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Melvin Jerusalem

Melvin Jerusalem held the WBC and WBO minimumweight world titles between 2023 and 2026.

World title bouts
8
Record in world title bouts (won–lost)
5–3
World titles held
2
Longest world title reign (WBC minimumweight, 2024–2026)
2 years, 1 month

World title reigns and bouts

Jan 2017 – Jan 2027

MinimumweightWBC
WBO
2017age 222018age 232019age 242020age 252021age 262022age 272023age 282024age 292025age 302026age 312027age 32
20182020202220242026

WonLostDrawn or no contest

Timeline of world title events

  1. 2026

  2. Siyakholwa Kuse beats Melvin Jerusalem via unanimous decision 12/12

    Minimumweight · WBC

  3. 2025

  4. The Ring magazine rates Melvin Jerusalem No. 1 at minimumweight in its annual ratings

  5. Melvin Jerusalem beats Siyakholwa Kuse via unanimous decision 12/12

    Minimumweight · WBC

  6. Melvin Jerusalem beats Yudai Shigeoka via unanimous decision 12/12

    Minimumweight · WBC

  7. 2024

  8. The Ring magazine rates Melvin Jerusalem No. 1 at minimumweight in its annual ratings

  9. Melvin Jerusalem beats Luis Angel Castillo Soto via unanimous decision 12/12

    Minimumweight · WBC

  10. Melvin Jerusalem beats Yudai Shigeoka via split decision 12/12

    Minimumweight · WBC

  11. 2023

  12. The Ring magazine rates Melvin Jerusalem No. 6 at minimumweight in its annual ratings

  13. Oscar Collazo beats Melvin Jerusalem via corner retirement 7/12

    Minimumweight · WBO

  14. Melvin Jerusalem beats Masataka Taniguchi via technical knockout 2/12

    Minimumweight · WBO

  15. 2020

  16. The Ring magazine rates Melvin Jerusalem No. 10 at minimumweight in its annual ratings

  17. 2017

  18. Wanheng Menayothin beats Melvin Jerusalem via unanimous decision 12/12

    Minimumweight · WBC