List of super flyweight boxing champions
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This is a chronological List of World Super Flyweight Boxing Champions, as recognized by four of the better-known sanctioning organizations:
- The World Boxing AssociationWorld Boxing AssociationThe 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), founded in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA), - The World Boxing CouncilWorld Boxing CouncilThe 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), founded in 1963, - The International Boxing FederationInternational Boxing FederationThe 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), founded in 1983, - The World Boxing OrganizationWorld Boxing OrganizationThe 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), founded in 1988,
Reign Began | Reign Ended | Champion | Recognition |
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IBF |
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1983-12-10 | 1985-05-03 | Ju-Do Chun Ju-Do Chun Ju-Do Chun is a former boxer from South Korea.-Pro career:Chun fought for the inaugural IBF super flyweight title in 1983, winning with a 5th round TKO over Ken Kasugai in Osaka, Japan. He became the youngest Korean boxer to win a world title, at 19 years and 10 months old, and this record... |
IBF |
1985-05-03 | 1986-02-15 | Ellyas Pical Ellyas Pical Ellyas Pical was the first world boxing champion from Indonesia, and was three times IBF Super flyweight champion .In his childhood, Pical was a pearl diver, diving without equipment.... |
IBF |
1986-02-15 | 1986-07-05 | Cesar Polanco | IBF |
1986-07-05 | 1987-02-28-Vacated | Ellyas Pical Ellyas Pical Ellyas Pical was the first world boxing champion from Indonesia, and was three times IBF Super flyweight champion .In his childhood, Pical was a pearl diver, diving without equipment.... |
IBF |
1987-05-17 | 1987-10-17 | Tae-Il Chang | IBF |
1987-10-17 | 1989-10-14 | Ellyas Pical Ellyas Pical Ellyas Pical was the first world boxing champion from Indonesia, and was three times IBF Super flyweight champion .In his childhood, Pical was a pearl diver, diving without equipment.... |
IBF |
1989-10-14 | 1990-04-21 | Juan Polo Perez | IBF |
1990-04-21 | 1993-01-16 | Robert Quiroga Robert Quiroga Robert Quiroga was the International Boxing Federation Super flyweight champion from 1990 to 1993. Quiroga successfully defended his title five times and retired in 1995... |
IBF |
1993-01-16 | 1994-08-29 | Julio César Borboa Julio César Borboa Julio César Borboa García was a Mexican boxer in the Super Flyweight division. He is a former NABF and the IBF Super Flyweight Champion.-Professional career:... |
IBF |
1994-08-29 | 1995-10-07 | Harold Grey Harold Grey Harold Grey was the International Boxing Federation super flyweight champion twice in the mid 1990s. He was born in Arjona, Bolívar.-Pro career:... |
IBF |
1995-10-07 | 1996-04-27 | Carlos Gabriel Salazar | IBF |
1996-04-27 | 1996-08-24 | Harold Grey Harold Grey Harold Grey was the International Boxing Federation super flyweight champion twice in the mid 1990s. He was born in Arjona, Bolívar.-Pro career:... |
IBF |
1996-08-24 | 1997-07-18 | Danny Romero Danny Romero Daniel Gregorio Romero was a former world champion professional boxer. His nickname is "Kid Dynamite".Romero is a devoted Catholic... |
IBF |
1997-07-18 | 1998-12-05-Vacated | Johnny Tapia Johnny Tapia John Lee "Johnny" Tapia is a Mexican-American five-time world boxing champion.-Childhood:Johnny Tapia's life began with tragedy. His father had reportedly been murdered while his mother was pregnant with him. At the age of 8, his mother Virginia was kidnapped, raped, hung, repeatedly stabbed, and... |
IBF |
1999-04-24 | 2000-Vacated | Mark Johnson Mark Johnson (boxer) Marcellus Joseph Johnson, better known as Mark Johnson is a boxer in the Super Flyweight division. Johnson a fast and skilled southpaw from Washington, D.C., won titles at flyweight and junior bantamweight twice. He also was a pound-for-pound ranked stalwart during the prime of his career, which... |
IBF |
2000-07-22 | 2003-01-04 | Felix Machado Felix Machado Felix Machado is a Venezuelan featherweight boxer. He currently resides in Bolívar, Venezuela.He is a former IBF super flyweight champion, defeating Julio Gamboa on July 22, 2000 for the vacant title. Machado successfully defended the title three times before losing to Luis Alberto Pérez by a... |
IBF |
2003-01-04 | 2006-11-03 - Stripped | Luis Alberto Pérez Luis Alberto Pérez Luís Alberto Pérez is a lifelong resident of Managua, Nicaragua, where he was born. Luis is a southpaw professional boxer in the super bantamweight division. His record is 25-2 . He is a former IBF world super flyweight and bantamweight champion. His manager, also born & raised in Managua,... |
IBF |
2007-11-13 | 2008-08-02 | Dimitri Kirilov Dimitri Kirilov Dimitri Kirilov is a Russian professional boxer. Nicknamed "The Baby", he was former IBF super flyweight champion. He has a record of 29-3-1, with 9 wins by knockout.... |
IBF |
2008-08-02 | 2009-07-28-Vacated | Vic Darchinyan Vic Darchinyan Vakhtang "Vic" Darchinyan is an Armenian professional boxer discovered by HyeFighters. He is a three-division world champion, having won eight titles in three different weight classes. He is a former IBF Flyweight World Champion and a former Undisputed WBA, WBC & IBF Super Flyweight World... |
IBF |
2009-09-15 | 2010-07-31 | Simphiwe Nongqayi Simphiwe Nongqayi Simphiwe Nongqayi is a professional boxer from South Africa. He resides in Border Post, Eastern Cape, South Africa. His nickname is "Golden Master". His professional record includes 17 fights: 16 wins and 1 draw. He won the vacant IBF junior bantamweight title by defeating Mexican Jorge Arce on... |
IBF |
2010-07-31 | 2010-12-11 | Juan Alberto Rosas Juan Alberto Rosas Juan Alberto Rosas is a Mexican professional boxer and the former IBF Super Flyweight champion. Juan Alberto fights out of Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico.-IBF Super Flyweight Championship:... |
IBF |
2010-12-11 | 2011-08-18-Vacated | Cristian Mijares Cristian Mijares Cristian Ricardo Lucio Mijares is a Mexican professional boxer. Mijares is the former WBC, WBA and current IBF Super Flyweight Champion. Cristian is the older brother of undefeated prospect Ricardo Mijares and the nephew of world title contender Vicente Mijares.-Early life:Cristian comes from a... |
IBF |
2011-10-08 | Current | Rodrigo Guerrero Rodrigo Guerrero Rodrigo Guerrero is a Mexican professional boxer and the current IBF Super Flyweight Champion.-Professional career:... |
IBF |
WBC |
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Title inaugurated | |||
1980-02-02 | 1981-01-24 | Rafael Orono Rafael Orono Jesus Rafael Orono is a former super flyweight boxing champion from Venezuela.-Amateur career:Born in Patono, Sucre, Orono began as an amateur and compiled a record of 49 wins and 8 losses.-Amateur highlights:... |
WBC |
1981-01-24 | 1982-11-28 | Chul-Ho Kim Chul-Ho Kim Kim Chul-Ho is a former boxer from South Korea.In 1981, Kim became the WBC Super Flyweight champion with a 9 round KO win over Rafael Orono in San Cristóbal, Venezuela. He defended the belt five times before losing it to Rafael Orono in 1982.-External links:... |
WBC |
1982-11-28 | 1983-11-27 | Rafael Orono Rafael Orono Jesus Rafael Orono is a former super flyweight boxing champion from Venezuela.-Amateur career:Born in Patono, Sucre, Orono began as an amateur and compiled a record of 49 wins and 8 losses.-Amateur highlights:... |
WBC |
1983-11-27 | 1984-07-05 | Payao Poontarat Payao Poontarat Payao Poontarat was a Thai boxer who, at the age of 18, won the bronze medal in the men's Light flyweight category at the 1976 Summer Olympics... |
WBC |
1984-07-05 | 1986-03-30 | Jiro Watanabe Jiro Watanabe is a Japanese former boxerWatanabe, who fought only in Japan and South Korea, was one of the first World Super flyweight champions, as the division was relatively new when he was crowned.-Biography:... |
WBC |
1986-03-30 | 1987-05-16 | Gilberto Roman Gilberto Roman Gilberto Román was a Mexican boxer in the Super Flyweight division and a member of the 1980 Mexican Olympic team. Román was a two-time WBC Super Flyweight Champion and is considered by many fans to be one of the great champions in this division... |
WBC |
1987-05-16 | 1987-08-08 | Santos Laciar Santos Laciar Santos Benigno Laciar , known familiarly as Santos Laciar and nicknamed Falucho, was an Argentine world flyweight champion.-Biography:Laciar was born in Huinca Renancó, in the province of Córdoba, Argentina.... |
WBC |
1987-08-08 | 1988-04-08 | Sugar Baby Rojas | WBC |
1988-04-08 | 1989-11-07 | Gilberto Roman Gilberto Roman Gilberto Román was a Mexican boxer in the Super Flyweight division and a member of the 1980 Mexican Olympic team. Román was a two-time WBC Super Flyweight Champion and is considered by many fans to be one of the great champions in this division... |
WBC |
1989-11-07 | 1990-01-20 | Nana Konadu Nana Konadu Nana Yaw Konadu Yeboah is a retired boxer who won World titles in two different weight divisions. Konadu turned pro in 1985 and in 1989 won the WBC Super Flyweight Title by winning a decision over Gilberto Roman. He lost the belt in his first defense to Sung Kil Moon in 1990 and lost a rematch to... |
WBC |
1990-01-20 | 1993-11-13 | Sung-Kil Moon Sung-Kil Moon Moon Sung-Kil is a former two-division world champion boxer from South Korea. His name is also rendered Sung Kil Moon.- Amateur career :... |
WBC |
1993-11-13 | 1994-05-04 | Jose Luis Bueno Jose Luis Bueno José Luis Bueno , is a retired Mexican professional boxer and former WBC Super Flyweight Champion. Bueno is also the trainer of current WBC Light Flyweight Champion, Adrián Hernández.... |
WBC |
1994-05-04 | 1997-02-20 | Hiroshi Kawashima Hiroshi Kawashima Hiroshi Kawashima is a former professional boxer. He defended the WBC super flyweight title six times.- Childhood and Early Career :Kawashima began boxing from an early age under the guidance of his father... |
WBC |
1997-02-20 | 1998-08-29 | Gerry Penalosa Gerry Peñalosa Geronimo Peñalosa , more commonly known as Gerry Peñalosa, is a retired Filipino professional boxer.... |
WBC |
1998-08-29 | 2000-08-27 | In-Joo Cho In-Joo Cho In-Joo Cho is a former boxer from South Korea.-Amateur career:In 1987, Oh won the gold medal in flyweight at the World Junior Amateur Boxing Championships held in.... |
WBC |
2000-08-27 | 2004-06-28 | Masamori Tokuyama Masamori Tokuyama is a retired professional boxer in the super flyweight division. His professional record was 32-3-1 . He is a former WBC world super flyweight champion.... |
WBC |
2004-06-28 | 2005-07-18 | Katsushige Kawashima Katsushige Kawashima is a retired professional boxer who fought in the super flyweight division. He is a former WBC super flyweight champion.- Biography :Kawashima joined the boxing gym of former WBC and WBA minimumweight champion Hideyuki Ohashi in 1995, and made his professional debut on February 20, 1997, with a 2nd... |
WBC |
2005-07-18 | 2006-12-06-Vacated | Masamori Tokuyama Masamori Tokuyama is a retired professional boxer in the super flyweight division. His professional record was 32-3-1 . He is a former WBC world super flyweight champion.... |
WBC |
2006-12-06 | 2008-11-01 | Cristian Mijares Cristian Mijares Cristian Ricardo Lucio Mijares is a Mexican professional boxer. Mijares is the former WBC, WBA and current IBF Super Flyweight Champion. Cristian is the older brother of undefeated prospect Ricardo Mijares and the nephew of world title contender Vicente Mijares.-Early life:Cristian comes from a... |
WBC |
2008-11-01 | 2010-08-03-Stripped | Vic Darchinyan Vic Darchinyan Vakhtang "Vic" Darchinyan is an Armenian professional boxer discovered by HyeFighters. He is a three-division world champion, having won eight titles in three different weight classes. He is a former IBF Flyweight World Champion and a former Undisputed WBA, WBC & IBF Super Flyweight World... |
WBC |
2010-09-20 | 2011-08-19 | Tomás Rojas Tomás Rojas Tomás Rojas Gomez is a Mexican professional boxer in the Super Flyweight division. He is the former WBC Super Flyweight Champion.-Pro career:... |
WBC |
2011-08-19 | Current | Suriyan Sor Rungvisai Suriyan Sor Rungvisai Suriyan Sor Rungvisai is a Thai professional boxer in the super flyweight division and is the current World Boxing Council super flyweight champion. Just like other Thai boxers, Suriyan started his career as a Muay Thai boxer since he was very young . He turned to fight in professional boxing since... |
WBC |
WBA |
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Title inaugurated | |||
1981-09-12 | 1981-12-05 | Gustavo Ballas | WBA |
1981-12-05 | 1982-04-08 | Rafael Pedroza | WBA |
1982-04-08 | 1984-Stripped | Jiro Watanabe Jiro Watanabe is a Japanese former boxerWatanabe, who fought only in Japan and South Korea, was one of the first World Super flyweight champions, as the division was relatively new when he was crowned.-Biography:... |
WBA |
1984-11-21 | 1992-01-Retired | Khaosai Galaxy Khaosai Galaxy Khaosai Galaxy is a former professional Thai super flyweight boxer and Muaythai kickboxer. Khaosai defended his WBA world title 19 times in seven years , winning 16 of his title fights by knockouts. A member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame he is widely considered as one of the greatest... |
WBA |
1992-04-10 | 1994-09-18 | Katsuya Onizuka Katsuya Onizuka is a former WBA Super Flyweight champion from Kitakyushu, Japan. Onizuka was an extremely popular boxer in Japan, creating a boxing boom in Japan during the early 1990s along with Joichiro Tatsuyoshi.-Biography:... |
WBA |
1994-09-18 | 1995-07-22 | Hyung-Chul Lee | WBA |
1995-07-22 | 1996-08-24 | Alimi Goitia | WBA |
1996-08-24 | 1997-12-23 | Yokthai Sithoar | WBA |
1997-12-23 | 1998-12-23 | Satoshi Iida | WBA |
1998-12-23 | 1999-07-31 | Jesus Kiki Rojas Jesús Kiki Rojas Jesus Kiki Rojas is a former professional boxer in the super flyweight division from Venezuela.- Boxing career :... |
WBA |
1999-07-31 | 2000-10-09 | Hideki Todaka Hideki Todaka Hideki Todaka is a former professional boxer who fought in the super flyweight and bantamweight divisions... |
WBA |
2000-10-09 | 2001-03-11 | 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 |
2001-03-11 | 2002-03-09 | Celes Kobayashi Celes Kobayashi Celes Kobayashi is a former professional boxer from Ibaraki, Japan. He is a former WBA Super flyweight champion.He got his ring name, "Celes," from a company he used to work for... |
WBA |
2002-03-09 | 2004-12-03 | Alexander Munoz Alexander Muñoz Alexander Muñoz is a professional boxer in the super flyweight division, nicknamed "El Explosivo."- Boxing career :... |
WBA |
2004-12-03 | 2006-07-22 | Martín Castillo Martín Castillo José Martín Castillo is a boxer from Mexico, who is more commonly known as Martín Castillo. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics, and is a former World Boxing Association Superflyweight champion.- Amateur career :Castillo had an Amateur Record of 160-20... |
WBA |
2006-07-22 | 2007-05-03 | Nobuo Nashiro Nobuo Nashiro Nobuo Nashiro is a professional boxer in the Super flyweight division as well as the WBA super flyweight champion.- Childhood :... |
WBA |
2007-05-03 | 2008-05-17 | Alexander Muñoz Alexander Muñoz Alexander Muñoz is a professional boxer in the super flyweight division, nicknamed "El Explosivo."- Boxing career :... |
WBA |
2008-05-17 | 2008-11-01 | Cristian Mijares Cristian Mijares Cristian Ricardo Lucio Mijares is a Mexican professional boxer. Mijares is the former WBC, WBA and current IBF Super Flyweight Champion. Cristian is the older brother of undefeated prospect Ricardo Mijares and the nephew of world title contender Vicente Mijares.-Early life:Cristian comes from a... |
WBA Super Champion |
2008-09-15 | 2010-05-08 | Nobuo Nashiro Nobuo Nashiro Nobuo Nashiro is a professional boxer in the Super flyweight division as well as the WBA super flyweight champion.- Childhood :... |
WBA Regular Champion |
2008-11-01 | 2010-11-Vacated | Vic Darchinyan Vic Darchinyan Vakhtang "Vic" Darchinyan is an Armenian professional boxer discovered by HyeFighters. He is a three-division world champion, having won eight titles in three different weight classes. He is a former IBF Flyweight World Champion and a former Undisputed WBA, WBC & IBF Super Flyweight World... |
WBA Super Champion |
2010-05-08 | 2011-08-31 | Hugo Cazares Hugo Cázares Hugo Fidel Cázares is a southpaw professional boxer in the Super flyweight division. He is the former WBA Super Flyweight champion and WBO Light Flyweight champion... |
WBA Regular Champion |
2011-08-31 | Current | Tomonobu Shimizu Tomonobu Shimizu is a Japanese professional boxer who is the current WBA super flyweight champion in recess. He is an alumnus of the Tokyo University of Agriculture.-Biography:... |
WBA |
WBO |
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Title inaugurated | |||
1989-04-29 | 1992-02-22 | José Ruiz José Ruiz José "Cheíto" Ruíz Matos was a Puerto Rican boxer. Born and raised in the municipality of Trujillo Alto, he was signed as a professional when he was 17 years old. Ruíz made his debut July 13, 1984, competing in the super flyweight division... |
WBO |
1992-02-22 | 1992-09-04 | Jose Quirino Jose Quirino José Quirino was a Mexican boxer in the Super Featherweight division. He is the former WBO Super Flyweight Champion.-WBO Super Flyweight Championship:... |
WBO |
1992-09-04 | 1994-03-25-Vacated | Johnny Bredahl Johnny Bredahl Johnny Bredahl , aka Johny Wahid Johansen, is a retired professional boxer in the bantamweight division. Bredahl is the former WBA world bantamweight champion... |
WBO |
1994-10-12 | 1998-02-13-Vacated | Johnny Tapia Johnny Tapia John Lee "Johnny" Tapia is a Mexican-American five-time world boxing champion.-Childhood:Johnny Tapia's life began with tragedy. His father had reportedly been murdered while his mother was pregnant with him. At the age of 8, his mother Virginia was kidnapped, raped, hung, repeatedly stabbed, and... |
WBO |
1998-11-07 | 1999-06-07 | Victor Godoi | WBO |
1999-06-07 | 1999-11-20 | Diego Morales Diego Morales Diego Adán Morales is a Mexican professional boxer and the younger sibling of Erik Morales.- External links :... |
WBO |
1999-11-20 | 2001-06-16 | Adonis Rivas Adonis Rivas Adonis Antonio Rivas Ordóñez is a professional boxer in the super flyweight division.- Boxing career :Rivas turned professional in 1995 and captured the WBO super flyweight title with a decision win over Diego Morales in 1999. He defended the belt twice before losing it to Pedro Alcázar in 2001... |
WBO |
2001-06-16 | 2002-06-22 | Pedro Alcázar | WBO |
2002-06-22 | 2003-08-16 | Fernando Montiel Fernando Montiel Fernando Montiel Martínez is a Mexican professional boxer in the Bantamweight division. Fernando is a former WBO Flyweight, WBO Super Flyweight and WBO and WBC Bantamweight champion.-Early life:... |
WBO |
2003-08-16 | 2004-09-25 | Mark Johnson Mark Johnson (boxer) Marcellus Joseph Johnson, better known as Mark Johnson is a boxer in the Super Flyweight division. Johnson a fast and skilled southpaw from Washington, D.C., won titles at flyweight and junior bantamweight twice. He also was a pound-for-pound ranked stalwart during the prime of his career, which... |
WBO |
2004-09-25 | 2005-04-09 | Ivan Hernández Ivan Hernández Iván Hernández Rangel is a retired Mexican boxer. He competed in the Super Featherweight division and is the former WBO Super Flyweight Champion.-Professional career:... |
WBO |
2005-04-09 | 2009-Vacated | Fernando Montiel Fernando Montiel Fernando Montiel Martínez is a Mexican professional boxer in the Bantamweight division. Fernando is a former WBO Flyweight, WBO Super Flyweight and WBO and WBC Bantamweight champion.-Early life:... |
WBO |
2009-03-28 | 2009-09-04 | José Lopez José López (boxer) José "Carita" López is a Puerto Rican professional boxer who has competed in the flyweight and super flyweight divisions. His first professional championship was the Puerto Rican flyweight title, which won by defeating José Luis De Jesús... |
WBO |
2009-09-04 | 2009-11-21-Stripped | Marvin Sonsona Marvin Sonsona Marvin Sonsona is a Soccsksargenese professional boxer and a former WBO Super Flyweight World Champion. A relative of his named Eden Sonsona is also a boxer and a former Philippine national bantamweight champion... |
WBO |
2010-01-30 | 2010-05-Vacated | Jorge Arce Jorge Arce Jorge Armando Arce Armenta is a Mexican professional boxer. Arce is the former WBO World Light Flyweight, WBC World Light Flyweight, Interim WBC World Flyweight, Interim WBA World Super Flyweight, WBO World Super Flyweight, WBO World Super Bantamweight, and is the current WBO World Bantamweight... |
WBO |
2010-05-15 | Current | Omar Narvaez | WBO |