IBF Super Featherweight boxing rankings- April 2023

IBF Super Featherweight rankings archive for April 2023. This page is the IBF-only list. View all IBF rankings, or compare the Super Featherweight boxing rankings across all organizations, or open the latest IBF Super Featherweight rankings.

Browse the Super Featherweight archive

Rank	IBFApril 2023
	Joe CordinaNEW World Champion
1	Vacant
2	Vacant
3	Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov-3
4	Anthony Cacace
5	Eduardo Nunez
6	Kenichi Ogawa
7	Charly Suarez
8	Zelfa Barrett
9	Guillaume Frenois
10	Francisco Fonseca
11	Jono Carroll
12	Michael Magnesi
13	Chris Colbert
14	Sultan Zaurbek
15	Thomas Mattice

Source

April 2023 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 March 2023

There is a new Champion: Joe Cordina(previously Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov)

Became champion: 22 April 2023

Won the title by defeating Shavkat Rakhimov.

First shown in April 2023 rankingsView source

IBF Super Featherweight 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 (April 1984).

IBF Super Featherweight - World Champion

Emanuel Navarrete

28 February 2026Current

9 months

Became champion: 28 February 2026

Won the IBF title by stopping Eduardo Nunez in the eleventh round, unifying it with his WBO title.

First shown in February 2026 rankingsView source

Eduardo Nunez

28 May 202528 February 2026

10 months

Became champion: 28 May 2025

Won the vacant title by defeating Masanori Rikiishi.

First shown in May 2025 rankingsView source

Anthony Cacace

18 May 202431 January 2025

9 months

Became champion: 18 May 2024

Won the title by defeating Joe Cordina.

First shown in May 2024 rankingsView source

Joe Cordina

22 April 202318 May 2024

1 year 2 months

Became champion: 22 April 2023

Won the title by defeating Shavkat Rakhimov.

First shown in April 2023 rankingsView source

Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov

5 November 202222 April 2023

6 months

Became champion: 5 November 2022

Won the title by defeating Zelfa Barrett.

First shown in November 2022 rankingsView source

Joe Cordina

4 June 20223 October 2022

5 months

Became champion: 4 June 2022

Won the title by defeating Kenichi Ogawa.

First shown in June 2022 rankingsView source

Kenichi Ogawa

27 November 2021April 2022

6 months

Became champion: 27 November 2021

Won the title by defeating Azinga Fuzile.

First shown in November 2021 rankingsView source

Joseph Diaz

30 January 202012 February 2021

1 year 2 months

Became champion: 30 January 2020

Won the title by defeating Tevin Farmer.

First shown in January 2020 rankingsView source

Tevin Farmer

3 August 201830 January 2020

1 year 6 months

Became champion: 3 August 2018

Won the title by defeating Billy Dib.

First shown in August 2018 rankingsView source

Kenichi Ogawa

December 2017March 2018

4 months

Gervonta Davis

13 January 201725 August 2017

8 months

Became champion: 13 January 2017

Won the title by defeating José Pedraza.

First shown in January 2017 rankingsView source

Jose Pedraza

13 June 201513 January 2017

1 year 8 months

Became champion: 13 June 2015

Won the title by defeating Andrey Klimov.

First shown in June 2015 rankingsView source

Rances Barthelemy

10 July 201410 February 2015

8 months

Became champion: 10 July 2014

Won the title by defeating Argenis Mendez.

First shown in July 2014 rankingsView source

Argenis Mendez

9 March 201310 July 2014

1 year 5 months

Became champion: 9 March 2013

Won the title by defeating Juan Carlos Salgado.

First shown in January 2014 rankingsView source

Rances Barthelemy

December 2013December 2013

1 month

Argenis Mendez

9 March 2013November 2013

9 months

Became champion: 9 March 2013

Won the title by defeating Juan Carlos Salgado.

First shown in March 2013 rankingsView source

Juan Carlos Salgado

10 September 20119 March 2013

1 year 7 months

Became champion: 10 September 2011

Won the title by defeating Argenis Mendez.

First shown in September 2011 rankingsView source

Mzonke Fana

1 September 201019 May 2011

9 months

Became champion: 1 September 2010

Won the title by defeating Cassius Baloyi.

First shown in September 2010 rankingsView source

Robert Guerrero

22 August 200916 February 2010

7 months

Became champion: 22 August 2009

Won the title by defeating Malcolm Klassen.

First shown in September 2009 rankingsView source

Malcolm Klassen

18 April 200922 August 2009

5 months

Became champion: 18 April 2009

Won the title by defeating Cassius Baloyi.

First shown in May 2009 rankingsView source

Cassius Baloyi

12 April 200818 April 2009

1 year 1 month

Became champion: 12 April 2008

Won the title by defeating Mzonke Fana.

First shown in May 2008 rankingsView source

Mzonke Fana

20 April 200712 April 2008

1 year 1 month

Became champion: 20 April 2007

Won the title by defeating Malcolm Klassen.

First shown in May 2007 rankingsView source

Malcolm Klassen

4 November 200620 April 2007

6 months

Became champion: 4 November 2006

Won the title by defeating Gairy St. Clair.

First shown in November 2006 rankingsView source

Gairy St Clair

29 July 20064 November 2006

5 months

Became champion: 29 July 2006

Won the title by defeating Cassius Baloyi.

First shown in August 2006 rankingsView source

Cassius Baloyi

31 May 200629 July 2006

3 months

Became champion: 31 May 2006

Won the title by defeating Manuel Medina.

First shown in June 2006 rankingsView source

Marco Antonio Barrera

17 September 2005April 2006

8 months

Became champion: 17 September 2005

Won the title by defeating Robbie Peden.

First shown in December 2005 rankingsView source

Robbie Peden

23 February 2005September 2005

8 months

Became champion: 23 February 2005

Won the vacant title by defeating Nate Campbell.

First shown in rankingsView source

Erik Morales

31 July 2004September 2004

3 months

Became champion: 31 July 2004

Won the title by defeating Carlos Hernández.

First shown in rankingsView source

Carlos Hernandez

1 February 2003July 2004

1 year 6 months

Became champion: 1 February 2003

Won the vacant title by defeating David Santos.

First shown in rankingsView source

Steve Forbes

3 December 2000August 2002

1 year 9 months

Became champion: 3 December 2000

Won the vacant title by defeating John Brown.

First shown in rankingsView source

Diego Corrales

23 October 1999October 2000

1 year 1 month

Became champion: 23 October 1999

Won the title by defeating Robert Garcia.

First shown in rankingsView source

Robert Garcia

13 March 1998October 1999

1 year 8 months

Became champion: 13 March 1998

Won the vacant title by defeating Harold Warren.

First shown in rankingsView source

Arturo Gatti

15 December 1995February 1998

2 years 3 months

Became champion: 15 December 1995

Won the title by defeating Tracy Harris Patterson.

First shown in rankingsView source

Tracy Harris Patterson

9 July 1995December 1995

6 months

Became champion: 9 July 1995

Won the title by defeating Eddie Hopson.

First shown in rankingsView source

Eddie Hopson

22 April 1995July 1995

4 months

Became champion: 22 April 1995

Won the vacant title by defeating Moises Pedroza.

First shown in rankingsView source

John John Molina

22 February 1992February 1995

3 years 1 month

Became champion: 22 February 1992

Won the vacant title by defeating Jackie Gunguluza.

First shown in rankingsView source

Brian Mitchell

13 September 1991January 1992

5 months

Became champion: 13 September 1991

Won the title by defeating Tony Lopez.

First shown in rankingsView source

Tony Lopez

20 May 1990September 1991

1 year 5 months

Became champion: 20 May 1990

Won the title by defeating John John Molina.

First shown in rankingsView source

John John Molina

7 October 1989May 1990

8 months

Became champion: 7 October 1989

Won the title by defeating Tony Lopez.

First shown in rankingsView source

Tony Lopez

23 July 1988October 1989

1 year 4 months

Became champion: 23 July 1988

Won the title by defeating Rocky Lockridge.

First shown in rankingsView source

Rocky Lockridge

9 September 1987July 1988

11 months

Became champion: 9 September 1987

Won the title by defeating Barry Michael.

First shown in rankingsView source

Barry Michael

12 July 1985September 1987

2 years 3 months

Became champion: 12 July 1985

Won the title by defeating Lester Ellis.

First shown in rankingsView source

Lester Ellis

15 February 1985July 1985

6 months

Became champion: 15 February 1985

Won the title by defeating Yuh Hwan-kil.

First shown in rankingsView source

Yuh Hwan Kil

22 April 1984February 1985

11 months

Became champion: 22 April 1984

Won the title by defeating Rod Sequenan.

First shown in rankingsView source

IBF Super Featherweight Title History

Something look wrong? Report an error