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:
The World Boxing Association (WBA), established in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA). The WBA often recognize up to two world champions in a given weight class; Super champion and Regular champion. The World Boxing Council (WBC), established in 1963. The International Boxing Federation (IBF), established in 1983. The World Boxing Organization (WBO), established in 1988.
IBF Reign BeganReign EndedChampionRecognitionTitle inaugurated1983-12-101986-07-18-Vacated Dodie Boy PeñalosaIBF 1986-12-071988-11-04 Jum-hwan ChoiIBF 1988-11-041989-05-02 Tacy MacalosIBF 1989-05-021990-07-29 Muangchai KittikasemIBF 1990-07-291994-02-19 Michael CarbajalIBF 1994-02-191995-07-15 Humberto GonzálezIBF 1995-07-151995-11-12-Vacated Saman SorjaturongIBF 1996-03-161997-01-18 Michael CarbajalIBF 1997-01-181998-04-30-Vacated Mauricio PastranaIBF 1998-12-181999-10-02 Will GrigsbyIBF 1999-10-022002-11-27-Retired Ricardo LópezIBF 2003-02-152005-05-14 Víctor BurgosIBF 2005-05-142006-01-07 Will GrigsbyIBF 2006-01-072009-04-19 Ulises SolísIBF 2009-04-192010-01-23 Brian ViloriaIBF 2010-01-232010-05-29 Carlos TamaraIBF2010-05-292011-04-30 Luis Alberto LazarteIBF 2011-04-302012-07-19-Stripped Ulises SolísIBF2012-07-192014-05-02-Stripped John Riel CasimeroIBF2014-09-202015-29-12 Javier MendozaIBF2015-29-122017-22-05 Akira YaegashiIBF2017-05-222017-12-31 Milan MelindoIBF2017-12-312018-05-20 Ryoichi TaguchiIBF2018-05-202018-07-25-Vacated Hekkie BudlerIBF2018-10-292022-03-22-Vacated Felix AlvaradoIBF2022-09-132024-10-12 Sivenathi NontshingaIBF2024-10-122025-04-10-Vacated Masamichi YabukiIBF2025-06-19Present Thanongsak SimsriIBF
WBC Reign BeganReign EndedChampionRecognitionTitle inaugurated1975-04-041975-08-29-Stripped Franco UdellaWBC1975-09-131978-02-19 Luis EstabaWBC1978-02-191978-05-06 Freddy CastilloWBC1978-05-061978-09-30 Netrnoi Sor VorasinghWBC1978-09-301980-01-03 Sung-jun KimWBC1980-01-031980-03-24 Shigeo NakajimaWBC1980-03-241982-02-06 Hilario ZapataWBC1982-02-061982-04-13 Amado UrsuaWBC1982-04-131982-07-20 Tadashi TomoriWBC1982-07-201983-03-26 Hilario ZapataWBC1983-03-261988-08-14-Retired Jung-koo ChangWBC1988-12-111989-03-19 Germán TorresWBC1989-03-191989-06-25 Yul-woo LeeWBC1989-06-251990-12-19 Humberto GonzálezWBC1990-12-191991-03-25 Rolando PascuaWBC1991-03-251991-06-03 Melchor Cob CastroWBC1991-06-031993-03-13 Humberto GonzálezWBC1993-03-131994-02-19 Michael CarbajalWBC1994-02-191995-07-15 Humberto GonzálezWBC1995-07-151999-10-17 Saman SorjaturongWBC1999-10-172002-07-06 Yo-sam ChoiWBC2002-07-062004-12-18-Vacated Jorge ArceWBC2005-03-112005-09-10 Eric OrtizWBC2005-09-102006-08-10 Brian ViloriaWBC2006-08-102007-02-01-Stripped Omar Niño RomeroWBC2007-04-142009-11-21 Edgar SosaWBC2009-11-212010-06-19 Rodel MayolWBC2010-06-192010-11-06 Omar Niño RomeroWBC2010-11-062011-04-30 Gilberto Keb BaasWBC2011-04-302011-12-23 Adrian HernándezWBC2011-12-232012-08-06 Kompayak PorpramookWBC2012-08-062014-04-06 Adrian HernándezWBC2014-04-062014-11-03-Vacated Naoya InoueWBC2014-12-302015-11-28 Pedro GuevaraWBC2015-11-282016-03-04 Yu KimuraWBC2016-03-042017-05-20 Ganigan LópezWBC2017-05-202021-09-22 Kenshiro TerajiWBC2021-09-222022-03-19 Masamichi YabukiWBC2022-03-192024-07-15 Kenshiro TerajiWBC2024-12-262025-08-01 Panya PradabsriWBC2025-08-012025-11-28-Stripped Carlos CañizalesWBC2025-11-282026-03-15 Knockout CP FreshmartWBC2026-03-15Present Shokichi IwataWBC
WBA Reign BeganReign EndedChampionRecognitionTitle inaugurated1975-08-231976-07-02 Jaime RiosWBA 1976-07-021976-10-10 Juan Antonio GuzmanWBA 1976-10-101981-03-08 Yoko GushikenWBA 1981-03-081981-07-19 Pedro FloresWBA 1981-07-191981-12-16 Hwan-jin KimWBA 1981-12-161983-07-10 Katsuo TokashikiWBA 1983-07-101984-05-19 Lupe MaderaWBA 1984-05-191985-03-29 Francisco QuirozWBA 1985-03-291985-12-08 Joey OlivoWBA 1985-12-081991-12-17 Myung-woo YuhWBA 1991-12-171992-11-18 Hiroki IokaWBA 1992-11-181993-07-25-Retired Myung-woo YuhWBA 1993-10-211995-02-04 Leo GamezWBA 1995-02-041996-01-13 Hi-yong ChoiWBA 1996-01-131996-05-21 Carlos MurilloWBA 1996-05-211996-12-03 Keiji YamaguchiWBA 1996-12-032000-07-Vacated Pichit Chor SiriwatWBA 2000-08-122001-03-03 Beibis MendozaWBA 2001-03-032004-10-02-Stripped Rosendo ÁlvarezWBA 2005-04-292006-08-02-Vacated Roberto VásquezWBA 2006-08-022007-01-18-Vacated Kōki KamedaWBA 2007-06-222007-12-08 Juan Carlos RevecoWBA 2007-12-082008-07-18-Stripped Brahim AsloumWBA2009-06-052010-11-26-Vacated Giovani SeguraWBA2011-02-042014-01-14-Vacated Román GonzálezWBA2014-01-142014-02-28-Vacated Kazuto IokaWBA2014-07-082014-12-31 Alberto RosselWBA2014-12-312018-05-20 Ryoichi TaguchiWBA2018-05-202018-12-31 Hekkie BudlerWBA2018-12-312022-11-01 Hiroto KyoguchiWBA2022-11-012024-07-15 Kenshiro TerajiWBA2024-12-192025-07-30 Erick RosaWBA2025-07-302025-17-12 Kyosuke TakamiWBA2025-12-17Present René SantiagoWBA
WBO Reign BeganReign EndedChampionRecognitionTitle inaugurated1989-05-191992-03-01-Stripped José de JesúsWBO1992-07-311994-07-15 Josue CamachoWBO1994-07-151994-11-12-Stripped Michael CarbajalWBO1994-11-231995-11-18 Paul WeirWBO1995-11-181997-02-08-Vacated Jacob MatlalaWBO1997-05-311997-08-25 Jesús ChongWBO1997-08-251998-01-17 Melchor Cob CastroWBO1998-01-171998-12-05 Juan Domingo CórdobaWBO1998-12-051999-07-31 Jorge ArceWBO1999-07-311999-08-Retired Michael CarbajalWBO2000-02-192000-07-Stripped Masibulele MakepulaWBO2001-04-142005-04-30 Nelson DieppaWBO2005-04-302007-09-25 Hugo Fidel CázaresWBO2007-09-252010-08-28 Iván CalderónWBO2010-08-282011-04-22-Vacated Giovani SeguraWBO2010-04-222011-04-30 Jesús GélesWBO2011-04-302011-10-08 Ramón García HiralesWBO2011-10-082016-08-03-Vacated Donnie NietesWBO2016-12-312017-11-30-Vacated Kosei TanakaWBO2017-12-022019-06-21 Ángel AcostaWBO2019-06-212021-10-16 Elwin SotoWBO2021-10-162024-06-19 Jonathan GonzalezWBO2024-10-132025-13-03 Shokichi IwataWBO2025-03-13Present René SantiagoWBO
See also List of British world boxing champions
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