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The Ring flyweight world title

Covers world title bouts since 1923. Last held in 2016; no longer contested.

World title bouts
116
Champions
37
Longest reign (Pascual Perez, 1954–1960)
5 years, 4 months
Most successful defences in one reign (Miguel Canto, 1975–1979)
14

Last champion

Roman Gonzalez2014–2016

Reigns and world title bouts

Nov 2011 – Nov 2016

The Ring
JaroToshiyuki IgarashiAkira YaegashiRoman Gonzalez
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World title bout

Reigns by length

  1. 1Pascual PerezThe Ring1954–19605 years, 4 months · 9 successful defences
  2. 2Jackie PatersonThe Ring1943–19484 years, 9 months · 1 successful defence
  3. 3Peter KaneThe Ring1938–19434 years, 8 months · 0 successful defences
  4. 4Miguel CantoThe Ring1975–19794 years, 2 months · 14 successful defences
  5. 5Sot ChitaladaThe Ring1984–19883 years, 9 months · 5 successful defences
  6. 6Yoshio ShiraiThe Ring1952–19542 years, 6 months · 4 successful defences
  7. 7Pone KingpetchThe Ring1960–19622 years, 5 months · 3 successful defences
  8. 8Erbito SalavarriaThe Ring1970–19732 years, 2 months · 1 successful defence
  9. 9Chartchai ChionoiThe Ring1966–19692 years, 1 month · 4 successful defences
  10. 10Rinty MonaghanThe Ring1948–19502 years, 1 month · 1 successful defence
  11. 11Pancho VillaThe Ring1923–19252 years · 3 successful defences
  12. 12Roman GonzalezThe Ring2014–20162 years · 4 successful defences
  13. 13Pongsaklek WonjongkamThe Ring2010–20121 year, 11 months · 3 successful defences
  14. 14Dado MarinoThe Ring1950–19521 year, 9 months · 1 successful defence
  15. 15Kim Yong-kangThe Ring1988–19901 year, 8 months · 1 successful defence
  16. 16Benny LynchThe Ring1937–19381 year, 5 months · 2 successful defences
  17. 17Akira YaegashiThe Ring2013–20141 year, 4 months · 3 successful defences
  18. 18Pone KingpetchThe Ring1964–19651 year, 3 months · 0 successful defences
  19. 19Park Chan-heeThe Ring1979–19801 year, 2 months · 4 successful defences
  20. 20Salvatore BurruniThe Ring1965–19661 year, 1 month · 1 successful defence
  21. 21Efren TorresThe Ring1969–19701 year · 1 successful defence
  22. 22Shoji OgumaThe Ring1980–198111 months · 3 successful defences
  23. 23Antonio AvelarThe Ring1981–198210 months · 1 successful defence
  24. 24Toshiyuki IgarashiThe Ring2012–20138 months · 1 successful defence
  25. 25Chartchai ChionoiThe Ring1970–19708 months · 0 successful defences
  26. 26Pone KingpetchThe Ring1963–19638 months · 0 successful defences
  27. 27Fidel LaBarbaThe Ring1927–19277 months · 0 successful defences
  28. 28Walter McGowanThe Ring1966–19666 months · 0 successful defences
  29. 29Charlie MagriThe Ring1983–19836 months · 0 successful defences
  30. 30Gabriel BernalThe Ring1984–19845 months · 1 successful defence
  31. 31Venice BorkhorsorThe Ring1973–19735 months · 0 successful defences
  32. 32Sonny Boy JaroThe Ring2012–20124 months · 0 successful defences
  33. 33Eleoncio MercedesThe Ring1982–19834 months · 0 successful defences
  34. 34Hiroyuki EbiharaThe Ring1963–19644 months · 0 successful defences
  35. 35Prudencio CardonaThe Ring1982–19824 months · 0 successful defences
  36. 36Frank CedenoThe Ring1983–19843 months · 0 successful defences
  37. 37Freddy CastilloThe Ring1982–19823 months · 0 successful defences
  38. 38Terry AllenThe Ring1950–19503 months · 0 successful defences
  39. 39Fighting HaradaThe Ring1962–19633 months · 0 successful defences
  40. 40Koji KobayashiThe Ring1984–19842 months · 0 successful defences

Timeline of world title events

  1. 1923

  2. Pancho Villa beats Jimmy Wilde via knockout 7/15

    Flyweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The RingNew Ring champion

  3. Pancho Villa beats Benny Schwartz via points decision 15/15

    Flyweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The Ring

  4. 1924

  5. Pancho Villa beats Frankie Ash via unanimous decision 15/15

    Flyweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The Ring

  6. 1925

  7. Pancho Villa beats Clever Sencio via unanimous decision 15/15

    Flyweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The Ring

  8. Pancho Villa dies as The Ring flyweight world champion

    Flyweight · The Ring

  9. 1927

  10. Fidel LaBarba beats Elky Clark via unanimous decision 12/12

    Flyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew Ring champion

  11. Fidel LaBarba’s reign as The Ring flyweight world champion ends

    Flyweight · The Ring

  1. 1937

  2. Benny Lynch beats Small Montana via points decision 15/15

    Flyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew Ring champion

  3. Benny Lynch beats Peter Kane via knockout 13/15

    Flyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  4. 1938

  5. Benny Lynch beats Jackie Jurich via knockout 12/15

    Flyweight · The Ring

  6. Peter Kane beats Jackie Jurich via points decision 15/15

    Flyweight · WBA and The RingNew Ring champion

  1. 1943

  2. Jackie Paterson beats Peter Kane via knockout 1/15

    Flyweight · WBA and The RingNew Ring champion

  3. 1946

  4. Jackie Paterson beats Joe Curran via points decision 15/15

    Flyweight · WBA and The Ring

  5. 1948

  6. Rinty Monaghan beats Jackie Paterson via knockout 7/15

    Flyweight · WBA and The RingNew Ring champion

  7. 1949

  8. Rinty Monaghan beats Maurice Sandeyron via points decision 15/15

    Flyweight · WBA and The Ring

  9. Terry Allen and Rinty Monaghan draw via points decision 15/15

    Flyweight · WBA and The Ring

  1. 1950

  2. Terry Allen beats Honore Pratesi via points decision 15/15

    Flyweight · WBA and The RingNew Ring champion

  3. Dado Marino beats Terry Allen via unanimous decision 15/15

    Flyweight · WBA and The RingNew Ring champion

  4. 1951

  5. Dado Marino beats Terry Allen via unanimous decision 15/15

    Flyweight · WBA and The Ring

  6. 1952

  7. Yoshio Shirai beats Dado Marino via unanimous decision 15/15

    Flyweight · WBA and The RingNew Ring champion

  8. Yoshio Shirai beats Dado Marino via unanimous decision 15/15

    Flyweight · WBA and The Ring

  9. 1953

  10. Yoshio Shirai beats Tanny Campo via unanimous decision 15/15

    Flyweight · WBA and The Ring

  11. Yoshio Shirai beats Terry Allen via unanimous decision 15/15

    Flyweight · WBA and The Ring

  12. 1954

  13. Yoshio Shirai beats Leo Espinosa via split decision 15/15

    Flyweight · WBA and The Ring

  14. Pascual Perez beats Yoshio Shirai via unanimous decision 15/15

    Flyweight · WBA and The RingNew Ring champion

  15. 1955

  16. Pascual Perez beats Yoshio Shirai via knockout 5/15

    Flyweight · WBA and The Ring

  17. 1956

  18. Pascual Perez beats Leo Espinosa via unanimous decision 15/15

    Flyweight · WBA and The Ring

  19. Pascual Perez beats Oscar Suarez via knockout 11/15

    Flyweight · WBA and The Ring

  20. 1957

  21. Pascual Perez beats Dai Dower via knockout 1/15

    Flyweight · WBA and The Ring

  22. Pascual Perez beats Young Martin via knockout 3/15

    Flyweight · WBA and The Ring

  23. 1958

  24. Pascual Perez beats Ramon Arias via unanimous decision 15/15

    Flyweight · WBA and The Ring

  25. Pascual Perez beats Dommy Ursua via unanimous decision 15/15

    Flyweight · WBA and The Ring

  26. 1959

  27. Pascual Perez beats Kenji Yonekura via unanimous decision 15/15

    Flyweight · WBA and The Ring

  28. Pascual Perez beats Sadao Yaoita via knockout 13/15

    Flyweight · WBA and The Ring

  1. 1960

  2. Pone Kingpetch beats Pascual Perez via split decision 15/15

    Flyweight · WBA and The RingNew Ring champion

  3. Pone Kingpetch beats Pascual Perez via knockout 8/15

    Flyweight · WBA and The Ring

  4. 1961

  5. Pone Kingpetch beats Mitsunori Seki via split decision 15/15

    Flyweight · WBA and The Ring

  6. 1962

  7. Pone Kingpetch beats Kyo Noguchi via unanimous decision 15/15

    Flyweight · WBA and The Ring

  8. Fighting Harada beats Pone Kingpetch via knockout 11/15

    Flyweight · WBA and The RingNew Ring champion

  9. 1963

  10. Pone Kingpetch beats Fighting Harada via majority decision 15/15

    Flyweight · WBA and The RingNew Ring champion

  11. Hiroyuki Ebihara beats Pone Kingpetch via knockout 1/15

    Flyweight · WBA, WBC and The RingNew Ring champion

  12. 1964

  13. Pone Kingpetch beats Hiroyuki Ebihara via split decision 15/15

    Flyweight · WBA, WBC and The RingNew Ring champion

  14. 1965

  15. Salvatore Burruni beats Pone Kingpetch via unanimous decision 15/15

    Flyweight · WBA, WBC and The RingNew Ring champion

  16. Salvatore Burruni beats Rocky Gattellari via knockout 13/15

    Flyweight · The Ring

  17. 1966

  18. Walter McGowan beats Salvatore Burruni via points decision 15/15

    Flyweight · The RingNew champion

  19. Chartchai Chionoi beats Walter McGowan via knockout 9/15

    Flyweight · The RingNew champion

  20. 1967

  21. Chartchai Chionoi beats Puntip Keosuriya via knockout 3/15

    Flyweight · The Ring

  22. Chartchai Chionoi beats Walter McGowan via knockout 7/15

    Flyweight · The Ring

  23. 1968

  24. Chartchai Chionoi beats Efren Torres via knockout 13/15

    Flyweight · The Ring

  25. Chartchai Chionoi beats Bernabe Villacampo via unanimous decision 15/15

    Flyweight · WBC and The Ring

  26. 1969

  27. Efren Torres beats Chartchai Chionoi via knockout 8/15

    Flyweight · WBC and The RingNew Ring champion

  28. Efren Torres beats Susumu Hanagata via unanimous decision 15/15

    Flyweight · WBC and The Ring

  1. 1970

  2. Chartchai Chionoi beats Efren Torres via unanimous decision 15/15

    Flyweight · WBC and The RingNew Ring champion

  3. Erbito Salavarria beats Chartchai Chionoi via knockout 2/15

    Flyweight · WBC and The RingNew Ring champion

  4. 1971

  5. Erbito Salavarria beats Susumu Hanagata via unanimous decision 15/15

    Flyweight · WBC and The Ring

  6. Erbito Salavarria and Betulio Gonzalez draw via split decision 15/15

    Flyweight · WBC and The Ring

  7. 1973

  8. Venice Borkhorsor beats Erbito Salavarria via unanimous decision 15/15

    Flyweight · WBC and The RingNew Ring champion

  9. Venice Borkhorsor’s reign as The Ring flyweight world champion ends

    Flyweight · The Ring

  10. 1975

  11. Miguel Canto beats Shoji Oguma via majority decision 15/15

    Flyweight · WBC and The RingNew Ring champion

  12. Miguel Canto beats Betulio Gonzalez via split decision 15/15

    Flyweight · WBC and The Ring

  13. Miguel Canto beats Jiro Takada via knockout 11/15

    Flyweight · WBC and The Ring

  14. Miguel Canto beats Ignacio Espinal via unanimous decision 15/15

    Flyweight · WBC and The Ring

  15. 1976

  16. Miguel Canto beats Susumu Hanagata via unanimous decision 15/15

    Flyweight · WBC and The Ring

  17. Miguel Canto beats Betulio Gonzalez via split decision 15/15

    Flyweight · WBC and The Ring

  18. Miguel Canto beats Orlando Javierto via unanimous decision 15/15

    Flyweight · WBC and The Ring

  19. 1977

  20. Miguel Canto beats Luis Reyes Arnal via split decision 15/15

    Flyweight · WBC and The Ring

  21. Miguel Canto beats Kimio Furesawa via unanimous decision 15/15

    Flyweight · WBC and The Ring

  22. Miguel Canto beats Martin Vargas via unanimous decision 15/15

    Flyweight · WBC and The Ring

  23. Miguel Canto beats Martin Vargas via unanimous decision 15/15

    Flyweight · WBC and The Ring

  24. 1978

  25. Miguel Canto beats Shoji Oguma via split decision 15/15

    Flyweight · WBC and The Ring

  26. Miguel Canto beats Shoji Oguma via unanimous decision 15/15

    Flyweight · WBC and The Ring

  27. Miguel Canto beats Facomron Vibonchai via split decision 15/15

    Flyweight · WBC and The Ring

  28. 1979

  29. Miguel Canto beats Antonio Avelar via unanimous decision 15/15

    Flyweight · WBC and The Ring

  30. Park Chan-hee beats Miguel Canto via unanimous decision 15/15

    Flyweight · WBC and The RingNew Ring champion

  31. Park Chan-hee beats Chikara Igarashi via unanimous decision 15/15

    Flyweight · WBC and The Ring

  32. Miguel Canto and Park Chan-hee draw via points decision 15/15

    Flyweight · WBC and The Ring

  33. Park Chan-hee beats Guty Espadas via knockout 2/15

    Flyweight · WBC and The Ring

  1. 1980

  2. Park Chan-hee beats Arnel Arrozal via unanimous decision 15/15

    Flyweight · WBC and The Ring

  3. Park Chan-hee beats Alberto Morales via unanimous decision 15/15

    Flyweight · WBC and The Ring

  4. Shoji Oguma beats Park Chan-hee via knockout 9/15

    Flyweight · WBC and The RingNew Ring champion

  5. Shoji Oguma beats Kim Sung-Jun via split decision 15/15

    Flyweight · WBC and The Ring

  6. Shoji Oguma beats Park Chan-hee via split decision 15/15

    Flyweight · WBC and The Ring

  7. 1981

  8. Shoji Oguma beats Park Chan-hee via majority decision 15/15

    Flyweight · WBC and The Ring

  9. Antonio Avelar beats Shoji Oguma via knockout 7/15

    Flyweight · WBC and The RingNew Ring champion

  10. Antonio Avelar beats Kim Tae-shik via knockout 2/15

    Flyweight · WBC and The Ring

  11. 1982

  12. Prudencio Cardona beats Antonio Avelar via knockout 1/15

    Flyweight · WBC and The RingNew Ring champion

  13. Freddy Castillo beats Prudencio Cardona via unanimous decision 15/15

    Flyweight · WBC and The RingNew Ring champion

  14. Eleoncio Mercedes beats Freddy Castillo via split decision 15/15

    Flyweight · WBC and The RingNew Ring champion

  15. 1983

  16. Charlie Magri beats Eleoncio Mercedes via knockout 7/12

    Flyweight · WBC and The RingNew Ring champion

  17. Frank Cedeno beats Charlie Magri via knockout 6/12

    Flyweight · WBC and The RingNew Ring champion

  18. 1984

  19. Koji Kobayashi beats Frank Cedeno via knockout 2/12

    Flyweight · WBC and The RingNew Ring champion

  20. Gabriel Bernal beats Koji Kobayashi via knockout 2/12

    Flyweight · WBC and The RingNew Ring champion

  21. Gabriel Bernal beats Antoine Montero via knockout 11/12

    Flyweight · WBC and The Ring

  22. Sot Chitalada beats Gabriel Bernal via split decision 12/12

    Flyweight · WBC and The RingNew Ring champion

  23. 1985

  24. Sot Chitalada beats Charlie Magri via corner retirement 4/12

    Flyweight · WBC and The Ring

  25. Sot Chitalada and Gabriel Bernal draw via majority decision 12/12

    Flyweight · WBC and The Ring

  26. 1986

  27. Sot Chitalada beats Freddy Castillo via unanimous decision 12/12

    Flyweight · WBC and The Ring

  28. Sot Chitalada beats Gabriel Bernal via unanimous decision 12/12

    Flyweight · WBC and The Ring

  29. 1987

  30. Sot Chitalada beats Rae Ki Ahn via knockout 4/12

    Flyweight · WBC and The Ring

  31. 1988

  32. Sot Chitalada beats Hideaki Kamishiro via corner retirement 7/12

    Flyweight · WBC and The Ring

  33. Kim Yong-kang beats Sot Chitalada via unanimous decision 12/12

    Flyweight · WBC and The RingNew Ring champion

  34. Kim Yong-kang beats Emil Romano via unanimous decision 12/12

    Flyweight · WBC and The Ring

  1. 1990

  2. Kim Yong-kang’s reign as The Ring flyweight world champion ends

    Flyweight · The Ring

  1. 2010

  2. Pongsaklek Wonjongkam beats Koki Kameda via majority decision 12/12

    Flyweight · WBC and The RingNew Ring champion

  3. Pongsaklek Wonjongkam beats Suriyan Kaikanha via unanimous decision 12/12

    Flyweight · WBC and The Ring

  4. 2011

  5. Pongsaklek Wonjongkam beats Takuya Kogawa via unanimous decision 12/12

    Flyweight · WBC and The Ring

  6. Pongsaklek Wonjongkam beats Edgar Sosa via unanimous decision 12/12

    Flyweight · WBC and The Ring

  7. Pongsaklek Wonjongkam and Hirofumi Mukai draw via technical decision 12/12

    Flyweight · WBC and The Ring

  8. 2012

  9. Sonny Boy Jaro beats Pongsaklek Wonjongkam via knockout 6/12

    Flyweight · WBC and The RingNew Ring champion

  10. Toshiyuki Igarashi beats Sonny Boy Jaro via split decision 12/12

    Flyweight · WBC and The RingNew Ring champion

  11. Toshiyuki Igarashi beats Nestor Daniel Narvaes via majority decision 12/12

    Flyweight · WBC and The Ring

  12. 2013

  13. Akira Yaegashi beats Toshiyuki Igarashi via unanimous decision 12/12

    Flyweight · WBC and The RingNew Ring champion

  14. Akira Yaegashi beats Oscar Blanquet via unanimous decision 12/12

    Flyweight · WBC and The Ring

  15. Akira Yaegashi beats Edgar Sosa via unanimous decision 12/12

    Flyweight · WBC and The Ring

  16. 2014

  17. Akira Yaegashi beats Odilon Zaleta via knockout 9/12

    Flyweight · WBC and The Ring

  18. Roman Gonzalez beats Akira Yaegashi via knockout 9/12

    Flyweight · WBC and The RingNew Ring champion

  19. Roman Gonzalez beats Rocky Fuentes via knockout 6/12

    Flyweight · WBC and The Ring

  20. 2015

  21. Roman Gonzalez beats Edgar Sosa via knockout 2/12

    Flyweight · WBC and The Ring

  22. Roman Gonzalez beats Brian Viloria via knockout 9/12

    Flyweight · WBC and The Ring

  23. 2016

  24. Roman Gonzalez beats McWilliams Arroyo via unanimous decision 12/12

    Flyweight · WBC and The Ring

  25. Roman Gonzalez’s reign as The Ring flyweight world champion ends

    Flyweight · The Ring