WBO Light Flyweight Rankings Archive | February 2000

Rank	WBOFebruary 2000
	Masibulele MakepulaNEW World Champion
1	Melchor Cob Castro+1
2	Jorge Arce+2
3	Nelson Dieppa+5
4	Will Grigsby+3
5	Yura Dima+1
6	Domingo Guillen+3
7	Joma Gamboa-2
8	Jake Matlala-7
9	Saman SorjaturongNEW
10	Sangik YangNEW
11	Ponsaklek NakorntonNEW
12	Victor BurgosNEW

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February 2000 archive

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Month-over-month changes since January 2000

There is a new Champion: Masibulele Makepula

Became champion: 19 February 2000

Won the title by defeating Jacob Matlala.

First shown in February 2000 rankingsView source

Entered the top 10

Saman SorjaturongNow in the top 10 at #9
Sangik YangNow in the top 10 at #10

Dropped out of the top 10

Alex SanchezOut of the top 10 after being #10

Biggest risers

Nelson DieppaNow #3 after being #8 last month
+5
Will GrigsbyImproved from #7 to #4
+3
Domingo GuillenImproved from #9 to #6
+3

Biggest fallers

Jake MatlalaDropped from #1 to #8
-7
Joma GamboaNow ranked #7 (was #5)
-2

WBO Light Flyweight Title History

Champions who have held each belt, from oldest to most recent. Title history only goes back as far as our earliest WBO monthly rankings (May 1989).

WBO Light Flyweight - Super Champion

Donnie Nietes

November 2015August 2016

10 months

Ivan Calderon

25 August 2007September 2010

3 years 2 months

Became champion: 25 August 2007

Won the title by defeating Hugo Cázares.

First shown in September 2007 rankingsView source

WBO Light Flyweight - World Champion

Rene Santiago

13 March 2025Current

1 year 8 months

Became champion: 13 March 2025

Won the WBO title by defeating Shokichi Iwata by unanimous decision.

First shown in March 2025 rankingsView source

Shokichi Iwata

13 October 202413 March 2025

6 months

Became champion: 13 October 2024

Won the title by defeating Jairo Noriega.

First shown in October 2024 rankingsView source

Jonathan Gonzalez

16 October 202119 June 2024

2 years 9 months

Became champion: 16 October 2021

Won the title by defeating Elwin Soto.

First shown in October 2021 rankingsView source

Elwin Soto Castro

21 June 201916 October 2021

2 years 5 months

Became champion: 21 June 2019

Won the title by defeating Ángel Acosta.

First shown in rankingsView source

Angel Acosta

2 December 2017May 2019

1 year 6 months

Became champion: 2 December 2017

Won the title by defeating Juan Alejo.

First shown in December 2017 rankingsView source

Kosei Tanaka

31 December 20162 December 2017

1 year 1 month

Became champion: 31 December 2016

Won the title by defeating Moises Fuentes.

First shown in January 2017 rankingsView source

Donnie Nietes

8 October 2011November 2015

4 years 2 months

Became champion: 8 October 2011

Won the title by defeating Ramón García Hirales.

First shown in November 2011 rankingsView source

Ramon Garcia

May 20118 October 2011

6 months

Jesus Geles

22 April 201122 April 2011

1 month

Became champion: 22 April 2011

Won the title by defeating Ramón García.

First shown in rankingsView source

Giovanni Segura

28 August 201022 April 2011

9 months

Became champion: 28 August 2010

Won the title by stopping Ivan Calderon in the eighth round.

First shown in November 2010 rankingsView source

Ramon Garcia

October 2010October 2010

1 month

Giovanni Segura

28 August 2010September 2010

2 months

Became champion: 28 August 2010

Won the title by stopping Ivan Calderon in the eighth round.

First shown in September 2010 rankingsView source

Hugo Cazares

March 2007September 2007

7 months

Hugo Cazares

30 April 2005February 2007

1 year 11 months

Became champion: 30 April 2005

Won the title by defeating Nelson Dieppa.

First shown in August 2005 rankingsView source

Nelson Dieppa

July 2005July 2005

1 month

Hugo Cazares

30 April 2005June 2005

3 months

Became champion: 30 April 2005

Won the title by defeating Nelson Dieppa.

First shown in rankingsView source

Nelson Dieppa

14 April 2001April 2005

4 years 1 month

Became champion: 14 April 2001

Won the title by defeating Andy Tabanas.

First shown in April 2001 rankingsView source

Will Grigsby

July 2000October 2000

4 months

Masibulele Makepula

19 February 2000March 2000

2 months

Became champion: 19 February 2000

Won the title by defeating Jacob Matlala.

First shown in February 2000 rankingsView source

Michael Carbajal

31 July 1999August 1999

2 months

Became champion: 31 July 1999

Won the title by defeating Jorge Arce.

First shown in rankingsView source

Jorge Arce

5 December 1998July 1999

8 months

Became champion: 5 December 1998

Won the title by defeating Juan Domingo Córdoba.

First shown in rankingsView source

Juan Domingo Cordoba

17 January 1998December 1998

1 year

Became champion: 17 January 1998

Won the title by defeating Melchor Cob Castro.

First shown in rankingsView source

Melchor Cob Castro

25 August 1997January 1998

6 months

Became champion: 25 August 1997

Won the title by defeating Jesús Chong.

First shown in rankingsView source

Jesus Chong

31 May 1997August 1997

4 months

Became champion: 31 May 1997

Won the vacant title by defeating Eric Griffin.

First shown in rankingsView source

Paul Weir

23 November 1994November 1995

1 year 1 month

Became champion: 23 November 1994

Won the vacant title by defeating Paul Oulden.

First shown in rankingsView source

Michael Carbajal

15 July 1994November 1994

5 months

Became champion: 15 July 1994

Won the title by defeating Josué Camacho.

First shown in rankingsView source

Josue Camacho

31 July 1992July 1994

2 years 1 month

Became champion: 31 July 1992

Won the vacant title by defeating Eddie Vallejo.

First shown in rankingsView source

Jose De Jesus

19 May 1989March 1992

2 years 11 months

Became champion: 19 May 1989

Won the title by defeating Fernando Martínez.

First shown in rankingsView source

WBO Light Flyweight - Interim Champion

Rene Santiago

November 2023March 2024

5 months

Moises Fuentes

September 2013May 2014

9 months

Ramon Garcia

August 2010January 2011

6 months

John Riel Casimero

January 2010July 2010

7 months

WBO Light Flyweight Title History

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WBO Light Flyweight boxing rankings- February 2000

Month-over-month changes since January 2000

Entered the top 10

Dropped out of the top 10

Biggest risers

Biggest fallers