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WBA world title at super welterweight

Covers world title bouts since 1962. Current champion: Jaron Ennis, since 27th Jun 2026.

In 2002, 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
117
Champions
45
Longest reign (Floyd Mayweather Jr, 2012–2016)
3 years, 8 months
Most successful defences in one reign (Julio Cesar Vasquez, 1992–1995)
10

Current champion

Jaron EnnisSince 27th Jun 2026 · 4 months · 0 successful defences

Upcoming world title bouts

  1. Jaron Ennis v Josh Kelly

    Super Welterweight · WBA, IBF and WBO

Reigns and world title bouts

Apr 2022 – Apr 2027

WBA
WBA Super becomes the WBA title
Jermell CharloMadrimovTerence CrawfordBaraouZayasJaron Ennis
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197019801990200020102020

World title boutScheduled

Reigns by length

  1. 1Floyd Mayweather JrWBA Super2012–20163 years, 8 months · 1 successful defence
  2. 2Jermell CharloWBA Super2020–20243 years, 5 months · 1 successful defence
  3. 3Julian JacksonWBA1987–19913 years, 3 months · 3 successful defences
  4. 4Mike McCallumWBA1984–19872 years, 8 months · 6 successful defences
  5. 5Koichi WajimaWBA1971–19742 years, 7 months · 5 successful defences
  6. 6Laurent BoudouaniWBA1996–19992 years, 6 months · 3 successful defences
  7. 7Julio Cesar VasquezWBA1992–19952 years, 2 months · 10 successful defences
  8. 8Kim Ki-sooWBA1966–19681 year, 11 months · 2 successful defences
  9. 9Erislandy LaraWBA Super2016–20181 year, 9 months · 2 successful defences
  10. 10Sandro MazzinghiWBA1963–19651 year, 9 months · 3 successful defences
  11. 11Ayub KaluleWBA1979–19811 year, 8 months · 4 successful defences
  12. 12Miguel CottoWBA Super2010–20121 year, 7 months · 2 successful defences
  13. 13Eddie GazoWBA1977–19781 year, 5 months · 3 successful defences
  14. 14Davey MooreWBA1982–19831 year, 4 months · 3 successful defences
  15. 15Freddie LittleWBA1969–19701 year, 3 months · 2 successful defences
  16. 16Carmelo BossiWBA1970–19711 year, 3 months · 0 successful defences
  17. 17Vinny PazienzaWBA1991–19921 year, 2 months · 0 successful defences
  18. 18Masashi KudoWBA1978–19791 year, 2 months · 3 successful defences
  19. 19Terence CrawfordWBA2024–20251 year, 1 month · 0 successful defences
  20. 20Jarrett HurdWBA Super2018–20191 year, 1 month · 1 successful defence
  21. 21Nino BenvenutiWBA1965–19661 year · 1 successful defence
  22. 22Oscar De La HoyaWBA Super2002–200311 months · 1 successful defence
  23. 23David ReidWBA1999–200011 months · 2 successful defences
  24. 24Fernando VargasWBA2001–200211 months · 0 successful defences
  25. 25Roberto DuranWBA1983–198411 months · 0 successful defences
  26. 26Felix TrinidadWBA2000–20008 months · 2 successful defences
  27. 27Yuh Jae-dooWBA1975–19768 months · 1 successful defence
  28. 28Winky WrightWBA Super2004–20048 months · 1 successful defence
  29. 29Julian WilliamsWBA Super2019–20208 months · 0 successful defences
  30. 30Jeison RosarioWBA Super2020–20208 months · 0 successful defences
  31. 31Julio Cesar VasquezWBA1995–19968 months · 0 successful defences
  32. 32Oscar AlbaradoWBA1974–19757 months · 1 successful defence
  33. 33Gilbert DeleWBA1991–19917 months · 1 successful defence
  34. 34Denny MoyerWBA1962–19636 months · 1 successful defence
  35. 35Carl DanielsWBA1995–19956 months · 0 successful defences
  36. 36Shane MosleyWBA Super2003–20046 months · 0 successful defences
  37. 37Sandro MazzinghiWBA1968–19685 months · 0 successful defences
  38. 38Miguel Angel CastelliniWBA1976–19774 months · 0 successful defences
  39. 39Israil MadrimovWBA2024–20244 months · 0 successful defences
  40. 40Xander ZayasWBA2026–20264 months · 0 successful defences
  41. 41Jose DuranWBA1976–19764 months · 0 successful defences
  42. 42Jaron EnnisWBA2026–present4 months · 0 successful defences
  43. 43Koichi WajimaWBA1975–19754 months · 0 successful defences
  44. 44Abass BaraouWBA2025–20264 months · 0 successful defences
  45. 45Ralph DupasWBA1963–19634 months · 1 successful defence
  46. 46Koichi WajimaWBA1976–19763 months · 0 successful defences
  47. 47Sugar Ray LeonardWBA1981–19812 months · 0 successful defences
  48. 48Pernell WhitakerWBA1995–19952 months · 0 successful defences
  49. 49Tadashi MiharaWBA1981–19822 months · 0 successful defences

Timeline of world title events

  1. 1962

  2. Denny Moyer beats Joey Giambra via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Welterweight · WBANew champion

  3. 1963

  4. Denny Moyer beats Stan Harrington via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA and WBC

  5. Ralph Dupas beats Denny Moyer via split decision 15/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA and WBCNew WBA champion

  6. Ralph Dupas beats Denny Moyer via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA and WBC

  7. Sandro Mazzinghi beats Ralph Dupas via knockout 9/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA and WBCNew WBA champion

  8. Sandro Mazzinghi beats Ralph Dupas via knockout 13/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA and WBC

  9. 1964

  10. Sandro Mazzinghi beats Tony Montano via knockout 12/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA and WBC

  11. Sandro Mazzinghi beats Fortunato Manca via points decision 15/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA and WBC

  12. 1965

  13. Nino Benvenuti beats Sandro Mazzinghi via knockout 6/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA and WBCNew WBA champion

  14. Nino Benvenuti beats Sandro Mazzinghi via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA and WBC

  15. 1966

  16. Kim Ki-soo beats Nino Benvenuti via split decision 15/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA and WBCNew WBA champion

  17. Kim Ki-soo beats Stan Harrington via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA and WBC

  18. 1967

  19. Kim Ki-soo beats Freddie Little via split decision 15/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA and WBC

  20. 1968

  21. Sandro Mazzinghi beats Kim Ki-soo via split decision 15/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA and WBCNew WBA champion

  22. Sandro Mazzinghi v Freddie Little ends in a no contest

    Super Welterweight · WBA and WBC

  23. Sandro Mazzinghi’s reign as the WBA super welterweight world champion ends

    Super Welterweight · WBA

  24. 1969

  25. Freddie Little beats Stanley Hayward via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA and WBCNew WBA champion

  26. Freddie Little beats Hisao Minami via knockout 2/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA and WBC

  1. 1970

  2. Freddie Little beats Gerhard Piaskowy via points decision 15/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA and WBC

  3. Carmelo Bossi beats Freddie Little via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA and WBCNew WBA champion

  4. 1971

  5. Carmelo Bossi and Jose Hernandez draw via majority decision 15/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA and WBC

  6. Koichi Wajima beats Carmelo Bossi via split decision 15/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA and WBCNew WBA champion

  7. 1972

  8. Koichi Wajima beats Domenico Tiberia via knockout 1/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA and WBC

  9. Koichi Wajima beats Matt Donovan via knockout 3/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA and WBC

  10. 1973

  11. Koichi Wajima and Miguel de Oliveira draw via majority decision 15/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA and WBC

  12. Koichi Wajima beats Ryu Sorimachi via majority decision 15/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA and WBC

  13. Koichi Wajima beats Silvano Bertini via corner retirement 12/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA and WBC

  14. 1974

  15. Koichi Wajima beats Miguel de Oliveira via majority decision 15/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA and WBC

  16. Oscar Albarado beats Koichi Wajima via knockout 15/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA, WBC and The RingNew WBA champion

  17. Oscar Albarado beats Ryu Sorimachi via knockout 7/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  18. 1975

  19. Koichi Wajima beats Oscar Albarado via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA, WBC and The RingNew WBA champion

  20. Yuh Jae-doo beats Koichi Wajima via knockout 7/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA and The RingNew WBA champion

  21. Yuh Jae-doo beats Masahiro Misako via knockout 6/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA and The Ring

  22. 1976

  23. Koichi Wajima beats Yuh Jae-doo via knockout 15/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA and The RingNew WBA champion

  24. Jose Duran beats Koichi Wajima via knockout 14/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA and The RingNew WBA champion

  25. Miguel Angel Castellini beats Jose Duran via split decision 15/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA and The RingNew WBA champion

  26. 1977

  27. Eddie Gazo beats Miguel Angel Castellini via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA and The RingNew WBA champion

  28. Eddie Gazo beats Koichi Wajima via knockout 11/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA and The Ring

  29. Eddie Gazo beats Kenji Shibata via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA and The Ring

  30. Eddie Gazo beats Jae Keun Lim via split decision 15/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA and The Ring

  31. 1978

  32. Masashi Kudo beats Eddie Gazo via split decision 15/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA and The RingNew WBA champion

  33. Masashi Kudo beats Ho Joo via split decision 15/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA and The Ring

  34. 1979

  35. Masashi Kudo beats Manuel Ricardo Gonzalez via majority decision 15/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA and The Ring

  36. Masashi Kudo beats Manuel Ricardo Gonzalez via knockout 12/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA and The Ring

  37. Ayub Kalule beats Masashi Kudo via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA and The RingNew WBA champion

  38. Ayub Kalule beats Steve Gregory via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA and The Ring

  1. 1980

  2. Ayub Kalule beats Emiliano Villa via corner retirement 11/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA and The Ring

  3. Ayub Kalule beats Marijan Benes via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA and The Ring

  4. Ayub Kalule beats Bushy Bester via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA and The Ring

  5. 1981

  6. Sugar Ray Leonard beats Ayub Kalule via knockout 9/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA and The RingNew WBA champion

  7. Sugar Ray Leonard’s reign as the WBA super welterweight world champion ends

    Super Welterweight · WBA

  8. Tadashi Mihara beats Rocky Fratto via majority decision 15/15

    Super Welterweight · WBANew champion

  9. 1982

  10. Davey Moore beats Tadashi Mihara via knockout 6/15

    Super Welterweight · WBANew champion

  11. Davey Moore beats Charlie Weir via knockout 5/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA

  12. Davey Moore beats Ayub Kalule via knockout 10/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA

  13. 1983

  14. Davey Moore beats Gary Guiden via knockout 4/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA

  15. Roberto Duran beats Davey Moore via knockout 8/15

    Super Welterweight · WBANew champion

  16. 1984

  17. Roberto Duran’s reign as the WBA super welterweight world champion ends

    Super Welterweight · WBA

  18. Mike McCallum beats Sean Mannion via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Welterweight · WBANew champion

  19. Mike McCallum beats Luigi Minchillo via knockout 13/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA

  20. 1985

  21. Mike McCallum beats David Braxton via knockout 8/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA

  22. 1986

  23. Mike McCallum beats Julian Jackson via knockout 2/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA

  24. Mike McCallum beats Said Skouma via knockout 9/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA

  25. 1987

  26. Mike McCallum beats Milton McCrory via knockout 10/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA

  27. Mike McCallum beats Donald Curry via knockout 5/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA

  28. Julian Jackson beats Baek In-Chul via knockout 3/12

    Super Welterweight · WBANew champion

  29. 1988

  30. Julian Jackson beats Buster Drayton via knockout 3/12

    Super Welterweight · WBA

  31. 1989

  32. Julian Jackson beats Francisco de Jesus via knockout 8/12

    Super Welterweight · WBA

  33. Julian Jackson beats Terry Norris via knockout 2/12

    Super Welterweight · WBA

  1. 1991

  2. Gilbert Dele beats Carlos Elliott via knockout 7/12

    Super Welterweight · WBANew champion

  3. Gilbert Dele beats Jun Suk Hwang via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · WBA

  4. Vinny Pazienza beats Gilbert Dele via knockout 12/12

    Super Welterweight · WBANew champion

  5. 1992

  6. Julio Cesar Vasquez beats Hitoshi Kamiyama via knockout 1/12

    Super Welterweight · WBANew champion

  7. 1993

  8. Julio Cesar Vasquez beats Aquilino Asprilla via knockout 1/12

    Super Welterweight · WBA

  9. Julio Cesar Vasquez beats Javier Castillejo via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · WBA

  10. Julio Cesar Vasquez beats Alejandro Ugueto via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · WBA

  11. Julio Cesar Vasquez beats Aaron Davis via majority decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · WBA

  12. 1994

  13. Julio Cesar Vasquez beats Juan Ramon Medina via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · WBA

  14. Julio Cesar Vasquez beats Armand Picar via knockout 2/12

    Super Welterweight · WBA

  15. Julio Cesar Vasquez beats Ricardo Raul Nunez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · WBA

  16. Julio Cesar Vasquez beats Akhmet Dottuev via knockout 10/12

    Super Welterweight · WBA

  17. Julio Cesar Vasquez beats Winky Wright via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · WBA

  18. Julio Cesar Vasquez beats Tony Marshall via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · WBA

  19. 1995

  20. Pernell Whitaker beats Julio Cesar Vasquez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · WBANew champion

  21. Pernell Whitaker’s reign as the WBA super welterweight world champion ends

    Super Welterweight · WBA

  22. Carl Daniels beats Julio Cesar Green via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · WBANew champion

  23. Julio Cesar Vasquez beats Carl Daniels via knockout 11/12

    Super Welterweight · WBANew champion

  24. 1996

  25. Laurent Boudouani beats Julio Cesar Vasquez via knockout 5/12

    Super Welterweight · WBANew champion

  26. 1997

  27. Laurent Boudouani beats Carl Daniels via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · WBA

  28. 1998

  29. Laurent Boudouani and Guillermo Jones draw via majority decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · WBA

  30. Laurent Boudouani beats Guillermo Jones via split decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · WBA

  31. Laurent Boudouani beats Terry Norris via knockout 9/12

    Super Welterweight · WBA

  32. 1999

  33. David Reid beats Laurent Boudouani via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · WBANew champion

  34. David Reid beats Kevin Kelly via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · WBA

  35. David Reid beats Keith Mullings via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · WBA

  1. 2000

  2. Felix Trinidad beats David Reid via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · WBANew champion

  3. Felix Trinidad beats Mamadou Thiam via knockout 3/12

    Super Welterweight · WBA

  4. Felix Trinidad beats Fernando Vargas via knockout 12/12

    Super Welterweight · WBA and IBF

  5. 2001

  6. Fernando Vargas beats Jose Flores via knockout 7/12

    Super Welterweight · WBANew champion

  7. 2002

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

    Super Welterweight · WBA Super

    Fernando Vargas vacates the WBA super welterweight world title

    Super Welterweight · WBA

    Oscar De La Hoya beats Fernando Vargas via knockout 11/12

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

  9. 2003

  10. Oscar De La Hoya beats Luis Ramon Campas via knockout 7/12

    Super Welterweight · WBA Super, WBC and The Ring

  11. Shane Mosley beats Oscar De La Hoya via unanimous decision 12/12

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

  12. 2004

  13. Winky Wright beats Shane Mosley via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF and The RingNew WBA Super champion

  14. Winky Wright beats Shane Mosley via majority decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · WBA Super, WBC and The Ring

  1. 2010

  2. Miguel Cotto becomes the WBA Super super welterweight world champion

    Super Welterweight · WBA SuperNew champion

  3. 2011

  4. Miguel Cotto beats Ricardo Mayorga via knockout 12/12

    Super Welterweight · WBA Super

  5. Miguel Cotto beats Antonio Margarito via corner retirement 9/12

    Super Welterweight · WBA Super

  6. 2012

  7. Floyd Mayweather Jr beats Miguel Cotto via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · WBA SuperNew champion

  8. 2013

  9. Floyd Mayweather Jr beats Canelo Alvarez via majority decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · WBA Super, WBC and The Ring

  10. 2016

  11. Floyd Mayweather Jr’s reign as the WBA Super super welterweight world champion ends

    Super Welterweight · WBA Super

  12. Erislandy Lara becomes the WBA Super super welterweight world champion

    Super Welterweight · WBA SuperNew champion

  13. 2017

  14. Erislandy Lara beats Yuri Foreman via knockout 4/12

    Super Welterweight · WBA Super

  15. Erislandy Lara beats Terrell Gausha via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · WBA Super

  16. 2018

  17. Jarrett Hurd beats Erislandy Lara via split decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · WBA Super and IBFNew WBA Super champion

  18. Jarrett Hurd beats Jason Welborn via knockout 4/12

    Super Welterweight · WBA Super and IBF

  19. 2019

  20. Julian Williams beats Jarrett Hurd via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · WBA Super and IBFNew WBA Super champion

  1. 2020

  2. Jeison Rosario beats Julian Williams via knockout 5/12

    Super Welterweight · WBA Super and IBFNew WBA Super champion

  3. Jermell Charlo beats Jeison Rosario via knockout 8/12

    Super Welterweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF and The RingNew WBA Super champion

  4. 2021

  5. Jermell Charlo and Brian Carlos Castano draw via split decision 12/12

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

  6. 2022

  7. Jermell Charlo beats Brian Carlos Castano via knockout 10/12

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

  8. 2024

  9. Jermell Charlo’s reign as the WBA Super super welterweight world champion ends

    Super Welterweight · WBA Super

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

    Super Welterweight · WBA

    Israil Madrimov beats Magomed Kurbanov via technical knockout 5/12

    Super Welterweight · WBANew champion

  11. Terence Crawford beats Israil Madrimov via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · WBANew champion

  12. 2025

  13. Terence Crawford vacates the WBA super welterweight world title

    Super Welterweight · WBA

    Source: Terence Crawford Officially Vacates WBA Belt, Handing the Title to Abass Baraou and Focusing on 168-lb Reign(opens in a new tab), Boxing News 24, Sean Jones,

    Abass Baraou becomes the WBA super welterweight world champion

    Super Welterweight · WBANew champion

    Source: Terence Crawford Officially Vacates WBA Belt, Handing the Title to Abass Baraou and Focusing on 168-lb Reign(opens in a new tab), Boxing News 24, Sean Jones,

  14. 2026

  15. Xander Zayas beats Abass Baraou via split decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · WBA and WBONew WBA champion

    Source: Xander Zayas defeats Abass Baraou to become youngest active unified world champion in Puerto Rico(opens in a new tab), Sky Sports,

  17. 2027

  18. Jaron Ennis v Josh Kelly

    Super Welterweight · WBA, IBF and WBOScheduled

    Source: Ennis and Kelly set for big unification battle in Atlanta(opens in a new tab), DAZN, Christopher Walker,