title: List of world light-flyweight boxing champions
text: # List of world light-flyweight boxing champions
  
  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 Began | Reign Ended | Champion | Recognition |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Title inaugurated ||||
  | 1983-12-10 | 1986-Vacated | Dodie Boy Peñalosa | IBF |
  | 1986-12-07 | 1988-11-04 | Jum-Hwan Choi | IBF |
  | 1988-11-04 | 1989-05-02 | Tacy Macalos | IBF |
  | 1989-05-02 | 1990-07-29 | Muangchai Kittikasem | IBF |
  | 1990-07-29 | 1994-02-19 | Michael Carbajal | IBF |
  | 1994-02-19 | 1995-07-15 | Humberto González | IBF |
  | 1995-07-15 | 1995-11-12-Vacated | Saman Sorjaturong | IBF |
  | 1996-03-16 | 1997-01-18 | Michael Carbajal | IBF |
  | 1997-01-18 | 1998-04-30-Vacated | Mauricio Pastrana | IBF |
  | 1998-12-18 | 1999-10-02 | Will Grigsby | IBF |
  | 1999-10-02 | 2001-09-29-Vacated | Ricardo López | IBF |
  | 2003-02-15 | 2005-05-14 | Víctor Burgos | IBF |
  | 2005-05-14 | 2006-01-07 | Will Grigsby | IBF |
  | 2006-01-07 | 2009-04-19 | Ulises Solís | IBF |
  | 2009-04-19 | 2010-01-23 | Brian Viloria | IBF |
  | 2010-01-23 | 2010-05-29 | Carlos Tamara | IBF |
  | 2010-05-29 | 2011-04-30 | Luis Alberto Lazarte | IBF |
  | 2011-04-30 | 2012-07-19-Stripped | Ulises Solís | IBF |
  | 2012-07-19 | 2014-05-02-Stripped | John Riel Casimero | IBF |
  | 2014-09-20 | 2015-29-12 | Javier Mendoza | IBF |
  | 2015-29-12 | 2017-22-05 | Akira Yaegashi | IBF |
  | 2017-05-22 | 2017-12-31 | Milan Melindo | IBF |
  | 2017-12-31 | 2018-05-20 | Ryoichi Taguchi | IBF |
  | 2018-05-20 | 2018-07-25-Vacated | Hekkie Budler | IBF |
  | 2018-10-29 | 2022-03-22-Vacated | Felix Alvarado | IBF |
  | 2022-09-13 | Present | Sivenathi Nontshinga | IBF |
  
  ## WBC
  
  | Reign Began | Reign Ended | Champion | Recognition |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Title inaugurated ||||
  | 1975-04-04 | 1975-08-Stripped | Franco Udella | WBC |
  | 1975-09-13 | 1978-02-19 | Luis Estaba | WBC |
  | 1978-02-19 | 1978-05-06 | Freddy Castillo | WBC |
  | 1978-05-06 | 1978-09-30 | Netrnoi Sor Vorasingh | WBC |
  | 1978-09-30 | 1980-01-03 | Sung-Jun Kim | WBC |
  | 1980-01-03 | 1980-03-24 | Shigeo Nakajima | WBC |
  | 1980-03-24 | 1982-02-06 | Hilario Zapata | WBC |
  | 1982-02-06 | 1982-04-13 | Amado Ursua | WBC |
  | 1982-04-13 | 1982-07-20 | Tadashi Tomori | WBC |
  | 1982-07-20 | 1983-03-26 | Hilario Zapata | WBC |
  | 1983-03-26 | 1988-06-27-Vacated | Jung-Koo Chang | WBC |
  | 1988-12-11 | 1989-03-19 | Germán Torres | WBC |
  | 1989-03-19 | 1989-06-25 | Yul-Woo Lee | WBC |
  | 1989-06-25 | 1990-12-19 | Humberto González | WBC |
  | 1990-12-19 | 1991-03-25 | Rolando Pascua | WBC |
  | 1991-03-25 | 1991-06-03 | Melchor Cob Castro | WBC |
  | 1991-06-03 | 1993-03-13 | Humberto González | WBC |
  | 1993-03-13 | 1994-02-19 | Michael Carbajal | WBC |
  | 1994-02-19 | 1995-07-15 | Humberto González | WBC |
  | 1995-07-15 | 1999-10-17 | Saman Sorjaturong | WBC |
  | 1999-10-17 | 2002-07-06 | Yo-Sam Choi | WBC |
  | 2002-07-06 | 2004-12-18-Vacated | Jorge Arce | WBC |
  | 2005-03-11 | 2005-09-10 | Eric Ortiz | WBC |
  | 2005-09-10 | 2006-08-10 | Brian Viloria | WBC |
  | 2006-08-10 | 2007-02-02-Stripped | Omar Niño Romero | WBC |
  | 2007-04-14 | 2009-11-21 | Edgar Sosa | WBC |
  | 2009-11-21 | 2010-06-19 | Rodel Mayol | WBC |
  | 2010-06-19 | 2010-11-06 | Omar Niño Romero | WBC |
  | 2010-11-06 | 2011-04-30 | Gilberto Keb Baas | WBC |
  | 2011-04-30 | 2011-12-23 | Adrian Hernández | WBC |
  | 2011-12-23 | 2012-08-06 | Kompayak Porpramook | WBC |
  | 2012-08-06 | 2014-04-06 | Adrian Hernández | WBC |
  | 2014-04-06 | 2014-11-03-Vacated | Naoya Inoue | WBC |
  | 2014-12-30 | 2015-11-28 | Pedro Guevara | WBC |
  | 2015-11-28 | 2016-03-04 | Yu Kimura | WBC |
  | 2016-03-04 | 2017-05-20 | Ganigan López | WBC |
  | 2017-05-20 | 2021-09-22 | Kenshiro Teraji | WBC |
  | 2021-09-22 | 2022-03-19 | Masamichi Yabuki | WBC |
  | 2022-03-19 | Present | Kenshiro Teraji | WBC |
  
  ## WBA
  
  | Reign Began | Reign Ended | Champion | Recognition |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Title inaugurated ||||
  | 1975-08-23 | 1976-07-02 | Jaime Rios | WBA |
  | 1976-07-02 | 1976-10-10 | Juan Antonio Guzman | WBA |
  | 1976-10-10 | 1981-03-08 | Yoko Gushiken | WBA |
  | 1981-03-08 | 1981-07-19 | Pedro Flores | WBA |
  | 1981-07-19 | 1981-12-16 | Hwan-Jin Kim | WBA |
  | 1981-12-16 | 1983-07-10 | Katsuo Tokashiki | WBA |
  | 1983-07-10 | 1984-05-19 | Lupe Madera | WBA |
  | 1984-05-19 | 1985-03-29 | Francisco Quiroz | WBA |
  | 1985-03-29 | 1985-12-08 | Joey Olivo | WBA |
  | 1985-12-08 | 1991-12-17 | Myung-Woo Yuh | WBA |
  | 1991-12-17 | 1992-11-18 | Hiroki Ioka | WBA |
  | 1992-11-18 | 1993-07-25-Vacated | Myung-Woo Yuh | WBA |
  | 1993-10-21 | 1995-02-04 | Leo Gamez | WBA |
  | 1995-02-04 | 1996-01-13 | Hi-Yong Choi | WBA |
  | 1996-01-13 | 1996-05-21 | Carlos Murillo | WBA |
  | 1996-05-21 | 1996-12-03 | Keiji Yamaguchi | WBA |
  | 1996-12-03 | 2000-02-05-Vacated | Pichitnoi Sitbangprachan | WBA |
  | 2000-08-12 | 2001-03-03 | Beibis Mendoza | WBA |
  | 2001-03-03 | 2004-10-02-Stripped | Rosendo Álvarez | WBA |
  | 2005-04-29 | 2006-08-02-Vacated | Roberto Vásquez | WBA |
  | 2006-08-02 | 2007-01-18-Vacated | Kōki Kameda | WBA |
  | 2007-06-22 | 2007-12-08 | Juan Carlos Reveco | WBA |
  | 2007-12-08 | 2009-06-05-Retired | Brahim Asloum | WBA |
  | 2009-06-05 | 2010-11-26-Vacated | Giovani Segura | WBA |
  | 2011-02-04 | 2014-01-14-Vacated | Román González | WBA |
  | 2014-07-08 | 2014-12-31 | Alberto Rossel | WBA |
  | 2014-12-31 | 2018-05-20 | Ryoichi Taguchi | WBA |
  | 2018-05-20 | 2018-12-31 | Hekkie Budler | WBA |
  | 2018-12-31 | 2022-11-01 | Hiroto Kyoguchi | WBA |
  | 2022-11-01 | Present | Kenshiro Teraji | WBA |
  
  ## WBO
  
  | Reign Began | Reign Ended | Champion | Recognition |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Title inaugurated ||||
  | 1989-05-19 | 1992-03-01-Stripped | José de Jesús | WBO |
  | 1992-07-31 | 1994-07-15 | Josue Camacho | WBO |
  | 1994-07-15 | 1994-11-12-Stripped | Michael Carbajal | WBO |
  | 1994-11-23 | 1995-11-18 | Paul Weir | WBO |
  | 1995-11-18 | 1997-02-08-Vacated | Jake Matlala | WBO |
  | 1997-05-31 | 1997-08-25 | Jesús Chong | WBO |
  | 1997-08-25 | 1998-01-17 | Melchor Cob Castro | WBO |
  | 1998-01-17 | 1998-12-05 | Juan Domingo Córdoba | WBO |
  | 1998-12-05 | 1999-07-31 | Jorge Arce | WBO |
  | 1999-07-31 | 1999-08-Retired | Michael Carbajal | WBO |
  | 2000-02-19 | 2000-07-Stripped | Masibulele Makepula | WBO |
  | 2001-04-14 | 2005-04-30 | Nelson Dieppa | WBO |
  | 2005-04-30 | 2007-09-25 | Hugo Fidel Cázares | WBO |
  | 2007-09-25 | 2010-08-28 | Iván Calderón | WBO |
  | 2010-08-28 | 2011-04-Vacated | Giovani Segura | WBO |
  | 2010-04 | 2011-04-30 | Jesús Géles | WBO |
  | 2011-04-30 | 2011-10-08 | Ramón García Hirales | WBO |
  | 2011-10-08 | 2016-08-03-Vacated | Donnie Nietes | WBO |
  | 2016-12-31 | 2017-11-30-Vacated | Kosei Tanaka | WBO |
  | 2017-12-02 | 2019-06-21 | Ángel Acosta | WBO |
  | 2019-06-21 | 2021-10-16 | Elwin Soto | WBO |
  | 2021-10-16 | Present | Jonathan Gonzalez | WBO |
  