WBC Super Bantamweight boxing rankings- February 2026

WBC Super Bantamweight rankings archive for February 2026. This page is the WBC-only list. View all WBC rankings, or compare the Super Bantamweight boxing rankings across all organizations, or open the latest WBC Super Bantamweight rankings.

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Rank	WBCFebruary 2026
	Naoya Inoue World Champion
1	Junto Nakatani
2	Marlon Tapales+1
3	Bryan Mercado Vazquez+1
4	Ramon Cardenas+1
5	Sam Goodman+3
6	Kazuki Nakajima
7	Subaru Murata
8	Ryosuke Nishida+1
9	Shabaz Masoud+7
10	Sebastian Hernandez Reyes
11	Yerny Betancourt
12	Murodjon Akhmadaliev
13	Jose Ramirez MacIel
14	Arturo Cardenas+4
15	Fillipus Nghitumbwa-1
16	Jun IkegawaNEW
17	Jesus Arechiga
18	Gary Antonio Russell+1
19	Celex Castro Olivares+5
20	Alexandro Santiago+1
21	Jose Tito SanchezNEW
22	Mukhammad Shekhov+1
23	Peter McGrail-1
24	Toshiya Ishii-9
25	Carl Jammes Martin
26	Jorge Chavez+10
27	Fadhili Majiha-7
28	Rodrigo Fabian Ruiz-2
29	Jerwin Ancajas-2
30	Kaito Yamasaki-2
31	Jorge Ahabael Ascanio Martinez-1
32	Khaya Mlata-1
33	Yukinori Oguni-1
34	Aaron Alameda-1
35	Francesco De RosaNEW
36	Mxolisi Zuma-2
37	Jordan Martinez-2
38	Gabriel Munoz+1
39	Segundo Padilla-2
40	Danny Barrios-2

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February 2026 archive

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Month-over-month changes since December 2025

Entered the top 10

Shabaz MasoudNow #9 (was #16)

Dropped out of the top 10

Alan Picasso RomeroWas #2 last month

Biggest risers

Jorge ChavezUp 10 places to #26
+10
Shabaz MasoudImproved from #16 to #9
+7
Celex Castro OlivaresNow #19 after being #24 last month
+5

Biggest fallers

Toshiya IshiiFell from #15 to #24
-9
Fadhili MajihaDown 7 places to #27
-7
Rodrigo Fabian RuizDown to #28 from #26
-2

WBC Super Bantamweight 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 April 1976, combining ranking archives and sourced title records.

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WBC Super Bantamweight - World Champion

Naoya Inoue

25 July 2023Current

Became champion: 25 July 2023

Won the title by stopping Stephen Fulton in the eighth round in Tokyo.

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Stephen Fulton

27 November 2021July 2023

Became champion: 27 November 2021

Won the title by defeating Brandon Figueroa.

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Brandon Figueroa

15 May 2021November 2021

Became champion: 15 May 2021

Won the title by defeating Luis Nery.

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Luis Nery

26 September 2020May 2021

Became champion: 26 September 2020

Won the vacant title by defeating Aarón Alameda.

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Rey Vargas

25 February 2017August 2020

Became champion: 25 February 2017

Won the vacant title by defeating Gavin McDonnell.

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Hozumi Hasegawa

16 September 2016December 2016

Became champion: 16 September 2016

Won the title by defeating Hugo Ruiz.

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Hugo Ruiz

27 February 2016September 2016

Became champion: 27 February 2016

Won the title by defeating Julio Ceja.

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Julio Ceja

2 November 201527 February 2016

117 days

Became champion: 2 November 2015

Was publicly confirmed as full WBC champion by president Mauricio Sulaiman at the Kunming convention on 2 November 2015 after Leo Santa Cruz moved up, this dates the announcement, with convention formalities still to follow.

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Leo Santa Cruz

24 August 20132 November 2015

800 days

Became champion: 24 August 2013

Won the title by defeating Victor Terrazas.

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Victor Terrazas

20 April 2013August 2013

Became champion: 20 April 2013

Won the vacant title by defeating Cristian Mijares.

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Abner Mares

21 April 2012January 2013

Became champion: 21 April 2012

Won the title by defeating Eric Morel.

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Toshiaki Nishioka

18 December 2008March 2012

Became champion: 18 December 2008

Promoted from Interim Champion to WBC Champion.

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Israel Vazquez

4 August 2007December 2008

Became champion: 4 August 2007

Regained the WBC title by stopping Rafael Marquez in the sixth round.

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Rafael Marquez

3 March 20074 August 2007

154 days

Became champion: 3 March 2007

Won the title by defeating Israel Vázquez.

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Israel Vazquez

3 December 2005March 2007

Became champion: 3 December 2005

Won the title by defeating Óscar Larios.

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Oscar Larios

1 November 20023 December 2005

1,128 days

Became champion: 1 November 2002

Won the title by defeating Willie Jorrín.

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Willie Jorrin

9 September 2000November 2002

Became champion: 9 September 2000

Won the vacant title by defeating Michael Brodie.

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Erik Morales

6 September 1997July 2000

Became champion: 6 September 1997

Won the title by defeating Daniel Zaragoza.

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Daniel Zaragoza

6 November 1995September 1997

Became champion: 6 November 1995

Won the title by defeating Hector Acero Sánchez.

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Hector Acero Sanchez

26 August 1994November 1995

Became champion: 26 August 1994

Won the title by defeating Tracy Harris Patterson.

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Tracy Harris Patterson

23 June 1992August 1994

Became champion: 23 June 1992

Won the title by defeating Thierry Jacob.

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Thierry Jacob

20 March 1992June 1992

Became champion: 20 March 1992

Won the title by defeating Daniel Zaragoza.

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Daniel Zaragoza

24 June 1991March 1992

Became champion: 24 June 1991

Won the title by defeating Kiyoshi Hatanaka.

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Kiyoshi Hatanaka

23 February 1991June 1991

Became champion: 23 February 1991

Won the title by defeating Pedro Rubén Décima.

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Pedro Ruben Decima

5 November 1990February 1991

Became champion: 5 November 1990

Won the title by defeating Paul Banke.

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Paul Banke

23 April 1990November 1990

Became champion: 23 April 1990

Won the title by defeating Daniel Zaragoza.

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Daniel Zaragoza

29 February 1988April 1990

Became champion: 29 February 1988

Won the vacant title by defeating Carlos Zárate.

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Jeff Fenech

8 May 1987January 1988

Became champion: 8 May 1987

Won the title by defeating Samart Payakaroon.

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Samart Payakaroon

18 January 1986May 1987

Became champion: 18 January 1986

Won the title by defeating Lupe Pintor.

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Lupe Pintor

18 August 1985January 1986

Became champion: 18 August 1985

Won the title by defeating Juan Meza.

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Juan Meza

3 November 1984August 1985

Became champion: 3 November 1984

Won the title by defeating Jaime Garza.

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Jaime Garza

15 June 1983November 1984

Became champion: 15 June 1983

Won the vacant title by defeating Bobby Berna.

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Wilfredo Gomez

21 May 1977May 1983

Became champion: 21 May 1977

Won the title by defeating Yum Dong-Kyun.

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Dong Kyun Yum

24 November 1976May 1977

Became champion: 24 November 1976

Won the title by defeating Royal Kobayashi.

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Royal Kobayashi

9 October 1976November 1976

Became champion: 9 October 1976

Won the title by defeating Rigoberto Riasco.

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Rigoberto Riasco

3 April 1976October 1976

Became champion: 3 April 1976

Won the title by defeating Philip Waruinge.

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WBC Super Bantamweight - Interim Champion

Julio Ceja

29 August 20152 November 2015

65 days

Became champion: 29 August 2015

Won the interim WBC title by stopping Hugo Ruiz in the fifth round.

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WBC Super Bantamweight Title History

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