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WBO super featherweight world title

Covers world title bouts since 1989. Current champion: O'Shaquie Foster, since 24th Oct 2026.

World title bouts
79
Champions
26
Longest reign (Acelino Freitas, 1999–2004)
4 years, 5 months
Most successful defences in one reign (Acelino Freitas, 1999–2004)
10

Current champion

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

Reigns and world title bouts

Jan 2022 – Jan 2027

WBO
Shakur StevensonEmanuel Navarrete
AprJulOct2023AprJulOct2024AprJulOct2025AprJulOct2026AprJulOct2027
1990200020102020

World title bout

Reigns by length

  1. 1Acelino FreitasWBO1999–20044 years, 5 months · 10 successful defences
  2. 2Emanuel NavarreteWBO2023–20263 years, 8 months · 3 successful defences
  3. 3Jamel HerringWBO2019–20212 years, 4 months · 3 successful defences
  4. 4Kamel Bou AliWBO1989–19922 years, 3 months · 1 successful defence
  5. 5Regilio TuurWBO1994–19972 years, 3 months · 6 successful defences
  6. 6Vasyl LomachenkoWBO2016–20181 year, 11 months · 4 successful defences
  7. 7Joan GuzmanWBO2006–20081 year, 7 months · 2 successful defences
  8. 8Jimmi BredahlWBO1992–19941 year, 6 months · 1 successful defence
  9. 9Roman MartinezWBO2009–20101 year, 5 months · 2 successful defences
  10. 10Jorge Rodrigo BarriosWBO2005–20061 year, 5 months · 2 successful defences
  11. 11Anatoly AlexandrovWBO1998–19991 year, 2 months · 1 successful defence
  12. 12Roman MartinezWBO2015–20161 year, 2 months · 0 successful defences
  13. 13Roman MartinezWBO2012–20131 year, 1 month · 1 successful defence
  14. 14Ricky BurnsWBO2010–20111 year · 3 successful defences
  15. 15Mikey GarciaWBO2013–201411 months · 1 successful defence
  16. 16Shakur StevensonWBO2021–202210 months · 1 successful defence
  17. 17Masayuki ItoWBO2018–20199 months · 1 successful defence
  18. 18Mike AnchondoWBO2004–20058 months · 0 successful defences
  19. 19Adrien BronerWBO2011–20127 months · 1 successful defence
  20. 20Nicky CookWBO2008–20096 months · 0 successful defences
  21. 21Orlando SalidoWBO2014–20155 months · 0 successful defences
  22. 22Daniel LondasWBO1992–19925 months · 0 successful defences
  23. 23Oscar De La HoyaWBO1994–19944 months · 1 successful defence
  24. 24Diego CorralesWBO2004–20043 months · 0 successful defences
  25. 25Alex ArthurWBO2008–20083 months · 0 successful defences
  26. 26O'Shaquie FosterWBO2026–present22 days · 0 successful defences
  27. 27Barry JonesWBO1997–199813 days · 0 successful defences
  28. 28John John MolinaWBO1989–19890 days · 0 successful defences

Timeline of world title events

  1. 1989

  2. John John Molina beats Juan Laporte via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBONew champion

  3. Kamel Bou Ali beats Antonio Rivera via knockout 8/12

    Super Featherweight · WBONew champion

  1. 1990

  2. Kamel Bou Ali v Pedro Villegas ends in a no contest

    Super Featherweight · WBO

  3. 1991

  4. Kamel Bou Ali beats Joey Jacobs via knockout 3/12

    Super Featherweight · WBO

  5. 1992

  6. Daniel Londas beats Kamel Bou Ali via split decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBONew champion

  7. Jimmi Bredahl beats Daniel Londas via majority decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBONew champion

  8. 1993

  9. Jimmi Bredahl beats Renato Cornett via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBO

  10. 1994

  11. Oscar De La Hoya beats Jimmi Bredahl via corner retirement 10/12

    Super Featherweight · WBONew champion

  12. Oscar De La Hoya beats Giorgio Campanella via knockout 3/12

    Super Featherweight · WBO

  13. Oscar De La Hoya’s reign as the WBO super featherweight world champion ends

    Super Featherweight · WBO

  14. Regilio Tuur beats Eugene Speed via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBONew champion

  15. 1995

  16. Regilio Tuur beats Tony Pep via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBO

  17. Regilio Tuur beats Pete Taliaferro via knockout 5/12

    Super Featherweight · WBO

  18. Regilio Tuur beats Luis Mendoza via corner retirement 10/12

    Super Featherweight · WBO

  19. Regilio Tuur beats Giorgio Campanella via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBO

  20. 1996

  21. Regilio Tuur beats Narciso Valenzuela Romo via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBO

  22. Regilio Tuur beats Jose Vida Ramos via knockout 1/12

    Super Featherweight · WBO

  23. 1997

  24. Regilio Tuur’s reign as the WBO super featherweight world champion ends

    Super Featherweight · WBO

  25. Julien Lorcy and Arnulfo Castillo draw via majority decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBO

  26. Julien Lorcy and Arnulfo Castillo draw via split decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBO

  27. Barry Jones beats Wilson Palacio via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBONew champion

  28. 1998

  29. Barry Jones’s reign as the WBO super featherweight world champion ends

    Super Featherweight · WBO

  30. Anatoly Alexandrov beats Julien Lorcy via majority decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBONew champion

  31. 1999

  32. Anatoly Alexandrov beats Arnulfo Castillo via knockout 8/12

    Super Featherweight · WBO

  33. Acelino Freitas beats Anatoly Alexandrov via knockout 1/12

    Super Featherweight · WBONew champion

  34. Acelino Freitas beats Anthony Martinez via knockout 2/12

    Super Featherweight · WBO

  1. 2000

  2. Acelino Freitas beats Barry Jones via knockout 8/12

    Super Featherweight · WBO

  3. Acelino Freitas beats Javier Jauregui via knockout 1/12

    Super Featherweight · WBO

  4. Acelino Freitas beats Lemuel Nelson via knockout 2/12

    Super Featherweight · WBO

  5. Acelino Freitas beats Carlos Rios via knockout 9/12

    Super Featherweight · WBO

  6. 2001

  7. Acelino Freitas beats Orlando Soto via knockout 1/12

    Super Featherweight · WBO

  8. 2002

  9. Acelino Freitas beats Joel Casamayor via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBA Super and WBO

  10. Acelino Freitas beats Daniel Attah via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBA Super and WBO

  11. 2003

  12. Acelino Freitas beats Juan Carlos Ramirez via knockout 4/12

    Super Featherweight · WBA Super and WBO

  13. Acelino Freitas beats Jorge Rodrigo Barrios via knockout 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBA Super and WBO

  14. 2004

  15. Acelino Freitas’s reign as the WBO super featherweight world champion ends

    Super Featherweight · WBO

  16. Diego Corrales beats Joel Casamayor via split decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBONew champion

  17. Diego Corrales’s reign as the WBO super featherweight world champion ends

    Super Featherweight · WBO

  18. Mike Anchondo beats Julio Pablo Chacon via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBONew champion

  19. 2005

  20. Jorge Rodrigo Barrios beats Mike Anchondo via knockout 4/12

    Super Featherweight · WBONew champion

  21. Jorge Rodrigo Barrios beats Victor Santiago via knockout 2/12

    Super Featherweight · WBO

  22. 2006

  23. Jorge Rodrigo Barrios beats Janos Nagy via knockout 1/12

    Super Featherweight · WBO

  24. Jorge Rodrigo Barrios’s reign as the WBO super featherweight world champion ends

    Super Featherweight · WBO

  25. Joan Guzman beats Jorge Rodrigo Barrios via split decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBONew champion

  26. Joan Guzman beats Antonio Davis via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBO

  27. 2007

  28. Joan Guzman beats Humberto Soto via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBO

  29. 2008

  30. Joan Guzman’s reign as the WBO super featherweight world champion ends

    Super Featherweight · WBO

    Alex Arthur becomes the WBO super featherweight world champion

    Super Featherweight · WBONew champion

  31. Nicky Cook beats Alex Arthur via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBONew champion

  32. 2009

  33. Roman Martinez beats Nicky Cook via knockout 4/12

    Super Featherweight · WBONew champion

  34. Roman Martinez beats Feider Viloria via knockout 9/12

    Super Featherweight · WBO

  1. 2010

  2. Roman Martinez beats Gonzalo Munguia via knockout 4/12

    Super Featherweight · WBO

  3. Ricky Burns beats Roman Martinez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBONew champion

  4. Ricky Burns beats Andreas Evensen via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBO

  5. 2011

  6. Ricky Burns beats Joseph Laryea via corner retirement 7/12

    Super Featherweight · WBO

  7. Ricky Burns beats Nicky Cook via knockout 1/12

    Super Featherweight · WBO

  8. Ricky Burns’s reign as the WBO super featherweight world champion ends

    Super Featherweight · WBO

  9. Adrien Broner beats Vicente Martin Rodriguez via knockout 3/12

    Super Featherweight · WBONew champion

  10. 2012

  11. Adrien Broner beats Eloy Perez via knockout 4/12

    Super Featherweight · WBO

  12. Adrien Broner’s reign as the WBO super featherweight world champion ends

    Super Featherweight · WBO

  13. Adrien Broner beats Vicente Escobedo via knockout 5/12

    Super Featherweight · WBO

  14. Roman Martinez beats Miguel Beltran via split decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBONew champion

  15. 2013

  16. Roman Martinez and Juan Carlos Burgos draw via split decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBO

  17. Roman Martinez beats Diego Magdaleno via split decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBO

  18. Mikey Garcia beats Roman Martinez via knockout 8/12

    Super Featherweight · WBONew champion

  19. 2014

  20. Mikey Garcia beats Juan Carlos Burgos via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBO

  21. Mikey Garcia’s reign as the WBO super featherweight world champion ends

    Super Featherweight · WBO

    Orlando Salido becomes the WBO super featherweight world champion

    Super Featherweight · WBONew champion

  22. 2015

  23. Roman Martinez beats Orlando Salido via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBONew champion

  24. Roman Martinez and Orlando Salido draw via split decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBO

  25. 2016

  26. Vasyl Lomachenko beats Roman Martinez via knockout 5/12

    Super Featherweight · WBONew champion

  27. Vasyl Lomachenko beats Nicholas Walters via corner retirement 7/12

    Super Featherweight · WBO

  28. 2017

  29. Vasyl Lomachenko beats Jason Sosa via corner retirement 9/12

    Super Featherweight · WBO

  30. Vasyl Lomachenko beats Miguel Marriaga via corner retirement 7/12

    Super Featherweight · WBO

  31. Vasyl Lomachenko beats Guillermo Rigondeaux via corner retirement 6/12

    Super Featherweight · WBO

  32. 2018

  33. Vasyl Lomachenko’s reign as the WBO super featherweight world champion ends

    Super Featherweight · WBO

  34. Masayuki Ito beats Christopher Diaz via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBONew champion

  35. Masayuki Ito beats Evgeny Chuprakov via knockout 7/12

    Super Featherweight · WBO

  36. 2019

  37. Jamel Herring beats Masayuki Ito via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBONew champion

  38. Jamel Herring beats Lamont Roach Jr via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBO

  1. 2020

  2. Jamel Herring beats Jonathan Oquendo via disqualification 8/12

    Super Featherweight · WBO

  3. 2021

  4. Jamel Herring beats Carl Frampton via knockout 6/12

    Super Featherweight · WBO

  5. Shakur Stevenson beats Jamel Herring via technical knockout 10/12

    Super Featherweight · WBONew champion

  6. 2022

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

    Super Featherweight · WBC and WBO

  8. Shakur Stevenson’s reign as the WBO super featherweight world champion ends

    Super Featherweight · WBO

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

    Super Featherweight · WBC and WBO

  10. 2023

  11. Emanuel Navarrete beats Liam Wilson via technical knockout 9/12

    Super Featherweight · WBONew champion

  12. Emanuel Navarrete beats Oscar Valdez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBO

  13. Emanuel Navarrete and Robson Conceicao draw via majority decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBO

  14. 2024

  15. Emanuel Navarrete beats Oscar Valdez via knockout 6/12

    Super Featherweight · WBO

  16. 2025

  17. Emanuel Navarrete v Charly Suarez ends in a no contest

    Super Featherweight · WBO

  18. 2026

  19. Emanuel Navarrete beats Eduardo Nunez via technical knockout 11/12

    Super Featherweight · IBF and WBO

    Source: Emanuel Navarrete stops Eduardo Nunez to unify super-featherweight world titles(opens in a new tab), Sky Sports,

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

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

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