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WBA world title at super lightweight

Covers world title bouts since 1922. Last held in 2022; no longer contested.

In 2001, the WBA world title became the WBA Super world title. This page covers the WBA and WBA Super world titles. The WBA's secondary world title, WBA Regular, has its own separate page.

World title bouts
133
Champions
39
Longest reign (Pinky Mitchell, 1922–1926)
3 years, 10 months
Most successful defences in one reign (Antonio Cervantes, 1972–1976)
10

Last champion

Josh TaylorWBA Super · 2019–2022

Reigns and world title bouts

Jul 2017 – Jul 2022

WBA
PrograisJosh Taylor
Oct2018AprJulOct2019AprJulOct2020AprJulOct2021AprJulOct2022AprJul
1930194019501960197019801990200020102020

World title bout

Reigns by length

  1. 1Pinky MitchellWBA1922–19263 years, 10 months · 0 successful defences
  2. 2Mushy CallahanWBA1926–19303 years, 4 months · 3 successful defences
  3. 3Kostya TszyuWBA Super2001–20043 years, 4 months · 4 successful defences
  4. 4Antonio CervantesWBA1972–19763 years, 4 months · 10 successful defences
  5. 5Nicolino LoccheWBA1968–19723 years, 2 months · 5 successful defences
  6. 6Danny GarciaWBA Super2012–20153 years, 1 month · 4 successful defences
  7. 7Juan Martin CoggiWBA1987–19903 years, 1 month · 4 successful defences
  8. 8Antonio CervantesWBA1977–19803 years, 1 month · 6 successful defences
  9. 9Aaron PryorWBA1980–19833 years, 1 month · 8 successful defences
  10. 10Josh TaylorWBA Super2019–20222 years, 6 months · 3 successful defences
  11. 11Sharmba MitchellWBA1998–20012 years, 3 months · 4 successful defences
  12. 12Duilio LoiWBA1960–19622 years · 1 successful defence
  13. 13Khalid RahilouWBA1997–19981 year, 8 months · 2 successful defences
  14. 14Juan Martin CoggiWBA1993–19941 year, 8 months · 6 successful defences
  15. 15Takeshi FujiWBA1967–19681 year, 7 months · 1 successful defence
  16. 16Eddie PerkinsWBA1963–19651 year, 7 months · 2 successful defences
  17. 17Frankie RandallWBA1994–19961 year, 3 months · 2 successful defences
  18. 18Patrizio OlivaWBA1986–19871 year, 3 months · 2 successful defences
  19. 19Carlos Morocho HernandezWBA1965–19661 year, 3 months · 2 successful defences
  20. 20Carlos OrtizWBA1959–19601 year, 2 months · 2 successful defences
  21. 21Gene HatcherWBA1984–19851 year, 1 month · 1 successful defence
  22. 22Sandro LopopoloWBA1966–19671 year · 1 successful defence
  23. 23Wilfred BenitezWBA1976–19779 months · 2 successful defences
  24. 24Loreto GarzaWBA1990–19919 months · 1 successful defence
  25. 25Edwin RosarioWBA1991–19929 months · 0 successful defences
  26. 26Tony CanzoneriWBA1931–19328 months · 4 successful defences
  27. 27Johnny JadickWBA1932–19328 months · 1 successful defence
  28. 28Ubaldo SaccoWBA1985–19867 months · 0 successful defences
  29. 29Alfonso FrazerWBA1972–19727 months · 0 successful defences
  30. 30Juan Martin CoggiWBA1996–19967 months · 0 successful defences
  31. 31Lamont PetersonWBA Super2011–20126 months · 0 successful defences
  32. 32Tippy LarkinWBA1946–19466 months · 1 successful defence
  33. 33Ricky HattonWBA Super2005–20065 months · 0 successful defences
  34. 34Adrien BronerWBA Super2015–20165 months · 0 successful defences
  35. 35Akinobu HiranakaWBA1992–19924 months · 0 successful defences
  36. 36Frankie RandallWBA1996–19974 months · 0 successful defences
  37. 37Regis PrograisWBA Super2019–20194 months · 0 successful defences
  38. 38Amir KhanWBA Super2011–20114 months · 0 successful defences
  39. 39Johnny BumphusWBA1984–19844 months · 0 successful defences
  40. 40Morris EastWBA1992–19934 months · 0 successful defences
  41. 41Eddie PerkinsWBA1962–19623 months · 0 successful defences
  42. 42Jack Kid BergWBA1931–19313 months · 2 successful defences
  43. 43Roberto CruzWBA1963–19632 months · 0 successful defences
  44. 44Terence CrawfordWBA Super2017–20172 months · 0 successful defences
  45. 45Duilio LoiWBA1962–196317 days · 0 successful defences
  46. 46Amir KhanWBA Super2012–20123 days · 0 successful defences

Timeline of world title events

  1. 1922

  2. Pinky Mitchell becomes the WBA super lightweight world champion

    Super Lightweight · WBANew champion

  3. 1926

  4. Mushy Callahan beats Pinky Mitchell via points decision 10/10

    Super Lightweight · NYSAC and WBANew WBA champion

  5. 1927

  6. Mushy Callahan beats Andy DiVodi via knockout 2/12

    Super Lightweight · NYSAC and WBA

  7. Mushy Callahan beats Spug Myers via points decision 10/10

    Super Lightweight · NYSAC and WBA

  8. 1929

  9. Mushy Callahan beats Fred Mahan via knockout 3/10

    Super Lightweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  1. 1930

  2. Mushy Callahan’s reign as the WBA super lightweight world champion ends

    Super Lightweight · WBA

  3. Jack Kid Berg beats Mushy Callahan via knockout 10/15

    Super Lightweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  4. Jack Kid Berg beats Joe Glick via unanimous decision 10/10

    Super Lightweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  5. Jack Kid Berg beats Al Delmont via knockout 4/10

    Super Lightweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  6. Jack Kid Berg beats Buster Brown via points decision 10/10

    Super Lightweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  7. Jack Kid Berg beats Joe Glick via points decision 10/10

    Super Lightweight · WBA and The Ring

  8. Jack Kid Berg beats Billy Petrolle via unanimous decision 10/10

    Super Lightweight · WBA and The Ring

  9. 1931

  10. Jack Kid Berg beats Goldie Hess via unanimous decision 10/10

    Super Lightweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew WBA champion

  11. Jack Kid Berg beats Herman Perlick via unanimous decision 10/10

    Super Lightweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  12. Jack Kid Berg beats Billy Wallace via unanimous decision 10/10

    Super Lightweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  13. Tony Canzoneri beats Jack Kid Berg via knockout 3/10

    Super Lightweight · WBANew champion

  14. Tony Canzoneri beats Cecil Payne via points decision 10/10

    Super Lightweight · NYSAC and WBA

  15. Tony Canzoneri beats Jack Kid Berg via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Lightweight · WBA

  16. Tony Canzoneri beats Philly Griffin via unanimous decision 10/10

    Super Lightweight · WBA

  17. Tony Canzoneri beats Kid Chocolate via split decision 15/15

    Super Lightweight · WBA

  18. 1932

  19. Johnny Jadick beats Tony Canzoneri via unanimous decision 10/10

    Super Lightweight · NYSAC and WBANew WBA champion

  20. Johnny Jadick beats Tony Canzoneri via split decision 10/10

    Super Lightweight · WBA

  21. Johnny Jadick’s reign as the WBA super lightweight world champion ends

    Super Lightweight · WBA

  1. 1946

  2. Tippy Larkin beats Willie Joyce via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Lightweight · NYSAC and WBANew WBA champion

  3. Tippy Larkin beats Willie Joyce via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Lightweight · NYSAC and WBA

  4. Tippy Larkin’s reign as the WBA super lightweight world champion ends

    Super Lightweight · WBA

  1. 1959

  2. Carlos Ortiz beats Kenny Lane via knockout 2/15

    Super Lightweight · NYSAC and WBANew WBA champion

  1. 1960

  2. Carlos Ortiz beats Battling Torres via knockout 10/15

    Super Lightweight · NYSAC and WBA

  3. Carlos Ortiz beats Duilio Loi via split decision 15/15

    Super Lightweight · NYSAC and WBA

  4. Duilio Loi beats Carlos Ortiz via majority decision 15/15

    Super Lightweight · NYSAC and WBANew WBA champion

  5. 1961

  6. Duilio Loi beats Carlos Ortiz via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Lightweight · NYSAC and WBA

  7. Eddie Perkins and Duilio Loi draw via split decision 15/15

    Super Lightweight · NYSAC and WBA

  8. 1962

  9. Eddie Perkins beats Duilio Loi via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Lightweight · NYSAC and WBANew WBA champion

  10. Duilio Loi beats Eddie Perkins via points decision 15/15

    Super Lightweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew WBA champion

  11. 1963

  12. Duilio Loi’s reign as the WBA super lightweight world champion ends

    Super Lightweight · WBA

  13. Roberto Cruz beats Battling Torres via knockout 1/15

    Super Lightweight · WBANew champion

  14. Eddie Perkins beats Roberto Cruz via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Lightweight · WBA, WBC and The RingNew WBA champion

  15. 1964

  16. Eddie Perkins beats Yoshinori Takahashi via knockout 13/15

    Super Lightweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  17. Eddie Perkins beats Bunny Grant via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Lightweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  18. 1965

  19. Carlos Morocho Hernandez beats Eddie Perkins via split decision 15/15

    Super Lightweight · WBA, WBC and The RingNew WBA champion

  20. Carlos Morocho Hernandez beats Mario Rossito via corner retirement 4/15

    Super Lightweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  21. Carlos Morocho Hernandez beats Percy Hayles via knockout 3/15

    Super Lightweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  22. 1966

  23. Sandro Lopopolo beats Carlos Morocho Hernandez via majority decision 15/15

    Super Lightweight · WBA, WBC and The RingNew WBA champion

  24. Sandro Lopopolo beats Vicente Rivas via corner retirement 7/15

    Super Lightweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  25. 1967

  26. Takeshi Fuji beats Sandro Lopopolo via knockout 2/15

    Super Lightweight · WBA, WBC and The RingNew WBA champion

  27. Takeshi Fuji beats Willi Quatuor via knockout 4/15

    Super Lightweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  28. 1968

  29. Nicolino Locche beats Takeshi Fuji via corner retirement 10/15

    Super Lightweight · WBA and The RingNew WBA champion

  30. 1969

  31. Nicolino Locche beats Carlos Morocho Hernandez via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Lightweight · WBA and The Ring

  32. Nicolino Locche beats Joao Henrique via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Lightweight · WBA and The Ring

  1. 1970

  2. Nicolino Locche beats Adolph Pruitt via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Lightweight · WBA and The Ring

  3. 1971

  4. Nicolino Locche beats Domingo Barrera via split decision 15/15

    Super Lightweight · WBA and The Ring

  5. Nicolino Locche beats Antonio Cervantes via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Lightweight · WBA and The Ring

  6. 1972

  7. Alfonso Frazer beats Nicolino Locche via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Lightweight · WBA and The RingNew WBA champion

  8. Antonio Cervantes beats Alfonso Frazer via knockout 10/15

    Super Lightweight · WBA and The RingNew WBA champion

  9. 1973

  10. Antonio Cervantes beats Josue Marquez via split decision 15/15

    Super Lightweight · WBA and The Ring

  11. Antonio Cervantes beats Nicolino Locche via corner retirement 9/15

    Super Lightweight · WBA and The Ring

  12. Antonio Cervantes beats Alfonso Frazer via knockout 5/15

    Super Lightweight · WBA and The Ring

  13. Antonio Cervantes beats Carlos Maria Gimenez via knockout 5/15

    Super Lightweight · WBA and The Ring

  14. Antonio Cervantes beats Lion Furuyama via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Lightweight · WBA and The Ring

  15. 1974

  16. Antonio Cervantes beats Chang Kil Lee via knockout 6/15

    Super Lightweight · WBA and The Ring

  17. Antonio Cervantes beats Victor Ortiz via knockout 2/15

    Super Lightweight · WBA and The Ring

  18. Antonio Cervantes beats Shinichi Kadota via knockout 8/15

    Super Lightweight · WBA and The Ring

  19. 1975

  20. Antonio Cervantes beats Esteban de Jesus via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Lightweight · WBA and The Ring

  21. Antonio Cervantes beats Hector Thompson via corner retirement 7/15

    Super Lightweight · WBA and The Ring

  22. 1976

  23. Wilfred Benitez beats Antonio Cervantes via split decision 15/15

    Super Lightweight · WBA and The RingNew WBA champion

  24. Wilfred Benitez beats Emiliano Villa via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Lightweight · WBA and The Ring

  25. Wilfred Benitez beats Tony Petronelli via knockout 3/15

    Super Lightweight · WBA and The Ring

  26. 1977

  27. Wilfred Benitez’s reign as the WBA super lightweight world champion ends

    Super Lightweight · WBA

  28. Antonio Cervantes beats Carlos Maria Gimenez via corner retirement 5/15

    Super Lightweight · WBANew champion

  29. Antonio Cervantes beats Adriano Marrero via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Lightweight · WBA

  30. 1978

  31. Antonio Cervantes beats Tongta Kiatvayupakdi via knockout 6/15

    Super Lightweight · WBA

  32. Antonio Cervantes beats Norman Sekgapane via knockout 9/15

    Super Lightweight · WBA

  33. 1979

  34. Antonio Cervantes beats Miguel Montilla via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Lightweight · WBA and The Ring

  35. Antonio Cervantes beats Kwang Min Kim via split decision 15/15

    Super Lightweight · WBA and The Ring

  1. 1980

  2. Antonio Cervantes beats Miguel Montilla via knockout 7/15

    Super Lightweight · WBA and The Ring

  3. Aaron Pryor beats Antonio Cervantes via knockout 4/15

    Super Lightweight · WBA and The RingNew WBA champion

  4. Aaron Pryor beats Gaetan Hart via knockout 6/15

    Super Lightweight · WBA and The Ring

  5. 1981

  6. Aaron Pryor beats Lennox Blackmoore via knockout 2/15

    Super Lightweight · WBA and The Ring

  7. Aaron Pryor beats Dujuan Johnson via knockout 7/12

    Super Lightweight · WBA and The Ring

  8. 1982

  9. Aaron Pryor beats Miguel Montilla via knockout 12/15

    Super Lightweight · WBA and The Ring

  10. Aaron Pryor beats Akio Kameda via knockout 6/15

    Super Lightweight · WBA and The Ring

  11. Aaron Pryor beats Alexis Arguello via knockout 14/15

    Super Lightweight · WBA and The Ring

  12. 1983

  13. Aaron Pryor beats Kim Sang-hyun via knockout 3/15

    Super Lightweight · WBA and The Ring

  14. Aaron Pryor beats Alexis Arguello via knockout 10/15

    Super Lightweight · WBA and The Ring

  15. 1984

  16. Johnny Bumphus beats Lorenzo Garcia via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Lightweight · WBANew champion

  17. Gene Hatcher beats Johnny Bumphus via knockout 11/15

    Super Lightweight · WBANew champion

  18. Gene Hatcher beats Ubaldo Sacco via split decision 15/15

    Super Lightweight · WBA

  19. 1985

  20. Ubaldo Sacco beats Gene Hatcher via knockout 9/15

    Super Lightweight · WBANew champion

  21. 1986

  22. Patrizio Oliva beats Ubaldo Sacco via split decision 15/15

    Super Lightweight · WBANew champion

  23. Patrizio Oliva beats Brian Brunette via knockout 3/15

    Super Lightweight · WBA

  24. 1987

  25. Patrizio Oliva beats Rodolfo Gonzalez via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Lightweight · WBA

  26. Juan Martin Coggi beats Patrizio Oliva via knockout 3/15

    Super Lightweight · WBANew champion

  27. 1988

  28. Juan Martin Coggi beats Sang Ho Lee via knockout 2/12

    Super Lightweight · WBA

  29. 1989

  30. Juan Martin Coggi beats Harold Brazier via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Lightweight · WBA

  31. Juan Martin Coggi beats Akinobu Hiranaka via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Lightweight · WBA

  1. 1990

  2. Juan Martin Coggi beats Jose Luis Ramirez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Lightweight · WBA

  3. Loreto Garza beats Juan Martin Coggi via majority decision 12/12

    Super Lightweight · WBANew champion

  4. Loreto Garza beats Vinny Pazienza via disqualification 11/12

    Super Lightweight · WBA

  5. 1991

  6. Edwin Rosario beats Loreto Garza via knockout 3/12

    Super Lightweight · WBANew champion

  7. 1992

  8. Akinobu Hiranaka beats Edwin Rosario via knockout 1/12

    Super Lightweight · WBANew champion

  9. Morris East beats Akinobu Hiranaka via knockout 11/12

    Super Lightweight · WBANew champion

  10. 1993

  11. Juan Martin Coggi beats Morris East via knockout 8/12

    Super Lightweight · WBANew champion

  12. Juan Martin Coggi beats Jose Rivera via knockout 7/12

    Super Lightweight · WBA

  13. Juan Martin Coggi beats Hiroyuki Yoshino via knockout 5/12

    Super Lightweight · WBA

  14. Juan Martin Coggi beats Jose Rafael Barboza via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Lightweight · WBA

  15. Juan Martin Coggi beats Guillermo Cruz via knockout 10/12

    Super Lightweight · WBA

  16. Juan Martin Coggi beats Eder Gonzalez via knockout 7/12

    Super Lightweight · WBA

  17. 1994

  18. Juan Martin Coggi beats Eder Gonzalez via knockout 3/12

    Super Lightweight · WBA

  19. Frankie Randall beats Juan Martin Coggi via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Lightweight · WBANew champion

  20. Frankie Randall beats Rodney Moore via knockout 7/12

    Super Lightweight · WBA

  21. 1995

  22. Frankie Randall beats Jose Rafael Barboza via split decision 12/12

    Super Lightweight · WBA

  23. 1996

  24. Juan Martin Coggi beats Frankie Randall via technical decision 5/12

    Super Lightweight · WBANew champion

  25. Frankie Randall beats Juan Martin Coggi via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Lightweight · WBANew champion

  26. 1997

  27. Khalid Rahilou beats Frankie Randall via knockout 11/12

    Super Lightweight · WBANew champion

  28. Khalid Rahilou beats Marty Jakubowski via knockout 7/12

    Super Lightweight · WBA

  29. 1998

  30. Khalid Rahilou beats Jean Baptiste Mendy via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Lightweight · WBA

  31. Sharmba Mitchell beats Khalid Rahilou via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Lightweight · WBANew champion

  32. 1999

  33. Sharmba Mitchell beats Pedro Saiz via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Lightweight · WBA

  34. Sharmba Mitchell beats Reggie Green via majority decision 12/12

    Super Lightweight · WBA

  35. Sharmba Mitchell beats Elio Ortiz via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Lightweight · WBA

  1. 2000

  2. Sharmba Mitchell beats Felix Flores via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Lightweight · WBA

  3. 2001

  4. The WBA world title becomes the WBA Super world title

    Super Lightweight · WBA Super

    Sharmba Mitchell vacates the WBA super lightweight world title

    Super Lightweight · WBA

    Kostya Tszyu beats Sharmba Mitchell via corner retirement 7/12

    Super Lightweight · WBA Super and WBCNew WBA Super champion

  5. Kostya Tszyu beats Oktay Urkal via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Lightweight · WBA Super and WBC

  6. Kostya Tszyu beats Zab Judah via technical knockout 2/12

    Super Lightweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF and The Ring

  7. 2002

  8. Kostya Tszyu beats Ben Tackie via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Lightweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF and The Ring

  9. 2003

  10. Kostya Tszyu beats Jesse James Leija via corner retirement 6/12

    Super Lightweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF and The Ring

  11. 2004

  12. Kostya Tszyu’s reign as the WBA Super super lightweight world champion ends

    Super Lightweight · WBA Super

  13. 2005

  14. Ricky Hatton beats Carlos Maussa via knockout 9/12

    Super Lightweight · WBA Super, IBF and The RingNew WBA Super champion

  15. 2006

  16. Ricky Hatton’s reign as the WBA Super super lightweight world champion ends

    Super Lightweight · WBA Super

  1. 2011

  2. Amir Khan beats Zab Judah via knockout 5/12

    Super Lightweight · WBA Super and IBFNew WBA Super champion

  3. Lamont Peterson beats Amir Khan via split decision 12/12

    Super Lightweight · WBA Super and IBFNew WBA Super champion

  4. 2012

  5. Lamont Peterson’s reign as the WBA Super super lightweight world champion ends

    Super Lightweight · WBA Super

  6. Amir Khan becomes the WBA Super super lightweight world champion

    Super Lightweight · WBA SuperNew champion

  7. Danny Garcia beats Amir Khan via knockout 4/12

    Super Lightweight · WBA Super, WBC and The RingNew WBA Super champion

  8. Danny Garcia beats Erik Morales via knockout 4/12

    Super Lightweight · WBA Super, WBC and The Ring

  9. 2013

  10. Danny Garcia beats Zab Judah via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Lightweight · WBA Super, WBC and The Ring

  11. Danny Garcia beats Lucas Martin Matthysse via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Lightweight · WBA Super, WBC and The Ring

  12. 2014

  13. Danny Garcia beats Mauricio Herrera via majority decision 12/12

    Super Lightweight · WBA Super, WBC and The Ring

  14. 2015

  15. Danny Garcia’s reign as the WBA Super super lightweight world champion ends

    Super Lightweight · WBA Super

  16. Adrien Broner becomes the WBA Super super lightweight world champion

    Super Lightweight · WBA SuperNew champion

  17. 2016

  18. Adrien Broner’s reign as the WBA Super super lightweight world champion ends

    Super Lightweight · WBA Super

  19. 2017

  20. Terence Crawford beats Julius Indongo via knockout 3/12

    Super Lightweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF, WBO and The RingNew WBA Super champion

  21. Terence Crawford’s reign as the WBA Super super lightweight world champion ends

    Super Lightweight · WBA Super

  22. 2019

  23. Regis Prograis becomes the WBA Super super lightweight world champion

    Super Lightweight · WBA SuperNew champion

  24. Josh Taylor beats Regis Prograis via majority decision 12/12

    Super Lightweight · WBA Super, IBF and The RingNew WBA Super champion

  1. 2020

  2. Josh Taylor beats Apinun Khongsong via knockout 1/12

    Super Lightweight · WBA Super, IBF and The Ring

  3. 2021

  4. Josh Taylor beats Jose Ramirez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Lightweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF, WBO and The Ring

  5. 2022

  6. Josh Taylor beats Jack Catterall via split decision 12/12

    Super Lightweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF, WBO and The Ring

  7. Josh Taylor’s reign as the WBA Super super lightweight world champion ends

    Super Lightweight · WBA Super