Light Flyweight Rankings Archive | March 2026

Rank	WBAMarch 2026	WBCMarch 2026	IBFMarch 2026	WBOMarch 2026	RINGMarch 2026
	Rene Santiago World Champion	Thammanoon Niyomtrong Champion	Thanongsak Simsri Champion	Rene Santiago Champion	Vacant
1	Daiya Kira	Erik Badillo	Sergio Mendoza Cordova	Erik Badillo	Rene Santiago
2	Aaron De La Cruz Escobedo	Shokichi IwataNEW	Vacant	Regie Suganob	Carlos Canizales
3	Erick Rosa	Jairo Noriega	Regie Suganob	Daniel Valladares	Thanongsak Simsri
4	Ronald Chacon	Erick Rosa+1	Erik Badillo	Masataka Taniguchi	Kyosuke Takami
5	Rodrigo Ramirez	Regie Suganob+1	Cristian Araneta	Jesse Espinas	Shokichi Iwata
6	Jairo Noriega	Arvin Magramo+1	Sivenathi Nontshinga	Gustavo Perez Alvarez	Regie Suganob
7	Masataka Taniguchi	Toshiki Kawamitsu+1	Erick Rosa	Cristian Araneta	Cristian Araneta
8	Gustavo Perez Alvarez	Daniel Valladares+1	Siseko Teyisi	Angel Acosta	Erik Badillo
9	Azael Villar	Cristian Araneta+1	Arar Andales	Jairo Noriega	Masataka Taniguchi
10	Jeifry JuanNEW	Aaron De La Cruz Escobedo+1	Arvin Magramo	Daiya Kira	Sivenathi Nontshinga
11	Geremy Vera-1	Gustavo Perez Alvarez+1	Toshiki Kawamitsu	Arvin Magramo
12	Terry Washington-1	Daiya Kira+1	Jairo Noriega	Azael Villar
13	Toshiki Kawamitsu-1	Jayson Vayson+1	Shane Gentallan+1	Sivenathi Nontshinga
14	Arvin Magramo-1	Terry Washington+11	Daiya KiraNEW	Toshiki Kawamitsu
15	Alex Winwood	Andy Dominguez Velasquez	Terry Washington	Arar Andales
16		Wilfredo Mendez
17		Alex Winwood
18		Elwin Soto Castro
19		Gerardo Zapata
20		Arar Andales
21		Azael Villar
22		Angel Acosta
23		Jose Russell Regalado
24		Siseko Teyisi
25		Mario Gutierrez+1
26		Craig Derbyshire+1
27		Imanol Lopez+2
28		Jheng Ciou+2
29		Byron Rojas+2
30		Ivan Garcia Balderas+2
31		Ryu Isogane+2
32		David Alonso Sanchez EstrallaNEW
33		Roberto Carlos Ramirez+1
34		Pedro Delgado+1
35		Berland Robles+4
36		Zeyuan Cheng
37		Neel Jacamos
38		Rodrigo Ramirez
39		Luis Lemus+1
40		Victor Rojas-12

Sources

March 2026 archive

Box-Rank presents each published list in a consistent format. Browse this division and its archive, read the methodology, or see how Box-Rank differs from BoxRec.

Month-over-month changes since February 2026

How many names moved on each organisation’s list this month.

Climbed
New
Dropped
Left

Month-over-month changes since February 2026

WBAMarch 2026 vs February 2026

Entered the top 10

Jeifry JuanInto the top 10 at #10

Dropped out of the top 10

Geremy VeraDropped to #11

Biggest fallers

Geremy VeraSlipped a spot to #11
-1
Terry WashingtonFrom #11 to #12
-1
Toshiki KawamitsuFrom #12 to #13
-1

WBCMarch 2026 vs February 2026

Entered the top 10

Shokichi IwataNow ranked #2
Aaron de la Cruz EscobedoUp from #11 - now #10

Dropped out of the top 10

Kyosuke TakamiMoved up to Flyweight
Masataka TaniguchiPreviously held #4

Biggest risers

Terry WashingtonUp 11 places to #14
+11
Berland RoblesImproved from #39 to #35
+4
Imanol LopezFrom #29 to #27
+2

Biggest fallers

Victor RojasDown 12 places to #40
-12

IBFMarch 2026 vs February 2026

Biggest risers

Shane GentallanClimbed a place to #13
+1

WBA Light Flyweight Title History

Champions who have held each belt, from oldest to most recent. Title history only goes back as far as our earliest WBA monthly rankings (January 2000).

WBA Light Flyweight - Super Champion

Kenshiro Teraji

November 2022July 2024

1 year 9 months

Hiroto Kyoguchi

December 2018November 2022

4 years

Hekkie Budler

May 2018December 2018

8 months

Ryoichi Taguchi

December 2017May 2018

6 months

Roman Gonzalez

November 2012January 2014

1 year 3 months

Giovanni Segura

August 2010November 2010

4 months

Brahim Asloum

May 2009August 2009

4 months

WBA Light Flyweight - World Champion

Daiya Kira

September 2026Current

1 month

Rene Santiago

December 2025July 2026

8 months

Kyosuke Takami

July 2025December 2025

6 months

Erick Rosa

December 2024July 2025

8 months

Esteban Bermudez

May 2021June 2022

1 year 2 months

Carlos Canizales

March 2018May 2021

3 years 3 months

Ryoichi Taguchi

December 2014December 2017

3 years 1 month

Alberto Rossel

July 2014December 2014

6 months

Kazuto Ioka

December 2012February 2014

1 year 3 months

Roman Gonzalez

January 2011November 2012

1 year 11 months

Juan Carlos Reveco

August 2010January 2011

6 months

Giovanni Segura

May 2009August 2010

1 year 4 months

Brahim Asloum

November 2007May 2009

1 year 7 months

Juan Carlos Reveco

June 2007November 2007

6 months

Koki Kameda

July 2006December 2006

6 months

Roberto Vazquez

April 2005May 2006

1 year 2 months

Rosendo Alvarez

March 2001September 2004

3 years 7 months

Beibis Mendoza

August 2000March 2001

8 months

Pitchit Siriwat

February 2000August 2000

7 months

Pichit Siriwat

January 2000February 2000

2 months

WBA Light Flyweight - Interim Champion

Roman Gonzalez

October 2010January 2011

4 months

Juan Carlos Reveco

July 2009August 2010

1 year 2 months

Giovanni Segura

March 2009May 2009

3 months

Cesar Canchila

July 2008March 2009

9 months

Beibis Mendoza

June 2004April 2005

11 months

WBA Light Flyweight Title History

WBC Light Flyweight Title History

Champions who have held each belt, from oldest to most recent. Title history only goes back as far as our earliest WBC monthly rankings (August 2008).

WBC Light Flyweight - Champion

Shokichi Iwata

April 2026Current

6 months

Thammanoon Niyomtrong

February 2026April 2026

3 months

Carlos Canizales

August 2025December 2025

5 months

Panya Pradabsri

February 2025August 2025

7 months

Kenshiro Teraji

April 2022August 2024

2 years 5 months

Masamichi Yabuki

February 2022April 2022

3 months

Kenshiro Teraji

January 2020February 2022

2 years 2 months

Ganigan Lopez

March 2016January 2020

3 years 11 months

Yu Kimura

December 2015March 2016

4 months

Pedro Guevara

May 2015December 2015

8 months

Naoya Inoue

May 2014May 2015

1 year 1 month

Adrian Hernandez

March 2013May 2014

1 year 3 months

Omar Nino

August 2010March 2013

2 years 8 months

Edgar Sosa

August 2008August 2010

2 years 1 month

WBC Light Flyweight Title History

IBF Light Flyweight Title History

Champions who have held each belt, from oldest to most recent. Title history only goes back as far as our earliest IBF monthly rankings (January 2006).

IBF Light Flyweight - Champion

Thanongsak Simsri

June 2025Current

1 year 3 months

Masamichi Yabuki

October 2024March 2025

6 months

Sivenathi Nontshinga

February 2024October 2024

9 months

Adrian Curiel Dominguez

October 2023February 2024

5 months

Sivenathi Nontshinga

August 2022October 2023

1 year 3 months

Felix Alvarado

October 2018March 2022

3 years 6 months

Hekkie Budler

May 2018July 2018

3 months

Ryoichi Taguchi

December 2017May 2018

6 months

Milan Melindo

May 2017December 2017

8 months

Akira Yaegashi

December 2015May 2017

1 year 6 months

Javier Mendoza

September 2014December 2015

1 year 4 months

John Riel Casimero

July 2012April 2014

1 year 10 months

Ulises Solis

April 2011July 2012

1 year 4 months

Luis Lazarte

June 2010April 2011

11 months

Carlos Tamara

February 2010June 2010

5 months

Brian Viloria

May 2009February 2010

10 months

Ulises Solis

January 2006May 2009

3 years 5 months

IBF Light Flyweight Title History

WBO Light Flyweight Title History

Champions who have held each belt, from oldest to most recent. Title history only goes back as far as our earliest WBO monthly rankings (January 2000).