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WBA Super Featherweight Boxing Rankings - December 2017

Official Super Featherweight rankings for December 2017 from the WBA.

Presented as a historical snapshot for that month. Use the weight-class arrows to move up or down divisions, the month controls to jump between updates, and click any fighter's name to see their ranking history with the WBA.

Division
Period
Org
RankWBADecember 2017
🏆Puerto Rico flagAlberto MacHado
World Champion

1Argentina flagJesus Andres Cuellar
2Ghana flagRafael Mensah
3United States flagGervonta Davis▲+3
4United Kingdom flagJames Tennyson
5Panama flagJezzrel Corrales
6Panama flagRicardo Nunez▲+1
7Japan flagMasayuki Ito▲+1
8Mexico flagCarlos Morales▲+1
9Nicaragua flagRene Alvarado▲+1
10Cuba flagYuriorkis Gamboa▲+1
11Mexico flagFrancisco VargasNEW
12Venezuela flagLeonardo Padilla
13France flagGuillaume Frenois▲+1
14Russia flagMikhail AlexeevNEW
15Dominican Republic flagAlfredo Santiago▼-2

Source: WBA

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About the Super Featherweight Division

Weight Limit: 126-130 lbs (57.2-59.0 kg)

Super Featherweight, also known as Junior Lightweight, sits between Featherweight and Lightweight. The division features fast, skilled fighters with excellent technical ability.

Division Characteristics

Super Featherweights combine speed and skill, with fighters typically relying on technical boxing ability and quick combinations rather than pure power.

Notable Facts

The Super Featherweight division has produced many exciting fighters and competitive matchups. The division is known for its depth of talent and technical skill.

Historical Context

Established in 1922, Super Featherweight has a long history in professional boxing and has consistently produced competitive matchups.

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Month-over-month changes since November 2017

Entered the top 10

  • CU flag
    Yuriorkis GamboaClimbed from #11 up to #10

Dropped out of the top 10

  • DO flag
    Javier FortunaLast ranked #3

Biggest risers

  • US flag
    Gervonta DavisJumped from #6 to #3
    ▲+3
  • PA flag
    Ricardo NunezClimbed a place to #6
    ▲+1
  • JP flag
    Masayuki ItoFrom #8 to #7
    ▲+1

Biggest fallers

  • DO flag
    Alfredo SantiagoFrom #13 to #15
    ▼-2

WBA 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 WBA monthly rankings (January 2000).

WBA Super Featherweight — Super Champion

United States flagGervonta Davis
October 2020 — August 2021
11 months
Mexico flagLeo Santa Cruz
November 2019 — October 2020
1 year
United States flagGervonta Davis
April 2018 — August 2019
1 year 5 months
Panama flagJezzrel Corrales
April 2016 — October 2017
1 year 7 months
Japan flagTakashi Uchiyama
February 2015 — April 2016
1 year 3 months
Brazil flagAcelino Freitas
January 2002 — January 2004
2 years 1 month

WBA Super Featherweight — World Champion

Ireland flagAnthony Cacace
March 2026 — Current
3 months
United Kingdom flagJames Dickens
December 2025 — March 2026
4 months
United States flagLamont Roach
November 2023 — December 2025
2 years 2 months
Dominican Republic flagHector Luis Garcia
August 2022 — November 2023
1 year 4 months
Venezuela flagRoger Gutierrez
January 2021 — August 2022
1 year 8 months
Nicaragua flagRene Alvarado
November 2019 — January 2021
1 year 3 months
United States flagAndrew Cancio
February 2019 — November 2019
10 months
Puerto Rico flagAlberto MacHado
October 2017 — February 2019
1 year 5 months
United States flagJason Sosa
June 2016 — February 2017
9 months
Dominican Republic flagJavier Fortuna
May 2015 — June 2016
1 year 2 months
Japan flagTakashi Uchiyama
December 2009 — February 2015
5 years 3 months
Mexico flagJuan Carlos Salgado
August 2009 — December 2009
5 months
Venezuela flagJorge Linares
November 2008 — August 2009
10 months
Venezuela flagEdwin Valero
July 2006 — August 2008
2 years 2 months
Panama flagVicente Mosquera
April 2005 — July 2006
1 year 4 months
Thailand flagYodsanan Nanthachai
May 2002 — April 2005
3 years
Cuba flagJoel Casamayor
May 2000 — January 2002
1 year 9 months
South Korea flagJong Kwon Baek
January 2000 — May 2000
5 months

WBA Super Featherweight — Interim Champion

Russia flagElnur Samedov
February 2026 — Current
4 months
United Kingdom flagJames Dickens
July 2025 — December 2025
6 months
Russia flagAlbert Batyrgaziev
July 2024 — July 2025
1 year 1 month
Mexico flagJorge Solis
February 2010 — November 2011
1 year 10 months
Colombia flagLikar Ramos
October 2009 — February 2010
5 months