List of world flyweight boxing champions

This is a list of world flyweight boxing champions, as recognized by the four major sanctioning organizations in boxing:

* The World Boxing Association (WBA), established in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA). The WBA often recognize up to two world champions in a given weight class; Super champion and Regular champion.
* The World Boxing Council (WBC), established in 1963.
* The International Boxing Federation (IBF), established in 1983.
* The World Boxing Organization (WBO), established in 1988.

## World

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Reign Began  | Reign Ended  | Champion  | Recognition

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Title inaugurated
April 11, 1913  | June 2, 1913  | Sid Smith | Universal

The organization which eventually became the British Boxing Board of Control recognized the flyweight division in 1911 and declared Sid Smith the first champion. Smith's bout with Eugene Criqui of France on April 11, 1913, was the first international flyweight championship contest.[1]
June 2, 1913  | January 26, 1914  | Bill Ladbury | Universal
January 26, 1914  | May 15, 1914  | Percy Jones | Universal

Jones stripped of title after failing to make weight for a defense against Tancy Lee.
January 25, 1915  | October 18, 1915  | Tancy Lee | Universal
October 18, 1915  | February 14, 1916  | Joe Symonds | Universal
February 14, 1916  | 18 June 1923  | Jimmy Wilde | Universal

When Jimmy Wilde defeated American flyweight champion the Young Zulu Kid by an 11 round KO for the title in London on December 18, 1916, he was recognized in both Europe and America as the world flyweight champion.
18 June 1923  | 14 July 1925  | Pancho Villa | Universal

Pancho Villa's death on July 14, 1925, following a loss to Jimmy "Baby Face" McLarnin on July 4, caused the title to be vacated. A bout on August 22, 1925, between Fidel La Barba and American Flyweight Champion Frankie Genaro saw the title go to La Barba who defeated Genaro in a 10-round decision.
22 August 1925  | 25 August 1927  | Fidel LaBarba | Universal
22 October 1927  | 3 December 1927 4 | Pinky Silverberg | NBA

The title again became vacant when Fidel La Barba retired to attend Stanford University in 1927. Soon after, several fighters claimed different versions of the title and it remained disputed until 1937. Of the champions who initially emerged following Barba's retirement Pinky Silverberg was the first when he briefly reigned as the NBA champion after his victory over Ruby Bradley via DQ on October 22, 1927, until he was stripped in January of 1928 when the NBA instead decided to hold a flyweight tournament for the title.[2] After stripping Silverberg, the NBA did not include the former champion in the tournament. Instead, on November 28, 1927, Frenchy Belanger and Frankie Genaro fought a 10 round elimination bout where Belanger won via split decision. Belanger then advanced into a vacant title fight on December 19, 1927 where he defeated Ernie Jarvis, becoming the new NBA flyweight champion. The NYSAC held their own separate tournament in which Corporal Izzy Schwartz would ultimately win the vacated NYSAC title on December 16, 1927 when he defeated Newsboy Brown, who also went on to claim the California flyweight title by defeating Johnny McCoy in his first fight after the loss.
16 December 1927  | 22 August 1929 2 | Corporal Izzy Schwartz | NSYAC

Schwartz was defeated by Willie LaMorte on August 22, 1929 when attempting to defend his NYSAC version of the title, however, the NYSAC refused to recognize LaMorte as champion when it was revealed that both boxers were being handled by the same manager.
22 August 1929  | 16 May 1930  | Willie LaMorte  | Disputed World
21 Mar 1930  | 16 September 1935  | Midget Wolgast | NYSAC

Wolgast had won an 18-man tournament defeating Black Bill on March 21, 1930, in the tournament finals, for the vacant NYSAC flyweight title and in his first title defense defeated LaMorte, who had been claiming the championship since his victory over then NYSAC champion Corporal Izzy Schwartz.
16 September 1935  | 19 January 1937  | Small Montana | NYSAC/NBA

"Montana was awarded the NBA title at the annual NBA conference in 1936 after Jackie Brown had been stripped "
19 December 1927  | 6 February 1928  | Frenchy Belanger  | NBA
6 February 1928  | 2 March 1929  | Frankie Genaro | NBA
2 March 1929  | 18 April 1929  | Emile Pladner | NBA/IBU
18 April 1929  | 26 October 1931  | Frankie Genaro | NBA/IBU

There was much confusion about who was the real champion and in order to create a consensus champion, NBA champion Frankie Genaro and NYSAC champion Midget Wolgast met in the ring December 20, 1930 for the undisputed championship in Madison Square Garden. The encounter ended in a 15 round split decision draw with both champions retaining their titles. Rather than having another fight to clear the air, both fighters moved on and Wolgast lost to Small Montana while Genaro lost to Victor Perez
26 October 1931  | 31 October 1932  | Victor "Young" Perez | NBA/IBU
31 October 1932  | 9 September 1935  | Jackie Brown | NBA/IBU/British

After Brown was sent to prison for four months for assault on 6 July, (1934) he was stripped by the NBA for contravening their rules.[3] He maintained his British flyweight title, but the NBA were not the only ones to strip the champion as the IBU stripped Brown of the title when Brown did not honor a rematch with Velentin Anglemann after they fought to a draw for his world title. The organisation then matched Velentin Angelmann and Kid David for the vacant title. The IBU later stripped Angelmann for losing a bout to Peter Kane.[4]
9 September 1935  | 29 June 1938 4 | Benny Lynch | Universal

Lynch defeated Jackie Brown for his British title which he still held despite being stripped of the NBA title. Despite the fact that Small Montana was the undisputed NBA and NYSAC champion, the fight between Lynch and Montana was seen to be the true undisputed match as Lynch was the linear NBA champion and Montana was awarded the title. This being the first undisputed fight in the weight class in 7 years as well as being between the consensus #1 and #2 fighters of the division, the vacant Ring Magazine flyweight title was also on the line for the fighters. The title was vacated when Lynch failed the weight requirement to qualify for the flyweight division and surrendered the title. Peter Kane defeated Jackie Jurich on September 22, 1938, to win the championship.
September 22, 1938  | May 1939  | Peter Kane | NBA

Kane was stripped of the NBA and The Ring (magazine) titles on December 11, 1939, but continued claiming the title until he was reinstated as champion by the NBA in 1942.
December 14, 1939  | 1942  | Little Dado | NBA

The NBA proclaimed Dado as champion in 1939. After one defense Dado could no longer make weight and the NBA reinstated Kane as champion in 1942.[5]

1942  | June 19, 1943  | Peter Kane | NBA
June 19, 1943  | July 31, 1947  | Jackie Paterson | NBA

Paterson stripped of title by NBA and BBBC because he was unable to make weight for a title defense against Dado Marino.[5]
March 23, 1948  | March 30, 1950  | Rinty Monaghan | Universal

Monaghan wins NBA and BBBC title by defeating Dado Marino on October 20, 1947. He wins universal recognition of champion after defeating Jackie Paterson on March 23, 1948. The title is vacated after Monaghan announces his retirement due to chronic bronchitis on March 30, 1950. The title is won by Terry Allen defeating Honore Pratesi in London, England by a 15-round decision on April 25.
25 April 1950  | 1 August 1950  | Terry Allen | Universal
1 August 1950  | 19 May 1952  | Dado Marino | Universal
19 May 1952  | 26 November 1954  | Yoshio Shirai | Universal
26 November 1954  | 16 April 1960  | Pascual Pérez | Universal
16 April 1960  | 10 October 1962  | Pone Kingpetch | Universal
10 October 1962  | 12 January 1963  | Masahiko "Fighting" Harada | Universal
12 January 1963  | 18 July 1963  | Pone Kingpetch | Universal
18 July 1963  | 23 September 1964  | Hiroyuki Ebihara | Universal
23 September 1964  | 23 April 1965  | Pone Kingpetch | Universal
23 April 1965  | 14 June 1966  | Salvatore Burruni | Universal
14 June 1966  | 30 December 1966  | Walter McGowan | Lineal
30 December 1966  | 23 February 1969  | Chartchai Chionoi | Lineal

## IBF

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Title inaugurated
1983-12-24  | 1985-12-20  |  Kwon Soon-chun | IBF
1985-12-20  | 1986-04-27  |  Chung Jong-kwan  | IBF
1986-04-27  | 1986-08-02  |  Jung Bi-won | IBF
1986-08-02  | 1987-02-22  |  Shin Hi-sup | IBF
1987-02-22  | 1987-09-05  |  Dodie Boy Peñalosa | IBF
1987-09-05  | 1988-01-16  |  Chang-Ho Choi | IBF
1988-01-16  | 1988-10-05  |  Rolando Bohol | IBF
1988-10-05  | 1989-06-07  |  Duke McKenzie | IBF
1989-06-07  | 1992-06-11  |  Dave McAuley | IBF
1992-06-11  | 1992-11-29  |  Rodolfo Blanco | IBF
1992-11-29  | 1994-11-25-Retired  |  Pichit Sitbangprachan | IBF
1995-02-18  | 1995-04-22  |  Francisco Tejedor | IBF
1995-04-22  | 1996-Vacated  |  Danny Romero | IBF
1996-05-04  | 1999-04-Vacated  |  Mark Johnson | IBF
1999-04-10  | 2004-12-16  |  Irene Pacheco | IBF
2004-12-16  | 2007-07-07  |  Vic Darchinyan | IBF
2007-07-07  | 2009-Vacated  |  Nonito Donaire | IBF
2009-11-20  | 2014-01-13-Vacated  |  Moruti Mthalane | IBF
2014-01-22  | 2016-05-25  |  Amnat Ruenroeng | IBF
2016-05-25  | 2016-12-21-Vacated  |  Johnriel Casimero | IBF
2017-04-29  | 2018-04-Vacated  |  Donnie Nietes | IBF
2018-07-15  | 2021-04-30  |  Moruti Mthalane | IBF
2021-04-30  | 2023-12-16  |  Sunny Edwards | IBF
2023-12-16  | 2024-03-27  |  Jesse Rodriguez | IBF
2024-08-09  | 2025-03-29  |  Ángel Ayala | IBF
2025-03-29  | Present  |  Masamichi Yabuki | IBF

## WBC

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Title inaugurated
1963-09-18  | 1964-01-23  |  Hiroyuki Ebihara | WBC
1964-01-23  | 1965-04-23  |  Pone Kingpetch | WBC
1965-04-23  | 1965-11-18-Stripped  |  Salvatore Burruni | WBC
1966-03-01  | 1968-10-02-Retired  |  Horacio Accavallo | WBC
1968-11-10  | 1969-02-23  |  Chartchai Chionoi | WBC
1969-02-23  | 1970-03-20  |  Efren Torres | WBC
1970-03-20  | 1970-12-07  |  Chartchai Chionoi | WBC
1970-12-07  | 1971-12-29-Stripped  |  Erbito Salavarria | WBC
1972-06-03  | 1972-09-29  |  Betulio González | WBC
1972-09-29  | 1973-07-10-Vacated  |  Venice Borkhorsor | WBC
1973-08-04  | 1974-10-01  |  Betulio González | WBC
1974-10-01  | 1975-01-08  |  Shoji Oguma | WBC
1975-01-08  | 1979-03-18  |  Miguel Canto | WBC
1979-03-18  | 1980-05-18  |  Chan-Hee Park | WBC
1980-05-18  | 1981-05-12  |  Shoji Oguma | WBC
1981-05-12  | 1982-03-20  |  Antonio Avelar | WBC
1982-03-20  | 1982-07-24  |  Prudencio Cardona | WBC
1982-07-24  | 1982-11-06  |  Freddy Castillo | WBC
1982-11-06  | 1983-03-15  |  Eleoncio Mercedes | WBC
1983-03-15  | 1983-09-27  |  Charlie Magri | WBC
1983-09-27  | 1984-01-18  |  Frank Cedeno | WBC
1984-01-18  | 1984-04-09  |  Koji Kobayashi | WBC
1984-04-09  | 1984-10-08  |  Gabriel Bernal | WBC
1984-10-08  | 1988-07-24  |  Sot Chitalada | WBC
1988-07-24  | 1989-06-03  |  Yong-Kang Kim | WBC
1989-06-03  | 1991-02-15  |  Sot Chitalada | WBC
1991-02-15  | 1992-06-23  |  Muangchai Kittikasem | WBC
1992-06-23  | 1997-11-12  |  Yuri Arbachakov | WBC
1997-11-12  | 1998-12-04  |  Chatchai Sasakul | WBC
1998-12-04  | 1999-09-17-Stripped  |  Manny Pacquiao | WBC
1999-09-17  | 2000-05-19  |  Medgoen Singsurat | WBC
2000-05-19  | 2001-03-02  |  Malcolm Tuñacao | WBC
2001-03-02  | 2007-07-18  |  Pongsaklek Wonjongkam | WBC
2007-07-18  | 2009-11-29  |  Daisuke Naito | WBC
2009-11-29  | 2010-03-27  |  Kōki Kameda | WBC
2010-03-27  | 2012-03-02  |  Pongsaklek Wonjongkam | WBC
2012-03-02  | 2012-07-16  |  Sonny Boy Jaro | WBC
2012-07-16  | 2013-04-08  |  Toshiyuki Igarashi | WBC
2013-04-08  | 2014-09-05  |  Akira Yaegashi | WBC
2014-09-05  | 2016-09-29-Vacated  |  Román González | WBC
2017-03-04  | 2017-05-20  |  Juan Hernández | WBC
2017-05-20  | 2018-04-14 Stripped  |  Daigo Higa | WBC
2018-04-15  | 2018-12-22  |  Cristofer Rosales | WBC
2018-12-22  | 2019-10-05  |  Charlie Edwards | WBC
2019-12-20  | 2024-05-22  |  Julio Cesar Martinez | WBC
2024-10-13  | Present  |  Kenshiro Teraji | WBC

## WBA

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Reign Began  | Reign Ended  | Champion  | Recognition

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Title inaugurated
1962-10-02  | 1963-01-12  |  Fighting Harada | WBA
1963-01-12  | 1963-12-18  |  Pone Kingpetch | WBA
1963-12-18  | 1964-01-23  |  Hiroyuki Ebihara | WBA
1964-01-23  | 1965-04-23  |  Pone Kingpetch | WBA
1965-04-23  | 1965-11-01-Stripped  |  Salvatore Burruni | WBA
1966-03-01  | 1968-10-02-Retired  |  Horacio Accavallo | WBA
1969-03-30  | 1969-10-19  |  Hiroyuki Ebihara | WBA
1969-10-19  | 1970-04-05  |  Bernabe Villacampo | WBA
1970-04-05  | 1970-10-22  |  Berkrerk Chartvanchai | WBA
1970-10-22  | 1973-01-24-Died  |  Masao Ohba | WBA
1973-05-17  | 1974-10-18  |  Chartchai Chionoi | WBA
1974-10-18  | 1975-04-01  |  Susumu Hanagata | WBA
1975-04-01  | 1976-02-27  |  Erbito Salavarria | WBA
1976-02-27  | 1976-10-02  |  Alfonso Lopez | WBA
1976-10-02  | 1978-08-12  |  Guty Espadas | WBA
1978-08-12  | 1979-11-17  |  Betulio González | WBA
1979-11-17  | 1980-02-17  |  Luis Ibarra | WBA
1980-02-17  | 1980-12-13  |  Tae-Shik Kim | WBA
1980-12-13  | 1981-03-28  |  Peter Mathebula | WBA
1981-03-28  | 1981-06-06  |  Santos Benigno Laciar | WBA
1981-06-06  | 1981-09-26  |  Luis Ibarra | WBA
1981-09-26  | 1982-05-01  |  Juan Herrera | WBA
1982-05-01  | 1985-07-19-Vacated  |  Santos Benigno Laciar | WBA
1985-10-05  | 1987-02-13  |  Hilario Zapata | WBA
1987-02-13  | 1989-09-30  |  Fidel Bassa | WBA
1989-09-30  | 1990-03-10  |  Jesus Kiki Rojas | WBA
1990-03-10  | 1990-07-29  |  Yul-Woo Lee | WBA
1990-07-29  | 1991-03-14  |  Leopard Tamakuma | WBA
1991-03-14  | 1991-06-01  |  Elvis Álvarez | WBA
1991-06-01  | 1992-09-26  |  Yong-Kang Kim | WBA
1992-09-26  | 1992-12-15  |  Aquiles Guzman | WBA
1992-12-15  | 1994-02-13  |  David Griman | WBA
1994-02-13  | 1996-11-24  |  Saen Sor Ploenchit | WBA
1996-11-24  | 1998-05-29  |  Jose Bonilla | WBA
1998-05-29  | 1999-03-13  |  Hugo Rafael Soto | WBA
1999-03-13  | 1999-09-03  |  Leo Gamez | WBA
1999-09-03  | 2000-08-05  |  Sornpichai Kratingdaenggym | WBA
2000-08-05  | 2003-12-06  |  Eric Morel | WBA
2003-12-06  | 2007-03-18-Stripped  |  Lorenzo Parra | WBA
2007-03-19  | 2008-12-31  |  Takefumi Sakata | WBA
2008-12-31  | 2010-02-07  |  Denkaosan Kaovichit | WBA
2010-02-07  | 2011-01-04-Vacated  |  Daiki Kameda | WBA
2011-01-04  | 2011-04-02  |  Luis Concepcion | WBA
2011-04-02  | 2012-11-17  |  Hernan Marquez | WBA
2012-11-17  | 2013-04-06  |  Brian Viloria | WBA Super Champion
2012-11-17  | 2015-04-22  |  Juan Carlos Reveco | WBA Regular Champion
2013-04-06  | 2016-09-14-Vacated  |  Juan Francisco Estrada | WBA Super Champion
2015-04-22  | 2017-09-11 Vacated  |  Kazuto Ioka | WBA Regular Champion
2018-02-24  | 2024-01-23  |  Artem Dalakian | WBA Super Champion
2024-01-23  | 2025-03-13  |  Seigo Yuri Akui | WBA
2025-03-13  | Present  |  Kenshiro Teraji | WBA

## WBO

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Title inaugurated
1989-03-03  | 1990-03-Vacated  |  Elvis Álvarez | WBO
1990-08-18  | 1992-03-18  |  Isidro Perez | WBO
1992-03-18  | 1993-05-15  |  Pat Clinton | WBO
1993-05-15  | 1995-02-11  |  Jacob Matlala | WBO
1995-02-11  | 1996-12-13  |  Alberto Jiménez | WBO
1996-12-13  | 1998-08-14  |  Carlos Gabriel Salazar | WBO
1998-08-14  | 1999-04-23  |  Ruben Sánchez León | WBO
1999-04-23  | 1999-Vacated  |  José Antonio López Bueno | WBO
1999-12-18  | 2000-12-15  |  Isidro García | WBO
2000-12-15  | 2001-09-08-Vacated  |  Fernando Montiel | WBO
2002-05-04  | 2002-07-13  |  Adonis Rivas | WBO
2002-07-13  | 2010-05-Vacated  |  Omar Andres Narvaez | WBO
2010-06-12  | 2011-07-16  |  Julio César Miranda | WBO
2011-07-16  | 2013-04-06  |  Brian Viloria | WBO
2013-04-06  | 2016-09-14-Vacated  |  Juan Francisco Estrada | WBO
2016-11-05  | 2017-06-28  |  Zou Shiming | WBO
2017-06-28  | 2018-09-24  |  Sho Kimura | WBO
2018-09-24  | 2020-01-31 Vacated  |  Kosei Tanaka | WBO
2020-11-06  | 2022-10-27 Vacated  |  Junto Nakatani | WBO
2023-04-08  | 2024-03-29  |  Jesse Rodriguez | WBO
2024-07-20  | Present  |  Anthony Olascuaga | WBO

## See also

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* List of British world boxing champions

## References

[edit]

1. ^ Mullan, Harry (1996). The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Boxing. London, England: Carlton Books. p. 186\. ISBN 0-7858-0641-5.
2. ^ "BoxRec: Pinky Silverberg".
3. ^ "FLY | barryhugmanboxing".
4. ^ Mullan (1996). The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Boxing. p. 186.
5. ^ a b Mullan (1996). The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Boxing. p. 187.

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