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WBA Regular super flyweight world title

Covers world title bouts since 2008. Current champion: David Jimenez, since 13th Jun 2026.

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

World title bouts
36
Champions
14
Longest reign (Khalid Yafai, 2016–2020)
3 years, 2 months
Most successful defences in one reign (Khalid Yafai, 2016–2020)
5

Current champion

David JimenezSince 13th Jun 2026 · 5 months · 0 successful defences

Reigns and world title bouts

Jan 2022 – Jan 2027

WBA Regular
Joshua FrancoKazuto IokaFernando MartinezJesse RodriguezJimenez
AprJulOct2023AprJulOct2024AprJulOct2025AprJulOct2026AprJulOct2027
20102020

World title bout

Reigns by length

  1. 1Khalid YafaiWBA Regular2016–20203 years, 2 months · 5 successful defences
  2. 2Joshua FrancoWBA Regular2020–20233 years · 1 successful defence
  3. 3Kohei KonoWBA Regular2014–20162 years, 5 months · 2 successful defences
  4. 4Nobuo NashiroWBA Regular2008–20101 year, 7 months · 1 successful defence
  5. 5Fernando MartinezWBA Regular2024–20251 year, 4 months · 1 successful defence
  6. 6Hugo CazaresWBA Regular2010–20111 year, 3 months · 4 successful defences
  7. 7Panthep MullipoomWBA Regular2011–20121 year, 1 month · 3 successful defences
  8. 8Kazuto IokaWBA Regular2023–20241 year · 1 successful defence
  9. 9Liborio SolisWBA Regular2013–20136 months · 0 successful defences
  10. 10Jesse RodriguezWBA Regular2025–20266 months · 0 successful defences
  11. 11David JimenezWBA Regular2026–present5 months · 0 successful defences
  12. 12Kohei KonoWBA Regular2012–20134 months · 0 successful defences
  13. 13Andrew MoloneyWBA Regular2020–20203 months · 0 successful defences
  14. 14Luis ConcepcionWBA Regular2016–20163 months · 0 successful defences
  15. 15Tomonobu ShimizuWBA Regular2011–20112 months · 0 successful defences

Timeline of world title events

  1. 2008

  2. Nobuo Nashiro beats Kohei Kono via split decision 12/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA RegularNew champion

  3. 2009

  4. Nobuo Nashiro beats Konosuke Tomiyama via knockout 8/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA Regular

  5. Nobuo Nashiro and Hugo Cazares draw via split decision 12/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA Regular

  1. 2010

  2. Hugo Cazares beats Nobuo Nashiro via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA RegularNew champion

  3. Hugo Cazares beats Everardo Morales via knockout 7/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA Regular

  4. Hugo Cazares beats Alberto Rossel via knockout 9/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA Regular

  5. Hugo Cazares beats Hiroyuki Kudaka via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA Regular

  6. 2011

  7. Hugo Cazares beats Arturo Badillo via knockout 3/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA Regular

  8. Tomonobu Shimizu beats Hugo Cazares via split decision 12/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA RegularNew champion

  9. Tomonobu Shimizu’s reign as the WBA Regular super flyweight world champion ends

    Super Flyweight · WBA Regular

    Panthep Mullipoom becomes the WBA Regular super flyweight world champion

    Super Flyweight · WBA RegularNew champion

  10. Panthep Mullipoom beats Daiki Kameda via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA Regular

  11. 2012

  12. Panthep Mullipoom beats Tomonobu Shimizu via knockout 9/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA Regular

  13. Panthep Mullipoom beats Nobuo Nashiro via majority decision 12/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA Regular

  14. Kohei Kono beats Panthep Mullipoom via knockout 4/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA RegularNew champion

  15. 2013

  16. Liborio Solis beats Kohei Kono via majority decision 12/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA RegularNew champion

  17. Liborio Solis’s reign as the WBA Regular super flyweight world champion ends

    Super Flyweight · WBA Regular

  18. Liborio Solis beats Daiki Kameda via split decision 12/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA Regular and IBF

  19. 2014

  20. Kohei Kono beats Sutep Wangmuk via knockout 8/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA RegularNew champion

  21. Kohei Kono and Norbelto Jimenez draw via split decision 12/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA Regular

  22. 2015

  23. Kohei Kono beats Koki Kameda via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA Regular

  24. 2016

  25. Kohei Kono beats Tanawat Phonnaku via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA Regular

  26. Luis Concepcion beats Kohei Kono via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA RegularNew champion

  27. Khalid Yafai beats Luis Concepcion via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA RegularNew champion

  28. 2017

  29. Khalid Yafai beats Suguru Muranaka via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA Regular

  30. Khalid Yafai beats Sho Ishida via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA Regular

  31. 2018

  32. Khalid Yafai beats David Carmona via corner retirement 7/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA Regular

  33. Khalid Yafai beats Israel Gonzalez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA Regular

  34. 2019

  35. Khalid Yafai beats Norbelto Jimenez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA Regular

  1. 2020

  2. Roman Gonzalez beats Khalid Yafai via knockout 9/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA Regular

  3. Andrew Moloney becomes the WBA Regular super flyweight world champion

    Super Flyweight · WBA RegularNew champion

  4. Joshua Franco beats Andrew Moloney via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA RegularNew champion

  5. Joshua Franco v Andrew Moloney ends in a no contest

    Super Flyweight · WBA Regular

  6. 2021

  7. Joshua Franco beats Andrew Moloney via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA Regular

  8. 2022

  9. Kazuto Ioka and Joshua Franco draw via majority decision 12/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA Regular and WBO

  10. 2023

  11. Joshua Franco’s reign as the WBA Regular super flyweight world champion ends

    Super Flyweight · WBA Regular

  12. Kazuto Ioka beats Joshua Franco via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA RegularNew champion

  13. Kazuto Ioka beats Josber Perez via knockout 7/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA Regular

  14. 2024

  15. Fernando Martinez beats Kazuto Ioka via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA Regular and IBFNew WBA Regular champion

  16. 2025

  17. Fernando Martinez beats Kazuto Ioka via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA Regular

  18. Jesse Rodriguez beats Fernando Martinez via knockout 10/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA Regular, WBC, WBO and The RingNew WBA Regular champion

    Source: Benavidez–Yarde KO, Haney–Norman Jr Upset, Mason–Noakes Thriller & Rodriguez–Martinez Domination Headline Explosive Riyadh Fight Night(opens in a new tab), Boxing News 24, Ken Hissner,

  19. 2026

  20. Jesse Rodriguez vacates the WBA Regular super flyweight world title

    Super Flyweight · WBA Regular

    Source: Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez vacates all world titles ahead of Antonio Vargas fight(opens in a new tab), Boxing News, Kerr Ferguson,

  21. David Jimenez becomes the WBA Regular super flyweight world champion

    Super Flyweight · WBA RegularNew champion

    Source: “Medallita” Jiménez Elevated to WBA Super Flyweight Champion(opens in a new tab), World Boxing Association, Jesús Milano,