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The Ring super featherweight world title

Covers world title bouts since 1924. Current champion: O'Shaquie Foster, since 24th Oct 2026.

World title bouts
80
Champions
20
Longest reign (Flash Elorde, 1963–1967)
4 years, 4 months
Most successful defences in one reign (Tod Morgan, 1925–1929)
10

Current champion

O'Shaquie FosterSince 24th Oct 2026 · 22 days · 0 successful defences

Reigns and world title bouts

Jan 2022 – Jan 2027

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World title bout

Reigns by length

  1. 1Flash ElordeThe Ring1963–19674 years, 4 months · 6 successful defences
  2. 2Tod MorganThe Ring1925–19294 years · 10 successful defences
  3. 3Samuel SerranoThe Ring1976–19803 years, 9 months · 10 successful defences
  4. 4Hiroshi KobayashiThe Ring1967–19713 years, 7 months · 5 successful defences
  5. 5Ben VillaflorThe Ring1973–19762 years, 11 months · 3 successful defences
  6. 6Kid ChocolateThe Ring1931–19332 years, 5 months · 1 successful defence
  7. 7Samuel SerranoThe Ring1981–19831 year, 9 months · 3 successful defences
  8. 8Benny BassThe Ring1929–19311 year, 6 months · 2 successful defences
  9. 9Rocky LockridgeThe Ring1984–19851 year, 2 months · 2 successful defences
  10. 10Roger MayweatherThe Ring1983–19841 year, 1 month · 2 successful defences
  11. 11Wilfredo GomezThe Ring1985–19861 year · 0 successful defences
  12. 12Ben VillaflorThe Ring1972–197310 months · 0 successful defences
  13. 13Steve SullivanThe Ring1924–19259 months · 2 successful defences
  14. 14Alfredo MarcanoThe Ring1971–19728 months · 1 successful defence
  15. 15Yasutsune UeharaThe Ring1980–19818 months · 1 successful defence
  16. 16Mike BallerinoThe Ring1925–19258 months · 1 successful defence
  17. 17Kuniaki ShibataThe Ring1973–19737 months · 1 successful defence
  18. 18Brian MitchellThe Ring1986–19876 months · 0 successful defences
  19. 19Yoshiaki NumataThe Ring1967–19675 months · 0 successful defences
  20. 20Alfredo LayneThe Ring1986–19864 months · 0 successful defences
  21. 21Manny PacquiaoThe Ring2008–20083 months · 0 successful defences
  22. 22O'Shaquie FosterThe Ring2026–present22 days · 0 successful defences

Timeline of world title events

  1. 1924

  2. Steve Sullivan beats Johnny Dundee via points decision 10/10

    Super Featherweight · NYSAC and The RingNew Ring champion

  3. Steve Sullivan beats Vincent (Pepper) Martin via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Featherweight · NYSAC and The Ring

  4. Steve Sullivan beats Mike Ballerino via knockout 5/15

    Super Featherweight · NYSAC and The Ring

  5. Mike Ballerino beats Steve Sullivan via newspaper decision 10/10

    Super Featherweight · NYSAC and The Ring

  6. 1925

  7. Mike Ballerino beats Steve Sullivan via unanimous decision 10/10

    Super Featherweight · NYSAC and The RingNew Ring champion

  8. Mike Ballerino beats Vincent (Pepper) Martin via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Featherweight · NYSAC and The Ring

  9. Tod Morgan beats Mike Ballerino via knockout 10/10

    Super Featherweight · NYSAC and The RingNew Ring champion

  10. 1926

  11. Tod Morgan beats Steve Sullivan via knockout 6/15

    Super Featherweight · NYSAC and The Ring

  12. Tod Morgan beats Joe Glick via points decision 15/15

    Super Featherweight · NYSAC and The Ring

  13. Tod Morgan beats Johnny Dundee via points decision 10/10

    Super Featherweight · NYSAC and The Ring

  14. Tod Morgan beats Carl Duane via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Featherweight · NYSAC and The Ring

  15. 1927

  16. Tod Morgan beats Vic Foley via points decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · NYSAC and The Ring

  17. Tod Morgan beats Joe Glick via disqualification 14/15

    Super Featherweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  18. 1928

  19. Tod Morgan beats Eddie Martin via points decision 15/15

    Super Featherweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  20. Tod Morgan beats Eddie Martin via points decision 15/15

    Super Featherweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  21. Tod Morgan and Santiago Zorrilla draw via points decision 10/10

    Super Featherweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  22. 1929

  23. Joey Sangor beats Tod Morgan via newspaper decision 10/10

    Super Featherweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  24. Tod Morgan beats Santiago Zorrilla via points decision 10/10

    Super Featherweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  25. Tod Morgan beats Baby Sal Sorio via points decision 10/10

    Super Featherweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  26. Benny Bass beats Tod Morgan via knockout 2/15

    Super Featherweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew Ring champion

  1. 1930

  2. Benny Bass beats Davey Abad via knockout 4/10

    Super Featherweight · WBA and The Ring

  3. Eddie Shea beats Benny Bass via newspaper decision 10/10

    Super Featherweight · WBA and The Ring

  4. 1931

  5. Benny Bass beats Lew Massey via unanimous decision 10/10

    Super Featherweight · WBA and The Ring

  6. Kid Chocolate beats Benny Bass via knockout 7/10

    Super Featherweight · WBA and The RingNew Ring champion

  7. Kid Chocolate beats Joey Scalfaro via knockout 1/10

    Super Featherweight · WBA and The Ring

  8. 1933

  9. Kid Chocolate’s reign as The Ring super featherweight world champion ends

    Super Featherweight · The Ring

  1. 1963

  2. Flash Elorde becomes The Ring super featherweight world champion

    Super Featherweight · The RingNew champion

  3. Flash Elorde beats Johnny Bizzarro via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  4. Flash Elorde beats Love Allotey via disqualification 11/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  5. 1964

  6. Flash Elorde beats Teruo Kosaka via knockout 12/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  7. 1965

  8. Flash Elorde beats Teruo Kosaka via knockout 15/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  9. Flash Elorde beats Kang Il Suh via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  10. 1966

  11. Flash Elorde beats Vicente Milan Derado via majority decision 15/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  12. 1967

  13. Yoshiaki Numata beats Flash Elorde via majority decision 15/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA, WBC and The RingNew Ring champion

  14. Hiroshi Kobayashi beats Yoshiaki Numata via knockout 12/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA, WBC and The RingNew Ring champion

  15. 1968

  16. Hiroshi Kobayashi and Rene Barrientos draw via majority decision 15/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  17. Hiroshi Kobayashi beats Jaime Valladares via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  18. 1969

  19. Hiroshi Kobayashi beats Antonio Amaya via split decision 15/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA and The Ring

  20. Hiroshi Kobayashi beats Carlos Ruben Canete via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA and The Ring

  1. 1970

  2. Hiroshi Kobayashi beats Antonio Amaya via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA and The Ring

  3. 1971

  4. Hiroshi Kobayashi beats Ricardo Arredondo via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA and The Ring

  5. Alfredo Marcano beats Hiroshi Kobayashi via knockout 10/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA and The RingNew Ring champion

  6. Alfredo Marcano beats Kenji Iwata via knockout 4/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA and The Ring

  7. 1972

  8. Ben Villaflor beats Alfredo Marcano via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA and The RingNew Ring champion

  9. Ben Villaflor and Victor Federico Echegaray draw via split decision 15/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA and The Ring

  10. 1973

  11. Kuniaki Shibata beats Ben Villaflor via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA and The RingNew Ring champion

  12. Kuniaki Shibata beats Victor Federico Echegaray via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA and The Ring

  13. Ben Villaflor beats Kuniaki Shibata via knockout 1/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA and The RingNew Ring champion

  14. 1974

  15. Ben Villaflor and Apollo Yoshio draw via split decision 15/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA and The Ring

  16. Ben Villaflor beats Yasutsune Uehara via knockout 2/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA and The Ring

  17. 1975

  18. Ben Villaflor beats Hyun Chi Kim via split decision 15/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA and The Ring

  19. 1976

  20. Ben Villaflor beats Morito Kashiwaba via knockout 13/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA and The Ring

  21. Ben Villaflor and Samuel Serrano draw via split decision 15/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA and The Ring

  22. Samuel Serrano beats Ben Villaflor via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA and The RingNew Ring champion

  23. 1977

  24. Samuel Serrano beats Alberto Herrera via knockout 11/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA and The Ring

  25. Samuel Serrano beats Leonel Hernandez via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA and The Ring

  26. Samuel Serrano beats Apollo Yoshio via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA and The Ring

  27. Samuel Serrano beats Tae Ho Kim via knockout 10/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA and The Ring

  28. 1978

  29. Samuel Serrano beats Mario Martinez via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA and The Ring

  30. Samuel Serrano beats Young Ho Oh via corner retirement 9/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA and The Ring

  31. Samuel Serrano beats Takao Maruki via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA and The Ring

  32. 1979

  33. Samuel Serrano beats Julio Valdez via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA and The Ring

  34. Samuel Serrano beats Nkosana Mgxaji via knockout 8/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA and The Ring

  1. 1980

  2. Samuel Serrano beats Battlehawk Kazama via knockout 13/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA and The Ring

  3. Yasutsune Uehara beats Samuel Serrano via knockout 6/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA and The RingNew Ring champion

  4. Yasutsune Uehara beats Leonel Hernandez via split decision 15/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA and The Ring

  5. 1981

  6. Samuel Serrano beats Yasutsune Uehara via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA and The RingNew Ring champion

  7. Samuel Serrano beats Leonel Hernandez via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA and The Ring

  8. Samuel Serrano beats Hikaru Tomonari via knockout 12/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA and The Ring

  9. 1982

  10. Samuel Serrano beats Benedicto Villablanca via technical decision 11/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA and The Ring

  11. 1983

  12. Roger Mayweather beats Samuel Serrano via knockout 8/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA and The RingNew Ring champion

  13. Roger Mayweather beats Jorge Alvarado via knockout 8/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA and The Ring

  14. Roger Mayweather beats Benedicto Villablanca via knockout 1/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA and The Ring

  15. 1984

  16. Rocky Lockridge beats Roger Mayweather via knockout 1/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA and The RingNew Ring champion

  17. Rocky Lockridge beats Tae Jin Moon via knockout 11/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA and The Ring

  18. 1985

  19. Rocky Lockridge beats Kamel Bou Ali via knockout 6/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA and The Ring

  20. Wilfredo Gomez beats Rocky Lockridge via majority decision 15/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA and The RingNew Ring champion

  21. 1986

  22. Alfredo Layne beats Wilfredo Gomez via knockout 9/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA and The RingNew Ring champion

  23. Brian Mitchell beats Alfredo Layne via knockout 10/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA and The RingNew Ring champion

  24. 1987

  25. Brian Mitchell and Jose Rivera draw via majority decision 15/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA and The Ring

  26. Brian Mitchell’s reign as The Ring super featherweight world champion ends

    Super Featherweight · The Ring

  1. 2008

  2. Manny Pacquiao beats Juan Manuel Marquez via split decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC and The RingNew Ring champion

  3. Manny Pacquiao’s reign as The Ring super featherweight world champion ends

    Super Featherweight · The Ring

  1. 2026

  2. O'Shaquie Foster beats Emanuel Navarrete via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC, IBF, WBO and The RingNew Ring champion

    Source: Emanuel Navarrete vs. O'Shaquie Foster Live Updates, Highlights and Results(opens in a new tab), Bleacher Report, Lyle Fitzsimmons,