List of world light-flyweight boxing champions

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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[edit]

Reign Began Reign Ended Champion Recognition
Title inaugurated
1983-12-10 1986-Vacated Philippines Dodie Boy Peñalosa IBF
1986-12-07 1988-11-04 South Korea Jum-Hwan Choi IBF
1988-11-04 1989-05-02 Philippines Tacy Macalos IBF
1989-05-02 1990-07-29 Thailand Muangchai Kittikasem IBF
1990-07-29 1994-02-19 United States Michael Carbajal IBF
1994-02-19 1995-07-15 Mexico Humberto González IBF
1995-07-15 1995-11-12-Vacated Thailand Saman Sorjaturong IBF
1996-03-16 1997-01-18 United States Michael Carbajal IBF
1997-01-18 1998-04-30-Vacated Colombia Mauricio Pastrana IBF
1998-12-18 1999-10-02 United States Will Grigsby IBF
1999-10-02 2001-09-29-Vacated Mexico Ricardo López IBF
2003-02-15 2005-05-14 Mexico Víctor Burgos IBF
2005-05-14 2006-01-07 United States Will Grigsby IBF
2006-01-07 2009-04-19 Mexico Ulises Solís IBF
2009-04-19 2010-01-23 United States Brian Viloria IBF
2010-01-23 2010-05-29 Colombia Carlos Tamara IBF
2010-05-29 2011-04-30 Argentina Luis Alberto Lazarte IBF
2011-04-30 2012-07-19-Stripped Mexico Ulises Solís IBF
2012-07-19 2014-05-02-Stripped Philippines John Riel Casimero IBF
2014-09-20 2015-29-12 Mexico Javier Mendoza IBF
2015-29-12 2017-22-05 Japan Akira Yaegashi IBF
2017-05-22 2017-12-31 Philippines Milan Melindo IBF
2017-12-31 2018-05-20 Japan Ryoichi Taguchi IBF
2018-05-20 2018-07-25-Vacated South Africa Hekkie Budler IBF
2018-10-29 2022-03-22-Vacated Nicaragua Felix Alvarado IBF
2022-09-13 Present South Africa Sivenathi Nontshinga IBF

WBC[edit]

Reign Began Reign Ended Champion Recognition
Title inaugurated
1975-04-04 1975-08-Stripped Italy Franco Udella WBC
1975-09-13 1978-02-19 Venezuela Luis Estaba WBC
1978-02-19 1978-05-06 Mexico Freddy Castillo WBC
1978-05-06 1978-09-30 Thailand Netrnoi Sor Vorasingh WBC
1978-09-30 1980-01-03 South Korea Sung-Jun Kim WBC
1980-01-03 1980-03-24 Japan Shigeo Nakajima WBC
1980-03-24 1982-02-06 Panama Hilario Zapata WBC
1982-02-06 1982-04-13 Mexico Amado Ursua WBC
1982-04-13 1982-07-20 Japan Tadashi Tomori WBC
1982-07-20 1983-03-26 Panama Hilario Zapata WBC
1983-03-26 1988-06-27-Vacated South Korea Jung-Koo Chang WBC
1988-12-11 1989-03-19 Mexico Germán Torres WBC
1989-03-19 1989-06-25 South Korea Yul-Woo Lee WBC
1989-06-25 1990-12-19 Mexico Humberto González WBC
1990-12-19 1991-03-25 Philippines Rolando Pascua WBC
1991-03-25 1991-06-03 Mexico Melchor Cob Castro WBC
1991-06-03 1993-03-13 Mexico Humberto González WBC
1993-03-13 1994-02-19 United States Michael Carbajal WBC
1994-02-19 1995-07-15 Mexico Humberto González WBC
1995-07-15 1999-10-17 Thailand Saman Sorjaturong WBC
1999-10-17 2002-07-06 South Korea Yo-Sam Choi WBC
2002-07-06 2004-12-18-Vacated Mexico Jorge Arce WBC
2005-03-11 2005-09-10 Mexico Eric Ortiz WBC
2005-09-10 2006-08-10 United States Brian Viloria WBC
2006-08-10 2007-02-02-Stripped Mexico Omar Niño Romero WBC
2007-04-14 2009-11-21 Mexico Edgar Sosa WBC
2009-11-21 2010-06-19 Philippines Rodel Mayol WBC
2010-06-19 2010-11-06 Mexico Omar Niño Romero WBC
2010-11-06 2011-04-30 Mexico Gilberto Keb Baas WBC
2011-04-30 2011-12-23 Mexico Adrian Hernández WBC
2011-12-23 2012-08-06 Thailand Kompayak Porpramook WBC
2012-08-06 2014-04-06 Mexico Adrian Hernández WBC
2014-04-06 2014-11-03-Vacated Japan Naoya Inoue WBC
2014-12-30 2015-11-28 Mexico Pedro Guevara WBC
2015-11-28 2016-03-04 Japan Yu Kimura WBC
2016-03-04 2017-05-20 Mexico Ganigan López WBC
2017-05-20 2021-09-22 Japan Kenshiro Teraji WBC
2021-09-22 2022-03-19 Japan Masamichi Yabuki WBC
2022-03-19 Present Japan Kenshiro Teraji WBC

WBA[edit]

Reign Began Reign Ended Champion Recognition
Title inaugurated
1975-08-23 1976-07-02 Panama Jaime Rios WBA
1976-07-02 1976-10-10 Dominican Republic Juan Antonio Guzman WBA
1976-10-10 1981-03-08 Japan Yoko Gushiken WBA
1981-03-08 1981-07-19 Mexico Pedro Flores WBA
1981-07-19 1981-12-16 South Korea Hwan-Jin Kim WBA
1981-12-16 1983-07-10 Japan Katsuo Tokashiki WBA
1983-07-10 1984-05-19 Mexico Lupe Madera WBA
1984-05-19 1985-03-29 Dominican Republic Francisco Quiroz WBA
1985-03-29 1985-12-08 United States Joey Olivo WBA
1985-12-08 1991-12-17 South Korea Myung-Woo Yuh WBA
1991-12-17 1992-11-18 Japan Hiroki Ioka WBA
1992-11-18 1993-07-25-Vacated South Korea Myung-Woo Yuh WBA
1993-10-21 1995-02-04 Venezuela Leo Gamez WBA
1995-02-04 1996-01-13 South Korea Hi-Yong Choi WBA
1996-01-13 1996-05-21 Panama Carlos Murillo WBA
1996-05-21 1996-12-03 Japan Keiji Yamaguchi WBA
1996-12-03 2000-02-05-Vacated Thailand Pichitnoi Sitbangprachan WBA
2000-08-12 2001-03-03 Colombia Beibis Mendoza WBA
2001-03-03 2004-10-02-Stripped Nicaragua Rosendo Álvarez WBA
2005-04-29 2006-08-02-Vacated Panama Roberto Vásquez WBA
2006-08-02 2007-01-18-Vacated Japan Kōki Kameda WBA
2007-06-22 2007-12-08 Argentina Juan Carlos Reveco WBA
2007-12-08 2009-06-05-Retired France Brahim Asloum WBA
2009-06-05 2010-11-26-Vacated Mexico Giovani Segura WBA
2011-02-04 2014-01-14-Vacated Nicaragua Román González WBA
2014-07-08 2014-12-31 Peru Alberto Rossel WBA
2014-12-31 2018-05-20 Japan Ryoichi Taguchi WBA
2018-05-20 2018-12-31 South Africa Hekkie Budler WBA
2018-12-31 2022-11-01 Japan Hiroto Kyoguchi WBA
2022-11-01 Present Japan Kenshiro Teraji WBA

WBO[edit]

Reign Began Reign Ended Champion Recognition
Title inaugurated
1989-05-19 1992-03-01-Stripped Puerto Rico José de Jesús WBO
1992-07-31 1994-07-15 Puerto Rico Josue Camacho WBO
1994-07-15 1994-11-12-Stripped United States Michael Carbajal WBO
1994-11-23 1995-11-18 United Kingdom Paul Weir WBO
1995-11-18 1997-02-08-Vacated South Africa Jake Matlala WBO
1997-05-31 1997-08-25 Mexico Jesús Chong WBO
1997-08-25 1998-01-17 Mexico Melchor Cob Castro WBO
1998-01-17 1998-12-05 Argentina Juan Domingo Córdoba WBO
1998-12-05 1999-07-31 Mexico Jorge Arce WBO
1999-07-31 1999-08-Retired United States Michael Carbajal WBO
2000-02-19 2000-07-Stripped South Africa Masibulele Makepula WBO
2001-04-14 2005-04-30 Puerto Rico Nelson Dieppa WBO
2005-04-30 2007-09-25 Mexico Hugo Fidel Cázares WBO
2007-09-25 2010-08-28 Puerto Rico Iván Calderón WBO
2010-08-28 2011-04-Vacated Mexico Giovani Segura WBO
2010-04 2011-04-30 Colombia Jesús Géles WBO
2011-04-30 2011-10-08 Mexico Ramón García Hirales WBO
2011-10-08 2016-08-03-Vacated Philippines Donnie Nietes WBO
2016-12-31 2017-11-30-Vacated Japan Kosei Tanaka WBO
2017-12-02 2019-06-21 Puerto Rico Ángel Acosta WBO
2019-06-21 2021-10-16 Mexico Elwin Soto WBO
2021-10-16 Present Puerto Rico Jonathan Gonzalez WBO

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