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.
World Boxing Association
World Super Bantamweight Title (as of 2025-09-14)
* Bolded letters in the competitor's name, if any, indicate the surname/family name.
Hong Soo-hwan
1977-11-26
Panama City, PAN
Defeats Hector Carrasquilla.
Ricardo Cardona
1978-05-07
Seoul, KOR
Leo Randolph
1980-05-04
Seattle, WA, USA
Sergio Victor Palma
1980-08-09
Spokane, WA, USA
Leo Cruz
1982-06-12
Miami Beach, FL, USA
Loris Stecca
1984-02-22
Milan, ITA
Victor Callejas
1984-05-26
Guaynabo, PR, USA
Vacates in 86 when Callejas becomes inactive.
Louie Espinoza
1987-01-16
Phoenix, AZ, USA
Defeats Tommy Valoy.
Julio Gervacio
1987-11-28
San Juan, PR, USA
Bernardo Piñango
1988-02-27
San Juan, PR, USA
Juan José Estrada
1988-05-28
Tijuana, BC, MEX
Jesus Salud
1989-11-11
Inglewood, CA, USA
Stripped of the title in 90-04 for failing to defend the title against the top contender Luis Mendoza.
Luis Mendoza
1990-09-11
Cartagena, COL
Defeats Rubén Darío Palacios.
Raúl Pérez
1991-10-07
Inglewood, CA, USA
Wilfredo Vázquez
1992-03-27
Mexico City, DF, MEX
Antonio Cermeño
1995-05-13
Bayamón, PR, USA
Vacates in 98 to move up to the featherweight class.
Enrique Sánchez
1998-02-08
Lake Charles, LA, USA
Defeats Rafael del Valle.
Néstor Garza
1998-12-12
Indio, CA, USA
Clarence Adams
2000-03-04
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Vacates in 01 to fight Paulie Ayala for the IBO title.
Yober Ortega
2001-11-17
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Defeats José Rojas.
Yoddamrong Sithyodthong (Damrong Kongsuk)
2002-02-21
Dan Khun Thot, THA
Satō Osamu
2002-05-18
Saitama, JPN
Salim Medjkoune
2002-10-09
Tōkyō, JPN
Mahyar Monshipour
2003-07-04
Poitiers, FRA
Somsak Sithchatchawal
2006-03-18
Levallois-Perret, FRA
Celestino Caballero
2006-10-04
Ban Rai, THA
Becomes the "Super" champion by also winning IBF World Title on 08-11-21; Ricardo Cordoba, interim WBA champion, is promoted to the "Regular" world champion on the same day; Cabellero vacates his title on 10-12-10 to move up to the featherweight class.
Guillermo Rigondeaux
2013-04-13
New York, NY, USA
"Regular" world champion, promoted to the Super champion by defeating WBO champion Nonito Donaire; declared Champion in Recess on 15-10-30 due to inactivity.
Carl Frampton
2016-02-27
Manchester, ENG, GBR
IBF champion, defeats Scott Quigg, who has vacated WBA (regular) title for the match; stripped of the title on 16-04-07 for refusing to fight the mandatory challenger Guillermo Rigondeaux.
Guillermo Rigondeaux [2]
2016-05-06
Reinstated as the champion; stripped of the title on 17-12-09 after losing super featherweight fight against Vasyl Lomachenko.
