List of world light-flyweight boxing champions explained

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:

IBF

Reign BeganReign EndedChampionRecognition
Title inaugurated
1983-12-101986-Vacated Dodie Boy PeñalosaIBF
1986-12-071988-11-04 Jum-Hwan ChoiIBF
1988-11-041989-05-02 Tacy MacalosIBF
1989-05-021990-07-29 Muangchai KittikasemIBF
1990-07-291994-02-19 Michael CarbajalIBF
1994-02-191995-07-15 Humberto GonzálezIBF
1995-07-151995-11-12-Vacated Saman SorjaturongIBF
1996-03-161997-01-18 Michael CarbajalIBF
1997-01-181998-04-30-Vacated Mauricio PastranaIBF
1998-12-181999-10-02 Will GrigsbyIBF
1999-10-022001-09-29-Vacated Ricardo LópezIBF
2003-02-152005-05-14 Víctor BurgosIBF
2005-05-142006-01-07 Will GrigsbyIBF
2006-01-072009-04-19 Ulises SolísIBF
2009-04-192010-01-23 Brian ViloriaIBF
2010-01-232010-05-29 Carlos TamaraIBF
2010-05-292011-04-30 Luis Alberto LazarteIBF
2011-04-302012-07-19-Stripped Ulises SolísIBF
2012-07-192014-05-02-Stripped John Riel CasimeroIBF
2014-09-202015-29-12 Javier MendozaIBF
2015-29-122017-22-05 Akira YaegashiIBF
2017-05-222017-12-31 Milan MelindoIBF
2017-12-312018-05-20 Ryoichi TaguchiIBF
2018-05-202018-07-25-Vacated Hekkie BudlerIBF
2018-10-292022-03-22-Vacated Felix AlvaradoIBF
2022-09-13Present Sivenathi NontshingaIBF

WBC

Reign BeganReign EndedChampionRecognition
Title inaugurated
1975-04-041975-08-Stripped Franco UdellaWBC
1975-09-131978-02-19 Luis EstabaWBC
1978-02-191978-05-06 Freddy CastilloWBC
1978-05-061978-09-30 Netrnoi Sor VorasinghWBC
1978-09-301980-01-03 Sung-Jun KimWBC
1980-01-031980-03-24 Shigeo NakajimaWBC
1980-03-241982-02-06 Hilario ZapataWBC
1982-02-061982-04-13 Amado UrsuaWBC
1982-04-131982-07-20 Tadashi TomoriWBC
1982-07-201983-03-26 Hilario ZapataWBC
1983-03-261988-06-27-Vacated Jung-Koo ChangWBC
1988-12-111989-03-19 Germán TorresWBC
1989-03-191989-06-25 Yul-Woo LeeWBC
1989-06-251990-12-19 Humberto GonzálezWBC
1990-12-191991-03-25 Rolando PascuaWBC
1991-03-251991-06-03 Melchor Cob CastroWBC
1991-06-031993-03-13 Humberto GonzálezWBC
1993-03-131994-02-19 Michael CarbajalWBC
1994-02-191995-07-15 Humberto GonzálezWBC
1995-07-151999-10-17 Saman SorjaturongWBC
1999-10-172002-07-06 Yo-Sam ChoiWBC
2002-07-062004-12-18-Vacated Jorge ArceWBC
2005-03-112005-09-10 Eric OrtizWBC
2005-09-102006-08-10 Brian ViloriaWBC
2006-08-102007-02-02-Stripped Omar Niño RomeroWBC
2007-04-142009-11-21 Edgar SosaWBC
2009-11-212010-06-19 Rodel MayolWBC
2010-06-192010-11-06 Omar Niño RomeroWBC
2010-11-062011-04-30 Gilberto Keb BaasWBC
2011-04-302011-12-23 Adrian HernándezWBC
2011-12-232012-08-06 Kompayak PorpramookWBC
2012-08-062014-04-06 Adrian HernándezWBC
2014-04-062014-11-03-Vacated Naoya InoueWBC
2014-12-302015-11-28 Pedro GuevaraWBC
2015-11-282016-03-04 Yu KimuraWBC
2016-03-042017-05-20 Ganigan LópezWBC
2017-05-202021-09-22 Kenshiro TerajiWBC
2021-09-222022-03-19 Masamichi YabukiWBC
2022-03-19Present Kenshiro TerajiWBC

WBA

Reign BeganReign EndedChampionRecognition
Title inaugurated
1975-08-231976-07-02 Jaime RiosWBA
1976-07-021976-10-10 Juan Antonio GuzmanWBA
1976-10-101981-03-08 Yoko GushikenWBA
1981-03-081981-07-19 Pedro FloresWBA
1981-07-191981-12-16 Hwan-Jin KimWBA
1981-12-161983-07-10 Katsuo TokashikiWBA
1983-07-101984-05-19 Lupe MaderaWBA
1984-05-191985-03-29 Francisco QuirozWBA
1985-03-291985-12-08 Joey OlivoWBA
1985-12-081991-12-17 Myung-Woo YuhWBA
1991-12-171992-11-18 Hiroki IokaWBA
1992-11-181993-07-25-Vacated Myung-Woo YuhWBA
1993-10-211995-02-04 Leo GamezWBA
1995-02-041996-01-13 Hi-Yong ChoiWBA
1996-01-131996-05-21 Carlos MurilloWBA
1996-05-211996-12-03 Keiji YamaguchiWBA
1996-12-032000-02-05-Vacated Pichitnoi SitbangprachanWBA
2000-08-122001-03-03 Beibis MendozaWBA
2001-03-032004-10-02-Stripped Rosendo ÁlvarezWBA
2005-04-292006-08-02-Vacated Roberto VásquezWBA
2006-08-022007-01-18-Vacated Kōki KamedaWBA
2007-06-222007-12-08 Juan Carlos RevecoWBA
2007-12-082009-06-05-Retired Brahim AsloumWBA
2009-06-052010-11-26-Vacated Giovani SeguraWBA
2011-02-042014-01-14-Vacated Román GonzálezWBA
2014-07-082014-12-31 Alberto RosselWBA
2014-12-312018-05-20 Ryoichi TaguchiWBA
2018-05-202018-12-31 Hekkie BudlerWBA
2018-12-312022-11-01 Hiroto KyoguchiWBA
2022-11-01Present Kenshiro TerajiWBA

WBO

Reign BeganReign EndedChampionRecognition
Title inaugurated
1989-05-191992-03-01-Stripped José de JesúsWBO
1992-07-311994-07-15 Josue CamachoWBO
1994-07-151994-11-12-Stripped Michael CarbajalWBO
1994-11-231995-11-18 Paul WeirWBO
1995-11-181997-02-08-Vacated Jake MatlalaWBO
1997-05-311997-08-25 Jesús ChongWBO
1997-08-251998-01-17 Melchor Cob CastroWBO
1998-01-171998-12-05 Juan Domingo CórdobaWBO
1998-12-051999-07-31 Jorge ArceWBO
1999-07-311999-08-Retired Michael CarbajalWBO
2000-02-192000-07-Stripped Masibulele MakepulaWBO
2001-04-142005-04-30 Nelson DieppaWBO
2005-04-302007-09-25 Hugo Fidel CázaresWBO
2007-09-252010-08-28 Iván CalderónWBO
2010-08-282011-04-Vacated Giovani SeguraWBO
2010-042011-04-30 Jesús GélesWBO
2011-04-302011-10-08 Ramón García HiralesWBO
2011-10-082016-08-03-Vacated Donnie NietesWBO
2016-12-312017-11-30-Vacated Kosei TanakaWBO
2017-12-022019-06-21 Ángel AcostaWBO
2019-06-212021-10-16 Elwin SotoWBO
2021-10-16Present Jonathan GonzalezWBO

See also