This is a list of WBO world champions, showing every world champion certified by the World Boxing Organization (WBO). The WBO is one of the four major governing bodies in professional boxing, and has awarded world championships in 17 different weight classes since 1989.
Boxers who won the title but were stripped due to the title bout being overturned to a no contest are not listed.
| Current champion | |
| Most consecutive title defenses |
r – Champion relinquished title.
s – Champion stripped of title.
Atomweight
edit| No. | Name | Duration of reign | Defences |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nao Ikeyama
|
17 May 2014 — 29 Jul 2018 | 6 |
| 2 | Mika Iwakawa
|
29 Jul 2018 — 25 Feb 2022 | 1 |
| 3 | Nanae Suzuki
|
25 Feb 2022 — 1 Sep 2022 | 0 |
| 4 | Yuko Kuroki
|
1 Sep 2022 — 12 Jan 2024 | 2 |
| 5 | Eri Matsuda
|
12 Jan 2024 — present | 0 |
Mini flyweight
edit| No. | Name | Duration of reign | Defences | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Teeraporn Pannimit
|
2 Apr 2010 — 2011s | 1 | |
| 2 | Teeraporn Pannimit (2)
|
25 Apr 2012 — 28 Jun 2012 | 0 | |
| 3 |  Hong Su-yun
|
28 Jun 2012 — 9 Feb 2014 | 2 | |
| 4 | Mako Yamada
|
9 Feb 2014 — 31 May 2014s | 0 | |
| Yamada submitted a retirement notification to the Japanese Boxing Commission on 31 May 2014. The belt was vacated on the same day.[1] | ||||
| 5 | Kumiko Seeser Ikehara
|
20 Sep 2014 — 13 Dec 2016r | 4 | |
| Ikehara retired from professional competition on 13 December 2016[2] | ||||
| 6 | Kayoko Ebata
|
19 May 2017 — 1 Dec 2018 | 1 | |
| 7 | Etsuko Tada
|
1 Dec 2018 — 28 Mar 2019r | 0 | |
| Tada vacated the title on 28 March 2019, as she intended to move up to minimumweight.[3] | ||||
| 8 | Kasumi Saeki
|
27 Apr 2019 — 2019r | 0 | |
| Saeki vacated the title, for undisclosed reasons, on 18 December 2019.[3] | ||||
| 9 | Etsuko Tada (2)
|
3 December 2020 — 23 October 2021 | 0 | |
| 10 |  Nguyễn Thị Thu Nhi
|
23 October 2021 — 8 Sep 2022 | 0 | |
| 11 |  Yokasta Valle
|
8 September 2022 — 29 March 2024 | 3 | |
| 12 |  Seniesa Estrada[4]
|
29 Mar 2024 — present | 0 | |
Junior flyweight
edit| No. | Name | Duration of reign | Defences |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Yesica Bopp
|
6 Nov 2009 — 2015s | 12 |
| 2 | Eun Hye Lee
|
29 Sep 2015 — 1 Jun 2016s | 0 |
| Hye Lee was stripped of her title on 1 June 2016, as she failed to make a title defense in the mandated time frame.[5] | |||
| 3 |  Louisa Hawton
|
20 Aug 2016 — 2017r | 0 |
| Hawton vacated her title in early 2017, in order to move down to atomweight.[6] | |||
| 4 | Hong Su-yun
|
14 May 2017 — 16 Jul 2017s | 0 |
| Su-yun vacated the title on 26 July 2017, after retiring from professional competition.[citation needed] | |||
| 5 | Naoko Fujioka
|
1 Dec 2017 — 11 Dec 2017r | 0 |
| Fujioka vacated the title on 11 December 2017, to focus on defending her WBA light flyweight championship.[7] | |||
| 6 | Tenkai Tsunami
|
8 Mar 2018 — 9 Jul 2021 | 4 |
| 7 | Seniesa Estrada
|
9 Jul 2021 — ?v | 0 |
| 8 | Yokasta Valle
|
26 Nov 2022 — 2023v | |
| 9 | Evelyn Nazarena Bermúdez[8]
|
10 Mar 2023 — present | 1 |
Flyweight
edit| No. | Name | Duration of reign | Defences |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Susi Kentikian
|
10 Oct 2009 — 16 May 2012 | 3 |
| 2 | Melissa McMorrow
|
16 May 2012 — 2014s | 2 |
| 3 | Yesica Bopp
|
26 Apr 2014 — 2014r | 0 |
| 4 |  Kenia Enriquez
|
21 Nov 2014 — 28 Feb 2015 | 0 |
| 5 | Melissa McMorrow (2)
|
28 Feb 2015 — 2016s | 0 |
| 6 | Nana Yoshikawa
|
9 Oct 2016 — 29 Apr 2017 | 0 |
| 7 | Monserrat Alarcón
|
29 Apr 2017 — 17 Feb 2018 | 0 |
| 8 | Arely Muciño
|
17 Feb 2018 — 29 Jul 2019s | 2 |
| Muciño was stripped of her title on 29 July 2019, as she was unable to make a defense due to an ankle injury sustained in a car crash.[9] | |||
| 9 |  Nicola Adams – Interim Champion since 6 October 2018, elevated to regular champion
|
29 Jul 2019 — 6 Nov 2019r | 1 |
| Adams retired from professional competition on 6 November 2019, after sustaining an eye injury in a fight.[10] | |||
| 10 | Debora Anahí López
|
20 Dec 2019 — 19 Mar 2022r | 1 |
| 11 | Gabriela Celeste Alaniz
|
18 Jun 2022 — 8 Jul 2023 | 1 |
| 12 | Marlen Esparza
|
8 Jul 2023 — present | 0 |
Junior bantamweight
edit| No. | Name | Duration of reign | Defences |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carolina Raquel Duer
|
17 Dec 2010 — 26 Jul 2013r | 6 |
| Duer vacated her title on 26 July 2013, after capturing a WBO championship a weight class up.[11] | |||
| 2 | Daniela Romina Bermúdez
|
4 Jan 2014 — 2017r | 3 |
| 3 | Raja Amasheh
|
10 Mar 2018 — 2019s | 1 |
| 4 |  Amanda Serrano
|
18 Jan 2019 — 2019r | 0 |
| 5 | Miyo Yoshida
|
19 Jun 2019 — 13 Dec 2020 | 1 |
| 6 | Tomoko Okuda
|
13 Dec 2020 — 29 Jun 2021 | 0 |
| 7 | Miyo Yoshida (2)
|
29 Jun 2021 — 30 May 2022 | 0 |
| 8 | Tamao Ozawa
|
30 May 2022 — 27 October 2022 | 0 |
| Ozawa vacated her title on 27 October 2022, to focus on her family life.[12] | |||
| 9 | Mizuki Hiruta
|
1 Dec 2022 — present | 2 |
Bantamweight
edit| No. | Name | Duration of reign | Defences |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaliesha West
|
18 Sep 2010 — 2012r | 3 |
| 2 | Daniela Romina Bermúdez
|
31 May 2013 — 2013r | 0 |
| 3 | Carolina Raquel Duer
|
26 Jul 2013 — 2015s | 2 |
| 4 | Mayra Alejandra Gómez – Interim champion, elevated to full champion 10 February 2015
|
10 February 2015 — 2015s | 1 |
| 5 | Naoko Fujioka
|
19 Oct 2015 — 2016s | 1 |
| 6 | Sabrina Maribel Pérez
|
26 Nov 2016 — 2017r | 0 |
| 7 | Amanda Serrano
|
22 Apr 2017 — 2017r | 0 |
| 8 | Daniela Romina Bermúdez (2)
|
20 Oct 2017 — Dec 2020r | 5 |
| 9 |  Dina Thorslund
|
25 Jun 2021 – present | 4 |
Junior featherweight
edit| No. | Name | Duration of reign | Defences | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ana Julaton
|
4 Dec 2009 — 2010s | 0 | |
| 2 | Ana Julaton (2)
|
30 Jun 2010 — 16 Mar 2012 | 2 | |
| 3 | Yésica Marcos – Interim champion since 8 October 2011, beat Julaton for full title 16 March 2012
|
16 Mar 2012 — 2013s | 2 | |
| 4 | Marcela Acuña
|
25 Oct 2013 — 2016s | 2 | |
| 5 | Sabrina Maribel Pérez – Interim champion, elevated to full champion 10 May 2016.
|
10 May 2016 — 2016s | 0 | |
| 6 | Amanda Serrano
|
18 Oct 2016 — 2018r | 2 | |
| 7 | Daniela Romina Bermúdez
|
13 Apr 2018 — 2018r | 0 | |
| 8 | Dina Thorslund
|
25 Aug 2018 — 2021 | 3 | |
| 9 |  Ségolène Lefebvre
|
20 Nov 2021 – 13 Apr 2024 | 3 | |
| 10 | Ellie Scotney[13]
|
13 Apr 2024 – present | 0 |
Featherweight
edit| No. | Name | Duration of reign | Defences |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ina Menzer
|
10 Oct 2009 — 3 Jul 2010 | 1 |
| 2 |  Jeannine Garside
|
3 Jul 2010 — 2011s | 0 |
| 3 | Alejandra Oliveras
|
5 Jan 2012 — 2014s | 5 |
| 4 | Amanda Serrano
|
17 Feb 2016 — 2016r | 1 |
| 5 | Cindy Serrano
|
10 Dec 2016 — 2018r | 1 |
| 6 | Heather Hardy
|
27 Oct 2018 — 13 Sep 2019 | 0 |
| 7 | Amanda Serrano (2) (elevated to Super champion on 19 Feb 2020)
|
13 Sep 2019 — present | 6 |
Junior lightweight
edit| No. | Name | Duration of reign | Defences |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ramona Kuehne
|
4 Jun 2010 — 2018s | 8 |
| 2 |  Ewa Brodnicka – Interim champion since 13 May 2017, elevated to full champion
|
22 Feb 2018 — 30 October 2020s | 5 |
| Brodnicka was stripped of her title on 30 October 2020, after failing to make weight for the fight with Mikaela Mayer.[14] | |||
| 3 | Mikaela Mayer
|
31 October 2020 — 15 Oct 2022 | 3 |
| 4 | Alycia Baumgardner
|
15 Oct 2022 — present | 2 |
Lightweight
edit| No. | Name | Duration of reign | Defences |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erin McGowan
|
9 Oct 2010 — 2011s | 0 |
| 2 |  Enis Pacheco
|
16 Mar 2012 — 14 Jun 2013 | 2 |
| 3 | María Elena Maderna
|
14 Jun 2013 — 15 Aug 2014 | 3 |
| 4 | Amanda Serrano
|
15 Aug 2014 — 2015s | 0 |
| 5 | Yohana Belén Alfonzo
|
24 Sep 2015 — 2017s | 3 |
| 6 |  Rose Volante
|
22 Dec 2017 — 15 Mar 2019 | 2 |
| 7 |  Katie Taylor
|
15 Mar 2019 — 5 Jan 2024r | 8 |
| Taylor vacated the title on 5 January 2024 to concentrate on defending her undisputed junior-welterweight/super-lightweight championships.[15] | |||
| 8 | Rhiannon Dixon[16]
|
13 April 2024 — present | 0 |
Junior welterweight
edit| No. | Name | Duration of reign | Defences |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernanda Soledad Alegre
|
4 Dec 2010 — 2015s | 10 |
| 2 | Fernanda Soledad Alegre (2)
|
25 Apr 2015 — 2016r | 1 |
| 3 | Adela Celeste del Carmen Peralta
|
14 May 2016 — 4 Nov 2016 | 0 |
| 4 | Ana Laura Esteche
|
4 Nov 2016 — 2017s | 1 |
| 5 | Amanda Serrano
|
8 Sep 2018 — 2018r | 0 |
| 6 |  Christina Linardatou
|
24 Mar 2019 — 2 Nov 2019 | 1 |
| 7 | Katie Taylor
|
2 Nov 2019 — 2019r | 0 |
| 8 | Christina Linardatou (2)
|
8 Feb 2020 — 2021r | 0 |
| 9 | Chantelle Cameron
|
5 Nov 2022 — 25 Nov 2023 | 1 |
| 10 | Katie Taylor (2)
|
25 Nov 2023 — present | 0 |
Welterweight
edit| No. | Name | Duration of reign | Defences |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hanna Gabriels
|
19 Dec 2009 — 2010r | 0 |
| 2 |  Cecilia Brækhus
|
15 May 2010 — 15 August 2020 | 21 |
| 3 | Jessica McCaskill
|
15 August 2020 — 2023? | 3 |
| 4 | Sandy Ryan
|
22 April 2023 — present | 1 |
Junior middleweight
edit| No. | Name | Duration of reign | Defences |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hanna Gabriels
|
29 May 2010 — 28 Feb 2013 | 3 |
| 2 |  Oxandia Castillo
|
28 Feb 2013 — 2014s | 0 |
| 3 | Hanna Gabriels (2)
|
20 Dec 2014 — 2018s | 4 |
| 4 | Claressa Shields
|
10 Jan 2020 — 26 Nov 2021v | 1 |
| 5 | Natasha Jonas
|
19 Feb 2022 — present | 2 |
Middleweight
edit| No. | Name | Duration of reign | Defences |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christina Hammer
|
23 Oct 2010 — 13 Apr 2019 | 12 |
| 2 | Claressa Shields Super champion since 8 July 2019
|
13 Apr 2019 — Sep 2020 | 0 |
| 3 | Savannah Marshall
|
31 Oct 2020 — 15 Oct 2022 | 3 |
| 4 | Claressa Shields (2)
|
15 Oct 2022 — present | 1 |
Super middleweight
edit| No. | Name | Duration of reign | Defences |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christina Hammer
|
4 May 2013 — 2013r | 0 |
| 2 |  Femke Hermans
|
12 May 2018 — 2018s | 0 |
| 3 | Franchón Crews-Dezurn
|
14 Sep 2019 — 1 Jul 2023 | 1 |
| 4 | Savannah Marshall
|
1 Jul 2023 — present | 0 |
Light heavyweight
edit| No. | Name | Duration of reign | Defences |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Geovana Peres
|
30 Mar 2019 — 26 Jan 2021r | 1 |
| Peres retired from professional competition on 26 January 2021.[17] | |||
| 2 | Claressa Shields
|
27 Jul 2024 — present | 0 |
Junior Heavyweight
edit| No. | Name | Duration of reign | Defences |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vacant | 0 |
Heavyweight
edit| No. | Name | Duration of reign | Defences |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vacant | 0 |
See also
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