Featherweight title history

WBA

Brandon Figueroa

7 February 2026Reigning for 9 months

Won the WBA featherweight world title by stopping Nick Ball in the twelfth round in Liverpool.

Division

All recorded title changes196

Exact dates are shown where recorded. Month-only dates mark the first appearance in our ranking archive, not necessarily the date the title was won.

Featherweight champions and recorded title changes
Date	Organisation	Champion	Title	Evidence
7 February 2026	WBA	Brandon Figueroa	World Champion	Won the title by stopping Nick Ball in the twelfth round in Liverpool WBA source
31 January 2026	WBC	Bruce Carrington	Champion	WBC source
August 2025	WBC	Bruce Carrington	Interim Champion
August 2025	WBA	Mirco Cuello	Interim Champion
1 February 2025	WBC	Stephen Fulton	Champion	Won the title WBC source
18 October 2024	WBC	Brandon Figueroa	Champion	Won the vacant title WBC source
10 August 2024	IBF	Angelo Leo	Champion	Won the IBF title by knocking out Luis Alberto Lopez with a left hook in the tenth round IBF source
1 June 2024	WBA	Nick Ball	World Champion	Won the title WBA source
2 March 2024	WBA	Raymond Ford	World Champion	Won the title by defeating Otabek Kholmatov WBA source
9 December 2023	WBO	Rafael Espinoza	Champion	Won the WBO title by defeating Robeisy Ramirez by majority decision WBO source
27 May 2023	WBA	Leigh Wood	World Champion	Won the title by defeating Mauricio Lara WBA source
1 April 2023	WBO	Robeisy Ramirez	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Isaac Dogboe WBO source
April 2023	WBC	Brandon Figueroa	Interim Champion
18 February 2023	WBA	Mauricio Lara	World Champion	Won the title WBA source
10 December 2022	IBF	Luis Alberto Lopez	Champion	Won the title IBF source
9 July 2022	WBC	Rey Vargas	Champion	WBC source
26 March 2022	IBF	Josh Warrington	Champion	Won the title IBF source
22 January 2022	WBC	Mark Magsayo	Champion	WBC source
13 November 2021	IBF	Kiko Martinez	Champion	Won the title IBF source
7 August 2021	IBF	Kid Galahad	Champion	Won the title by defeating Jazza Dickens IBF source
31 July 2021	WBA	Leigh Wood	World Champion	Won the title WBA source
9 October 2020	WBO	Emanuel Navarrete	Champion	Won the title by defeating Ruben Villa WBO source
26 October 2019	WBO	Shakur Stevenson	Champion	Won the title by defeating Joet Gonzalez WBO source
January 2019	WBA	Can Xu	World Champion
July 2018	WBA	Jesus Rojas	World Champion
19 May 2018	IBF	Josh Warrington	Champion	Won the title IBF source
May 2018	WBO	Carl Frampton	Interim Champion
January 2017	WBA	Leo Santa Cruz	Super Champion
10 December 2016	WBA	Abner Mares	World Champion	Won the title WBA source
30 July 2016	WBA	Carl Frampton	Super Champion	Won the title WBA source
23 July 2016	WBO	Oscar Valdez	Champion	Won the title by defeating Matias Rueda WBO source
March 2016	WBC	Oscar Escandon	Interim Champion
29 August 2015	WBA	Leo Santa Cruz	Super Champion	Won the title by defeating Abner Mares WBA source
30 May 2015	IBF	Lee Selby	Champion	Won the title IBF source
28 March 2015	WBC	Gary Allen Russell Jr	Champion	WBC source
21 February 2015	WBA	Nicholas Walters	Super Champion	Promoted to this title WBA source
February 2015	WBA	Jesus Andres Cuellar	World Champion
21 June 2014	WBO	Vasyl Lomachenko	Champion	Won the title by defeating Gary Russell Jr. WBO source
31 May 2014	WBA	Nonito Donaire	Super Champion	Won the title WBA source
6 December 2013	WBA	Simpiwe Vetyeka	Super Champion	Won the title by defeating Chris John WBA source
12 October 2013	WBO	Orlando Salido	Champion	Won the title by defeating Orlando Cruz WBO source
24 August 2013	WBC	Jhonny Gonzalez	Champion	WBC source
4 May 2013	WBC	Abner Mares	Champion	WBC source
1 March 2013	IBF	Evgeny Gradovich	Champion	Won the title IBF source
19 January 2013	RING	Mikey Garcia	Champion	Won the title by defeating Orlando Salido RING source
19 January 2013	WBO	Miguel Angel Garcia	Champion	Won the title WBO source
9 December 2012	WBA	Nicholas Walters	World Champion	Won the title by defeating Daulis Prescott WBA source
14 September 2012	WBC	Daniel Ponce De Leon	Champion	WBC source
14 October 2011	WBA	Celestino Caballero	World Champion	Won the title WBA source
29 July 2011	IBF	Billy Dib	Champion	Won the title by defeating Jorge Lacierva IBF source
16 April 2011	WBO	Orlando Salido	Champion	Won the title WBO source
8 April 2011	WBC	Jhonny Gonzalez	Champion	WBC source
4 December 2010	WBA	Jonathan Victor Barros	World Champion	Won the title by defeating Irving Berry WBA source
26 November 2010	WBC	Hozumi Hasegawa	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Juan Carlos Burgos WBC source
11 September 2010	IBF	Yuriorkis Gamboa	Champion	Won the title IBF source
15 May 2010	IBF	Orlando Salido	Champion	Won the title IBF source
23 January 2010	WBO	Juan Manuel Lopez	Champion	Won the title WBO source
November 2009	WBA	Yuriorkis Gamboa	World Champion
November 2009	WBA	Chris John	Super Champion
14 July 2009	WBC	Elio Rojas	Champion	WBC source
27 June 2009	WBA	Chris John	Super Champion	Promoted to this title WBA source
27 June 2009	WBA	Yuriorkis Gamboa	Interim Champion	Promoted to this title WBA source
June 2009	WBA	Yuriorkis Gamboa	World Champion
12 March 2009	WBC	Takahiro Ao	Champion	Won the title WBC source
23 October 2008	IBF	Cristobal Cruz	Champion	IBF source
13 August 2008	WBC	Oscar Larios	Champion	Won the vacant title WBC source
31 July 2007	WBC	Jorge Linares	Champion	Won the vacant title WBC source
14 July 2007	WBO	Steve Luevano	Champion	Won the title by defeating Nicky Cook WBO source
17 December 2006	WBC	Chi In Jin	Champion	WBC source
6 December 2006	WBO	Juan Manuel Marquez	Champion	Won the vacant title WBO source
2 September 2006	IBF	Robert Guerrero	Champion	Won the title IBF source
30 July 2006	WBC	Rodolfo Lopez	Champion	WBC source
13 May 2006	IBF	Eric Aiken	Champion	IBF source
29 January 2006	WBC	Takashi Koshimoto	Champion	WBC source
20 January 2006	IBF	Valdemir Pereira	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Fahprakorb Rakkiatgym IBF source
10 April 2004	WBC	Chi In Jin	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Michael Brodie WBC source
29 November 2003	WBO	Scott Harrison	Champion	WBO source
15 November 2003	RING	Manny Pacquiao	Champion	Won the title RING source
1 November 2003	WBA	Juan Manuel Marquez	Super Champion	Won the title by defeating Derrick Gainer WBA source
September 2003	WBA	Chris John	World Champion
12 July 2003	WBO	Manuel Medina	Champion	Won the title WBO source
12 July 2003	WBO	Manteca Medina	Champion	Won the title WBO source
1 February 2003	IBF	Juan Manuel Marquez	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Manuel Medina IBF source
16 November 2002	WBC	Erik Morales	Champion	Won the title by defeating Paulie Ayala WBC source
19 October 2002	WBO	Scott Harrison	Champion	Won the title WBO source
22 June 2002	RING	Marco Antonio Barrera	Champion	Won the title by defeating Erik Morales RING source
27 April 2002	IBF	Johnny Tapia	Champion	IBF source
16 November 2001	IBF	Manuel Medina	Champion	IBF source
16 June 2001	WBO	Julio Pablo Chacon	Champion	Won the title WBO source
6 April 2001	IBF	Frank Toledo	Champion	IBF source
17 February 2001	WBC	Erik Morales	Champion	WBC source
27 January 2001	WBO	Istvan Kovacs	Champion	Won the title by defeating Antonio Diaz WBO source
16 December 2000	IBF	Mbulelo Botile	Champion	IBF source
9 September 2000	WBA	Derrick Gainer	Champion, World Champion	WBA source
14 April 2000	WBC	Guty Espadas Jr	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Luisito Espinosa WBC source
13 November 1999	IBF	Paul Ingle	Champion	IBF source
22 October 1999	WBC	Naseem Hamed	Champion	WBC source
29 May 1999	WBA	Freddie Norwood	World Champion	Won the title WBA source
15 May 1999	WBC	Cesar Soto	Champion	WBC source
3 October 1998	WBA	Antonio Cermeno	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Genaro Rios WBA source
24 April 1998	IBF	Manuel Medina	Champion	IBF source
3 April 1998	WBA	Freddie Norwood	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Antonio Cermeño WBA source
13 December 1997	IBF	Hector Lizarraga	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Welcome Ncita IBF source
8 February 1997	IBF	Naseem Hamed	Champion	IBF source
18 May 1996	WBA	Wilfredo Vazquez	Champion	WBA source
11 December 1995	WBC	Luisito Espinosa	Champion	WBC source
30 September 1995	WBO	Naseem Hamed	Champion	Won the title WBO source
23 September 1995	WBC	Manuel Medina	Champion	WBC source
7 January 1995	WBC	Alejandro Gonzalez	Champion	WBC source
4 December 1993	WBC	Kevin Kelley	Champion	WBC source
4 December 1993	WBA	Eloy Rojas	Champion	WBA source
28 April 1993	WBC	Gregorio Vargas	Champion	WBC source
17 April 1993	WBO	Steve Robinson	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating John Davison WBO source
26 February 1993	IBF	Tom Johnson	Champion	IBF source
26 September 1992	WBO	Ruben Dario Palacio	Champion	WBO source
16 February 1992	WBO	Colin McMillan	Champion	WBO source
14 November 1991	WBC	Paul Hodkinson	Champion	WBC source
12 August 1991	IBF	Manuel Medina	Champion	IBF source
3 June 1991	IBF	Troy Dorsey	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Alfred Rangel IBF source
30 March 1991	WBA	Park Yong Kyun	Champion	WBA source
26 January 1991	WBO	Maurizio Stecca	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Armando Juan Reyes WBO source
2 June 1990	WBC	Marcos Villasana	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Paul Hodkinson WBC source
7 April 1990	WBO	Jorge Paez	Champion	WBO source
11 November 1989	WBO	Louie Espinoza	Champion	WBO source
28 January 1989	WBO	Maurizio Stecca	Champion	Won the title by defeating Pedro Nolasco WBO source
4 August 1988	IBF	Jorge Paez	Champion	IBF source
7 March 1988	WBC	Jeff Fenech	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Victor Callejas WBC source
23 January 1988	IBF	Calvin Grove	Champion	IBF source
6 March 1987	WBARING	Antonio Esparragoza	Champion	WBA source RING source
30 October 1986	IBF	Antonio Rivera	Champion	IBF source
23 June 1986	WBARING	Steve Cruz	Champion	WBA source RING source
29 November 1985	IBF	Chung Ki Young	Champion	IBF source
8 June 1985	WBARING	Barry McGuigan	Champion	WBA source RING source
8 December 1984	WBC	Azumah Nelson	Champion	WBC source
31 March 1984	WBC	Wilfredo Gomez	Champion	WBC source
4 March 1984	IBF	Oh Min Keun	Champion	Won the title by defeating Joko Arter IBF source
22 September 1982	RING	Eusebio Pedroza	Champion	Awarded the title RING source
15 September 1982	WBC	Juan Laporte	Champion	Won the title by defeating Mario Miranda WBC source
2 February 1980	WBCRING	Salvador Sanchez	Champion	WBC source RING source
10 March 1979	RING	Danny Lopez	Champion	Won the title by defeating Roberto Castanon RING source
15 April 1978	WBA	Eusebio Pedroza	Champion	WBA source
17 December 1977	WBA	Cecilio Lastra	Champion	WBA source
15 January 1977	WBA	Rafael Ortega	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Francisco Coronado WBA source
13 November 1976	WBC	Danny Lopez	Champion	WBC source
20 September 1975	WBC	David Kotei	Champion	WBC source
July 1975	RING	Alexis Arguello	Champion
20 June 1975	WBC	Ruben Olivares	Champion	WBC source
23 November 1974	WBA	Alexis Arguello	Champion	WBA source
7 September 1974	WBC	Bobby Chacon	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Alfredo Marcano WBC source
9 July 1974	WBA	Ruben Olivares	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Zensuke Otagawa WBA source
5 May 1973	WBC	Eder Jofre	Champion	WBC source
16 December 1972	WBC	Jose Legra	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Clemente Sánchez WBC source
19 August 1972	WBA	Ernesto Marcel	Champion	WBA source
19 May 1972	WBCRING	Clemente Sanchez	Champion	WBC source RING source
2 September 1971	WBA	Antonio Gomez	Champion	WBA source
11 December 1970	WBCRING	Kuniaki Shibata	Champion	WBC source RING source
June 1970	RING	Vicente Saldivar	Champion
9 May 1970	WBC	Vicente Saldivar	Champion	WBC source
21 January 1969	WBCRING	Johnny Famechon	Champion	WBC source RING source
27 September 1968	WBA	Shozo Saijo	Champion	WBA source
24 July 1968	WBC	Jose Legra	Champion	WBC source
28 March 1968	WBA	Raul Rojas	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Enrique Higgins WBA source
23 January 1968	WBC	Howard Winstone	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Mitsunori Seki WBC source
26 September 1964	WBAWBCRING	Vicente Saldivar	Champion	WBA source WBC source RING source
21 March 1963	WBAWBCRING	Sugar Ramos	Champion	WBA source WBC source RING source
November 1962	RING	Davey Moore	Champion
18 March 1959	WBARING	Davey Moore	Champion	WBA source RING source
24 June 1957	WBARING	Hogan Kid Bassey	Champion	WBA source RING source
8 September 1950	WBARING	Sandy Saddler	Champion	WBA source RING source
11 February 1949	WBARING	Willie Pep	Champion	WBA source RING source
29 October 1948	WBARING	Sandy Saddler	Champion	WBA source RING source
7 June 1946	WBA	Willie Pep	Champion	WBA source
10 March 1944	WBA	Sal Bartolo	Champion	WBA source
16 August 1943	WBA	Phil Terranova	Champion	WBA source
18 January 1943	WBA	Jackie Callura	Champion	WBA source
20 November 1942	RING	Willie Pep	Champion	Won the title RING source
18 November 1941	WBA	Jackie Wilson	Champion	WBA source
11 September 1941	RING	Chalky Wright	Champion	Won the title RING source
1 July 1941	WBA	Richie Lemos	Champion	WBA source
12 May 1941	RING	Joey Archibald	Champion	Won the title RING source
20 May 1940	RING	Harry Jeffra	Champion	Won the title RING source
1 May 1940	WBA	Petey Scalzo	Champion	Won the vacant title WBA source
29 October 1939	WBA	Joey Archibald	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Leo Rodak WBA source
18 April 1939	RING	Joey Archibald	Champion	Won the title by defeating Leo Rodak RING source
29 October 1937	WBARING	Henry Armstrong	Champion	WBA source RING source
11 May 1936	WBARING	Petey Sarron	Champion	WBA source RING source
20 September 1934	RING	Freddy Miller	Champion	Won the title by defeating Nel Tarleton RING source
13 January 1933	WBA	Freddie Miller	Champion	WBA source
13 October 1932	RING	Kid Chocolate	Champion	Won the title by defeating Lew Feldman RING source
26 May 1932	WBA	Tommy Paul	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Johnny Pena WBA source
23 September 1929	RING	Battling Battalino	Champion	RING source
23 September 1929	RING	Bat Battalino	Champion	Won the title RING source
23 September 1929	WBA	Christopher Battalino	Champion	WBA source
28 September 1928	WBARING	Andre Routis	Champion	WBA source RING source
10 February 1928	WBA	Tony Canzoneri	Champion	WBA source
12 September 1927	WBA	Benny Bass	Champion	Won the title by defeating Red Chapman WBA source