List of strawweight boxing champions

This is a list of minimumweight boxing champions (also known as strawweight boxing champions), as recognized by boxing

Boxing

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organizations:

The World Boxing Association
World Boxing Association
The World Boxing Association is a boxing organization that sanctions official matches, and awards the WBA world championship title at the professional level. It was previously known as the National Boxing Association before changing its name in 1962...

(WBA), established in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA).
The World Boxing Council
World Boxing Council
The World Boxing Council was initially established by 11 countries: the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, Mexico, Philippines, Panama, Chile, Peru, Venezuela and Brazil plus Puerto Rico, met in Mexico City on February 14, 1963, upon invitation of the then President of Mexico, Adolfo...

(WBC), established in 1963.
The International Boxing Federation
International Boxing Federation
The International Boxing Federation or IBF is one of four major organizations recognized by IBHOF which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the WBA, WBC and WBO.- History :...

(IBF), established in 1983.
The World Boxing Organization
World Boxing Organization
The World Boxing Organization is a sanctioning organization currently recognizing professional boxing world champions. The organization is recognized as one of the four major world championship groups by the IBHOF alongside the International Boxing Federation, the World Boxing Council and the...

(WBO), established in 1988.

Reign Began	Reign Ended	Champion	Recognition
IBF
Title inaugurated
1987-06-14	1987-12-16-Vacated	Kyung-Yun Lee	IBF
1988-03-24	1989-06-17	Samuth Sithnaruepol	IBF
1989-06-17	1989-09-21	Nico Thomas Nico Thomas Nicholas Thomas is a professional boxer.-Background:Thomas is the 12th of 16 children of Julianus Thomas and Helena Thomas. Nico Thomas is father of 3 sons Devitho, Danitho and Marcellino, from his wife Farida Ade Yani-Thomas...	IBF
1989-09-21	1990-02-22	Eric Chávez	IBF
1990-02-22	1992-09-06	Fahlan Sakkreerin	IBF
1992-09-06	1992-12-10	Manny Melchor	IBF
1992-12-10	1996-03-15-Stripped	Ratanapol Sor Vorapin Ratanapol Sor Vorapin Ratanapol Sor Vorapin , is a professional boxer. He is the older brother of former WBO Bantamweight champion Ratanachai Sor Vorapin.-Professional career:...	IBF
1996-05-18	1997-12-27	Ratanapol Sor Vorapin Ratanapol Sor Vorapin Ratanapol Sor Vorapin , is a professional boxer. He is the older brother of former WBO Bantamweight champion Ratanachai Sor Vorapin.-Professional career:...	IBF
1997-12-27	2001-Vacated	Zolani Petelo	IBF
2001-04-29	2002-08-09	Roberto Carlos Leyva Roberto Carlos Leyva Roberto Carlos Leyva Cortéz is a Mexican boxer in the Bantamweight division. He is a former WBC Youth World Minimumweight, WBO NABO Light Flyweight, and the IBF Minimumweight Champion....	IBF
2002-08-09	2003-05-31	Miguel Barrera Miguel Barrera Miguel Angel Barrera Estrada is a former Colombian strawweight boxer, who once held the International Boxing Federation version of the Minimumweight world title.-Pro career:...	IBF
2003-05-31	2003-10-04	Edgar Cardenas Edgar Cardenas Edgar Cardenas is a Mexican boxer in the Bantamweight division. He is a former WBC Continental Americas Light Flyweight, WBO NABO Light Flyweight, and the IBF Minimumweight Champion....	IBF
2003-10-04	2004-09-14	Daniel Reyes Daniel Reyes (boxer) Daniel Antonio Reyes Torres is a professional boxer from Colombia.-Amateur career:Reyes represented Colombia as a Flyweight at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games...	IBF
2004-09-14	2007-07-07	Muhammad Rachman Muhammad Rachman Mohammad Rachman Sawaluddin bin Suhaimat , is a professional boxer."The Rock Breaker" won the IBF World Strawweight Championship by a split decision against Daniel Reyes of Colombia...	IBF
2007-07-07	2008-06-14	Florante Condes Florante Condes Florante Condes, Jr. , is a Filipino professional boxer and a former IBF Minimumweight World Champion.-Boxing career:...	IBF
2008-06-14	2010-03-26	Raúl García Hirales Raúl García (boxer) Raúl "Rayito" García, born Raúl García Hirales, is a professional boxer from La Paz, Baja California Sur, México, and the former IBF minimumweight world champion. He has a record of 29 wins , 1 loss, and 1 draw...	IBF
2010-03-26	Current	Nkosinathi Joyi Nkosinathi Joyi Nkosinathi Joyi , is a South African professional boxer with a southpaw stance who goes by the nickname of "Mabere"...	IBF
WBC
Title inaugurated
1987-10-18	1988-11-13	Hiroki Ioka Hiroki Ioka Hiroki Ioka is a former WBC Minimumweight and WBA Lightweight champion. He was the first ever WBC Minimumweight champion, winning the title immediately after the minimumweight division was created....	WBC
1988-11-13	1989-11-12	Napa Kiatwanchai Napa Kiatwanchai Napa Kiatwanchai is the former World Boxing Council strawweight champion from Nakorn Rachasima province, Thailand....	WBC
1989-11-12	1990-02-07	Jum-Hwan Choi	WBC
1990-02-07	1990-10-25	Hideyuki Ohashi Hideyuki Ohashi Hideyuki Ohashi is a former professional boxer and two-time minimumweight world champion.- Professional career :...	WBC
1990-10-25	1999-Vacated	Ricardo López	WBC
1999	2000-02-11	Wandee Singwangcha Wandee Singwangcha Wandee Singwancha is a professional boxer in the light flyweight division. His record is 50-7-1 . He is a former WBC Minimumweight and WBC interim light-flyweight champion....	WBC
2000-02-11	2004-01-10	José Antonio Aguirre José Antonio Aguirre (boxer) José Antonio Aguirre is a Mexican professional boxer in the strawweight division. He is the former WBC Strawweight champion.-WBC Strawweight Championship:...	WBC
2004-01-10	2004-12-18	Eagle Kyowa Eagle Kyowa "Eagle" Den Junlaphan a.k.a. Eagle Kyowa is a professional boxer in the strawweight division. He won the WBC strawweight title on January 10, 2004, by defeating José Antonio Aguirre but lost it to Isaac Bustos in his second title defense, due to a shoulder injury...	WBC
2004-12-18	2005-04-04	Isaac Bustos Isaac Bustos Isaac Bustos was a Mexican boxer in the Minimumweight division. He is a former NABF and the WBC Minimumweight Champion.-WBC Minimumweight Championship:...	WBC
2005-04-04	2005-08-06	Katsunari Takayama Katsunari Takayama is a Japanese professional boxer. He is the former World Boxing Association minimumweight interim champion, and the former World Boxing Council minimumweight champion. He has a record of 18-3 ....	WBC
2005-08-06	2007-11-29	Eagle Kyowa Eagle Kyowa "Eagle" Den Junlaphan a.k.a. Eagle Kyowa is a professional boxer in the strawweight division. He won the WBC strawweight title on January 10, 2004, by defeating José Antonio Aguirre but lost it to Isaac Bustos in his second title defense, due to a shoulder injury...	WBC
2007-11-29	2011-02-11	Oleydong Sithsamerchai Oleydong Sithsamerchai Oleydong "The Deadly Candy" Sithsamerchai is a professional boxer from Thailand. He fights in the strawweight division and is the former WBC Strawweight World champion...	WBC
2011-02-11	Current	Kazuto Ioka Kazuto Ioka Kazuto Ioka　 is a strawweight boxer from Japan and the current world champion of WBC at Strawweight. He was born in Osaka Prefecture, grew up in Sakai city, and currently lives in Osaka.-Debut:...	WBC
WBA
Title inaugurated
1988-01-10	1989-Vacated	Leo Gamez Leo Gamez Silvio Rafael Gamez , better known as Leo Gamez, is a former boxer from Venezuela. A former world Flyweight champion, Gamez became the first Flyweight boxer in history to win world titles in four different divisions....	WBA
1989-04-16	1991-02-02	Bong-Jun Kim	WBA
1991-02-02	1992-10-14	Hi-Yong Choi	WBA
1992-10-14	1993-02-10	Hideyuki Ohashi Hideyuki Ohashi Hideyuki Ohashi is a former professional boxer and two-time minimumweight world champion.- Professional career :...	WBA
1993-02-10	1995-12-02	Chana Porpaoin Chana Porpaoin Chana Porpaoin is a Thai boxer. Chana and his brother, Songkram Porpaoin, became only the second set of twins to both capture world titles ....	WBA
1995-12-02	1998-11-13-Stripped	Rosendo Alvarez Rosendo Álvarez Rosendo José Álvarez Hernández is a flyweight boxer, and is well known for giving Mexican legend Ricardo Lopez two tough fights. He is the only person to hold the undefeated flyweight champion to a draw....	WBA
1998-11-13	1999-Stripped	Ricardo López	WBA
1999-10-09	2000-08-20-Stripped	Noel Arambulet Noel Arambulet Noel Arambulet is a flyweight boxer.- Professional career :Nicknamed "El Verdugo", Arambulet turned pro in 1996 and captured the vacant WBA minimumweight title with a decision win over Joma Gamboa in 1999. He defended the belt once before being stripped of the title for not making weight for a...	WBA
2000-08-20	2000-12-06	Joma Gamboa	WBA
2000-12-06	2001-04-16	Keitaro Hoshino Keitaro Hoshino Keitaro Hoshino is a flyweight boxer.- Professional career :Hoshino turned pro in 1988 and captured the WBA minimumweight title with a decision win over Joma Gamboa in 2000. He defended the belt once before losing it by split decision to Chana Porpaoin in 2001...	WBA
2001-04-16	2001-08-25	Chana Porpaoin Chana Porpaoin Chana Porpaoin is a Thai boxer. Chana and his brother, Songkram Porpaoin, became only the second set of twins to both capture world titles ....	WBA
2001-08-25	2001-10-19-Retired	Yutaka Niida	WBA
2002-01-29	2002-07-29	Keitaro Hoshino Keitaro Hoshino Keitaro Hoshino is a flyweight boxer.- Professional career :Hoshino turned pro in 1988 and captured the WBA minimumweight title with a decision win over Joma Gamboa in 2000. He defended the belt once before losing it by split decision to Chana Porpaoin in 2001...	WBA
2002-07-29	2004-07-03-Stripped	Noel Arambulet Noel Arambulet Noel Arambulet is a flyweight boxer.- Professional career :Nicknamed "El Verdugo", Arambulet turned pro in 1996 and captured the vacant WBA minimumweight title with a decision win over Joma Gamboa in 1999. He defended the belt once before being stripped of the title for not making weight for a...	WBA
2004-07-03	2008-09-15	Yutaka Niida	WBA
2008-09-15	2010-10-08-Vacated	Román González Román González (boxer) Román Alberto González Luna is a Nicaraguan professional boxer who is the current WBA light flyweight champion and is the former WBA minimumweight champion.-Career:...	WBA
2010-11-05	2011-04-19	Kwanthai Sithmorseng Kwanthai Sithmorseng Kwanthai Sithmorseng is a professional boxer from Thailand. He fights in the strawweight division and is the reigning WBA Minimumweight World champion. He captured the title on November 5, 2010 by defeating Pigmy Kokietgym....	WBA
2011-04-19	2011-07-30	Muhammad Rachman Muhammad Rachman Mohammad Rachman Sawaluddin bin Suhaimat , is a professional boxer."The Rock Breaker" won the IBF World Strawweight Championship by a split decision against Daniel Reyes of Colombia...	WBA
2011-07-30	2011-10-24	Pornsawan Porpramook Pornsawan Porpramook Pornsawan Porpramook is a Thai professional boxer in the minimumweight division and is a former World Boxing Association strawweight champion. Pornsawan has been also rated in the top ten by Ring Magazine at minimumweight until as of October 2011....	WBA
2011-10-24	Current	Akira Yaegashi Akira Yaegashi is a Japanese professional boxer who is the current WBA minimumweight champion.Yaegashi captured the WBA minimumweight title in his second world title shot against Thai's Pornsawan Porpramook via a tenth round technical knockout at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo on October 24, 2011.-External links:...	WBA
WBO
Title inaugurated
1989-08-30	1993-Vacated	Rafael Torres	WBO
1993-05-15	1993-10-25-Vacated	Paul Weir Paul Weir (boxer) Paul Weir is a Scottish professional boxer and a former WBO minimumweight champion.- Pro career :Undefeated WBO Minimun Weight Champion & Former WBO Lt.Flyweight Champion...	WBO
1993-12-22	1997-08-23	Alex Sánchez Alex Sánchez (boxer) Alex "El Nene" Sánchez is a retired Puerto Rican professional boxer.-Boxing career:Sánchez began his professional boxing career on October 4, 1991, knocking out Carlos Figueroa in round one at Mayagüez, Puerto Rico....	WBO
1997-08-23	1997-Vacated	Ricardo López	WBO
1997-12-19	1998-05-30	Eric Jamili	WBO
1998-05-30	2001-04-06-Vacated	Kermin Guardia	WBO
2002-06-29	2003-03-28	Jorge Mata	WBO
2003-03-28	2003-05-03	Eduardo Ray Marquez	WBO
2003-05-03	2007-08-25-Vacated	Ivan Calderón Ivan Calderón (boxer) Iván Calderón Marrero is a Puerto Rican professional boxer. As an amateur Calderón represented Puerto Rico in international competitions and attended the 2000 Olympic Games in Australia. On May 3, 2003, he won the World Boxing Organization's minimumweight championship when he defeated Eduardo...	WBO
2007-09-30	2011-02-25-Vacated	Donnie Nietes Donnie Nietes Donnie Nietes is a Filipino professional boxer and the WBO Light Flyweight World Champion. He is also a former WBO Minimumweight World Champion. His cousin, Gerson Nietes, is also a boxer....	WBO
2011-02-25	2011-08-27	Raúl García Hirales Raúl García (boxer) Raúl "Rayito" García, born Raúl García Hirales, is a professional boxer from La Paz, Baja California Sur, México, and the former IBF minimumweight world champion. He has a record of 29 wins , 1 loss, and 1 draw...	WBO
2011-08-27	Current	Moisés Fuentes Moisés Fuentes Moisés Fuentes Rubio is a Mexican professional boxer in the strawweight division and is the current World Boxing Organization strawweight champion.-Professional career:...	WBO

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