List of world light-flyweight boxing champions

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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:

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IBF

Reign BeganReign EndedChampionRecognition
Title inaugurated
1983-12-101986-Vacated Flag of the Philippines.svg Dodie Boy Peñalosa IBF
1986-12-071988-11-04 Flag of South Korea.svg Jum-Hwan Choi IBF
1988-11-041989-05-02 Flag of the Philippines.svg Tacy Macalos IBF
1989-05-021990-07-29 Flag of Thailand.svg Muangchai Kittikasem IBF
1990-07-291994-02-19 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Carbajal IBF
1994-02-191995-07-15 Flag of Mexico.svg Humberto González IBF
1995-07-151995-11-12-Vacated Flag of Thailand.svg Saman Sorjaturong IBF
1996-03-161997-01-18 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Carbajal IBF
1997-01-181998-04-30-Vacated Flag of Colombia.svg Mauricio Pastrana IBF
1998-12-181999-10-02 Flag of the United States.svg Will Grigsby IBF
1999-10-022001-09-29-Vacated Flag of Mexico.svg Ricardo López IBF
2003-02-152005-05-14 Flag of Mexico.svg Víctor Burgos IBF
2005-05-142006-01-07 Flag of the United States.svg Will Grigsby IBF
2006-01-072009-04-19 Flag of Mexico.svg Ulises Solís IBF
2009-04-192010-01-23 Flag of the United States.svg Brian Viloria IBF
2010-01-232010-05-29 Flag of Colombia.svg Carlos Tamara IBF
2010-05-292011-04-30 Flag of Argentina.svg Luis Alberto Lazarte IBF
2011-04-302012-07-19-Stripped Flag of Mexico.svg Ulises Solís IBF
2012-07-192014-05-02-Stripped Flag of the Philippines.svg John Riel Casimero IBF
2014-09-202015-29-12 Flag of Mexico.svg Javier Mendoza IBF
2015-29-122017-22-05 Flag of Japan.svg Akira Yaegashi IBF
2017-05-222017-12-31 Flag of the Philippines.svg Milan Melindo IBF
2017-12-312018-05-20 Flag of Japan.svg Ryoichi Taguchi IBF
2018-05-202018-07-25-Vacated Flag of South Africa.svg Hekkie Budler IBF
2018-10-292022-03-22-Vacated Flag of Nicaragua.svg Felix Alvarado IBF
2022-09-13Present Flag of South Africa.svg Sivenathi Nontshinga IBF

WBC

Reign BeganReign EndedChampionRecognition
Title inaugurated
1975-04-041975-08-Stripped Flag of Italy.svg Franco Udella WBC
1975-09-131978-02-19 Flag of Venezuela.svg Luis Estaba WBC
1978-02-191978-05-06 Flag of Mexico.svg Freddy Castillo WBC
1978-05-061978-09-30 Flag of Thailand.svg Netrnoi Sor Vorasingh WBC
1978-09-301980-01-03 Flag of South Korea.svg Sung-Jun Kim WBC
1980-01-031980-03-24 Flag of Japan.svg Shigeo Nakajima WBC
1980-03-241982-02-06 Flag of Panama.svg Hilario Zapata WBC
1982-02-061982-04-13 Flag of Mexico.svg Amado Ursua WBC
1982-04-131982-07-20 Flag of Japan.svg Tadashi Tomori WBC
1982-07-201983-03-26 Flag of Panama.svg Hilario Zapata WBC
1983-03-261988-06-27-Vacated Flag of South Korea.svg Jung-Koo Chang WBC
1988-12-111989-03-19 Flag of Mexico.svg Germán Torres WBC
1989-03-191989-06-25 Flag of South Korea.svg Yul-Woo Lee WBC
1989-06-251990-12-19 Flag of Mexico.svg Humberto González WBC
1990-12-191991-03-25 Flag of the Philippines.svg Rolando Pascua WBC
1991-03-251991-06-03 Flag of Mexico.svg Melchor Cob Castro WBC
1991-06-031993-03-13 Flag of Mexico.svg Humberto González WBC
1993-03-131994-02-19 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Carbajal WBC
1994-02-191995-07-15 Flag of Mexico.svg Humberto González WBC
1995-07-151999-10-17 Flag of Thailand.svg Saman Sorjaturong WBC
1999-10-172002-07-06 Flag of South Korea.svg Yo-Sam Choi WBC
2002-07-062004-12-18-Vacated Flag of Mexico.svg Jorge Arce WBC
2005-03-112005-09-10 Flag of Mexico.svg Eric Ortiz WBC
2005-09-102006-08-10 Flag of the United States.svg Brian Viloria WBC
2006-08-102007-02-02-Stripped Flag of Mexico.svg Omar Niño Romero WBC
2007-04-142009-11-21 Flag of Mexico.svg Edgar Sosa WBC
2009-11-212010-06-19 Flag of the Philippines.svg Rodel Mayol WBC
2010-06-192010-11-06 Flag of Mexico.svg Omar Niño Romero WBC
2010-11-062011-04-30 Flag of Mexico.svg Gilberto Keb Baas WBC
2011-04-302011-12-23 Flag of Mexico.svg Adrian Hernández WBC
2011-12-232012-08-06 Flag of Thailand.svg Kompayak Porpramook WBC
2012-08-062014-04-06 Flag of Mexico.svg Adrian Hernández WBC
2014-04-062014-11-03-Vacated Flag of Japan.svg Naoya Inoue WBC
2014-12-302015-11-28 Flag of Mexico.svg Pedro Guevara WBC
2015-11-282016-03-04 Flag of Japan.svg Yu Kimura WBC
2016-03-042017-05-20 Flag of Mexico.svg Ganigan López WBC
2017-05-202021-09-22 Flag of Japan.svg Kenshiro Teraji WBC
2021-09-222022-03-19 Flag of Japan.svg Masamichi Yabuki WBC
2022-03-192024-07-15 Flag of Japan.svg Kenshiro Teraji WBC
2024-12-26Present Flag of Thailand.svg Panya Pradabsri WBC

WBA

Reign BeganReign EndedChampionRecognition
Title inaugurated
1975-08-231976-07-02 Flag of Panama.svg Jaime Rios WBA
1976-07-021976-10-10 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Juan Antonio Guzman WBA
1976-10-101981-03-08 Flag of Japan.svg Yoko Gushiken WBA
1981-03-081981-07-19 Flag of Mexico.svg Pedro Flores WBA
1981-07-191981-12-16 Flag of South Korea.svg Hwan-Jin Kim WBA
1981-12-161983-07-10 Flag of Japan.svg Katsuo Tokashiki WBA
1983-07-101984-05-19 Flag of Mexico.svg Lupe Madera WBA
1984-05-191985-03-29 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Francisco Quiroz WBA
1985-03-291985-12-08 Flag of the United States.svg Joey Olivo WBA
1985-12-081991-12-17 Flag of South Korea.svg Myung-Woo Yuh WBA
1991-12-171992-11-18 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Ioka WBA
1992-11-181993-07-25-Vacated Flag of South Korea.svg Myung-Woo Yuh WBA
1993-10-211995-02-04 Flag of Venezuela.svg Leo Gamez WBA
1995-02-041996-01-13 Flag of South Korea.svg Hi-Yong Choi WBA
1996-01-131996-05-21 Flag of Panama.svg Carlos Murillo WBA
1996-05-211996-12-03 Flag of Japan.svg Keiji Yamaguchi WBA
1996-12-032000-02-05-Vacated Flag of Thailand.svg Pichitnoi Sitbangprachan WBA
2000-08-122001-03-03 Flag of Colombia.svg Beibis Mendoza WBA
2001-03-032004-10-02-Stripped Flag of Nicaragua.svg Rosendo Álvarez WBA
2005-04-292006-08-02-Vacated Flag of Panama.svg Roberto Vásquez WBA
2006-08-022007-01-18-Vacated Flag of Japan.svg Kōki Kameda WBA
2007-06-222007-12-08 Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Carlos Reveco WBA
2007-12-082009-06-05-Retired Flag of France.svg Brahim Asloum WBA
2009-06-052010-11-26-Vacated Flag of Mexico.svg Giovani Segura WBA
2011-02-042014-01-14-Vacated Flag of Nicaragua.svg Román González WBA
2014-07-082014-12-31 Flag of Peru.svg Alberto Rossel WBA
2014-12-312018-05-20 Flag of Japan.svg Ryoichi Taguchi WBA
2018-05-202018-12-31 Flag of South Africa.svg Hekkie Budler WBA
2018-12-312022-11-01 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroto Kyoguchi WBA
2022-11-012024-07-15 Flag of Japan.svg Kenshiro Teraji WBA
2024-12-19Present Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Erick Rosa WBA

WBO

Reign BeganReign EndedChampionRecognition
Title inaugurated
1989-05-191992-03-01-Stripped Flag of Puerto Rico.svg José de Jesús WBO
1992-07-311994-07-15 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Josue Camacho WBO
1994-07-151994-11-12-Stripped Flag of the United States.svg Michael Carbajal WBO
1994-11-231995-11-18 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Paul Weir WBO
1995-11-181997-02-08-Vacated Flag of South Africa.svg Jake Matlala WBO
1997-05-311997-08-25 Flag of Mexico.svg Jesús Chong WBO
1997-08-251998-01-17 Flag of Mexico.svg Melchor Cob Castro WBO
1998-01-171998-12-05 Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Domingo Córdoba WBO
1998-12-051999-07-31 Flag of Mexico.svg Jorge Arce WBO
1999-07-311999-08-Retired Flag of the United States.svg Michael Carbajal WBO
2000-02-192000-07-Stripped Flag of South Africa.svg Masibulele Makepula WBO
2001-04-142005-04-30 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Nelson Dieppa WBO
2005-04-302007-09-25 Flag of Mexico.svg Hugo Fidel Cázares WBO
2007-09-252010-08-28 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Iván Calderón WBO
2010-08-282011-04-Vacated Flag of Mexico.svg Giovani Segura WBO
2010-042011-04-30 Flag of Colombia.svg Jesús Géles WBO
2011-04-302011-10-08 Flag of Mexico.svg Ramón García Hirales WBO
2011-10-082016-08-03-Vacated Flag of the Philippines.svg Donnie Nietes WBO
2016-12-312017-11-30-Vacated Flag of Japan.svg Kosei Tanaka WBO
2017-12-022019-06-21 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Ángel Acosta WBO
2019-06-212021-10-16 Flag of Mexico.svg Elwin Soto WBO
2021-10-162024-06-19 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Jonathan Gonzalez WBO
2024-10-13Present Flag of Japan.svg Shokichi Iwata WBO

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