Super Bantamweight title history

IBF

Sam Goodman

27 September 2026Reigning for 1 month

Won the vacant IBF super bantamweight interim title by unanimous decision over Ryosuke Nishida in Tokyo.

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Won the vacant IBF super bantamweight interim title.

Won the vacant interim title by unanimous decision over Ryosuke Nishida in Tokyo

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Super Bantamweight champions and recorded title changes
Date	Organisation	Champion	Title	Evidence
27 September 2026	IBF	Sam Goodman	Interim Champion	Won the vacant interim title by unanimous decision over Ryosuke Nishida in Tokyo IBF source
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
14 December 2024	WBA	Murodjon Akhmadaliev	Interim Champion	Won the interim WBA title by stopping Ricardo Espinoza in the third round in Monte Carlo WBA source
26 December 2023	WBAIBFRING	Naoya Inoue	Super Champion, Champion	Won the title by knocking out Marlon Tapales in the tenth round in Tokyo. Won the vacant Ring title by knocking out Marlon Tapales in the tenth round at Ariake Arena in Tokyo. WBA / IBF source RING source
25 July 2023	WBCWBO	Naoya Inoue	Champion, Super Champion	Won the title by stopping Stephen Fulton in the eighth round in Tokyo. Won the super bantamweight title by stopping Stephen Fulton in the eighth round after the WBO had designated him Super Champion on 22 December 2022 while he held its bantamweight title. WBC source WBO source
8 April 2023	WBAIBF	Marlon Tapales	Super Champion, Champion	Won the title by defeating Murodjon Akhmadaliev. WBA source IBF source
27 November 2021	WBC	Stephen Fulton	Champion	Won the title by defeating Brandon Figueroa WBC source
15 May 2021	WBC	Brandon Figueroa	Champion	Won the title by defeating Luis Nery WBC source
23 January 2021	WBO	Stephen Fulton	Champion	Won the title by defeating Angelo Leo 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	Won the title by defeating Daniel Roman. WBA source IBF source
31 October 2019	WBA	Brandon Figueroa	World Champion	The source lists this reign start but does not specify how the title was acquired WBA source
26 April 2019	WBAIBF	Daniel Roman	Super Champion, Champion	Won the title by defeating T. J. Doheny. Won the title by defeating TJ Doheny. WBA source IBF source
8 December 2018	WBO	Emanuel Navarrete	Champion	Won the title by defeating Isaac Dogboe WBO source
16 August 2018	IBF	TJ Doheny	Champion	Won the title by defeating Ryosuke Iwasa IBF source
28 April 2018	WBO	Isaac Dogboe	Champion	Won the title by defeating Jessie Magdaleno WBO source
6 January 2018	WBO	Isaac Dogboe	Interim Champion	Won the vacant interim WBO title by stopping Cesar Juarez in the fifth round in Accra WBO source
13 September 2017	IBF	Ryosuke Iwasa	Champion	Won the title by defeating Yukinori Oguni IBF source
3 September 2017	WBA	Daniel Roman	World Champion	Won the title by defeating Shun Kubo WBA source
9 April 2017	WBA	Shun Kubo	World Champion	Won the title by defeating Nehomar Cermeño 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 by defeating Jonathan Guzmán IBF source
5 November 2016	WBO	Jessie Magdaleno	Champion	Won the title by defeating Nonito Donaire WBO source
16 September 2016	WBC	Hozumi Hasegawa	Champion	Won the title by defeating Hugo Ruiz 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	Was reinstated as WBA Super Champion after previously being designated champion in recess WBA source
27 February 2016	WBC	Hugo Ruiz	Champion	Won the title by defeating Julio Ceja 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
2 November 2015	WBC	Julio Ceja	Champion	Was publicly confirmed as full WBC champion by president Mauricio Sulaiman at the Kunming convention on 2 November 2015 after Leo Santa Cruz moved up, this dates the announcement, with convention formalities still to follow WBC source
29 August 2015	WBC	Julio Ceja	Interim Champion	Won the interim WBC title by stopping Hugo Ruiz in the fifth round WBC source
6 September 2014	IBF	Carl Frampton	Champion	Won the title by defeating Kiko Martínez IBF source
5 September 2013	WBA	Scott Quigg	World Champion	Was elevated from interim to WBA world champion before his draw with Yoandris Salinas WBA source
24 August 2013	WBC	Leo Santa Cruz	Champion	Won the title by defeating Victor Terrazas WBC source
17 August 2013	IBF	Kiko Martinez	Champion	Won the title by defeating Jonatan Romero IBF source
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	Won the title by defeating Nonito Donaire. 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 by defeating Jeffrey Mathebula 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 by defeating Takalani Ndlovu 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 by defeating Rico Ramos WBA source
9 July 2011	WBA	Rico Ramos	World Champion	Won the title by defeating Akifumi Shimoda WBA source
7 May 2011	WBO	Jorge Arce	Champion	Won the title by defeating Wilfredo Vazquez Jr WBO source
26 March 2011	IBF	Takalani Ndlovu	Champion	Won the title by defeating Steve Molitor IBF source
31 January 2011	WBA	Akifumi Shimoda	World Champion	Won the title by defeating Retsuri Lee WBA source
13 November 2010	WBA	Guillermo Rigondeaux	Interim Champion	Won the interim WBA title by defeating Ricardo Cordoba by split decision WBA source
2 October 2010	WBA	Retsuri Lee	World Champion	Won the WBA title by defeating Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym by unanimous decision in Tokyo WBA source
27 March 2010	IBF	Steve Molitor	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Takalani Ndlovu by unanimous decision IBF source
27 February 2010	WBO	Wilfredo Vazquez Jr	Champion	Won the title by defeating Marvin Sonsona WBO source
26 September 2009	WBA	Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym	World Champion	Won the title by defeating Bernard Dunne WBA source
30 April 2009	WBA	Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym	Interim Champion	Won the interim WBA title by stopping Rafael Hernandez in the ninth round WBA source
21 March 2009	WBA	Bernard Dunne	World Champion	Won the title by defeating Ricardo Cordoba WBA source
18 December 2008	WBC	Toshiaki Nishioka	Champion	Promoted from Interim Champion to WBC Champion WBC source
21 November 2008	WBA	Ricardo Cordoba	World Champion	Was elevated from interim to WBA world champion after Celestino Caballero unified the WBA and IBF titles against Steve Molitor WBA source
21 November 2008	WBAIBF	Celestino Caballero	Super Champion, Champion	Won the title by defeating Steve Molitor. WBA source IBF source
18 September 2008	WBA	Ricardo Cordoba	Interim Champion	Won the interim WBA title by defeating Luis Alberto Perez by unanimous decision WBA source
7 June 2008	WBO	Juan Manuel Lopez	Champion	Won the title by defeating Daniel Ponce de León WBO source
4 August 2007	WBCRING	Israel Vazquez	Champion	Regained the WBC title by stopping Rafael Marquez in the sixth round. Won the title by defeating Rafael Márquez. WBC source RING source
3 March 2007	WBCRING	Rafael Marquez	Champion	Won the title by defeating Israel Vázquez. 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 by defeating Somsak Sithchatchawal WBA source
18 March 2006	WBA	Somsak Sithchatchawal	World Champion	Won the title by defeating Mahyar Monshipour WBA source
3 December 2005	WBCRING	Israel Vazquez	Champion	Won the title by defeating Óscar Larios. WBC source RING source
29 October 2005	WBO	Daniel Ponce De Leon	Champion	Won the title by defeating Sod Looknongyangtoy WBO source
15 October 2005	WBA	Celestino Caballero	Interim Champion	Won the interim WBA title by defeating Yober Ortega by unanimous decision WBA source
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 by defeating Salim Medjkoune WBA source
1 November 2002	WBC	Oscar Larios	Champion	Won the title by defeating Willie Jorrín WBC source
9 October 2002	WBA	Salim Medjkoune	World Champion	Won the title by defeating Osamu Sato WBA source
17 August 2002	WBO	Joan Guzman	Champion	Won the title by defeating Fabio Daniel Oliva. WBO source WBO source
18 May 2002	WBA	Osamu Sato	World Champion	Won the title by defeating Yoddamrong Sithyodthong 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 by defeating Yober Ortega 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	Won the IBF title by stopping Lehlo Ledwaba in the sixth round 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 by defeating Néstor Garza WBA 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 by defeating Enrique Sánchez WBA source
31 October 1998	WBO	Marco Antonio Barrera	Champion	Won the vacant WBO title by stopping Richie Wenton in the third round WBO 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	Won the title by defeating Daniel Zaragoza WBC source
18 April 1997	WBO	Kennedy McKinney	Champion	Won the title by defeating Junior Jones WBO source
22 November 1996	WBO	Junior Jones	Champion	Won the title by defeating Marco Antonio Barrera WBO source
6 November 1995	WBC	Daniel Zaragoza	Champion	Won the title by defeating Hector Acero Sánchez WBC source
13 May 1995	WBA	Antonio Cermeno	Champion	Won the title by defeating Wilfredo Vázquez WBA source
31 March 1995	WBO	Marco Antonio Barrera	Champion	Won the title by defeating Daniel Jiménez WBO source
26 August 1994	WBC	Hector Acero Sanchez	Champion	Won the title by defeating Tracy Harris Patterson WBC source
20 August 1994	IBF	Vuyani Bungu	Champion	Won the title by defeating Kennedy McKinney IBF source
9 June 1993	WBO	Daniel Jimenez	Champion	Won the title by defeating Duke McKenzie WBO source
2 December 1992	IBF	Kennedy McKinney	Champion	Won the title by defeating Welcome Ncita IBF source
15 October 1992	WBO	Duke McKenzie	Champion	Won the title by defeating Jesse Benavides WBO source
23 June 1992	WBC	Tracy Harris Patterson	Champion	Won the title by defeating Thierry Jacob WBC source
27 March 1992	WBA	Wilfredo Vazquez	Champion	Won the title by defeating Raúl Pérez WBA source
20 March 1992	WBC	Thierry Jacob	Champion	Won the title by defeating Daniel Zaragoza WBC source
7 October 1991	WBA	Raul Perez	Champion	Won the title by defeating Luis Mendoza WBA source
24 June 1991	WBC	Daniel Zaragoza	Champion	Won the title by defeating Kiyoshi Hatanaka WBC source
24 May 1991	WBO	Jesse Benavides	Champion	Won the title by defeating Orlando Fernandez WBO source
23 February 1991	WBC	Kiyoshi Hatanaka	Champion	Won the title by defeating Pedro Rubén Décima WBC source
5 November 1990	WBC	Pedro Ruben Decima	Champion	Won the title by defeating Paul Banke 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	Won the title by defeating Valerio Nati WBO source
23 April 1990	WBC	Paul Banke	Champion	Won the title by defeating Daniel Zaragoza WBC source
10 March 1990	IBF	Welcome Ncita	Champion	Won the title by defeating Fabrice Benichou IBF source
9 December 1989	WBO	Valerio Nati	Champion	Won the title by defeating Kenny Mitchell WBO source
11 November 1989	WBA	Jesus Salud	Champion	Won the title by defeating Juan José Estrada 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	Won the title by defeating José Sanabria IBF source
28 May 1988	WBA	Juan Jose Estrada	Champion	Won the title by defeating Bernardo Piñango 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	Won the title by defeating Julio Gervacio WBA source
28 November 1987	WBA	Julio Gervacio	Champion	Won the title by defeating Louie Espinoza WBA source
8 May 1987	WBC	Jeff Fenech	Champion	Won the title by defeating Samart Payakaroon 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	Won the title by defeating Lupe Pintor WBC source
18 August 1985	WBC	Lupe Pintor	Champion	Won the title by defeating Juan Meza WBC source
3 January 1985	IBF	Kim Ji Won	Champion	Won the title by defeating Suh Sung-in IBF source
3 November 1984	WBC	Juan Meza	Champion	Won the title by defeating Jaime Garza WBC source
26 May 1984	WBA	Victor Callejas	Champion	Won the title by defeating Loris Stecca WBA source
15 April 1984	IBF	Suh Sung In	Champion	Won the title by defeating Bobby Berna IBF source
22 February 1984	WBA	Loris Stecca	Champion	Won the title by defeating Leo Cruz 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	The June 1983 ranking snapshot follows his WBC win against Bobby Berna. Ring’s later annual ratings show its title vacant, and no separate Ring award day is established for this brief listing. RING source
12 June 1982	WBA	Leonardo Cruz	Champion	Won the title by defeating Sergio Víctor Palma WBA source
9 August 1980	WBA	Sergio Victor Palma	Champion	Won the title by defeating Leo Randolph WBA source
4 May 1980	WBA	Leo Randolph	Champion	Won the title by defeating Ricardo Cardona 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	Won the title by defeating Hong Soo-hwan 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	Won the title by defeating Yum Dong-Kyun WBC source
24 November 1976	WBC	Dong Kyun Yum	Champion	Won the title by defeating Royal Kobayashi WBC source
9 October 1976	WBC	Royal Kobayashi	Champion	Won the title by defeating Rigoberto Riasco WBC source
3 April 1976	WBC	Rigoberto Riasco	Champion	Won the title by defeating Philip Waruinge WBC source