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WBC super featherweight world title

Covers world title bouts since 1963. Current champion: O'Shaquie Foster, since 2nd Nov 2024.

World title bouts
143
Champions
36
Longest reign (Azumah Nelson, 1988–1994)
6 years, 2 months
Most successful defences in one reign (Alfredo Escalera, 1975–1978)
9

Current champion

O'Shaquie FosterSince 2nd Nov 2024 · 2 years · 2 successful defences

Reigns and world title bouts

Jan 2022 – Jan 2027

WBC
ValdezStevensonO'Shaquie FosterConceicaoO'Shaquie Foster
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197019801990200020102020

World title bout

Reigns by length

  1. 1Azumah NelsonWBC1988–19946 years, 2 months · 8 successful defences
  2. 2Flash ElordeWBC1963–19674 years, 4 months · 6 successful defences
  3. 3Miguel BercheltWBC2017–20214 years · 6 successful defences
  4. 4Floyd Mayweather JrWBC1998–20023 years, 6 months · 8 successful defences
  5. 5Julio Cesar ChavezWBC1984–19872 years, 11 months · 9 successful defences
  6. 6Takashi MiuraWBC2013–20152 years, 7 months · 4 successful defences
  7. 7Alfredo EscaleraWBC1975–19782 years, 6 months · 9 successful defences
  8. 8Ricardo ArredondoWBC1971–19742 years, 4 months · 5 successful defences
  9. 9Marco Antonio BarreraWBC2004–20072 years, 3 months · 4 successful defences
  10. 10O'Shaquie FosterWBC2024–present2 years · 2 successful defences
  11. 11Alexis ArguelloWBC1978–19801 year, 11 months · 6 successful defences
  12. 12Takahiro AoWBC2010–20121 year, 11 months · 3 successful defences
  13. 13Genaro HernandezWBC1997–19981 year, 6 months · 3 successful defences
  14. 14Yoshiaki NumataWBC1970–19711 year, 6 months · 3 successful defences
  15. 15O'Shaquie FosterWBC2023–20241 year, 4 months · 2 successful defences
  16. 16Kuniaki ShibataWBC1974–19751 year, 4 months · 3 successful defences
  17. 17Azumah NelsonWBC1995–19971 year, 3 months · 1 successful defence
  18. 18Humberto SotoWBC2008–20101 year, 2 months · 3 successful defences
  19. 19Gabriel RuelasWBC1994–19951 year, 2 months · 2 successful defences
  20. 20Francisco VargasWBC2015–20171 year, 2 months · 0 successful defences
  21. 21Oscar ValdezWBC2021–20221 year, 2 months · 1 successful defence
  22. 22Rene BarrientosWBC1969–19701 year, 1 month · 0 successful defences
  23. 23Hiroshi KobayashiWBC1967–19691 year, 1 month · 1 successful defence
  24. 24Juan Manuel MarquezWBC2007–200811 months · 1 successful defence
  25. 25Sirimongkhon IamthuamWBC2002–200311 months · 1 successful defence
  26. 26Rolando NavarreteWBC1981–19829 months · 1 successful defence
  27. 27Erik MoralesWBC2004–20048 months · 1 successful defence
  28. 28Hector CamachoWBC1983–19848 months · 1 successful defence
  29. 29Vitali TajbertWBC2010–20108 months · 1 successful defence
  30. 30Jesus ChavezWBC2003–20046 months · 0 successful defences
  31. 31Rafael LimonWBC1982–19826 months · 1 successful defence
  32. 32Yoshiaki NumataWBC1967–19675 months · 0 successful defences
  33. 33Cornelius Boza-EdwardsWBC1981–19815 months · 1 successful defence
  34. 34Bobby ChaconWBC1982–19835 months · 0 successful defences
  35. 35Gamaliel DiazWBC2012–20135 months · 0 successful defences
  36. 36Shakur StevensonWBC2022–20224 months · 0 successful defences
  37. 37Manny PacquiaoWBC2008–20084 months · 0 successful defences
  38. 38Jesse James LeijaWBC1994–19944 months · 0 successful defences
  39. 39Robson ConceicaoWBC2024–20243 months · 0 successful defences
  40. 40Rafael LimonWBC1980–19812 months · 0 successful defences

Timeline of world title events

  1. 1963

  2. Flash Elorde becomes the WBC super featherweight world champion

    Super Featherweight · WBCNew 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 WBC champion

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

    Super Featherweight · WBA, WBC and The RingNew WBC 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’s reign as the WBC super featherweight world champion ends

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  20. Rene Barrientos beats Ruben Navarro via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Featherweight · WBCNew champion

  1. 1970

  2. Yoshiaki Numata beats Rene Barrientos via split decision 15/15

    Super Featherweight · WBCNew champion

  3. Yoshiaki Numata beats Raul Rojas via knockout 5/15

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  4. 1971

  5. Yoshiaki Numata beats Rene Barrientos via split decision 15/15

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  6. Yoshiaki Numata beats Lionel Rose via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  7. Ricardo Arredondo beats Yoshiaki Numata via knockout 10/15

    Super Featherweight · WBCNew champion

  8. 1972

  9. Ricardo Arredondo beats Isaac Marin via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  10. Ricardo Arredondo beats William Martinez via knockout 5/15

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  11. Ricardo Arredondo beats Susumu Okabe via knockout 12/15

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  12. 1973

  13. Ricardo Arredondo beats Apollo Yoshio via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  14. Ricardo Arredondo beats Morito Kashiwaba via knockout 6/15

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  15. 1974

  16. Kuniaki Shibata beats Ricardo Arredondo via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Featherweight · WBCNew champion

  17. Kuniaki Shibata beats Antonio Amaya via majority decision 15/15

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  18. Kuniaki Shibata beats Ramiro Bolanos via knockout 15/15

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  19. 1975

  20. Kuniaki Shibata beats Ould Makloufi via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  21. Alfredo Escalera beats Kuniaki Shibata via knockout 2/15

    Super Featherweight · WBCNew champion

  22. Alfredo Escalera and Leonel Hernandez draw via split decision 15/15

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  23. Alfredo Escalera beats Svein Erik Paulsen via knockout 9/15

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  24. 1976

  25. Alfredo Escalera beats Jose Fernandez via knockout 13/15

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  26. Alfredo Escalera beats Buzzsaw Yamabe via knockout 6/15

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  27. Alfredo Escalera beats Buzzsaw Yamabe via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  28. Alfredo Escalera beats Ray Lunny III via corner retirement 12/15

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  29. Alfredo Escalera beats Tyrone Everett via split decision 15/15

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  30. 1977

  31. Alfredo Escalera beats Ronnie McGarvey via knockout 6/15

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  32. Alfredo Escalera beats Carlos Becerril via knockout 8/15

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  33. Alfredo Escalera beats Sigfrido Rodriguez via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  34. 1978

  35. Alexis Arguello beats Alfredo Escalera via knockout 13/15

    Super Featherweight · WBCNew champion

  36. Alexis Arguello beats Rey Tam via knockout 5/15

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  37. Alexis Arguello beats Diego Alcala via knockout 1/15

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  38. Alexis Arguello beats Arturo Leon via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  39. 1979

  40. Alexis Arguello beats Alfredo Escalera via knockout 13/15

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  41. Alexis Arguello beats Rafael Limon via knockout 11/15

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  42. Alexis Arguello beats Bobby Chacon via corner retirement 7/15

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  1. 1980

  2. Alexis Arguello’s reign as the WBC super featherweight world champion ends

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  3. Alexis Arguello beats Ruben Castillo via knockout 11/15

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  4. Alexis Arguello beats Rolando Navarrete via corner retirement 4/15

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  5. Rafael Limon beats Idelfonso Bethelmy via knockout 15/15

    Super Featherweight · WBCNew champion

  6. 1981

  7. Cornelius Boza-Edwards beats Rafael Limon via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Featherweight · WBCNew champion

  8. Cornelius Boza-Edwards beats Bobby Chacon via corner retirement 13/15

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  9. Rolando Navarrete beats Cornelius Boza-Edwards via knockout 5/15

    Super Featherweight · WBCNew champion

  10. 1982

  11. Rolando Navarrete beats Chung Il Choi via knockout 11/15

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  12. Rafael Limon beats Rolando Navarrete via knockout 12/15

    Super Featherweight · WBCNew champion

  13. Rafael Limon beats Chung Il Choi via knockout 7/15

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  14. Bobby Chacon beats Rafael Limon via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Featherweight · WBCNew champion

  15. 1983

  16. Bobby Chacon’s reign as the WBC super featherweight world champion ends

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  17. Hector Camacho beats Rafael Limon via knockout 5/12

    Super Featherweight · WBCNew champion

  18. Hector Camacho beats Rafael Solis via knockout 5/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  19. 1984

  20. Hector Camacho’s reign as the WBC super featherweight world champion ends

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  21. Julio Cesar Chavez beats Mario Martinez via knockout 8/12

    Super Featherweight · WBCNew champion

  22. 1985

  23. Julio Cesar Chavez beats Ruben Castillo via knockout 6/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  24. Julio Cesar Chavez beats Roger Mayweather via knockout 2/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  25. Julio Cesar Chavez beats Dwight Pratchett via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  26. 1986

  27. Julio Cesar Chavez beats Faustino Martire Barrios via knockout 5/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  28. Julio Cesar Chavez beats Refugio Rojas via knockout 7/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  29. Julio Cesar Chavez beats Rocky Lockridge via majority decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  30. Julio Cesar Chavez beats Juan Laporte via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  31. 1987

  32. Julio Cesar Chavez beats Francisco Tomas da Cruz via knockout 3/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  33. Julio Cesar Chavez beats Danilo Cabrera via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  34. 1988

  35. Azumah Nelson beats Mario Martinez via split decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBCNew champion

  36. Azumah Nelson beats Lupe Suarez via knockout 9/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  37. Azumah Nelson beats Sidnei Dal Rovere via knockout 3/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  38. 1989

  39. Azumah Nelson beats Mario Martinez via knockout 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  40. Azumah Nelson beats Jim McDonnell via knockout 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  1. 1990

  2. Azumah Nelson beats Juan Laporte via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  3. 1991

  4. Jeff Fenech and Azumah Nelson draw via split decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  5. 1992

  6. Azumah Nelson beats Jeff Fenech via knockout 8/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  7. Azumah Nelson beats Calvin Grove via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  8. 1993

  9. Azumah Nelson beats Gabriel Ruelas via majority decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  10. Azumah Nelson and Jesse James Leija draw via split decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  11. 1994

  12. Jesse James Leija beats Azumah Nelson via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBCNew champion

  13. Gabriel Ruelas beats Jesse James Leija via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBCNew champion

  14. 1995

  15. Gabriel Ruelas beats Freddie Liberatore via corner retirement 2/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  16. Gabriel Ruelas beats Jimmy Garcia via knockout 11/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  17. Azumah Nelson beats Gabriel Ruelas via knockout 5/12

    Super Featherweight · WBCNew champion

  18. 1996

  19. Azumah Nelson beats Jesse James Leija via knockout 6/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  20. 1997

  21. Genaro Hernandez beats Azumah Nelson via split decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBCNew champion

  22. Genaro Hernandez beats Anatoly Alexandrov via split decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  23. Genaro Hernandez beats Carlos Hernandez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  24. 1998

  25. Genaro Hernandez beats Carlos Gerena via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  26. Floyd Mayweather Jr beats Genaro Hernandez via corner retirement 8/12

    Super Featherweight · WBCNew champion

  27. Floyd Mayweather Jr beats Angel Manfredy via knockout 2/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  28. 1999

  29. Floyd Mayweather Jr beats Carlos Rios via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  30. Floyd Mayweather Jr beats Justin Juuko via knockout 9/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  31. Floyd Mayweather Jr beats Carlos Gerena via corner retirement 7/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  1. 2000

  2. Floyd Mayweather Jr beats Gregorio Vargas via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  3. 2001

  4. Floyd Mayweather Jr beats Diego Corrales via knockout 10/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  5. Floyd Mayweather Jr beats Carlos Hernandez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  6. Floyd Mayweather Jr beats Jesus Chavez via corner retirement 9/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  7. 2002

  8. Floyd Mayweather Jr’s reign as the WBC super featherweight world champion ends

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  9. Sirimongkhon Iamthuam beats Kengo Nagashima via knockout 2/12

    Super Featherweight · WBCNew champion

  10. 2003

  11. Sirimongkhon Iamthuam beats Choi Yong-soo via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  12. Jesus Chavez beats Sirimongkhon Iamthuam via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBCNew champion

  13. 2004

  14. Erik Morales beats Jesus Chavez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBCNew champion

  15. Erik Morales beats Carlos Hernandez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC and IBF

  16. Marco Antonio Barrera beats Erik Morales via majority decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBCNew champion

  17. 2005

  18. Marco Antonio Barrera beats Mzonke Fana via knockout 2/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  19. Marco Antonio Barrera beats Robbie Peden via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC and IBF

  20. 2006

  21. Marco Antonio Barrera beats Rocky Juarez via split decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  22. Marco Antonio Barrera beats Rocky Juarez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  23. 2007

  24. Juan Manuel Marquez beats Marco Antonio Barrera via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBCNew champion

  25. Juan Manuel Marquez beats Rocky Juarez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  26. 2008

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

    Super Featherweight · WBC and The RingNew WBC champion

  28. Manny Pacquiao’s reign as the WBC super featherweight world champion ends

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  29. Humberto Soto beats Francisco Lorenzo via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBCNew champion

  30. 2009

  31. Humberto Soto beats Antonio Davis via knockout 4/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  32. Humberto Soto beats Benoit Gaudet via knockout 9/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  33. Humberto Soto beats Aristides Perez via knockout 2/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  1. 2010

  2. Humberto Soto’s reign as the WBC super featherweight world champion ends

    Super Featherweight · WBC

    Vitali Tajbert becomes the WBC super featherweight world champion

    Super Featherweight · WBCNew champion

  3. Vitali Tajbert beats Hector Velazquez via technical decision 9/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  4. Takahiro Ao beats Vitali Tajbert via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBCNew champion

  5. 2011

  6. Takahiro Ao beats Humberto Gutierrez Ochoa via knockout 4/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  7. Takahiro Ao beats Devis Boschiero via split decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  8. 2012

  9. Takahiro Ao beats Terdsak Jandaeng via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  10. Gamaliel Diaz beats Takahiro Ao via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBCNew champion

  11. 2013

  12. Takashi Miura beats Gamaliel Diaz via knockout 9/12

    Super Featherweight · WBCNew champion

  13. Takashi Miura beats Sergio Thompson via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  14. Takashi Miura beats Dante Jardon via knockout 9/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  15. 2014

  16. Takashi Miura beats Edgar Puerta via knockout 6/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  17. 2015

  18. Takashi Miura beats Billy Dib via knockout 3/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  19. Francisco Vargas beats Takashi Miura via knockout 9/12

    Super Featherweight · WBCNew champion

  20. 2016

  21. Francisco Vargas and Orlando Salido draw via majority decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  22. 2017

  23. Miguel Berchelt beats Francisco Vargas via knockout 11/12

    Super Featherweight · WBCNew champion

  24. Miguel Berchelt beats Takashi Miura via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  25. 2018

  26. Miguel Berchelt beats Maxwell Awuku via knockout 3/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  27. Miguel Berchelt beats Jonathan Victor Barros via knockout 3/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  28. Miguel Berchelt beats Miguel Roman via knockout 9/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  29. 2019

  30. Miguel Berchelt beats Francisco Vargas via corner retirement 6/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  31. Miguel Berchelt beats Jason Sosa via knockout 4/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  1. 2021

  2. Oscar Valdez beats Miguel Berchelt via knockout 10/12

    Super Featherweight · WBCNew champion

  3. Oscar Valdez beats Robson Conceicao via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  4. 2022

  5. Shakur Stevenson beats Oscar Valdez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC and WBONew WBC champion

  6. Shakur Stevenson’s reign as the WBC super featherweight world champion ends

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  7. Shakur Stevenson beats Robson Conceicao via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC and WBO

  8. 2023

  9. O'Shaquie Foster beats Rey Vargas via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBCNew champion

  10. O'Shaquie Foster beats Eduardo Hernandez via technical knockout 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  11. 2024

  12. O'Shaquie Foster beats Abraham Nova via split decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  13. Robson Conceicao beats O'Shaquie Foster via split decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBCNew champion

  14. O'Shaquie Foster beats Robson Conceicao via split decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBCNew champion

  15. 2026

  16. O'Shaquie Foster beats Raymond Ford via majority decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

    Source: Houston's O'Shaquie Foster wins decision over Raymond Ford, calls out Shakur Stevenson(opens in a new tab), Houston Chronicle, Matt Young,

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

    Super Featherweight · WBC, IBF, WBO and The Ring

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