List of Japanese boxing world champions

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This is a list of Japanese boxing world champions who have won major world titles from the "Big four" governing bodies in professional boxing namely the World Boxing Association (WBA), World Boxing Council (WBC), International Boxing Federation (IBF) and World Boxing Organization (WBO).[1] It was in 1952 that Yoshio Shirai won the world flyweight crown, becoming the first Japanese world champion. Japan ranks fourth worldwide between countries with the most boxing world champions.[2]

Yoshio Shirai was crowned Japan's first world champion in 1952.

The most thriving period of Japan's boxing ran from the 1960s to the early 1970s. In the "golden 60s," Fighting Harada won championships in two divisions—flyweight and bantamweight.[3] In the 1970s, Japan had 5 world champions for a short period at the same time. Notable achievements in that period were Kuniaki Shibata's attainment of 3 world championships in two divisions,[4] Guts Ishimatsu captured the WBC lightweight championship becoming the first Japanese champion in the lightweight division.[5] Koichi Wajima, one of the most popular boxers in Japan for his peculiar "Frog Jump" uppercut punch, also left a big footstep in Japan's boxing history by winning junior middleweight championship 3 times including 6 consecutive title defenses.[6]

List of men's professional boxing world champions

The following is a list of Japanese boxing champions who have held titles from one or more of the "Big Four" organizations (WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO) and The Ring.

WBA has four recognized world champions, Super, Undisputed, Unified, and Regular. The highest tier title is considered the primary champion of the division. Only boxers who are in the primary champion lineage are listed.

The ranking of WBA's primary champions are as follows:

  • Super/Undisputed
  • Unified
  • Regular

Other former international/national-world boxing commissions and organizations from the beginning of boxing are also included here:

Inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame
World titles from world and The Ring
WBA Regular champion
‡denotes that the WBA Super, Undisputed, and Unified is vacant/vacated during his title reign. The Regular title becomes the primary tile.
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No. Name Titles Date Opponent Result
1 Yoshio Shirai[7] NYSAC Flyweight May 19, 1952 Dado Marino UD 15/15
NBA Flyweight
The Ring Flyweight
2 Fighting Harada[8] NYSAC Flyweight Oct 10, 1962 Pone Kingpetch KO 11/15
WBA Flyweight
The Ring Flyweight
WBA Bantamweight May 18, 1965 Éder Jofre SD 15/15
WBC Bantamweight
The Ring Bantamweight
3 Hiroyuki Ebihara[9] WBA Flyweight Sep 18, 1963 Pone Kingpetch KO 1/15
WBC Flyweight
The Ring Flyweight
WBA Flyweight – (2) Mar 30, 1969 Jose Severino UD 15/15
4 Takeshi Fuji[10] WBA Light welterweight Apr 30, 1967 Sandro Lopopolo KO 2/15
WBC Light welterweight
The Ring Light welterweight
5 Yoshiaki Numata[11] WBA Super featherweight Jun 15, 1967 Flash Elorde MD 15/15
WBC Super featherweight
The Ring Super featherweight
WBC Super featherweight – (2) Apr 5, 1970 Rene Barrientos SD 15/15
6 Hiroshi Kobayashi[12] WBA Super featherweight Dec 14, 1967 Yoshiaki Numata MD 15/15
WBC Super featherweight
The Ring Super featherweight
7 Shozo Saijo[13] WBA FeatherweightSep 27, 1968Raul RojasUD 15/15
8 Masao Ohba[14] WBA FlyweightOct 22, 1970Berkrerk ChartvanchaiTKO 13/15
9 Kuniaki Shibata[15] WBC FeatherweightDec 11, 1970Vincente SaldivarRTD 12/15
The Ring Featherweight
WBA Super featherweight Mar 12, 1973Ben VillaflorUD 15/15
The Ring Super featherweight
WBC Super featherweight Feb 28, 1974 Ricardo Arredondo UD 15/15
10 Koichi Wajima[16] WBA Light middleweight Oct 31, 1971 Carmelo Bossi SD 15/15
WBC Light middleweight
The Ring Light middleweight
WBA Light middleweight – (2) Jan 21, 1975 Oscar Albarado UD 15/15
WBC Light middleweight – (2)
The Ring Light middleweight – (2)
WBA Light middleweight – (3)Jan 17, 1976Yuh Jae-DooKO 15/15
11 Guts Ishimatsu[17] WBC LightweightApr 11, 1974Rodolfo Gato GonzálezTKO 8/15
12 Shoji Oguma[18] WBC FlyweightOct 1, 1974Betulio GonzálezSD 15/15
WBC Flyweight – (2) May 18, 1980 Park Chan-Hee KO 9/15
The Ring Flyweight
13 Susumu Hanagata[19] WBA FlyweightOct 18, 1974Chartchai ChionoiTKO 6/15
14 Royal Kobayashi[20] WBC Super bantamweightOct 9, 1976Rigoberto RiascoTKO 8/15
15 Yoko Gushiken[21] WBA Light flyweightOct 10, 1976Juan Antonio GuzmánKO 7/15
16 Masashi Kudo[22] WBA Light middleweightAug 9, 1978Eddie GazoSD 15/15
The Ring Light middleweight
17 Shigeo Nakajima[23] WBC Light flyweightJan 3, 1980Kim Sung-JunUD 15/15
18 Yasutsune Uehara[24] WBA Super featherweightAug 2, 1980Samuel SerranoKO 6/15
The Ring Super featherweight
19 Tadashi Mihara[25] WBA Light middleweightNov 7, 1981Rocky FratoMD 15/15
20 Katsuo Tokashiki[26] WBA Light flyweightDec 16, 1981Kim Hwan JinUD 15/15
21 Jiro Watanabe[27] WBA Super flyweightApr 8, 1982Rafael PedrozaUD 15/15
WBC Super flyweightNov 29,

1984

 Payao PoontaratUD 12/12
22 Tadashi Tomori[28] WBC Light flyweightApr 13, 1982Amado UrsúaUD 12/12
23 Kōji Kobayashi[29] WBC FlyweightJan 18, 1984Frank CedenoTKO 2/12
The Ring Flyweight
24 Satoshi Shingaki[30] IBF BantamweightApr 15, 1984Elmer MagallanoTKO 8/12
25 Tsuyoshi Hamada[31] WBC Light welterweightJul 24, 1986René ArredondoKO 1/12
26 Takuya Muguruma[32] WBA BantamweightMar 29, 1987Azael MoranKO 5/12
27 Hiroki Ioka[33] WBC Mini flyweightOct 18, 1987Mai ThomburifarmUD 12/12
WBA Light flyweightDec 17, 1991Yuh Myung-WooSD 12/12
28 Hideyuki Ohashi[34] WBC Mini flyweightFeb 7, 1990Choi Jum-HwanTKO 5/12
WBA Mini flyweightOct 14, 1992Choi Hi-YongUD 12/12
29 Leopard Tamakuma[35] WBA FlyweightJul 29, 1990Lee Yul-WooTKO 10/12
30 Kiyoshi Hatanaka[36] WBC Super bantamweightFeb 3, 1991Pedro Rubén DécimaTKO 8/12
31 Joichiro Tatsuyoshi[37] WBC BantamweightSep 19, 1991Greg RichardsonRTD 10/12
WBC Bantamweight – (2)Nov 22, 1997Sirimongkol SingwanchaTKO 7/12
32 Katsuya Onizuka[38] WBA Super flyweightApr 10, 1992Thanomsak SithbaobayUD 12/12
33 Akinobu Hiranaka[39] WBA Light welterweightApr 10, 1992Edwin RosarioTKO 1/12
34 Yasuei Yakushiji[40] WBC BantamweightDec 23, 1993Byun Jung-IlSD 12/12
35 Hiroshi Kawashima[41] WBC Super flyweightMay 4, 1994Jose Luis BuenoUD 12/12
36 Shinji Takehara[42] WBA MiddleweightDec 19, 1995Jorge CastroUD 12/12
37 Keiji Yamaguchi[43] WBA Light flyweightMay 21, 1996Carlos MurilloSD 12/12
38 Satoshi Iida[44] WBA Super flyweightDec 23, 1997Yokthai SithoarUD 12/12
39 Takanori Hatakeyama[45] WBA Super featherweightSep 5, 1998Choi Yong-SooUD 12/12
WBA LightweightJun 11, 2000Gilberto SerranoTKO 8/12
40 Hideki Todaka[46] WBA Super flyweightMar 18, 1999Jesus Kiki RojasUD 12/12
41 Keitaro Hoshino[47] WBA Mini flyweightDec 6, 2000Joma GamboaUD 12/12
WBA Mini flyweight – (2)Jan 29, 2002Joma GamboaUD 12/12
42 Celes Kobayashi[48] WBA Super flyweightMar 11, 2001Leo GámezTKO 10/12
43 Yutaka Niida[49] WBA Mini flyweightAug 25, 2001Chana PorpaoinUD 12/12
WBA Mini flyweight – (2)Jul 3, 2004Noel ArambuletUD 12/12
44 Osamu Sato[50] WBA Super bantamweightMay 18, 2002Yoddamrong SithyodthongKO 8/12
45 Katsushige Kawashima[51] WBC Super flyweightJun 28, 2004Masamori TokuyamaKO 1/12
45 Katsunari Takayama[52] WBC Mini flyweightApr 4, 2005Isaac BustosUD 12/12
IBF Mini flyweightMar 30, 2013Mario RodríguezUD 12/12
IBF Mini flyweight – (2) Dec 31, 2014 Go Odaira TKO 7/12
WBO Mini flyweight
WBO Mini flyweight – (2)Aug 20, 2016Riku KanoTD 6/12
46 Hozumi Hasegawa[53] WBC BantamweightApr 16, 2005Veeraphol SahapromUD 12/12
WBC FeatherweightNov 26, 2010Juan Carlos BurgosUD 12/12
WBC Super bantamweightSep 16, 2016Hugo RuizRTD 9/12
47 Takashi Koshimoto[54] WBC FeatherweightJan 29, 2006Chi In-JinUD 12/12
48 Nobuo Nashiro[55] WBA Super flyweightJul 22, 2006Martín CastilloTKO 10/12
49 Koki Kameda[56] WBA Light flyweightAug 2, 2006Juan Jose LandaetaSD 12/12
WBC FlyweightNov 29, 2009Daisuke Naito UD 12/12
50 Takefumi Sakata[57] WBA FlyweightMar 19, 2007Lorenzo ParraTKO 3/12
51 Daisuke Naito[58] WBC FlyweightJul 18, 2007Pongsaklek WonjongkamUD 12/12
52 Toshiaki Nishioka[59] WBC Super bantamweightJan 3, 2009Genaro GarcíaTKO 12/12
53 Takahiro Ao[60] WBC FeatherweightMar 12, 2009Óscar LariosUD 12/12
WBC Super featherweightNov 26, 2010Vitali TajbertUD 12/12
54 Takashi Uchiyama[61] WBA (Regular‡) Super featherweight later promoted to Super. Regular‡
Jan 11, 2010		 Juan Carlos Salgado TKO 12/12
Super
Feb 15, 2015		 Promoted
55 Daiki Kameda[62] WBA FlyweightFeb 7, 2010Denkaosan KaovichitUD 12/12
IBF Super flyweightSep 3, 2013Rodrigo GuerreroUD 12/12
56 Akifumi Shimoda[63] WBA (Regular‡) Super bantamweightJan 31, 2011Ryol Li LeeUD 12/12
57 Kazuto Ioka[64] WBC Mini flyweightFeb 11, 2011Oleydong SithsamerchaiTKO 5/12
WBA Mini flyweight Jun 20, 2012 Akira Yaegashi UD 12/12
WBA (Regular‡) Light flyweight Jan 14, 2014 Primary champion vacant
WBA (Regular‡) Flyweight Sep 14, 2016 Primary champion vacant
WBO Super flyweightJun 19, 2019Aston PalicteTKO 10/12
WBA Super flyweight Jun 24, 2023 Joshua Franco UD 12/12
58 Tomonobu Shimizu[65] WBA (Regular‡) Super flyweightAug 31, 2011Hugo CázaresSD 12/12
59 Akira Yaegashi[66] WBA Mini flyweightOct 24, 2011Pornsawan PorpramookTKO 10/12
WBC Flyweight Apr 8, 2013 Toshiyuki Igarashi UD 12/12
The Ring Flyweight
IBF Light flyweightDec 29, 2015Javier MendozaUD 12/12
60 Shinsuke Yamanaka[67] WBC BantamweightNov 6, 2011Christian EsquivelTKO 11/12
61 Yota Sato[68] WBC Super flyweightMar 27, 2012Suriyan Sor RungvisaiUD 12/12
62 Toshiyuki Igarashi[69] WBC Super flyweight Jul 16, 2012 Sonny Boy Jaro SD 12/12
The Ring Super flyweight
63 Kohei Kono[70] WBA (Regular‡) Super flyweightDec 31, 2012Tepparith Singwancha TKO 4/12
WBA (Regular‡) Super flyweight – (2)Mar 26, 2014Denkaosan Kaovichit KO 8/12
64 Ryo Miyazaki[71] WBA Mini flyweightDec 31, 2012Pornsawan Porpramook SD 12/12
65 Takashi Miura[72] WBC Super featherweightApr 8, 2013Gamaliel Díaz TKO 9/12
66 Tomoki Kameda[73] WBO BantamweightAug 1, 2013Paulus Ambunda UD 12/12
67 Naoya Inoue[74] WBC Light flyweightApr 6, 2014Adrián HernándezTKO 6/12
WBO Super flyweight Dec 12, 2014 Omar Narváez KO 2/12
IBF Bantamweight May 18, 2019 Emmanuel Rodríguez TKO 2/12
The Ring Bantamweight
WBA (Super) Bantamweight Nov 7, 2019 Nonito Donaire UD 12/12
WBC Bantamweight Jun 7, 2022 Nonito Donaire TKO 2/12
WBO Bantamweight Dec 14, 2022 Paul Butler TKO 11/12
WBC Super bantamweight Jul 25, 2023 Stephen Fulton TKO 8/12
WBO Super bantamweight
WBA (Super) Super bantamweight Dec 26, 2023 Marlon Tapales KO 10/12
IBF Super bantamweight
The Ring Super bantamweight
68 Ryoichi Taguchi[75] WBA (Regular‡) Light flyweight
later became Unified champion after winning against IBF champion Milan Melindo.		 Regular‡
Dec 31, 2014		 Alberto Rossel UD 12/12
Unified
Dec 31, 2017		 Milan Melindo UD 12/12
IBF Light flyweight Dec 31, 2017 Milan Melindo UD 12/12
The Ring Light flyweight
69 Kosei Tanaka[76] WBO Mini flyweightMay 30, 2015Julian Yedras[77]UD 12/12
WBO Light flyweightDec 31, 2016Moisés FuentesTKO 5/12
WBO FlyweightSep 24, 2018Sho KimuraMD 12/12
WBO Super flyweightFeb 24, 2024Christian BacaseguaUD 12/12
70 Yu Kimura[78] WBC Light flyweight Nov 28, 2015 Pedro Guevara SD 12/12
71 Yukinori Oguni[79] IBF Super bantamweight Dec 31, 2016 Jonathan Guzmán UD 12/12
72 Tatsuya Fukuhara[80] WBO Mini flyweight Feb 26, 2017 Moises Calleros SD 12/12
73 Daigo Higa[81] WBC Flyweight May 20, 2017 Juan Hernández TKO 6/12
74 Kenshiro Teraji[82] WBC Light flyweight May 20, 2017 Ganigan López MD 12/12
WBC Light flyweight – (2) Mar 19, 2022 Masamichi Yabuki KO 3/12
WBA Light flyweight Super

Nov 1, 2022

 Hiroto Kyoguchi TKO 7/12
Unified
Nov 30, 2022		 Status changed
The Ring Light flyweight Nov 1, 2022 Hiroto Kyoguchi TKO 7/12
WBC Flyweight Oct 13, 2024 Cristofer Rosales TKO 11/12
WBA Flyweight Mar 13, 2025 Seigo Yuri Akui TKO 12/12
WBO Super flyweight Jul 20, 2026 Israel González UD 12/12
75 Hiroto Kyoguchi[83] IBF Mini flyweight Jul 23, 2017 Jose Argumedo UD 12/12
WBA (Super) Light flyweight Dec 31, 2018 Hekkie Budler TKO 10/12
The Ring Light flyweight
76 Sho Kimura[84] WBO Flyweight Jul 28, 2017 Zhou Shiming TKO 11/12
77 Ryuya Yamanaka[85] WBO Mini flyweight Aug 27, 2017 Tatsuya Fukuhara UD 12/12
78 Ryosuke Iwasa[86] IBF Super bantamweight Sep 13, 2017 Yukinori Oguni TKO 6/12
79 Masayuki Ito[87] WBO Super featherweight Jul 28, 2018 Christopher Díaz UD 12/12
80 Junto Nakatani[88] WBO Flyweight Nov 6, 2020 Giemel Magramo TKO 8/12
WBO Super flyweight May 20, 2023 Andrew Moloney KO 12/12
WBC Bantamweight Feb 24, 2024 Alexandro Santiago TKO 6/12
IBF Bantamweight Jun 8, 2025 Ryosuke Nishida RTD 6/12
The Ring Bantamweight
81 Ryōta Murata[89] WBA (Regular‡) Middleweight later promoted to Super. Regular‡
Jan 1, 2021		 Primary champion vacant
Super
Jan 6, 2021		 Promoted
82 Masamichi Yabuki[90] WBC Light flyweight Sep 22, 2021 Ken Shiro TKO 10/12
IBF Light flyweight Oct 12, 2024 Sivenathi Nontshinga TKO 9/12
IBF Flyweight Mar 29, 2025 Angel Ayala TKO 12/12
83 Kenichi Ogawa[91] IBF Super featherweight Nov 27, 2021 Azinga Fuzile UD 12/12
84 Masataka Taniguchi[92] WBO Mini flyweight Dec 14, 2021 Wilfredo Méndez TKO 11/12
85 Takuma Inoue[93] WBA BantamweightApr 8, 2023Liborio SolísUD 12/12
WBC Bantamweight Nov 24, 2025 Tenshin Nasukawa UD 12/12
86 Ginjiro Shigeoka[94] IBF Mini flyweight Oct 7, 2023 Daniel Valladares TKO 5/12
87 Yudai Shigeoka[95] WBC Mini flyweight Oct 7, 2023 Panya Pradabsri UD 12/12
88 Seigo Yuri Akui WBA Flyweight Jan 23, 2024 Artem Dalakian UD 12/12
89 Ryosuke Nishida[96] IBF Bantamweight May 4, 2024 Emmanuel Rodríguez UD 12/12
90 Yoshiki Takei[97] WBO Bantamweight May 6, 2024 Jason Moloney UD 12/12
91 Shokichi Iwata[98] WBO Light flyweight Oct 13, 2024 Jairo Noriega TKO 3/12
WBC Light flyweight Mar 15, 2026 Knockout CP Freshmart TD 9/12
92 Seiya Tsutsumi[98] WBA Bantamweight Oct 13, 2024 Takuma Inoue UD 12/12
93 Kyosuke Takami[99] WBA Light flyweight Jul 30, 2025 Erick Rosa TKO 10/12
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List of WBA secondary champions

More information No., Name ...
No. Name Titles Reign period Opponent Result Primary champion/s during reign
1 Yusuke Kobori[100] WBA (Regular) Lightweight (135) May 19, 2008 – Jan 3, 2009 José Alfaro TKO 3/12 Nate Campbell
Mar 8, 2008 – Kobori lost the title to Paulus Moses while Campbell was still the primary champion.
2 Nobuo Nashiro[55] WBA (Regular) Super flyweight Sep 15, 2008 – May 8, 2010 Martín Castillo TKO 10/12 Cristian Mijares
May 17, 2008 – Nov 1, 2008
Vic Darchinyan
Nov 1, 2008 – Nashiro lost the title to Hugo Cázares while Darchinyan was still the primary champion.
3 Koki Kameda[56] WBA (Regular) Bantamweight Dec 26, 2010 – Dec 6, 2013 Alexander Muñoz UD 12/12 Anselmo Moreno
Nov 19, 2010 – Kameda vacated the title and chose to move down to super flyweight after the WBA ordered him to fight Moreno.
4 Kazuto Ioka[64] WBA (Regular) Light flyweight Dec 31, 2012 – Jan 14, 2014
Becomes primary champion due to vacancy of the title.		 José Alfredo Rodríguez TKO 6/12 Román González
Nov 30, 2012 – Jan 14, 2014
5 Kazuto Ioka (2) WBA (Regular) Flyweight Apr 22, 2015 – Sep 14, 2016
Becomes primary champion due to vacancy of the title.		 Juan Carlos Reveco MD 12/12 Juan Estrada
Apr 6, 2013 – Sep 14, 2016
6 Shun Kubo[101] WBA (Regular) Super bantamweight Apr 9 – Sep 3, 2017 Nehomar Cermeño RTD 12/12 Guillermo Rigondeaux
May 14, 2016 – Kubo lost the title to Daniel Roman while Rigondeaux was still the primary champion.
7 Ryōta Murata[89] WBA (Regular) Middleweight Oct 22, 2017 – Oct 20, 2018 Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam RTD 7/12 Gennady Golovkin
Jun 3, 2014 – Sep 15, 2018
Canelo Alvarez
Sep 15, 2018 – Murata lost the title to Rob Brant while Álvarez was still the primary champion.
8 Naoya Inoue[74] WBA (Regular) Bantamweight May 25, 2018 – May 18, 2019
Status changed to Unified champion after winning against IBF champion Emmanuel Rodríguez.		 Jamie McDonnell TKO 1/12 Ryan Burnett
Oct 21, 2017 – Nov 3, 2018
WBA (Unified) Bantamweight May 18 – Nov 7, 2019
Became Super after winning against Super champion Nonito Donaire.		 Emmanuel Rodríguez TKO 2/12 Nonito Donaire
Nov 3, 2018 – Nov 7, 2019
9 Ryōta Murata (2) WBA (Regular) Middleweight Jul 12, 2019 – Jan 1, 2021
Becomes primary champion due to vacancy of the title.		 Rob Brant TKO 2/12 Canelo Alvarez
Sep 15, 2018 – Jan 1, 2021
10 Ryūsei Matsumoto WBA (Regular) Mini flyweight Sep 14, 2025 – Jun 1, 2026 Yuni Takada TD 5/12 Oscar Collazo
Nov 16, 2024 – Matsumoto vacated the title to pursue fights beyond sanctioning body constraints.
11 Riku Masuda WBA (Regular) Bantamweight Jul 20, 2026 – present Daigo Higa SD 12/12 Jesse Rodriguez
Jun 13, 2026 – present
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List of women's professional boxing world champions

The following is a list of female Japanese boxing champions who have held titles from one or more of the "Big Four" organizations (WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO) and The Ring.

World titles from world and The Ring
More information No., Name ...
No. Name Titles Date Opponent Result
1 Nanako Kikuchi WBC Mini flyweight Nov 7, 2005 Nongmai Sor Siriporn TKO 7/10
2 Naomi Togashi WBC Light flyweight Jul 13, 2008 Kim Jin UD 10/10
3 Momo Koseki WBC Atomweight Aug 11, 2008 Chirawadee Srisuk UD 10/10
WBA Atomweight Oct 22, 2015 Ayaka Miyao UD 10/10
WBC Mini flyweight Dec 17, 2017 Yuko Kuroki UD 10/10
4 Tenkai Tsunami WBA Super flyweight Feb 26, 2009 Zhang Xi Yan SD 10/10
WBO Light flyweight Mar 8, 2018 Chaoz Minowa RTD 8/10
5 Etsuko Tada WBA Mini flyweight Apr 11, 2009 Son Cho-Rong UD 10/10
IBF Mini flyweight Dec 11, 2015 Kareli Lopez UD 10/10
WBO Mini flyweight Dec 1, 2018 Kayoko Ebata UD 10/10
WBO Mini flyweight – (2) Dec 3, 2020 Ayaka Miyai TKO 3/10
6 Naoko Fujioka WBC Mini flyweight May 8, 2011 Anabel Ortiz RTD 8/10
WBA Super flyweight Nov 13, 2013 Naoko Yamaguchi UD 10/10
WBO Bantamweight Oct 19, 2015 Hee Jung Yuh UD 10/10
WBA Flyweight Mar 13, 2017 Isabel Millan TKO 10/10
WBO Light flyweight Dec 1, 2017 Yokasta Valle UD 10/10
7 Mari Ando WBA Atomweight Sep 22, 2011 Amara Naktaku UD 10/10
WBC Mini flyweight Dec 14, 2013 Jasseth Noriega SD 10/10
8 Naoko Yamaguchi WBA Super flyweight Jul 9, 2012 Tenkai Tsunami UD 10/10
9 Ayaka Miyao WBA Atomweight Sep 16, 2012 Mari Ando UD 10/10
IBF Atomweight Feb 25, 2022 Eri Matsuda MD 10/10
10 Shindo Go WBC Flyweight May 19, 2013 Renáta Szebelédi UD 10/10
11 Naoko Shibata IBF Light flyweight Nov 14, 2013 Alondra Garcia UD 10/10
12 Mako Yamada WBO Mini flyweight Feb 9, 2014 Hong Su-Yun SD 10/10
13 Nao Ikeyama WBO Atomweight May 17, 2014 Jessebelle Pagaduan UD 10/10
14 Yuko Kuroki WBC Mini flyweight May 17, 2014 Mari Ando UD 10/10
WBO Atomweight Sep 1, 2022 Nanae Suzuki UD 10/10
WBA Atomweight Aug 5, 2023 Monserrat Alarcón UD 10/10
WBA Mini flyweight Jan 21, 2025 Ye Kyeng-Seo UD 10/10
15 Kumiko Seeser Ikehara WBO Mini flyweight Sep 20, 2014 Gretchen Abaniel SD 10/10
16 Yunoka Furukawa WBA Atomweight Aug 13, 2016 Satomi Nishimura TKO 3/10
17 Nana Yoshikawa WBO Flyweight Oct 9, 2016 Lee Eun Hye MD 10/10
18 Kayoko Ebata WBO Mini flyweight May 19, 2017 Erika Hanawa UD 10/10
19 Mika Iwakawa WBO Atomweight Jul 29, 2018 Nao Ikeyama SD 10/10
IBF Atomweight Sep 1, 2022 Ayaka Miyao UD 10/10
21 Saemi Hanagata IBF Atomweight Sep 29, 2018 Yuko Kuroki SD 10/10
22 Kasumi Saeki WBO Mini flyweight Apr 27, 2019 Elizabeth Lopez TKO 6/10
23 Miyo Yoshida WBO Super flyweight Jun 19, 2019 Casey Morton UD 10/10
WBO Super flyweight – (2) Jun 29, 2021 Tomoko Okuda SD 10/10
IBF Bantamweight Dec 9, 2023 Ebanie Bridges UD 10/10
24 Tamao Ozawa WBO Super flyweight May 30, 2022 Miyo Yoshida SD 10/10
25 Mizuki Hiruta WBO Super flyweight Dec 1, 2022 Kanako Taniyama UD 10/10
26 Sumire Yamanaka IBF Atomweight Jan 12, 2024 Mika Iwakawa UD 10/10
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Current titleholders in world boxing sanctioning bodies

Major (WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO)

Men's World Champions

More information Name, Organization ...
Name Organization Division Date won
Naoya Inoue WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring Super bantamweight July 25, 2023
Masamichi Yabuki IBF Flyweight March 29, 2025
Ryūsei Matsumoto WBA (Regular) Mini flyweight September 14, 2025
Shokichi Iwata WBC Light flyweight March 15, 2026
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Women's World Champions

More information Name, Organization ...
Name Organization Division Date won
Mizuki Hiruta WBO and The Ring Super flyweight December 1, 2022
Yuko Kuroki WBA Mini flyweight January 21, 2025
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