WBO Super Welterweight boxing rankings- December 2017

WBO Super Welterweight rankings archive for December 2017. This page is the WBO-only list. View all WBO rankings, or compare the Super Welterweight boxing rankings across all organizations, or open the latest WBO Super Welterweight rankings.

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Rank	WBODecember 2017
	Sadam AliNEW World Champion
1	Liam Smith
2	Kanat Islam+1
3	Magomed Kurbanov-1
4	Dennis Hogan
5	Jimmy Kilrain Kelly+1
6	John Vera-1
7	Julian Williams+7
8	Liam Williams+4
9	Diego Gabriel Chaves-1
10	Antonio Margarito-1
11	Nathaniel Gallimore-1
12	Takeshi Inoue-1
13	Bakhram MurtazalievNEW
14	Frank GalarzaNEW
15	Sebastian Formella

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December 2017 archive

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Month-over-month changes since November 2017

There is a new Champion: Sadam Ali(previously Miguel Cotto)

Became champion: 2 December 2017

Won the title by defeating Miguel Cotto.

First shown in December 2017 rankingsView source

Entered the top 10

Julian WilliamsPreviously ranked #14
Liam WilliamsNow #8 (was #12)

Dropped out of the top 10

Nathaniel GallimoreDropped to #11

Biggest risers

Julian WilliamsJumped from #14 to #7
+7
Liam WilliamsImproved from #12 to #8
+4
Kanat IslamClimbed a place to #2
+1

Biggest fallers

Magomed KurbanovSlipped a spot to #3
-1
John VeraDown one place to #6
-1
Diego Gabriel ChavesDown one place to #9
-1

WBO Super Welterweight 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 (December 1988).

WBO Super Welterweight - Super Champion

Jermell Charlo

14 May 202230 September 2023

1 year 5 months

Became champion: 14 May 2022

Won the title by defeating Brian Castaño.

First shown in July 2022 rankingsView source

WBO Super Welterweight - World Champion

Jaron Ennis

27 June 2026Current

5 months

Became champion: 27 June 2026

Won the title by stopping Xander Zayas.

First shown in June 2026 rankingsView source

Xander Zayas

26 July 202527 June 2026

1 year

Became champion: 26 July 2025

Won the vacant title by defeating Jorge Garcia Perez.

First shown in August 2025 rankingsView source

Sebastian Fundora

30 March 20242 May 2025

1 year 3 months

Became champion: 30 March 2024

Won the title by defeating Tim Tszyu.

First shown in April 2024 rankingsView source

Tim Tszyu

October 202330 March 2024

6 months

Brian Carlos Castano

13 February 202114 May 2022

1 year 4 months

Became champion: 13 February 2021

Won the title by defeating Patrick Teixeira.

First shown in February 2021 rankingsView source

Patrick Teixeira

4 December 2019December 2020

1 year 1 month

Became champion: 4 December 2019

Promoted from Interim Champion after Jaime Munguia moved up to middleweight.

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Jaime Munguia

12 May 201823 November 2019

1 year 7 months

Became champion: 12 May 2018

Won the title by defeating Sadam Ali.

First shown in May 2018 rankingsView source

Sadam Ali

2 December 201712 May 2018

6 months

Became champion: 2 December 2017

Won the title by defeating Miguel Cotto.

First shown in December 2017 rankingsView source

Miguel Cotto

26 August 20172 December 2017

5 months

Became champion: 26 August 2017

Won the title by defeating Yoshihiro Kamegai.

First shown in September 2017 rankingsView source

Saul Alvarez

17 September 201621 May 2017

9 months

Became champion: 17 September 2016

Won the title by defeating Liam Smith.

First shown in September 2016 rankingsView source

Liam Smith

10 October 201517 September 2016

1 year

Became champion: 10 October 2015

Won the title by defeating John Thompson.

First shown in October 2015 rankingsView source

Demetrius Andrade

9 November 201331 July 2015

1 year 9 months

Became champion: 9 November 2013

Won the vacant title by defeating Vanes Martirosyan.

First shown in November 2013 rankingsView source

Zaurbek Baysangurov

5 October 2011July 2013

1 year 10 months

Became champion: 5 October 2011

Promoted from Interim Champion after Sergey Dzinziruk was stripped of the title.

First shown in rankingsView source

Serhiy Dzinziruk

3 December 2005September 2011

5 years 10 months

Became champion: 3 December 2005

Won the title by defeating Daniel Santos.

First shown in rankingsView source

Daniel Santos

16 March 2002November 2005

3 years 9 months

Became champion: 16 March 2002

Won the vacant title by defeating Yori Boy Campas.

First shown in April 2002 rankingsView source

Harry Simon

22 August 199827 November 2001

3 years 4 months

Became champion: 22 August 1998

Won the title by defeating Winky Wright.

First shown in January 2000 rankingsView source

Ronald Wright

17 May 1996August 1998

2 years 4 months

Became champion: 17 May 1996

Won the title by defeating Bronco McKart.

First shown in rankingsView source

Bronco McKart

1 March 1996May 1996

3 months

Became champion: 1 March 1996

Won the vacant title by defeating Santos Cardona.

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Paul Jones

22 November 1995February 1996

4 months

Became champion: 22 November 1995

Won the title by defeating Verno Phillips.

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Verno Phillips

30 October 1993November 1995

2 years 2 months

Became champion: 30 October 1993

Won the vacant title by defeating Lupe Aquino.

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John David Jackson

23 October 1990August 1993

2 years 11 months

Became champion: 23 October 1990

Won the vacant title by defeating Chris Pyatt.

First shown in rankingsView source

John David Jackson

8 December 1988February 1990

1 year 3 months

Became champion: 8 December 1988

Won the title by defeating Lupe Aquino.

First shown in rankingsView source

WBO Super Welterweight - Interim Champion

Terence Crawford

August 2024July 2025

1 year

Tim Tszyu

March 2023October 2023

8 months

Lukas Konecny

April 2012October 2012

7 months

Alfredo Angulo

November 2009June 2010

8 months

Paul Williams

December 2008October 2009

11 months

WBO Super Welterweight Title History

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