List of WBC world champions

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.

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. Name Reign Defenses
1 Sonny Liston
(def. Floyd Patterson) 		22 Jul 1963 – 25 Feb 1964 0
2 Muhammad Ali 25 Feb 1964 – 6 Mar 1969 9
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 1973 4
4 George Foreman 22 Jan 1973 – 30 Oct 1974 2
5 Muhammad Ali (2) 30 Oct 1974 – 15 Feb 1978 10
6 Leon Spinks 15 Feb – 18 Mar 1978 0
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 1978 0
8 Larry Holmes 9 Jun 1978 – 11 Dec 1983 16
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 1984 0
10 Pinklon Thomas 31 Aug 1984 – 22 Mar 1986 1
11 Trevor Berbick 22 Mar – 22 Nov 1986 0
12 Mike Tyson 22 Nov 1986 – 11 Feb 1990 9
13 Buster Douglas 11 Feb – 25 Oct 1990 0
14 Evander Holyfield 25 Oct 1990 – 13 Nov 1992 2
15 Riddick Bowe 13 Nov – 14 Dec 1992 0
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 1994 3
17 Oliver McCall 24 Sept 1994 – 2 Sep 1995 1
18 Frank Bruno 2 Sep 1995 – 16 Mar 1996 0
19 Mike Tyson (2) 16 Mar – 24 Sep 1996 0
Tyson vacated the title to pursue a bout against Evander Holyfield instead of mandatory challenger Lennox Lewis.[5]
20 Lennox Lewis (2)
(def. Oliver McCall) 		7 Feb 1997 – 22 Apr 2001 9
21 Hasim Rahman 22 Apr – 17 Nov 2001 0
22 Lennox Lewis (3) 17 Nov 2001 – 6 Feb 2004 2
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 2005 1
Klitschko announced his retirement after withdrawing from a bout against Hasim Rahman due to injuries.[7]
24 Hasim Rahman (2)
(interim champion promoted) 		9 Nov 2005 – 12 Aug 2006 1
25 Oleg Maskaev 12 Aug 2006 – 8 Mar 2008 1
26 Samuel Peter 8 Mar – 11 Oct 2008 0
27 Vitali Klitschko (2) 11 Oct 2008 – 16 Dec 2013 9
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 2015 0
29 Deontay Wilder 17 Jan 2015 – 22 Feb 2020 10
30 Tyson Fury 22 Feb 2020 – present 3

Bridgerweight

No. Name Reign Defenses
1 Óscar Rivas
(def. Ryan Rozicki) 		22 Oct 2021 – 4 Jan 2023 0
2 Lukasz Rozanski
(def. Alen Babić) 		22 Apr 2023 – present 0

Cruiserweight

No. Name Reign Defenses
1 Marvin Camel
(def. Mate Parlov) 		31 Mar – 25 Nov 1980 0
2 Carlos de León 25 Nov 1980 – 27 Jun 1982 1
3 S. T. Gordon 27 Jun 1982 – 17 Jul 1983 1
4 Carlos de León (2) 17 Jul 1983 – 6 Jun 1985 3
5 Alfonso Ratliff 6 Jun – 21 Sep 1985 0
6 Bernard Benton 21 Sep 1985 – 22 Mar 1986 0
7 Carlos de León (3) 22 Mar 1986 – 9 Apr 1988 3
8 Evander Holyfield 9 Apr – Jul 1988 0
Holyfield vacated to move up to heavyweight.
9 Carlos de León (4)
(def. Sammy Reeson) 		17 May 1989 – 27 Jul 1990 1
10 Massimiliano Duran 27 Jul 1990 – 20 Jul 1991 1
11 Anaclet Wamba 20 Jul 1991 – 19 April 1996 7
Wamba is stripped of the title for being overweight before his fight against Marcelo Domínguez.[9]
12 Marcelo Domínguez
(interim champion promoted) 		25 May 1996 – 21 Feb 1998 3
13 Juan Carlos Gómez 21 Feb 1998 – 19 Feb 2002 10
Gómez vacated the title to move up to heavyweight.
14 Wayne Braithwaite
(def. Vincenzo Cantatore) 		11 Oct 2002 – 2 Apr 2005 3
15 Jean-Marc Mormeck 2 Apr 2005 – 7 Jan 2006 0
16 O'Neil Bell 7 Jan 2006 – 17 Mar 2007 0
17 Jean-Marc Mormeck (2) 17 Mar – 10 Nov 2007 0
18 David Haye 10 Nov 2007 – 12 May 2008 1
Haye vacated the title to move up to heavyweight.[10]
19 Giacobbe Fragomeni
(def. Rudolf Kraj) 		24 Oct 2008 – 21 Nov 2009 1
20 Zsolt Erdei 21 Nov 2009 – 22 Jan 2010 0
Erdei vacates the title to move back down to light heavyweight.[11]
21 Krzysztof Włodarczyk
(def. Giacobbe Fragomeni) 		15 May 2010 – 27 Sep 2014 6
22 Grigory Drozd 27 Sep 2014 – 16 Mar 2016 1
Drozd is declared champion in recess due to injury.[12]
23 Tony Bellew
(def. Ilunga Makabu) 		29 May 2016 – 28 Mar 2017 1
Bellew was stripped of the title and named Emeritus champion after moving up to heavyweight.[13]
24 Mairis Briedis
(def. Marco Huck) 		1 Apr 2017 – 27 Jan 2018 1
25 Oleksandr Usyk 27 Jan 2018 – 4 Jun 2019 2
Usyk was stripped of the title and named champion in recess after moving up to heavyweight.[14]
26 Ilunga Makabu
(def. Michał Cieślak) 		31 Jan 2020 – 26 Feb 2023 2
27 Badou Jack 26 Feb – 16 Sep 2023 0
Jack vacated to challenge the WBC bridgerweight title.[15]
28 Noel Mikaelian
(def. Ilunga Makabu) 		4 Nov 2023 – present 0

Light heavyweight

No. Name Reign Defenses
1 Harold Johnson
(awarded the inaugural title) 		14 Feb – 1 Jun 1963 0
2 Willie Pastrano 1 Jun 1963 – 30 Mar 1965 2
3 José Torres 30 Mar 1965 – 16 Dec 1966 3
4 Dick Tiger 16 Dec 1966 – 24 May 1968 2
5 Bob Foster 24 May 1968 – 9 Aug 1974 14
Foster was stripped of the title after failing to make a defense against number one contender John Conteh.[16]
6 John Conteh
(def. Jorge Ahumada) 		1 Oct 1974 – 18 May 1977 3
Conteh was stripped of the title after refusing to fight Jesse Burnett, alleging he was forced to sign the contract at gunpoint.[17]
7 Miguel Ángel Cuello
(def. Jesse Burnett) 		21 May 1977 – 8 Jan 1978 0
8 Mate Parlov 8 Jan – 2 Dec 1978 1
9 Marvin Johnson 2 Dec 1978 – 22 Apr 1979 0
10 Matthew Saad Muhammad 22 Apr 1979 – 19 Dec 1981 8
11 Dwight Muhammad Qawi 19 Dec 1981 – 18 Mar 1983 3
12 Michael Spinks 18 Mar 1983 – 9 Oct 1985 4
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.[18]
13 J. B. Williamson
(def. Prince Mama Mohammed) 		10 Dec 1985 – 30 Apr 1986 0
14 Dennis Andries 30 Apr 1986 – 7 Mar 1987 1
15 Thomas Hearns 7 Mar – 6 Aug 1987 0
Hearns vacated the title to fight Juan Roldán for the vacant WBC middleweight title.[19]
16 Donny Lalonde
(def. Eddie Davis) 		27 Nov 1987 – 7 Nov 1988 1
17 Sugar Ray Leonard 7 Nov – 15 Nov 1988 0
Leonard vacated the title because he was unsure whether he would continue his boxing career.[20]
18 Dennis Andries (2)
(def. Tony Willis) 		21 Feb – 24 Jun 1989 0
19 Jeff Harding 24 Jun 1989 – 28 Jul 1990 2
20 Dennis Andries (3) 28 Jul 1990 – 11 Sep 1991 2
21 Jeff Harding (2) 11 Sep 1991 – 23 Jul 1994 2
22 Mike McCallum 23 Jul 1994 – 16 Jun 1995 1
23 Fabrice Tiozzo 16 Jun 1995 – 13 Jan 1997 1
Tiozzo is stripped of the title after failing to meet the defense deadline.[21]
24 Roy Jones Jr.
(interim champion promoted) 		13 Jan – 21 Mar 1997 0
25 Montell Griffin 21 Mar – 7 Aug 1997 0
26 Roy Jones Jr. (2) 7 Aug – 5 Nov 1997 0
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.[22]
27 Graciano Rocchigiani
(def. Michael Nunn) 		21 Mar – Jun 1998 0
Rocchigiani was demoted to interim champion upon Roy Jones Jr.'s request to be reinstated as champion.
28 Roy Jones Jr. (3)
(reinstated) 		Jun 1998 – 4 Apr 2003 11
On 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.[23]
29 Antonio Tarver
(def. Montell Griffin) 		26 Apr – 8 Nov 2003 0
30 Roy Jones Jr. (4) 8 Nov 2003 – 15 May 2004 0
31 Antonio Tarver (2) 15 May – 4 Nov 2004 0
Tarver vacates the title to fight Glen Johnson instead of his mandatory challenger Paul Briggs.[24]
32 Tomasz Adamek
(def. Paul Briggs) 		21 May 2005 – 3 Feb 2007 2
33 Chad Dawson 3 Feb 2007 – 11 Jul 2008 3
Dawson vacated the title to pursue a bout against Antonio Tarver instead of interim champion Adrian Diaconu.[25]
34 Adrian Diaconu
(interim champion promoted) 		11 Jul 2008 – 19 Jun 2009 0
35 Jean Pascal 19 Jun 2009 – 21 May 2011 2
36 Bernard Hopkins 21 May 2011 – 28 Apr 2012 0
37 Chad Dawson (2) 28 April 2012 – 8 Jun 2013 0
38 Adonis Stevenson 8 Jun 2013 – 1 Dec 2018 9
39 Oleksandr Gvozdyk 1 Dec 2018 – 18 Oct 2019 1
40 Artur Beterbiev 18 Oct 2019 – present 5

Super middleweight

No. Name Reign Defenses
1 Sugar Ray Leonard
(def. Donny Lalonde) 		7 Nov 1988 – 27 Aug 1990 2
Leonard vacates the title citing that he is underweight for the division.[26]
2 Mauro Galvano
(def. Dario Matteoni) 		15 Dec 1990 – 3 Oct 1992 2
3 Nigel Benn 3 Oct 1992 – 2 Mar 1996 9
4 Thulani Malinga 2 Mar – 6 Jul 1996 0
5 Vincenzo Nardiello 6 Jul – 12 Oct 1996 0
6 Robin Reid 12 Oct 1996 – 19 Dec 1997 3
7 Thulani Malinga (2) 19 Dec 1997 – 27 Mar 1998 0
8 Richie Woodhall 27 Mar 1998 – 23 Oct 1999 2
9 Markus Beyer 23 Oct 1999 – 6 May 2000 1
10 Glenn Catley 6 May – 1 Sep 2000 0
11 Dingaan Thobela 1 Sep – 15 Dec 2000 0
12 Dave Hilton Jr. 15 Dec 2000 – 1 May 2001 0
Hilton was stripped of the title after being convicted of sexually assaulting two teenaged girls.[27]
13 Éric Lucas
(def. Glenn Catley) 		10 Jul 2001 – 5 Apr 2003 3
14 Markus Beyer (2) 5 Apr 2003 – 5 Jun 2004 2
15 Cristian Sanavia 5 Jun – 9 Oct 2004 0
16 Markus Beyer (3) 9 Oct 2004 – 14 Oct 2006 5
17 Mikkel Kessler 14 Oct 2006 – 3 Nov 2007 1
18 Joe Calzaghe 3 Nov 2007 – 28 Jun 2008 0
Calzaghe vacated the title to pursue a fight with Roy Jones Jr. instead of mandatory challenger Carl Froch.[28]
19 Carl Froch
(def. Jean Pascal) 		6 Dec 2008 – 24 Apr 2010 2
20 Mikkel Kessler (2) 24 Apr – 6 Sep 2010 0
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.[29]
21 Carl Froch (2)
(def. Arthur Abraham) 		27 Nov 2010 – 17 Dec 2011 1
22 Andre Ward 17 Dec 2011 – 20 May 2013 1
Ward is stripped of the title and is designated by the WBC as Champion Emeritus unbeknownst to him.[30]
23 Sakio Bika
(def. Marco Antonio Peribán) 		22 Jun 2013 – 16 Aug 2014 1
24 Anthony Dirrell 16 Aug 2014 – 24 Apr 2015 0
25 Badou Jack 24 Apr 2015 – 18 Jan 2017 3
Jack vacated the title to move up to light heavyweight.[31]
26 David Benavidez
(def. Ronald Gavril) 		8 Sep 2017 – 3 Oct 2018 1
Benavidez was stripped of the title after testing positive for cocaine and was named champion in recess.[32]
27 Anthony Dirrell (2)
(def. Avni Yildirim) 		23 Feb – 28 Sep 2019 0
28 David Benavidez (2) 28 Sep 2019 – 14 Aug 2020 0
Benavidez was stripped of the title after failing to make weight for his fight against Roamer Alexis Angulo.[33]
29 Canelo Álvarez
(def. Callum Smith) 		19 Dec 2020 – present 6

Middleweight

No. Name Reign Defenses
1 Dick Tiger
(def. Gene Fullmer) 		10 Aug – 7 Dec 1963 0
2 Joey Giardello 7 Dec 1963 – 21 Oct 1965 1
3 Dick Tiger (2) 21 Oct 1965 – 25 Apr 1966 0
4 Emile Griffith 25 Apr 1966 – 4 Mar 1968 2
5 Nino Benvenuti 4 Mar 1968 – 7 Nov 1970 4
6 Carlos Monzón 7 Nov 1970 – 23 Apr 1974 9
Monzón is stripped of his title for not fighting his mandatory challenger Rodrigo Valdéz.[34]
7 Rodrigo Valdéz
(def. Bennie Briscoe) 		25 May 1974 – 26 Jun 1976 4
8 Carlos Monzón (2) 26 Jun 1976 – 29 Aug 1977 1
Monzón retires.[35]
9 Rodrigo Valdéz (2)
(def. Bennie Briscoe) 		5 Nov 1977 – 22 Apr 1978 0
10 Hugo Corro 22 Apr 1978 – 30 Jun 1979 2
11 Vito Antuofermo 30 Jun 1979 – 16 Mar 1980 1
12 Alan Minter 16 Mar – 27 Sep 1980 1
13 Marvin Hagler 27 Sep 1980 – 6 Apr 1987 12
14 Sugar Ray Leonard 6 Apr – 27 May 1987 0
Leonard retires.[36]
15 Thomas Hearns
(def. Juan Roldán) 		29 Oct 1987 – 6 Jun 1988 0
16 Iran Barkley 6 Jun 1988 – 24 Feb 1989 0
17 Roberto Durán 24 Feb 1989 – 11 Jan 1990 0
Durán is stripped of the title for not defending the title within the required 10 months.[37]
18 Julian Jackson
(def. Herol Graham) 		24 Nov 1990 – 8 May 1993 4
19 Gerald McClellan 8 May 1993 – 5 Jan 1995 3
McClellan vacates his title to move up and challenge Nigel Benn for his WBC super middleweight title.[38]
20 Julian Jackson (2)
(def. Agostino Cardamone) 		17 Mar – 19 Aug 1995 0
21 Quincy Taylor 19 Aug 1995 – 16 Mar 1996 0
22 Keith Holmes 16 Mar 1996 – 2 May 1998 2
23 Hacine Cherifi 2 May 1998 – 24 Apr 1999 0
24 Keith Holmes (2) 24 Apr 1999 – 14 Apr 2001 2
25 Bernard Hopkins 14 Apr 2001 – 16 Jul 2005 7
26 Jermain Taylor 16 Jul 2005 – 29 Sep 2007 4
27 Kelly Pavlik 29 Sep 2007 – 17 Apr 2010 3
28 Sergio Martínez 17 Apr 2010 – 18 Jan 2011 1
Martínez is stripped for not fighting his mandatory challenger Sebastian Zbik.[39]
29 Sebastian Zbik
(interim champion promoted) 		18 Jan – 4 Jun 2011 0
30 Julio César Chávez Jr. 4 Jun 2011 – 15 Sep 2012 3
31 Sergio Martínez (2) 15 Sep 2012 – 7 Jun 2014 1
32 Miguel Cotto 7 Jun 2014 – 17 Nov 2015 1
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.[40]
33 Canelo Álvarez
(def. Miguel Cotto) 		21 Nov 2015 – 18 May 2016 1
Álvarez vacated his title to avoid WBC's deadline on the ongoing negotiation with Gennady Golovkin.[41]
34 Gennady Golovkin
(interim champion promoted) 		18 May 2016 – 15 Sep 2018 4
35 Canelo Álvarez (2) 15 Sep 2018 – 26 Jun 2019 1
Álvarez is designated by the WBC as Franchise champion.[42]
36 Jermall Charlo
(interim champion promoted) 		26 Jun 2019 – present 4

Super welterweight

No. Name Reign Defenses
1 Denny Moyer
(def. Stan Harrington) 		19 Feb – 29 Apr 1963 0
2 Ralph Dupas 29 Apr – 7 Sep 1963 1
3 Sandro Mazzinghi 7 Sep 1963 – 18 Jun 1965 3
4 Nino Benvenuti 18 Jun 1965 – 25 Jun 1966 1
5 Kim Ki-Soo 25 Jun 1966 – 26 May 1968 2
6 Sandro Mazzinghi (2) 26 May – 8 Nov 1968 1
Mazzinghi is stripped of his title by the WBC after his bout against Freddie Little resulted in a no contest.[43]
7 Freddie Little
(def. Stanley Hayward) 		17 Mar 1969 – 9 Jul 1970 2
8 Carmelo Bossi 9 Jul 1970 – 31 Oct 1971 1
9 Koichi Wajima 31 Oct 1971 – 4 Jun 1974 6
10 Oscar Albarado 4 Jun 1974 – 21 Jan 1975 1
11 Koichi Wajima (2) 21 Jan – 6 Mar 1975 0
Wajima is stripped of his title on WBC's February ratings posted on 6 March [44] for choosing to fight Yuh Jae-doo who was not ranked by the WBC.[45]
12 Miguel de Oliveira
(def. José Durán) 		7 May – 13 Nov 1975 0
13 Elisha Obed 13 Nov 1975 – 18 Jun 1976 2
14 Eckhard Dagge 18 Jun 1976 – 6 Aug 1977 2
15 Rocky Mattioli 6 Aug 1977 – 4 Mar 1979 2
16 Maurice Hope 4 Mar 1979 – 23 May 1981 3
17 Wilfred Benítez 23 May 1981 – 3 Dec 1982 2
18 Thomas Hearns 3 Dec 1982 – 24 Oct 1986 4
Hearns vacates his title to move up in weight class.[46]
19 Duane Thomas
(def. John Mugabi) 		5 Dec 1986 – 12 Jul 1987 0
20 Lupe Aquino 12 Jul – 2 Oct 1987 0
21 Gianfranco Rosi 2 Oct 1987 – 8 Jul 1988 1
22 Donald Curry 8 Jul 1988 – 11 Feb 1989 0
23 René Jacquot 11 Feb – 8 Jul 1989 0
24 John Mugabi 8 Jul 1989 – 31 Mar 1990 0
25 Terry Norris 31 Mar 1990 – 18 Dec 1993 10
26 Simon Brown 18 Dec 1993 – 7 May 1994 1
27 Terry Norris (2) 7 May – 12 Nov 1994 0
28 Luis Santana 12 Nov 1994 – 19 Aug 1995 1
29 Terry Norris (3) 19 Aug 1995 – 6 Dec 1997 6
30 Keith Mullings 6 Dec 1997 – 29 Jan 1999 1
31 Javier Castillejo 29 Jan 1999 – 28 Jun 2001 5
32 Oscar De La Hoya 28 Jun 2001 – 13 Sep 2003 2
33 Shane Mosley 13 Sep 2003 – 13 Mar 2004 0
34 Winky Wright 13 Mar 2004 – 5 Mar 2005 1
Wright vacates the title to move up to middleweight.[47]
35 Javier Castillejo (2)
(interim champion promoted) 		5 Mar – 31 May 2005 0
Castillejo was stripped of the title for refusing to fight his mandatory challenger Ricardo Mayorga.[48]
36 Ricardo Mayorga
(def. Michele Piccirillo) 		13 Aug 2005 – 6 May 2006 0
37 Oscar De La Hoya (2) 6 May 2006 – 5 May 2007 0
38 Floyd Mayweather Jr. 5 May – 2 July 2007 0
Mayweather Jr. vacates the title to focus in the welterweight division.[49]
39 Vernon Forrest
(def. Carlos Baldomir) 		28 Jul 2007 – 7 Jun 2008 1
40 Sergio Mora 7 Jun – 13 Sep 2008 0
41 Vernon Forrest (2) 13 Sep 2008 – 21 May 2009 0
Forrest is stripped of his title because of a rib injury that prevented him from defending his title.[50]
42 Sergio Martínez
(interim champion promoted) 		21 May 2009 – 16 Jun 2010 0
Martínez vacates his title to stay at middleweight.[51]
43 Manny Pacquiao
(def. Antonio Margarito) 		14 Nov 2010 – 8 Feb 2011 0
Pacquiao vacates his title to move back down to welterweight.[52]
44 Canelo Álvarez
(def. Matthew Hatton) 		5 Mar 2011 – 14 Sep 2013 6
45 Floyd Mayweather Jr. (2) 14 Sep 2013 – 2 Nov 2015 1
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.[53]
46 Jermell Charlo
(def. John Jackson) 		21 May 2016 – 22 Dec 2018 3
47 Tony Harrison 22 Dec 2018 – 21 Dec 2019 0
48 Jermell Charlo (2) 21 Dec 2019 – 26 January 2024 3
Charlo is designated by the WBC as champion in recess.[54]
49 Sebastian Fundora
(def. Tim Tszyu) 		30 Mar 2024 – present 0

Welterweight

No. Name Reign Defenses
1 Emile Griffith
(awarded inaugural title) 		Feb – 21 Mar 1963 0
2 Luis Manuel Rodríguez 21 Mar – 8 Jun 1963 0
3 Emile Griffith (2) 8 Jun 1963 – 1 Aug 1966 5
Griffith moves up and wins the WBA, WBC, and The Ring middleweight titles; He then loses the lawsuit to retain his WBC welterweight title.[55]
4 Curtis Cokes
(def. Jean Josselin) 		28 Nov 1966 – 18 Apr 1969 4
5 José Nápoles 18 Apr 1969 – 3 Dec 1970 3
6 Billy Backus 3 Dec 1970 – 4 Jun 1971 0
7 José Nápoles (2) 4 Jun 1971 – 6 Dec 1975 10
8 John H. Stracey 6 Dec 1975 – 22 Jun 1976 1
8 Carlos Palomino 22 Jun 1976 – 14 Jan 1979 7
9 Wilfred Benítez 14 Jan – 30 Nov 1979 1
10 Sugar Ray Leonard 30 Nov 1979 – 20 Jun 1980 1
12 Roberto Durán 20 Jun – 25 Nov 1980 0
13 Sugar Ray Leonard (2) 25 Nov 1980 – 9 Nov 1982 3
Leonard retires for the first time.[56]
14 Milton McCrory
(def. Colin Jones) 		13 Aug 1983 – 6 Dec 1985 4
15 Donald Curry 6 Dec 1985 – 27 Sep 1986 0
16 Lloyd Honeyghan 27 Sep 1986 – 28 Oct 1987 3
17 Jorge Vaca 28 Oct 1987 – 29 Mar 1988 0
18 Lloyd Honeyghan (2) 29 Mar 1988 – 4 Feb 1989 1
19 Marlon Starling 4 Feb 1989 – 19 Aug 1990 1
20 Maurice Blocker 19 Aug 1990 – 18 Mar 1991 0
21 Simon Brown 18 Mar – 29 Nov 1991 0
22 Buddy McGirt 29 Nov 1991 – 6 Mar 1993 2
23 Pernell Whitaker 6 Mar 1993 – 12 Apr 1997 8
24 Oscar De La Hoya 12 Apr 1997 – 17 Sep 1999 7
25 Félix Trinidad 17 Sep 1999 – 20 Mar 2000 0
Trinidad vacates his title to stay at super welterweight.[57]
26 Oscar De La Hoya (2)
(no. 1 contender promoted) 		20 Mar – 17 Jun 2000 0
27 Shane Mosley 17 Jun 2000 – 26 Jan 2002 3
28 Vernon Forrest 26 Jan 2002 – 25 Jan 2003 1
29 Ricardo Mayorga 25 Jan – 13 Dec 2003 1
30 Cory Spinks 13 Dec 2003 – 5 Feb 2005 2
31 Zab Judah 5 Feb 2005 – 7 Jan 2006 1
32 Carlos Baldomir 7 Jan – 4 Nov 2006 1
33 Floyd Mayweather Jr. 4 Nov 2006 – 6 Jun 2008 1
Mayweather Jr. announces his first retirement.[58]
34 Andre Berto
(def. Miguel Ángel Rodríguez) 		21 Jun 2008 – 16 Apr 2011 5
35 Victor Ortiz 16 Apr – 17 Sep 2011 0
36 Floyd Mayweather Jr. (2) 17 Sep 2011 – 2 Nov 2015 5
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.[53]
37 Danny Garcia
(def. Robert Guerrero) 		23 Jan 2016 – 4 Mar 2017 0
38 Keith Thurman 4 Mar 2017 – 24 Apr 2018 0
Thurman vacates his title due to injuries.[59]
39 Shawn Porter
(def. Danny Garcia) 		8 Sep 2018 – 28 Sep 2019 1
40 Errol Spence Jr. 28 Sep 2019 – 29 Jul 2023 2
41 Terence Crawford 29 Jul 2023 – present 0

Super lightweight

No. Name Reign Defenses
1 Eddie Perkins
(def. Roberto Cruz) 		15 Jun 1963 – 18 Jan 1965 2
2 Carlos Morocho Hernández 18 Jan 1965 – 29 Apr 1966 2
3 Sandro Lopopolo 29 Apr 1966 – 30 Apr 1967 1
4 Takeshi Fuji 30 Apr 1967 – 14 Nov 1968 1
Fuji was stripped of the title for not fighting his mandatory challenger Pedro Adigue.[60]
5 Pedro Adigue
(def. Adolph Pruitt) 		14 Dec 1968 – 31 Jan 1970 0
6 Bruno Arcari 31 Jan 1970 – 2 Sep 1974 9
Arcari vacated his title because he couldn't defend against number 1 contender Lion Furuyuma.[61]
7 Perico Fernandez
(def. Lion Furuyama) 		21 Sep 1974– 15 Jul 1975 1
8 Saensak Muangsurin 15 Jul 1975 – 30 Jun 1976 1
9 Miguel Velasquez 30 June – 29 Oct 1976 0
10 Saensak Muangsurin (2) 29 Oct 1976 – 30 Dec 1978 7
11 Kim Sang-Hyun 30 Dec 1978 – 23 Feb 1980 2
12 Saoul Mamby 23 Feb 1980 – 26 Jun 1982 5
13 Leroy Haley 26 Jun 1982 – 18 May 1983 2
14 Bruce Curry 18 May 1983 – 29 Jan 1984 2
15 Billy Costello 29 Jan 1984 – 21 Aug 1985 3
16 Lonnie Smith 21 Aug 1985 – 5 May 1986 0
17 René Arredondo 5 May – 24 Jul 1986 0
18 Tsuyoshi Hamada 24 Jul 1986 – 22 Jul 1987 1
19 René Arredondo (2) 22 Jul – 12 Nov 1987 0
20 Roger Mayweather 12 Nov 1987 – 13 May 1989 4
21 Julio César Chávez 13 May 1989 – 29 Jan 1994 12
22 Frankie Randall 29 Jan – 7 May 1994 0
23 Julio César Chávez (2) 7 May 1994 – 7 Jun 1996 4
24 Oscar De La Hoya 7 Jun 1996 – 17 Jun 1997 1
De La Hoya vacates the title to stay at welterweight. The title is vacated on WBC's May ratings posted on 17 June.[62]
25 Kostya Tszyu
(def. Miguel Ángel González) 		21 Aug 1999 – 9 Oct 2003 7
Tszyu is stripped of the title and is designated by the WBC as Champion Emeritus.[63]
26 Arturo Gatti
(def. Gianluca Branco) 		24 Jan 2004 – 25 Jun 2005 2
27 Floyd Mayweather Jr. 25 Jun 2005 – 23 Mar 2006 0
Mayweather Jr. vacates the title to stay at welterweight.[64]
28 Junior Witter
(def. DeMarcus Corley) 		15 Sep 2006 – 10 May 2008 2
29 Timothy Bradley 10 May 2008 – 28 Apr 2009 2
Bradley is stripped of his title for refusing to fight his mandatory challenger Devon Alexander.[65]
30 Devon Alexander
(def. Junior Witter) 		1 Aug 2009 – 20 Jan 2011 2
31 Timothy Bradley (2) 29 Jan – 29 Jul 2011 0
Bradley is declared champion in recess for not defending it within six months.[66]
32 Érik Morales
(def. Pablo César Cano) 		17 Sep 2011 – 23 Mar 2012 0
Morales came in overweight and is stripped of the title before fighting Danny Garcia. Only Garcia was eligible to win the title.[67]
33 Danny Garcia
(def. Érik Morales) 		24 Mar 2012 – 11 Jun 2015 5
García is stripped of the title for refusing to fight his mandatory challenger Viktor Postol.[68]
34 Viktor Postol
(def. Lucas Matthysse) 		3 Oct 2015 – 23 Jul 2016 0
35 Terence Crawford 23 Jul 2016 – 13 Feb 2018 3
Crawford wanted to move up to welterweight. The title is vacated on WBC's February 2018 rankings.[69]
36 José Ramírez
(def. Amir Imam) 		17 Mar 2018 – 22 May 2021 4
37 Josh Taylor 22 May 2021 – 1 Jul 2022 1
Taylor vacates the title.[70]
38 Regis Prograis
(def. Jose Zepeda) 		26 Nov 2022 – 9 Dec 2023 1
39 Devin Haney 9 Dec 2023 – present 0

Lightweight

No. Name Reign Defenses
1 Carlos Ortiz
(def. Douglas Vaillant) 		7 Apr 1963 – 10 Apr 1965 3
2 Ismael Laguna 10 Apr – 13 Nov 1965 0
3 Carlos Ortiz (2) 13 Nov 1965 – 25 Oct 1966 2
Ortiz was stripped of the title after the WBC accused the referee for his title defense against Sugar Ramos, of doing a long count.[71]
4 Carlos Ortiz (3)
(def. Sugar Ramos) 		1 Jul 1967 – 29 Jun 1968 1
5 Carlos Cruz 29 Jun 1968 – 18 Feb 1969 1
6 Mando Ramos 18 Feb 1969 – 3 Mar 1970 1
7 Ismael Laguna (2) 3 Mar – 16 Sep 1970 1
Laguna is stripped of the title.[72]
8 Ken Buchanan
(def. Rubén Navarro) 		12 Feb – 25 Jun 1971 0
Buchanan is stripped of the title for failing to defend his title against Pedro Carrasco.[73]
9 Pedro Carrasco
(def. Mando Ramos) 		5 Nov 1971 – 19 Feb 1972 0
10 Mando Ramos 18 Feb – 15 Sep 1972 1
11 Chango Carmona 15 Sep – 10 Nov 1972 0
12 Rodolfo González 10 No 1972 – 11 Apr 1974 2
13 Guts Ishimatsu 11 Apr 1974 – 8 May 1976 5
14 Esteban de Jesús 8 May 1976 – 21 Jan 1978 3
15 Roberto Durán 21 Jan 1978 – 7 Feb 1979 0
Durán vacates the title to move up to welterweight.[74]
16 Jim Watt
(def. Alfredo Pitalua) 		17 Apr 1979 – 20 Jun 1981 4
17 Alexis Argüello 20 Jun 1981 – 15 Feb 1983 4
Argüello vacates the title to move up to super lightweight.[75]
18 Edwin Rosario
(def. José Luis Ramírez) 		1 May 1983 – 3 Nov 1984 2
19 José Luis Ramírez 3 Nov 1984 – 29 Apr 1987 0
20 Héctor Camacho 10 Aug 1985 – 29 Apr 1987 2
Camacho is stripped of the title for failing to make a title defense.[76]
21 José Luis Ramírez (2)
(def. Terrence Alli) 		19 Jul 1987 – 29 Oct 1988 2
22 Julio César Chávez 29 Oct 1988 – 25 Jun 1989 0
Chávez won the WBC super lightweight title on 13 May. The earliest report of the lightweight title being vacated was on 25 June 1989.[77]
23 Pernell Whitaker
(def. José Luis Ramírez) 		20 Aug 1989 – 13 Apr 1992 6
Whitaker vacates the title to move up to super lightweight.[78]
24 Miguel Ángel González
(def. Wilfrido Rocha) 		24 Aug 1992 – 29 Feb 1996 10
González vacates his title to move up to super lightweight. The earliest report of the lightweight title being vacated was on 29 February 1996.[79]
25 Jean Baptiste Mendy
(def. Lamar Murphy) 		20 Apr 1996 – 1 Mar 1997 0
26 Stevie Johnston 1 Mar 1997 – 13 Jun 1998 3
27 César Bazán 13 Jun 1998 – 27 Feb 1999 2
28 Stevie Johnston (2) 27 Feb 1999 – 17 Jun 2000 4
29 José Luis Castillo 17 Jun 2000 – 20 Apr 2002 3
30 Floyd Mayweather Jr. 20 Apr 2002 – 30 May 2004 3
José Luis Castillo and Juan Lazcano was originally fighting for the interim title[80] but was later changed for the vacant world title on 30 May, just days after Mayweather Jr. won at the super lightweight division.[81]
31 José Luis Castillo (2)
(def. Juan Lazcano) 		5 Jun 2004 – 7 May 2005 2
32 Diego Corrales 7 May 2005 – 6 Oct 2006 0
Corrales is stripped of the title for being overweight in his fight against Casamayor.[82]
33 Joel Casamayor
(def. Diego Corrales) 		7 Oct 2006 – 22 Feb 2007 0
Casamayor is stripped of the title for refusing to fight his mandatory challenger.[83]
34 David Díaz
(interim champion promoted) 		22 Feb 2007 – 28 Jun 2008 1
35 Manny Pacquiao 28 Jun 2008 – 24 Feb 2009 0
Pacquiao vacates the title to move up to super lightweight.[84]
36 Edwin Valero
(def. Antonio Pitalúa) 		4 Apr 2009 – 9 Feb 2010 2
Valero is declared champion in recess after receiving a deep cut in his fight against Antonio DeMarco.[85]
37 Humberto Soto
(def. David Díaz) 		13 Mar 2010 – 1 Jul 2011 4
Soto vacates the title to move up to super lightweight.[86]
38 Antonio DeMarco
(def. Jorge Linares) 		15 Oct 2011 – 17 Nov 2012 2
39 Adrien Broner 17 Nov 2012 – 29 Jan 2014 1
Broner is stripped of his title for failing to defend his title for almost a year.[87]
40 Omar Figueroa Jr.
(interim champion promoted) 		29 Jan – 10 Nov 2014 2
Figueroa Jr. is declared champion in recess because of injury.[88]
41 Jorge Linares
(def. Javier Prieto) 		30 Dec 2014 – 22 Feb 2016 2
Linares is declared champion in recess because of fractured hand.[89]
42 Dejan Zlatičanin
(def. Franklin Mamani) 		11 Jun 2016 – 28 Jan 2017 0
43 Mikey Garcia 28 Jan 2017 – 25 Apr 2019 1
Garcia vacates the title to move up to welterweight.[90]
44 Vasiliy Lomachenko
(def. Luke Campbell) 		31 Aug – 23 Oct 2019 0
Lomachenko is designated by the WBC as Franchise champion.[91]
45 Devin Haney
(interim champion promoted) 		23 Oct – 12 Dec 2019 1
Haney is declared champion in recess after injuring his right shoulder.[92]
46 Devin Haney (2)
(reinstated) 		22 Apr 2020 – 1 Aug 2023 6
Haney is declared champion in recess after opting to challenge for the WBC super lightweight title.[93]
47 Shakur Stevenson
(def. Edwin De Los Santos) 		16 Nov 2023 – present 0

Super featherweight

No. Name Reign Defenses
1 Gabriel Elorde
(def. Johnny Bizzaro) 		16 Feb 1963 – 15 Jun 1967 5
2 Yoshiaki Numata 15 Jun – 14 Dec 1967 0
3 Hiroshi Kobayashi 14 Dec 1967 – 20 Jan 1969 2
Kobayashi is stripped of the title for refusing to fight René Barrientos.[94]
4 Rene Barrientos
(def. Rubén Navarro) 		15 Feb 1969 – 5 Apr 1970 0
5 Yoshiaki Numata (2) 5 Apr 1970 – 10 Oct 1971 3
6 Ricardo Arredondo 10 Oct 1971 – 28 Feb 1974 5
7 Kuniaki Shibata 28 Feb 1974 – 5 Jul 1975 3
8 Alfredo Escalera 5 Jul 1975 – 28 Jan 1978 10
9 Alexis Argüello 28 Jan 1978 – 1 Nov 1980 8
Argüello vacates the title to move up to lightweight. The title is declared vacant on WBC's ranking released on 1 November.[95]
10 Rafael Limón
(def. Idelfonso Bethelmy) 		11 Dec 1980 – 8 Mar 1981 0
11 Cornelius Boza-Edwards 8 Mar – 29 Aug 1981 1
12 Rolando Navarrete 29 Aug 1981 – 29 May 1982 1
13 Rafael Limón (2) 29 May – 11 Dec 1982 1
14 Bobby Chacon 11 Dec 1982 – 27 Jun 1983 1
Chacon is stripped of the title for refusing to fight his mandatory challenger.[96]
15 Héctor Camacho
(def. Rafael Limón) 		7 Aug 1983 – 6 Jul 1984 1
Camacho vacates the title to move up to lightweight.[97]
16 Julio César Chávez
(def. Mario Martínez) 		13 Sep 1984 – 29 Dec 1987 9
Chávez vacates the title to stay at lightweight. The title is vacated on WBC's ratings released on 29 December.[98]
17 Azumah Nelson
(def. Mario Martínez) 		29 Feb 1988 – 7 May 1994 10
18 Jesse James Leija 7 May – 17 Sep 1994 0
19 Gabriel Ruelas 17 Sep 1994 – 1 De 1995 2
20 Azumah Nelson (2) 1 Dec 1995 – 22 Mar 1997 1
21 Genaro Hernández 22 Mar 1997 – 3 Oct 1998 3
22 Floyd Mayweather Jr. 3 Oct 1998 – 14 May 2002 8
Mayweather Jr. vacates the title to stay at lightweight. The title is vacated on WBC's ratings released on 14 May.[99]
23 Sirimongkol Singwangcha
(def. Kengo Nagashima) 		24 Aug 2002 – 15 August 2003 1
24 Jesús Chávez 15 August 2003 – 28 Feb 2004 0
25 Érik Morales 28 Feb – 27 Nov 2004 1
26 Marco Antonio Barrera 27 Nov 2004 – 17 Mar 2007 4
27 Juan Manuel Márquez 17 Mar 2007 – 15 Mar 2008 1
28 Manny Pacquiao 15 Mar – 16 Jul 2008 0
Pacquiao vacates the title to stay at lightweight.[100]
29 Humberto Soto
(def. Francisco Lorenzo) 		20 Dec 2008 – 18 Mar 2010 3
Soto vacates the title to stay at lightweight.[101]
30 Vitali Tajbert
(interim champion promoted) 		18 Mar – 26 Nov 2010 1
31 Takahiro Ao 26 Nov 2010 – 27 Oct 2012 3
32 Gamaliel Díaz 27 Oct 2012 – 8 Apr 2013 0
33 Takashi Miura 8 Apr 2013 – 21 Nov 2015 4
34 Francisco Vargas 21 Nov 2015 – 28 Jan 2017 1
35 Miguel Berchelt 28 Jan 2017 – 20 Feb 2021 6
36 Óscar Valdez 20 Feb 2021 – 30 Apr 2022 1
37 Shakur Stevenson 30 Apr 2022 – 22 Sep 2022 0
Stevenson was stripped of the title after missing weight in his fight against mandatory challenger Robson Conceição.[102]
38 O'Shaquie Foster
(def. Rey Vargas) 		11 Feb 2023 – present 2

Featherweight

No. Name Reign Defenses
1 Sugar Ramos
(def. Davey Moore) 		21 Mar 1963 – 26 Sep 1964 3
2 Vicente Saldívar 26 Sep 1964 – 14 Oct 1967 7
Saldívar retires for the first time.[103]
3 Howard Winstone
(def. Mitsunori Seki) 		23 Jan – 24 Jul 1968 0
4 José Legrá 24 Jul 1968 – 21 Jan 1969 0
5 Johnny Famechon 21 Jan 1969 – 9 May 1970 2
6 Vicente Saldívar (2) 9 May – 11 Dec 1970 0
7 Kuniaki Shibata 11 Dec 1970 – 19 May 1972 2
8 Clemente Sánchez 19 May – 16 Dec 1972 0
Sánchez is stripped of the title after failing to make weight against José Legrá.[104]
9 José Legrá (2)
(def. Clemente Sánchez) 		16 Dec 1972 – 5 May 1973 0
10 Éder Jofre 5 May 1973 – 17 Jun 1974 1
Jofre is stripped of the title due to inactivity.[105]
11 Bobby Chacon
(def. Alfredo Marcano) 		7 Sep 1974 – 20 Jun 1975 1
12 Rubén Olivares 20 Jun – 20 Sep 1975 0
13 David Kotei 20 Sep 1975 – 13 Nov 1976 2
14 Danny López 13 Nov 1976 – 2 Feb 1980 8
15 Salvador Sánchez 2 Feb 1980 – 12 Aug 1982 9
Sánchez died thus making the title vacant.[106]
16 Juan Laporte
(def. Mario Miranda) 		15 Sep 1982 – 31 Mar 1984 2
17 Wilfredo Gómez 31 Mar – 8 Dec 1984 0
18 Azumah Nelson 8 Dec 1984 – 27 Jan 1988 6
Nelson vacates the title to move up to super featherweight.[107]
19 Jeff Fenech
(def. Victor Callejas) 		7 Mar 1988 – 18 Apr 1990 3
Fenech vacates the title to move up to super featherweight.[108]
20 Marcos Villasana
(def. Paul Hodkinson) 		2 Jun 1990 – 14 Nov 1991 3
21 Paul Hodkinson 14 Nov 1991 – 28 Apr 1993 3
22 Gregorio Vargas 28 Apr – 4 Dec 1993 0
23 Kevin Kelley 4 Dec 1993 – 7 Jan 1995 2
24 Alejandro González 7 Jan – 23 Sep 1995 2
25 Manuel Medina 23 Sep – 11 Dec 1995 0
26 Luisito Espinosa 11 Dec 1995 – 15 May 1999 7
27 César Soto 15 May – 22 Oct 1999 0
28 Naseem Hamed 22 Oct 1999 – 9 Jan 2000 0
Hamed vacates the title due to his commitment to his WBO title.[109]
29 Guty Espadas Jr.
(def. Luisito Espinosa) 		14 Apr 2000 – 17 Feb 2001 1
30 Érik Morales 17 Feb 2001 – 22 Jun 2002 1
31 Marco Antonio Barrera 22 Jun 2002 0
Barrera declines the title after winning against Morales.[110][111]
32 Érik Morales (2)
(def. Paulie Ayala) 		16 Nov 2002 – 5 Oct 2003 2
Morales vacates the title to move up to super featherweight.[112]
33 Chi In-Jin
(def. Michael Brodie) 		10 Apr 2004 – 29 Jan 2006 3
34 Takashi Koshimoto 29 Jan – 30 Jul 2006 0
35 Rodolfo López 30 Jul – 17 Dec 2006 0
36 Chi In-Jin (2) 17 Dec 2006 – 31 Jul 2007 0
Chi vacates the title.[113]
37 Jorge Linares
(interim champion promoted) 		31 Jul 2007 – 13 Aug 2008 1
Linares vacates the title to move up to super featherweight.[114]
38 Óscar Larios
(interim champion promoted) 		13 Aug 2008 – 12 Mar 2009 2
39 Takahiro Ao 12 Mar – 14 Jul 2009 0
40 Elio Rojas 14 Jul 2009 – 27 Sep 2010 1
Rojas injured his hand and required surgery.[115] The title was later vacated when a bout between Hozumi Hasegawa and Juan Carlos Burgos was announced for the vacant title.[116] Rojas was then declared champion in recess during WBC's convention held on November.[117]
41 Hozumi Hasegawa
(def. Juan Carlos Burgos) 		26 Nov 2010 – 8 Apr 2011 0
42 Jhonny González 8 Apr 2011 – 14 Sep 2012 4
43 Daniel Ponce de León 14 Sep 2012 – 4 May 2013 0
44 Abner Mares 4 May – 24 Aug 2013 0
45 Jhonny González (2) 24 Aug 2013 – 28 Mar 2015 2
46 Gary Russell Jr. 28 Mar 2015 – 22 Jan 2022 5
47 Mark Magsayo 22 Jan – 9 Jul 2022 0
48 Rey Vargas 9 Jul 2022 – present 1

Super bantamweight

No. Name Reign Defenses
1 Rigoberto Riasco
(def. Philip Waruinge) 		3 Apr – 9 Oct 1976 2
2 Royal Kobayashi 9 Oct – 24 Nov 1976 0
3 Yum Dong-Kyun 24 Nov 1976 – 21 May 1977 1
4 Wilfredo Gómez 21 May 1977 – 26 May 1983 17
Gómez vacates the title to move up to featherweight.[118]
5 Jaime Garza
(def. Bobby Berna) 		15 Jun 1983 – 3 Nov 1984 1
6 Juan Meza 3 Nov 1984 – 18 Aug 1985 1
7 Lupe Pintor 18 Aug 1985 – 18 Jan 1986 0
8 Samart Payakaroon 18 Jan 1986 – 8 May 1987 1
9 Jeff Fenech 8 May 1987 – 27 Jan 1988 2
Fenech vacates the title to move up to featherweight.[107]
10 Daniel Zaragoza
(def. Carlos Zárate) 		29 Feb 1988 – 23 Apr 1990 5
11 Paul Banke 23 Apr – 5 Nov 1990 1
12 Pedro Rubén Décima 5 Nov 1990 – 23 Feb 1991 0
13 Kiyoshi Hatanaka 23 Feb – 24 Jun 1991 0
14 Daniel Zaragoza (2) 24 Jun 1991 – 20 Mar 1992 2
15 Thierry Jacob 20 Mar – 23 Jun 1992 0
16 Tracy Harris Patterson 23 Jun 1992 – 26 Aug 1994 4
17 Hector Acero Sánchez 26 Aug 1994 – 6 Nov 1995 2
18 Daniel Zaragoza (3) 6 Nov 1995 – 6 Sep 1997 4
19 Érik Morales 6 Sep 1997 – 20 Jul 2000 9
Morales vacates the title to move up to featherweight.[119]
20 Willie Jorrín
(def. Michael Brodie) 		9 Sep 2000 – 1 Nov 2002 2
21 Óscar Larios 1 Nov 2002 – 12 Dec 2005 7
22 Israel Vázquez 12 Dec 2005 – 3 Mar 2007 2
23 Rafael Márquez 3 Mar – Aug 2007 0
24 Israel Vázquez (2) 4 Aug 2007 – 18 Dec 2008 1
Vázquez is stripped of the title after failing to defend the title due to a detached retina.[120]
25 Toshiaki Nishioka
(interim champion promoted) 		18 Dec 2008 – 15 Mar 2012 7
Nishioka is designated by the WBC as Champion Emeritus.[121]
26 Abner Mares
(def. Eric Morel) 		21 Apr 2012 – 31 Jan 2013 1
Mares vacates the title to move up to featherweight.[122]
27 Victor Terrazas
(def. Cristian Mijares) 		20 Apr – 24 Aug 2013 0
28 Léo Santa Cruz 24 Aug 2013 – 1 Nov 2015 4
Santa Cruz vacates the title to stay at featherweight.[123]
29 Julio Ceja
(interim champion promoted) 		1 Nov 2015 – 27 Feb 2016 0
30 Hugo Ruiz 27 Feb – 16 Sep 2016 0
31 Hozumi Hasegawa 16 Sep – 9 Dec 2016 0
Hasegawa retires.[124]
32 Rey Vargas
(def. Gavin McDonnell) 		25 Feb 2017 – 14 Aug 2020 5
Vargas is declared champion in recess after breaking his leg.[125]
33 Luis Nery
(def. Aarón Alameda) 		26 Sep 2020 – 15 May 2021 0
34 Brandon Figueroa 15 May – 27 Nov 2021 0
35 Stephen Fulton 27 Nov 2021 – 25 Jul 2023 1
36 Naoya Inoue 25 Jul 2023 – present 0

Bantamweight

No. Name Reign Defenses
1 Éder Jofre
(def. Katsutoshi Aoki) 		4 Apr 1963 – 18 May 1965 2
2 Fighting Harada 18 May 1965 – 27 Feb 1968 4
3 Lionel Rose 27 Feb 1968 – 22 Aug 1969 3
4 Rubén Olivares 22 Aug 1969 – 16 Oct 1970 2
5 Chucho Castillo 16 Oct 1970 – 2 Apr 1971 0
6 Rubén Olivares (2) 2 Apr 1971 – 19 Mar 1972 2
7 Rafael Herrera 19 Mar – 29 Jul 1972 0
8 Enrique Pinder 29 Jul 1972 – 5 Jan 1973 0
Pinder was stripped of the title for failing to defend it against the number one contender within six months of winning it.[126]
9 Rafael Herrera (2)
(def. Rodolfo Martínez) 		14 Apr 1973 – 7 Dec 1974 2
10 Rodolfo Martínez 7 Dec 1974 – 8 May 1976 3
11 Carlos Zárate 8 May 1976 – 3 Jun 1979 9
12 Lupe Pintor 3 Jun 1979 – 9 Jul 1983 8
Pintor was stripped of the title after failing to defend it in over a year.[127]
13 Alberto Dávila
(interim champion promoted) 		1 Sep 1983 – 23 Mar 1985 1
Dávila was stripped of the title for injuring his back resulting in failure to defend the title.[128] The title was declared vacant on WBC's March rankings released on 23 March.[129]
14 Daniel Zaragoza
(def. Fred Jackson) 		4 May – 9 Aug 1985 0
15 Miguel Lora 9 Aug 1985 – 29 Oct 1988 7
16 Raúl Pérez 29 Oct 1988 – 25 Feb 1991 7
17 Greg Richardson 25 Feb – 19 Sep 1991 1
18 Joichiro Tatsuyoshi 19 Sep 1991 – 17 Sep 1992 0
19 Victor Rabanales 17 Sep 1992 – 28 Mar 1993 1
20 Byun Jung-Il 28 Mar – 23 Dec 1993 1
21 Yasuei Yakushiji 23 Dec 1993 – 30 Jul 1995 4
22 Wayne McCullough 30 Jul 1995 – 11 Jan 1997 2
The title is vacated automatically when he stepped on the ring against WBC super bantamweight champion Daniel Zaragoza.[130]
23 Sirimongkol Singmanasak
(interim champion promoted) 		11 Jan – 22 Nov 1997 3
24 Joichiro Tatsuyoshi (2) 22 Nov 1997 – 29 Dec 1998 2
25 Veeraphol Sahaprom 29 Dec 1998 – 16 Apr 2005 14
26 Hozumi Hasegawa 16 Apr 2005 – 30 Apr 2010 10
27 Fernando Montiel 30 Apr 2010 – 19 Feb 2011 1
28 Nonito Donaire 19 Feb – 22 Oct 2011 1
Donaire vacates the title to move up to super bantamweight.[131]
29 Shinsuke Yamanaka
(def. Christian Esquivel) 		6 Nov 2011 – 15 Aug 2017 12
30 Luis Nery 15 Aug 2017 – 28 Feb 2018 0
Nery was stripped of the title after failing to make weight the day before his rematch against Shinsuke Yamanaka.[132]
31 Nordine Oubaali
(def. Rau'shee Warren) 		19 Jan 2019 – 13 Nov 2020 2
Oubaali was declared champion in recess after testing positive for COVID-19.[133]
32 Nordine Oubaali (2)
(reinstated) 		10 Jan – 29 May 2021 0
33 Nonito Donaire (2) 29 May 2021 – 7 Jun 2022 1
34 Naoya Inoue 7 Jun 2022 – 13 Jan 2023 1
Inoue vacated the title in order to move up to super bantamweight.[134]
35 Alexandro Santiago
(def. Nonito Donaire) 		29 Jul 2023 – 24 Feb 2024 0
36 Junto Nakatani 24 Feb 2024 – present 0

Super flyweight

No. Name Reign Defenses
1 Rafael Orono
(def. Lee Seung-Hoon) 		2 Feb 1980 – 24 Jan 1981 3
2 Kim Chul-Ho 24 Jan 1981 – 28 Nov 1982 5
3 Rafael Orono (2) 28 Nov 1982 – 27 Nov 1983 3
4 Payao Poontarat 27 Nov 1983 – 5 Jul 1984 1
5 Jiro Watanabe 5 Jul 1984 – 30 Mar 1986 4
6 Gilberto Román 30 Mar 1986 – 16 May 1987 6
7 Santos Laciar 16 May – 8 Aug 1987 0
8 Sugar Baby Rojas 8 Aug 1987 – 8 Apr 1988 1
9 Gilberto Román (2) 8 Apr 1988 – 7 Nov 1989 5
10 Nana Konadu 7 Nov 1989 – 20 Jan 1990 0
11 Moon Sung-Kil 20 Jan 1990 – 13 Nov 1993 9
12 José Luis Bueno 13 Nov 1993 – 4 May 1994 0
13 Hiroshi Kawashima 4 May 1994 – 20 Feb 1997 6
14 Gerry Peñalosa 20 Feb 1997 – 29 Aug 1998 3
15 Choi In-Joo 29 Aug 1998 – 27 Aug 2000 5
16 Masamori Tokuyama 27 Aug 2000 – 28 Jun 2004 8
17 Katsushige Kawashima 28 Jun 2004 – 18 Jul 2005 2
18 Masamori Tokuyama (2) 18 Jul 2005 – 6 Dec 2006 1
Tokuyama vacated the title and announced his retirement.[135]
19 Cristian Mijares
(interim champion promoted) 		6 Dec 2006 – 1 Nov 2008 7
20 Vic Darchinyan 1 Nov 2008 – 3 Aug 2010 3
Darchinyan vacated the title to move up to bantamweight and is designated by the WBC as Champion Emeritus.[136]
21 Tomás Rojas
(def. Kohei Kono) 		20 Sep 2010 – 10 Aug 2011 2
22 Suriyan Sor Rungvisai 19 Aug 2011 – 27 Mar 2012 1
23 Yota Sato 27 Mar 2012 – 3 May 2013 2
24 Srisaket Sor Rungvisai 3 May 2013 – 31 May 2014 1
25 Carlos Cuadras 31 May 2014 – 10 Sep 2016 6
26 Román González 10 Sep 2016 – 18 Mar 2017 0
27 Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (2) 18 Mar 2017 – 26 Apr 2019 3
28 Juan Francisco Estrada 26 Apr 2019 – 26 Mar 2021 3
Estrada is designated as Franchise champion to avoid his mandatory obligation and pursued an immediate rematch with Román González.[137]
29 Jesse Rodríguez
(def. Carlos Cuadras) 		5 Feb 2022 – 26 Oct 2022 2
Rodríguez vacated the title to move down to flyweight.[138]
30 Juan Francisco Estrada (2)
(def. Román González) 		3 Dec 2022 – present 0

Flyweight

No. Name Reign Defenses
1 Pone Kingpetch
(awarded inaugural title) 		14 Feb – 18 Sep 1963 0
2 Hiroyuki Ebihara 18 Sep 1963 – 23 Jan 1964 0
3 Pone Kingpetch (2) 23 Jan 1964 – 23 Apr 1965 0
4 Salvatore Burruni 23 Apr – 19 Nov 1965 0
Burruni was stripped of the title for failing to defend it against Hiroyuki Ebihara.[139]
5 Horacio Accavallo
(def. Katsuyoshi Takayama) 		1 Mar 1966 – 2 Oct 1968 3
Accavallo retired after withdrawing from a title defense against Jose Severino.[140]
6 Chartchai Chionoi
(def. Bernabe Villacampo) 		10 Nov 1968 – 23 Feb 1969 0
7 Efren Torres 23 Feb 1969 – 20 Mar 1970 1
8 Chartchai Chionoi (2) 20 Mar – 7 Dec 1970 0
9 Erbito Salavarria 7 Dec 1970 – 29 Dec 1971 2
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.[141]
10 Betulio González
(awarded title) 		29 Dec 1971 – 29 Sep 1972 1
11 Venice Borkhorsor 29 Sep 1972 – 11 Jul 1973 1
Borkhorsor vacated the title to move up to bantamweight.[142]
12 Betulio González (2)
(def. Miguel Canto) 		4 Aug 1973 – 1 Oct 1974 2
13 Shoji Oguma 1 Oct 1974 – 8 Jan 1975 0
14 Miguel Canto 8 Jan 1975 – 18 Mar 1979 14
15 Park Chan-Hee 18 Mac 1979 – 18 May 1980 5
16 Shoji Oguma (2) 18 May 1980 – 12 May 1981 3
17 Antonio Avelar 12 May 1981 – 20 Mar 1982 1
18 Prudencio Cardona 20 Mar – 24 Jul 1982 0
19 Freddy Castillo 24 July – 6 Nov 1982 0
20 Eleoncio Mercedes 6 Nov 1982 – 15 Mar 1983 0
21 Charlie Magri 15 Mar – 27 Sep 1983 0
22 Frank Cedeno 27 Sep 1983 – 18 Jan 1984 0
23 Kōji Kobayashi 18 Jan – 9 Apr 1984 0
24 Gabriel Bernal 9 Apr – 8 Oct 1984 1
25 Sot Chitalada 8 Oct 1984 – 24 Jul 1988 6
26 Kim Yong-Kang 24 Jul 1988 – 3 Jun 1989 2
27 Sot Chitalada (2) 3 Jun 1989 – 15 Feb 1991 4
28 Muangchai Kittikasem 15 Feb 1991 – 23 Jun 1992 3
29 Yuri Arbachakov 23 Jun 1992 – 12 Nov 1997 9
30 Chatchai Singwangcha 12 Nov 1997 – 4 Dec 1998 4
31 Manny Pacquiao 4 Dec 1998 – 16 Sep 1999 1
Pacquiao was stripped of the title after failing to make weight the day before his bout against Medgoen 3K-Battery.[143]
32 Medgoen 3K-Battery
(def. Manny Pacquiao) 		17 Sep 1999 – 19 May 2000 1
33 Malcolm Tuñacao 19 May 2000 – 2 Mar 2001 1
34 Pongsaklek Wonjongkam 2 Mar 2001 – 18 Jul 2007 17
35 Daisuke Naito 18 Jul 2007 – 29 Nov 2009 5
36 Kōki Kameda 29 Nov 2009 – 27 Mar 2010 0
37 Pongsaklek Wonjongkam (2) 27 Mar 2010 – 2 Mar 2012 4
38 Sonny Boy Jaro 2 Mar – 16 Jul 2012 0
39 Toshiyuki Igarashi 16 Jul 2012 – 8 Apr 2013 1
40 Akira Yaegashi 8 Apr 2013 – 5 Sep 2014 3
41 Román González 5 Sep 2014 – 1 Oct 2016 4
González vacated the title after moving up in weight and winning the WBC super flyweight world championship against Carlos Cuadras on 10 September 2016.[144]
42 Juan Hernández Navarrete
(def. Nawaphon Sor Rungvisai) 		4 Mar – 20 May 2017 0
43 Daigo Higa 20 May 2017 – 14 April 2018 2
Higa was stripped of the title for failing to make weight the day before his bout against Cristofer Rosales.[145]
44 Cristofer Rosales
(def. Daigo Higa) 		15 April – 22 Dec 2018 1
45 Charlie Edwards 22 Dec 2018 – 4 Oct 2019 2
Edwards vacated the title over concerns of not being able to make weight.[146]
46 Julio Cesar Martinez
(def. Cristofer Rosales) 		20 Dec 2019 – present 7

Light flyweight

No. Name Reign Defenses
1 Franco Udella
(def. Valentin Martinez) 		4 Apr – 29 Aug 1975 1
Udella was stripped of the title after withdrawing from a 12 September bout against Rafael Lovera due to a fever.[147]
2 Luis Estaba
(def. Rafael Lovera) 		13 Sep 1975 – 19 Feb 1978 11
3 Freddy Castillo 19 Feb – 6 May 1978 0
4 Netrnoi Sor Vorasingh 6 May – 30 Sep 1978 1
5 Kim Sung-Jun 30 Sep 1978 – 3 Jan 1980 3
6 Shigeo Nakajima 3 Jan – 24 Mar 1980 0
7 Hilario Zapata 24 Ma 1980 – 6 Feb 1982 8
8 Amado Ursua 6 Feb – 13 Apr 1982 0
9 Tadashi Tomori 13 Apr – 20 Jul 1982 0
10 Hilario Zapata (2) 20 Jul 1982 – 26 Mar 1983 2
11 Chang Jung-Koo 26 Mar 1983 – 14 Oct 1988 15
Jung-koo vacates the title due to being exhausted by chronic insomnia.[148]
11 Germán Torres
(def. Kang Soon-Jung) 		11 Dec 1988 – 19 Mar 1989 0
12 Lee Yul-Woo 19 Mar – 25 Jun 1989 0
13 Humberto González 25 Jun 1989 – 19 Dec 1990 5
14 Rolando Pascua 19 Dec 1990 – 25 Mar 1991 0
15 Melchor Cob Castro 25 Mar – 3 Jun 1991 0
16 Humberto González (2) 3 Jun 1991 – 13 Mar 1993 4
17 Michael Carbajal 13 Mar 1993 – 19 Feb 1994 2
18 Humberto González (3) 19 Feb 1994 – 15 Jul 1995 3
19 Saman Sorjaturong 15 Jul 1995 – 17 Oct 1999 10
20 Choi Yo-Sam 17 Oct 1999 – 6 Jul 2002 3
21 Jorge Arce 6 Jul 2002 – 23 Feb 2005 7
The title is vacated when a report of a bout for the vacant title was released on 23 February.[149]
22 Eric Ortiz
(def. José Antonio Aguirre) 		11 Mar – 10 Sep 2005 0
23 Brian Viloria 10 Sep 2005 – 10 Aug 2006 1
24 Omar Niño Romero 10 Aug 2006 – 1 Feb 2007 0
Niño was stripped of his title after testing positive for methamphetamine following his 18 November 2006 bout against Brian Viloria.[150]
25 Édgar Sosa
(def. Brian Viloria) 		14 Apr 2007 – 21 Nov 2009 10
26 Rodel Mayol 21 Nov 2009 – 19 Jun 2010 1
27 Omar Niño Romero (2) 19 Jun – 6 Nov 2010 1
28 Gilberto Keb Baas 6 Nov 2010 – 30 Apr 2011 1
29 Adrián Hernández 30 Apr – 23 Dec 2011 1
30 Kompayak Porpramook 23 Dec 2011 – 6 Oct 2012 1
31 Adrián Hernández (2) 6 Oct 2012 – 6 Apr 2014 4
32 Naoya Inoue 6 Apr – 3 Nov 2014 1
Inoue vacates the title to move up to super flyweight.[151]
33 Pedro Guevara
(def. Akira Yaegashi) 		30 Dec 2014 – 28 Nov 2015 2
34 Yu Kimura 28 Nov 2015 – 4 Mar 2016 0
35 Ganigan López 4 Mar 2016 – 20 May 2017 1
36 Kenshiro Teraji 20 May 2017 – 22 Sep 2021 8
37 Masamichi Yabuki 22 Sep 2021 – 19 Mar 2022 0
38 Kenshiro Teraji (2) 19 Mar 2022 – present 4

Strawweight

No. Name Reign Defenses
1 Hiroki Ioka
(def. Mai Thomburifarm) 		18 Oct 1987 – 13 Nov 1988 2
2 Napa Kiatwanchai 13 Nov 1988 – 12 Nov 1989 2
3 Choi Jum-Hwan 12 Nov 1989 – 7 Feb 1990 0
4 Hideyuki Ohashi 7 Feb – 25 Oct 1990 1
5 Ricardo López 25 Oct 1990 – 28 Sep 1999 21
López is stripped of the title when he challenged for the IBF light flyweight title.[152]
6 Wandee Singwangcha
(interim champion promoted) 		28 Sep 1999 – 11 Feb 2000 0
7 José Antonio Aguirre 11 Feb 2000 – 10 Jan 2004 7
8 Eagle Den Junlaphan 10 Jan – 18 Dec 2004 1
9 Isaac Bustos 18 Dec 2004 – 4 Apr 2005 0
10 Katsunari Takayama 4 Apr – 6 Aug 2005 0
11 Eagle Den Junlaphan (2) 6 Aug 2005 – 29 Nov 2007 4
12 Oleydong Sithsamerchai 29 Nov 2007 – 11 Feb 2011 6
13 Kazuto Ioka 11 Feb 2011 – 1 Jul 2012 3
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.[153]
14 Xiong Chaozhong
(def. Javier Martínez Resendiz) 		24 Nov 2012 – 5 Feb 2014 2
15 Oswaldo Novoa 5 Feb – 6 Nov 2014 1
16 Wanheng Menayothin 6 Nov 2014 – 27 Nov 2020 12
17 Panya Pradabsri 27 Nov 2020 – 7 Oct 2023 4
18 Yudai Shigeoka 7 Oct 2023 – 31 Mar 2024 0
19 Melvin Jerusalem 31 Mar 2024 – present 0

See also

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