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WBA world title at super bantamweight

Covers world title bouts since 1977. Current champion: Naoya Inoue, since 26th Dec 2023.

In 2008, the WBA world title became the WBA Super world title. This page covers the WBA and WBA Super world titles. The WBA's secondary world title, WBA Regular, has its own separate page.

World title bouts
107
Champions
32
Longest reign (Murodjon Akhmadaliev, 2020–2023)
3 years, 2 months
Most successful defences in one reign (Wilfredo Vazquez, 1992–1995)
9

Current champion

Naoya InoueWBA Super · Since 26th Dec 2023 · 2 years, 10 months · 7 successful defences

Reigns and world title bouts

Jan 2022 – Jan 2027

WBA
Murodjon AkhmadalievMarlon TapalesNaoya Inoue
AprJulOct2023AprJulOct2024AprJulOct2025AprJulOct2026AprJulOct2027
19801990200020102020

World title bout

Reigns by length

  1. 1Murodjon AkhmadalievWBA Super2020–20233 years, 2 months · 3 successful defences
  2. 2Wilfredo VazquezWBA1992–19953 years, 1 month · 9 successful defences
  3. 3Naoya InoueWBA Super2023–present2 years, 10 months · 7 successful defences
  4. 4Mahyar MonshipourWBA2003–20062 years, 8 months · 5 successful defences
  5. 5Antonio CermenoWBA1995–19982 years, 7 months · 7 successful defences
  6. 6Guillermo RigondeauxWBA Super2013–20152 years, 6 months · 3 successful defences
  7. 7Celestino CaballeroWBA2006–20082 years, 1 month · 5 successful defences
  8. 8Celestino CaballeroWBA Super2008–20102 years · 2 successful defences
  9. 9Ricardo CardonaWBA1978–19801 year, 11 months · 5 successful defences
  10. 10Sergio Victor PalmaWBA1980–19821 year, 10 months · 5 successful defences
  11. 11Leonardo CruzWBA1982–19841 year, 8 months · 3 successful defences
  12. 12Guillermo RigondeauxWBA Super2016–20181 year, 7 months · 1 successful defence
  13. 13Victor CallejasWBA1984–19861 year, 7 months · 2 successful defences
  14. 14Juan Jose EstradaWBA1988–19891 year, 6 months · 3 successful defences
  15. 15Nestor GarzaWBA1998–20001 year, 2 months · 2 successful defences
  16. 16Luis MendozaWBA1990–19911 year · 4 successful defences
  17. 17Clarence AdamsWBA2000–20011 year · 2 successful defences
  18. 18Louie EspinozaWBA1987–198710 months · 2 successful defences
  19. 19Enrique SanchezWBA1998–199810 months · 0 successful defences
  20. 20Daniel RomanWBA Super2019–20209 months · 0 successful defences
  21. 21Salim MedjkouneWBA2002–20038 months · 1 successful defence
  22. 22Marlon TapalesWBA Super2023–20238 months · 0 successful defences
  23. 23Somsak SithchatchawalWBA2006–20066 months · 0 successful defences
  24. 24Raul PerezWBA1991–19925 months · 0 successful defences
  25. 25Hong Soo-hwanWBA1977–19785 months · 1 successful defence
  26. 26Osamu SatoWBA2002–20024 months · 0 successful defences
  27. 27Jesus SaludWBA1989–19903 months · 0 successful defences
  28. 28Leo RandolphWBA1980–19803 months · 0 successful defences
  29. 29Yober OrtegaWBA2001–20023 months · 0 successful defences
  30. 30Loris SteccaWBA1984–19843 months · 0 successful defences
  31. 31Julio GervacioWBA1987–19882 months · 0 successful defences
  32. 32Bernardo PinangoWBA1988–19883 months · 0 successful defences
  33. 33Damrong KongsukWBA2002–20022 months · 0 successful defences
  34. 34Carl FramptonWBA Super2016–20161 month · 0 successful defences

Timeline of world title events

  1. 1977

  2. Hong Soo-hwan beats Hector Carrasquilla via knockout 3/15

    Super Bantamweight · WBANew champion

  3. 1978

  4. Hong Soo-hwan beats Yu Kasahara via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Bantamweight · WBA

  5. Ricardo Cardona beats Hong Soo-hwan via knockout 12/15

    Super Bantamweight · WBANew champion

  6. Ricardo Cardona beats Ruben Valdes via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Bantamweight · WBA

  7. Ricardo Cardona beats Soon Hyun Chung via split decision 15/15

    Super Bantamweight · WBA

  8. 1979

  9. Ricardo Cardona beats Soon Hyun Chung via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Bantamweight · WBA

  10. Ricardo Cardona beats Yukio Segawa via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Bantamweight · WBA

  11. Ricardo Cardona beats Sergio Victor Palma via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Bantamweight · WBA

  1. 1980

  2. Leo Randolph beats Ricardo Cardona via knockout 15/15

    Super Bantamweight · WBANew champion

  3. Sergio Victor Palma beats Leo Randolph via knockout 5/15

    Super Bantamweight · WBANew champion

  4. Sergio Victor Palma beats Ulises Morales via knockout 9/15

    Super Bantamweight · WBA

  5. 1981

  6. Sergio Victor Palma beats Leonardo Cruz via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Bantamweight · WBA

  7. Sergio Victor Palma beats Ricardo Cardona via knockout 12/15

    Super Bantamweight · WBA

  8. Sergio Victor Palma beats Vichit Muangroi et via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Bantamweight · WBA

  9. 1982

  10. Sergio Victor Palma beats Jorge Lujan via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Bantamweight · WBA

  11. Leonardo Cruz beats Sergio Victor Palma via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Bantamweight · WBANew champion

  12. Leonardo Cruz beats Benito Badilla via knockout 8/15

    Super Bantamweight · WBA

  13. 1983

  14. Leonardo Cruz beats Soon Hyun Chung via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Bantamweight · WBA

  15. Leonardo Cruz beats Cleo Garcia via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Bantamweight · WBA

  16. 1984

  17. Loris Stecca beats Leonardo Cruz via knockout 12/15

    Super Bantamweight · WBANew champion

  18. Victor Callejas beats Loris Stecca via knockout 8/15

    Super Bantamweight · WBANew champion

  19. 1985

  20. Victor Callejas beats Lee Seung-hoon via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Bantamweight · WBA

  21. Victor Callejas beats Loris Stecca via knockout 6/15

    Super Bantamweight · WBA

  22. 1986

  23. Victor Callejas’s reign as the WBA super bantamweight world champion ends

    Super Bantamweight · WBA

  24. 1987

  25. Louie Espinoza beats Tommy Valoy via knockout 4/15

    Super Bantamweight · WBANew champion

  26. Louie Espinoza beats Manuel Vilchez via knockout 15/15

    Super Bantamweight · WBA

  27. Louie Espinoza beats Mike Ayala via knockout 9/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBA

  28. Julio Gervacio beats Louie Espinoza via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBANew champion

  29. 1988

  30. Bernardo Pinango beats Julio Gervacio via split decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBANew champion

  31. Juan Jose Estrada beats Bernardo Pinango via split decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBANew champion

  32. Juan Jose Estrada beats Takuya Muguruma via knockout 11/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBA

  33. 1989

  34. Juan Jose Estrada beats Jesus Poll via knockout 10/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBA

  35. Juan Jose Estrada beats Luis Mendoza via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBA

  36. Jesus Salud beats Juan Jose Estrada via disqualification 9/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBANew champion

  1. 1990

  2. Jesus Salud’s reign as the WBA super bantamweight world champion ends

    Super Bantamweight · WBA

  3. Luis Mendoza and Ruben Dario Palacio draw via split decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBA

  4. Luis Mendoza beats Ruben Dario Palacio via knockout 3/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBANew champion

  5. Luis Mendoza beats Fabrice Benichou via split decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBA

  6. 1991

  7. Luis Mendoza beats Visan Thummong via knockout 8/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBA

  8. Luis Mendoza beats Carlos Uribe via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBA

  9. Luis Mendoza beats Joao Cardoso via knockout 7/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBA

  10. Raul Perez beats Luis Mendoza via split decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBANew champion

  11. 1992

  12. Wilfredo Vazquez beats Raul Perez via knockout 3/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBANew champion

  13. Wilfredo Vazquez beats Freddy Cruz via majority decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBA

  14. Wilfredo Vazquez beats Thierry Jacob via knockout 8/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBA

  15. 1993

  16. Wilfredo Vazquez beats Luis Mendoza via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBA

  17. Wilfredo Vazquez beats Thierry Jacob via knockout 10/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBA

  18. Wilfredo Vazquez beats Hiroaki Yokota via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBA

  19. 1994

  20. Wilfredo Vazquez beats Yuichi Kasai via knockout 1/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBA

  21. Wilfredo Vazquez beats Jae Won Choi via knockout 2/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBA

  22. Wilfredo Vazquez beats Juan Polo Perez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBA

  23. 1995

  24. Wilfredo Vazquez beats Orlando Canizales via split decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBA

  25. Antonio Cermeno beats Wilfredo Vazquez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBANew champion

  26. Antonio Cermeno beats Jesus Salud via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBA

  27. 1996

  28. Antonio Cermeno beats Yober Ortega via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBA

  29. Antonio Cermeno beats Eddy Saenz via corner retirement 5/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBA

  30. Antonio Cermeno beats Yuichi Kasai via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBA

  31. 1997

  32. Antonio Cermeno beats Angel Chacon via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBA

  33. Antonio Cermeno beats Yuichi Kasai via knockout 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBA

  34. Antonio Cermeno beats Jose Rojas via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBA

  35. 1998

  36. Antonio Cermeno’s reign as the WBA super bantamweight world champion ends

    Super Bantamweight · WBA

  37. Enrique Sanchez beats Rafael del Valle via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBANew champion

  38. Nestor Garza beats Enrique Sanchez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBANew champion

  39. 1999

  40. Nestor Garza beats Carlos Barreto via knockout 8/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBA

  41. Nestor Garza beats Kozo Ishii via knockout 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBA

  1. 2000

  2. Clarence Adams beats Nestor Garza via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBANew champion

  3. Clarence Adams beats Andres Fernandez via knockout 6/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBA

  4. 2001

  5. Clarence Adams beats Ivan Alvarez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBA

  6. Yober Ortega beats Jose Rojas via knockout 4/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBANew champion

  7. 2002

  8. Damrong Kongsuk beats Yober Ortega via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBANew champion

  9. Osamu Sato beats Damrong Kongsuk via knockout 8/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBANew champion

  10. Salim Medjkoune beats Osamu Sato via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBANew champion

  11. 2003

  12. Salim Medjkoune beats Vincenzo Gigliotti via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBA

  13. Mahyar Monshipour beats Salim Medjkoune via knockout 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBANew champion

  14. Mahyar Monshipour beats Jairo Tagliaferro via corner retirement 7/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBA

  15. 2004

  16. Mahyar Monshipour beats Salim Medjkoune via knockout 8/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBA

  17. Mahyar Monshipour beats Damrong Kongsuk via knockout 6/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBA

  18. 2005

  19. Mahyar Monshipour beats Shigeru Nakazato via knockout 6/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBA

  20. Mahyar Monshipour beats Julio Zarate via corner retirement 8/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBA

  21. 2006

  22. Somsak Sithchatchawal beats Mahyar Monshipour via knockout 10/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBANew champion

  23. Celestino Caballero beats Somsak Sithchatchawal via knockout 3/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBANew champion

  24. 2007

  25. Celestino Caballero beats Ricardo Castillo via disqualification 9/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBA

  26. Celestino Caballero beats Jorge Lacierva via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBA

  27. Celestino Caballero beats Mauricio Pastrana via knockout 8/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBA

  28. 2008

  29. Celestino Caballero beats Lorenzo Parra via corner retirement 11/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBA

  30. Celestino Caballero beats Elvis Mejia via knockout 1/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBA

  31. Celestino Caballero's WBA world title becomes the WBA Super world title

    Super Bantamweight · WBA Super

    Celestino Caballero beats Steve Molitor via knockout 4/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBA Super and IBFNew WBA Super champion

  32. 2009

  33. Celestino Caballero beats Jeffrey Mathebula via split decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBA Super and IBF

  34. Celestino Caballero beats Francisco Leal via corner retirement 7/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBA Super and IBF

  1. 2010

  2. Celestino Caballero’s reign as the WBA Super super bantamweight world champion ends

    Super Bantamweight · WBA Super

  3. 2013

  4. Guillermo Rigondeaux beats Nonito Donaire via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBA Super, WBO and The RingNew WBA Super champion

  5. Guillermo Rigondeaux beats Joseph Agbeko via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBA Super, WBO and The Ring

  6. 2014

  7. Guillermo Rigondeaux beats Anusorn Yotjan via knockout 1/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBA Super, WBO and The Ring

  8. Guillermo Rigondeaux beats Hisashi Amagasa via corner retirement 11/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBA Super, WBO and The Ring

  9. 2015

  10. Guillermo Rigondeaux’s reign as the WBA Super super bantamweight world champion ends

    Super Bantamweight · WBA Super

  11. 2016

  12. Carl Frampton beats Scott Quigg via split decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBA Super and IBFNew WBA Super champion

  13. Carl Frampton’s reign as the WBA Super super bantamweight world champion ends

    Super Bantamweight · WBA Super

  14. Guillermo Rigondeaux becomes the WBA Super super bantamweight world champion

    Super Bantamweight · WBA SuperNew champion

  15. Guillermo Rigondeaux beats Jazza Dickens via corner retirement 2/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBA Super

  16. 2017

  17. Guillermo Rigondeaux v Moises Flores ends in a no contest

    Super Bantamweight · WBA Super

  18. 2018

  19. Guillermo Rigondeaux’s reign as the WBA Super super bantamweight world champion ends

    Super Bantamweight · WBA Super

  20. 2019

  21. Daniel Roman beats TJ Doheny via majority decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBA Super and IBFNew WBA Super champion

  1. 2020

  2. Murodjon Akhmadaliev beats Daniel Roman via split decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBA Super and IBFNew WBA Super champion

  3. 2021

  4. Murodjon Akhmadaliev beats Ryosuke Iwasa via knockout 5/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBA Super and IBF

  5. Murodjon Akhmadaliev beats Jose Velasquez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBA Super and IBF

  6. 2022

  7. Murodjon Akhmadaliev beats Ronny Rios via technical knockout 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBA Super and IBF

  8. 2023

  9. Marlon Tapales beats Murodjon Akhmadaliev via split decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBA Super and IBFNew WBA Super champion

  10. Naoya Inoue beats Marlon Tapales via knockout 10/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF, WBO and The RingNew WBA Super champion

  11. 2024

  12. Naoya Inoue beats Luis Nery via technical knockout 6/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF, WBO and The Ring

  13. Naoya Inoue beats TJ Doheny via technical knockout 7/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF, WBO and The Ring

  14. 2025

  15. Naoya Inoue beats Ye Joon Kim via knockout 4/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF, WBO and The Ring

  16. Naoya Inoue beats Ramon Cardenas via technical knockout 8/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF, WBO and The Ring

  17. Naoya Inoue beats Murodjon Akhmadaliev via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF, WBO and The Ring

    Source: Naoya Inoue beats Murodjon Akhmadaliev in Japan, retains titles(opens in a new tab), ESPN, James Regan,

  18. Naoya Inoue beats David Picasso via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF, WBO and The Ring

    Source: Naoya Inoue outclasses Alan David Picasso to retain undisputed super-bantamweight title and remain undefeated(opens in a new tab), Sky Sports,

  19. 2026

  20. Naoya Inoue beats Junto Nakatani via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF, WBO and The Ring

    Source: Naoya Inoue beats Junto Nakatani to win battle of Japan, retains titles(opens in a new tab), The Ring, Tom Gray,