Super Flyweight

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Super flyweight, also referred to as junior bantamweight, is a weight class in professional boxing, contested from 112 pounds (51 kg) and up to 115 pounds (52 kg).

History

The first title match in this division was in 1980, when the World Boxing Council responded to pressure from Asian and Latin American members who felt the difference between the flyweight limit and the bantamweight limit was too significant. Rafael Orono won the inaugural title in February of that year by defeating Seung-Hoon Lee. The World Boxing Association followed suit in 1981 when Gustavo Ballas won the vacant title by knocking out Sok-Chul Baek. The first International Boxing Federation 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, Gilberto Román, Jiro Watanabe, Moon Sung-kil, Nana Konadu, Mark Johnson, Johnny Tapia, Robert Quiroga, Danny Romero, Vic Darchinyan, Khaosai Galaxy, Samson Dutch Boy Gym, Nonito Donaire, Román González, Carlos Cuadras, Tepparith Singwancha, Naoya Inoue, Omar Andrés Narváez, McJoe Arroyo, Juan Francisco Estrada and Srisaket Sor Rungvisai.

Khaosai Galaxy holds the record for most consecutive title defenses at this division, with 19 defenses of the WBA title.[1]

Current world champions

Sanctioning body Reign began Champion Record Defenses
WBA Jun 13, 2026 David Jiménez 18–1 (12 KO) 0
WBC vacant
IBF Jun 6, 2026 Andrew Moloney 29–4–0–1 (18 KO) 0
WBO vacant

Current The Ring world rankings

As of June 18, 2026.[2]

Keys:

 C  Current The Ring world champion
Rank Name Record Title(s)
C vacant
1 Fernando Martínez 18–1 (9 KO)
2 David Jiménez 18–1 (12 KO) WBA
3 Phumelele Cafu 11–1–3 (8 KO)
4 Andrew Moloney 29–4–0 (1) (17 KO) IBF
5 Tomoya Tsuboi 3–0 (2 KO)
6 Ricardo Malajika 17–2 (12 KO)
7 Israel González 31–5–2 (12 KO)
8 Willibaldo García 23–7–2 (1) (13 KO)
9 Theophilous Kpakpo Allotey 13–0 (10 KO)
10 Sikho Nqothole 22–3 (13 KO)

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