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.
Women's International Boxing Association
World Lightweight Title (as of 2021-11-03)
* Bolded letters in the competitor's name, if any, indicate the surname/family name.
Jenifer Alcorn
2003-12-11
Lemoore, CA, USA
Defeats Melissa Del Valle to become the first champion; vacant in 04-03.
Kara Ro (Kara Olivia Rheault)
2005-06-10
Detroit, MI, USA
Defeats Belinda Laracuente; vacant in 06-06.
Raika / Fūjin Raika (Raika Emiko)
2006-12-15
Tōkyō, JPN
Defeats Terri Blair; starts competing under a new ring name "Fūjin Raika" from 08-02; stripped of the title on 08-08-11 upon losing her bid for WBC world title.
Rola El-Halabi
2009-06-05
Neu-Ulm, BY, GER
Defeats Loli Muñoz; named Champion Emeritus after being shot right before a title defense against Irma Adler on 11-04-01 in Berlin, GER (Associated Press, 11-04-03)
Melissa Hernandez
2011-04
Interim champion since defeating Victoria Cisneros on 10-08-14; status promoted in 11-04; vacates in 11-10.
Lucia Morelli
2013-01-12
Neu-Ulm, BY, GER
Defeats Rola El-Halabi.
Delfine Persoon
2013-12-13
Aalst, Oost-Vlaanderen, BEL
WIBF champion, defeats Morelli to win WIBA and WBF world titles and is recognzied as WIBA Super World Champion; also wins WBC World Title on 14-04-20 and vacates other titles later in the year.
Erin McGowan
2014-11-21
Perth, WA, AUS
Defeats Arlene Blencowe; vacant in 16 (sometime after 16-03 when McGowan is still listed as the champion in the official rankings).
Firuza Sharipova
2017-08-26
Nur-Sultan, KAZ
Defeats Milena Koleva; vacant in 19-10.
Beatriz Aguilar Jimenez
2021-03-13
Zapopan, JA, MEX
Defeats Crystal Morales; loses a non-title match on 21-11-01.
