List of minimumweight boxing champions

This is a list of minimumweight boxing champions (also known as strawweight boxing champions), as recognized by boxing organizations:

• The World Boxing Association (WBA), established in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA).
• The World Boxing Council (WBC), established in 1963.
• The International Boxing Federation (IBF), established in 1983.
• The World Boxing Organization (WBO), established in 1988. WBA also have highly criticized Regular Champions. WBA have sometimes three champions at the same time. Super, Regular and Interim champion.

IBF

Reign Began	Reign Ended	Champion	Recognition
Title inaugurated
1987-06-14	1987-12-16-Vacated	Kyung-Yun Lee	IBF
1988-03-24	1989-06-17	Samuth Sithnaruepol	IBF
1989-06-17	1989-09-21	Nico Thomas	IBF
1989-09-21	1990-02-22	Eric Chávez	IBF
1990-02-22	1992-09-06	Fahlan Sakkreerin	IBF
1992-09-06	1992-12-10	Manny Melchor	IBF
1992-12-10	1996-03-15-Stripped	Ratanapol Sor Vorapin	IBF
1996-05-18	1997-12-27	Ratanapol Sor Vorapin	IBF
1997-12-27	2001-Vacated	Zolani Petelo	IBF
2001-04-29	2002-08-09	Roberto Carlos Leyva	IBF
2002-08-09	2003-05-31	Miguel Barrera	IBF
2003-05-31	2003-10-04	Edgar Cardenas	IBF
2003-10-04	2004-09-14	Daniel Reyes	IBF
2004-09-14	2007-07-07	Muhammad Rachman	IBF
2007-07-07	2008-06-14	Florante Condes	IBF
2008-06-14	2010-03-26	Raúl García Hirales	IBF
2010-03-26	2012-09-01	Nkosinathi Joyi	IBF
2012-09-01	2013-03-30	Mario Rodríguez	IBF
2013-03-30	2014-08-09	Katsunari Takayama	IBF
2014-08-09	2014-10-09-Vacated	Francisco Rodriguez, Jr.	IBF
2014-12-31	Present	Katsunari Takayama	IBF

WBC

Reign Began	Reign Ended	Champion	Recognition
Title inaugurated
1987-10-18	1988-11-13	Hiroki Ioka	WBC
1988-11-13	1989-11-12	Napa Kiatwanchai	WBC
1989-11-12	1990-02-07	Jum-Hwan Choi	WBC
1990-02-07	1990-10-25	Hideyuki Ohashi	WBC
1990-10-25	1999-Vacated	Ricardo López	WBC
1999	2000-02-11	Wandee Singwangcha	WBC
2000-02-11	2004-01-10	José Antonio Aguirre	WBC
2004-01-10	2004-12-18	Eagle Kyowa	WBC
2004-12-18	2005-04-04	Isaac Bustos	WBC
2005-04-04	2005-08-06	Katsunari Takayama	WBC
2005-08-06	2007-11-29	Eagle Kyowa	WBC
2007-11-29	2011-02-11	Oleydong Sithsamerchai	WBC
2011-02-11	2012-06-30-Vacated	Kazuto Ioka	WBC
2012-11-24	2014-02-05	Xiong Zhao Zhong	WBC
2014-02-05	2014-11-06	Oswaldo Novoa	WBC
2014-11-06	Present	Wanheng Menayothin	WBC

WBA

Reign Began	Reign Ended	Champion	Recognition
Title inaugurated
1988-01-10	1989-Vacated	Leo Gamez	WBA
1989-04-16	1991-02-02	Bong-Jun Kim	WBA
1991-02-02	1992-10-14	Hi-Yong Choi	WBA
1992-10-14	1993-02-10	Hideyuki Ohashi	WBA
1993-02-10	1995-12-02	Chana Porpaoin	WBA
1995-12-02	1998-11-13-Stripped	Rosendo Alvarez	WBA
1998-11-13	1999-Stripped	Ricardo López	WBA
1999-10-09	2000-08-20-Stripped	Noel Arambulet	WBA
2000-08-20	2000-12-06	Joma Gamboa	WBA
2000-12-06	2001-04-16	Keitaro Hoshino	WBA
2001-04-16	2001-08-25	Chana Porpaoin	WBA
2001-08-25	2001-10-19-Retired	Yutaka Niida	WBA
2002-01-29	2002-07-29	Keitaro Hoshino	WBA
2002-07-29	2004-07-03-Stripped	Noel Arambulet	WBA
2004-07-03	2008-09-15	Yutaka Niida	WBA
2008-09-15	2010-10-08-Vacated	Román González	WBA
2010-11-05	2011-04-19	Kwanthai Sithmorseng	WBA
2011-04-19	2011-07-30	Muhammad Rachman	WBA
2011-07-30	2011-10-24	Pornsawan Porpramook	WBA
2011-10-24	2012-06-20	Akira Yaegashi	WBA
2012-06-20	2012-10-03-Vacated	Kazuto Ioka	WBA
2012-12-31	2013-12-27-Vacated	Ryo Miyazaki	WBA
2014-03-01	2016-03-19	Hekkie Budler	WBA Super Champion
2016-06-29	Present	Knockout CP Freshmart	WBA

WBO

Reign Began	Reign Ended	Champion	Recognition
Title inaugurated
1989-08-30	1993-Vacated	Rafael Torres	WBO
1993-05-15	1993-10-25-Vacated	Paul Weir	WBO
1993-12-22	1997-08-23	Alex Sánchez	WBO
1997-08-23	1997-Vacated	Ricardo López	WBO
1997-12-19	1998-05-30	Eric Jamili	WBO
1998-05-30	2001-04-06-Vacated	Kermin Guardia	WBO
2002-06-29	2003-03-28	Jorge Mata	WBO
2003-03-28	2003-05-03	Eduardo Ray Marquez	WBO
2003-05-03	2007-08-25-Vacated	Ivan Calderón	WBO
2007-09-30	2011-02-25-Vacated	Donnie Nietes	WBO
2011-02-25	2011-08-27	Raúl García Hirales	WBO
2011-08-27	2013-04-19-Vacated	Moisés Fuentes	WBO
2013-04-19	2014-03-22	Merlito Sabillo	WBO
2014-03-22	2014-12-Vacated	Francisco Rodriguez, Jr.	WBO
2014-12-31	2015-03-02-Vacated	Katsunari Takayama	WBO
2015-05-30	Present	Kosei Tanaka	WBO