List of world super-bantamweight boxing champions

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This is a list of world super-bantamweight boxing champions, as recognized by the four major sanctioning organizations in boxing:

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World

Reign BeganReign EndedChampionRecognition
Title inaugurated
1922-09-211923-08-29 Flag of the United States.svg Jack "Kid" Wolfe World
1923-08-291929-vacated Flag of the United States.svg Carl Duane World

WBC

Reign BeganReign EndedChampionRecognition
Title inaugurated
1976-04-031976-10-09 Flag of Panama.svg Rigoberto Riasco WBC
1976-10-091976-11-24 Flag of Japan.svg Royal Kobayashi WBC
1976-11-241977-05-21 Flag of South Korea.svg Yum Dong-kyun WBC
1977-05-211983-Vacated Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Wilfredo Gómez WBC
1983-06-151984-11-03 Flag of the United States.svg Jaime Garza WBC
1984-11-031985-08-18 Flag of Mexico.svg Juan Meza WBC
1985-08-181986-01-18 Flag of Mexico.svg Lupe Pintor WBC
1986-01-181987-05-08 Flag of Thailand.svg Samart Payakaroon WBC
1987-05-081987-10-16-Vacated Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jeff Fenech WBC
1988-02-291990-04-23 Flag of Mexico.svg Daniel Zaragoza WBC
1990-04-231990-11-05 Flag of the United States.svg Paul Banke WBC
1990-11-051991-02-03 Flag of Argentina.svg Pedro Rubén Décima WBC
1991-02-031991-06-14 Flag of Japan.svg Kiyoshi Hatanaka WBC
1991-06-141992-03-20 Flag of Mexico.svg Daniel Zaragoza WBC
1992-03-201992-06-23 Flag of France.svg Thierry Jacob WBC
1992-06-231994-08-26 Flag of the United States.svg Tracy Harris Patterson WBC
1994-08-261995-11-06 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Hector Acero Sánchez WBC
1995-11-061997-09-06 Flag of Mexico.svg Daniel Zaragoza WBC
1997-09-062000-02-19-Vacated Flag of Mexico.svg Erik Morales WBC
2000-09-092002-11-01 Flag of the United States.svg Willie Jorrin WBC
2002-11-012005-12-03 Flag of Mexico.svg Óscar Larios WBC
2005-12-032007-03-03 Flag of Mexico.svg Israel Vázquez WBC
2007-03-032007-08-04 Flag of Mexico.svg Rafael Márquez WBC
2007-08-042008-12-18-Vacated Flag of Mexico.svg Israel Vázquez WBC
2008-12-182012-03-15-Vacated Flag of Japan.svg Toshiaki Nishioka WBC
2012-04-212013-02-12-Vacated Flag of Mexico.svg Abner Mares WBC
2013-04-202013-08-24 Flag of Mexico.svg Victor Terrazas WBC
2013-08-242015-11-01-Vacated Flag of Mexico.svg Leo Santa Cruz WBC
2015-11-012016-02-27 Flag of Mexico.svg Julio Ceja WBC
2016-02-272016-09-16 Flag of Mexico.svg Hugo Ruiz WBC
2016-09-162016-09-16-Vacated Flag of Japan.svg Hozumi Hasegawa WBC
2017-02-252020-08-13-Stripped Flag of Mexico.svg Rey Vargas WBC
2020-09-262021-05-15 Flag of Mexico.svg Luis Nery WBC
2021-05-152021-11-27 Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Figueroa WBC
2021-11-272023-07-25 Flag of the United States.svg Stephen Fulton WBC
2023-07-25Present Flag of Japan.svg Naoya Inoue WBC

WBA

Reign BeganReign EndedChampionRecognition
Title inaugurated
1977-11-261978-05-07 Flag of South Korea.svg Soo-Hwan Hong WBA
1978-05-071980-05-04 Flag of Colombia.svg Ricardo Cardona WBA
1980-05-041980-08-09 Flag of the United States.svg Leo Randolph WBA
1980-08-091982-06-12 Flag of Argentina.svg Sergio Victor Palma WBA
1982-06-121984-02-22 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Leonardo Cruz WBA
1984-02-221984-05-26 Flag of Italy.svg Loris Stecca WBA
1984-05-261986-Vacated Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Victor Callejas WBA
1987-01-161987-11-28 Flag of the United States.svg Louie Espinoza WBA
1987-11-281988-02-27 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Julio Gervacio WBA
1988-02-271988-05-28 Flag of Venezuela.svg Bernardo Pinango WBA
1988-05-281989-12-11 Flag of Mexico.svg Juan Jose Estrada WBA
1989-12-111990-Stripped Flag of the Philippines.svg Jesus Salud WBA
1990-09-111991-10-07 Flag of Colombia.svg Luis Mendoza WBA
1991-10-071992-03-27 Flag of Mexico.svg Raúl Pérez WBA
1992-03-271995-05-13 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Wilfredo Vázquez WBA
1995-05-131998-Vacated Flag of Venezuela.svg Antonio Cermeno WBA
1998-02-081998-12-12 Flag of Mexico.svg Enrique Sánchez WBA
1998-12-122000-03-04 Flag of Mexico.svg Néstor Garza WBA
2000-03-042001-03-23-Vacated Flag of the United States.svg Clarence Adams WBA
2001-11-172002-02-21 Flag of Venezuela.svg Yober Ortega WBA
2002-02-212002-05-18 Flag of Thailand.svg Yoddamrong Sithyodthong WBA
2002-05-182002-10-09 Flag of Japan.svg Osamu Sato WBA
2002-10-092003-07-04 Flag of France.svg Salim Medjkoune WBA
2003-07-042006-04-21 Flag of Iran.svg Mahyar Monshipour WBA
2006-04-212006-10-04 Flag of Thailand.svg Somsak Sithchatchawal WBA
2006-10-042008-11-21-Vacated Flag of Panama.svg Celestino Caballero WBA
2008-09-182009-03-21 Flag of Panama.svg Ricardo Córdoba WBA
2008-11-212009-08-29 Flag of Panama.svg Celestino Caballero WBA Super Champion
2009-03-212009-09-26 Flag of Ireland.svg Bernard Dunne WBA
2009-09-262010-10-02 Flag of Thailand.svg Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym WBA
2010-10-022011-01-31 Flag of North Korea.svg Lee Ryol-li WBA
2011-01-312011-07-09 Flag of Japan.svg Akifumi Shimoda WBA
2011-07-092012-01-20 Flag of the United States.svg Rico Ramos WBA
2012-01-202013-04-13-Vacated Flag of Cuba.svg Guillermo Rigondeaux WBA
2013-04-13Present Flag of Cuba.svg Guillermo Rigondeaux WBA Super Champion
2013-09-052016-02-27 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Quigg WBA
2016-02-272016-04-07-Vacated Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carl Frampton WBA
2016-06-242017-04-09 Flag of Venezuela.svg Nehomar Cermeño WBA
2017-04-092017-09-03 Flag of Japan.svg Shun Kubo WBA
2017-09-032020-01-30 Flag of the United States.svg Daniel Roman WBA
2020-01-302023-04-08 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Murodjon Akhmadaliev WBA
2023-04-082023-12-26 Flag of the Philippines.svg Marlon Tapales WBA
2023-12-26Present Flag of Japan.svg Naoya Inoue WBA

IBF

Reign BeganReign EndedChampionRecognition
Title inaugurated
1983-12-041984-04-15 Flag of the Philippines.svg Bobby Berna IBF
1984-04-151985-01-03 Flag of South Korea.svg Suh Sung-in IBF
1985-01-031986-06-01-Retired Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Ji-won IBF
1987-01-181987-12-27-Vacated Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Seung-hoon IBF
1988-05-211989-03-10 Flag of Venezuela.svg José Sanabria IBF
1989-03-101990-03-10 Flag of Spain.svg Fabrice Benichou IBF
1990-03-101992-12-02 Flag of South Africa.svg Welcome Ncita IBF
1992-12-021994-08-20 Flag of the United States.svg Kennedy McKinney IBF
1994-08-201999-02-06-Vacated Flag of South Africa.svg Vuyani Bungu IBF
1999-05-292001-06-23 Flag of South Africa.svg Lehlo Ledwaba IBF
2001-06-232003-07-26-Vacated Flag of the Philippines.svg Manny Pacquiao IBF
2004-03-252005-12-03-Vacated Flag of Mexico.svg Israel Vázquez IBF
2006-11-102008-11-21 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Steve Molitor IBF
2008-11-212010-02-05-Stripped Flag of Panama.svg Celestino Caballero IBF
2010-03-272011-03-26 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Steve Molitor IBF
2011-03-262012-03-24 Flag of South Africa.svg Takalani Ndlovu IBF
2012-03-242012-07-07 Flag of South Africa.svg Jeffrey Mathebula IBF
2012-07-072012-10-13-Vacated Flag of the Philippines.svg Nonito Donaire IBF
2013-02-162013-08-17 Flag of Colombia.svg Jonatan Romero IBF
2013-08-172014-09-06 Flag of Spain.svg Kiko Martínez IBF
2014-09-062016-04-28-Vacated Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carl Frampton IBF
2016-07-202016-12-31 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Jonathan Guzmán IBF
2016-12-312017-09-13 Flag of Japan.svg Yukinori Oguni IBF
2017-09-132018-16-08 Flag of Japan.svg Ryosuke Iwasa IBF
2018-16-082019-04-26 Flag of Ireland.svg T. J. Doheny IBF
2019-04-262020-01-30 Flag of the United States.svg Daniel Roman IBF
2020-01-302023-04-08 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Murodjon Akhmadaliev IBF
2023-04-082023-12-26 Flag of the Philippines.svg Marlon Tapales IBF
2023-12-26Present Flag of Japan.svg Naoya Inoue IBF

WBO

Reign BeganReign EndedChampionRecognition
Title inaugurated
1989-04-291989-12-09 Flag of the United States.svg Kenny Mitchell WBO
1989-12-091990-05-12 Flag of Italy.svg Valerio Nati WBO
1990-05-121991-05-24 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Orlando Fernandez WBO
1991-05-241992-10-15 Flag of the United States.svg Jesse Benavides WBO
1992-10-151993-06-09 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Duke McKenzie WBO
1993-06-091995-03-31 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Daniel Jimenez WBO
1995-03-311996-11-22 Flag of Mexico.svg Marco Antonio Barrera WBO
1996-11-221997-12-19 Flag of the United States.svg Junior Jones WBO
1997-12-191998-Vacated Flag of the United States.svg Kennedy McKinney WBO
1998-10-312000-02-19 Flag of Mexico.svg Marco Antonio Barrera WBO
2000-02-192000-02-19-Vacated Flag of Mexico.svg Erik Morales WBO
2000-06-172001-04-07-Vacated Flag of Mexico.svg Marco Antonio Barrera WBO
2001-06-232002-08-15-Stripped Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Agapito Sanchez WBO
2002-08-172005-04-22-Vacated Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Joan Guzmán WBO
2005-10-292008-06-07 Flag of Mexico.svg Daniel Ponce De Leon WBO
2008-06-072010-01-23-Vacated Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Juan Manuel López WBO
2010-02-272011-05-07 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Wilfredo Vázquez, Jr. WBO
2011-05-072011-11-18-Vacated Flag of Mexico.svg Jorge Arce WBO
2012-02-042013-04-13 Flag of the Philippines.svg Nonito Donaire WBO
2013-04-132015-10-28-Stripped Flag of Cuba.svg Guillermo Rigondeaux WBO
2015-12-112016-11-05 Flag of the Philippines.svg Nonito Donaire WBO
2016-11-052018-04-28 Flag of the United States.svg Jessie Magdaleno WBO
2018-04-282018-12-08 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Isaac Dogboe WBO
2018-12-082020-07-11-Vacated Flag of Mexico.svg Emanuel Navarrete WBO
2020-08-012021-01-23 Flag of the United States.svg Angelo Leo WBO
2021-01-232023-07-25 Flag of the United States.svg Stephen Fulton WBO
2023-07-25Present Flag of Japan.svg Naoya Inoue WBO

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References

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  2. "World Boxing Council – Consejo Mundial de Boxeo" . Retrieved 2021-11-27.
  3. "IBF Ratings". www.ibf-usba-boxing.com. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
  4. "WBO | World Boxing Organization – News, Rankings, Forums, Videos". www.wboboxing.com. Retrieved 2021-11-27.