List of WBC female world champions
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The following is a list of female world champions in the World Boxing Council. Stand: January 30, 2016.
r – Champion relinquished title.
s – Champion stripped of title.
On July 30, 2011, Ana María Torres won the very first female Diamond Belt by defeating Jackie Nava at Bantamweight.
On October 13, 2012, Ava Knight won the Diamond Belt at Flyweight, decisioning Mariana Juárez. On May 11, 2013, she defended this title against Linda Soto from Mexico by unanimous decision.
Atomweight
| No. | Name | Duration of reign | Defences |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Winyu Paradorn Gym
|
2007-08-31 — 2008-08-11 | 0 |
| 2 |  Momo Koseki
|
2008-08-11 — present | 16 |
Mini flyweight
| No. | Name | Duration of reign | Defences |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nanako Kikuchi
|
2005-11-07 — 2007-05-17 | 1 |
| 2 |  Carina Moreno
|
2007-05-17 — 2009-10-31 | 3 |
| 3 |  Huh Eunyoung – Interim
|
2008-06-01 — 2010-04-02s | 0 |
| 4 |  Anabel Ortiz
|
2009-10-31 — 2011-05-08 | 1 |
| 5 | Naoko Fujioka
|
2011-05-08 — 2013r | 2 |
| 6 | Mari Ando
|
2013-12-14 — 2014-05-17 | 0 |
| 7 | Yuko Kuroki
|
2014-05-17 — present | 3 |
Light flyweight
| No. | Name | Duration of reign | Defences |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Eun Soon Choi
|
2005-06-28 — 2006s | 0 |
| 2 | Carina Moreno – Interim
|
2007-02-22 — 2007r | 0 |
| 3 | Samson Tor Buamas (Champion Emeritus)
|
2007-04-03 — 2008r | 3 |
| 4 | Naomi Togashi - Won interim title, was then elevated to full champion status.
|
2008-07-13 — 2012-06-23 | 7 |
| 5 | Nongmuay Kokietgym – Interim
|
2009-01-29 — 2010-04-09 | 1 |
| 6 | Esmeralda Moreno – (In recess since January 2013)
|
2012-06-23 — 2015s | 1 |
| 7 | Ibeth Zamora Silva
|
2013-03-03 — present | 5 |
Flyweight
| No. | Name | Duration of reign | Defences |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Stefania Bianchini
|
2005-08-07 — 2008-03-29 | 4 |
| 2 | Simona Galassi
|
2008-03-29 — 2011-03-11 | 4 |
| 3 | Mariana Juárez – Interim champion since 2009-06-05, defended title six times, has then beaten Galassi for the regular title on 2011-03-11.
|
2011-03-11 — 2012-10-13s | 7 |
| 4 |  Renáta Szebelédi
|
2012-10-27 — 2013-05-19 | 0 |
| 5 | Shindo Go
|
2013-05-19 — 2014-12-06 | 2 |
| 6 | Arely Muciño
|
2014-12-06 — 2015-09-19 | 0 |
| 7 | Jessica Chávez
|
2015-09-19 — present | 1 |
Super flyweight
| No. | Name | Duration of reign | Defences |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Myung Ok Ryu
|
2005-06-28 — 2006r | 1 |
| 2 | Ana María Torres Won interim title, was then elevated to full champion status.
|
2006-10-07 — 2007-10-19 | 1 |
| 3 | Myung Ok Ryu (2)
|
2007-10-19 — 2008r | 1 |
| 4 | Ana María Torres (2) - Won interim title, was then elevated to full champion status. (Champion Emeritus) |
2008-08-30 — 2012-05-17r | 11 |
| 5 | Usanakorn Kokietgym – Interim
|
2009-03-02 — 2009-06-13 | 0 |
| 6 | Zulina Muñoz
|
2012-11-24 — present | 7 |
Bantamweight
| No. | Name | Duration of reign | Defences |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kwang Ok Kim
|
2005-06-28 — 2006-06-07r | 2 |
| 2 |  Anita Christensen
|
2006-10-14 — 2007r | 0 |
| 3 | Susana Vázquez
|
2007-06-01 — 2008s | 0 |
| 4 | Anita Christensen (2) - Won interim title, was then elevated to full champion status.
|
2007-09-14 — 2008-06-21 | 1 |
| 5 |  Galina Koleva Ivanova
|
2008-06-21 — 2009-10-05 | 2 |
| 6 | Usanakorn Kokietgym
|
2009-10-05 — 2012-07-13 | 2 |
| 7 |  Susie Ramadan – In recess since 4 May 2014
|
2012-07-13 — 2014-10-25 | 0 |
| 8 | Jessica González – Interim
|
2013-11-02 — 2015r | 1 |
| 9 | Yazmín Rivas
|
2014-06-28 — 2016-01-30 | 4 |
| 10 |  Christina McMahon – Interim
|
2015-05-02 — present | 0 |
| 11 |  Catherine Phiri
|
2016-01-30 — present | 0 |
Super bantamweight
| No. | Name | Duration of reign | Defences |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie Nava
|
2005-05-30 — 2006-05-20 | 2 |
| 2 |  Alejandra Marina Oliveras
|
2006-05-20 — 2008-12-04 | 3 |
| 3 | Jackie Nava (2) – Interim
|
2007-09-16 — 2009-04-30 | 2 |
| 4 | Marcela Eliana Acuña (Champion Emeritus, Honorary Champion)
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2008-12-04 — 2010r | 4 |
| 5 | Jackie Nava (3) – Interim
|
2010-01-30 — 2012s | 3 |
| 6 |  Alicia Ashley
|
2011-07-23 — 2014-09-06 | 3 |
| 7 | Jackie Nava (4) – In recess since 20 January 2015
|
2014-09-06 — 2015s | 2 |
| 8 | Alicia Ashley (2)
|
2015-10-29 — present | 0 |
Featherweight
| No. | Name | Duration of reign | Defences |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sharon Anyos (Champion Emeritus)
|
2005-10-22 — 2007s | 1 |
| 2 |  Ina Menzer
|
2008-03-08 — 2010-07-03 | 6 |
| 3 |  Jeannine Garside (In recess since October 2011)
|
2010-07-03 — 2012s | 0 |
| 4 | Maureen Shea – Interim
|
2011-12-10 — 2012s | 0 |
| 5 | Jelena Mrdjenovich
|
2012-03-23 — 2012-09-14 | 0 |
| 6 |  Melissa Hernández
|
2012-09-14 — 2013-05-31 | 0 |
| 7 | Jelena Mrdjenovich (2)
|
2013-05-31 — 2015-08-01 | 2 |
| 8 | Edith Soledad Matthysse
|
2015-08-01 — present | 0 |
Super featherweight
| No. | Name | Duration of reign | Defences |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jelena Mrdjenovich
|
2005-11-18 — 2009-04-09 | 5 |
| 2 |  Myriam Chomaz – Interim
|
2008-11-20 — 2009-12-17 | 0 |
| 3 | Olivia Gerula
|
2009-04-09 — 2010-11-27 | 2 |
| 4 |  Frida Wallberg
|
2010-11-27 — 2013-06-14 | 2 |
| 5 | Diana Prazak
|
2013-06-14 — 2015s | 1 |
| 6 |  Eva Wahlstroem
|
2015-04-25 — present | 0 |
Lightweight
| No. | Name | Duration of reign | Defences |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessica Rakoczy
|
2005-07-21 — 2005-09-16 | 0 |
| 2 | Eliza Olson
|
2005-09-16 — 2006s | 0 |
| 3 | Ann Saccurato
|
2006-11-04 — 2007r | 0 |
| 4 | Jessica Rakoczy (2)
|
2007-02-22 — 2007-09-27 | 0 |
| 5 | Ann Saccurato (2)
|
2007-09-27 — 2008r | 0 |
| 6 | Ann Saccurato (3)
|
2008-08-11 — 2011-08-06 | 1 |
| 7 |  Darys Esther Pardo – Interim
|
2009-10-30 — 2010-05-08 | 0 |
| 8 | Érica Anabella Farías – Interim champion since 2010-05-08, defended title twice, has then beaten Saccurato for the regular title.
|
2011-08-06 — 2014-04-20 | 8 |
| 9 |  Delfine Persoon
|
2014-04-20 — present | 2 |
Super lightweight
| No. | Name | Duration of reign | Defences |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary Jo Sanders
|
2005-07-30 — 2006s | 0 |
| 2 | Anne Sophie Mathis
|
2008-03-08 — 2008r | 0 |
| 3 | Mónica Silvina Acosta
|
2009-06-19 — 2013s | 7 |
| 4 | Lely Luz Flórez – Interim
|
2009-08-08 — 2010-09-10 | 0 |
| 5 | Alejandra Marina Oliveras
|
2013-10-11 — 2014-11-16 | 0 |
| 6 | Klara Svensson – Interim
|
2014-09-13 — 2015-05-02 | 1 |
| 7 | Érica Anabella Farías
|
2014-11-16 — present | 1 |
Welterweight
| No. | Name | Duration of reign | Defences |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary Jo Sanders
|
2006-02-03 — 2006r | 0 |
| 2 | Holly Holm
|
2007-03-22 — 2008r | 1 |
| 3 |  Cecilia Brækhus
|
2009-03-14 — present | 16 |
Super welterweight
| No. | Name | Duration of reign | Defences |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jisselle Salandy (Eternal Champion)
|
2006-09-15 — 2009-01-04 (died in a vehicular accident) | 5 |
| 2 | Christy Martin (Champion Emeritus, Honorary Champion)
|
2009-09-02 — 2011s | 0 |
| 3 | Mia St John
|
2012-08-14 — 2012-11-10 | 0 |
| 4 | Tiffany Junot
|
2012-11-10 — 2013s | 0 |
| 5 | Mikaela Laurén
|
2014-11-08 — present | 2 |
Middleweight
| No. | Name | Duration of reign | Defences |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yvonne Reis
|
2006-04-01 — 2007r | 0 |
| 2 |  Wang Ya Nan
|
2008-01-26 — 2010s | 2 |
| 3 | Tori Nelson
|
2011-07-29 — 2012r | 0 |
Super middleweight
| No. | Name | Duration of reign | Defences |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laila Ali (Champion Emeritus)
|
2006-11-11 — 2007s | 2 |
| 2 |  Natascha Ragosina
|
2007-12-15 — 2010s | 4 |
| 3 | Nikki Adler
|
2013-11-30 — present | 1 |
Heavyweight
| No. | Name | Duration of reign | Defences |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vonda Ward
|
2007-02-10 — 2010r | 0 |
| 2 | Martha Salazar
|
2014-11-08 — present | 0 |