List of world mini-flyweight boxing champions explained

This is a list of world mini-flyweight boxing champions (also known as minimumweight or strawweight), as recognized by the four major sanctioning organizations in boxing:

IBF

Reign BeganReign EndedChampionRecognition
Title inaugurated
1987-06-141987-12-16-Vacated Kyung-Yung LeeIBF
1988-03-241989-06-17 Samuth SithnaruepolIBF
1989-06-171989-09-21 Nico ThomasIBF
1989-09-211990-02-22 Eric ChávezIBF
1990-02-221992-09-06 Fahlan SakkreerinIBF
1992-09-061992-12-10 Manny MelchorIBF
1992-12-101996-03-15-Stripped Ratanapol Sor VorapinIBF
1996-05-181997-12-27 Ratanapol Sor VorapinIBF
1997-12-272001-Vacated Zolani PeteloIBF
2001-04-292002-08-09 Roberto Carlos LeyvaIBF
2002-08-092003-05-31 Miguel BarreraIBF
2003-05-312003-10-04 Edgar CardenasIBF
2003-10-042004-09-14 Daniel ReyesIBF
2004-09-142007-07-07 Muhammad RachmanIBF
2007-07-072008-06-14 Florante CondesIBF
2008-06-142010-03-26 Raúl García HiralesIBF
2010-03-262012-09-01 Nkosinathi JoyiIBF
2012-09-012013-03-30 Mario RodríguezIBF
2013-03-302014-08-09 Katsunari TakayamaIBF
2014-08-092014-10-09-Vacated Francisco Rodriguez, Jr.IBF
2014-12-312015-12-31 Katsunari TakayamaIBF
2015-12-312017-07-23 Jose ArgumedoIBF
2017-07-232018-07-23-Vacated Hiroto KyoguchiIBF
2018-12-012019-02-16 Carlos LiconaIBF
2019-02-162019-07-04-Vacated Deejay KrielIBF
2019-09-072021-02-27 Pedro TaduranIBF
2021-02-272022-07-01 Rene Mark CuartoIBF
2022-07-012023-10-07 Daniel ValladaresIBF
2023-10-07Present Ginjiro ShigeokaIBF

WBC

Reign BeganReign EndedChampionRecognition
Title inaugurated
1987-10-181988-11-13 Hiroki IokaWBC
1988-11-131989-11-12 Napa KiatwanchaiWBC
1989-11-121990-02-07 Jum-Hwan ChoiWBC
1990-02-071990-10-25 Hideyuki OhashiWBC
1990-10-251999-Vacated Ricardo LópezWBC
19992000-02-11 Wandee SingwangchaWBC
2000-02-112004-01-10 José Antonio AguirreWBC
2004-01-102004-12-18 Eagle KyowaWBC
2004-12-182005-04-04 Isaac BustosWBC
2005-04-042005-08-06 Katsunari TakayamaWBC
2005-08-062007-11-29 Eagle KyowaWBC
2007-11-292011-02-11 Oleydong SithsamerchaiWBC
2011-02-112012-06-30-Vacated Kazuto IokaWBC
2012-11-242014-02-05 Xiong Zhao ZhongWBC
2014-02-052014-11-06 Oswaldo NovoaWBC
2014-11-062020-11-27 Wanheng MenayothinWBC
2020-11-272023-10-07 Panya PradabsriWBC
2023-10-07Present Yudai ShigeokaWBC

WBA

Reign BeganReign EndedChampionRecognition
Title inaugurated
1988-01-101989-Vacated Leo GamezWBA
1989-04-161991-02-02 Kim Bong-junWBA
1991-02-021992-10-14 Hi-Yong ChoiWBA
1992-10-141993-02-10 Hideyuki OhashiWBA
1993-02-101995-12-02 Chana PorpaoinWBA
1995-12-021998-11-13-Stripped Rosendo AlvarezWBA
1998-11-131999-Stripped Ricardo LópezWBA
1999-10-092000-08-20-Stripped Noel ArambuletWBA
2000-08-202000-12-06 Joma GamboaWBA
2000-12-062001-04-16 Keitaro HoshinoWBA
2001-04-162001-08-25 Chana PorpaoinWBA
2001-08-252001-10-19-Retired Yutaka NiidaWBA
2002-01-292002-07-29 Keitaro HoshinoWBA
2002-07-292004-07-03-Stripped Noel ArambuletWBA
2004-07-032008-09-15 Yutaka NiidaWBA
2008-09-152010-10-08-Vacated Román GonzálezWBA
2010-11-052011-04-19 Kwanthai SithmorsengWBA
2011-04-192011-07-30 Muhammad RachmanWBA
2011-07-302011-10-24 Pornsawan PorpramookWBA
2011-10-242012-06-20 Akira YaegashiWBA
2012-06-202012-10-03-Vacated Kazuto IokaWBA
2012-12-312013-12-27-Vacated Ryo MiyazakiWBA
2014-03-012016-03-19WBA Super Champion
2016-06-29PresentWBA

WBO

Reign BeganReign EndedChampionRecognition
Title inaugurated
1989-08-301993-Vacated Rafael TorresWBO
1993-05-151993-10-25-Vacated Paul WeirWBO
1993-12-221997-08-23 Alex SánchezWBO
1997-08-231997-Vacated Ricardo LópezWBO
1997-12-191998-05-30 Eric JamiliWBO
1998-05-302001-04-06-Vacated Kermin GuardiaWBO
2002-06-292003-03-28 Jorge MataWBO
2003-03-282003-05-03 Eduardo Ray MarquezWBO
2003-05-032007-08-25-Vacated Ivan CalderónWBO
2007-09-302011-02-25-Vacated Donnie NietesWBO
2011-02-252011-08-27 Raúl García HiralesWBO
2011-08-272013-04-19-Vacated Moisés FuentesWBO
2013-04-192014-03-22 Merlito SabilloWBO
2014-03-222014-12-Vacated Francisco Rodriguez, Jr.WBO
2014-12-312015-03-02-Vacated Katsunari TakayamaWBO
2015-05-302016-04-07-Vacated Kosei TanakaWBO
2016-08-202017-04-14 Katsunari TakayamaWBO
2017-04-142017-08-27 Tatsuya FukuharaWBO
2017-08-272018-07-13 Ryuya YamanakaWBO
2018-07-132019-08-24 Vic SaludarWBO
2019-08-242021-12-14 Wilfredo MéndezWBO
2021-12-142023-01-06 Masataka TaniguchiWBO
2023-01-062023-05-27 Melvin JerusalemWBO
2023-05-27Present Oscar CollazoWBO

See also