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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 File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Dodie Boy Peñalosa IBF
1986-12-07 1988-11-04 File:Flag of South Korea.svg Jum-Hwan Choi IBF
1988-11-04 1989-05-02 File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Tacy Macalos IBF
1989-05-02 1990-07-29 File:Flag of Thailand.svg Muangchai Kittikasem IBF
1990-07-29 1994-02-19 United States Michael Carbajal IBF
1994-02-19 1995-07-15 Mexico Humberto González IBF
1995-07-15 1995-11-12-Vacated File:Flag of Thailand.svg Saman Sorjaturong IBF
1996-03-16 1997-01-18 United States Michael Carbajal IBF
1997-01-18 1998-04-30-Vacated File:Flag of Colombia.svg Mauricio Pastrana IBF
1998-12-18 1999-10-02 United States Will Grigsby IBF
1999-10-02 2001-09-29-Vacated Mexico Ricardo López IBF
2003-02-15 2005-05-14 Mexico Víctor Burgos IBF
2005-05-14 2006-01-07 United States Will Grigsby IBF
2006-01-07 2009-04-19 Mexico Ulises Solís IBF
2009-04-19 2010-01-23 United States Brian Viloria IBF
2010-01-23 2010-05-29 File:Flag of Colombia.svg Carlos Tamara IBF
2010-05-29 2011-04-30 Argentina Luis Alberto Lazarte IBF
2011-04-30 2012-07-19-Stripped Mexico Ulises Solís IBF
2012-07-19 Present File:Flag of the Philippines.svg John Riel Casimero IBF

WBC[]

Title inaugurated
1975-04-04 1975-04-04-Stripped Italy Franco Udella WBC
1975-09-13 1978-02-19 File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Luis Estaba WBC
1978-02-19 1978-05-06 Mexico Freddy Castillo WBC
1978-05-06 1978-09-30 File:Flag of Thailand.svg Netrnoi Sor Vorasingh WBC
1978-09-30 1980-01-03 File:Flag of South Korea.svg Sung-Jun Kim WBC
1980-01-03 1980-03-24 File:Flag of Japan.svg Shigeo Nakajima WBC
1980-03-24 1982-02-06 File:Flag of Panama.svg Hilario Zapata WBC
1982-02-06 1982-04-13 Mexico Amado Ursua WBC
1982-04-13 1982-07-20 File:Flag of Japan.svg Tadashi Tomori WBC
1982-07-20 1983-03-26 File:Flag of Panama.svg Hilario Zapata WBC
1983-03-26 1988-06-27-Vacated File:Flag of South Korea.svg Jung-Koo Chang WBC
1988-12-11 1989-03-19 Mexico Germán Torres WBC
1989-03-19 1989-06-25 File:Flag of South Korea.svg Yul-Woo Lee WBC
1989-06-25 1990-12-19 Mexico Humberto González WBC
1990-12-19 1991-03-25 File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Rolando Pascua WBC
1991-03-25 1991-06-03 Mexico Melchor Cob Castro WBC
1991-06-03 1993-03-13 Mexico Humberto González WBC
1993-03-13 1994-02-19 United States Michael Carbajal WBC
1994-02-19 1995-07-15 Mexico Humberto González WBC
1995-07-15 1999-10-17 File:Flag of Thailand.svg Saman Sorjaturong WBC
1999-10-17 2002-07-06 File:Flag of South Korea.svg Yo-Sam Choi WBC
2002-07-06 2004-12-18-Vacated Mexico Jorge Arce WBC
2005-03-11 2005-09-10 Mexico Eric Ortiz WBC
2005-09-10 2006-08-10 United States Brian Viloria WBC
2006-08-10 2007-02-02-Stripped Mexico Omar Niño Romero WBC
2007-04-14 2009-11-21 Mexico Edgar Sosa WBC
2009-11-21 2010-06-19 File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Rodel Mayol WBC
2010-06-19 2010-11-06 Mexico Omar Niño Romero WBC
2010-11-06 2011-04-30 Mexico Gilberto Keb Baas WBC
2011-04-30 2011-12-23 Mexico Adrian Hernández WBC
2011-12-23 2012-08-06 File:Flag of Thailand.svg Kompayak Porpramook WBC
2012-08-06 Present Mexico Adrian Hernández WBC

WBA[]

Title inaugurated
1975-08-23 1976-07-02 File:Flag of Panama.svg Jaime Rios WBA
1976-07-02 1976-10-10 File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Juan Antonio Guzman WBA
1976-10-10 1981-03-08 File:Flag of Japan.svg Yoko Gushiken WBA
1981-03-08 1981-07-19 Mexico Pedro Flores WBA
1981-07-19 1981-12-05 File:Flag of South Korea.svg Hwan-Jin Kim WBA
1981-12-05 1983-07-10 File:Flag of Japan.svg Katsuo Tokashiki WBA
1983-07-10 1984-05-19 Mexico Lupe Madera WBA
1984-05-19 1985-03-29 File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Francisco Quiroz WBA
1985-03-29 1985-12-08 United States Joey Olivo WBA
1985-12-08 1991-12-17 File:Flag of South Korea.svg Myung-Woo Yuh WBA
1991-12-17 1992-11-18 File:Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Ioka WBA
1992-11-18 1993-07-25-Vacated File:Flag of South Korea.svg Myung-Woo Yuh WBA
1993-10-21 1995-02-04 File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Leo Gamez WBA
1995-02-04 1996-01-13 File:Flag of South Korea.svg Hi-Yong Choi WBA
1996-01-13 1996-05-21 File:Flag of Panama.svg Carlos Murillo WBA
1996-05-21 1996-12-03 File:Flag of Japan.svg Keiji Yamaguchi WBA
1996-12-03 2000-02-05-Vacated File:Flag of Thailand.svg Pichitnoi Sitbangprachan WBA
2000-08-12 2001-03-03 File:Flag of Colombia.svg Beibis Mendoza WBA
2001-03-03 2004-10-02-Stripped File:Flag of Nicaragua.svg Rosendo Álvarez WBA
2005-04-29 2006-08-02-Vacated File:Flag of Panama.svg Roberto Vásquez WBA
2006-08-02 2007-01-18-Vacated File:Flag of Japan.svg Kōki Kameda WBA
2007-06-22 2007-08-12 Argentina Juan Carlos Reveco WBA
2007-08-12 2009-06-05-Retired File:Flag of France.svg Brahim Asloum WBA
2009-06-05 2010-11-26-Vacated Mexico Giovani Segura WBA Super Champion
2010-08-28 2011-02-04-Vacated Argentina Juan Carlos Reveco WBA Regular Champion
2011-02-04 Present File:Flag of Nicaragua.svg Román González WBA Super Champion
2012-12-31 Present File:Flag of Japan.svg Kazuto Ioka WBA Regular Champion

WBO[]

Title inaugurated
1989-05-19 1992-03-01-Stripped File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Jose De Jesus WBO
1992-07-31 1994-07-15 File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Josue Camacho WBO
1994-07-15 1994-11-12-Stripped United States Michael Carbajal WBO
1994-11-23 1995-11-18 File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Paul Weir WBO
1995-11-18 1997-02-08-Vacated File:Flag of South Africa.svg Jake Matlala WBO
1997-05-31 1997-08-25 Mexico Jesús Chong WBO
1997-08-25 1998-01-17 Mexico Melchor Cob Castro WBO
1998-01-17 1998-12-05 Argentina Juan Domingo Córdoba WBO
1998-12-05 1999-07-31 Mexico Jorge Arce WBO
1999-07-31 1999-08-Retired United States Michael Carbajal WBO
2000-02-19 2000-07-Stripped File:Flag of South Africa.svg Masibulele Makepula WBO
2001-04-14 2005-04-30 File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Nelson Dieppa WBO
2005-04-30 2007-09-25 Mexico Hugo Fidel Cázares WBO
2007-09-25 2010-08-28 File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Iván Calderón WBO
2010-08-28 2011-04-Vacated Mexico Giovani Segura WBO
2010-04 2011-04-30 File:Flag of Colombia.svg Jesús Géles WBO
2011-04-30 2011-10-08 Mexico Ramón García Hirales WBO
2011-10-08 Present File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Donnie Nietes WBO


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