IBF Super Bantamweight boxing rankings- January 2020

IBF Super Bantamweight rankings archive for January 2020. This page is the IBF-only list. View all IBF rankings, or compare the Super Bantamweight boxing rankings across all organizations, or open the latest IBF Super Bantamweight rankings.

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Rank	IBFJanuary 2020
	Murodjon AkhmadalievNEW World Champion
1	Vacant
2	Vacant
3	Angelo Leo
4	TJ Doheny
5	Marlon Tapales+1
6	Daniel Roman-6
7	Hiroaki Teshigawara
8	Carlos Castro
9	Thomas Patrick Ward
10	Ludumo Lamati
11	Brock Jarvis
12	Tramaine Williams
13	Mike Plania
14	Ryo Akaho
15	Vacant

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January 2020 archive

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Month-over-month changes since December 2019

There is a new Champion: Murodjon Akhmadaliev(previously Daniel Roman)

Became champion: 30 January 2020

Won the title by defeating Daniel Roman.

First shown in January 2020 rankingsView source

Dropped out of the top 10

Arnold KhegaiPreviously held #5

Biggest risers

Marlon TapalesUp one spot to #5
+1

IBF Super Bantamweight 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 (December 1983).

IBF Super Bantamweight - World Champion

Naoya Inoue

26 December 2023Current

2 years 11 months

Became champion: 26 December 2023

Won the title by knocking out Marlon Tapales in the tenth round in Tokyo.

First shown in December 2023 rankingsView source

Marlon Tapales

8 April 202326 December 2023

9 months

Became champion: 8 April 2023

Won the title by defeating Murodjon Akhmadaliev.

First shown in April 2023 rankingsView source

Murodjon Akhmadaliev

30 January 2020February 2023

3 years 2 months

Became champion: 30 January 2020

Won the title by defeating Daniel Roman.

First shown in January 2020 rankingsView source

Daniel Roman

26 April 201930 January 2020

10 months

Became champion: 26 April 2019

Won the title by defeating TJ Doheny.

First shown in April 2019 rankingsView source

TJ Doheny

16 August 201826 April 2019

9 months

Became champion: 16 August 2018

Won the title by defeating Ryosuke Iwasa.

First shown in August 2018 rankingsView source

Ryosuke Iwasa

13 September 201716 August 2018

1 year

Became champion: 13 September 2017

Won the title by defeating Yukinori Oguni.

First shown in September 2017 rankingsView source

Yukinori Oguni

31 December 201613 September 2017

10 months

Became champion: 31 December 2016

Won the title by defeating Jonathan Guzmán.

First shown in December 2016 rankingsView source

Yonatan Guzman

20 July 201631 December 2016

6 months

Became champion: 20 July 2016

Won the title by defeating Shingo Wake.

First shown in July 2016 rankingsView source

Carl Frampton

6 September 201428 April 2016

1 year 8 months

Became champion: 6 September 2014

Won the title by defeating Kiko Martínez.

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Kiko Martinez

17 August 20136 September 2014

1 year 2 months

Became champion: 17 August 2013

Won the title by defeating Jonatan Romero.

First shown in August 2013 rankingsView source

Jonathan Romero

16 February 201317 August 2013

7 months

Became champion: 16 February 2013

Won the title by defeating Alejandro Lopez.

First shown in February 2013 rankingsView source

Nonito Donaire

17 July 201213 October 2012

4 months

Became champion: 17 July 2012

Won the title by defeating Jeffrey Mathebula.

First shown in July 2012 rankingsView source

Jeffery Mathebula

24 March 201217 July 2012

5 months

Became champion: 24 March 2012

Won the title by defeating Takalani Ndlovu.

First shown in March 2012 rankingsView source

Takalani Ndlovu

26 March 201124 March 2012

1 year 1 month

Became champion: 26 March 2011

Won the title by defeating Steve Molitor.

First shown in March 2011 rankingsView source

Steve Molitor

27 March 201026 March 2011

1 year 1 month

Became champion: 27 March 2010

Won the title by defeating Takalani Ndlovu.

First shown in April 2010 rankingsView source

Celestino Caballero

21 November 200810 February 2010

1 year 4 months

Became champion: 21 November 2008

Won the title by defeating Steve Molitor.

First shown in December 2008 rankingsView source

Steve Molitor

10 November 200621 November 2008

2 years 1 month

Became champion: 10 November 2006

Won the title by defeating Michael Hunter.

First shown in November 2006 rankingsView source

Israel Vazquez

25 March 2004April 2006

2 years 2 months

Became champion: 25 March 2004

Won the title by defeating Jose Luis Valbuena.

First shown in December 2005 rankingsView source

Manny Pacquiao

23 June 2001January 2004

2 years 8 months

Became champion: 23 June 2001

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Lehlo Ledwaba

25 May 1999June 2001

2 years 2 months

Became champion: 25 May 1999

Won the vacant title by defeating John Michael Johnson.

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Vuyani Bungu

20 August 1994March 1999

4 years 8 months

Became champion: 20 August 1994

Won the title by defeating Kennedy McKinney.

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Kennedy McKinney

2 December 1992August 1994

1 year 9 months

Became champion: 2 December 1992

Won the title by defeating Welcome Ncita.

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Welcome Ncita

10 March 1990December 1992

2 years 10 months

Became champion: 10 March 1990

Won the title by defeating Fabrice Benichou.

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Fabrice Benichou

10 March 1989March 1990

1 year 1 month

Became champion: 10 March 1989

Won the title by defeating José Sanabria.

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Jose Sanabria

21 May 1988March 1989

11 months

Became champion: 21 May 1988

Won the vacant title by defeating Moises Fuentes Rocha.

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Lee Seung Hoon

18 January 1987March 1988

1 year 3 months

Became champion: 18 January 1987

Won the vacant title by defeating Prayurasak Muangsurin.

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Kim Ji Won

3 January 1985December 1986

2 years

Became champion: 3 January 1985

Won the title by defeating Suh Sung-in.

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Suh Sung In

15 April 1984January 1985

10 months

Became champion: 15 April 1984

Won the title by defeating Bobby Berna.

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Bobby Berna

4 December 1983April 1984

5 months

Became champion: 4 December 1983

Won the title by defeating Suh Sung-In.

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IBF Super Bantamweight - Interim Champion

Sam Goodman

27 September 2026Current

1 month

Became champion: 27 September 2026

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

First shown in September 2026 rankingsView source

IBF Super Bantamweight Title History

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