List of WBC world champions

List of WBC world champions is a table showing the world champions certificated by World Boxing Council (WBC). This list includes champions before WBC was splited from WBA in 1973.

Minimumweight

Number	Name	Nationality	Reigned period	Defence
1	Hiroki Ioka	Japan	October 18, 1987 - November 13, 1988	2
2	Napa Kiatwanchai	Thailand	November 13, 1988 - November 12, 1989	2
3	Jum Hwan Choi	Korea	November 12, 1989 - February 7, 1990	0
4	Hideyuki Ohashi	Japan	February 7, 1990 - December 25, 1990	1
5	Ricardo Lopez	Mexico	October 25, 1990 - 1998	21
6	Wandee Singwangcha	Thailand	August 23, 1998 - February 11, 2000	1
7	Jose Antonio Aguirre	Mexico	February 11 2000 - January 10 2004	7
8	Eagle Kyowa	Thailand / Japan	January 10 2004 - December 18 2004	1
9	Isaac Bustos	Mexico	December 18 2004 - April 4 2005	0
10	Katsunari Takayama	Japan	April 4, 2005 - August 6, 2005	0
11	Eagle Kyowa	Thailand / Japan	August 6, 2005 - Now	1

Light flyweight

Number	Name	Nationality	Reigned period	Defence
1	Franco Udella	Italy	April 4, 1975 - 1975	0
2	Luis Estaba	Venezuela	September 13, 1975 - February 19, 1978	11
3	Freddy Castillo	Mexico	February 19, 1978 - May 6, 1978	0
4	Netrnoi Sor Vorasingh	Thailand	May 6, 1978 - September 30, 1978	1
5	Sung Jun Kim	Korea	September 30 1978 - January 3 1980	3
6	Shigeo Nakajima	Japan	January 3 1980 - March 24 1980	0
7	Hilario Zapata	Panama	March 24 1980 - March 26 1982	8
8	Amado Ursua	Mexico	March 26 1982 - April 13 1982	0
9	Tadashi Tomori	Japan	April 13, 1982 - July 20, 1982	0
10	Hilario Zapata	Panama	July 20, 1982 - March 26, 1983	2
11	Jung Koo Chang	Korea	March 26, 1983 - December 11, 1988	15
12	German Torres	Mexico	December 11, 1988 - March 19, 1989	0
13	Yul Woo Lee	Korea	March 19 1989 - June 25 1989	0
14	Humberto Gonzalez	Mexico	June 25 1989 - December 19 1990	5
15	Rolando Pascua	Philippines	December 19 1990 - March 25 1991	0
16	Melchor Cob Castro	Mexico	March 25 1991 - June 3 1991	0
17	Humberto Gonzalez	Mexico	June 3, 1991 - March 13, 1993	4
18	Michael Carbajal	USA	March 13, 1993 - February 19, 1994	2
19	Humberto Gonzalez	Mexico	February 19, 1994 - July 15, 1995	3
20	Saman Sorjaturong	Thailand	July 15 1995 - October 17 1999	10
21	Yo Sam Choi	Korea	October 17, 1999 - 2001	2
22	Jorge Armando Arce	Mexico	October 20 2001 - 2005	8
23	Eric Ortiz	Mexico	March 11, 2005 - September 10, 2005	0
24	Brian Viloria	Philippines / USA	September 10, 2005 - Now	1

Flyweight

Number	Name	Nationality	Reigned period	Defence
1	Hiroyuki Ebihara	Japan	September 18 1963 - January 23 1964	0
2	Pone Kingpetch	Thailand	January 23 1964 - April 23 1965	0
3	Salvatore Burruni	Italy	April 23 1965 - June 14 1966	1
4	Walter McGowan	UK	June 14 1966 - December 30 1966	0
5	Chartchai Chionoi	Thailand	December 30 1966 - February 23 1969	1
6	Efren Torres	Mexico	February 23 1969 - March 20 1970	0
7	Chartchai Chionoi	Thailand	March 20 1970 - December 7 1970	0
8	Erbito Salavarria	Philippines	December 7 1970 - 1972	2
9	Betulio Gonzalez	Venezuela	June 3 1972 - September 29 1972	0
10	Venice Borkhorsor	Thailand	September 29 1972 - 1973	1
11	Betulio Gonzalez	Venezuela	August 4 1973 - October 1 1974	2
12	Shoji Oguma	Japan	October 1 1974 - January 8 1975	0
13	Miguel Canto	Mexico	January 8 1975 - March 18 1979	14
14	Chan Hee Park	Korea	March 18 1979 - September 9 1979	1
15	Miguel Canto	Mexico	September 9 1979 - 1979	0
16	Chan Hee Park	Korea	December 16 1979 - May 18 1980	2
17	Shoji Oguma	Japan	May 18 1980 - May 12 1981	3
18	Antonio Avelar	Mexico	May 12 1981 - March 20 1982	1
19	Prudencio Cardona	Colombia	March 20 1982 - July 24 1982	0
20	Freddy Castillo	Mexico	July 24 1982 - November 6 1982	0
21	Eleoncio Mercedes	Dominica	November 6 1982 - March 15 1983	0
22	Charlie Magri	UK	March 15 1983 - September 27 1983	0
23	Frank Cedeno	Philippines	September 27 1983 - January 18 1984	0
24	Koji Kobayashi	Japan	January 18 1984 - April 9 1984	0
25	Gabriel Bernal	Mexico	April 9 1984 - October 8 1984	1
26	Sot Chitalada	Thailand	October 8 1984 - July 24 1988	8
27	Yong Kang Kim	Korea	July 24 1988 - June 3 1989	2
28	Sot Chitalada	Thailand	June 3 1989 - February 15 1991	4
29	Muangchai Kittikasem	Thailand	February 15 1991 - June 23 1993	3
30	Yuri Arbachakov	Russia	June 23 1993 - 1997	9
31	Chatchai Sasakul	Thailand	May 9 1997 - December 4 1998	4
32	Manny Pacquiao	Philippines	December 4 1998 - September 17 1999	1
33	Medgoen Singsurat	Thailand	September 17 1999 - May 19 2000	1
34	Malcolm Tunacao	Philippines	May 19 2000 - March 2 2001	1
35	Pongsaklek Wonjongkam	Thailand	March 2 2001 - Now	15

Super flyweight

Bantamweight

Number	Name	Nationality	Reign period	Defence
1	Eder Jofre	Brazil	April 4, 1963 - May 17, 1965	2
2	Fighting Harada	Japan	May 17, 1965 - February 16, 1968	4
3	Lionel Rose	Australia	February 16, 1968 - August 22, 1969	3
4	Ruben Olivares	Mexico	August 22, 1969 - October 16, 1970	2
5	Chucho Castillo	Mexico	October 16, 1970 - April 2, 1971	0
6	Ruben Olivares	Mexico	April 2, 1971 - March 19, 1972	3
7	Rafael Herrera	Mexico	March 19, 1972 - July 29, 1972	0
8	Enrique Pinder	Panama	July 29, 1972 - 1973	0
9	Rafael Herrera	Mexico	April 14, 1973 - December 7, 1974	2
10	Rodolfo Martinez	Mexico	December 7, 1974 - May 8, 1976	3
11	Carlos Zarate	Mexico	May 8, 1976 - June 3, 1979	9
12	Lupe Pintor	Mexico	June 3, 1979 - May 4, 1985	8
13	Alberto Davila	USA	September 1, 1983 - May 26, 1984	1
14	Daniel Zaragoza	Mexico	May 4, 1985　-　August 9, 1985	0
15	Miguel Lora	Colombia	August 9, 1985 - October 29, 1988	7
16	Raul Perez	Mexico	October 29, 1988 - February 25, 1991	7
17	Greg Richardson	USA	February 25, 1991 - September 19, 1991	1
18	Joichiro Tatsuyoshi	Japan	September 19, 1991 - September 17, 1992	0
19 (Interim)	Victor Rabanales	Mexico	March 30, 1992 - March 28, 1993	4
20	Jung Il Byun	Korea	March 28, 1993 - 1993	1
21 (Interim)	Joichiro Tatsuyoshi	Japan	July 22, 1993 - December 4, 1994	0
22	Yasuei Yakushiji	Japan	December 23, 1993 - July 30, 1995	4
23	Wayne McCullough	Ireland	July 30, 1995 - August 10, 1996	2
24	Sirimongkol Singwangcha	Thailand	August 10, 1996 - November 22, 1997	3
25	Joichiro Tatsuyoshi	Japan	November 22, 1997 - December 29, 1998	2
26	Veeraphol Sahaprom	Thailand	December 29, 1998 - April 16, 2005	14
27	Hozumi Hasegawa	Japan	April 16, 2005 - Now	1

Super bantamweight

Number	Name	Nationality	Reign period	Defence
1	Rigoberto Riasco	Panama	April 3, 1976 - October 9, 1976	2
2	Royal Kobayashi	Japan	October 9, 1976 - November 24, 1976	0
3	Dong Kyun Yum	Korea	November 24, 1976 - May 21, 1977	1
4	Wilfredo Gomez	Puerto Rico	May 21, 1977 - 1983	17
5	Jaime Garza	USA	June 15, 1983 - November 3, 1984	1
6	Juan Meza	USA	November 3, 1984 - August 18, 1985	1
7	Lupe Pintor	Mexico	August 18, 1985 - January 18, 1986	0
8	Samart Payakaroon	Thailand	January 18, 1986 - May 8, 1987	1
9	Jeff Fenech	Australia	May 8, 1987 - 1987	2
10	Daniel Zaragoza	Mexico	February 29, 1988 - April 23, 1990	5
11	Paul Banke	USA	April 23, 1990 - November 5, 1990	1
12	Pedro Decima	unknown	November 5, 1990 - February 23, 1991	0
13	Kiyoshi Hatanaka	Japan	February 23, 1991 - June 24, 1991	0
14	Daniel Zaragoza	Mexico	June 24, 1991 - March 20, 1992	2
15	Thierry Jacob	France	March 20, 1992 - June 23, 1992	0
16	Tracy Harris Patterson	USA	June 23, 1992 - August 26, 1994	4
17	Hector Acero Sanchez	Dominica	August 26, 1994 - November 6, 1995	2
18	Daniel Zaragoza	Mexico	November 6, 1995 - September 6, 1997	2
19	Erik Morales	Mexico	September 6, 1997 - 2000	9
20	Willie Jorrin	USA	September 9, 2000 - 2002	2
21	Oscar Larios	Mexico	May 17, 2002 - December 12, 2005	11
-	22	Israel Vázquez	Mexico	December 12, 2005 - Now	0

Featherweight

Number	Name	Nationality	Reign period	Defence
1	Sugar Ramos	USA	March 21, 1963 - September 26, 1964	3
2	Vicente Saldivar	Mexico	September 26, 1964 - 1967	7
3	Howard Winstone	UK	January 23, 1968 - July 24, 1968	0
4	Jose Legra	Spain/Cuba	July 24, 1968 - January 21, 1969	0
5	Johnny Famechon	Australia	January 21, 1969 - May 9, 1970	2
6	Vicente Saldivar	Mexico	May 9, 1970 - December 11, 1970	0
7	Kuniaki Shibata	Japan	December 11, 1970 - May 19, 1972	2
8	Clemente Sanchez	Mexico	May 19, 1972 - December 16, 1972	0
9	Jose Legra	Spain	December 16, 1972 - May 5, 1973	0
10	Eder Jofre	Brazil	May 5, 1973 - 1974	1
11	Bobby Chacon	USA	September 7, 1974 - June 20, 1975	1
12	Ruben Olivares	Mexico	June 20, 1975 - September 20, 1975	0
13	David Kotey	Ghana	September 20, 1975 - November 13, 1976	2
14	Danny Lopez	USA	November 13, 1976 - February 2, 1980	8
15	Salvador Sanchez	Mexico	February 2, 1980 - 1982	9
16	Juan LaPorte	Puerto Rico	September 15, 1982 - March 31, 1984	2
17	Wilfredo Gomez	Puerto Rico	March 31, 1984 - December 8, 1984	0
18	Azumah Nelson	Ghana	December 8, 1984 - 1987	6
19	Jeff Fenech	Australia	March 7, 1988 - 1990	3
20	Marcos Villasana	Mexico	June 2, 1990 - November 14, 1991	3
19	Paul Hodkinson	UK	November 14, 1991 - April 28, 1993	3
20	Gregorio Vargas	Mexico	April 28, 1993 - December 4, 1993	0
21	Kevin Kelley	USA	December 4, 1993 - January 7, 1995	2
22	Alejandro Gonzalez	Mexico	January 7, 1995 - September 23, 1995	2
23	Manuel Medina	Mexico	September 23, 1995 - December 11, 1995	0
24	Luisito Espinosa	Philippines	December 11, 1995 - May 15, 1999	7
25	Cesar Soto	Mexico	May 15, 1999 - October 22, 1999	0
26	Naseem Hamed	UK	October 22, 1999 - 2000	0
27	Guty Espadas Jr.	Mexico	April 14, 2000 - 2000	1
28	Erik Morales	Mexico	September 2, 2000 - June 22, 2002	2
29	Marco Antonio Barrera	Mexico	June 22, 2002 - 2002	0
30	Erik Morales	Mexico	November 16, 2002 - 2003	1
31	In Jin Chi	Korea	April 10, 2004 - January 29, 2006	3
32(Interim)	Humberto Soto	Mexico	August 20, 2005 - Now	0
33	Takashi Koshimoto	Japan	January 29, 2006 - Now	0

Super featherweight

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Number	Name	Nationality	Reign period	Defence
Julio César Chávez	Mexico	September 13, 1984 - August 21, 1987	10
Azumah Nelson	Ghana	1988-?	?
Floyd Mayweather Jr.	United States	1998 - 2001	8
Jesús Chávez	Mexico	2001 - February 28, 2004	?
Erik Morales	Mexico	February 28, 2004 - November 27, 2004	1
Marco Antonio Barrera	Mexico	November 27, 2004 - current Reigning champion	2
Erik Morales	Mexico	March 19, 2005 - January 21, 2006	0
Manny Pacquiao	Philippines	January 21, 2006 - current International champion	1

Lightweight

Super lightweight

Welterweight

James McGirt 11/29/91 - 3/6/93 (2)Pernell Whitaker 3/6/93 - 4/12/97 (9)Oscar De la Hoya 4/12/97 - 9/18/99 (7)Felix Trinidad 9/18/99 - Vacated (0)Shane Mosley 6/17/00 - 1/26/02 (3)Vernon Forrest 1/26/02 - 1/25/03 (1)Ricardo Mayorga 1/25/03 - 12/13/03 (1)Cory Spinks 12/13/03 - 2/5/05 (2)Zab Judah 2/5/05 - 1/7/06 (1)Carlos Manuel Baldomir 1/7/06 - now (1)

Super welterweight

Oscar De La Hoya may 6, 2006 - now

Middleweight

Number	Name	Nationality	Reign period	Defence
1	Terry Downes	UK	July 11, 1961 - April 7, 1962	0
2	Paul Pender	USA	April 7, 1962 - 1962	0
3	Dick Tiger	Nigeria	August 10, 1963 - December 7, 1963	0
4	Joey Giardello	USA	December 7, 1963 - October 21, 1965	1
5	Dick Tiger	Nigeria	October 21, 1965 - April 25, 1966	0
6	Emile Griffith	USA	April 25, 1966 - April 17, 1967	2
7	Nino Benvenuti	Italy	April 17, 1967 - September 29, 1967	0
8	Emile Griffith	USA	September 29, 1967 - March 4, 1968	0
9	Nino Benvenuti	Italy	March 4, 1968 - November 7, 1970	4
10	Carlos Monzon	Argentina	November 7, 1970 - 1974	9
11	Rodrigo Valdez	Colombia	May 25, 1974 - June 26, 1976	4
12	Carlos Monzon	Argentina	June 26, 1976 - November 5, 1977	1
13	Rodrigo Valdez	Colombia	November 5, 1977 - April 22, 1978	0
14	Hugo Corro	Argentina	April 22, 1978 - June 30, 1979	2
15	Vito Antuofermo	USA	June 30, 1979 - March 16, 1980	0
16	Alan Minter	UK	March 16, 1980 - September 27, 1980	1
17	Marvin Hagler	USA	September 27, 1980 - April 6, 1987	12
18	Sugar Ray Leonard	USA	April 6, 1987 - 1987	0
19	Thomas Hearns	USA	October 29, 1987 - June 6, 1988	0
20	Iran Barkley	USA	June 6, 1988 - February 24, 1989	0
21	Roberto Duran	Panama	February 24, 1989 - 1990	0
22	Julian Jackson	American Virgin Islands	November 24, 1990 - May 8, 1993	4
23	Gerald McClellan	USA	May 8, 1993 - 1995	3
24	Julian Jackson	American Virgin Islands	March 17, 1995 - August 19, 1995	0
25	Quincy Taylor	USA	August 19, 1995 - March 16, 1996	0
26	Keith Holmes	USA	March 16, 1996 - May 2, 1998	2
27	Hassine Cherifi	France	May 2, 1998 - April 24, 1999	0
28	Keith Holmes	USA	April 24, 1999 - April 14, 2001	2
29	Bernard Hopkins	USA	April 14, 2001 - July 16, 2005	7
30	Jermain Taylor	USA	July 16, 2005 - Now	1

Super middleweight

Number	Name	Nationality	Reign period	Defence
1	Sugar Ray Leonard	USA	November 7, 1988 - 1990	2
2	Mauro Galvano	Italy	December 15, 1990 - October 3, 1992	2
3	Nigel Benn	UK	October 3, 1992 - March 2, 1996	9
4	Thulane Malinga	South Africa	March 2 , 1996 - July 6, 1996	0
5	Vincenzo Nardiello	Italy	July 6, 1996 - October 12, 1996	0
6	Robin Reid	UK	October 12, 1996 - December 19, 1997	3
7	Thulane Malinga	South Africa	December 19, 1997 - March 27, 1998	0
8	Richie Woodhall	UK	March 27, 1998 - October 23, 1999	2
9	Markus Beyer	Germany	October 23, 1999 - May 6, 2000	1
10	Glenn Catley	Canada	May 6, 2000 - September 1, 2000	0
11	Dingaan Thobela	South Africa	September 1, 2000 - December 15, 2000	0
12	Dave Hilton	Canada	December 15, 2000　-　2001	0
13	Eric Lucas	Canada	June 10,2001 - April 5, 2003	3
14	Markus Beyer	Germany	April 5, 2003 - June, 5,2004	2
15	Christian Sanavia	Italy	June 5, 2004　-　October 9, 2004	0
16	Markus Beyer	Germany	October 9, 2004 - Now	3

Light heavyweight

Number	Name	Nationality	Reign period	Defence
1	Willie Pastrano	USA	June 1, 1963 - March 30, 1965	2
2	Jose Torres	USA	March 30, 1965 - December 16, 1966	3
3	Dick Tiger	USA	December 16, 1966 - May 24,1968	2
4	Bob Foster	USA	Nay 24, 1968 - 1974	12
5	John Conteh	UK	October 1, 1974 - 1977	3
6	Miguel Angel Cuello	Puerto Rico	May 21, 1977 - January 8, 1978	0
7	Mate Parlov	Yugoslavia	January 8, 1978 - December 2, 1978	1
8	Marvin Johnson	USA	December 2, 1978 - August 18, 1979	0
9	Matthew Saad Muhammad	USA	August 18, 1979 - December 19, 1981	8
10	Dwight Qawi	USA	December 19, 1981 - March 18, 1983	3
11	Michael Spinks	USA	March 18, 1983 - 1985	4
12	JB Williamson	USA	December 10, 1985 - April 30, 1986	0
13	Dennis Andries	UK	April 30, 1986 - March 7, 1987	1
14	Thomas Hearns	USA	March 7, 1987 - 1987	0
15	Donnie Lalonde	Canada	November 27, 1987 - November 7, 1988	1
16	Sugar Ray Leonard	USA	November 7, 1988 - 1988	0
17	Dennis Andries	UK	February 21, 1989 - June 24, 1989	0
18	Jeff Harding	Australia	June 24, 1989 - July 28, 1990	2
19	Dennis Andries	UK	July 28, 1990 - September 11, 1991	2
20	Jeff Harding	Australia	September 11, 1991 - July 23, 1994	2
21	Mike McCallum	Jamaica	July 23, 1994 - June 16, 1995	1
22	Fabrice Tiozzo	France	June 16, 1995 - 1996	1
23	Roy Jones Jr.	USA	November 22, 1996 - 1998	0
24	Graciano Rocchigiani	Germany	March 21, 1998 - 1998	0
25	Roy Jones Jr.	USA	July 18, 1998 - 2002	10
26	Antonio Tarver	USA	align="center"|0
27	Roy Jones Jr.	USA	November 8, 2003 - May 15, 2004	0
28	Antonio Tarver	USA	May 25, 2004 - 2005	0
29	Tomasz Adamek	Poland	May 21, 2005 - Now	1

Cruiserweight

Number	Name	Nationality	Reign period	Defence
1	Marvin Camel	USA	March 31, 1980 - November 25, 1980	0
2	Carlos DeLeon	Puerto Rico	November 25, 1980 - June 27, 1982	1
3	ST Gordon	USA	June 27, 1982 - July 17, 1983	1
4	Carlos DeLeon	Puerto Rico	July 17, 1983 - June 6, 1985	3
5	Alfonso Ratliff	USA	June 6, 1985 - September 21, 1985	0
6	Bernard Benton	USA	September 21, 1985 - March 22, 1986	0
7	Carlos DeLeon	Puerto Rico	March 22, 1986 - April 9, 1988	3
8	Evander Holyfield	USA	April 9, 1988 - 1989	0
9	Carlos DeLeon	Puerto Rico	May 17, 1989 - July 27, 1990	3
10	Massimiliano Duran	Italy	July 27, 1990 - July 20, 1991	1
11	Anaclet Wamba	France	July 20, 1991 - 1995	7
12	Marcelo Dominguez	Argentina	July 25, 1995 - February 21, 1998	5
13	Juan Carlos Gomez	Cuba	February 21, 1998 - 2002	10
14	Wayne Braithwaite	Guyana	October 11, 2002 - April 2, 2005	3
15	Jean-Marc Mormeck	France	April 2, 2005 - January 7, 2006	0
15	O'Neil Bell	USA	January 7, 2006 - Now	0

Heavyweight

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Number	Name	Nationality	Reigned period	Defence
1	Sonny Liston	USA	unknown - February 25, 1964	1
2	Muhammad Ali	USA	February 25, 1964 - May 9, 1967	9
3	Jimmy Ellis	USA	April 27, 1968 - February 16, 1970	2
4	Joe Frazier	USA	February 16, 1970 - January 22, 1973	4
5	George Foreman	USA	January 22 1973 - October 30 1974	2
6	Muhammad Ali	USA	October 30, 1974 - February 15, 1978	10
7	Leon Spinks	USA	February 15, 1978 - March, 1978	0
8	Ken Norton	USA	March 29, 1978 - June 9, 1978	0
9	Larry Holmes	USA	June 9, 1978 - December 11, 1983	17
10	Tim Witherspoon	USA	March 9, 1984 - August 31, 1984	0
11	Pinklon Thomas	USA	August 31, 1984 - March 22, 1986	1
12	Trevor Berbick	Canada	March 22, 1986 - November 22, 1986	0
13	Mike Tyson	USA	November 22, 1986 - February 11, 1990	9
14	James Buster Douglas	USA	February 11, 1990 - October 25, 1990	0
15	Evander Holyfield	USA	October 25, 1990 - November 13, 1992	3
16	Riddick Bowe	USA	November 13, 1992 - December 14, 1992	0
17	Lennox Lewis	UK	December 14, 1992 - September 24, 1994	3
Oliver McCall	USA	September 24, 1994 - September 2, 1995	1
19	Frank Bruno	UK	September 2, 1995 - March 16, 1996	0
20	Mike Tyson	USA	March 16, 1996 - September 24, 1996	1
21	Lennox Lewis	UK	February 7, 1997 - April 22, 2001	9
22	Hasim Rahman	USA	April 22, 2001 - November 17, 2001	0
23	Lennox Lewis	UK	November 17, 2001 - 2003	2
24	Vitali Klitschko	Ukraine	April 24, 2004 - November 9, 2005	1
25 (Interim)	Hasim Rahman	USA	August 13, 2005 - November 10, 2005	0
26	Hasim Rahman	USA	November 10, 2005 - Now	0

See also

*World Boxing Council
*List of WBA world champions (WBA)
*List of IBF world champions (IBF)
*List of WBO world champions (WBO)