Super flyweight, also referred to as junior bantamweight, is a

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, contested from and up to .

History

The first title match in this division was in 1980, when the

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responded to pressure from Asian and Latin American members who felt the difference between the

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limit and the

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limit was too significant.

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won the inaugural title in February of that year by defeating Seung-Hoon Lee. The

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followed suit in 1981 when Gustavo Ballas won the vacant title by knocking out Sok-Chul Baek. The first

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champion was Ju-Do Chun, who won the belt in 1983 with a knockout of Ken Kasugai. Notable champions in this division have been

Ellyas Pical Ellyas Pical (born 24 March 1960) is an Indonesian former boxer, the first world boxing champion from the country, and is a three-time IBF Super flyweight champion (1985–1989). Life and career In his childhood, Pical was a pearl diver, ...

Gilberto Román Gilberto Román (29 November 1961 – 27 June 1990) was a Mexican professional boxer and a member of the 1980 Mexican Olympic team. Román was a two-time WBC and Lineal Super Flyweight Champion and is considered by many fans to be one of the ...

, Jiro Watanabe,

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Nana Konadu Nana Yaw Konadu Yeboah (born February 15, 1964) is a Ghanaian former professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 2001. He is a world champion in two weight classes, having held the World Boxing Council (WBC) super-flyweight title from 1989 to 1 ...

, Mark Johnson,

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, Robert Quiroga, Danny Romero,

Vic Darchinyan Vakhtang "Vic" Darchinyan (; born 7 January 1976) is an Armenian former professional boxer who competed from 2000 to 2017. He held multiple world championships in two weight classes, including the International Boxing Federation (IBF) flyweigh ...

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Nonito Donaire Nonito Gonzales Donaire Jr. ( ; ; born November 16, 1982) is a Filipino American professional boxer. He has held multiple world championships in four weight classes, from flyweight to featherweight, and is the oldest boxer in history to win a ...

, Román González,

Carlos Cuadras Carlos Roberto Cuadras Quiroa (born August 24, 1988) is a Mexican professional boxer who held the WBC super flyweight title from 2014 to 2016. As an amateur he won a gold medal in the bantamweight division at the 2007 Pan American Games. Am ...

Tepparith Singwancha Tepparith Singwancha or Tepparith Kokietgym (, born November 22, 1988) is a Thai former professional boxer in the super flyweight division. He was the World Boxing Association (WBA) super flyweight champion from 2011 to 2012. Boxing career Sing ...

Naoya Inoue is a Japanese professional boxer. He has held multiple world championships in four weight classes, and is one of only three male boxers in history (along with Terence Crawford and Oleksandr Usyk) to become the undisputed champion in two weigh ...

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McJoe Arroyo McJoe Arroyo Acevedo (born December 5, 1985) is a Puerto Rican professional boxer who held the IBF junior bantamweight title from 2015 to 2016. As an amateur, he represented Puerto Rico in international competition, winning a bronze medal a ...

Juan Francisco Estrada Juan Francisco Estrada Romero (born April 14, 1990) is a Mexican professional boxer. He is a two-weight world champion, having held the WBC super flyweight title between 2022 and 2024 and ''The Ring'' super flyweight title between 2019 and 20 ...

and Srisaket Sor Rungvisai.

holds the record for most consecutive title defenses at this division, with 19 defenses of the WBA title.

Current world champions

Current ''The Ring'' world rankings

As of October 14, 2024. Keys: : Current ''

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'' world champion

References

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