol. [74]
34 Viktor Postol
(def. Lucas Matthysse )
3 Oct 2015 – 23 Jul 20160
35 Terence Crawford 23 Jul 2016 – 13 Feb 20183
Crawford wanted to move up to welterweight. The title is vacated on WBC's February 2018 rankings. [75]
36 José Ramírez
(def. Amir Imam )
17 Mar 2018 – 22 May 20214
37 Josh Taylor 22 May 2021 – 1 Jul 20221
Taylor vacates the title. [76]
38 Regis Prograis
(def. Jose Zepeda )
26 Nov 2022 – 9 Dec 20231
39 Devin Haney 9 Dec 2023 – 24 Jun 20240
Haney is declared champion in recess. [77]
40 Alberto Puello
(interim champion promoted)
24 Jun 2024 – present0

Lightweight

No.NameReignDefenses
1 Carlos Ortiz
(def. Douglas Vaillant)
7 Apr 1963 – 10 Apr 19653
2 Ismael Laguna 10 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 against Sugar Ramos, of doing a long count. [78]
4Carlos Ortiz (3)
(def. Sugar Ramos )
1 Jul 1967 – 29 Jun 19681
5 Carlos Cruz 29 Jun 1968 – 18 Feb 19691
6 Mando Ramos 18 Feb 1969 – 3 Mar 19701
7Ismael Laguna (2)3 Mar – 16 Sep 19701
Laguna is stripped of the title. [79]
8 Ken Buchanan
(def. Rubén Navarro)
12 Feb – 25 Jun 19710
Buchanan is stripped of the title for failing to defend his title against Pedro Carrasco. [80]
9 Pedro Carrasco
(def. Mando Ramos )
5 Nov 1971 – 19 Feb 19720
10 Mando Ramos 18 Feb – 15 Sep 19721
11 Chango Carmona 15 Sep – 10 Nov 19720
12 Rodolfo González 10 No 1972 – 11 Apr 19742
13 Guts Ishimatsu 11 Apr 1974 – 8 May 19765
14 Esteban de Jesús 8 May 1976 – 21 Jan 19783
15 Roberto Durán 21 Jan 1978 – 7 Feb 19790
Durán vacates the title to move up to welterweight. [81]
16 Jim Watt
(def. Alfredo Pitalua)
17 Apr 1979 – 20 Jun 19814
17 Alexis Argüello 20 Jun 1981 – 15 Feb 19834
Argüello vacates the title to move up to super lightweight. [82]
18 Edwin Rosario
(def. José Luis Ramírez )
1 May 1983 – 3 Nov 19842
19 José Luis Ramírez 3 Nov 1984 – 29 Apr 19870
20 Héctor Camacho 10 Aug 1985 – 29 Apr 19872
Camacho is stripped of the title for failing to make a title defense. [83]
21José Luis Ramírez (2)
(def. Terrence Alli)
19 Jul 1987 – 29 Oct 19882
22 Julio César Chávez 29 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. [84]
23 Pernell Whitaker
(def. José Luis Ramírez )
20 Aug 1989 – 13 Apr 19926
Whitaker vacates the title to move up to super lightweight. [85]
24 Miguel 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. [86]
25 Jean Baptiste Mendy
(def. Lamar Murphy)
20 Apr 1996 – 1 Mar 19970
26 Stevie Johnston 1 Mar 1997 – 13 Jun 19983
27 César Bazán 13 Jun 1998 – 27 Feb 19992
28Stevie Johnston (2)27 Feb 1999 – 17 Jun 20004
29 José Luis Castillo 17 Jun 2000 – 20 Apr 20023
30 Floyd Mayweather Jr. 20 Apr 2002 – 30 May 20043
José Luis Castillo and Juan Lazcano was originally fighting for the interim title [87] but was later changed for the vacant world title on 30 May, just days after Mayweather Jr. won at the super lightweight division. [88]
31José Luis Castillo (2)
(def. Juan Lazcano )
5 Jun 2004 – 7 May 20052
32 Diego Corrales 7 May 2005 – 6 Oct 20060
Corrales is stripped of the title for being overweight in his fight against Casamayor. [89]
33 Joel Casamayor
(def. Diego Corrales )
7 Oct 2006 – 22 Feb 20070
Casamayor is stripped of the title for refusing to fight his mandatory challenger. [90]
34 David Díaz
(interim champion promoted)
22 Feb 2007 – 28 Jun 20081
35 Manny Pacquiao 28 Jun 2008 – 24 Feb 20090
Pacquiao vacates the title to move up to super lightweight. [91]
36 Edwin Valero
(def. Antonio Pitalúa )
4 Apr 2009 – 9 Feb 20102
Valero is declared champion in recess after receiving a deep cut in his fight against Antonio DeMarco. [92]
37 Humberto Soto
(def. David Díaz )
13 Mar 2010 – 1 Jul 20114
Soto vacates the title to move up to super lightweight. [93]
38 Antonio DeMarco
(def. Jorge Linares )
15 Oct 2011 – 17 Nov 20122
39 Adrien Broner 17 Nov 2012 – 29 Jan 20141
Broner is stripped of his title for failing to defend his title for almost a year. [94]
40 Omar Figueroa Jr.
(interim champion promoted)
29 Jan – 10 Nov 20142
Figueroa Jr. is declared champion in recess because of injury. [95]
41 Jorge Linares
(def. Javier Prieto )
30 Dec 2014 – 22 Feb 20162
Linares is declared champion in recess because of fractured hand. [96]
42 Dejan Zlatičanin
(def. Franklin Mamani)
11 Jun 2016 – 28 Jan 20170
43 Mikey Garcia 28 Jan 2017 – 25 Apr 20191
Garcia vacates the title to move up to welterweight. [97]
44 Vasiliy Lomachenko
(def. Luke Campbell )
31 Aug – 23 Oct 20190
Lomachenko is designated by the WBC as Franchise champion. [98]
45 Devin Haney
(interim champion promoted)
23 Oct – 12 Dec 20191
Haney is declared champion in recess after injuring his right shoulder. [99]
46Devin Haney (2)
(reinstated) [100]
22 Apr 2020 – 1 Aug 20236
Haney is declared champion in recess after opting to challenge for the WBC super lightweight title. [101]
47 Shakur Stevenson
(def. Edwin De Los Santos )
16 Nov 2023 – present1

Super featherweight

No.NameReignDefenses
1 Gabriel Elorde
(def. Johnny Bizzaro)
16 Feb 1963 – 15 Jun 19675
2 Yoshiaki Numata 15 Jun – 14 Dec 19670
3 Hiroshi Kobayashi 14 Dec 1967 – 20 Jan 19692
Kobayashi is stripped of the title for refusing to fight René Barrientos. [102]
4 Rene Barrientos
(def. Rubén Navarro)
15 Feb 1969 – 5 Apr 19700
5Yoshiaki Numata (2)5 Apr 1970 – 10 Oct 19713
6 Ricardo Arredondo 10 Oct 1971 – 28 Feb 19745
7 Kuniaki Shibata 28 Feb 1974 – 5 Jul 19753
8 Alfredo Escalera 5 Jul 1975 – 28 Jan 197810
9 Alexis Argüello 28 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. [103]
10 Rafael Limón
(def. Idelfonso Bethelmy)
11 Dec 1980 – 8 Mar 19810
11 Cornelius Boza-Edwards 8 Mar – 29 Aug 19811
12 Rolando Navarrete 29 Aug 1981 – 29 May 19821
13Rafael Limón (2)29 May – 11 Dec 19821
14 Bobby Chacon 11 Dec 1982 – 27 Jun 19831
Chacon is stripped of the title for refusing to fight his mandatory challenger. [104]
15 Héctor Camacho
(def. Rafael Limón )
7 Aug 1983 – 6 Jul 19841
Camacho vacates the title to move up to lightweight. [105]
16 Julio 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. [106]
17 Azumah Nelson
(def. Mario Martínez )
29 Feb 1988 – 7 May 199410
18 Jesse James Leija 7 May – 17 Sep 19940
19 Gabriel Ruelas 17 Sep 1994 – 1 De 19952
20Azumah Nelson (2)1 Dec 1995 – 22 Mar 19971
21 Genaro Hernández 22 Mar 1997 – 3 Oct 19983
22 Floyd 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. [107]
23 Sirimongkol Singwangcha
(def. Kengo Nagashima)
24 Aug 2002 – 15 August 20031
24 Jesús Chávez 15 August 2003 – 28 Feb 20040
25 Érik Morales 28 Feb – 27 Nov 20041
26 Marco Antonio Barrera 27 Nov 2004 – 17 Mar 20074
27 Juan Manuel Márquez 17 Mar 2007 – 15 Mar 20081
28 Manny Pacquiao 15 Mar – 16 Jul 20080
Pacquiao vacates the title to stay at lightweight. [108]
29 Humberto Soto
(def. Francisco Lorenzo )
20 Dec 2008 – 18 Mar 20103
Soto vacates the title to stay at lightweight. [109]
30 Vitali Tajbert
(interim champion promoted)
18 Mar – 26 Nov 20101
31 Takahiro Ao 26 Nov 2010 – 27 Oct 20123
32 Gamaliel Díaz 27 Oct 2012 – 8 Apr 20130
33 Takashi Miura 8 Apr 2013 – 21 Nov 20154
34 Francisco Vargas 21 Nov 2015 – 28 Jan 20171
35 Miguel Berchelt 28 Jan 2017 – 20 Feb 20216
36 Óscar Valdez 20 Feb 2021 – 30 Apr 20221
37 Shakur Stevenson 30 Apr – 22 Sep 20220
Stevenson was stripped of the title after missing weight in his fight against mandatory challenger Robson Conceição. [110]
38 O'Shaquie Foster
(def. Rey Vargas )
11 Feb 2023 – 6 Jul 20242
39 Robson Conceição 6 Jul – 2 Nov 20240
40O'Shaquie Foster (2)2 Nov 2024 – present0

Featherweight

No.NameReignDefenses
1 Sugar Ramos
(def. Davey Moore )
21 Mar 1963 – 26 Sep 19643
2 Vicente Saldívar 26 Sep 1964 – 14 Oct 19677
Saldívar retires for the first time. [111]
3 Howard Winstone
(def. Mitsunori Seki)
23 Jan – 24 Jul 19680
4 José Legrá 24 Jul 1968 – 21 Jan 19690
5 Johnny Famechon 21 Jan 1969 – 9 May 19702
6Vicente Saldívar (2)9 May – 11 Dec 19700
7 Kuniaki Shibata 11 Dec 1970 – 19 May 19722
8 Clemente Sánchez 19 May – 16 Dec 19720
Sánchez is stripped of the title after failing to make weight against José Legrá. [112]
9José Legrá (2)
(def. Clemente Sánchez )
16 Dec 1972 – 5 May 19730
10 Éder Jofre 5 May 1973 – 17 Jun 19741
Jofre is stripped of the title due to inactivity. [113]
11 Bobby Chacon
(def. Alfredo Marcano )
7 Sep 1974 – 20 Jun 19751
12 Rubén Olivares 20 Jun – 20 Sep 19750
13 David Kotei 20 Sep 1975 – 13 Nov 19762
14 Danny López 13 Nov 1976 – 2 Feb 19808
15 Salvador Sánchez 2 Feb 1980 – 12 Aug 19829
Sánchez died thus making the title vacant. [114]
16 Juan Laporte
(def. Mario Miranda)
15 Sep 1982 – 31 Mar 19842
17 Wilfredo Gómez 31 Mar – 8 Dec 19840
18 Azumah Nelson 8 Dec 1984 – 27 Jan 19886
Nelson vacates the title to move up to super featherweight. [115]
19 Jeff Fenech
(def. Victor Callejas )
7 Mar 1988 – 18 Apr 19903
Fenech vacates the title to move up to super featherweight. [116]
20 Marcos Villasana
(def. Paul Hodkinson )
2 Jun 1990 – 14 Nov 19913
21 Paul Hodkinson 14 Nov 1991 – 28 Apr 19933
22 Gregorio Vargas 28 Apr – 4 Dec 19930
23 Kevin Kelley 4 Dec 1993 – 7 Jan 19952
24 Alejandro González 7 Jan – 23 Sep 19952
25 Manuel Medina 23 Sep – 11 Dec 19950
26 Luisito Espinosa 11 Dec 1995 – 15 May 19997
27 César Soto 15 May – 22 Oct 19990
28 Naseem Hamed 22 Oct 1999 – 9 Jan 20000
Hamed vacates the title due to his commitment to his WBO title. [117]
29 Guty Espadas Jr.
(def. Luisito Espinosa )
14 Apr 2000 – 17 Feb 20011
30 Érik Morales 17 Feb 2001 – 22 Jun 20021
31 Marco Antonio Barrera 22 Jun 20020
Barrera declines the title after winning against Morales. [118] [119]
32Érik Morales (2)
(def. Paulie Ayala )
16 Nov 2002 – 5 Oct 20032
Morales vacates the title to move up to super featherweight. [120]
33 Chi In-Jin
(def. Michael Brodie )
10 Apr 2004 – 29 Jan 20063
34 Takashi Koshimoto 29 Jan – 30 Jul 20060
35 Rodolfo López 30 Jul – 17 Dec 20060
36Chi In-Jin (2)17 Dec 2006 – 31 Jul 20070
Chi vacates the title. [121]
37 Jorge Linares
(interim champion promoted)
31 Jul 2007 – 13 Aug 20081
Linares vacates the title to move up to super featherweight. [122]
38 Óscar Larios
(interim champion promoted)
13 Aug 2008 – 12 Mar 20092
39 Takahiro Ao 12 Mar – 14 Jul 20090
40 Elio Rojas 14 Jul 2009 – 27 Sep 20101
Rojas injured his hand and required surgery. [123] The title was later vacated when a bout between Hozumi Hasegawa and Juan Carlos Burgos was announced for the vacant title. [124] Rojas was then declared champion in recess during WBC's convention held on November. [125]
41 Hozumi Hasegawa
(def. Juan Carlos Burgos )
26 Nov 2010 – 8 Apr 20110
42 Jhonny González 8 Apr 2011 – 14 Sep 20124
43 Daniel Ponce de León 14 Sep 2012 – 4 May 20130
44 Abner Mares 4 May – 24 Aug 20130
45Jhonny González (2)24 Aug 2013 – 28 Mar 20152
46 Gary Russell Jr. 28 Mar 2015 – 22 Jan 20225
47 Mark Magsayo 22 Jan – 9 Jul 20220
48 Rey Vargas 9 Jul 2022 – 18 Oct 20241
Vargas is declared champion in recess. [126]
49 Brandon Figueroa
(interim champion promoted)
18 Oct 2024 – present0

Super bantamweight

No.NameReignDefenses
1 Rigoberto Riasco
(def. Philip Waruinge )
3 Apr – 9 Oct 19762
2 Royal Kobayashi 9 Oct – 24 Nov 19760
3 Yum Dong-Kyun 24 Nov 1976 – 21 May 19771
4 Wilfredo Gómez 21 May 1977 – 26 May 198317
Gómez vacates the title to move up to featherweight. [127]
5 Jaime Garza
(def. Bobby Berna)
15 Jun 1983 – 3 Nov 19841
6 Juan Meza 3 Nov 1984 – 18 Aug 19851
7 Lupe Pintor 18 Aug 1985 – 18 Jan 19860
8 Samart Payakaroon 18 Jan 1986 – 8 May 19871
9 Jeff Fenech 8 May 1987 – 27 Jan 19882
Fenech vacates the title to move up to featherweight. [115]
10 Daniel Zaragoza
(def. Carlos Zárate )
29 Feb 1988 – 23 Apr 19905
11 Paul Banke 23 Apr – 5 Nov 19901
12 Pedro Rubén Décima 5 Nov 1990 – 23 Feb 19910
13 Kiyoshi Hatanaka 23 Feb – 24 Jun 19910
14Daniel Zaragoza (2)24 Jun 1991 – 20 Mar 19922
15 Thierry Jacob 20 Mar – 23 Jun 19920
16 Tracy Harris Patterson 23 Jun 1992 – 26 Aug 19944
17 Hector Acero Sánchez 26 Aug 1994 – 6 Nov 19952
18Daniel Zaragoza (3)6 Nov 1995 – 6 Sep 19974
19 Érik Morales 6 Sep 1997 – 20 Jul 20009
Morales vacates the title to move up to featherweight. [128]
20 Willie Jorrín
(def. Michael Brodie )
9 Sep 2000 – 1 Nov 20022
21 Óscar Larios 1 Nov 2002 – 12 Dec 20057
22 Israel Vázquez 12 Dec 2005 – 3 Mar 20072
23 Rafael Márquez 3 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. [129]
25 Toshiaki Nishioka
(interim champion promoted)
18 Dec 2008 – 15 Mar 20127
Nishioka is designated by the WBC as Champion Emeritus. [130]
26 Abner Mares
(def. Eric Morel )
21 Apr 2012 – 31 Jan 20131
Mares vacates the title to move up to featherweight. [131]
27 Victor Terrazas
(def. Cristian Mijares )
20 Apr – 24 Aug 20130
28 Léo Santa Cruz 24 Aug 2013 – 1 Nov 20154
Santa Cruz vacates the title to stay at featherweight. [132]
29 Julio Ceja
(interim champion promoted)
1 Nov 2015 – 27 Feb 20160
30 Hugo Ruiz 27 Feb – 16 Sep 20160
31 Hozumi Hasegawa 16 Sep – 9 Dec 20160
Hasegawa retires. [133]
32 Rey Vargas
(def. Gavin McDonnell )
25 Feb 2017 – 14 Aug 20205
Vargas is declared champion in recess after breaking his leg. [134]
33 Luis Nery
(def. Aarón Alameda )
26 Sep 2020 – 15 May 20210
34 Brandon Figueroa 15 May – 27 Nov 20210
35 Stephen Fulton 27 Nov 2021 – 25 Jul 20231
36 Naoya Inoue 25 Jul 2023 – present3

Bantamweight

No.NameReignDefenses
1 Éder Jofre
(def. Katsutoshi Aoki)
4 Apr 1963 – 18 May 19652
2 Fighting Harada 18 May 1965 – 27 Feb 19684
3 Lionel Rose 27 Feb 1968 – 22 Aug 19693
4 Rubén Olivares 22 Aug 1969 – 16 Oct 19702
5 Chucho Castillo 16 Oct 1970 – 2 Apr 19710
6Rubén Olivares (2)2 Apr 1971 – 19 Mar 19722
7 Rafael Herrera 19 Mar – 29 Jul 19720
8 Enrique Pinder 29 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. [135]
9Rafael Herrera (2)
(def. Rodolfo Martínez )
14 Apr 1973 – 7 Dec 19742
10 Rodolfo Martínez 7 Dec 1974 – 8 May 19763
11 Carlos Zárate 8 May 1976 – 3 Jun 19799
12 Lupe Pintor 3 Jun 1979 – 9 Jul 19838
Pintor was stripped of the title after failing to defend it in over a year. [136]
13 Alberto Dávila
(interim champion promoted)
1 Sep 1983 – 23 Mar 19851
Dávila was stripped of the title for injuring his back resulting in failure to defend the title. [137] The title was declared vacant on WBC's March rankings released on 23 March. [138]
14 Daniel Zaragoza
(def. Fred Jackson)
4 May – 9 Aug 19850
15 Miguel Lora 9 Aug 1985 – 29 Oct 19887
16 Raúl Pérez 29 Oct 1988 – 25 Feb 19917
17 Greg Richardson 25 Feb – 19 Sep 19911
18 Joichiro Tatsuyoshi 19 Sep 1991 – 17 Sep 19920
19 Victor Rabanales 17 Sep 1992 – 28 Mar 19931
20 Byun Jung-Il 28 Mar – 23 Dec 19931
21 Yasuei Yakushiji 23 Dec 1993 – 30 Jul 19954
22 Wayne McCullough 30 Jul 1995 – 11 Jan 19972
The title is vacated automatically when he stepped on the ring against WBC super bantamweight champion Daniel Zaragoza. [139]
23 Sirimongkol Singmanasak
(interim champion promoted)
11 Jan – 22 Nov 19973
24Joichiro Tatsuyoshi (2)22 Nov 1997 – 29 Dec 19982
25 Veeraphol Sahaprom 29 Dec 1998 – 16 Apr 200514
26 Hozumi Hasegawa 16 Apr 2005 – 30 Apr 201010
27 Fernando Montiel 30 Apr 2010 – 19 Feb 20111
28 Nonito Donaire 19 Feb – 22 Oct 20111
Donaire vacates the title to move up to super bantamweight. [140]
29 Shinsuke Yamanaka
(def. Christian Esquivel )
6 Nov 2011 – 15 Aug 201712
30 Luis Nery 15 Aug 2017 – 28 Feb 20180
Nery was stripped of the title after failing to make weight the day before his rematch against Shinsuke Yamanaka. [141]
31 Nordine Oubaali
(def. Rau'shee Warren )
19 Jan 2019 – 13 Nov 20202
Oubaali was declared champion in recess after testing positive for COVID-19. [142]
32Nordine Oubaali (2)
(reinstated)
10 Jan – 29 May 20210
33Nonito Donaire (2)29 May 2021 – 7 Jun 20221
34 Naoya Inoue 7 Jun 2022 – 13 Jan 20231
Inoue vacated the title in order to move up to super bantamweight. [143]
35 Alexandro Santiago
(def. Nonito Donaire )
29 Jul 2023 – 24 Feb 20240
36 Junto Nakatani 24 Feb 2024 – present2

Super flyweight

No.NameReignDefenses
1 Rafael Orono
(def. Lee Seung-Hoon )
2 Feb 1980 – 24 Jan 19813
2 Kim Chul-Ho 24 Jan 1981 – 28 Nov 19825
3Rafael Orono (2)28 Nov 1982 – 27 Nov 19833
4 Payao Poontarat 27 Nov 1983 – 5 Jul 19841
5 Jiro Watanabe 5 Jul 1984 – 30 Mar 19864
6 Gilberto Román 30 Mar 1986 – 16 May 19876
7 Santos Laciar 16 May – 8 Aug 19870
8 Sugar Baby Rojas 8 Aug 1987 – 8 Apr 19881
9Gilberto Román (2)8 Apr 1988 – 7 Nov 19895
10 Nana Konadu 7 Nov 1989 – 20 Jan 19900
11 Moon Sung-Kil 20 Jan 1990 – 13 Nov 19939
12 José Luis Bueno 13 Nov 1993 – 4 May 19940
13 Hiroshi Kawashima 4 May 1994 – 20 Feb 19976
14 Gerry Peñalosa 20 Feb 1997 – 29 Aug 19983
15 Choi In-Joo 29 Aug 1998 – 27 Aug 20005
16 Masamori Tokuyama 27 Aug 2000 – 28 Jun 20048
17 Katsushige Kawashima 28 Jun 2004 – 18 Jul 20052
18Masamori Tokuyama (2)18 Jul 2005 – 6 Dec 20061
Tokuyama vacated the title and announced his retirement. [144]
19 Cristian Mijares
(interim champion promoted)
6 Dec 2006 – 1 Nov 20087
20 Vic Darchinyan 1 Nov 2008 – 3 Aug 20103
Darchinyan vacated the title to move up to bantamweight and is designated by the WBC as Champion Emeritus. [145]
21 Tomás Rojas
(def. Kohei Kono )
20 Sep 2010 – 10 Aug 20112
22 Suriyan Sor Rungvisai 19 Aug 2011 – 27 Mar 20121
23 Yota Sato 27 Mar 2012 – 3 May 20132
24 Srisaket Sor Rungvisai 3 May 2013 – 31 May 20141
25 Carlos Cuadras 31 May 2014 – 10 Sep 20166
26 Román González 10 Sep 2016 – 18 Mar 20170
27Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (2)18 Mar 2017 – 26 Apr 20193
28 Juan Francisco Estrada 26 Apr 2019 – 26 Mar 20213
Estrada is designated as Franchise champion to avoid his mandatory obligation and pursued an immediate rematch with Román González. [146]
29 Jesse Rodríguez
(def. Carlos Cuadras )
5 Feb 2022 – 26 Oct 20222
Rodríguez vacated the title to move down to flyweight. [147]
30Juan Francisco Estrada (2)
(def. Román González )
3 Dec 2022 – 29 Jun 20240
31Jesse Rodríguez (2)29 Jun 2024 – present1

Flyweight

No.NameReignDefenses
1 Pone Kingpetch
(awarded inaugural title)
14 Feb – 18 Sep 19630
2 Hiroyuki Ebihara 18 Sep 1963 – 23 Jan 19640
3Pone Kingpetch (2)23 Jan 1964 – 23 Apr 19650
4 Salvatore Burruni 23 Apr – 19 Nov 19650
Burruni was stripped of the title for failing to defend it against Hiroyuki Ebihara. [148]
5 Horacio Accavallo
(def. Katsuyoshi Takayama)
1 Mar 1966 – 16 Jul 19661
Stripped. [149]
6 Chartchai Chionoi
(def. Bernabe Villacampo )
20 Dec 1966 – 23 Feb 1969 [150] 4
7 Efren Torres 23 Feb 1969 – 20 Mar 19701
8Chartchai Chionoi (2)20 Mar – 7 Dec 19700
9 Erbito Salavarria 7 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. [151]
10 Betulio González
(awarded title)
29 Dec 1971 – 29 Sep 19721
11 Venice Borkhorsor 29 Sep 1972 – 11 Jul 19731
Borkhorsor vacated the title to move up to bantamweight. [152]
12Betulio González (2)
(def. Miguel Canto )
4 Aug 1973 – 1 Oct 19742
13 Shoji Oguma 1 Oct 1974 – 8 Jan 19750
14 Miguel Canto 8 Jan 1975 – 18 Mar 197914
15 Park Chan-Hee 18 Mac 1979 – 18 May 19805
16Shoji Oguma (2)18 May 1980 – 12 May 19813
17 Antonio Avelar 12 May 1981 – 20 Mar 19821
18 Prudencio Cardona 20 Mar – 24 Jul 19820
19 Freddy Castillo 24 July – 6 Nov 19820
20 Eleoncio Mercedes 6 Nov 1982 – 15 Mar 19830
21 Charlie Magri 15 Mar – 27 Sep 19830
22 Frank Cedeno 27 Sep 1983 – 18 Jan 19840
23 Kōji Kobayashi 18 Jan – 9 Apr 19840
24 Gabriel Bernal 9 Apr – 8 Oct 19841
25 Sot Chitalada 8 Oct 1984 – 24 Jul 19886
26 Kim Yong-Kang 24 Jul 1988 – 3 Jun 19892
27Sot Chitalada (2)3 Jun 1989 – 15 Feb 19914
28 Muangchai Kittikasem 15 Feb 1991 – 23 Jun 19923
29 Yuri Arbachakov 23 Jun 1992 – 12 Nov 19979
30 Chatchai Singwangcha 12 Nov 1997 – 4 Dec 19984
31 Manny Pacquiao 4 Dec 1998 – 16 Sep 19991
Pacquiao was stripped of the title after failing to make weight the day before his bout against Medgoen Singsurat. [153]
32 Medgoen Singsurat
(def. Manny Pacquiao )
17 Sep 1999 – 19 May 20001
33 Malcolm Tuñacao 19 May 2000 – 2 Mar 20011
34 Pongsaklek Wonjongkam 2 Mar 2001 – 18 Jul 200717
35 Daisuke Naito 18 Jul 2007 – 29 Nov 20095
36 Kōki Kameda 29 Nov 2009 – 27 Mar 20100
37Pongsaklek Wonjongkam (2)27 Mar 2010 – 2 Mar 20124
38 Sonny Boy Jaro 2 Mar – 16 Jul 20120
39 Toshiyuki Igarashi 16 Jul 2012 – 8 Apr 20131
40 Akira Yaegashi 8 Apr 2013 – 5 Sep 20143
41 Román González 5 Sep 2014 – 1 Oct 20164
González vacated the title in favor of his WBC super flyweight title. [154]
42 Juan Hernández Navarrete
(def. Nawaphon Sor Rungvisai)
4 Mar – 20 May 20170
43 Daigo Higa 20 May 2017 – 14 April 20182
Higa was stripped of the title for failing to make weight the day before his bout against Cristofer Rosales. [155]
44 Cristofer Rosales
(def. Daigo Higa )
15 April – 22 Dec 20181
45 Charlie Edwards 22 Dec 2018 – 4 Oct 20192
Edwards vacated the title over concerns of not being able to make weight. [156]
46 Julio Cesar Martinez
(def. Cristofer Rosales )
20 Dec 2019 – 22 May 20247
Martinez vacated the title to move up to super flyweight. [157]
47 Kenshiro Teraji
(def. Cristofer Rosales )
13 Oct 2024 – present0

Light flyweight

No.NameReignDefenses
1 Franco 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. [158]
2 Luis Estaba
(def. Rafael Lovera)
13 Sep 1975 – 19 Feb 197811
3 Freddy Castillo 19 Feb – 6 May 19780
4 Netrnoi Sor Vorasingh 6 May – 30 Sep 19781
5 Kim Sung-Jun 30 Sep 1978 – 3 Jan 19803
6 Shigeo Nakajima 3 Jan – 24 Mar 19800
7 Hilario Zapata 24 Ma 1980 – 6 Feb 19828
8 Amado Ursua 6 Feb – 13 Apr 19820
9 Tadashi Tomori 13 Apr – 20 Jul 19820
10Hilario Zapata (2)20 Jul 1982 – 26 Mar 19832
11 Chang Jung-Koo 26 Mar 1983 – 14 Oct 198815
Jung-koo vacates the title due to being exhausted by chronic insomnia. [159]
12 Germán Torres
(def. Kang Soon-Jung)
11 Dec 1988 – 19 Mar 19890
13 Lee Yul-Woo 19 Mar – 25 Jun 19890
14 Humberto González 25 Jun 1989 – 19 Dec 19905
15 Rolando Pascua 19 Dec 1990 – 25 Mar 19910
16 Melchor Cob Castro 25 Mar – 3 Jun 19910
17Humberto González (2)3 Jun 1991 – 13 Mar 19934
18 Michael Carbajal 13 Mar 1993 – 19 Feb 19942
19Humberto González (3)19 Feb 1994 – 15 Jul 19953
20 Saman Sorjaturong 15 Jul 1995 – 17 Oct 199910
21 Choi Yo-Sam 17 Oct 1999 – 6 Jul 20023
22 Jorge Arce 6 Jul 2002 – 23 Feb 20057
The title is vacated when a report of a bout for the vacant title was released on 23 February. [160]
23 Eric Ortiz
(def. José Antonio Aguirre )
11 Mar – 10 Sep 20050
24 Brian Viloria 10 Sep 2005 – 10 Aug 20061
25 Omar Niño Romero 10 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. [161]
26 Édgar Sosa
(def. Brian Viloria )
14 Apr 2007 – 21 Nov 200910
27 Rodel Mayol 21 Nov 2009 – 19 Jun 20101
28Omar Niño Romero (2)19 Jun – 6 Nov 20101
29 Gilberto Keb Baas 6 Nov 2010 – 30 Apr 20111
30 Adrián Hernández 30 Apr – 23 Dec 20111
31 Kompayak Porpramook 23 Dec 2011 – 6 Oct 20121
32Adrián Hernández (2)6 Oct 2012 – 6 Apr 20144
33 Naoya Inoue 6 Apr – 3 Nov 20141
Inoue vacates the title to move up to super flyweight. [162]
34 Pedro Guevara
(def. Akira Yaegashi )
30 Dec 2014 – 28 Nov 20152
35 Yu Kimura 28 Nov 2015 – 4 Mar 20160
36 Ganigan López 4 Mar 2016 – 20 May 20171
37 Kenshiro Teraji 20 May 2017 – 22 Sep 20218
38 Masamichi Yabuki 22 Sep 2021 – 19 Mar 20220
39Kenshiro Teraji (2)19 Mar 2022 – 15 Jul 20244
Teraji vacates the title to move up to flyweight. [163]

Strawweight

No.NameReignDefenses
1 Hiroki Ioka
(def. Mai Thomburifarm)
18 Oct 1987 – 13 Nov 19882
2 Napa Kiatwanchai 13 Nov 1988 – 12 Nov 19892
3 Choi Jum-Hwan 12 Nov 1989 – 7 Feb 19900
4 Hideyuki Ohashi 7 Feb – 25 Oct 19901
5 Ricardo López 25 Oct 1990 – 28 Sep 199921
López is stripped of the title when he challenged for the IBF light flyweight title. [164]
6 Wandee Singwangcha
(interim champion promoted)
28 Sep 1999 – 11 Feb 20000
7 José Antonio Aguirre 11 Feb 2000 – 10 Jan 20047
8 Eagle Den Junlaphan 10 Jan – 18 Dec 20041
9 Isaac Bustos 18 Dec 2004 – 4 Apr 20050
10 Katsunari Takayama 4 Apr – 6 Aug 20050
11Eagle Den Junlaphan (2)6 Aug 2005 – 29 Nov 20074
12 Oleydong Sithsamerchai 29 Nov 2007 – 11 Feb 20116
13 Kazuto Ioka 11 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. [165]
14 Xiong Chaozhong
(def. Javier Martínez Resendiz )
24 Nov 2012 – 5 Feb 20142
15 Oswaldo Novoa 5 Feb – 6 Nov 20141
16 Wanheng Menayothin 6 Nov 2014 – 27 Nov 202012
17 Panya Pradabsri 27 Nov 2020 – 7 Oct 20234
18 Yudai Shigeoka 7 Oct 2023 – 31 Mar 20240
19 Melvin Jerusalem 31 Mar 2024 – present1

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