List of WBC female world champions

The following is a list of female world champions in the World Boxing Council. Stand: November 26, 2016.

r – Champion relinquished title.
s – Champion stripped of title.

On July 30, 2011, Ana María Torres won the very first female Diamond Belt by defeating Jackie Nava at Bantamweight.
On October 13, 2012, Ava Knight won the Diamond Belt at Flyweight, decisioning Mariana Juárez. On May 11, 2013, she defended this title against Linda Soto from Mexico by unanimous decision.

Atomweight

No. Name Duration of reign Defences
1 Thailand Winyu Paradorn Gym 2007-08-31 — 2008-08-11 0
2 Japan Momo Koseki 2008-08-11 — present 17

Minimumweight

No. Name Duration of reign Defences
1 Japan Nanako Kikuchi 2005-11-07 — 2007-05-17 1
2 United States Carina Moreno 2007-05-17 — 2009-10-31 3
3 South Korea Huh Eunyoung – Interim 2008-06-01 — 2010-04-02s 0
4 Mexico Anabel Ortiz 2009-10-31 — 2011-05-08 1
5 Japan Naoko Fujioka 2011-05-08 — 2013r 2
6 Japan Mari Ando 2013-12-14 — 2014-05-17 0
7 Japan Yuko Kuroki 2014-05-17 — present 4

Light flyweight

No. Name Duration of reign Defences
1 North Korea Eun Soon Choi 2005-06-28 — 2006s 0
2 United States Carina Moreno – Interim 2007-02-22 — 2007r 0
3 Thailand Siriporn Thaveesuek (Champion Emeritus) 2007-04-03 — 2008r 3
4 Japan Naomi Togashi - Won interim title, was then elevated to full champion status. 2008-07-13 — 2012-06-23 7
5 Thailand Nongmuay Kokietgym – Interim 2009-01-29 — 2010-04-09 1
6 Mexico Esmeralda Moreno – (In recess since January 2013) 2012-06-23 — 2015s 1
7 Mexico Ibeth Zamora Silva 2013-03-03 — present 8

Flyweight

No. Name Duration of reign Defences
1 Italy Stefania Bianchini 2005-08-07 — 2008-03-29 4
2 Italy Simona Galassi 2008-03-29 — 2011-03-11 4
3 Mexico Mariana Juárez – Interim champion since 2009-06-05, defended title six times, has then beaten Galassi for the regular title on 2011-03-11. 2011-03-11 — 2012-10-13s 7
4 Hungary Renáta Szebelédi 2012-10-27 — 2013-05-19 0
5 Japan Shindo Go 2013-05-19 — 2014-12-06 2
6 Mexico Arely Muciño 2014-12-06 — 2015-09-19 0
7 Mexico Jessica Chávez 2015-09-19 — present 4

Super flyweight

No. Name Duration of reign Defences
1 North Korea Myung Ok Ryu 2005-06-28 — 2006r 1
2 Mexico Ana María Torres Won interim title, was then elevated to full champion status. 2006-10-07 — 2007-10-19 1
3 North Korea Myung Ok Ryu (2) 2007-10-19 — 2008r 1
4 Mexico Ana María Torres (2) - Won interim title, was then elevated to full champion status.
(Champion Emeritus)		 2008-08-30 — 2012-05-17r 11
5 Thailand Usanakorn Kokietgym – Interim 2009-03-02 — 2009-06-13 0
6 Mexico Zulina Muñoz 2012-11-24 — present 10

Bantamweight

No. Name Duration of reign Defences
1 North Korea Kwang Ok Kim 2005-06-28 — 2006-06-07r 2
2 Denmark Anita Christensen 2006-10-14 — 2007r 0
3 Mexico Susana Vázquez 2007-06-01 — 2008s 0
4 Denmark Anita Christensen (2) - Won interim title, was then elevated to full champion status. 2007-09-14 — 2008-06-21 1
5 Bulgaria Galina Koleva Ivanova 2008-06-21 — 2009-10-05 2
6 Thailand Usanakorn Kokietgym 2009-10-05 — 2012-07-13 2
7 Australia Susie Ramadan – In recess since 4 May 2014 2012-07-13 — 2014-10-25 0
8 Mexico Jessica González – Interim 2013-11-02 — 2015r 1
9 Mexico Yazmín Rivas 2014-06-28 — 2016-01-30 4
10 Republic of Ireland Christina McMahon – Interim 2015-05-02 — 2016s 0
11 Zambia Catherine Phiri 2016-01-30 — present 1

Super bantamweight

No. Name Duration of reign Defences
1 Mexico Jackie Nava 2005-05-30 — 2006-05-20 2
2 Argentina Alejandra Marina Oliveras 2006-05-20 — 2008-12-04 3
3 Mexico Jackie Nava (2) – Interim 2007-09-16 — 2009-04-30 2
4 Argentina Marcela Eliana Acuña (Champion Emeritus, Honorary Champion) 2008-12-04 — 2010r 4
5 Mexico Jackie Nava (3) – Interim 2010-01-30 — 2012s 3
6 Jamaica Alicia Ashley 2011-07-23 — 2014-09-06 3
7 Mexico Jackie Nava (4) – In recess since 20 January 2015 2014-09-06 — 2015s 2
8 Jamaica Alicia Ashley (2) 2015-10-29 — 2016-10-01 0
9 Kenya Fatuma Zarika 2016-10-01 — present 0

Featherweight

No. Name Duration of reign Defences
1 Australia Sharon Anyos (Champion Emeritus) 2005-10-22 — 2007s 1
2 Germany Ina Menzer 2008-03-08 — 2010-07-03 6
3 Canada Jeannine Garside (In recess since October 2011) 2010-07-03 — 2012s 0
4 United States Maureen Shea – Interim 2011-12-10 — 2012s 0
5 Canada Jelena Mrdjenovich 2012-03-23 — 2012-09-14 0
6 Puerto Rico Melissa Hernández 2012-09-14 — 2013-05-31 0
7 Canada Jelena Mrdjenovich (2) 2013-05-31 — 2015-08-01 2
8 Argentina Edith Soledad Matthysse 2015-08-01 — 2016-03-11 0
9 Canada Jelena Mrdjenovich (3) 2016-03-11 — present 1

Super featherweight

No. Name Duration of reign Defences
1 Canada Jelena Mrdjenovich 2005-11-18 — 2009-04-09 5
2 France Myriam Chomaz – Interim 2008-11-20 — 2009-12-17 0
3 Canada Olivia Gerula 2009-04-09 — 2010-11-27 2
4 Sweden Frida Wallberg 2010-11-27 — 2013-06-14 2
5 Australia Diana Prazak 2013-06-14 — 2015s 1
6 Finland Eva Wahlstrom 2015-04-25 — present 1

Lightweight

No. Name Duration of reign Defences
1 Canada Jessica Rakoczy 2005-07-21 — 2005-09-16 0
2 United States Eliza Olson 2005-09-16 — 2006s 0
3 United States Ann Saccurato 2006-11-04 — 2007r 0
4 Canada Jessica Rakoczy (2) 2007-02-22 — 2007-09-27 0
5 United States Ann Saccurato (2) 2007-09-27 — 2008r 0
6 United States Ann Saccurato (3) 2008-08-11 — 2011-08-06 1
7 Colombia Darys Esther Pardo – Interim 2009-10-30 — 2010-05-08 0
8 Argentina Érica Anabella Farías – Interim champion since 2010-05-08, defended title twice, has then beaten Saccurato for the regular title. 2011-08-06 — 2014-04-20 8
9 Belgium Delfine Persoon 2014-04-20 — present 4

Super lightweight

No. Name Duration of reign Defences
1 United States Mary Jo Sanders 2005-07-30 — 2006s 0
2 France Anne Sophie Mathis 2008-03-08 — 2008r 0
3 Argentina Mónica Silvina Acosta 2009-06-19 — 2013s 7
4 Colombia Lely Luz Flórez – Interim 2009-08-08 — 2010-09-10 0
5 Argentina Alejandra Marina Oliveras 2013-10-11 — 2014-11-16 0
6 Sweden Klara Svensson – Interim 2014-09-13 — 2015-05-02 1
7 Argentina Érica Anabella Farías 2014-11-16 — present 3

Welterweight

No. Name Duration of reign Defences
1 United States Mary Jo Sanders 2006-02-03 — 2006r 0
2 United States Holly Holm 2007-03-22 — 2008r 1
3 Norway Cecilia Brækhus 2009-03-14 — present 18
4 Sweden Klara Svensson – Interim 2016-09-10 — present 0

Super welterweight

No. Name Duration of reign Defences
1 Trinidad and Tobago Jisselle Salandy (Eternal Champion) 2006-09-15 — 2009-01-04 (died in a vehicular accident) 5
2 United States Christy Martin (Champion Emeritus, Honorary Champion) 2009-09-02 — 2011s 0
3 United States Mia St John 2012-08-14 — 2012-11-10 0
4 United States Tiffany Junot 2012-11-10 — 2013s 0
5 Sweden Mikaela Laurén 2014-11-08 — 2016s 3
6 Poland Ewa Piatkowska 2016-09-17 — present 0

Middleweight

No. Name Duration of reign Defences
1 United States Yvonne Reis 2006-04-01 — 2007r 0
2 China Wang Ya Nan 2008-01-26 — 2010s 2
3 United States Tori Nelson 2011-07-29 — 2012r 0
4 United States Kali Reis 2016-04-16 — 2016-11-05 0
5 Germany Christina Hammer 2016-11-05 — present 0

Super middleweight

No. Name Duration of reign Defences
1 United States Laila Ali (Champion Emeritus) 2006-11-11 — 2007s 2
2 Russia Natascha Ragosina 2007-12-15 — 2010s 4
3 Germany Nikki Adler 2013-11-30 — present 2

Heavyweight

No. Name Duration of reign Defences
1 United States Vonda Ward 2007-02-10 — 2010r 0
2 United States Martha Salazar 2014-11-08 — 2016-03-18 0
3 Mexico Alejandra Jiménez 2016-03-18 — present 0

See also

References

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