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WBC light flyweight world title

Covers world title bouts since 1975. Current champion: Shokichi Iwata, since 15th Mar 2026.

World title bouts
155
Champions
37
Longest reign (Chang Jung-Koo, 1983–1988)
4 years, 9 months
Most successful defences in one reign (Chang Jung-Koo, 1983–1988)
14

Current champion

Shokichi IwataSince 15th Mar 2026 · 8 months · 1 successful defence

Reigns and world title bouts

Jan 2022 – Jan 2027

WBC
Kenshiro TerajiPanya PradabsriCanizalesShokichi Iwata
AprJulOct2023AprJulOct2024AprJulOct2025AprJulOct2026AprJulOct2027
19801990200020102020

World title bout

Reigns by length

  1. 1Chang Jung-KooWBC1983–19884 years, 9 months · 14 successful defences
  2. 2Kenshiro TerajiWBC2017–20214 years, 4 months · 8 successful defences
  3. 3Saman SorjaturongWBC1995–19994 years, 3 months · 10 successful defences
  4. 4Choi Yo-samWBC1999–20022 years, 8 months · 3 successful defences
  5. 5Edgar SosaWBC2007–20092 years, 7 months · 10 successful defences
  6. 6Jorge ArceWBC2002–20042 years, 5 months · 7 successful defences
  7. 7Luis EstabaWBC1975–19782 years, 5 months · 11 successful defences
  8. 8Kenshiro TerajiWBC2022–20242 years, 3 months · 4 successful defences
  9. 9Hilario ZapataWBC1980–19821 year, 10 months · 8 successful defences
  10. 10Humberto GonzalezWBC1991–19931 year, 9 months · 4 successful defences
  11. 11Adrian HernandezWBC2012–20141 year, 6 months · 4 successful defences
  12. 12Humberto GonzalezWBC1989–19901 year, 5 months · 5 successful defences
  13. 13Humberto GonzalezWBC1994–19951 year, 4 months · 3 successful defences
  14. 14Kim Sung-JunWBC1978–19801 year, 3 months · 2 successful defences
  15. 15Ganigan LopezWBC2016–20171 year, 2 months · 1 successful defence
  16. 16Michael CarbajalWBC1993–199411 months · 2 successful defences
  17. 17Brian ViloriaWBC2005–200611 months · 1 successful defence
  18. 18Pedro GuevaraWBC2014–201510 months · 2 successful defences
  19. 19Suriyan SatornWBC2011–20129 months · 1 successful defence
  20. 20Hilario ZapataWBC1982–19838 months · 2 successful defences
  21. 21Shokichi IwataWBC2026–present8 months · 1 successful defence
  22. 22Adrian HernandezWBC2011–20117 months · 1 successful defence
  23. 23Panya PradabsriWBC2024–20257 months · 0 successful defences
  24. 24Naoya InoueWBC2014–20146 months · 1 successful defence
  25. 25Rodel MayolWBC2009–20106 months · 0 successful defences
  26. 26Eric OrtizWBC2005–20055 months · 0 successful defences
  27. 27Masamichi YabukiWBC2021–20225 months · 0 successful defences
  28. 28Omar Nino RomeroWBC2006–20075 months · 0 successful defences
  29. 29Gilberto Keb BaasWBC2010–20115 months · 1 successful defence
  30. 30Netrnoi Sor VorasinghWBC1978–19784 months · 1 successful defence
  31. 31Omar Nino RomeroWBC2010–20104 months · 1 successful defence
  32. 32Franco UdellaWBC1975–19753 months · 0 successful defences
  33. 33Carlos CanizalesWBC2025–20253 months · 0 successful defences
  34. 34Knockout CP FreshmartWBC2025–20263 months · 0 successful defences
  35. 35Tadashi TomoriWBC1982–19823 months · 0 successful defences
  36. 36German TorresWBC1988–19893 months · 0 successful defences
  37. 37Lee Yul-WooWBC1989–19893 months · 0 successful defences
  38. 38Yu KimuraWBC2015–20163 months · 0 successful defences
  39. 39Rolando PascuaWBC1990–19913 months · 0 successful defences
  40. 40Shigeo NakajimaWBC1980–19802 months · 0 successful defences
  41. 41Freddy CastilloWBC1978–19782 months · 0 successful defences
  42. 42Melchor Cob CastroWBC1991–19912 months · 0 successful defences
  43. 43Amado UrsuaWBC1982–19822 months · 0 successful defences

Timeline of world title events

  1. 1975

  2. Franco Udella beats Valentin Martinez via disqualification 12/15

    Light Flyweight · WBCNew champion

  3. Franco Udella’s reign as the WBC light flyweight world champion ends

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  4. Luis Estaba beats Rafael Lovera via knockout 4/15

    Light Flyweight · WBCNew champion

  5. Luis Estaba beats Takenobu Shimabukuro via knockout 10/15

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  6. 1976

  7. Luis Estaba beats Leo Palacios via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  8. Luis Estaba beats Juan Alvarez via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  9. Luis Estaba beats Franco Udella via knockout 3/15

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  10. Luis Estaba beats Rodolfo Rodriguez via corner retirement 11/15

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  11. Luis Estaba beats Valentin Martinez via knockout 11/15

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  12. 1977

  13. Luis Estaba beats Rafael Pedroza via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  14. Luis Estaba beats Ricardo Estupinan via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  15. Luis Estaba beats Juan Alvarez via knockout 11/15

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  16. Luis Estaba beats Orlando Hernandez via knockout 15/15

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  17. Luis Estaba beats Netrnoi Sor Vorasingh via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  18. 1978

  19. Freddy Castillo beats Luis Estaba via knockout 14/15

    Light Flyweight · WBCNew champion

  20. Netrnoi Sor Vorasingh beats Freddy Castillo via split decision 15/15

    Light Flyweight · WBCNew champion

  21. Netrnoi Sor Vorasingh beats Luis Estaba via knockout 5/15

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  22. Kim Sung-Jun beats Netrnoi Sor Vorasingh via knockout 3/15

    Light Flyweight · WBCNew champion

  23. 1979

  24. Kim Sung-Jun and Hector Melendez draw via points decision 15/15

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  25. Kim Sung-Jun beats Siony Carupo via split decision 15/15

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  26. Kim Sung-Jun beats Hector Melendez via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  1. 1980

  2. Shigeo Nakajima beats Kim Sung-Jun via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Flyweight · WBCNew champion

  3. Hilario Zapata beats Shigeo Nakajima via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Flyweight · WBCNew champion

  4. Hilario Zapata beats Chi Bok Kim via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  5. Hilario Zapata beats Hector Melendez via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  6. Hilario Zapata beats Shigeo Nakajima via knockout 11/15

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  7. Hilario Zapata beats Reinaldo Jose Becerra via majority decision 15/15

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  8. 1981

  9. Hilario Zapata beats Joey Olivo via corner retirement 13/15

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  10. Hilario Zapata beats Rudy Crawford via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  11. Hilario Zapata beats German Torres via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  12. Hilario Zapata beats Netrnoi Sor Vorasingh via knockout 10/15

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  13. 1982

  14. Amado Ursua beats Hilario Zapata via knockout 2/15

    Light Flyweight · WBCNew champion

  15. Tadashi Tomori beats Amado Ursua via majority decision 15/15

    Light Flyweight · WBCNew champion

  16. Hilario Zapata beats Tadashi Tomori via split decision 15/15

    Light Flyweight · WBCNew champion

  17. Hilario Zapata beats Chang Jung-Koo via split decision 15/15

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  18. Hilario Zapata beats Tadashi Tomori via knockout 8/15

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  19. 1983

  20. Chang Jung-Koo beats Hilario Zapata via knockout 3/15

    Light Flyweight · WBCNew champion

  21. Chang Jung-Koo beats Masaharu Inami via knockout 2/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  22. Chang Jung-Koo beats German Torres via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  23. 1984

  24. Chang Jung-Koo beats Sot Chitalada via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  25. Chang Jung-Koo beats Katsuo Tokashiki via knockout 9/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  26. Chang Jung-Koo beats Tadashi Kuramochi via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  27. 1985

  28. Chang Jung-Koo beats German Torres via majority decision 12/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  29. Chang Jung-Koo beats Francisco Montiel via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  30. Chang Jung-Koo beats Jorge Cano via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  31. 1986

  32. Chang Jung-Koo beats German Torres via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  33. Chang Jung-Koo beats Francisco Montiel via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  34. Chang Jung-Koo beats Hideyuki Ohashi via knockout 5/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  35. 1987

  36. Chang Jung-Koo beats Efren Pinto via knockout 6/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  37. Chang Jung-Koo beats Agustin Garcia via knockout 10/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  38. Chang Jung-Koo beats Isidro Perez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  39. 1988

  40. Chang Jung-Koo’s reign as the WBC light flyweight world champion ends

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  41. Chang Jung-Koo beats Hideyuki Ohashi via knockout 8/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  42. German Torres beats Soon Jung Kang via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Flyweight · WBCNew champion

  43. 1989

  44. Lee Yul-Woo beats German Torres via knockout 9/12

    Light Flyweight · WBCNew champion

  45. Humberto Gonzalez beats Lee Yul-Woo via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Flyweight · WBCNew champion

  46. Humberto Gonzalez beats Chang Jung-Koo via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  1. 1990

  2. Humberto Gonzalez beats Francisco Tejedor via knockout 3/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  3. Humberto Gonzalez beats Luis Monzote via knockout 3/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  4. Humberto Gonzalez beats Jung Keun Lim via knockout 5/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  5. Humberto Gonzalez beats Jorge Rivera via knockout 9/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  6. Rolando Pascua beats Humberto Gonzalez via knockout 6/12

    Light Flyweight · WBCNew champion

  7. 1991

  8. Melchor Cob Castro beats Rolando Pascua via knockout 10/12

    Light Flyweight · WBCNew champion

  9. Humberto Gonzalez beats Melchor Cob Castro via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Flyweight · WBCNew champion

  10. 1992

  11. Humberto Gonzalez beats Domingo Sosa via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  12. Humberto Gonzalez beats Kwang Sun Kim via knockout 12/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  13. Humberto Gonzalez beats Napa Kiatwanchai via knockout 2/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  14. Humberto Gonzalez beats Melchor Cob Castro via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  15. 1993

  16. Michael Carbajal beats Humberto Gonzalez via knockout 7/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC and IBFNew WBC champion

  17. Michael Carbajal beats Kwang Sun Kim via knockout 7/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC and IBF

  18. Michael Carbajal beats Domingo Sosa via knockout 5/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC and IBF

  19. 1994

  20. Humberto Gonzalez beats Michael Carbajal via split decision 12/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC and IBFNew WBC champion

  21. Humberto Gonzalez beats Juan Domingo Cordoba via corner retirement 7/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC and IBF

  22. Humberto Gonzalez beats Michael Carbajal via majority decision 12/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC and IBF

  23. 1995

  24. Humberto Gonzalez beats Jesus Zuniga via knockout 5/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC and IBF

  25. Saman Sorjaturong beats Humberto Gonzalez via knockout 7/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC and IBFNew WBC champion

  26. Saman Sorjaturong beats Yuichi Hosono via knockout 4/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC and IBF

  27. 1996

  28. Saman Sorjaturong beats Antonio Perez via knockout 4/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  29. Saman Sorjaturong beats Joma Gamboa via knockout 7/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  30. Saman Sorjaturong beats Shiro Yahiro via knockout 9/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  31. Saman Sorjaturong beats Alli Galvez via knockout 2/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  32. Saman Sorjaturong beats Manuel Jesus Herrera via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  33. 1997

  34. Saman Sorjaturong beats Julio Coronel via knockout 7/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  35. Saman Sorjaturong beats Mzukisi Marali via knockout 4/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  36. 1998

  37. Saman Sorjaturong beats Shiro Yahiro via technical knockout 4/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  38. Saman Sorjaturong beats Ladislao Vazquez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  39. 1999

  40. Choi Yo-sam beats Saman Sorjaturong via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Flyweight · WBCNew champion

  1. 2000

  2. Choi Yo-sam beats Suriya Sameechang via knockout 5/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  3. 2001

  4. Choi Yo-sam beats Saman Sorjaturong via knockout 7/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  5. 2002

  6. Choi Yo-sam beats Shingo Yamaguchi via knockout 10/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  7. Jorge Arce beats Choi Yo-sam via knockout 6/12

    Light Flyweight · WBCNew champion

  8. Jorge Arce beats Agustin Luna via knockout 3/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  9. 2003

  10. Jorge Arce beats Ernesto Castro via knockout 1/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  11. Jorge Arce beats Melchor Cob Castro via technical decision 6/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  12. 2004

  13. Jorge Arce beats Joma Gamboa via knockout 2/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  14. Jorge Arce beats Melchor Cob Castro via knockout 5/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  15. Jorge Arce beats Juanito Rubillar via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  16. Jorge Arce beats Juan Francisco Centeno via knockout 3/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  17. 2005

  18. Eric Ortiz beats Jose Antonio Aguirre via knockout 7/12

    Light Flyweight · WBCNew champion

  19. Brian Viloria beats Eric Ortiz via knockout 1/12

    Light Flyweight · WBCNew champion

  20. 2006

  21. Brian Viloria beats Jose Antonio Aguirre via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  22. Omar Nino Romero beats Brian Viloria via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Flyweight · WBCNew champion

  23. Omar Nino Romero v Brian Viloria ends in a no contest

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  24. 2007

  25. Omar Nino Romero’s reign as the WBC light flyweight world champion ends

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  26. Edgar Sosa beats Brian Viloria via majority decision 12/12

    Light Flyweight · WBCNew champion

  27. Edgar Sosa beats Luis Alberto Lazarte via disqualification 10/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  28. Edgar Sosa beats Lorenzo Trejo via knockout 9/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  29. Edgar Sosa beats Roberto Carlos Leyva via knockout 4/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  30. 2008

  31. Edgar Sosa beats Jesus Iribe via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  32. Edgar Sosa beats Takashi Kunishige via knockout 8/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  33. Edgar Sosa beats Sonny Boy Jaro via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  34. Edgar Sosa beats Juanito Rubillar via knockout 7/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  35. 2009

  36. Edgar Sosa beats Somporn Seeta via knockout 4/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  37. Edgar Sosa beats Carlos Melo via knockout 5/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  38. Edgar Sosa beats Omar Soto via knockout 6/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  39. Rodel Mayol beats Edgar Sosa via knockout 2/12

    Light Flyweight · WBCNew champion

  1. 2010

  2. Rodel Mayol and Omar Nino Romero draw via technical decision 12/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  3. Omar Nino Romero beats Rodel Mayol via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Flyweight · WBCNew champion

  4. Omar Nino Romero beats Ronald Barrera via corner retirement 6/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  5. Gilberto Keb Baas beats Omar Nino Romero via majority decision 12/12

    Light Flyweight · WBCNew champion

  6. 2011

  7. Gilberto Keb Baas beats Jose Antonio Aguirre via corner retirement 8/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  8. Adrian Hernandez beats Gilberto Keb Baas via corner retirement 10/12

    Light Flyweight · WBCNew champion

  9. Adrian Hernandez beats Gideon Buthelezi via knockout 2/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  10. Suriyan Satorn beats Adrian Hernandez via knockout 10/12

    Light Flyweight · WBCNew champion

  11. 2012

  12. Suriyan Satorn beats Jonathan Taconing via technical decision 5/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  13. Adrian Hernandez beats Suriyan Satorn via knockout 6/12

    Light Flyweight · WBCNew champion

  14. 2013

  15. Adrian Hernandez beats Dirceu Cabarca via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  16. Adrian Hernandez beats Yader Cardoza via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  17. Adrian Hernandez beats Atsushi Kakutani via knockout 4/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  18. 2014

  19. Adrian Hernandez beats Janiel Rivera via knockout 3/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  20. Naoya Inoue beats Adrian Hernandez via knockout 6/12

    Light Flyweight · WBCNew champion

  21. Naoya Inoue beats Wittawas Basapean via knockout 11/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  22. Naoya Inoue’s reign as the WBC light flyweight world champion ends

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  23. Pedro Guevara beats Akira Yaegashi via knockout 7/12

    Light Flyweight · WBCNew champion

  24. 2015

  25. Pedro Guevara beats Richard Claveras via knockout 1/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  26. Pedro Guevara beats Ganigan Lopez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  27. Yu Kimura beats Pedro Guevara via split decision 12/12

    Light Flyweight · WBCNew champion

  28. 2016

  29. Ganigan Lopez beats Yu Kimura via majority decision 12/12

    Light Flyweight · WBCNew champion

  30. Ganigan Lopez beats Jonathan Taconing via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  31. 2017

  32. Kenshiro Teraji beats Ganigan Lopez via majority decision 12/12

    Light Flyweight · WBCNew champion

  33. Kenshiro Teraji beats Pedro Guevara via majority decision 12/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  34. Kenshiro Teraji beats Gilberto Pedroza via knockout 4/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  35. 2018

  36. Kenshiro Teraji beats Ganigan Lopez via knockout 2/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  37. Kenshiro Teraji beats Milan Melindo via knockout 7/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  38. Kenshiro Teraji beats Saul Juarez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  39. 2019

  40. Kenshiro Teraji beats Jonathan Taconing via knockout 4/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  41. Kenshiro Teraji beats Randy Petalcorin via knockout 4/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  1. 2021

  2. Kenshiro Teraji beats Tetsuya Hisada via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  3. Masamichi Yabuki beats Kenshiro Teraji via technical knockout 10/12

    Light Flyweight · WBCNew champion

  4. 2022

  5. Kenshiro Teraji beats Masamichi Yabuki via knockout 3/12

    Light Flyweight · WBCNew champion

  6. Kenshiro Teraji beats Hiroto Kyoguchi via technical knockout 7/12

    Light Flyweight · WBA Super, WBC and The Ring

  7. 2023

  8. Kenshiro Teraji beats Anthony Olascuaga via technical knockout 9/12

    Light Flyweight · WBA Super, WBC and The Ring

  9. Kenshiro Teraji beats Hekkie Budler via technical knockout 9/12

    Light Flyweight · WBA Super, WBC and The Ring

  10. 2024

  11. Kenshiro Teraji beats Carlos Canizales via majority decision 12/12

    Light Flyweight · WBA Super, WBC and The Ring

  12. Kenshiro Teraji’s reign as the WBC light flyweight world champion ends

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  13. Panya Pradabsri beats Carlos Canizales via majority decision 12/12

    Light Flyweight · WBCNew champion

  14. 2025

  15. Carlos Canizales beats Panya Pradabsri via knockout 5/12

    Light Flyweight · WBCNew champion

    Source: Panya Pradabsri knocked out by Carlos Canizales in five-round thriller(opens in a new tab), Boxing News, Steve Wellings,

  16. Carlos Canizales’s reign as the WBC light flyweight world champion ends

    Light Flyweight · WBC

    Source: Carlos Canizales Out, Niyomtrong-Zarate For WBC Vacant 108-Pound Title On Dec. 4(opens in a new tab), The Ring, Mosope Ominiyi,

  17. Knockout CP Freshmart beats Junior Leandro Zarate via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Flyweight · WBCNew champion

    Source: Niyomtrong Outpoints Zarate To Claim WBC 108lb Crown(opens in a new tab), Boxing Only,

  18. 2026

  19. Shokichi Iwata beats Knockout CP Freshmart via technical knockout 8/12

    Light Flyweight · WBCNew champion

    Source: Press Release(opens in a new tab), Japan Boxing Commission,

  20. Shokichi Iwata beats Erik Badillo via technical knockout 11/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

    Source: The Ring's Latest Ratings: Hitchins among changes across six divisions(opens in a new tab), The Ring, Mosope Ominiyi,