WBC Featherweight boxing rankings- September 2022

WBC Featherweight rankings archive for September 2022. This page is the WBC-only list. View all WBC rankings, or compare the Featherweight boxing rankings across all organizations, or open the latest WBC Featherweight rankings.

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Rank	WBCSeptember 2022
	Rey VargasNEW World Champion
1	Brandon FigueroaNEW
2	Mark MagsayoWas champ
3	Isaac Dogboe+2
4	Gary Allen Russell Jr-2
5	Joet Gonzalez-2
6	Lerato Dlamini-2
7	Robeisy Ramirez+21
8	Michael Conlan+1
9	Reiya Abe+10
10	Satoshi Shimizu-4
11	Adam Lopez+1
12	Julio Ceja+1
13	Jordan Gill+1
14	Nick Ball+1
15	Jessie MagdalenoNEW
16	Ryo Sagawa
17	Karim Guerfi+3
18	Thomas Patrick Ward
19	Abraham Nova-8
20	Nathaniel Collins+2
21	Anselmo Moreno
22	Tugstsogt Nyambayar+1
23	Hinata Maruta-15
24	Sakaria Lukas+1
25	Frency Fortunato+1
26	Christopher Diaz-Velez+4
27	Bryan Acosta
28	Eduardo Baez-4
29	Raymond FordNEW
30	Isaac Lowe-1
31	Edwin Palomares+6
32	Christ Esabe+1
33	Luis Reynaldo NunezNEW
34	Denis McCannNEW
35	Nathan RodriguezNEW
36	Toshiki ShimomachiNEW
37	Otabek Kholmatov-3
38	Kj NatuplagNEW
39	Jose Matias Romero-1
40	Jonathan LopezNEW

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September 2022 archive

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Month-over-month changes since May 2022

There is a new Champion: Rey Vargas(previously Mark Magsayo)

Became champion: 9 July 2022

Won the title by defeating Mark Magsayo.

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Entered the top 10

Brandon FigueroaNow ranked #1
Robeisy RamirezNow #7 (was #28)
Reiya AbeUp from #19 to #9

Dropped out of the top 10

Luis Alberto LopezLast ranked #7
Hinata MarutaFell to #23
Can XuPreviously held #10

Biggest risers

Robeisy RamirezJumped from #28 to #7
+21
Reiya AbeJumped from #19 to #9
+10
Edwin PalomaresUp 6 places to #31
+6

Biggest fallers

Hinata MarutaNow #23 after being #8 last month
-15
Abraham NovaFell from #11 to #19
-8
Satoshi ShimizuDropped from #6 to #10
-4

WBC Featherweight Title History

Champions who have held each belt, most recent first. Exact dates are shown where verified; month-only dates reflect available records. Available history begins in March 1963, combining ranking archives and sourced title records.

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WBC Featherweight - World Champion

Bruce Carrington

31 January 2026Current

Became champion: 31 January 2026

Won the vacant world title by knocking out Carlos Castro in the ninth round in New York, having previously held the interim title.

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Stephen Fulton

1 February 2025December 2025

Became champion: 1 February 2025

Won the title by defeating Brandon Figueroa.

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Brandon Figueroa

18 October 20241 February 2025

106 days

Became champion: 18 October 2024

Was elevated from Interim Champion after Rey Vargas was declared Champion in Recess.

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Rey Vargas

9 July 202218 October 2024

832 days

Became champion: 9 July 2022

Won the title by defeating Mark Magsayo.

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Mark Magsayo

22 January 2022July 2022

Became champion: 22 January 2022

Won the title by defeating Gary Russell Jr.

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Gary Allen Russell Jr

28 March 201522 January 2022

2,492 days

Became champion: 28 March 2015

Won the title by defeating Jhonny González.

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Jhonny Gonzalez

24 August 2013March 2015

Became champion: 24 August 2013

Won the title by defeating Abner Mares.

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Abner Mares

4 May 2013August 2013

Became champion: 4 May 2013

Won the title by defeating Daniel Ponce de León.

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Daniel Ponce De Leon

14 September 2012May 2013

Became champion: 14 September 2012

Won the title by defeating Jhonny González.

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Jhonny Gonzalez

8 April 2011September 2012

Became champion: 8 April 2011

Won the title by defeating Hozumi Hasegawa.

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Hozumi Hasegawa

26 November 2010April 2011

Became champion: 26 November 2010

Won the vacant title by defeating Juan Carlos Burgos.

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Elio Rojas

14 July 200927 September 2010

440 days

Became champion: 14 July 2009

Won the title by defeating Takahiro Ao.

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Takahiro Ao

12 March 200914 July 2009

124 days

Became champion: 12 March 2009

Won the title by defeating Óscar Larios.

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Jorge Linares

31 July 2007August 2008

Became champion: 31 July 2007

Promoted from Interim Champion to WBC Champion.

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Chi In Jin

17 December 2006July 2007

Became champion: 17 December 2006

Won the title by defeating Rodolfo López.

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Rodolfo Lopez

30 July 2006December 2006

Became champion: 30 July 2006

Won the title by defeating Takashi Koshimoto.

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Takashi Koshimoto

29 January 2006July 2006

Became champion: 29 January 2006

Won the title by defeating Chi In-Jin.

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Chi In Jin

10 April 2004January 2006

Became champion: 10 April 2004

Won the vacant title by defeating Michael Brodie.

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Erik Morales

16 November 2002October 2003

Became champion: 16 November 2002

Won the title by defeating Paulie Ayala.

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Erik Morales

17 February 2001June 2002

Became champion: 17 February 2001

Won the title by defeating Guty Espadas Jr.

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Guty Espadas Jr

14 April 2000February 2001

Became champion: 14 April 2000

Won the vacant title by defeating Luisito Espinosa.

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Naseem Hamed

22 October 1999January 2000

Became champion: 22 October 1999

Won the title by defeating César Soto.

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Cesar Soto

15 May 1999October 1999

Became champion: 15 May 1999

Won the title by defeating Luisito Espinosa.

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Luisito Espinosa

11 December 1995May 1999

Became champion: 11 December 1995

Won the title by defeating Manuel Medina.

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Manuel Medina

23 September 1995December 1995

Became champion: 23 September 1995

Won the title by defeating Alejandro González.

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Alejandro Gonzalez

7 January 1995September 1995

Became champion: 7 January 1995

Won the title by defeating Kevin Kelley.

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Kevin Kelley

4 December 1993January 1995

Became champion: 4 December 1993

Won the title by defeating Gregorio Vargas.

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Gregorio Vargas

28 April 1993December 1993

Became champion: 28 April 1993

Won the title by defeating Paul Hodkinson.

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Paul Hodkinson

14 November 1991April 1993

Became champion: 14 November 1991

Won the title by defeating Marcos Villasana.

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Marcos Villasana

2 June 1990November 1991

Became champion: 2 June 1990

Won the vacant title by defeating Paul Hodkinson.

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Jeff Fenech

7 March 1988April 1990

Became champion: 7 March 1988

Won the vacant title by defeating Victor Callejas.

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Azumah Nelson

8 December 1984January 1988

Became champion: 8 December 1984

Won the title by defeating Wilfredo Gómez.

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Wilfredo Gomez

31 March 1984December 1984

Became champion: 31 March 1984

Won the title by defeating Juan Laporte.

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Juan Laporte

15 September 1982March 1984

Became champion: 15 September 1982

Won the title by defeating Mario Miranda.

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Salvador Sanchez

2 February 1980August 1982

Became champion: 2 February 1980

Won the title by defeating Danny López.

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Danny Lopez

13 November 1976February 1980

Became champion: 13 November 1976

Won the title by defeating David Kotey.

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David Kotey

20 September 1975November 1976

Became champion: 20 September 1975

Won the title by defeating Rubén Olivares by split decision over 15 rounds at the Forum in Inglewood, California, after dropping Olivares in the first round.

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Ruben Olivares

20 June 1975September 1975

Became champion: 20 June 1975

Won the title by defeating Bobby Chacon.

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Bobby Chacon

7 September 1974June 1975

Became champion: 7 September 1974

Won the vacant title by defeating Alfredo Marcano.

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Eder Jofre