List of WBA world champions

List of WBA world champions is a table showing the world champions certificated by World Boxing Association (WBA). This list includes champions certificated by National Boxing Association (NBA).

Minimumweight

Number	Name	Country	Reigning period	Defence
1	Leo Gamez	Venezuela	January 10, 1988 - 1988	1
2	Bong Jun Kim	Korea	April 16, 1989 - February 2, 1991	5
3	Hi Yong Choi	Korea	February 2, 1991 - October 14, 1992	4
4	Hideyuki Ohashi	Japan	October 14, 1992 - February 10, 1993	0
12	Chana Porpaoin	Thailand	February 10, 1993 - December 2, 1993	8
5	Rosendo Alvarez	Nicaragua	December 2, 1993 - November 13, 1998	5
6	Ricardo Lopez	Mexico	November 13, 1998 - 1998	0
7 (Interim)	Songkram Porpaoin	Thailand	January 30, 1999 – July, 1999	0
8	Noel Arambulet	Venezuela	October 9, 1999 - August 19, 2000	1
9 (Interim)	Joma Gamboa	Philippines	December 4, 1999 - August 19, 2000	2
10	Joma Gamboa	Philippines	August 19, 2000 - December 6, 2000	0
11	Keitaro Hoshino	Japan	December 6, 2000 - April 16, 2001	0
12	Chana Porpaoin	Thailand	April 16, 2001 - August 25, 2001	0
13	Yutaka Niida	Japan	August 25, 2001 – October 22, 2001	0
14	Keitaro Hoshino	Japan	January 29, 2002 - July 29, 2002	0
15	Noel Arambulet	Venezuela	July 29, 2002 - July 2, 2004	2
13	Yutaka Niida	Japan	July 3, 2004 - Now	4

Light flyweight

Number	Name	Country	Reigning period	Defenses
1	Roberto Vásquez	Panama	April 29, 2005–May 25, 2006	3
2	Kouki Kameda	Japan	August 2, 2006–	0

Flyweight

Number	Name	Country	Reigning period	Defence
35	Lorenzo Parra	Venezuela	December 6, 2003 - Present	5

Super flyweight

Number	Name	Country	Reigning period	Defence
18	Nobuo Nashiro	Japan	July 22, 2006 - Present	0

Bantamweight

Number	Name	Country	Reigning period	Defence
48	Wladimir Sidorenko	Ukraine	February 26, 2005 - Present	4

Featherweight

Number	Name	Country	Reigning period	Defence
37	Juan Manuel Marquez	Mexico
38	Chris John	Indonesia

Super featherweight

Number	Name	Country	Reigning period	Defence
39	Edwin Valero	Venezuela	August 5, 2006 - Present	0

Lightweight

Number	Name	Country	Reigning period	Defence
44	Juan Díaz	United States	July 17, 2004 - Present	4

Welterweight

Number	Name	Country	Reigning period	Defence
24	Ricky Hatton	England	May 13, 2006-Present	0

Super welterweight

Number	Name	Country	Reigning period	Defence
40	José Antonio Rivera	United States	May 6, 2005 - Present	0

Middleweight

Number	Name	Country	Reigning period	Defence
Undisputed	Jermain Taylor	United States	July 16, 2005 - Present	2
29	Javier Castillejo	Spain	July 15, 2006 - Present	0

Super middleweight

Number	Name	Country	Reigning period	Defence
1	Mikkel Kessler	Denmark	November 12, 2004-Present	2

Light heavyweight

Number	Name	Country	Reigning period	Defence
1	Victor Galindez	Argentina

Cruiserweight

Number	Name	Country	Reigning period	Defence
Undisputed	O'Neil Bell	Jamaica	January 7, 2006 - Present	0
13	Virgil Hill	United States	January 27, 2006 - Present	0

Heavyweight

Number	Name	Country	Reigning period	Defence
1	Jack Dempsey	USA	July 2, 1921 - September 23, 1926	2
2	Gene Tunney	USA	September 23, 1926 - July 31, 1928	2
3	Jack Sharkey	USA	September 26, 1929 - June 12, 1930	0
4	Max Schmeling	GER	June 12, 1930 - June 21, 1932	1
5	Jack Sharkey	USA	June 21, 1932 - June 29, 1933	0
6	Primo Carnera	Italy	June 29, 1933 - June 14, 1934	2
7	Max Baer	USA	June 14, 1934 - June 13, 1935	0
8	James J. Braddock	USA	June 13, 1935 - June 22, 1937	0
9	Joe Louis	USA	June 22, 1937 - March 1, 1949	25
10	Ezzard Charles	USA	June 22, 1949 - July 18, 1951	8
11	Jersey Joe Walcott	USA	July 18, 1951 - September 23, 1952	1
12	Rocky Marciano	USA	September 23, 1952 - April 27, 1956	6
13	Floyd Patterson	USA	November 30, 1956 - June 26, 1959	4
14	Ingemar Johansson	Sweden	June 26, 1959 - June 20, 1960	0
15	Floyd Patterson	USA	June 20, 1960 - September 25, 1962	2
16	Sonny Liston	USA	September 25, 1962 - February 25, 1964	1
17	Cassius Clay	USA	February 25, 1964 - June 19, 1964	0
18	Ernie Terrell	USA	March 5, 1965 - February 6, 1967	2
19	Cassius Clay	USA	February 6, 1967 - May 9, 1967	0
20	Jimmy Ellis	USA	April 27, 1968 - February 16, 1970	1
21	Joe Frazier	USA	February 16, 1970 - January 22, 1973	4
22	George Foreman	USA	January 22, 1973 - October 30, 1974	2
23	Muhammad Ali	USA	October 30, 1974 - February 15, 1978	10
24	Leon Spinks	USA	February 15, 1978 - September 15, 1978	0
25	Muhammad Ali	USA	September 15, 1978 – April 27, 1979	0
26	John Tate	USA	October 20, 1979 - March 31, 1980	0
27	Mike Weaver	USA	March 31, 1980 - December 10, 1982	2
28	Michael Dokes	USA	December 10, 1982 - September 23, 1983	1
29	Gerrie Coetzee	South Africa	September 23, 1983 - December 1, 1984	0
30	Greg Page	USA	December 1, 1984 - April 29, 1985	0
31	Tony Tubbs	USA	April 29, 1985 - December 12, 1986	0
32	Tim Witherspoon	USA	January 17, 1986 - December 12, 1986	1
33	James Smith	USA	December 12, 1986 - March 7, 1987	0
34	Mike Tyson	USA	March 7, 1987 - March 7, 1987	8
35	James Douglas	USA	February 11, 1990 - October 25, 1990	0
36	Evander Holyfield	USA	October 25, 1990 - November 13, 1992	3
37	Riddick Bowe	USA	November 13, 1992 – November 6, 1993	2
38	Evander Holyfield	USA	November 6, 1993 - April 22, 1994	0
39	Michael Moorer	USA	April 22, 1994 - November 5, 1994	0
40	George Foreman	USA	November 5, 1994 - March 4, 1995	0
41	Bruce Seldon	USA	April 8, 1995 - September 7, 1996	1
42	Mike Tyson	USA	September 7, 1996 - November 9, 1996	0
43	Evander Holyfield	USA	November 9, 1996 - November 13, 1999	4
44	Lennox Lewis	UK	November 13, 1999 - April 29, 2000	0
45	Evander Holyfield	USA	August 12, 2000 - March 2, 2001	0
46	John Ruiz	USA	March 2, 2001 - March 1, 2003	2
47	Roy Jones Jr.	USA	March 1, 2003 - February 20, 2004	0
48 (Interim)	John Ruiz	USA	December 13, 2004 - February 24, 2004	0
49	John Ruiz	USA	February 24, 2004 - December 17, 2005	3
50	Nikolay Valuev	Russia	December 17, 2005 - Present	0

See also

• World Boxing Association