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.
International Boxing Federation
World Junior Bantamweight Title (as of 2025-08-31)
* Bolded letters in the competitor's name, if any, indicate the surname/family name.
Chun Ju-do
1983-12-10
Ōsaka, JPN
Defeats Kasugai Ken.
Ellyas Pical
1985-05-03
Jakarta, INA
Cesar Polanco
1986-02-15
Jakarta, INA
Ellyas Pical [2]
1986-07-05
Jakarta, INA
Also holds WBA title; stripped of the title on 87-02-28 after losing the WBA title to Khaosai Galaxy in Jakarta, INA.
Chang Tae-il
1987-05-17
Busan, KOR
Defeats Kwon Soon-chun.
Ellyas Pical [3]
1987-10-17
Jakarta, INA
Juan Polo Perez
1989-10-14
Roanoke, VA, USA
Robert Quiroga
1990-04-21
Sunderland, ENG, GBR
Julio César Borboa
1993-01-16
San Antonio, TX, USA
Harold Grey
1994-08-29
Inglewood, CA, USA
Carlos Gabriel Salazar
1995-10-07
Mar del Plata, ARG
Harold Grey [2]
1996-04-27
Cartagena, COL
Danny Romero
1996-08-24
Albuquerque, NM
Johnny Tapia
1997-07-18
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Vacates in 98 or 99 to move up to the bantamweight class.
Mark Johnson
1999-04-24
Washington, DC, USA
Defeats Ratanachai Sor Vorapin; vacates in 1999 or 2000.
Félix Machado
2000-07-22
Miami, FL, USA
Defeats Julio Gamboa.
Luis Alberto Pérez
2003-01-04
Washington, DC, USA
Stripped of the title on 06-11-03 after failing to make weight the day before his scheduled defense against Ricardo Vargas.
Dimitri Kirilov
2007-10-13
Moscow, RUS
Defeats José Navarro.
Vic Darchinyan
2008-08-02
Tacoma, WA, USA
Simphiwe Nongqayi
2009-09-15
Cancún, MEX
Defeats Jorge Arce
Juan Alberto Rosas
2010-07-31
Tepic, NA, MEX
Cristian Mijares
2010-12-11
Torreon, CH, MEX
Vacates in 12 to move up to the bantamweight class.
Rodrigo Guerrero
2011-10-08
Tijuana, BC, MEX
Defeats Raúl Martínez.
Juan Carlos Sánchez Jr.
2012-02-11
Los Mochis, SI, MEX
Stripped of the title on 13-06-08 after failing to make weight the day before his fight against Roberto Domingo Sosa.
Kameda Daiki
2013-09-03
Takamatsu, JPN
Defeats Rodrigo Guerrero; vacates on 14-03-19 to move up to the bantamweight class.
Zolani Tete
2014-07-18
Kōbe, JPN
Defeats Kinoshita Teiru; vacates on 15-06-02 after refusing to accept the results of a purse bid for a match against mandatory challenger McJoe Arroyo.
McJoe Arroyo
2015-07-18
El Paso, TX, USA
Defeats Arthur Villanueva.
Jerwin Ancajas
2016-09-03
Taguig City, PHI
Fernando Martinez
2022-02-26
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Vacates on 24-10-29; Willibaldo García Pérez and Rene Calixto Bibiano fight for the vacant title to a draw on 24-12-21.
