List of WBC female world champions

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The following is a list of WBC female world champions certificated by the World Boxing Council (WBC).

Stand: June 3, 2020.

r – Champion relinquished title.
s – Champion stripped of title.

On July 30, 2011, Ana María Torres won the first female Diamond Belt by defeating Jackie Nava at Bantamweight.[1]

On October 13, 2012, Ava Knight won the Diamond Belt at Flyweight, decisioning Mariana Juárez. On May 11, 2013, she defended this title against Linda Soto from Mexico by unanimous decision.

On January 14, 2017, Amanda Serrano beat Yazmín Rivas to become the Diamond Champion at Super bantamweight.

On September 30, 2017, Jessica Chávez beat Esmeralda Moreno to win the vacant WBC female Diamond flyweight title.

On September 14, 2018, German Raja Amasheh won the vacant WBC Diamond super flyweight title against Peruvian Linda Laura Lecca.

On April 13, 2019, Claressa Shields won the vacant Diamond middleweight title via UD against Christina Hammer.

On October 30, 2021, Jackie Nava won the vacant Diamond super bantamweight title via UD against Mariana Juárez.

## Atomweight

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No.  | Name  | Duration of reign  | Defences

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1  |  Chirawadee Srisuk | 31 Aug 2007 — 11 Aug 2008  | 0
2  |  Momo Koseki | 11 Aug 2008 — 2018r | 17
3  |  Fabiana Bytyqi | 22 Sep 2018 — 13 Jan 2024  | 4
4  |  Tina Rupprecht | 13 Jan 2024 — present  | 0

## Strawweight

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No.  | Name  | Duration of reign  | Defences

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1  |  Nanako Kikuchi  | Nov 7, 2005 — May 27, 2007  | 1
2  |  Carina Moreno  | May 17, 2007 — Oct 31, 2009  | 3
3  |  Anabel Ortiz | Oct 31, 2009 — May 8, 2011  | 1
4  |  Naoko Fujioka | May 8, 2011 — 2013r | 2
5  |  Mari Ando  | Dec 14, 2013 — May 17, 2014  | 0
6  |  Yuko Kuroki | May 17, 2014 — Dec 17, 2017  | 5
7  |  Momo Koseki | Dec 17, 2017 — 2018r | 0
8  |  Tina Rupprecht – Interim champion promoted | Jun 16, 2018 — March 25, 2023  | 5
9  |  Seniesa Estrada | March 25, 2023 — present  | 1

## Light flyweight

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No.  | Name  | Duration of reign  | Defences

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1  |  Eun Soon Choi  | Jun 28, 2005 — 2006s | 0
2  |  Siriporn Thaweesuk | Apr 3, 2007 — 2008r | 3
3  |  Naomi Togashi - Interim champion promoted  | May 2, 2009 — Jun 23, 2012  | 7
4  |  Esmeralda Moreno | Jun 23, 2012 — 2015s | 1
5  |  Ibeth Zamora Silva | Mar 3, 2013 — Apr 22, 2017  | 8
6  |  Esmeralda Moreno (2)  | Apr 22, 2017 — Sep 22, 2018  | 1
7  |  Yesenia Gómez | Sep 22, 2018 - July 29, 2022  | 4
8  |  Kim Clavel | July 29, 2022 — January 13, 2023  | 0
8  |  Yesica Nery Plata | January 13, 2023 — present  | 1

## Flyweight

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No.  | Name  | Duration of reign  | Defences

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1  |  Stefania Bianchini  | Aug 7, 2005 — Mar 29, 2008  | 4
2  |  Simona Galassi | Mar 29, 2008 — Mar 11, 2011  | 4
3  |  Mariana Juárez | Mar 11, 2011 — Oct 13, 2012s | 7
4  |  Renáta Szebelédi | Oct 27, 2012 — May 19, 2013  | 0
5  |  Shindo Go | May 19, 2013 — Dec 6, 2014  | 2
6  |  Arely Muciño | Dec 6, 2014 — Sep 19, 2015  | 0
7  |  Jessica Chávez | Sep 19, 2015 — 2018r | 6
8  |  Ibeth Zamora Silva | May 26, 2018 — June 19, 2021  | 2
9  |  Marlen Esparza | Junes 19, 2021 — present  | 4

## Super flyweight

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No.  | Name  | Duration of reign  | Defences

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1  |  Myung Ok Ryu  | Jun 28, 2005 — 2006r | 1
2  |  Ana María Torres | Oct 7, 2006 — Oct 19, 2007  | 1
3  |  Myung Ok Ryu (2)  | Oct 19, 2007 — 2008r | 1
4  |  Ana María Torres (2) - Interim champion promoted  | Aug 30, 2008 — May 17, 2012r | 11
5  |  Zulina Muñoz | Nov 24, 2012 — May 13, 2017  | 10
6  |  Guadalupe Martínez Guzmán | May 13, 2017 — December 12, 2020  | 4
6  |  Lourdes Juárez | December 12, 2020 — present  | 3
7  |  Asley González Macías | October 1, 2022 — present  | 1

## Bantamweight

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No.  | Name  | Duration of reign  | Defences

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1  |  Kwang Ok Kim  | Jun 28, 2005 — Jun 7, 2006r | 2
2  |  Anita Christensen | Oct 14, 2006 — 2007r | 0
3  |  Susana Vázquez  | Jun 1, 2007 — 2008s | 0
4  |  Anita Christensen (2) - Interim champion promoted | Sep 14, 2007 — Jun 21, 2008  | 1
5  |  Galina Koleva Ivanova  | Jun 21, 2008 — Oct 5, 2009  | 2
6  |  Usanakorn Thawilsuhannawang | Oct 5, 2009 — Jul 13, 2013  | 2
7  |  Susie Ramadan | Jul 13, 2012 — Oct 25, 2014  | 0
8  |  Yazmín Rivas | Jun 28, 2014 — Jan 30, 2016  | 4
9  |  Catherine Phiri | Jan 30, 2016 — Apr 1, 2017  | 1
10  |  Mariana Juárez | Apr 1, 2017 — October 31, 2020  | 9
11  |  Yulihan Luna | October 31, 2020 — September 9, 2023  | 2
12  |  Dina Thorslund | September 9, 2023 — present  | 0

## Super bantamweight

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No.  | Name  | Duration of reign  | Defences

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1  |  Jackie Nava | May 30, 2005 — May 20, 2006  | 2
2  |  Alejandra Marina Oliveras | May 20, 2006 — Dec 4, 2008  | 3
3  |  Marcela Eliana Acuña | Dec 4, 2008 — 2010r | 4
4  |  Alicia Ashley | Jul 23, 2011 — Sep 6, 2014  | 3
5  |  Jackie Nava (2)  | Sep 6, 2014 — 2015s | 2
6  |  Alicia Ashley (2)  | Oct 29, 2015 — Oct 1, 2016  | 0
7  |  Fatuma Zarika | Oct 1, 2016 — Nov 16, 2019  | 1
8  |  Yamileth Mercado | Nov 16, 2019 — present  | 5

## Featherweight

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No.  | Name  | Duration of reign  | Defences

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1  |  Sharon Anyos | Oct 22, 2005 — 2007s | 1
2  |  Ina Menzer  | Mar 8, 2008 — Jul 3, 2010  | 6
3  |  Jeannine Garside | Jul 3, 2010 — 2012s | 0
4  |  Jelena Mrdjenovich | Mar 23, 2012 — Sep 14, 2012  | 0
5  |  Melissa Hernández | Sep 14, 2012 — May 31, 2013  | 0
6  |  Jelena Mrdjenovich (2)  | May 31, 2013 — Aug 1, 2015  | 2
7  |  Edith Soledad Matthysse | Aug 1, 2015 — Mar 11, 2016  | 0
8  |  Jelena Mrdjenovich (3)  | Mar 11, 2016 — Feb 4, 2021v | 4
9  |  Amanda Serrano | Feb 4, 2021 — Dec 5, 2023v | 5
10  |  Skye Nicolson | Apr 6, 2024 — present  | 1

## Super featherweight

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No.  | Name  | Duration of reign  | Defences

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1  |  Jelena Mrdjenovich | Nov 18, 2005 — Apr 9, 2009  | 5
2  |  Olivia Gerula  | Apr 9, 2009 — Nov 27, 2010  | 2
3  |  Frida Wallberg | Nov 27, 2010 — Jun 14, 2013  | 2
4  |  Diana Prazak | Jun 14, 2013 — 2015s | 1
5  |  Eva Wahlström | Apr 25, 2015 — Feb 8, 2020  | 5
6  |  Terri Harper | Feb 8, 2020 — Nov 13, 2021  | 2
7  |  Alycia Baumgardner | Nov 13, 2021 — present  | 4

## Lightweight

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No.  | Name  | Duration of reign  | Defences

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1  |  Jessica Rakoczy | Jul 21, 2005 — Sep 16, 2005  | 0
2  |  Eliza Olson  | Sep 16, 2005 — 2006s | 0
3  |  Ann Saccurato  | Nov 4, 2006 — 2007r | 0
4  |  Jessica Rakoczy (2)  | Feb 22, 2007 — Sep 27, 2007  | 0
5  |  Ann Saccurato (2)  | Sep 27, 2007 — 2008r | 0
6  |  Ann Saccurato (3)  | Aug 11, 2008 — Aug 6, 2011  | 1
7  |  Érica Anabella Farías –  | Aug 6, 2011 — Apr 20, 2014  | 8
8  |  Delfine Persoon | Apr 20, 2014 — Jun 1, 2019  | 9
9  |  Katie Taylor | Jun 1, 2019 — present  | 7

## Super lightweight

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No.  | Name  | Duration of reign  | Defences

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1  |  Mary Jo Sanders | Jul 30, 2005 — 2006s | 0
2  |  Anne Sophie Mathis | Mar 8, 2008 — 2008r | 0
3  |  Mónica Silvina Acosta  | Jun 19, 2009 — 2013s | 7
4  |  Alejandra Marina Oliveras | Oct 11, 2013 — Nov 16, 2014  | 0
5  |  Érica Anabella Farías | Nov 16, 2014 — Oct 6, 2018  | 4
6  |  Jessica McCaskill | Oct 6, 2018 — Aug 2020  | 2
7  |  Chantelle Cameron | Oct 4, 2020 — Nov 25, 2023  | 5
8  |  Katie Taylor | Nov 25, 2023 — present  | 0

## Welterweight

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No.  | Name  | Duration of reign  | Defences

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1  |  Mary Jo Sanders | Feb 3, 2006 — 2006r | 0
2  |  Holly Holm | Mar 22, 2007 — 2008r | 1
3  |  Cecilia Braekhus | Mar 14, 2009 — Aug 15, 2020  | 25
4  |  Jessica McCaskill | Aug 15, 2020 — present  | 4

## Super welterweight

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No.  | Name  | Duration of reign  | Defences

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1  |  Jisselle Salandy | Sep 15, 2006 — Jan 4, 2009 (died in a vehicular accident) | 5
2  |  Christy Martin | Sep 2, 2009 — 2011s | 0
3  |  Mia St John | Aug 14, 2012 — Nov 10, 2012  | 0
4  |  Tiffany Junot  | Nov 10, 2013 — 2013s | 0
5  |  Mikaela Laurén | Nov 8, 2014 — 2016s | 3
6  |  Ewa Piatkowska | Sep 17, 2016 — 2019s | 2
7  |  Claressa Shields | Jan 10, 2020 — 2021s | 0
8  |  Patricia Berghult | Nov 27, 2021 — Sept 3, 2022  | 0
9  |  Natasha Jonas | Sept 3, 2022 — present  | 1

## Middleweight

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No.  | Name  | Duration of reign  | Defences

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1  |  Yvonne Reis  | Apr 1, 2006 — 2007r | 0
2  |  Wang Ya Nan | Jan 26, 2008 — 2010s | 2
3  |  Tori Nelson | Jul 29, 2011 — 2012r | 0
4  |  Kali Reis | Apr 16, 2016 — Nov 5, 2016  | 0
5  |  Christina Hammer | Nov 5, 2016 — Apr 13, 2019  | 3
6  |  Claressa Shields | Nov 17, 2018 — present  | 5

## Super middleweight

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No.  | Name  | Duration of reign  | Defences

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1  |  Laila Ali | Nov 11, 2006 — 2007s | 2
2  |  Natalya Ragozina | Dec 15, 2007 — 2010s | 4
3  |  Nikki Adler | Nov 30, 2013 — Aug 4, 2017  | 2
4  |  Claressa Shields | Aug 4, 2017 — 2018s | 1
5  |  Franchon Crews Dezurn | Sep 13, 2018 — Jul 1, 2023  | 2
6  |  Savannah Marshall | Jul 1, 2023 — present  | 0

## Heavyweight

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No.  | Name  | Duration of reign  | Defences

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1  |  Vonda Ward | Feb 10, 2007 — 2010r | 0
2  |  Martha Salazar | Nov 8, 2014 — Mar 18, 2016  | 0
3  |  Alejandra Jiménez | Mar 18, 2016 — 2019r | 2
4  |  Hanna Gabriels | Apr 17, 2021 —  | 0

## See also

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* Sports portal

* List of current female world boxing champions
* List of female undisputed world boxing champions
* List of WBA female world champions
* List of IBF female world champions
* List of WBO female world champions
* List of WIBO world champions

## References

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1. ^ "Women's Boxing: Ana María Torres Biography". www.womenboxing.com. Retrieved 2023-04-30.

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