Following the name of the champion(s): Indicates the number of times the competitor has held that title at that point.
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Indicates a gap in the listing where title changes are not known.
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Title was held or changed hands no later than this. In these cases, it is known that a competitor held the title at a certain time but not when he/she won it.
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Order uncertain. Different titleholders may be known for the same year, for example, but it is not known who held the title before whom.
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Unofficial or disputable claims. These are usually matches that certainly took place, but where there is doubt that the competitor shown should be recognized as a true title holder. These listings are also italicized.
* Bolded letters in the competitor's name, if any, indicate the surname/family name.
Chamroen Songkitrat #
1953-03-01
Bangkok, THA
Defeats Speedy Cabanela to win the Orient Title; may be retrospectively recognized as the first OPBF champion; vacant in 54-02.
Akiyama Masashi #
1954-03-30
Tōkyō, JPN
Defeats Tommy Lerma.
Bonnie Espinosa
1954-09-20
Tōkyō, JPN
Officially recognized as the champion by the OPBF upon its inception on 54-10-27.
Omsap Narfai (Omsap Laemfapha)
1955-04-10
Bangkok, THA
Akiyama Masashi [2]
1955-07-15
Ōsaka, JPN
Sawada Jirō
1955-08-25
Tōkyō, JPN
Leo Alonzo
1955-12-03
Manila, PHI
Stripped of the title on 57-03-10.
Flash Elorde (Gabriel Elorde)
1957-04-27
Nagoya, JPN
Defeats Kobayashi Hideto.
Omsap Laemfapha [2]
1957-06-23
Bangkok, THA
Ōkawa Hiroshi
1957-11-20
Tōkyō, JPN
Flash Elorde [2]
1958-03-02
Tōkyō, JPN
Kosaka Teruo
1962-04-30
Tōkyō, JPN
Flash Elorde [3]
1962-08-04
Cebu, PHI
Numata Yoshiaki
1966-06-09
Tōkyō, JPN
Vacates on 66-07-04.
Pedro Adigue Jr.
1966-12-17
Manila, PHI
Defeats Kang Boo-yong; vacates on 69-01-06.
Jaguar Kakizawa
1969-02-24
Tōkyō, JPN
Defeats Rudy Gonzalez.
Cho Young-chul
1970-03-15
Tōkyō, JPN
Kadota Shin-ichi
1970-10-18
Seoul, KOR
Suzuki Ishimatsu (Guts Ishimatsu)
1972-01-16
Tōkyō, JPN
Vacates on 74-04-17 after winning WBC World Title on 74-04-11.
Fred Rolando Pastor
1974-07-19
Quezon City, PHI
Defeats Malaithong Sitkoon.
Kashiwaba Morito
1975-02-21
Agana, GUM
Vacates on 76-03-15.
Oh Young-ho
1976-04-25
Daegu, KOR
Defeats Tony Jumao-As.
Kim Kwang-min
1981-04-10
Busan, KOR
Kim Deuk-koo
1982-02-28
Cheongju, KOR
Vacates on 82-11-13.
Rolando Aldemir
1983-03-07
Bangkok, THA
Muhammed Juhari
1983-10-16
Malang, INA
Jong Jong Pacquing
1984-09-23
INA
Hamada Tsuyoshi
1985-07-07
Tōkyō, JPN
Vacates in 86-07.
Sakad Petchyindee
1986-10-28
Bangkok, THA
Defeats Dale Artango.
Park Bong-chun
1988-02-28
Daejeon, KOR
Ōtomo Iwao
1989-06-19
Tōkyō, JPN
Gussie Nazarov (Orzubek Nazarov)
1992-05-11
Tōkyō, JPN
Vacates on 93-09-21 to challenge for WBA world title.
Adrianus Taroreh
1994-01-07
INA
Defeats Noh Jung-jin; vacates in 96-02.
Sakamoto Hiroyuki
1996-03-03
Yokohama, JPN
Defeats Roger Borreros; vacates on 97-01-20.
Baek Jong-kwon
1997-03-13
Gwangmyeong, KOR
Defeats Ali Albaracin; vacates in 99-09.
Yuh Seung-ho
2000-01-10
Tōkyō, JPN
Defeats Watanabe Yūji; vacant in 00.
Watanabe Yūji
2000-04-10
Tōkyō, JPN
Defeats Stuart Patterson.
Yuh Seung-ho [2]
2000-10-02
Tōkyō, JPN
Vacates in 01-06.
Dennis Laurente
2001-11-23
Nagoya, JPN
Inada Chikashi
2005-03-05
Tōkyō, JPN
Vacates on 06-03-29.
Randy Suico
2006-10-14
Mandaue City, PHI
Defeats Phongsak Phaor.
Ishii Ichitarō
2008-12-20
Tōkyō, JPN
Vacates on 09-01-16.
Nagashima Kengo
2009-03-29
Tōkyō, JPN
Defeats Randy Suico.
Migaki Ryūji
2010-01-16
Tōkyō, JPN
Vacates in 11-08.
Arakawa Nihito
2011-10-04
Tōkyō, JPN
Defeats Jay Solmiano; vacates on 13-03-07.
Katō Yoshitaka
2013-05-04
Tōkyō, JPN
Defeats Sasaki Motoki.
Nakatani Masayoshi
2014-01-11
Tōkyō, JPN
Vacates on 19-09-02.
Yoshino Shūichirō
2019-10-10
Tōkyō, JPN
Defeats Harmonito Dela Torre and also wins the vacant WBO Asia Pacific Title; also holds Japanese Title but vacates it on 21-12-06; vacates other titles on 23-03-16 to focus on winning the world title; Roldan Aldea and Suzuki Masahiro fight for the vacant title to a draw on 23-10-07.