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WBO flyweight world title

Covers world title bouts since 1989. Current champion: Anthony Olascuaga, since 20th Jul 2024.

World title bouts
83
Champions
21
Longest reign (Omar Narvaez, 2002–2010)
7 years, 9 months
Most successful defences in one reign (Omar Narvaez, 2002–2010)
15

Current champion

Anthony OlascuagaSince 20th Jul 2024 · 2 years, 3 months · 6 successful defences

Reigns and world title bouts

Jan 2022 – Jan 2027

WBO
Junto NakataniJesse RodriguezAnthony Olascuaga
AprJulOct2023AprJulOct2024AprJulOct2025AprJulOct2026AprJulOct2027
1990200020102020

World title bout

Reigns by length

  1. 1Omar NarvaezWBO2002–20107 years, 9 months · 15 successful defences
  2. 2Juan Francisco EstradaWBO2013–20163 years, 5 months · 5 successful defences
  3. 3Anthony OlascuagaWBO2024–present2 years, 3 months · 6 successful defences
  4. 4Junto NakataniWBO2020–20221 year, 11 months · 2 successful defences
  5. 5Alberto JimenezWBO1995–19961 year, 10 months · 4 successful defences
  6. 6Jacob MatlalaWBO1993–19951 year, 8 months · 3 successful defences
  7. 7Brian ViloriaWBO2011–20131 year, 8 months · 3 successful defences
  8. 8Carlos SalazarWBO1996–19981 year, 8 months · 4 successful defences
  9. 9Isidro PerezWBO1990–19921 year, 7 months · 2 successful defences
  10. 10Kosei TanakaWBO2018–20201 year, 4 months · 3 successful defences
  11. 11Pat ClintonWBO1992–19931 year, 1 month · 1 successful defence
  12. 12Sho KimuraWBO2017–20181 year, 1 month · 2 successful defences
  13. 13Julio Cesar MirandaWBO2010–20111 year, 1 month · 3 successful defences
  14. 14Elvis AlvarezWBO1989–199011 months · 0 successful defences
  15. 15Isidro GarciaWBO1999–200011 months · 1 successful defence
  16. 16Jesse RodriguezWBO2023–202411 months · 1 successful defence
  17. 17Fernando MontielWBO2000–20019 months · 3 successful defences
  18. 18Shiming ZouWBO2016–20178 months · 0 successful defences
  19. 19Ruben Sanchez LeonWBO1998–19998 months · 1 successful defence
  20. 20Jose Antonio Lopez BuenoWBO1999–19993 months · 1 successful defence
  21. 21Adonis RivasWBO2002–20022 months · 0 successful defences

Timeline of world title events

  1. 1989

  2. Elvis Alvarez beats Miguel Mercedes via unanimous decision 12/12

    Flyweight · WBONew champion

  1. 1990

  2. Elvis Alvarez’s reign as the WBO flyweight world champion ends

    Flyweight · WBO

  3. Isidro Perez beats Angel Rosario via knockout 12/12

    Flyweight · WBONew champion

  4. Isidro Perez beats Alli Galvez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Flyweight · WBO

  5. 1991

  6. Isidro Perez beats Alli Galvez via split decision 12/12

    Flyweight · WBO

  7. 1992

  8. Pat Clinton beats Isidro Perez via split decision 12/12

    Flyweight · WBONew champion

  9. Pat Clinton beats Danny Porter via unanimous decision 12/12

    Flyweight · WBO

  10. 1993

  11. Jacob Matlala beats Pat Clinton via knockout 8/12

    Flyweight · WBONew champion

  12. Jacob Matlala beats Luigi Camputaro via corner retirement 7/12

    Flyweight · WBO

  13. 1994

  14. Jacob Matlala beats Francis Ampofo via corner retirement 9/12

    Flyweight · WBO

  15. Jacob Matlala beats Pretty Boy Lucas via unanimous decision 12/12

    Flyweight · WBO

  16. 1995

  17. Alberto Jimenez beats Jacob Matlala via knockout 8/12

    Flyweight · WBONew champion

  18. Alberto Jimenez beats Robbie Regan via corner retirement 9/12

    Flyweight · WBO

  19. Alberto Jimenez beats Zolile Mbityi via knockout 2/12

    Flyweight · WBO

  20. 1996

  21. Alberto Jimenez beats Miguel Martinez via knockout 5/12

    Flyweight · WBO

  22. Alberto Jimenez beats Jose Lopez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Flyweight · WBO

  23. Alberto Jimenez and Carlos Salazar draw via split decision 12/12

    Flyweight · WBO

  24. Carlos Salazar beats Alberto Jimenez via knockout 10/12

    Flyweight · WBONew champion

  25. 1997

  26. Carlos Salazar and Antonio Ruiz draw via majority decision 12/12

    Flyweight · WBO

  27. Carlos Salazar beats Antonio Ruiz via unanimous decision 12/12

    Flyweight · WBO

  28. Carlos Salazar beats Salvatore Fanni via unanimous decision 12/12

    Flyweight · WBO

  29. Carlos Salazar beats Everardo Morales via unanimous decision 12/12

    Flyweight · WBO

  30. 1998

  31. Carlos Salazar beats Jose Lopez via split decision 12/12

    Flyweight · WBO

  32. Ruben Sanchez Leon beats Carlos Salazar via technical decision 8/12

    Flyweight · WBONew champion

  33. Ruben Sanchez Leon beats Salvatore Fanni via unanimous decision 12/12

    Flyweight · WBO

  34. 1999

  35. Jose Antonio Lopez Bueno beats Ruben Sanchez Leon via knockout 3/12

    Flyweight · WBONew champion

  36. Jose Antonio Lopez Bueno beats Igor Gerasimov via knockout 7/12

    Flyweight · WBO

  37. Jose Antonio Lopez Bueno’s reign as the WBO flyweight world champion ends

    Flyweight · WBO

  38. Isidro Garcia beats Jose Lopez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Flyweight · WBONew champion

  1. 2000

  2. Isidro Garcia beats Jose Rafael Sosa via knockout 6/12

    Flyweight · WBO

  3. Fernando Montiel beats Isidro Garcia via knockout 7/12

    Flyweight · WBONew champion

  4. 2001

  5. Fernando Montiel beats Zoltan Lunka via knockout 7/12

    Flyweight · WBO

  6. Fernando Montiel beats Juan Domingo Cordoba via knockout 1/12

    Flyweight · WBO

  7. Fernando Montiel beats Jose Lopez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Flyweight · WBO

  8. Fernando Montiel’s reign as the WBO flyweight world champion ends

    Flyweight · WBO

  9. 2002

  10. Adonis Rivas becomes the WBO flyweight world champion

    Flyweight · WBONew champion

  11. Omar Narvaez beats Adonis Rivas via unanimous decision 12/12

    Flyweight · WBONew champion

  12. Omar Narvaez beats Luis Alberto Lazarte via disqualification 10/12

    Flyweight · WBO

  13. Omar Narvaez beats Andrea Sarritzu via split decision 12/12

    Flyweight · WBO

  14. 2003

  15. Omar Narvaez beats Everardo Morales via knockout 5/12

    Flyweight · WBO

  16. Omar Narvaez and Andrea Sarritzu draw via split decision 12/12

    Flyweight · WBO

  17. Omar Narvaez beats Alexander Makhmutov via corner retirement 10/12

    Flyweight · WBO

  18. 2004

  19. Omar Narvaez beats Reginaldo Martins Carvalho via knockout 3/12

    Flyweight · WBO

  20. 2005

  21. Omar Narvaez beats Bernard Inom via knockout 11/12

    Flyweight · WBO

  22. 2006

  23. Omar Narvaez beats Rexon Flores via unanimous decision 12/12

    Flyweight · WBO

  24. Omar Narvaez beats Walberto Ramos via unanimous decision 12/12

    Flyweight · WBO

  25. 2007

  26. Omar Narvaez beats Brahim Asloum via unanimous decision 12/12

    Flyweight · WBO

  27. Omar Narvaez beats Marlon Marquez via knockout 4/12

    Flyweight · WBO

  28. 2008

  29. Omar Narvaez beats Carlos Tamara via unanimous decision 12/12

    Flyweight · WBO

  30. Omar Narvaez beats Ivan Pozo via corner retirement 7/12

    Flyweight · WBO

  31. Omar Narvaez beats Alejandro Hernandez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Flyweight · WBO

  32. 2009

  33. Omar Narvaez beats Rayonta Whitfield via knockout 10/12

    Flyweight · WBO

  34. Omar Narvaez beats Omar Soto via knockout 11/12

    Flyweight · WBO

  1. 2010

  2. Omar Narvaez’s reign as the WBO flyweight world champion ends

    Flyweight · WBO

  3. Julio Cesar Miranda beats Richie Mepranum via knockout 5/12

    Flyweight · WBONew champion

  4. Julio Cesar Miranda beats Ronald Ramos via corner retirement 8/12

    Flyweight · WBO

  5. Julio Cesar Miranda beats Michael Arango via knockout 2/12

    Flyweight · WBO

  6. 2011

  7. Julio Cesar Miranda beats Ardin Diale via knockout 4/12

    Flyweight · WBO

  8. Brian Viloria beats Julio Cesar Miranda via unanimous decision 12/12

    Flyweight · WBONew champion

  9. Brian Viloria beats Giovani Segura via knockout 8/12

    Flyweight · WBO

  10. 2012

  11. Brian Viloria beats Omar Nino Romero via knockout 9/12

    Flyweight · WBO

  12. Brian Viloria beats Hernan Marquez via knockout 10/12

    Flyweight · WBA Super and WBO

  13. 2013

  14. Juan Francisco Estrada beats Brian Viloria via split decision 12/12

    Flyweight · WBA Super and WBONew WBO champion

  15. Juan Francisco Estrada beats Milan Melindo via unanimous decision 12/12

    Flyweight · WBA Super and WBO

  16. 2014

  17. Juan Francisco Estrada beats Richie Mepranum via corner retirement 9/12

    Flyweight · WBA Super and WBO

  18. Juan Francisco Estrada beats Giovani Segura via knockout 11/12

    Flyweight · WBA Super and WBO

  19. 2015

  20. Juan Francisco Estrada beats Rommel Asenjo via knockout 3/12

    Flyweight · WBA Super and WBO

  21. Juan Francisco Estrada beats Hernan Marquez via knockout 10/12

    Flyweight · WBA Super and WBO

  22. 2016

  23. Juan Francisco Estrada’s reign as the WBO flyweight world champion ends

    Flyweight · WBO

  24. Shiming Zou beats Prasitsak Phaprom via unanimous decision 12/12

    Flyweight · WBONew champion

  25. 2017

  26. Sho Kimura beats Shiming Zou via knockout 11/12

    Flyweight · WBONew champion

  27. Sho Kimura beats Toshiyuki Igarashi via knockout 9/12

    Flyweight · WBO

  28. 2018

  29. Sho Kimura beats Froilan Saludar via knockout 6/12

    Flyweight · WBO

  30. Kosei Tanaka beats Sho Kimura via majority decision 12/12

    Flyweight · WBONew champion

  31. 2019

  32. Kosei Tanaka beats Ryoichi Taguchi via unanimous decision 12/12

    Flyweight · WBO

  33. Kosei Tanaka beats Jonathan Gonzalez via knockout 7/12

    Flyweight · WBO

  34. Kosei Tanaka beats Wulan Tuolehazi via knockout 3/12

    Flyweight · WBO

  1. 2020

  2. Kosei Tanaka’s reign as the WBO flyweight world champion ends

    Flyweight · WBO

  3. Junto Nakatani beats Giemel Magramo via knockout 8/12

    Flyweight · WBONew champion

  4. 2021

  5. Junto Nakatani beats Angel Acosta via knockout 4/12

    Flyweight · WBO

  6. 2022

  7. Junto Nakatani beats Ryota Yamauchi via technical knockout 8/12

    Flyweight · WBO

  8. Junto Nakatani’s reign as the WBO flyweight world champion ends

    Flyweight · WBO

  9. 2023

  10. Jesse Rodriguez beats Cristian Gonzalez Hernandez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Flyweight · WBONew champion

  11. Jesse Rodriguez beats Sunny Edwards via corner retirement 9/12

    Flyweight · IBF and WBO

  12. 2024

  13. Jesse Rodriguez’s reign as the WBO flyweight world champion ends

    Flyweight · WBO

  14. Anthony Olascuaga beats Riku Kano via knockout 3/12

    Flyweight · WBONew champion

  15. Anthony Olascuaga beats Jonathan Gonzalez via technical knockout 1/12

    Flyweight · WBO

  16. 2025

  17. Anthony Olascuaga beats Hiroto Kyoguchi via unanimous decision 12/12

    Flyweight · WBO

  18. Anthony Olascuaga beats Juan Carlos Camacho via technical knockout 2/12

    Flyweight · WBO

    Source: The Underdog live results: Anthony Olascuaga stops Juan Carlos Camacho – Video(opens in a new tab), Fight Mag, Parviz Iskenderov,

  19. Anthony Olascuaga beats Taku Kuwahara via technical knockout 4/12

    Flyweight · WBO

    Source: Olascuaga Stops Kuwahara In 4 To Retain WBO Crown(opens in a new tab), Boxing Only,

  20. 2026

  21. Anthony Olascuaga beats Jukiya Iimura via technical knockout 9/12

    Flyweight · WBO

    Source: March 2026(opens in a new tab), World Boxing Organization

  22. Anthony Olascuaga beats Yuberjen Martinez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Flyweight · WBO

    Source: Anthony Olascuaga wins a 'war' against Yuberjen Martinez(opens in a new tab), BoxingScene, Jason Langendorf,

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