IBF Super Lightweight boxing rankings- February 2023

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

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Rank	IBFFebruary 2023
	Subriel MatiasNEW World Champion
1	Vacant
2	Vacant
3	Jack Catterall
4	Shohjahon Ergashev
5	Liam Paro
6	Teofimo Lopez
7	Jose Carlos Ramirez
8	Steve Spark
9	Andy Hiraoka
10	Jeremias Nicolas Ponce-9
11	Ryan Garcia-1
12	Richard Commey-1
13	Richardson Hitchins-1
14	Bastien Ballesta-1
15	Arnold Barboza Jr-1

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February 2023 archive

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Month-over-month changes since January 2023

There is a new Champion: Subriel Matias

Became champion: 25 February 2023

Won the vacant title by defeating Jeremias Ponce.

First shown in February 2023 rankingsView source

Dropped out of the top 10

Ryan GarciaDropped to #11

Biggest fallers

Jeremias Nicolas PonceDropped from #1 to #10
-9
Ryan GarciaDown one place to #11
-1
Richard CommeyFrom #11 to #12
-1

IBF Super Lightweight 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 (June 1984).

IBF Super Lightweight - World Champion

Richardson Hitchins

7 December 202420 April 2026

1 year 5 months

Became champion: 7 December 2024

Won the title by defeating Liam Paro.

First shown in December 2024 rankingsView source

Liam Paro

15 June 20247 December 2024

7 months

Became champion: 15 June 2024

Won the title by defeating Subriel Matías.

First shown in June 2024 rankingsView source

Subriel Matias

25 February 202315 June 2024

1 year 5 months

Became champion: 25 February 2023

Won the vacant title by defeating Jeremias Ponce.

First shown in February 2023 rankingsView source

Josh Taylor

18 May 201924 August 2022

3 years 4 months

Became champion: 18 May 2019

Won the title by defeating Ivan Baranchyk.

First shown in May 2019 rankingsView source

Ivan Baranchyk

27 October 201818 May 2019

8 months

Became champion: 27 October 2018

Won the title by defeating Anthony Yigit.

First shown in October 2018 rankingsView source

Sergey Lipinets

4 November 2017March 2018

5 months

Became champion: 4 November 2017

Won the title by defeating Akihiro Kondo.

First shown in November 2017 rankingsView source

Terence Crawford

19 August 201730 August 2017

1 month

Became champion: 19 August 2017

Won the title by defeating Julius Indongo.

First shown in August 2017 rankingsView source

Julius Indongo

3 December 201619 August 2017

9 months

Became champion: 3 December 2016

Won the title by defeating Eduard Troyanovsky.

First shown in December 2016 rankingsView source

Eduard Troyanovsky

4 November 2015October 2016

1 year

Became champion: 4 November 2015

Won the title by defeating César Cuenca.

First shown in November 2015 rankingsView source

Cesar Cuenca

18 July 20154 November 2015

5 months

Became champion: 18 July 2015

Won the title by defeating Ik Yang.

First shown in July 2015 rankingsView source

Lamont Peterson

10 December 201111 April 2015

3 years 5 months

Became champion: 10 December 2011

Won the title by defeating Amir Khan.

First shown in December 2011 rankingsView source

Amir Khan

23 July 201110 December 2011

6 months

Became champion: 23 July 2011

Won the title by defeating Zab Judah.

First shown in July 2011 rankingsView source

Zab Judah

5 March 201123 July 2011

5 months

Became champion: 5 March 2011

Won the title by defeating Kaizer Mabuza.

First shown in March 2011 rankingsView source

Devon Alexander

6 March 201022 October 2010

8 months

Became champion: 6 March 2010

Won the title by defeating Juan Urango.

First shown in April 2010 rankingsView source

Juan Urango

30 January 20096 March 2010

1 year 3 months

Became champion: 30 January 2009

Won the title by defeating Herman Ngoudjo.

First shown in February 2009 rankingsView source

Paul Malignaggi

16 June 20072 October 2008

1 year 5 months

Became champion: 16 June 2007

Won the title by defeating Lovemore N\'Dou.

First shown in July 2007 rankingsView source

Lovemore Ndou

4 February 200716 June 2007

5 months

Became champion: 4 February 2007

Won the title by defeating Naoufel Ben Rabah.

First shown in February 2007 rankingsView source

Juan Urango

30 June 2006December 2006

7 months

Became champion: 30 June 2006

Won the title by defeating Naoufel Ben Rabah.

First shown in July 2006 rankingsView source

Ricky Hatton

4 June 200514 April 2006

11 months

Became champion: 4 June 2005

Won the title by defeating Kostya Tszyu.

First shown in December 2005 rankingsView source

Kostya Tszyu

3 November 2001June 2005

3 years 8 months

Became champion: 3 November 2001

Won the title by defeating Zab Judah.

First shown in rankingsView source

Zab Judah

12 February 2000November 2001

1 year 10 months

Became champion: 12 February 2000

Won the title by defeating Jan Piet Bergman.

First shown in rankingsView source

Terron Millett

20 February 1999December 1999

11 months

Became champion: 20 February 1999

Won the title by defeating Vince Phillips.

First shown in rankingsView source

Vince Phillips

31 May 1997February 1999

1 year 10 months

Became champion: 31 May 1997

Won the title by defeating Kostya Tszyu.

First shown in rankingsView source

Kostya Tszyu

28 January 1995May 1997

2 years 5 months

Became champion: 28 January 1995

Won the title by defeating Jake Rodríguez.

First shown in rankingsView source

Jake Rodriguez

13 February 1994January 1995

1 year

Became champion: 13 February 1994

Won the title by defeating Charles Murray.

First shown in rankingsView source

Charles Murray

15 May 1993February 1994

10 months

Became champion: 15 May 1993

Won the vacant title by defeating Rodney Moore.

First shown in rankingsView source

Pernell Whitaker

18 July 1992March 1993

9 months

Became champion: 18 July 1992

Won the title by defeating Rafael Pineda.

First shown in rankingsView source

Rafael Pineda

7 December 1991July 1992

8 months

Became champion: 7 December 1991

Won the vacant title by defeating Roger Mayweather.

First shown in rankingsView source

Julio Cesar Chavez

17 May 1990April 1991

1 year

Became champion: 17 May 1990

Won the title by defeating Meldrick Taylor.

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Meldrick Taylor

3 September 1988May 1990

1 year 9 months

Became champion: 3 September 1988

Won the title by defeating Buddy McGirt.

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James McGirt

14 February 1988September 1988

8 months

Became champion: 14 February 1988

Won the vacant title by defeating Frankie Warren.

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Terry Marsh

4 March 1987September 1987

7 months

Became champion: 4 March 1987

Won the title by defeating Joe Manley.

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Joe Manley

30 October 1986March 1987

6 months

Became champion: 30 October 1986

Won the title by defeating Gary Hinton.

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Gary Hinton

26 April 1986October 1986

7 months

Became champion: 26 April 1986

Won the vacant title by defeating Reyes Antonio Cruz.

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Aaron Pryor

22 June 1984December 1985

1 year 7 months

Became champion: 22 June 1984

Won the title by defeating Nick Furlano.

First shown in rankingsView source

IBF Super Lightweight Title History

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