- For Olympic champions, see List of Olympic medalists in boxing.
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The following is a chronological list of light-flyweight boxing champions, as recognized by four of the sanctioning organizations: the World Boxing Association (WBA, founded in 1921), the World Boxing Council (WBC, founded in 1963), the International Boxing Federation (IBF, founded in 1983), and the World Boxing Organization (WBO, founded in 1988).
| Reign began | Reign ended | Champion | Recognition |
|---|---|---|---|
IBF[] | |||
| Title inaugurated | |||
| 1983-12-10 | 1985-10-12-Vacated | Philippines Dodie Boy Peñalosa | IBF |
| 1986-12-07 | 1988-11-04 | South Korea Jum-Hwan Choi | IBF |
| 1988-11-04 | 1989-05-02 | Philippines Tacy Macalos | IBF |
| 1989-05-02 | 1990-07-29 | Thailand Muangchai Kittikasem | IBF |
| 1990-07-29 | 1994-02-19 | IBF | |
| 1994-02-19 | 1995-07-15 | IBF | |
| 1995-07-15 | 1995-11-12-Vacated | Thailand Saman Sorjaturong | IBF |
| 1996-03-16 | 1997-01-18 | IBF | |
| 1997-01-18 | 1998-04-30-Vacated | Colombia Mauricio Pastrana | IBF |
| 1998-12-18 | 1999-10-02 | IBF | |
| 1999-10-02 | 2001-09-29-Vacated | IBF | |
| 2003-02-15 | 2005-05-14 | IBF | |
| 2005-05-14 | 2006-01-07 | IBF | |
| 2006-01-07 | 2009-04-19 | IBF | |
| 2009-04-19 | 2010-01-23 | IBF | |
| 2010-01-23 | 2010-05-29 | Colombia Carlos Tamara | IBF |
| 2010-05-29 | 2011-04-30 | IBF | |
| 2011-04-30 | 2012-07-19-Stripped | IBF | |
| 2012-07-19 | Present | Philippines John Riel Casimero | IBF |
WBC[] | |||
| Title inaugurated | |||
| 1975-04-04 | 1975-04-04-Stripped | WBC | |
| 1975-09-13 | 1978-02-19 | Venezuela Luis Estaba | WBC |
| 1978-02-19 | 1978-05-06 | WBC | |
| 1978-05-06 | 1978-09-30 | Thailand Netrnoi Sor Vorasingh | WBC |
| 1978-09-30 | 1980-01-03 | South Korea Sung-Jun Kim | WBC |
| 1980-01-03 | 1980-03-24 | Japan Shigeo Nakajima | WBC |
| 1980-03-24 | 1982-02-06 | Panama Hilario Zapata | WBC |
| 1982-02-06 | 1982-04-13 | WBC | |
| 1982-04-13 | 1982-07-20 | Japan Tadashi Tomori | WBC |
| 1982-07-20 | 1983-03-26 | Panama Hilario Zapata | WBC |
| 1983-03-26 | 1988-06-27-Vacated | South Korea Jung-Koo Chang | WBC |
| 1988-12-11 | 1989-03-19 | WBC | |
| 1989-03-19 | 1989-06-25 | South Korea Yul-Woo Lee | WBC |
| 1989-06-25 | 1990-12-19 | WBC | |
| 1990-12-19 | 1991-03-25 | Philippines Rolando Pascua | WBC |
| 1991-03-25 | 1991-06-03 | WBC | |
| 1991-06-03 | 1993-03-13 | WBC | |
| 1993-03-13 | 1994-02-19 | WBC | |
| 1994-02-19 | 1995-07-15 | WBC | |
| 1995-07-15 | 1999-10-17 | Thailand Saman Sorjaturong | WBC |
| 1999-10-17 | 2002-07-06 | South Korea Yo-Sam Choi | WBC |
| 2002-07-06 | 2004-12-18-Vacated | WBC | |
| 2005-03-11 | 2005-09-10 | WBC | |
| 2005-09-10 | 2006-08-10 | WBC | |
| 2006-08-10 | 2007-02-02-Stripped | WBC | |
| 2007-04-14 | 2009-11-21 | WBC | |
| 2009-11-21 | 2010-06-19 | Philippines Rodel Mayol | WBC |
| 2010-06-19 | 2010-11-06 | WBC | |
| 2010-11-06 | 2011-04-30 | WBC | |
| 2011-04-30 | 2011-12-23 | WBC | |
| 2011-12-23 | 2012-08-06 | Thailand Kompayak Porpramook | WBC |
| 2012-08-06 | Present | WBC | |
WBA[] | |||
| Title inaugurated | |||
| 1975-08-23 | 1976-07-02 | Panama Jaime Rios | WBA |
| 1976-07-02 | 1976-10-10 | Dominican Republic Juan Antonio Guzman | WBA |
| 1976-10-10 | 1981-03-08 | Japan Yoko Gushiken | WBA |
| 1981-03-08 | 1981-07-19 | WBA | |
| 1981-07-19 | 1981-12-05 | South Korea Hwan-Jin Kim | WBA |
| 1981-12-05 | 1983-07-10 | Japan Katsuo Tokashiki | WBA |
| 1983-07-10 | 1984-05-19 | WBA | |
| 1984-05-19 | 1985-03-29 | Dominican Republic Francisco Quiroz | WBA |
| 1985-03-29 | 1985-12-08 | WBA | |
| 1985-12-08 | 1991-12-17 | South Korea Myung-Woo Yuh | WBA |
| 1991-12-17 | 1992-11-18 | Japan Hiroki Ioka | WBA |
| 1992-11-18 | 1993-07-25-Vacated | South Korea Myung-Woo Yuh | WBA |
| 1993-10-21 | 1995-02-04 | Venezuela Leo Gamez | WBA |
| 1995-02-04 | 1996-01-13 | South Korea Hi-Yong Choi | WBA |
| 1996-01-13 | 1996-05-21 | Panama Carlos Murillo | WBA |
| 1996-05-21 | 1996-12-03 | Japan Keiji Yamaguchi | WBA |
| 1996-12-03 | 2000-02-05-Vacated | Thailand Pichitnoi Sitbangprachan | WBA |
| 2000-08-12 | 2001-03-03 | Colombia Beibis Mendoza | WBA |
| 2001-03-03 | 2004-10-02-Stripped | Nicaragua Rosendo Álvarez | WBA |
| 2005-04-29 | 2006-08-02-Vacated | Panama Roberto Vásquez | WBA |
| 2006-08-02 | 2007-01-18-Vacated | Japan Kōki Kameda | WBA |
| 2007-06-22 | 2007-08-12 | WBA | |
| 2007-08-12 | 2009-06-05-Retired | France Brahim Asloum | WBA |
| 2009-06-05 | 2010-11-26-Vacated | WBA Super Champion | |
| 2010-08-28 | 2011-02-04-Vacated | WBA Regular Champion | |
| 2011-02-04 | Present | Nicaragua Román González | WBA Super Champion |
| 2012-12-31 | Present | Japan Kazuto Ioka | WBA Regular Champion |
WBO[] | |||
| Title inaugurated | |||
| 1989-05-19 | 1992-03-01-Stripped | Puerto Rico Jose De Jesus | WBO |
| 1992-07-31 | 1994-07-15 | Puerto Rico Josue Camacho | WBO |
| 1994-07-15 | 1994-11-12-Stripped | WBO | |
| 1994-11-23 | 1995-11-18 | United Kingdom Paul Weir | WBO |
| 1995-11-18 | 1997-02-08-Vacated | South Africa Jake Matlala | WBO |
| 1997-05-31 | 1997-08-25 | WBO | |
| 1997-08-25 | 1998-01-17 | WBO | |
| 1998-01-17 | 1998-12-05 | WBO | |
| 1998-12-05 | 1999-07-31 | WBO | |
| 1999-07-31 | 1999-08-Retired | WBO | |
| 2000-02-19 | 2000-07-Stripped | South Africa Masibulele Makepula | WBO |
| 2001-04-14 | 2005-04-30 | Puerto Rico Nelson Dieppa | WBO |
| 2005-04-30 | 2007-09-25 | WBO | |
| 2007-09-25 | 2010-08-28 | Puerto Rico Iván Calderón | WBO |
| 2010-08-28 | 2011-04-Vacated | WBO | |
| 2010-04 | 2011-04-30 | Colombia Jesús Géles | WBO |
| 2011-04-30 | 2011-10-08 | WBO | |
| 2011-10-08 | Present | Philippines Donnie Nietes | WBO |
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