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 Council
Female World Heavyweight Title (as of 2025-08-31)
* Bolded letters in the competitor's name, if any, indicate the surname/family name.
Vonda Ward
2007-02-10
Cleveland, OH, USA
Defeats Martha Salazar to become the first WBC champion and also wins the vacant WIBA world title; retires in 10.
Martha Salazar
2014-11-08
San Francisco, CA, USA
Defeats Tanzee Daniel.
Alejandra Jimenez
2016-03-18
Cancun, QI, MEX
Vacates in 18-09 upon moving down to the super middleweight class.
Hanna Gabriels
2021-04-17
San Jose, CRC
Defeats Martha Patricia Lara Gaytan and also wins the vacant WBA World Light Heavyweight Title; stripped of the title on 23-05-25 for being tested positive for a banned substance.
Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse
2024-03-07
Montreal, QC, CAN
Defeats Abril Argentina Vidal.
Claressa Shields
2024-07-27
Detroit, MI, USA
Also wins WBF world heavyweight and vacant WBO world light heavyweight titles; also holds WBC and WBA world middleweight titles; also wins WBA, IBF, and WBO world titles on 25-02-02.
