Super Bantamweight title history

WBA

Gary Antonio Russell

22 August 2026Reigning for 2 months

Won the WBA super bantamweight interim title by unanimous decision against Victor Santillan in Las Vegas.

Division

All recorded title changes151

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.

Super Bantamweight champions and recorded title changes
Date	Organisation	Champion	Title	Evidence
22 August 2026	WBA	Gary Antonio Russell	Interim Champion	Won the interim title by unanimous decision against Victor Santillan in Las Vegas WBA source
21 February 2026	WBA	Victor Santillan	Interim Champion	Won the interim title by stopping Noel Reyes Cepeda in the third round in Santo Domingo WBA source
December 2024	WBA	Murodjon Akhmadaliev	Interim Champion
26 December 2023	WBAIBFRING	Naoya Inoue	Super Champion, Champion	WBA source IBF source RING source
25 July 2023	WBCWBO	Naoya Inoue	Champion, Super Champion	WBC source WBO source
8 April 2023	WBAIBF	Marlon Tapales	Super Champion, Champion	WBA source IBF source
27 November 2021	WBC	Stephen Fulton	Champion	WBC source
September 2021	WBA	Brandon Figueroa	World Champion
15 May 2021	WBC	Brandon Figueroa	Champion	WBC source
23 January 2021	WBO	Stephen Fulton	Champion	Won the title WBO source
26 September 2020	WBC	Luis Nery	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Aarón Alameda WBC source
1 August 2020	WBO	Angelo Leo	Champion	Won the title by defeating Tramaine Williams WBO source
30 January 2020	WBAIBF	Murodjon Akhmadaliev	Super Champion, Champion	WBA source IBF source
October 2019	WBA	Brandon Figueroa	World Champion
26 April 2019	WBAIBF	Daniel Roman	Super Champion, Champion	WBA source IBF source
8 December 2018	WBO	Emanuel Navarrete	Champion	Won the title WBO source
16 August 2018	IBF	TJ Doheny	Champion	Won the title IBF source
28 April 2018	WBO	Isaac Dogboe	Champion	Won the title WBO source
January 2018	WBO	Isaac Dogboe	Interim Champion
13 September 2017	IBF	Ryosuke Iwasa	Champion	Won the title IBF source
3 September 2017	WBA	Daniel Roman	World Champion	Won the title WBA source
9 April 2017	WBA	Shun Kubo	World Champion	Won the title WBA source
25 February 2017	WBC	Rey Vargas	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Gavin McDonnell WBC source
31 December 2016	IBF	Yukinori Oguni	Champion	Won the title IBF source
5 November 2016	WBO	Jessie Magdaleno	Champion	Won the title WBO source
16 September 2016	WBC	Hozumi Hasegawa	Champion	WBC source
20 July 2016	IBF	Yonatan Guzman	Champion	Won the title by defeating Shingo Wake IBF source
24 June 2016	WBA	Nehomar Cermeno	World Champion	Won the title by defeating Qiu Xiaojun WBA source
14 May 2016	WBA	Guillermo Rigondeaux	Super Champion	Won the title WBA source
27 February 2016	WBC	Hugo Ruiz	Champion	WBC source
27 February 2016	WBA	Carl Frampton	World Champion	Won the title by defeating Scott Quigg WBA source
11 December 2015	WBO	Nonito Donaire	Champion	Won the title by defeating Cesar Juarez WBO source
1 November 2015	WBC	Julio Ceja	Interim Champion	Promoted to this title WBC source
November 2015	WBC	Julio Ceja	Champion
6 September 2014	IBF	Carl Frampton	Champion	Won the title IBF source
24 August 2013	WBC	Leo Santa Cruz	Champion	Won the title WBC source
17 August 2013	IBF	Kiko Martinez	Champion	Won the title IBF source
August 2013	WBA	Scott Quigg	World Champion
20 April 2013	WBC	Victor Terrazas	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Cristian Mijares WBC source
13 April 2013	WBAWBORING	Guillermo Rigondeaux	Super Champion, Champion	WBA source WBO source RING source
16 February 2013	IBF	Jonathan Romero	Champion	Won the title by defeating Alejandro Lopez IBF source
13 October 2012	RING	Nonito Donaire	Champion	Won the title by defeating Toshiaki Nishioka RING source
17 July 2012	IBF	Nonito Donaire	Champion	Won the title IBF source
21 April 2012	WBC	Abner Mares	Champion	Won the title by defeating Eric Morel WBC source
24 March 2012	IBF	Jeffery Mathebula	Champion	Won the title IBF source
4 February 2012	WBO	Nonito Donaire	Champion	Won the title by defeating Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. WBO source
20 January 2012	WBA	Guillermo Rigondeaux	World Champion	Won the title WBA source
9 July 2011	WBA	Rico Ramos	World Champion	Won the title WBA source
7 May 2011	WBO	Jorge Arce	Champion	Won the title WBO source
26 March 2011	IBF	Takalani Ndlovu	Champion	Won the title IBF source
31 January 2011	WBA	Akifumi Shimoda	World Champion	Won the title WBA source
October 2010	WBA	Guillermo Rigondeaux	Interim Champion
September 2010	WBA	Retsuri Lee	World Champion
August 2010	WBA	Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym	World Champion
July 2010	WBA	Poonsawat Kratingdaeng	World Champion
27 March 2010	IBF	Steve Molitor	Champion	Won the title by defeating Takalani Ndlovu IBF source
27 February 2010	WBO	Wilfredo Vazquez Jr	Champion	Won the title by defeating Marvin Sonsona WBO source
February 2010	WBA	Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym	World Champion
January 2010	WBA	Poonsawat Kratingdaeng	World Champion
November 2009	WBA	Poonsawat Kratingdaeng	World Champion
26 September 2009	WBA	Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym	World Champion	WBA source
September 2009	WBA	Poonsawat Kratingdaeng	World Champion
April 2009	WBA	Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym	Interim Champion
21 March 2009	WBA	Bernard Dunne	World Champion	Won the title WBA source
18 December 2008	WBC	Toshiaki Nishioka	Champion	WBC source
21 November 2008	WBAIBF	Celestino Caballero	Super Champion, Champion	WBA source IBF source
October 2008	WBA	Ricardo Cordoba	World Champion
August 2008	WBA	Ricardo Cordoba	Interim Champion
7 June 2008	WBO	Juan Manuel Lopez	Champion	WBO source
4 August 2007	WBC	Israel Vazquez	Champion	WBC source
August 2007	RING	Israel Vazquez	Champion
3 March 2007	WBCRING	Rafael Marquez	Champion	WBC source RING source
10 November 2006	IBF	Steve Molitor	Champion	Won the title by defeating Michael Hunter IBF source
4 October 2006	WBA	Celestino Caballero	World Champion	Won the title WBA source
18 March 2006	WBA	Somsak Sithchatchawal	World Champion	Won the title WBA source
12 December 2005	WBC	Israel Vazquez	Champion	WBC source
3 December 2005	RING	Israel Vazquez	Champion	Won the title by defeating Oscar Larios RING source
29 October 2005	WBO	Daniel Ponce De Leon	Champion	Won the title by defeating Sod Looknongyangtoy WBO source
October 2005	WBA	Celestino Caballero	Interim Champion
25 March 2004	IBF	Israel Vazquez	Champion	Won the title by defeating Jose Luis Valbuena IBF source
4 July 2003	WBA	Mahyar Monshipour	World Champion	Won the title WBA source
1 November 2002	WBC	Oscar Larios	Champion	WBC source
9 October 2002	WBA	Salim Medjkoune	World Champion	Won the title WBA source
17 August 2002	WBO	Joan Guzman	Champion	Won the title by defeating Fabio Daniel Oliva WBO source
18 May 2002	WBA	Osamu Sato	World Champion	Won the title WBA source
23 February 2002	RING	Paulie Ayala	Champion	Won the title by defeating Bones Adams RING source
21 February 2002	WBA	Yoddamrong Sithyodthong	World Champion	Won the title WBA source
17 November 2001	WBA	Yober Ortega	World Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Jose Rojas WBA source
23 June 2001	WBO	Agapito Sanchez	Champion	Won the title by defeating Jorge Monsalvo WBO source
23 June 2001	IBF	Manny Pacquiao	Champion	IBF source
9 September 2000	WBC	Willie Jorrin	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Michael Brodie WBC source
4 March 2000	WBA	Clarence Adams	World Champion	Won the title WBA source
24 February 2000	WBO	Marco Antonio Barrera	Champion	Won the title WBO source
25 May 1999	IBF	Lehlo Ledwaba	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating John Michael Johnson IBF source
12 December 1998	WBA	Nestor Garza	World Champion	Won the title WBA source
8 February 1998	WBA	Enrique Sanchez	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Rafael del Valle WBA source
6 September 1997	WBC	Erik Morales	Champion	WBC source
18 April 1997	WBO	Kennedy McKinney	Champion	WBO source
22 November 1996	WBO	Junior Jones	Champion	WBO source
6 November 1995	WBC	Daniel Zaragoza	Champion	WBC source
13 May 1995	WBA	Antonio Cermeno	Champion	WBA source
31 March 1995	WBO	Marco Antonio Barrera	Champion	WBO source
26 August 1994	WBC	Hector Acero Sanchez	Champion	WBC source
20 August 1994	IBF	Vuyani Bungu	Champion	IBF source
9 June 1993	WBO	Daniel Jimenez	Champion	WBO source
2 December 1992	IBF	Kennedy McKinney	Champion	IBF source
15 October 1992	WBO	Duke McKenzie	Champion	WBO source
23 June 1992	WBC	Tracy Harris Patterson	Champion	WBC source
27 March 1992	WBA	Wilfredo Vazquez	Champion	WBA source
20 March 1992	WBC	Thierry Jacob	Champion	WBC source
7 October 1991	WBA	Raul Perez	Champion	WBA source
24 June 1991	WBC	Daniel Zaragoza	Champion	WBC source
24 May 1991	WBO	Jesse Benavides	Champion	WBO source
23 February 1991	WBC	Kiyoshi Hatanaka	Champion	WBC source
5 November 1990	WBC	Pedro Ruben Decima	Champion	WBC source
11 September 1990	WBA	Luis Mendoza	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Rubén Darío Palacios WBA source
12 May 1990	WBO	Orlando Fernandez	Champion	WBO source
23 April 1990	WBC	Paul Banke	Champion	WBC source
10 March 1990	IBF	Welcome Ncita	Champion	IBF source
9 December 1989	WBO	Valerio Nati	Champion	WBO source
11 November 1989	WBA	Jesus Salud	Champion	WBA source
29 April 1989	WBO	Kenny Mitchell	Champion	Won the title by defeating Julio Gervacio WBO source
10 March 1989	IBF	Fabrice Benichou	Champion	IBF source
28 May 1988	WBA	Juan Jose Estrada	Champion	WBA source
21 May 1988	IBF	Jose Sanabria	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Moises Fuentes Rocha IBF source
29 February 1988	WBC	Daniel Zaragoza	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Carlos Zárate WBC source
27 February 1988	WBA	Bernardo Pinango	Champion	WBA source
28 November 1987	WBA	Julio Gervacio	Champion	WBA source
8 May 1987	WBC	Jeff Fenech	Champion	WBC source
18 January 1987	IBF	Lee Seung Hoon	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Prayurasak Muangsurin IBF source
11 January 1987	WBA	Louie Espinoza	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Tommy Valoy WBA source
18 January 1986	WBC	Samart Payakaroon	Champion	WBC source
18 August 1985	WBC	Lupe Pintor	Champion	WBC source
3 January 1985	IBF	Kim Ji Won	Champion	IBF source
3 November 1984	WBC	Juan Meza	Champion	WBC source
26 May 1984	WBA	Victor Callejas	Champion	WBA source
15 April 1984	IBF	Suh Sung In	Champion	IBF source
22 February 1984	WBA	Loris Stecca	Champion	WBA source
4 December 1983	IBF	Bobby Berna	Champion	Won the title by defeating Suh Sung-In IBF source
15 June 1983	WBC	Jaime Garza	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Bobby Berna WBC source
June 1983	RING	Jaime Garza	Champion
12 June 1982	WBA	Leonardo Cruz	Champion	WBA source
9 August 1980	WBA	Sergio Victor Palma	Champion	WBA source
4 May 1980	WBA	Leo Randolph	Champion	WBA source
9 March 1979	RING	Wilfredo Gomez	Champion	Won the title by defeating Nestor Jimenez RING source
7 May 1978	WBA	Ricardo Cardona	Champion	WBA source
26 November 1977	WBA	Hong Soo Hwan	Champion	Won the title by defeating Hector Carrasquilla WBA source
21 May 1977	WBC	Wilfredo Gomez	Champion	WBC source
24 November 1976	WBC	Dong Kyun Yum	Champion	WBC source
9 October 1976	WBC	Royal Kobayashi	Champion	WBC source
3 April 1976	WBC	Rigoberto Riasco	Champion	Won the title by defeating Philip Waruinge WBC source