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WBC super bantamweight world title

Covers world title bouts since 1976. Current champion: Naoya Inoue, since 25th Jul 2023.

World title bouts
124
Champions
33
Longest reign (Wilfredo Gomez, 1977–1983)
5 years, 10 months
Most successful defences in one reign (Wilfredo Gomez, 1977–1983)
17

Current champion

Naoya InoueSince 25th Jul 2023 · 3 years, 3 months · 8 successful defences

Reigns and world title bouts

Jan 2022 – Jan 2027

WBC
Stephen FultonNaoya Inoue
AprJulOct2023AprJulOct2024AprJulOct2025AprJulOct2026AprJulOct2027
19801990200020102020

World title bout

Reigns by length

  1. 1Wilfredo GomezWBC1977–19835 years, 10 months · 17 successful defences
  2. 2Rey VargasWBC2017–20203 years, 5 months · 5 successful defences
  3. 3Naoya InoueWBC2023–present3 years, 3 months · 8 successful defences
  4. 4Toshiaki NishiokaWBC2008–20123 years, 2 months · 7 successful defences
  5. 5Oscar LariosWBC2002–20053 years, 1 month · 7 successful defences
  6. 6Erik MoralesWBC1997–20002 years, 5 months · 9 successful defences
  7. 7Tracy Harris PattersonWBC1992–19942 years, 2 months · 3 successful defences
  8. 8Daniel ZaragozaWBC1988–19902 years, 1 month · 4 successful defences
  9. 9Willie JorrinWBC2000–20022 years, 1 month · 1 successful defence
  10. 10Leo Santa CruzWBC2013–20152 years · 4 successful defences
  11. 11Daniel ZaragozaWBC1995–19971 year, 10 months · 4 successful defences
  12. 12Stephen FultonWBC2021–20231 year, 7 months · 1 successful defence
  13. 13Jaime GarzaWBC1983–19841 year, 4 months · 1 successful defence
  14. 14Israel VazquezWBC2007–20081 year, 4 months · 1 successful defence
  15. 15Samart PayakaroonWBC1986–19871 year, 3 months · 1 successful defence
  16. 16Israel VazquezWBC2005–20071 year, 3 months · 2 successful defences
  17. 17Hector Acero SanchezWBC1994–19951 year, 2 months · 1 successful defence
  18. 18Juan MezaWBC1984–19859 months · 1 successful defence
  19. 19Abner MaresWBC2012–20139 months · 1 successful defence
  20. 20Daniel ZaragozaWBC1991–19929 months · 2 successful defences
  21. 21Jeff FenechWBC1987–19888 months · 2 successful defences
  22. 22Luis NeryWBC2020–20217 months · 0 successful defences
  23. 23Hugo RuizWBC2016–20166 months · 0 successful defences
  24. 24Paul BankeWBC1990–19906 months · 1 successful defence
  25. 25Brandon FigueroaWBC2021–20216 months · 0 successful defences
  26. 26Rigoberto RiascoWBC1976–19766 months · 2 successful defences
  27. 27Yum Dong-kyunWBC1976–19775 months · 1 successful defence
  28. 28Julio CejaWBC2015–20165 months · 0 successful defences
  29. 29Rafael MarquezWBC2007–20075 months · 0 successful defences
  30. 30Lupe PintorWBC1985–19865 months · 0 successful defences
  31. 31Kiyoshi HatanakaWBC1991–19914 months · 0 successful defences
  32. 32Victor TerrazasWBC2013–20134 months · 0 successful defences
  33. 33Thierry JacobWBC1992–19923 months · 0 successful defences
  34. 34Pedro DecimaWBC1990–19912 months · 0 successful defences
  35. 35Hozumi HasegawaWBC2016–20162 months · 0 successful defences
  36. 36Royal KobayashiWBC1976–19761 month · 0 successful defences

Timeline of world title events

  1. 1976

  2. Rigoberto Riasco beats Waruinge Nakayama via corner retirement 8/15

    Super Bantamweight · WBCNew champion

  3. Rigoberto Riasco beats Livio Nolasco via knockout 10/15

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  4. Rigoberto Riasco beats Yum Dong-kyun via split decision 15/15

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  5. Royal Kobayashi beats Rigoberto Riasco via knockout 8/15

    Super Bantamweight · WBCNew champion

  6. Yum Dong-kyun beats Royal Kobayashi via majority decision 15/15

    Super Bantamweight · WBCNew champion

  7. 1977

  8. Yum Dong-kyun beats Jose Cervantes via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  9. Wilfredo Gomez beats Yum Dong-kyun via knockout 12/15

    Super Bantamweight · WBCNew champion

  10. Wilfredo Gomez beats Raul Tirado via knockout 5/15

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  11. 1978

  12. Wilfredo Gomez beats Royal Kobayashi via knockout 3/15

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  13. Wilfredo Gomez beats Juan Antonio Lopez via knockout 7/15

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  14. Wilfredo Gomez beats Sakad Petchyindee via knockout 3/15

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  15. Wilfredo Gomez beats Leonardo Cruz via knockout 13/15

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  16. Wilfredo Gomez beats Carlos Zarate via knockout 5/15

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  17. 1979

  18. Wilfredo Gomez beats Nestor Jimenez via knockout 5/15

    Super Bantamweight · WBC and The Ring

  19. Wilfredo Gomez beats Julio Hernandez via knockout 5/15

    Super Bantamweight · WBC and The Ring

  20. Wilfredo Gomez beats Carlos Mendoza via knockout 10/15

    Super Bantamweight · WBC and The Ring

  21. Wilfredo Gomez beats Nicky Perez via knockout 5/15

    Super Bantamweight · WBC and The Ring

  1. 1980

  2. Wilfredo Gomez beats Ruben Valdes via corner retirement 6/15

    Super Bantamweight · WBC and The Ring

  3. Wilfredo Gomez beats Derrik Holmes via knockout 5/15

    Super Bantamweight · WBC and The Ring

  4. Wilfredo Gomez beats Jose Cervantes via knockout 3/15

    Super Bantamweight · WBC and The Ring

  5. 1982

  6. Wilfredo Gomez beats Juan Meza via knockout 6/15

    Super Bantamweight · WBC and The Ring

  7. Wilfredo Gomez beats Juan Antonio Lopez via knockout 10/15

    Super Bantamweight · WBC and The Ring

  8. Wilfredo Gomez beats Roberto Rubaldino via corner retirement 7/15

    Super Bantamweight · WBC and The Ring

  9. Wilfredo Gomez beats Lupe Pintor via knockout 14/15

    Super Bantamweight · WBC and The Ring

  10. 1983

  11. Wilfredo Gomez’s reign as the WBC super bantamweight world champion ends

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  12. Jaime Garza beats Bobby Berna via knockout 2/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBCNew champion

  13. 1984

  14. Jaime Garza beats Felipe Orozco via knockout 3/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  15. Juan Meza beats Jaime Garza via knockout 1/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBCNew champion

  16. 1985

  17. Juan Meza beats Mike Ayala via knockout 6/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  18. Lupe Pintor beats Juan Meza via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBCNew champion

  19. 1986

  20. Samart Payakaroon beats Lupe Pintor via knockout 5/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBCNew champion

  21. Samart Payakaroon beats Juan Meza via knockout 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  22. 1987

  23. Jeff Fenech beats Samart Payakaroon via knockout 4/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBCNew champion

  24. Jeff Fenech beats Greg Richardson via knockout 5/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  25. Jeff Fenech beats Carlos Zarate via technical decision 4/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  26. 1988

  27. Jeff Fenech’s reign as the WBC super bantamweight world champion ends

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  28. Daniel Zaragoza beats Carlos Zarate via knockout 10/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBCNew champion

  29. Daniel Zaragoza and Lee Seung-hoon draw via split decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  30. Daniel Zaragoza beats Valerio Nati via knockout 5/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  31. 1989

  32. Daniel Zaragoza beats Paul Banke via split decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  33. Daniel Zaragoza beats Frankie Duarte via knockout 10/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  34. Daniel Zaragoza beats Park Chan-yong via split decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  1. 1990

  2. Paul Banke beats Daniel Zaragoza via knockout 9/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBCNew champion

  3. Paul Banke beats Ki Joon Lee via knockout 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  4. Pedro Decima beats Paul Banke via knockout 4/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBCNew champion

  5. 1991

  6. Kiyoshi Hatanaka beats Pedro Decima via knockout 8/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBCNew champion

  7. Daniel Zaragoza beats Kiyoshi Hatanaka via split decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBCNew champion

  8. Daniel Zaragoza beats Joon Huh via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  9. Daniel Zaragoza beats Paul Banke via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  10. 1992

  11. Thierry Jacob beats Daniel Zaragoza via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBCNew champion

  12. Tracy Harris Patterson beats Thierry Jacob via knockout 2/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBCNew champion

  13. Tracy Harris Patterson and Daniel Zaragoza draw via split decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  14. 1993

  15. Tracy Harris Patterson beats Jesse Benavides via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  16. Tracy Harris Patterson beats Daniel Zaragoza via knockout 7/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  17. 1994

  18. Tracy Harris Patterson beats Richard Duran via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  19. Hector Acero Sanchez beats Tracy Harris Patterson via split decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBCNew champion

  20. 1995

  21. Hector Acero Sanchez beats Julio Gervacio via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  22. Hector Acero Sanchez and Daniel Zaragoza draw via majority decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  23. Daniel Zaragoza beats Hector Acero Sanchez via split decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBCNew champion

  24. 1996

  25. Daniel Zaragoza beats Joichiro Tatsuyoshi via knockout 11/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  26. Daniel Zaragoza beats Tsuyoshi Harada via knockout 7/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  27. 1997

  28. Daniel Zaragoza beats Wayne McCullough via split decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  29. Daniel Zaragoza beats Joichiro Tatsuyoshi via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  30. Erik Morales beats Daniel Zaragoza via knockout 11/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBCNew champion

  31. Erik Morales beats John Lowey via corner retirement 7/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  32. 1998

  33. Erik Morales beats Remigio Daniel Molina via knockout 6/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  34. Erik Morales beats Jose Luis Bueno via knockout 2/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  35. Erik Morales beats Junior Jones via knockout 4/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  36. 1999

  37. Erik Morales beats Angel Chacon via knockout 2/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  38. Erik Morales beats Juan Carlos Ramirez via corner retirement 9/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  39. Erik Morales beats Reynante Jamili via knockout 6/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  40. Erik Morales beats Wayne McCullough via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  1. 2000

  2. Erik Morales beats Marco Antonio Barrera via split decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC and WBO

  3. Willie Jorrin beats Michael Brodie via majority decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBCNew champion

  4. 2001

  5. Willie Jorrin beats Oscar Larios via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  6. 2002

  7. Willie Jorrin and Osamu Sato draw via majority decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  8. Oscar Larios beats Willie Jorrin via knockout 1/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBCNew champion

  9. 2003

  10. Oscar Larios beats Shigeru Nakazato via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  11. Oscar Larios beats Kozo Ishii via knockout 2/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  12. Oscar Larios beats Namchai Saru via knockout 10/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  13. 2004

  14. Oscar Larios beats Shigeru Nakazato via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  15. Oscar Larios beats Nedal Hussein via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  16. 2005

  17. Oscar Larios beats Wayne McCullough via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  18. Oscar Larios beats Wayne McCullough via corner retirement 10/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  19. Israel Vazquez beats Oscar Larios via knockout 3/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC and The RingNew WBC champion

  20. 2006

  21. Israel Vazquez beats Ivan Hernandez via corner retirement 4/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC and The Ring

  22. Israel Vazquez beats Jhonny Gonzalez via knockout 10/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC and The Ring

  23. 2007

  24. Rafael Marquez beats Israel Vazquez via corner retirement 7/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC and The RingNew WBC champion

  25. Israel Vazquez beats Rafael Marquez via knockout 6/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC and The RingNew WBC champion

  26. 2008

  27. Israel Vazquez beats Rafael Marquez via split decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC and The Ring

  28. Israel Vazquez’s reign as the WBC super bantamweight world champion ends

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

    Toshiaki Nishioka becomes the WBC super bantamweight world champion

    Super Bantamweight · WBCNew champion

  29. 2009

  30. Toshiaki Nishioka beats Genaro Garcia via knockout 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  31. Toshiaki Nishioka beats Jhonny Gonzalez via knockout 3/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  32. Toshiaki Nishioka beats Ivan Hernandez via corner retirement 3/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  1. 2010

  2. Toshiaki Nishioka beats Balweg Bangoyan via knockout 5/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  3. Toshiaki Nishioka beats Rendall Munroe via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  4. 2011

  5. Toshiaki Nishioka beats Mauricio Javier Munoz via knockout 9/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  6. Toshiaki Nishioka beats Rafael Marquez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  7. 2012

  8. Toshiaki Nishioka’s reign as the WBC super bantamweight world champion ends

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  9. Abner Mares beats Eric Morel via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBCNew champion

  10. Abner Mares beats Anselmo Moreno via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  11. 2013

  12. Abner Mares’s reign as the WBC super bantamweight world champion ends

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  13. Victor Terrazas beats Cristian Mijares via split decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBCNew champion

  14. Leo Santa Cruz beats Victor Terrazas via knockout 3/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBCNew champion

  15. Leo Santa Cruz beats Cesar Seda via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  16. 2014

  17. Leo Santa Cruz beats Cristian Mijares via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  18. Leo Santa Cruz beats Manuel Roman via knockout 2/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  19. 2015

  20. Leo Santa Cruz beats Jesus Ruiz via knockout 8/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  21. Leo Santa Cruz’s reign as the WBC super bantamweight world champion ends

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  22. Julio Ceja becomes the WBC super bantamweight world champion

    Super Bantamweight · WBCNew champion

  23. 2016

  24. Hugo Ruiz beats Julio Ceja via knockout 1/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBCNew champion

  25. Hozumi Hasegawa beats Hugo Ruiz via corner retirement 9/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBCNew champion

  26. Hozumi Hasegawa’s reign as the WBC super bantamweight world champion ends

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  27. 2017

  28. Rey Vargas beats Gavin McDonnell via majority decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBCNew champion

  29. Rey Vargas beats Ronny Rios via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  30. Rey Vargas beats Oscar Negrete via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  31. 2018

  32. Rey Vargas beats Azat Hovhannisyan via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  33. 2019

  34. Rey Vargas beats Franklin Manzanilla via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  35. Rey Vargas beats Tomoki Kameda via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  1. 2020

  2. Rey Vargas’s reign as the WBC super bantamweight world champion ends

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  3. Luis Nery beats Aaron Alameda via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBCNew champion

  4. 2021

  5. Brandon Figueroa beats Luis Nery via knockout 7/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBA Regular and WBCNew WBC champion

  6. Stephen Fulton beats Brandon Figueroa via majority decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC and WBONew WBC champion

  7. 2022

  8. Stephen Fulton beats Daniel Roman via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC and WBO

  9. 2023

  10. Naoya Inoue beats Stephen Fulton via technical knockout 8/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC and WBONew WBC champion

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

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

  12. 2024

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

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

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

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

  15. 2025

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

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

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

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

  18. 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,

  19. 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,

  20. 2026

  21. 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,