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WBA Regular super featherweight world title

Covers world title bouts since 2002. Current champion: Elnur Samedov, since 8th Sep 2026.

WBA Regular is the WBA's secondary world title. See also the WBA world title at super featherweight for the main title.

World title bouts
39
Champions
15
Longest reign (Takashi Uchiyama, 2010–2015)
5 years, 1 month
Most successful defences in one reign (Takashi Uchiyama, 2010–2015)
8

Current champion

Elnur SamedovSince 8th Sep 2026 · 2 months · 0 successful defences

Upcoming world title bouts

  1. Elnur Samedov v Liam Wilson

    Super Featherweight · WBA Regular

Reigns and world title bouts

Feb 2022 – Feb 2027

WBA Regular
Roger GutierrezHector Luis GarciaLamont Roach Jr
AprJulOct2023AprJulOct2024AprJulOct2025AprJulOct2026AprJulOct2027
20102020

World title boutScheduled

Reigns by length

  1. 1Takashi UchiyamaWBA Regular2010–20155 years, 1 month · 8 successful defences
  2. 2Theera PhongwanWBA Regular2002–20053 years · 3 successful defences
  3. 3Edwin ValeroWBA Regular2006–20082 years · 4 successful defences
  4. 4Lamont Roach JrWBA Regular2023–20252 years · 1 successful defence
  5. 5Roger GutierrezWBA Regular2021–20221 year, 7 months · 1 successful defence
  6. 6Alberto MachadoWBA Regular2017–20191 year, 3 months · 2 successful defences
  7. 7Vicente MosqueraWBA Regular2005–20061 year, 3 months · 1 successful defence
  8. 8Hector Luis GarciaWBA Regular2022–20231 year, 3 months · 0 successful defences
  9. 9Rene AlvaradoWBA Regular2019–20211 year, 1 month · 0 successful defences
  10. 10Javier FortunaWBA Regular2015–20161 year · 1 successful defence
  11. 11Jorge LinaresWBA Regular2008–200910 months · 1 successful defence
  12. 12Andrew CancioWBA Regular2019–20199 months · 1 successful defence
  13. 13Jason SosaWBA Regular2016–20177 months · 1 successful defence
  14. 14Juan Carlos SalgadoWBA Regular2009–20103 months · 0 successful defences
  15. 15Elnur SamedovWBA Regular2026–present2 months · 0 successful defences

Timeline of world title events

  1. 2002

  2. Theera Phongwan beats Lakva Sim via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBA RegularNew champion

  3. Theera Phongwan beats Lamont Pearson via knockout 9/12

    Super Featherweight · WBA Regular

  4. 2004

  5. Theera Phongwan beats Ryuhei Sugita via knockout 7/12

    Super Featherweight · WBA Regular

  6. Theera Phongwan beats Steve Forbes via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBA Regular

  7. 2005

  8. Vicente Mosquera beats Theera Phongwan via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBA RegularNew champion

  9. 2006

  10. Vicente Mosquera beats Jose Pablo Estrella via split decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBA Regular

  11. Edwin Valero beats Vicente Mosquera via knockout 10/12

    Super Featherweight · WBA RegularNew champion

  12. 2007

  13. Edwin Valero beats Michael Lozada via knockout 1/12

    Super Featherweight · WBA Regular

  14. Edwin Valero beats Nobuhito Honmo via knockout 8/12

    Super Featherweight · WBA Regular

  15. Edwin Valero beats Zaid Zavaleta via knockout 3/12

    Super Featherweight · WBA Regular

  16. 2008

  17. Edwin Valero beats Takehiro Shimada via knockout 7/12

    Super Featherweight · WBA Regular

  18. Edwin Valero’s reign as the WBA Regular super featherweight world champion ends

    Super Featherweight · WBA Regular

  19. Jorge Linares beats Whyber Garcia via knockout 5/12

    Super Featherweight · WBA RegularNew champion

  20. 2009

  21. Jorge Linares beats Josafat Perez via knockout 8/12

    Super Featherweight · WBA Regular

  22. Juan Carlos Salgado beats Jorge Linares via knockout 1/12

    Super Featherweight · WBA RegularNew champion

  1. 2010

  2. Takashi Uchiyama beats Juan Carlos Salgado via knockout 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBA RegularNew champion

  3. Takashi Uchiyama beats Angel Granados via knockout 6/12

    Super Featherweight · WBA Regular

  4. Takashi Uchiyama beats Roy Mukhlis via knockout 5/12

    Super Featherweight · WBA Regular

  5. 2011

  6. Takashi Uchiyama beats Takashi Miura via corner retirement 8/12

    Super Featherweight · WBA Regular

  7. Takashi Uchiyama beats Jorge Solis via knockout 11/12

    Super Featherweight · WBA Regular

  8. 2012

  9. Takashi Uchiyama and Michael Farenas draw via technical decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBA Regular

  10. Takashi Uchiyama beats Bryan Vasquez via knockout 8/12

    Super Featherweight · WBA Regular

  11. 2013

  12. Takashi Uchiyama beats Jaider Parra via knockout 5/12

    Super Featherweight · WBA Regular

  13. Takashi Uchiyama beats Daiki Kaneko via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBA Regular

  14. 2014

  15. Takashi Uchiyama beats Israel Hector Enrique Perez via corner retirement 9/12

    Super Featherweight · WBA Regular

  16. 2015

  17. Takashi Uchiyama’s reign as the WBA Regular super featherweight world champion ends

    Super Featherweight · WBA Regular

  18. Javier Fortuna beats Bryan Vasquez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBA RegularNew champion

  19. Javier Fortuna beats Carlos Ivan Velasquez via knockout 10/12

    Super Featherweight · WBA Regular

  20. 2016

  21. Jason Sosa beats Javier Fortuna via knockout 11/12

    Super Featherweight · WBA RegularNew champion

  22. Jason Sosa beats Stephen Smith via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBA Regular

  23. 2017

  24. Jason Sosa’s reign as the WBA Regular super featherweight world champion ends

    Super Featherweight · WBA Regular

  25. Alberto Machado beats Jezzrel Corrales via knockout 8/12

    Super Featherweight · WBA RegularNew champion

  26. 2018

  27. Alberto Machado beats Rafael Mensah via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBA Regular

  28. Alberto Machado beats Yuandale Evans via knockout 1/12

    Super Featherweight · WBA Regular

  29. 2019

  30. Andrew Cancio beats Alberto Machado via knockout 4/12

    Super Featherweight · WBA RegularNew champion

  31. Andrew Cancio beats Alberto Machado via knockout 3/12

    Super Featherweight · WBA Regular

  32. Rene Alvarado beats Andrew Cancio via corner retirement 7/12

    Super Featherweight · WBA RegularNew champion

  1. 2021

  2. Roger Gutierrez beats Rene Alvarado via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBA RegularNew champion

  3. Roger Gutierrez beats Rene Alvarado via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBA Regular

  4. 2022

  5. Hector Luis Garcia beats Roger Gutierrez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBA RegularNew champion

  6. 2023

  7. Lamont Roach Jr beats Hector Garcia via split decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBA RegularNew champion

  8. 2024

  9. Lamont Roach Jr beats Feargal McCrory via technical knockout 8/12

    Super Featherweight · WBA Regular

  10. 2025

  11. Lamont Roach Jr’s reign as the WBA Regular super featherweight world champion ends

    Super Featherweight · WBA Regular

    Source: Lamont Roach's Title Reign Ending, Jazza Dickens To Be WBA 130-Pound Champion(opens in a new tab), The Ring, John Evans,

  12. 2026

  13. Elnur Samedov becomes the WBA Regular super featherweight world champion

    Super Featherweight · WBA RegularNew champion

    Source: WBA Resolution: Super Featherweight Division(opens in a new tab), World Boxing Association, Jesús Milano,

  14. Elnur Samedov v Liam Wilson

    Super Featherweight · WBA RegularScheduled

    Source: Two fights added to Lara vs Tszyu undercard(opens in a new tab), FightMag, Parviz Iskenderov,