List of WBO world champions
This is a list of WBO world champions, showing every world champion certificated by the World Boxing Organization (WBO). The WBO is one of the four major governing bodies in professional boxing, and has certified world champions in 17 different weight classes since 1989.
Heavyweight
Name: | Date: | Location: | Defenses: |
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Francesco Damiani def. Johnny DuPlooy |
May 6, 1989 | Syracuse, Italy | 1 |
Ray Mercer | January 11, 1991 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | 1 |
Title vacated | 1991 | Mercer's only defense was against Tommy Morrison on October 18, 1991 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. He gave up the title shortly after. | |
Michael Moorer def. Bert Cooper |
May 15, 1992 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | 0 |
Title vacated | February 2, 1993 | ||
Tommy Morrison def. George Foreman |
June 7, 1993 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | 1 |
Michael Bentt | October 29, 1993 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | 0 |
Herbie Hide | March 19, 1994 | London, England | 0 |
Riddick Bowe | March 11, 1995 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | 1 |
Title vacated | 1995 | Bowe vacated to pursue a rematch with Evander Holyfield. Bowe's only defense was against Jorge Luis Gonzalez on June 17, 1995 in Las Vegas, Nevada. | |
Henry Akinwande def. Jeremy Williams |
June 29, 1996 | Indio, California, United States | 2 |
Title vacated | February 17, 1997 | Akinwande vacated the title in order to challenge for the WBC title. His last defense was against Scott Welch on January 11, 1997 in Nashville, Tennessee. | |
Herbie Hide (2) def. Tony Tucker |
June 28, 1997 | Norwich, England | 2 |
Vitali Klitschko | June 26, 1999 | London, England, United Kingdom | 2 |
Chris Byrd | April 1, 2000 | Berlin, Germany | 0 |
Wladimir Klitschko | October 14, 2000 | Cologne, Germany | 5 |
Corrie Sanders | March 8, 2003 | Hanover, Germany | 0 |
Title vacated | 2003 | Sanders vacated to concentrate on a challenge for the WBC belt against Vitali Klitschko. | |
Lamon Brewster def. Wladimir Klitschko |
April 10, 2004 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | 3 |
Siarhei Liakhovich | April 1, 2006 | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | 0 |
Shannon Briggs | November 4, 2006 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | 0 |
Sultan Ibragimov | June 2, 2007 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | 1 |
Wladimir Klitschko (2) | February 23, 2008 | New York City, United States | 15 |
Tyson Fury | November 28, 2015 | Düsseldorf, Germany | 0 |
Title vacated | October 11, 2016 | Fury vacated after cancelling his rematch with Wladimir Klitschko for a second time, citing depression after a positive test for cocaine. |
Junior heavyweight
This weight class is designated as cruiserweight by the WBA, WBC, and IBF.
Name: | Date: | Location: | Defenses: |
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Boone Pultz def. Magne Havnaa |
December 3, 1989 | Copenhagen, Denmark | 0 |
Magne Havnaa | May 17, 1990 | Aars, Denmark | 2 |
Title vacated | 1991 | Havnaa's last defense was against Tyrone Booze on February 15, 1991 in Randers, Denmark. | |
Tyrone Booze def. Derek Angol |
July 25, 1992 | Manchester, England | 1 |
Markus Bott | February 13, 1993 | Hamburg, Germany | 0 |
Nestor Giovannini | June 26, 1993 | Hamburg, Germany | 1 |
Dariusz Michalczewski | December 17, 1994 | Hamburg, Germany | 0 |
Title vacated | 1995 | Michalczewski vacated the title in favor of the WBO Light Heavyweight title, which he already held. | |
Ralf Rocchigiani def. Carl Thompson |
June 10, 1995 | Manchester, England, United Kingdom | 6 |
Carl Thompson | October 4, 1997 | Hanover, Germany | 2 |
Johnny Nelson | March 27, 1999 | Derby, England | 13 |
Title vacated | 2006 | Title vacated when Nelson retired. Last defense on November 26, 2005 against Vincenzo Cantalore | |
Enzo Maccarinelli Interim champ promoted |
July 8, 2006 | Cardiff, Wales | 4 |
David Haye | March 8, 2008 | London, England | 0 |
Title vacated | 2008 | Title vacated when Haye decided to move up to Heavyweight. | |
Victor Emilio Ramírez Interim champ promoted |
February 2009 | N/A | 1 |
Marco Huck | December 5, 2009 | Ludwigsburg, Germany | 13 |
Krzysztof Głowacki | August 14, 2015 | Newark, United States | 1 |
Oleksandr Usyk current champion |
September 17, 2016 | Gdansk, Poland | 0 |
Light heavyweight
Name: | Date: | Location: | Defenses: |
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Michael Moorer def. Ramzi Hassan |
December 3, 1988 | Brook Park, Ohio, United States | 9 |
Title vacated | 1991 | Moorer vacated the title in order to move up to Heavyweight. His last defense was against Danny Stonewalker on December 15, 1990 at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |
Leeonzer Barber def. Tom Collins |
May 9, 1991 | Leeds, England | 4 |
Dariusz Michalczewski | September 10, 1994 | Hamburg, Germany | 23 |
Julio César González | October 10, 2003 | Hamburg, Germany | 0 |
Zsolt Erdei | January 17, 2004 | Karlsruhe, Germany | 11 |
Title vacated | November 13, 2009 | Erdei vacated the title in order to move up to Cruiserweight. His last defense was against Yuriy Barashian on January 10, 2009 at Magdeburg, Germany | |
Juergen Braehmer interim champ promoted |
November 13, 2009 | N/A | 2 |
Title stripped | May 19, 2011 | Braehmer was stripped of the title after withdrawing from a bout for the title against Nathan Cleverly citing eye injury. His last defense was against Mariano Nicolas Plotinsky on April 24, 2010 at Alsterdorf, Germany | |
Nathan Cleverly interim champ promoted |
May 19, 2011 | N/A | 5 |
Sergey Kovalev | August 18, 2013 | Cardiff, Wales | 7 |
Andre Ward | November 19, 2016 | Las Vegas, United States | 0 |
Super middleweight
Name: | Date: | Location: | Defenses: |
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Thomas Hearns def. James Kinchen |
November 4, 1988 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | 2 |
Title vacated | 1990 | Hearns' last defense was against Michael Olajide on April 28, 1990 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States. | |
Chris Eubank def. Michael Watson |
September 21, 1991 | London, England | 14 |
Steve Collins | March 18, 1995 | Millstreet, Ireland | 7 |
Title vacated | October 1997 | Collins was stripped of the title when he was unable to defend due to injury. His last defense was against Craig Cummings on July 5, 1997 in Glasgow, Scotland. | |
Joe Calzaghe def. Chris Eubank |
October 11, 1997 | Sheffield, England | 21 |
Title vacated | June 2008 | Calazghe vacated all of his titles when he announced he would retire. His last defense was on November 3, 2007 against Mikkel Kessler at Cardiff, Wales | |
Denis Inkin def. Fulgencio Zuniga |
September 27, 2008 | Hamburg, Germany | 0 |
Károly Balzsay |
January 10, 2009 | Magdeburg, Germany | 1 |
Robert Stieglitz |
August 22, 2009 | Budapest, Hungary | 6 |
Arthur Abraham |
August 25, 2012 | Berlin, Germany | 1 |
Robert Stieglitz |
March 23, 2013 | Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt Germany | 2 |
Arthur Abraham | March 1, 2014 | Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt Germany | 5 |
Gilberto Ramírez current champion |
April 9, 2016 | Las Vegas, United States | 0 |
Middleweight
Name: | Date: | Location: | Defenses: |
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Doug DeWitt def. Robbie Sims |
April 18, 1989 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | 1 |
Nigel Benn | April 29, 1990 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | 1 |
Chris Eubank | November 18, 1990 | Birmingham, England | 3 |
Title vacated | September 21, 1991 | Eubank vacated the title to move up to Super Middleweight. His last defense was against Michael Watson on June 22, 1991 in London, England. | |
Gerald McClellan def. John Mugabi |
November 20, 1991 | London, England | 0 |
Title vacated | February 24, 1992 | McClellan vacated the title to move up to Super Middleweight. | |
Chris Pyatt def. Sumbu Kalambay |
May 19, 1993 | Leicester, England | 2 |
Steve Collins | May 11, 1994 | Sheffield, England | 0 |
Title vacated | March 18, 1995 | Collins vacated the title to move up to Super Middleweight. | |
Lonnie Bradley def. David Mendez |
May 19, 1995 | Primm, Nevada, United States | 6 |
Title vacated | 1997 | Bradley vacated title to have eye surgery to repair a detached retina. | |
Otis Grant def. Ryan Rhodes |
December 13, 1997 | Sheffield, England, United Kingdom | 1 |
Title vacated | November 14, 1998 | Grant vacated the title to move up to Light Heavyweight. His only defense was against Ernesto Rafael Sena on May 12, 1998 in Kanata, Ontario, Canada. | |
Bert Schenk def. Freeman Barr |
January 30, 1999 | Cottbus, Germany | 1 |
Title vacated | Mid-1999 | Schenk vacated title due to achilles injury. He had one successful defense was against Juan Ramon Medina on May 22, 1999 in Budapest, Hungary. | |
Jason Matthews def. Ryan Rhodes |
July 17, 1999 | Doncaster, England | 0 |
Armand Krajnc | November 27, 1999 | Lübeck, Germany | 3 |
Krajnc vacated the title on June 4, 2001, while in a dispute with Universum Box-Promotion; the WBO unanimously voted on September 17, 2001 that Krajnc never actually vacated and remained as WBO champion. | |||
Harry Simon | April 6, 2002 | Copenhagen, Denmark | 0 |
Harry Simon awarded interim title on July 21, 2001 after defeating Hacine Cherifi. At the time it was believed that Krajnc had vacated the title, however, the WBO later ruled that Krajnc remained as champion. | |||
Title vacated | November 2002 | Title vacated after Simon sentenced to prison due to his role in fatal car crash. | |
Hector Javier Velazco def. Andras Galfi |
May 10, 2003 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 0 |
Felix Sturm | September 13, 2003 | Berlin, Germany | 1 |
Oscar De La Hoya | June 5, 2004 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | 0 |
Bernard Hopkins | September 18, 2004 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | 1 |
Jermain Taylor | July 16, 2005 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | 3 |
Kelly Pavlik | September 29, 2007 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | 3 |
Sergio Gabriel Martínez | April 17, 2010 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | 0 |
Title stripped | May 29, 2010 | Title stripped because Martinez refused to vacate WBC Light Middleweight title. | |
Dmitry Pirog def. Daniel Jacobs |
July 31, 2010 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | 3 |
Title stripped | August 2012 | Pirog stripped of title after being unable to defend due to back injury. Last defense was against Nobuhiro Ishida on January 5, 2012 at Moscow, Russia | |
Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam interim champ promoted |
August 25, 2012 | NA | 0 |
Peter Quillin | October 20, 2012 | Washington D.C., United States | 3 |
Title vacated | September 4, 2014 | Quillin vacates over unwillingness to fight mandatory challenger Matt Korobov. | |
Andy Lee def. Matt Korobov |
December 13, 2014 | Las Vegas, United States | 1 |
Billy Joe Saunders current champion |
December 19, 2015 | Manchester, England | 1 |
Junior middleweight
Name: | Date: | Location: | Defenses: |
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John David Jackson def. Lupe Aquino |
December 8, 1988 | Detroit, Michigan, United States | 6 |
Title vacated | 1993 | Jackson vacated the title to move up to Middleweight. His last defense was against Michele Mastrodonato on December 19, 1992 in San Severo, Italy. | |
Verno Phillips def. Lupe Aquino |
October 30, 1993 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | 4 |
Paul Jones | November 22, 1995 | Sheffield, England | 0 |
Title vacated | February 1996 | Jones was stripped of the title. | |
Bronco McKart def. Santos Cardona |
March 1, 1996 | Indio, California, United States | 0 |
Ronald "Winky" Wright | May 17, 1996 | Monroe, Michigan, United States | 3 |
Harry Simon | August 22, 1998 | Temba, South Africa | 4 |
Title vacated | July 2001 | Simon vacated the title to move up to Middleweight. His last defense was against Wayne Alexander on February 10, 2001 in Widnes, England, United Kingdom. | |
Daniel Santos def. Luis "Yori Boy" Campas |
March 16, 2002 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | 4 |
Sergiy Dzindziruk | December 3, 2005 | Magdeburg, Germany | 6 |
Title vacated | October 5, 2011 | Dzindziruk was stripped of the title due to inactivity caused by injuries. As a result, Zaurbek Baysangurov was promoted from interim champion. | |
Zaurbek Baysangurov interim champ promoted |
October 5, 2011 | NA | 2 |
Title stripped | June 2013 | Stripped due to inactivity. His last defense was against Lukas Konecny on October 6, 2012 in Kiev, Ukraine | |
Demetrius Andrade def. Vanes Martirosyan |
November 9, 2013 | Corpus Christi, Texas | 1 |
Title stripped | July 31, 2015 | Andrade was stripped of the title due to inactivity. | |
Liam Smith def. John Thompson |
October 10, 2015 | Manchester, England | 2 |
Saúl Álvarez | September 17, 2016 | Arlington, Texas | 0 |
Welterweight
Name: | Date: | Location: | Defenses: |
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Genaro Leon def. Danny Garcia |
May 6, 1989 | Santa Ana, California, United States | 0 |
Title vacated | 1989 | ||
Manning Galloway def. Al Hamza |
December 15, 1989 | Yabucoa, Puerto Rico | 7 |
Gert Bo Jacobsen | February 12, 1993 | Randers, Denmark | 0 |
Title vacated | 1993 | ||
Eammon Loughran def. Lorenzo Smith |
October 16, 1993 | Belfast, Northern Ireland | 5 |
José Luis López | April 13, 1996 | Liverpool, England, United Kingdom | 1 |
Title vacated | 1996–1997 | López's only defense was against Luis Ramón Campas on October 6, 1996 in Los Angeles, California, United States. | |
Mihai Leu def. Santiago Samaniego |
February 22, 1997 | Hamburg, Germany | 1 |
Title vacated | 1997 | Title vacated when Leu retired. His only defense was against Michael Carruth on September 20, 1997 in Aachen, Germany. | |
Ahmed Kotiev def. Leonard Townsend |
February 22, 1997 | Stuttgart, Germany | 4 |
Daniel Santos | May 6, 2000 | Neuss, Germany | 2 |
Title vacated | July 21, 2001 | Title vacated when a bout between Santos and Antonio Margarito in Bayamón, Puerto Rico ends in a no-contest in the first round. | |
Antonio Margarito def. Antonio Díaz |
March 16, 2002 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | 7 |
Paul Williams | July 14, 2007 | Carson City, California, United States | 0 |
Carlos Quintana | February 9, 2008 | Temecula, California, United States | 0 |
Paul Williams (2) | June 7, 2008 | Uncasville, Connecticut, United States | 0 |
Title vacated | November 2008 | Williams vacated the title to fight for the Jr. Middleweight Title. | |
Miguel Cotto | February 21, 2009 | Madison Square Garden, New York, United States | 1 |
Manny Pacquiao | November 12, 2011 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | 3 |
Timothy Bradley | June 9, 2012 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | 2 |
Manny Pacquiao (2) | April 12, 2014 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | 1 |
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. | May 2, 2015 – July 3, 2015 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | 0 |
Title stripped | July 6, 2015 | Mayweather stripped of title for failing to pay a sanctioning fee for his victory over Manny Pacquiao | |
Timothy Bradley interim champ promoted |
July 6, 2015 | NA | 1 |
Title vacated | February 9, 2016 | Bradley vacated in order to fight a third time with Manny Pacquiao | |
Jessie Vargas def. Sadam Ali |
March 5, 2016 | Washington, District of Columbia | 0 |
Manny Pacquiao (3) |
November 5, 2016 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | 0 |
Junior welterweight
Name: | Date: | Location: | Defenses: |
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Héctor Camacho def. Ray Mancini |
March 6, 1989 | Reno, Nevada, United States | 2 |
Greg Haugen | February 23, 1991 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | 0 |
Héctor Camacho (2) | May 19, 1991 | Reno, Nevada, United States | 0 |
Title vacated | 1992 | ||
Carlos González def. Jimmy Paul |
June 29, 1992 | Inglewood, California, United States | 3 |
Zack Padilla | June 7, 1993 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | 4 |
Title vacated | July 24, 1994 | Title vacated when Padilla retired after his final defense against Juan Laporte in Los Angeles, California. | |
Sammy Fuentes def. Fidel Avendano |
February 20, 1995 | Inglewood, California, United States | 1 |
Giovanni Parisi | March 9, 1996 | Milan, Italy | 5 |
Carlos González (2) | May 29, 1998 | Pesaro, Italy | 0 |
Randall Bailey | May 15, 1999 | Miami, Florida, United States | 2 |
Ener Julio | July 22, 2000 | Miami, Florida, United States | 0 |
Title vacated | June 2001 | Title vacated when a routine eye exam reveals that Julio has cataracts. | |
DeMarcus Corley def. Felix Flores |
June 30, 2001 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | 2 |
Zab Judah | July 12, 2003 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | 1 |
Title vacated | 2004 | Judah vacated the title to move up to the Welterweight division. | |
Miguel Cotto def. Kelson Pinto |
September 11, 2004 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 6 |
Title vacated | 2006 | Cotto vacated the title to move up to Welterweight and challenge for the WBA title His last defense was against Paul Malignaggi on June 10, 2006 in New York City, New York. | |
Ricardo Torres def. Mike Arnaoutis |
November 18, 2006 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | 3 |
Kendall Holt def. Ricardo Torres |
July 5, 2008 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | 1 |
Timothy Bradley this bout was a title unification match for both WBO and WBC titles |
April 4, 2009 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | 1 |
Title vacated | June 27, 2012 | Bradley vacated the title to move up to Welterweight and challenge for the WBO title His last defense was against Joel Casamayor on November 12, 2011 in Las Vegas. | |
Juan Manuel Marquez interim champ promoted |
June 27, 2012 | Mexico City, Mexico | 0 |
Title vacated | October 12, 2013 | Marquez vacated the title to move up to Welterweight and challenge Timothy Bradley for the WBO belt | |
Mike Alvarado interim champ promoted |
October 12, 2013 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | 0 |
Ruslan Provodnikov | October 19, 2013 | Denver, Colorado, United States | 0 |
Chris Algieri | June 14, 2014 | Brooklyn, New York, United States | 0 |
Title stripped | November 22, 2014 | Algieri was stripped of title before challenging Manny Pacquiao for the WBO welterweight belt. | |
Terence Crawford def. Thomas Dulorme current champion |
April 18, 2015 | Arlington, Texas | 3 |
Lightweight
Name: | Date: | Location: | Defenses: |
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Mauricio Aceves def. Amancio Castro |
May 6, 1989 | Santa Ana, California, United States | 1 |
Dingaan Thobela | September 22, 1990 | Brownsville, Texas, United States | 2 |
Title vacated | 1991 | Thobela's last defense was against Antonio Rivera on September 14, 1991 in Johannesburg, South Africa. | |
Giovanni Parisi def. Javier Altamirano |
September 25, 1992 | Voghera, Italy | 2 |
Title vacated | 1993 | Parisi's last defense was against Antonio Rivera on September 24, 1993 in Rome, Italy. | |
Oscar De La Hoya def. Jorge Páez |
July 29, 1994 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | 6 |
Title vacated | 1996 | de la Hoya's last defense was against Jesse James Leija on December 15, 1995 in New York City, New York, United States. | |
Artur Grigorian def. Antonio Rivera |
April 13, 1996 | Hamburg, Germany | 17 |
Acelino Freitas | January 3, 2004 | Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States | 0 |
Diego Corrales | August 7, 2004 | Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States | 1 |
Title vacated | 2006 | Corrales' only defense was against José Luis Castillo on May 7, 2005 in Las Vegas, Nevada. | |
Acelino Freitas (2) def. Zahir Raheem |
April 29, 2006 | Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States | 0 |
Juan Díaz | April 28, 2007 | Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States | 1 |
Nate Campbell | March 8, 2008 | Cancún, Mexico | 0 |
Title vacated | February 14, 2009 | Campbell was stripped of the title for being unable to make weight for his next fight against Ali Funeka on February 14, 2009 in Sunrise, Florida, United States | |
Juan Manuel Márquez def. Juan Díaz |
February 28, 2009 | Houston, Texas, United States | 2 |
Title vacated | March 2011 | Marquez vacates to move up to welterweight. Last defense on November 27, 2010 at Las Vegas, Nevada against Michael Katsidis | |
Ricky Burns def. Michael Katsidis |
November 5, 2011 | London, England | 5 |
Terence Crawford | March 1, 2014 | Glasgow, Scotland | 2 |
Title vacated | March 24, 2015 | Crawford vacates to fight for the super lightweight title. Last defense against Raymundo Beltrán on November 29, 2014 at Omaha, Nebraska, United States | |
Terry Flanagan def. Jose Zepeda |
July 11, 2015 | Manchester, England | 4 |
Junior lightweight
Name: | Date: | Location: | Defenses: |
---|---|---|---|
John John Molina def. Juan Laporte |
April 29, 1989 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 0 |
Title vacated | 1989 | ||
Kamel Bou Ali def. Antonio Rivera |
December 9, 1989 | Teramo, Italy | 2 |
Daniel Londas | March 21, 1992 | San Rufo, Italy | 0 |
Jimmi Bredahl | September 4, 1992 | Copenhagen, Denmark | 1 |
Oscar De La Hoya | March 5, 1994 | Los Angeles, California, United States | 1 |
Title vacated | 1994 | de la Hoya vacated the title in order to move up to the Lightweight division. Only defense against Giorgio Campanella on Apr 1994 at Las Vegas, Nevada | |
Regilio Tuur def. Eugene Speed |
September 24, 1994 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 6 |
Title vacated | 1996–1997 | Titel vacated because of Tuur's retirement. Tuur's last defense was against Jose Vida Ramos on September 6, 1996 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States. | |
Barry Jones def. Wilson Palacio |
December 19, 1997 | London, England | 0 |
Title vacated | 1998 | Jones lost his boxing license after a brain scan found an anomaly. The WBO vacated his title before Jones regained his license | |
Anatoly Alexandrov def. Julien Lorcy |
May 16, 1998 | Paris, France | 1 |
Acelino Freitas | August 7, 1999 | Le Cannet, France | 11 |
Title vacated | 2003 | Freitas vacated the title to move up to the lightweight division. His last defense was against Jorge Rodrigo Barrios on August 9, 2003 in Miami, Florida. | |
Diego Corrales def. Joel Casamayor |
March 6, 2004 | Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States | 0 |
Title vacated | 2004 | Corrales vacated the title to move up to the lightweight division. | |
Mike Anchondo def. Pablo Chacón |
July 15, 2004 | Dallas, Texas, United States | 0 |
Jorge Rodrigo Barrios | April 8, 2005 | Miami, Florida, United States | 2 |
Title vacated | September 15, 2006 | Barrios was stripped of the title after he was overweight for his scheduled September 16 defense against Joan Guzmán. His last defense was against Janos Nagy on May 20, 2006 in Los Angeles, California, United States | |
Joan Guzmán def. Jorge Rodrigo Barrios |
September 16, 2006 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | 2 |
Title vacated | May 2008 | Guzman vacated the title after deciding to move up to Lightweight. Last defense against Humberto Soto on November 2007 at Atlantic City, United States | |
Alex Arthur interim champ promoted |
May 2008 | NA | 0 |
Nicky Cook | September 9, 2008 | Manchester, England | 0 |
Roman Martinez | March 14, 2009 | Manchester, England | 2 |
Ricky Burns | September 4, 2010 | Glasgow, Scotland | 3 |
Title vacated | Aug 2011 | Burns vacated the title after deciding to move up to Lightweight. Last defense against Nicky Cook on July 2011 at Liverpool, England | |
Adrien Broner def. Vicente Martín Rodríguez |
November 26, 2011 | Cincinnati, Ohio, United States | 2 |
Title vacated | August 2012 | Broner vacated the title after deciding to move up to Lightweight. Last defense against Vicente Escobedo on July 2012 at Cincinnati, Ohio, United States | |
Román Martínez def. Miguel Beltrán, Jr. |
September 15, 2012 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | 2 |
Mikey Garcia | November 9, 2013 | Corpus Christi, Texas, United States | 1 |
Title vacated | October 2014 | Garcia vacated the title to move up in weight. Only defense against Juan Carlos Burgos on January 2014 at Cincinnati, Madison Square Garden, New York, United States | |
Orlando Salido interim champ promoted |
October 14, 2014 | NA | 0 |
Román Martínez | April 11, 2015 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 1 |
Vasyl Lomachenko current champion |
June 11, 2016 | New York City, New York, United States | 1 |
Featherweight
Name: | Date: | Location: | Defenses: |
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Maurizio Stecca def. Pedro Nolasco |
January 28, 1989 | Milan, Italy | 1 |
Louie Espinoza | November 11, 1989 | Rimini, Italy | 0 |
Jorge Páez | April 7, 1990 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | 1 |
Title vacated | 1990 | Paez's only defense was against Troy Dorsey on July 8, 1990 in Las Vegas, Nevada. | |
Maurizio Stecca (2) def. Armando Juan Reyes |
January 26, 1991 | Sassari, Italy | 2 |
Colin McMillan | February 16, 1992 | London, England | 0 |
Rubén Darío Palacios | September 26, 1992 | London, England, United Kingdom | 0 |
Title vacated | 1992 | Title vacated when Palacios retired. | |
Steve Robinson def. John Davison |
April 17, 1993 | Washington, England | 7 |
Naseem Hamed | September 30, 1995 | Cardiff, Wales | 15 |
Title vacated | September 30, 2000 | Hamed's last defense was against Augie Sanchez on August 19, 2000 in Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States. | |
Istvan Kovacs def. Antonio Díaz |
January 27, 2001 | Munich, Germany | 0 |
Pablo Chacón | June 16, 2001 | Budapest, Hungary | 2 |
Title vacated | 2002 | Chacón's last defense was against Victor Polo on January 19, 2002 in London, England, United Kingdom | |
Scott Harrison def. Victor Santiago |
June 8, 2002 | Glasgow, Scotland | 2 |
Manuel Medina | July 12, 2003 | Glasgow, Scotland | 0 |
Scott Harrison (2) | November 29, 2003 | Glasgow, Scotland | 6 |
Title vacated | June 2006 | Harrison was stripped of the title after pulling out of a scheduled defense. His last defense was against Nedal Hussein on November 5, 2005 in Glasgow, Scotland. | |
Juan Manuel Márquez def. Terdsak Jandaeng |
August 5, 2006 | Stateline, Nevada, United States | 1 |
Title vacated | February 2007 | Márquez vacates to move up to super featherweight. Only defense against Jimrex Jaca in November 2006 at Hidalgo, Texas | |
Steven Luevano | July 14, 2007 | London, England | 5 |
Juan Manuel López | January 23, 2010 | New York City, USA | 1 |
Orlando Salido | April 16, 2011 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | 2 |
Mikey Garcia | January 19, 2013 | Madison Square Garden, New York | 1 |
Title vacated | August 2013 | Garcia vacates to move up to super featherweight. Only defense against Juan Manuel López in June 2013 at Dallas, Texas | |
Orlando Salido (2) def. Orlando Cruz |
October 12, 2013 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 0 |
Title vacated | March 1, 2014 | Title stripped after Salido couldn't make weight on his defense against Vasyl Lomachenko. Title was at stake for Lomachenko but Salido won via split decision. | |
Vasyl Lomachenko def. Gary Russell, Jr. |
June 21, 2014 | Carson, California | 3 |
Title vacated | 21 July 2016 | Vacated after winning WBO Super featherweight title against Román Martínez | |
Oscar Valdez def. Matías Rueda |
July 23, 2016 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 1 |
Junior featherweight
Name: | Date: | Location: | Defenses: |
---|---|---|---|
Kenny Mitchell def. Julio Gervacio |
April 29, 1989 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 1 |
Valerio Nati | December 9, 1989 | Teramo, Italy | 0 |
Orlando Fernandez | May 12, 1990 | Sassari, Italy | 0 |
Jesse Benavides | May 24, 1991 | Corpus Christi, Texas, United States | 1 |
Duke McKenzie | October 15, 1992 | London, England | 0 |
Daniel Jiménez | June 9, 1993 | London, England | 4 |
Marco Antonio Barrera | March 31, 1995 | Anaheim, California, United States | 8 |
Junior Jones | November 22, 1996 | Tampa, Florida, United States | 1 |
Kennedy McKinney | April 18, 1997 | New York City, New York, United States | 0 |
Title vacated | 1998 | McKinney vacates to fight for featherweight title. | |
Marco Antonio Barrera (2) def. Richie Wenton |
October 31, 1998 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | 2 |
Erik Morales | February 19, 2000 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | 0 |
Title vacated | 2000 | Morales vacates to fight at featherweight | |
Marco Antonio Barrera (3) def. Luiz Freitas |
June 17, 2000 | Mexico City, Mexico | 2 |
Title vacated | April 7, 2001 | Title vacated when Barrera wins the vacant IBO Featherweight title, defeating Naseem Hamed in Las Vegas, Nevada. His last defense was against Jesús Salud on December 1, 2000 also in Las Vegas. | |
Agapito Sanchez def. Jorge Monsalvo |
June 23, 2001 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | 1 |
Title vacated | 2002 | Title stripped due to inactivity. Only defense was a draw against Manny Pacquiao on November 11, 2001 at San Francisco, California | |
Joan Guzmán def. Jorge Monsalvo |
August 17, 2002 | Cardiff, Wales | 2 |
Title vacated | July 2005 | The WBO stripped Guzman of the title due to his not making weight for a defense against Marcos Licona, scheduled for November 6. His last defense was against Fernando Beltran, Jr. on April 22, 2005 in Hidalgo, Texas, United States. | |
Daniel Ponce de León def. Sod Looknongyangtoy |
October 29, 2005 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | 6 |
Juan Manuel López | June 7, 2008 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | 5 |
Title vacated | January 23, 2010 | Juan Manuel López vacated the title to move up to Featherweight. Last defense was on October 10, 2009 against Rogers Mtagwa at the Madison Square Garden, New York | |
Wilfredo Vázquez, Jr. def. Marvin Sonsona |
February 27, 2010 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | 2 |
Jorge Arce | May 7, 2011 | MGM Grand, Las Vegas | 1 |
Title vacated | November 2011 | Arce vacates to go down to bantamweight. Only defense was against Simphiwe Nongqayi on September 24, 2011 at Mexicali, Mexico | |
Nonito Donaire def. Wilfredo Vázquez, Jr. |
February 4, 2012 | San Antonio, Texas | 3 |
Guillermo Rigondeaux | April 13, 2013 | New York, New York | 3 |
Title vacated | October 28, 2015 | Rigondeaux was stripped of title due to inactivity | |
Nonito Donaire def. César Juárez |
December 11, 2015 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 1 |
Jessie Magdaleno | November 5, 2016 | Las Vegas, United States | 0 |
Bantamweight
Name: | Date: | Location: | Defenses: |
---|---|---|---|
Israel Contreras def. Maurizio Lupino |
February 3, 1989 | Caracas, Venezuela | 1 |
Title vacated | 1990 | Contreras vacated the title in order to challenge Luisito Espinosa for the WBA title. His only defense was against Ray Minus on September 2, 1990 in Nassau, Bahamas. | |
Gaby Canizales def. Miguel "Happy" Lora |
March 12, 1991 | Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States | 0 |
Duke McKenzie | March 12, 1991 | London, England | 2 |
Rafael Del Valle | May 13, 1992 | London, England | 2 |
Alfred Kotey | July 30, 1994 | London, England | 2 |
Daniel Jiménez | October 21, 1995 | London, England | 1 |
Robbie Regan | April 26, 1996 | Cardiff, Wales | 0 |
Title vacated | 1996 | Title vacated when Regan retired. | |
Jorge Julio Rocha def. Oscar Maldonado |
July 28, 1997 | Inglewood, California, United States | 3 |
Johnny Tapia | January 8, 2000 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | 1 |
Title vacated | 2000 | Tapia vacated to fight Paulie Ayala at super bantamweight. His only defense was against Pedro Javier Torres on May 6, 2000 at Las Cruces, New Mexico | |
Mauricio Martinez def. Lester Fuentes |
September 4, 2000 | Manchester, England | 1 |
Cruz Carbajal | March 15, 2002 | Veracruz, Mexico | 2 |
Ratanachai Sor Vorapin | May 7, 2004 | Bangkok, Thailand | 1 |
Jhonny Gonzalez | October 29, 2005 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | 1 |
Gerry Penalosa | August 11, 2007 | Sacramento, California, United States | 1 |
Title vacated | April 2009 | Title Stripped due to Penalosa not defending the belt for a year. Last defense on April 6, 2008 at Quezon City, Philippines against Ratanachai Sor Vorapin | |
Fernando Montiel def. Diego Oscar Silva |
March 28, 2009 | Baja California, Mexico | 2 |
Nonito Donaire | February 19, 2011 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | 2 |
Title vacated | October 2011 | Donaire vacated to move up to super bantamweight. Last defense was against Omar Narváez October 22, 2011 at the Madison Square Garden, New York | |
Jorge Arce def. Angky Angkotta |
November 26, 2011 | Plaza de Toros Rea, Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico | 0 |
Title vacated | August 2012 | Arce vacated to fight at super bantamweight against Nonito Donaire. | |
Pungluang Sor Singyu def. AJ Banal |
October 20, 2012 | Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines | 0 |
Paulus Ambunda | March 2, 2013 | Windhoek, Namibia | 0 |
Tomoki Kameda | August 1, 2013 | Cebu, Philippines | 3 |
Title vacated | April 23, 2015 | Kameda's request to make his fight with Jamie McDonnell a unification bout was rejected by the WBO as McDonnell was only the "regular" champion which is considered a secondary title by the WBO. As a result, Kameda relinquished his title | |
Pungluang Sor Singyu def. Ryo Akaho |
August 8, 2015 | Ratchaburi, Thailand | 1 |
Marlon Tapales | July 27, 2016 | Ayutthaya, Thailand | 0 |
Junior bantamweight
Name: | Date: | Location: | Defenses: |
---|---|---|---|
José Ruiz def. Bebis Rojas |
April 29, 1989 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 4 |
Jose Quirino | February 22, 1992 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | 0 |
Johnny Bredahl | September 4, 1992 | Copenhagen, Denmark | 3 |
Title vacated | 1994 | Bredahl's last defense was against Eduardo Nazario on March 25, 1994 in Aakirkeby, Denmark. | |
Johnny Tapia def. Henry Martínez |
October 14, 1994 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | 13 |
Title vacated | 1998 | Tapia's last defense was against Rodolfo Blanco on February 13, 1998 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. | |
Victor Godoi def. Pedro Morquecho |
November 7, 1998 | Chubut, Argentina | 0 |
Diego Morales | June 7, 1999 | Tijuana, Mexico | 1 |
Adonis Rivas | November 20, 1999 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | 2 |
Pedro Alcázar | June 16, 2001 | Panama City, Panama | 1 |
Fernando Montiel | June 22, 2002 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | 1 |
Mark Johnson | August 16, 2003 | Uncasville, Connecticut, United States | 1 |
Ivan Hernández | September 25, 2004 | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | 0 |
Fernando Montiel (2) | April 9, 2005 | El Paso, Texas, United States | 6 |
Title vacated | 2009 | Montiel's's last defense was against Luis Maldonado on May 31, 2008 in Mexico. | |
José López def. Pramuansak Posuwan |
March 28, 2009 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | 0 |
Marvin Sonsona | September 4, 2009 | Rama, Ontario, Canada | 0 |
Title vacated | 2009 | Sonsona was stripped of the title after failing to make weight (2.6 lbs. over) in his first title defense against Alejandro Hernández, whom he fought with to a draw. | |
Jorge Arce def. Angky Angkota |
January 30, 2010 | Mexico City, Mexico | 0 |
Title vacated | April 24, 2010 | Arce had to vacate the title upon his move to bantamweight division. | |
Omar Andrés Narváez def. Everth Briceño |
May 15, 2010 | Distrito Federal, Argentina | 11 |
Naoya Inoue current champion |
December 30, 2014 | Tokio, Japan | 3 |
Flyweight
Name: | Date: | Location: | Defenses: |
---|---|---|---|
Elvis Álvarez def. Miguel Mercedes |
March 3, 1989 | Medellín, Colombia | 0 |
Title vacated | March 1990 | Alvarez vacated the title due to lack of interest in it. | |
Isidro Perez def. Angel Rosario |
August 18, 1990 | Ponce, Puerto Rico | 2 |
Pat Clinton | March 18, 1992 | Glasgow, Scotland | 1 |
Jacob Matlala | May 15, 1993 | Glasgow, Scotland | 3 |
Alberto Jiménez | February 11, 1995 | Hammanskraal, South Africa | 5 |
Carlos Gabriel Salazar | December 13, 1996 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 5 |
Ruben Sánchez León | August 14, 1998 | Mexicali, Mexico | 1 |
José López | April 23, 1999 | Zaragoza, Spain | 1 |
Title vacated | 1999 | ||
Isidro García def. José López |
December 18, 1999 | Indio, California, United States | 1 |
Fernando Montiel | December 15, 2000 | Ciudad Obregón, Mexico | 3 |
Title vacated | 2001–2002 | Montiel vacated the title to move up to super flyweight. His las defense was September 9, 2001 against José López in Reno, Nevada, United States | |
Adonis Rivas def. Jair Jimenez |
May 4, 2002 | Managua, Nicaragua | 0 |
Omar Andrés Narváez | July 13, 2002 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 16 |
Title vacated | 2010 | Narváez vacated the title to move up to super flyweight. His last defense was on June 26, 2009 against Omar Soto at the Luna Park, Buenos Aires | |
Julio Cesar Miranda def. Richie Mepranum |
June 12, 2010 | Puebla, Mexico | 3 |
Brian Viloria | July 16, 2011 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | 3 |
Juan Francisco Estrada | April 6, 2013 | Macao, China | 5 |
Title vacated | September 14, 2016 | Estrada vacated to move up to super flyweight | |
Zou Shiming def. Prasitsak Phaprom |
November 5, 2016 | Las Vegas, United States | 0 |
Junior flyweight
Name: | Date: | Location: | Defenses: |
---|---|---|---|
Jose De Jesús def. Fernando Martínez |
May 19, 1989 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 3 |
Title vacated | March 1992 | De Jesús was stripped of the title after failing to defend it in a specific time period. His last defense was against Abdi Pohan on November 10, 1990 in Jakarta, Indonesia. | |
Josue Camacho def. Eddie Vallejo |
July 31, 1992 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 1 |
Michael Carbajal | July 15, 1994 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | 0 |
Title vacated | 1994 | Carbajal failed to defend the title he had just won, looking forward instead to have another fight with Humberto González 4 months later. | |
Paul Weir def. Paul Oulden |
November 23, 1994 | Irvine, Scotland | 1 |
Jacob Matlala | November 18, 1995 | Glasgow, Scotland | 2 |
Title vacated | 1997 | Matlala elected to take a shot against Michael Carbajal rather than defend his title. His last defense of the title was against Mickey Cantwell on February 8, 1997 in Millwall, London. | |
Jesús Chong def. Eric Griffin |
May 31, 1997 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | 0 |
Melchor Cob Castro | August 25, 1997 | Inglewood, California, United States | 0 |
Juan Domingo Córdoba | January 17, 1998 | Santiago del Estero, Argentina | 1 |
Jorge Arce | December 5, 1998 | Tijuana, Mexico | 1 |
Michael Carbajal (2) | July 31, 1999 | Tijuana, Mexico | 0 |
Title vacated | August 1999 | Carbajal automatically vacated the title after retiring that same year. | |
Masibulele Makepula def. Jacob Matlala |
February 19, 2000 | Brakpan, South Africa | 0 |
Title vacated | 2000 | ||
Nelson Dieppa def. Andy Tabanas |
April 14, 2001 | New York City, United States | 5 |
Hugo Cázares | April 30, 2005 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 4 |
Iván Calderón | August 25, 2007 | Guaynabo, Puerto Rico | 6 |
Giovani Segura | August 28, 2010 | Guaynabo, Puerto Rico | 1 |
Title vacated | April 2011 | Segura vacated the title to move up to Flyweight. His last defense of the title was on April 2, 2011 against Iván Calderón in Baja California, Mexico. | |
Jesús Géles interim champ promoted |
April 2011 | NA | 0 |
Ramon Garcia Hirales | April 30, 2011 | Mexico City, Mexico | 0 |
Donnie Nietes current champion |
October 8, 2011 | Bacolod, Philippines | 9 |
Title vacated | August 17, 2016 | Nietes vacated and moved up to flyweight |
Mini flyweight
Name: | Date: | Location: | Defenses: |
---|---|---|---|
Rafael Torres def. Yamil Caraballo |
August 30, 1989 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 1 |
Title vacated | 1993 | Torres' only defense was against Husni Ray on July 31, 1990 in Jakarta,Indonesia. | |
Paul Weir def. Fernando Martínez |
May 15, 1993 | Glasgow, Scotland | 1 |
Title vacated | 1993 | Weir vacated the title to move up to light flyweight. His only defense was against Lindi Memani on October 25, 1993 in Glasgow, Scotland. | |
Alex Sánchez def. Orlando Malone |
December 22, 1993 | El Condado, San Juan, Puerto Rico | 6 |
Ricardo López | August 23, 1997 | New York City, New York, United States | 0 |
Title vacated | 1997 | López vacated all his titles at minimumweight to move up to light flyweight. | |
Eric Jamili def. Mickey Cantwell |
December 19, 1997 | London, England, United Kingdom | 0 |
Kermin Guardia | May 30, 1998 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | 3 |
Title vacated | 2001 | Guardia vacated the title to move up to light flyweight. His last defense was against Juan Alfonso Keb Baas on April 6, 2001 in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico. | |
Jorge Mata def. Reynaldo Frutos |
June 29, 2002 | Palma, Majorca, Spain | 1 |
Eduardo Ray Marquez | March 28, 2003 | Madrid, Spain | 0 |
Iván Calderón | May 3, 2003 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | 11 |
Title vacated | 2007 | Calderón vacated the title to move up to light flyweight. His last defense of the title was on April 28, 2007 against Ronald Barrera in Barranquilla, Colombia. | |
Donnie Nietes def. Pornsawan Porpramook |
September 30, 2007 | Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines | 4 |
Title vacated | February 25, 2011 | Nietes vacated the title to move up to light flyweight. His last defense of the title was on August 14, 2010 against Mario Rodriguez in Guasave, Mexico. | |
Raúl García interim champ promoted |
February 25, 2011 | NA | 1 |
Moisés Fuentes | August 27, 2011 | Guadalajara, Mexico | 2 |
Title vacated | April 19, 2013 | Fuentes vacated the title to move up to light flyweight. His last defense of the title was on October 6, 2012 against Iván Calderón in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. | |
Merlito Sabillo interim champ promoted |
April 19, 2013 | NA | 2 |
Francisco Rodriguez, Jr. | March 22, 2014 | Monterey, Mexico | 1 |
Title vacated | November 2014 | Rodríguez vacated the title to move up to flyweight. His only defense of the title was on August 9, 2014 against Katsunari Takayama in Monterrey, Mexico. | |
Katsunari Takayama def. Go Odaira |
December 31, 2014 | Osaka, Japan | 0 |
Title vacated | March 2, 2015 | Takayama vacated his WBO title to skip mandatory challenger in favor of a fight with former champion Fahlan Sakkreerin | |
Kosei Tanaka def. Julián Yedras |
May 30, 2015 | Komaki, Japan | 1 |
Title vacated | April 10, 2016 | Tanaka vacated to seek a world title at light flyweight | |
Katsunari Takayama def. Riku Kano |
August 20, 2016 | Sanda, Japan | 0 |
Fighter of the Decade
On December 8, 2012, Juan Manuel Márquez was named "Fighter of the Decade" by the WBO and was awarded a special belt after beating Manny Pacquiao by KO in six rounds.
See also
- List of WBA world champions
- List of WBC world champions
- List of IBF world champions
- List of IBO world champions
- List of The Ring world champions
- List of undisputed boxing champions
- List of lineal boxing world champions
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