This is a list of WBO world champions, showing every world champion certified by the World Boxing Organization (WBO). The WBO is one of the four major governing bodies in professional boxing, and has awarded world championships in 17 different weight classes since 1989.
Boxers who won the title but were stripped due to the title bout being overturned to a no contest are not listed.
Stand: March 6, 2025.
Current champion Most consecutive title defenses
r – Champion relinquished title. s – Champion stripped of title.
Atomweight No.NameDuration of reignDefences1 Nao Ikeyama17 May 2014 — 29 Jul 201862 Mika Iwakawa29 Jul 2018 — 25 Feb 202213 Nanae Suzuki25 Feb 2022 — 1 Sep 202204 Yuko Kuroki1 Sep 2022 — 12 Jan 202425 Eri Matsuda12 Jan 2024 — 23 Nov 202406 Tina Rupprecht23 Nov 2024 — Oct 2025r17 Gabriela Timar26 Dec 2025 — present0
Mini flyweight No.NameDuration of reignDefences1 Teeraporn Pannimit2 Apr 2010 — 2011s12 Teeraporn Pannimit (2)25 Apr 2012 — 28 Jun 201203 Hong Su-yun28 Jun 2012 — 9 Feb 201424 Mako Yamada9 Feb 2014 — 31 May 2014s05 Kumiko Seeser Ikehara20 Sep 2014 — 13 Dec 2016r46 Kayoko Ebata19 May 2017 — 1 Dec 201817 Etsuko Tada1 Dec 2018 — 28 Mar 2019r08 Kasumi Saeki27 Apr 2019 — 2019r09 Etsuko Tada (2)3 Dec 2020 — 23 Oct 2021010 Nguyễn Thị Thu Nhi23 Oct 2021 — 8 Sep 2022011 Yokasta Valle8 Sep 2022 — 29 Mar 2024312 Seniesa Estrada29 Mar 2024 — 23 Oct 2024r013 Sarah Bormann14 Dec 2024 — present2
Junior flyweight No.NameDuration of reignDefences1 Yésica Bopp6 Nov 2009 — 2015s122 Eun Hye Lee29 Sep 2015 — 1 Jun 2016s03 Louisa Hawton20 Aug 2016 — 2017r04 Hong Su-yun14 May 2017 — 16 Jul 2017s05 Naoko Fujioka1 Dec 2017 — 11 Dec 2017r06 Tenkai Tsunami8 Mar 2018 — 9 Jul 202147 Seniesa Estrada9 Jul 2021 — 2022v08 Evelyn Nazarena Bermúdez26 Mar 2022 — 26 Nov 202219 Yokasta Valle26 Nov 2022 — 2023v09 Evelyn Nazarena Bermúdez (2)10 Mar 2023 — Jun 13, 2026510 Estefany AlegriaJun 13, 2026 — present0
Flyweight No.NameDuration of reignDefences1 Susi Kentikian10 Oct 2009 — 16 May 201232 Melissa McMorrow16 May 2012 — 2014s23 Yésica Bopp26 Apr 2014 — 2014r04 Kenia Enríquez21 Nov 2014 — 28 Feb 201505 Melissa McMorrow (2)28 Feb 2015 — 2016s06 Nana Nogami9 Oct 2016 — 29 Apr 201707 Monserrat Alarcón29 Apr 2017 — 17 Feb 201808 Arely Muciño17 Feb 2018 — 29 Jul 2019s29 Nicola Adams — 29 Jul 2019 — 6 Nov 2019r110 Débora Anahí López20 Dec 2019 — 19 Mar 2022111 Tamara Elisabet DeMarco19 Mar 2022 — 18 Jun 2022012 Gabriela Celeste Alaniz18 Jun 2022 — 8 Jul 2023113 Marlen Esparza8 Jul 2023 — 26 Apr 2024s014 Gabriela Celeste Alaniz (2)27 Apr 2024 — 2 Nov 2024015 Gabriela Fundora2 Nov 2024 — present3
Junior bantamweight No.NameDuration of reignDefences1 Carolina Duer17 Dec 2010 — 26 Jul 2013r62 Daniela Romina Bermúdez4 Jan 2014 — 2017r43 Raja Amasheh10 Mar 2018 — 2019s14 Amanda Serrano18 Jan 2019 — 2019r05 Miyo Yoshida19 Jun 2019 — 13 Dec 202016 Tomoko Okuda13 Dec 2020 — 29 Jun 202107 Miyo Yoshida (2)29 Jun 2021 — 30 May 202208 Tamao Ozawa30 May 2022 — 27 Oct 202209 Mizuki Hiruta1 Dec 2022 — present5
Bantamweight No.NameDuration of reignDefences1 Kaliesha West18 Sep 2010 — 2012r32 Daniela Romina Bermúdez31 May 2013 — 2013r03 Carolina Duer26 Jul 2013 — 2015s24 Mayra Alejandra Gómez — 10 Feb 2015 — 2015s15 Naoko Fujioka19 Oct 2015 — 2016s16 Sabrina Maribel Pérez26 Nov 2016 — 2017r07 Amanda Serrano22 Apr 2017 — 2017r08 Daniela Romina Bermúdez (2)20 Oct 2017 — Dec 2020r59 Dina Thorslund25 Jun 2021 – Jun 6, 2025r710 Cherneka Johnson11 Jul 2025 – present1
Junior featherweight No.NameDuration of reignDefences1 Ana Julaton4 Dec 2009 — 2010s02 Ana Julaton (2)30 Jun 2010 — 16 Mar 201223 Yésica Marcos — 16 Mar 2012 — 2013s24 Marcela Acuña25 Oct 2013 — 2016s25 Sabrina Maribel Pérez – 10 May 2016 — 2016s06 Amanda Serrano18 Oct 2016 — 2018r27 Daniela Romina Bermúdez13 Apr 2018 — 2018r08 Dina Thorslund25 Aug 2018 — 2021r39 Ségolène Lefebvre20 Nov 2021 – 2021r110 Débora Dionicius23 Dec 2022 – 29 Apr 2023011 Ségolène Lefebvre (2)29 Apr 2023 – 13 Apr 2024112 Ellie Scotney13 Apr 2024 – May 12, 2026r1
Featherweight No.NameDuration of reignDefences1 Ina Menzer10 Oct 2009 – 3 Jul 201012 Jeannine Garside3 Jul 2010 – 2011s03 Alejandra Oliveras5 Jan 2012 – 2014s54 Amanda Serrano17 Feb 2016 – 2016r15 Cindy Serrano10 Dec 2016 – 2018r16 Heather Hardy27 Oct 2018 – 13 Sep 201907 Amanda Serrano (2) 13 Sep 2019 – present7
Junior lightweight No.NameDuration of reignDefences1 Ramona Kühne4 Jun 2010 – 2018s82 Ewa Brodnicka – 22 Feb 2018 – 30 Oct 2020s53 Mikaela Mayer31 Oct 2020 – 15 Oct 202234 Alycia Baumgardner15 Oct 2022 – present3
Lightweight No.NameDuration of reignDefences1 Erin McGowan9 Oct 2010 – 2011s02 Enis Pacheco16 Mar 2012 – 14 Jun 201323 María Maderna14 Jun 2013 – 15 Aug 201434 Amanda Serrano15 Aug 2014 – 2015s05 Yohana Alfonzo24 Sep 2015 – 2017s36 Rose Volante22 Dec 2017 – 15 Mar 201927 Katie Taylor15 Mar 2019 – 5 Jan 2024r88 Rhiannon Dixon13 Apr 2024 – 28 Sep 202409 Terri Harper28 Sep 2024 – 5 Apr 202619 Caroline Dubois5 Apr 2026 – present0
Junior welterweight No.NameDuration of reignDefences1 Fernanda Alegre3 Dec 2010 – 2015s102 Fernanda Alegre (2)25 Apr 2015 – 2016r13 Adela Celeste Peralta14 May 2016 – 4 Nov 201604 Ana Esteche4 Nov 2016 – 2017s15 Amanda Serrano8 Sep 2018 – 2018r06 Christina Linardatou24 Mar 2019 – 2 Nov 201917 Katie Taylor2 Nov 2019 – 2019r08 Christina Linardatou (2)8 Feb 2020 – 2021r09 Kali Reis19 Nov 2021 – 2021r010 Chantelle Cameron5 Nov 2022 – 25 Nov 2023111 Katie Taylor (2)25 Nov 2023 – present2
Welterweight No.NameDuration of reignDefences1 Hanna Gabriels19 Dec 2009 – 2010r02 Cecilia Brækhus15 May 2010 – 15 Aug 2020213 Jessica McCaskill15 Aug 2020 – 2023r34 Sandy Ryan22 Apr 2023 – 27 Sep 202425 Mikaela Mayer27 Sep 2024 – present1
Junior middleweight No.NameDuration of reignDefences1 Hanna Gabriels29 May 2010 – 28 Feb 201332 Oxandia Castillo28 Feb 2013 – 2014s03 Hanna Gabriels (2)20 Dec 2014 – 2018s44 Claressa Shields10 Jan 2020 – 26 Nov 2021v15 Natasha Jonas19 Feb 2022 – 2023v26 Ema Kozin18 Nov 2023 – 4 Oct 202517 Cecilia Brækhus4 Oct 2025 – 4 Oct 2025v08 Mikaela Mayer30 Oct 2025 – 14 Jan 2026v09 Chantelle Cameron5 Apr 2026 – present0
Middleweight No.NameDuration of reignDefences1 Christina Hammer23 Oct 2010 – 13 Apr 2019122 Claressa Shields 13 Apr 2019 – Sep 202003 Savannah Marshall31 Oct 2020 – 15 Oct 202234 Claressa Shields (2)15 Oct 2022 – 2025s15 Desley Robinson11 Apr 2025 — present1
Super middleweight No.NameDuration of reignDefences1 Christina Hammer4 May 2013 – 2013r02 Femke Hermans12 May 2018 – 2018s03 Franchón Crews-Dezurn14 Sep 2019 – 1 Jul 202324 Savannah Marshall1 Jul 2023 – 2024s05 Shadasia Green15 Nov 2024 – 17 Apr 202626 Lani Daniels17 Apr 2026 — present0
Light heavyweight No.NameDuration of reignDefences1 Geovana Peres30 Mar 2019 – 26 Jan 2021r12 Claressa Shields27 Jul 2024 – 3 Mar 2025s0
Heavyweight No.NameDuration of reignDefences1 Claressa Shields2 Feb 2025 – present2
See also
List of current female world boxing champions List of female undisputed world boxing champions List of WBA female world champions List of WBC female world champions List of IBF female world champions List of WIBO world champions
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