List of WBA female world champions
The following is a list of WBA female world champions certificated by the World Boxing Association (WBA).
Stand: March 31, 2020.
r – Champion relinquished title.
s – Champion stripped of title.
During the 2009 WBA convention in Colombia, Susi Kentikian was named the first ever WBA female Super Champion. It was announced that this belt would be called "Susi Kentikian belt" for all other future Super Champions.[1]
Light minimumweight
No.
|
Name
|
Duration of reign
|
Defences
|
1
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Mari Ando
|
Sep 22, 2011 — Sep 16, 2012
|
1
|
2
|
Ayaka Miyao
|
Sep 16, 2012 — Oct 22, 2015
|
5
|
3
|
Momo Koseki
|
Oct 22, 2015 — 2016r
|
0
|
4
|
Yunoka Furukawa
|
Aug 13, 2016 — 2017s
|
1
|
5
|
Maria Milano – Interim champion promoted
|
Mar 9, 2018 — 2018s
|
0
|
6
|
Monserrat Alarcón
|
Aug 31, 2018 — Aug 5, 2023
|
4
|
7
|
Yuko Kuroki
|
Aug 5, 2023 — Jan 12, 2024
|
0
|
8
|
Eri Matsuda
|
Jan 12, 2024 — Nov 23, 2024
|
0
|
9
|
Tina Rupprecht
|
Nov 23, 2024 — present
|
0
|
Minimumweight
Light flyweight
No.
|
Name
|
Duration of reign
|
Defences
|
1
|
Ju Hee Kim
|
Aug 24, 2007 — 2009s
|
0
|
2
|
Yésica Bopp – Super champion (Promoted from Regular champion November 2020)
|
Jun 20, 2009 — March 11, 2022
|
20
|
3
|
Yesica Nery Plata – Super champion
|
March 11, 2022 — present
|
2
|
Flyweight
No.
|
Name
|
Duration of reign
|
Defences
|
1
|
Susi Kentikian (Super Champion from Nov 18, 2009 - May 16, 2012)
|
Feb 16, 2007 — Dec 1, 2012
|
14
|
2
|
Carina Moreno
|
Dec 1, 2012 — Jul 6, 2013
|
0
|
3
|
Susi Kentikian (2)
|
Jul 6, 2013 — 2016s
|
4
|
4
|
Naoko Fujioka
|
Mar 13, 2017 — April 9, 2022
|
3
|
5
|
Marlen Esparza
|
April 9, 2022 - current
|
2
|
Super flyweight
No.
|
Name
|
Duration of reign
|
Defences
|
1
|
Yazmín Rivas
|
Feb 28, 2005 — 2006r
|
0
|
2
|
Ha-Na Kim
|
Oct 7, 2006 — Oct 9, 2007
|
2
|
3
|
Xiyan Zhang
|
Oct 9, 2007 — Feb 26, 2009
|
0
|
4
|
Tenkai Tsunami
|
Feb 26, 2009 — Jul 9, 2012
|
4
|
5
|
Naoko Yamaguchi
|
Jul 9, 2012 — Nov 13, 2013
|
2
|
6
|
Naoko Fujioka
|
Nov 13, 2013 — 2015r
|
2
|
7
|
Linda Laura Lecca – Interim champion promoted
|
Apr 15, 2016 — May 19, 2018
|
2
|
8
|
Maribel Ramírez
|
May 19, 2018 — June 24, 2022
|
2
|
9
|
Clara Lescurat
|
June 24, 2022 — present
|
2
|
Bantamweight
No.
|
Name
|
Duration of reign
|
Defences
|
1
|
Jackie Nava
|
Feb 28, 2005 — 2005r
|
0
|
2
|
Anita Christensen
|
Oct 14, 2006 — Jun 21, 2008
|
1
|
3
|
Galina Koleva Ivanova
|
Jun 21, 2008 — 2008s
|
0
|
4
|
Emanuela Pantani
|
Dec 19, 2008 — 2010s
|
0
|
5
|
Janeth Pérez
|
Jul 16, 2011 — Jan 5, 2013
|
3
|
6
|
Irma García
|
Jan 5, 2013 — 2015s
|
2
|
7
|
Mayerlin Rivas – Interim champion promoted
|
Mar 8, 2015 — Feb 29, 2020r
|
4
|
8
|
Shannon Courtenay – (def. Ebanie Bridges)
|
Apr 10, 2021 — Oct 8, 2021s
|
0
|
9
|
Jamie Mitchell – (def. Shannon Courtenay)
|
Oct 9, 2021— Nov 26, 2022
|
1
|
10
|
Nina Hughes – (def. Jamie Mitchell)
|
Nov 26, 2022 — May 12, 2023
|
2
|
11
|
Cherneka Johnson – (def. Nina Hughes)
|
May 12, 2024 — present
|
0
|
Super bantamweight
No.
|
Name
|
Duration of reign
|
Defences
|
1
|
Marcela Eliana Acuña
|
Aug 12, 2006 — Jan 20, 2010s
|
5
|
2
|
Lisa Brown
|
Mar 27, 2010 — Apr 2, 2011
|
0
|
3
|
Chanttall Martínez
|
Apr 2, 2011 — Jan 28, 2012
|
2
|
4
|
Yésica Marcos
|
Oct 6, 2012 — 2016s
|
3
|
5
|
Jackie Nava
|
Jan 28, 2012 — May 24, 2014
|
2
|
6
|
Jackie Nava (2) – Interim, elevated to Super champion on October 15, 2014
|
May 24, 2014 — 2016s
|
3
|
7
|
Liliana Palmera – Interim champion promoted
|
Apr 15, 2016 — Aug 5, 2017
|
1
|
8
|
Alys Sánchez
|
Aug 5, 2017 — Nov 18, 2017
|
0
|
9
|
Liliana Palmera (2)
|
Nov 18, 2017 — May 19, 2018
|
0
|
10
|
Yazmín Rivas
|
May 19, 2018 — Dec 31, 2019r
|
1
|
11
|
Mayerlin Rivas
|
Feb 7, 2020 — Nov 18, 2023
|
2
|
12
|
Erika Cruz
|
Nov 18, 2023 — present
|
0
|
Featherweight
No.
|
Name
|
Duration of reign
|
Defences
|
Days
|
1
|
Gao Li Jun
|
Mar 25, 2006 — 2006r
|
0
|
281
|
2
|
Hwa-Won Lee
|
Apr 30, 2007 — 2008r
|
0
|
611
|
3
|
Hyun Mi Choi
|
Oct 11, 2008 — 2013r
|
7
|
1907
|
4
|
Ogleidis Suárez – Interim champion promoted
|
May 10, 2013 — Dec 13, 2013
|
1
|
217
|
5
|
Edith Soledad Matthysse
|
Dec 13, 2013 — Mar 11, 2016
|
1
|
819
|
6
|
Jelena Mrdjenovich Super champion from Apr 30, 2018 - Sep 30, 2018
|
Mar 11, 2016 — Apr 22, 2021
|
5
|
1,868
|
7
|
Erika Cruz
|
Apr 22, 2021 — Feb 4, 2023
|
2
|
653
|
8
|
Amanda Serrano
|
Feb 4, 2023 — present
|
2
|
684
|
Super featherweight
Lightweight
No.
|
Name
|
Duration of reign
|
Defences
|
Days
|
1
|
Layla McCarter
|
Dec 2, 2006 — 2011s
|
2
|
1855
|
2
|
Alejandra Marina Oliveras
|
Aug 12, 2011 — 2012r
|
0
|
507
|
3
|
Cecilia Comunales
|
Mar 30, 2012 — 2015s
|
2
|
1731
|
4
|
Cecilia Comunales (2)
|
Jun 4, 2016 — 2017s
|
0
|
575
|
5
|
Anahí Ester Sánchez
|
Sep 9, 2017 — Oct 27, 2017s
|
0
|
48
|
6
|
Katie Taylor – Super champion from Apr 30, 2018 - Sep 30, 2018
|
Oct 28, 2017 — present
|
14
|
2,609
|
Super lightweight
No.
|
Name
|
Duration of reign
|
Defences
|
Days
|
1
|
Myriam Lamare
|
Nov 8, 2004 — Dec 2, 2006
|
5
|
754
|
2
|
Anne Sophie Mathis
|
Dec 2, 2006 — 2010s
|
3
|
1520
|
3
|
Mónica Silvina Acosta
|
Feb 18, 2011 — Jan 18, 2014
|
3
|
1430
|
4
|
Ana Laura Esteche
|
Jan 18, 2014 — 2018s
|
4
|
89
|
5
|
Anahí Ester Sánchez – Interim champion promoted
|
Feb 28, 2019 — May 25, 2019
|
0
|
89
|
6
|
Jessica McCaskill
|
May 25, 2019 — August 2020r
|
1
|
464
|
7
|
Kali Reis
|
Nov 6, 2020 — ?
|
0
|
1504
|
8
|
Chantelle Cameron
|
Nov 5, 2022 — Nov 25, 2023
|
1
|
385
|
9
|
Katie Taylor
|
Nov 25, 2023 — present
|
0
|
390
|
Welterweight
No.
|
Name
|
Duration of reign
|
Defences
|
Days
|
1
|
Holly Holm
|
Jun 10, 2006 — 2007r
|
1
|
565
|
2
|
Cecilia Braekhus – Super champion from Jul 10, 2014 to Jun 10, 2015, from Aug 29, 2015 to Feb 20, 2016 and again from Apr 30, 2018 to Sep 30, 2018
|
Mar 14, 2009 — Aug 15, 2020
|
24
|
4172
|
3
|
Jessica McCaskill
|
Aug 15, 2020 — 11 May 2024
|
4
|
1504
|
4
|
Lauren Price
|
11 May 2024 - present
|
0
|
222
|
Super welterweight
No.
|
Name
|
Duration of reign
|
Defences
|
Days
|
1
|
Jisselle Salandy
|
Sep 15, 2006 — Jan 4, 2009 (died in a vehicular accident)
|
5
|
843
|
2
|
Layla McCarter
|
Sep 30, 2012 — 2014s
|
0
|
838
|
3
|
Hanna Gabriels – Super champion from Apr 30, 2018 - Sep 30, 2018
|
Jun 18, 2016 — 2021
|
4
|
|
4
|
Claressa Shields - Super champion
|
March 5, 2021 - present
|
0
|
1385
|
5
|
Hannah Rankin - Regular champion
|
November 5, 2021 - September 24, 2022
|
1
|
1140
|
6
|
Terri Harper -
|
September 24, 2022 - present
|
2
|
817
|
Middleweight
Super middleweight
Light heavyweight
No.
|
Name
|
Duration of reign
|
Defences
|
Days
|
1
|
Hanna Gabriels
|
Apr 17, 2021 — present
|
0
|
1342
|
See also
References
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