List of WBC female world champions

The following is a list of WBC female world champions certificated by the World Boxing Council (WBC).

Stand: June 3, 2020.

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

On July 30, 2011, Ana María Torres won the first female Diamond Belt by defeating Jackie Nava at Bantamweight.[1]

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.

On January 14, 2017, Amanda Serrano beat Yazmín Rivas to become the Diamond Champion at Super bantamweight.

On September 30, 2017, Jessica Chávez beat Esmeralda Moreno to win the vacant WBC female Diamond flyweight title.

On September 14, 2018, German Raja Amasheh won the vacant WBC Diamond super flyweight title against Peruvian Linda Laura Lecca.

On April 13, 2019, Claressa Shields won the vacant Diamond middleweight title via UD against Christina Hammer.

On October 30, 2021, Jackie Nava won the vacant Diamond super bantamweight title via UD against Mariana Juárez.

Atomweight

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No. Name Duration of reign Defences
1   Chirawadee Srisuk 31 Aug 2007 — 11 Aug 2008 0
2   Momo Koseki 11 Aug 2008 — 2018r 17
3   Fabiana Bytyqi 22 Sep 2018 — 13 Jan 2024 4
4   Tina Rupprecht 13 Jan 2024 — present 1

Strawweight

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No. Name Duration of reign Defences
1   Nanako Kikuchi Nov 7, 2005 — May 27, 2007 1
2   Carina Moreno May 17, 2007 — Oct 31, 2009 3
3   Anabel Ortiz Oct 31, 2009 — May 8, 2011 1
4   Naoko Fujioka May 8, 2011 — 2013r 2
5   Mari Ando Dec 14, 2013 — May 17, 2014 0
6   Yuko Kuroki May 17, 2014 — Dec 17, 2017 5
7   Momo Koseki Dec 17, 2017 — 2018r 0
8   Tina RupprechtInterim champion promoted Jun 16, 2018 — March 25, 2023 5
9   Seniesa Estrada March 25, 2023 — present 1

Light flyweight

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No. Name Duration of reign Defences
1   Eun Soon Choi Jun 28, 2005 — 2006s 0
2   Siriporn Thaweesuk Apr 3, 2007 — 2008r 3
3   Naomi Togashi - Interim champion promoted May 2, 2009 — Jun 23, 2012 7
4   Esmeralda Moreno Jun 23, 2012 — 2015s 1
5   Ibeth Zamora Silva Mar 3, 2013 — Apr 22, 2017 8
6   Esmeralda Moreno (2) Apr 22, 2017 — Sep 22, 2018 1
7   Yesenia Gómez Sep 22, 2018 - July 29, 2022 4
8   Kim Clavel July 29, 2022 — January 13, 2023 0
8   Jessica Nery Plata January 13, 2023 — present 1

Flyweight

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No. Name Duration of reign Defences
1   Stefania Bianchini Aug 7, 2005 — Mar 29, 2008 4
2   Simona Galassi Mar 29, 2008 — Mar 11, 2011 4
3   Mariana Juárez Mar 11, 2011 — Oct 13, 2012s 7
4   Renáta Szebelédi Oct 27, 2012 — May 19, 2013 0
5   Shindo Go May 19, 2013 — Dec 6, 2014 2
6   Arely Muciño Dec 6, 2014 — Sep 19, 2015 0
7   Jessica Chávez Sep 19, 2015 — 2018r 6
8   Ibeth Zamora Silva May 26, 2018 — June 19, 2021 2
9   Marlen Esparza June 19, 2021 — April 26, 2024s 4
10   Gabriela Celeste Alaniz April 27, 2024 — present 0

Super flyweight

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No. Name Duration of reign Defences
1   Ryu Myung-ok Jun 28, 2005 — 2006r 1
2   Ana María Torres Oct 7, 2006 — Oct 19, 2007 1
3   Myung Ok Ryu (2) Oct 19, 2007 — 2008r 1
4   Ana María Torres (2) - Interim champion promoted Aug 30, 2008 — May 17, 2012r 11
5   Zulina Muñoz Nov 24, 2012 — May 13, 2017 10
6   Guadalupe Martínez Guzmán May 13, 2017 — December 12, 2020 4
6   Lourdes Juárez December 12, 2020 — present 3
7   Asley González Macías October 1, 2022 — present 1

Bantamweight

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No. Name Duration of reign Defences
1   Kwang Ok Kim Jun 28, 2005 — Jun 7, 2006r 2
2   Anita Christensen Oct 14, 2006 — 2007r 0
3   Susana Vázquez Jun 1, 2007 — 2008s 0
4   Anita Christensen (2) - Interim champion promoted Sep 14, 2007 — Jun 21, 2008 1
5   Galina Koleva Ivanova Jun 21, 2008 — Oct 5, 2009 2
6   Usanakorn Thawilsuhannawang Oct 5, 2009 — Jul 13, 2012 2
7   Susie Ramadan Jul 13, 2012 — Oct 25, 2014 0
8   Yazmín Rivas Jun 28, 2014 — Jan 30, 2016 4
9   Catherine Phiri Jan 30, 2016 — Apr 1, 2017 1
10   Mariana Juárez Apr 1, 2017 — October 31, 2020 9
11   Yulihan Luna October 31, 2020 — September 9, 2023 2
12   Dina Thorslund September 9, 2023 — present 0

Super bantamweight

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No. Name Duration of reign Defences
1   Jackie Nava May 30, 2005 — May 20, 2006 2
2   Alejandra Oliveras May 20, 2006 — Dec 4, 2008 3
3   Marcela Acuña Dec 4, 2008 — 2010r 4
4   Alicia Ashley Jul 23, 2011 — Sep 6, 2014 3
5   Jackie Nava (2) Sep 6, 2014 — 2015s 2
6   Alicia Ashley (2) Oct 29, 2015 — Oct 1, 2016 0
7   Fatuma Zarika Oct 1, 2016 — Nov 16, 2019 1
8   Yamileth Mercado Nov 16, 2019 — present 5

Featherweight

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No. Name Duration of reign Defences
1   Sharon Anyos Oct 22, 2005 — 2007s 1
2   Ina Menzer Mar 8, 2008 — Jul 3, 2010 6
3   Jeannine Garside Jul 3, 2010 — 2012s 0
4   Jelena Mrdjenovich Mar 23, 2012 — Sep 14, 2012 0
5   Melissa Hernández Sep 14, 2012 — May 31, 2013 0
6   Jelena Mrdjenovich (2) May 31, 2013 — Aug 1, 2015 2
7   Edith Soledad Matthysse Aug 1, 2015 — Mar 11, 2016 0
8   Jelena Mrdjenovich (3) Mar 11, 2016 — Feb 4, 2021v 4
9   Amanda Serrano Feb 4, 2021 — Dec 5, 2023v 5
10   Skye Nicolson Apr 6, 2024 — present 1

Super featherweight

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No. Name Duration of reign Defences
1   Jelena Mrdjenovich Nov 18, 2005 — Apr 9, 2009 5
2   Olivia Gerula Apr 9, 2009 — Nov 27, 2010 2
3   Frida Wallberg Nov 27, 2010 — Jun 14, 2013 2
4   Diana Prazak Jun 14, 2013 — 2015s 1
5   Eva Wahlström Apr 25, 2015 — Feb 8, 2020 5
6   Terri Harper Feb 8, 2020 — Nov 13, 2021 2
7   Alycia Baumgardner Nov 13, 2021 — present 4

Lightweight

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No. Name Duration of reign Defences
1   Jessica Rakoczy Jul 21, 2005 — Sep 16, 2005 0
2   Eliza Olson Sep 16, 2005 — 2006s 0
3   Ann Saccurato Nov 4, 2006 — 2007r 0
4   Jessica Rakoczy (2) Feb 22, 2007 — Sep 27, 2007 0
5   Ann Saccurato (2) Sep 27, 2007 — 2008r 0
6   Ann Saccurato (3) Aug 11, 2008 — Aug 6, 2011 1
7   Érica Anabella Farías Aug 6, 2011 — Apr 20, 2014 8
8   Delfine Persoon Apr 20, 2014 — Jun 1, 2019 9
9   Katie Taylor Jun 1, 2019 — present 7

Super lightweight

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No. Name Duration of reign Defences
1   Mary Jo Sanders Jul 30, 2005 — 2006s 0
2   Anne Sophie Mathis Mar 8, 2008 — 2008r 0
3   Mónica Silvina Acosta Jun 19, 2009 — 2013s 7
4   Alejandra Oliveras Oct 11, 2013 — Nov 16, 2014 0
5   Érica Farías Nov 16, 2014 — Oct 6, 2018 4
6   Jessica McCaskill Oct 6, 2018 — Aug 2020 2
7   Chantelle Cameron Oct 4, 2020 — Nov 25, 2023 5
8   Katie Taylor Nov 25, 2023 — December 11, 2024 0

Welterweight

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No. Name Duration of reign Defences
1   Mary Jo Sanders Feb 3, 2006 — 2006r 0
2   Holly Holm Mar 22, 2007 — 2008r 1
3   Cecilia Braekhus Mar 14, 2009 — Aug 15, 2020 25
4   Jessica McCaskill Aug 15, 2020 — 2024s 4
5   Ivana Habazin Apr 20, 2024 — present 0

Super welterweight

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No. Name Duration of reign Defences
1   Jisselle Salandy Sep 15, 2006 — Jan 4, 2009 (died in a vehicular accident) 5
2   Christy Martin Sep 2, 2009 — 2011s 0
3   Mia St John Aug 14, 2012 — Nov 10, 2012 0
4   Tiffany Junot Nov 10, 2013 — 2013s 0
5   Mikaela Laurén Nov 8, 2014 — 2016s 3
6   Ewa Piatkowska Sep 17, 2016 — 2019s 2
7   Claressa Shields Jan 10, 2020 — 2021s 0
8   Patricia Berghult Nov 27, 2021 — Sept 3, 2022 0
9   Natasha Jonas Sept 3, 2022 — 2023s 1
10   Ema Kozin Nov 18, 2023 — present 0

Middleweight

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No. Name Duration of reign Defences
1   Yvonne Reis Apr 1, 2006 — 2007r 0
2   Wang Ya Nan Jan 26, 2008 — 2010s 2
3   Tori Nelson Jul 29, 2011 — 2012r 0
4   Kali Reis Apr 16, 2016 — Nov 5, 2016 0
5   Christina Hammer Nov 5, 2016 — Apr 13, 2019 3
6   Claressa Shields Nov 17, 2018 — present 5

Super middleweight

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No. Name Duration of reign Defences
1   Laila Ali Nov 11, 2006 — 2007s 2
2   Natalya Ragozina Dec 15, 2007 — 2010s 4
3   Nikki Adler Nov 30, 2013 — Aug 4, 2017 2
4   Claressa Shields Aug 4, 2017 — 2018s 1
5   Franchón Crews-Dezurn Sep 13, 2018 — Jul 1, 2023 2
6   Savannah Marshall Jul 1, 2023 — 2023s 0
7   Franchón Crews-Dezurn (2) Dec 15, 2023 — present 0

Heavyweight

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No. Name Duration of reign Defences
1   Vonda Ward Feb 10, 2007 — 2010r 0
2   Martha Salazar Nov 8, 2014 — Mar 18, 2016 0
3   Alejandra Jiménez Mar 18, 2016 — 2019r 2
4   Hanna Gabriels Apr 17, 2021 — 2022r 0
5   Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse Mar 7, 2024 — 2024r 0
6   Claressa Shields Jul 27, 2024 — present 0

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Women's Boxing: Ana María Torres Biography". www.womenboxing.com. Retrieved 2023-04-30.