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.
Wins IBF and IBO world titles; vacates both titles on 09-07-01 to move up to the junior bantamweight class.
Moruti Mthalane
2009-11-20
Johannesburg, RSA
Defeats Julio César Miranda; vacates on 14-01-13 and withdraws from a match against mandatory challenger Amnat Ruenroeng scheduled for 14-01-24 in Bangkok, THA due to the low purse offered.
Amnat Ruenroeng
2014-01-22
Nakhon Ratchasima, THA
Defeats Rocky Fuentes.
John Riel Casimero
2016-05-28
Beijing, CHN
Vacates on 16-12-20 to move up to the junior bantamweight class.
Donnie Nietes
2017-04-29
Cebu City, PHI
Defeats Komgrich Nantapech; vacates on 18-04-11 to move up to the junior bantamweight class.
Moruti Mthalane [2]
2018-07-15
Kuala Lumpur, MAS
Defeats Muhammad Waseem.
Sunny Edwards
2021-04-30
London, ENG, GBR
Jesse Rodriguez
2023-12-16
Glendale, AZ, USA
Also holds WBO world title; vacates both titles in 24-03 upon moving up to the junior bantamweight class.
