Light Flyweight Rankings Archive | September 2025

Rank	WBASeptember 2025	WBCSeptember 2025	IBFSeptember 2025	WBOSeptember 2025	RINGSeptember 2025
	Kyosuke Takami World Champion	Carlos Canizales Champion	Thanongsak Simsri Champion	Rene Santiago Champion	Vacant
1	Vacant	Erik Badillo	Vacant	Erik Badillo	Carlos Canizales
2	Daiya Kira	Junior Leandro Zarate+3	Vacant	Daniel Valladares+2	Kyosuke Takami
3	Shokichi Iwata	Shokichi Iwata-1	Sergio Mendoza Cordova	Shokichi Iwata	Rene Santiago
4	Aaron De La Cruz Escobedo	Masataka Taniguchi+2	Mpumelelo Tshabalala	Regie Suganob-2	Thanongsak Simsri
5	Erick Rosa	Jairo Noriega+2	Junior Leandro Zarate+1	Cristian Araneta	Sivenathi Nontshinga
6	Ronald Chacon+1	Mpumelelo Tshabalala+3	Cristian Araneta+1	Gustavo Perez Alvarez+1	Shokichi Iwata
7	Ivan Garcia Balderas+1	Erick Rosa+3	Yuga Ozaki+1	Jesse Espinas+1	Regie Suganob
8	Jairo Noriega+1	Yuga Ozaki+3	Erik Badillo+1	Angel Acosta+1	Cristian Araneta
9	Rodrigo Ramirez+2	Regie SuganobNEW	Arar Andales+1	Jairo Noriega+1	Erik Badillo
10	Masataka TaniguchiNEW	Cristian Araneta+2	Sivenathi Nontshinga-5	Arvin Magramo+1	Masataka TaniguchiNEW
11	Gustavo Perez Alvarez-1	Arvin Magramo+2	Regie Suganob	Arar Andales+1
12	Erik Badillo	Elwin Soto Castro+2	Masataka Taniguchi	Elwin Soto Castro-6
13	Byron Rojas	Toshiki Kawamitsu+2	Arvin Magramo	Daiya Kira
14	Yuga Ozaki	Wilfredo Mendez+2	Jairo Noriega+1	Yuga Ozaki
15	Ryuya Yamanaka	Gustavo Perez Alvarez+4	Siseko TeyisiNEW	Azael Villar
16		Ivan Garcia Balderas+4
17		Aaron De La Cruz Escobedo+1
18		Andy Dominguez Velasquez+3
19		Gerardo Zapata+3
20		Arar Andales+3
21		Angel Acosta+3
22		Jose Russell Regalado+3
23		Azael Villar+3
24		Mario GutierrezNEW
25		Victor Rojas+2
26		Craig Derbyshire+3
27		Moises Caro+1
28		Imanol Lopez+2
29		Daiya Kira+2
30		Jheng Ciou+2
31		Byron Rojas+2
32		John Michael Zulueta+2
33		Arvin John Sampaga+2
34		Pedro Villegas+2
35		Ryu Isogane+2
36		Christian Balunan+2
37		Roberto Carlos Ramirez+2
38		Pedro Delgado+2
39		Neel JacamosNEW
40		Zeyuan ChengNEW

Sources

September 2025 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 August 2025

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

Climbed
New
Dropped
Left

Month-over-month changes since August 2025

WBASeptember 2025 vs August 2025

Entered the top 10

Rodrigo RamirezPreviously #11, enters at #9
Masataka TaniguchiInto the top 10 at #10

Dropped out of the top 10

Sergio Mendoza CordovaMoved up to Flyweight
Gustavo Perez AlvarezNow ranked #11

Biggest risers

Rodrigo RamirezClimbed from #11 to #9
+2
Ronald ChaconUp one spot to #6
+1
Ivan Garcia BalderasUp one spot to #7
+1

Biggest fallers

Gustavo Perez AlvarezDown one place to #11
-1

WBCSeptember 2025 vs August 2025

Entered the top 10

Yuga OzakiPreviously #11, enters at #8
Regie SuganobEnters at #9
Cristian AranetaNow #10 (was #12)

Dropped out of the top 10

Yudai ShigeokaPreviously held #3
Panya PradabsriOut of the top 10 after being #4
Jayson VaysonPreviously held #8

Biggest risers

Gustavo Perez AlvarezNow #15 after being #19 last month
+4
Ivan Garcia BalderasUp 4 places to #16
+4
Junior Leandro ZarateImproved from #5 to #2
+3

Biggest fallers

Shokichi IwataSlipped a spot to #3
-1

IBFSeptember 2025 vs August 2025

Biggest risers

Junior Leandro ZarateClimbed a place to #5
+1
Cristian AranetaUp one spot to #6
+1
Yuga OzakiUp one spot to #7
+1

Biggest fallers

Sivenathi NontshingaNow #10 after being #5 last month
-5

WBOSeptember 2025 vs August 2025

Entered the top 10

Arvin MagramoClimbed from #11 up to #10

Dropped out of the top 10

Elwin Soto CastroNow ranked #12

Biggest risers

Daniel ValladaresFrom #4 to #2
+2
Gustavo Perez AlvarezUp one spot to #6
+1
Jesse EspinasClimbed a place to #7
+1

Biggest fallers

Elwin Soto CastroDown 6 places to #12
-6
Regie SuganobFrom #2 to #4
-2

RINGSeptember 2025 vs August 2025

Entered the top 10

Masataka TaniguchiEnters at #10

Dropped out of the top 10

Pjayson VaysonWas #10 last month

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

2 September 2026Current

1 month

Became champion: 2 September 2026

Won the vacant title by stopping Carlos Canizales in the seventh round in Yokohama.

First shown in September 2026 rankingsView source

Rene Santiago

17 December 2025July 2026

8 months

Became champion: 17 December 2025

Won the WBA title by split decision against Kyosuke Takami in Tokyo, unifying it with his WBO title.

First shown in December 2025 rankingsView source

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

15 March 2026Current

8 months

Became champion: 15 March 2026

Won the title against Thammanoon Niyomtrong in Yokohama. The JBC later amended the result from a technical decision to an eighth-round technical knockout after video showed the decisive cut came from a legal punch.

First shown in April 2026 rankingsView source

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

19 June 2025Current

1 year 3 months

Became champion: 19 June 2025

Won the vacant IBF title by defeating Cristian Araneta by split decision in Tokyo.

First shown in June 2025 rankingsView source

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).