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WBA world title at super flyweight

Covers world title bouts since 1981. Last held in 2022; no longer contested.

In 2008, the WBA world title became the WBA Super world title. This page covers the WBA and WBA Super world titles. The WBA's secondary world title, WBA Regular, has its own separate page.

World title bouts
78
Champions
20
Longest reign (Khaosai Galaxy, 1984–1992)
7 years, 1 month
Most successful defences in one reign (Khaosai Galaxy, 1984–1992)
19

Last champion

Juan Francisco EstradaWBA Super · 2021–2022

Reigns and world title bouts

Oct 2017 – Oct 2022

WBA
Roman GonzalezJuan Francisco Estrada
2018AprJulOct2019AprJulOct2020AprJulOct2021AprJulOct2022AprJulOct
1990200020102020

World title bout

Reigns by length

  1. 1Khaosai GalaxyWBA1984–19927 years, 1 month · 19 successful defences
  2. 2Alexander MunozWBA2002–20042 years, 8 months · 3 successful defences
  3. 3Katsuya OnizukaWBA1992–19942 years, 5 months · 5 successful defences
  4. 4Jiro WatanabeWBA1982–19842 years, 2 months · 6 successful defences
  5. 5Martin CastilloWBA2004–20061 year, 7 months · 3 successful defences
  6. 6Vic DarchinyanWBA Super2008–20101 year, 6 months · 3 successful defences
  7. 7Juan Francisco EstradaWBA Super2021–20221 year, 4 months · 0 successful defences
  8. 8Yokthai SithoarWBA1996–19971 year, 3 months · 3 successful defences
  9. 9Hideki TodakaWBA1999–20001 year, 2 months · 2 successful defences
  10. 10Alimi GoitiaWBA1995–19961 year, 1 month · 3 successful defences
  11. 11Alexander MunozWBA2007–20081 year · 2 successful defences
  12. 12Roman GonzalezWBA Super2020–20211 year · 1 successful defence
  13. 13Satoshi IidaWBA1997–19981 year · 2 successful defences
  14. 14Celes KobayashiWBA2001–200211 months · 1 successful defence
  15. 15Lee Hyung-ChulWBA1994–199510 months · 1 successful defence
  16. 16Nobuo NashiroWBA2006–20079 months · 1 successful defence
  17. 17Jesus RojasWBA1998–19997 months · 0 successful defences
  18. 18Cristian MijaresWBA Super2008–20085 months · 1 successful defence
  19. 19Leo GamezWBA2000–20015 months · 0 successful defences
  20. 20Rafael PedrozaWBA1981–19824 months · 0 successful defences
  21. 21Gustavo BallasWBA1981–19812 months · 0 successful defences

Timeline of world title events

  1. 1981

  2. Gustavo Ballas beats Suk Chul Bae via knockout 8/15

    Super Flyweight · WBANew champion

  3. Rafael Pedroza beats Gustavo Ballas via split decision 15/15

    Super Flyweight · WBANew champion

  4. 1982

  5. Jiro Watanabe beats Rafael Pedroza via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Flyweight · WBANew champion

  6. Jiro Watanabe beats Gustavo Ballas via corner retirement 9/15

    Super Flyweight · WBA

  7. Jiro Watanabe beats Shoji Oguma via knockout 12/15

    Super Flyweight · WBA

  8. 1983

  9. Jiro Watanabe beats Luis Ibanez via knockout 8/15

    Super Flyweight · WBA

  10. Jiro Watanabe beats Roberto Ramirez via majority decision 15/15

    Super Flyweight · WBA

  11. Jiro Watanabe beats Kwon Soon-chun via technical decision 11/15

    Super Flyweight · WBA

  12. 1984

  13. Jiro Watanabe beats Celso Chavez via knockout 15/15

    Super Flyweight · WBA

  14. Jiro Watanabe’s reign as the WBA super flyweight world champion ends

    Super Flyweight · WBA

  15. Khaosai Galaxy beats Eusebio Espinal via knockout 6/15

    Super Flyweight · WBANew champion

  16. 1985

  17. Khaosai Galaxy beats Dong Chun Lee via knockout 7/15

    Super Flyweight · WBA

  18. Khaosai Galaxy beats Rafael Orono via knockout 5/15

    Super Flyweight · WBA

  19. Khaosai Galaxy beats Edgar Monserrat via knockout 2/15

    Super Flyweight · WBA

  20. 1986

  21. Khaosai Galaxy beats Israel Contreras via knockout 5/15

    Super Flyweight · WBA

  22. 1987

  23. Khaosai Galaxy beats Elly Pical via knockout 14/15

    Super Flyweight · WBA

  24. Khaosai Galaxy beats Byung Kwan Jung via knockout 3/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA

  25. 1988

  26. Khaosai Galaxy beats Kongtoranee Payakaroon via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA

  27. Khaosai Galaxy beats Choi Chang-ho via knockout 8/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA

  28. 1989

  29. Khaosai Galaxy beats Chang Tae-il via knockout 2/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA

  30. Khaosai Galaxy beats Kenji Matsumura via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA

  31. Khaosai Galaxy beats Alberto Castro via knockout 10/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA

  32. Khaosai Galaxy beats Kenji Matsumura via knockout 12/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA

  1. 1990

  2. Khaosai Galaxy beats Ari Blanca via knockout 5/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA

  3. Khaosai Galaxy beats Shunichi Nakajima via knockout 8/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA

  4. Khaosai Galaxy beats Kim Yong-kang via knockout 6/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA

  5. Khaosai Galaxy beats Ernesto Ford via knockout 6/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA

  6. 1991

  7. Khaosai Galaxy beats Je Suk Park via knockout 5/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA

  8. Khaosai Galaxy beats David Griman via technical knockout 5/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA

  9. Khaosai Galaxy beats Armando Castro via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA

  10. 1992

  11. Khaosai Galaxy’s reign as the WBA super flyweight world champion ends

    Super Flyweight · WBA

  12. Katsuya Onizuka beats Thanomsak Sithbaobay via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Flyweight · WBANew champion

  13. Katsuya Onizuka beats Kenji Matsumura via knockout 5/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA

  14. Katsuya Onizuka beats Armando Castro via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA

  15. 1993

  16. Katsuya Onizuka beats Jae Shin Lim via split decision 12/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA

  17. Katsuya Onizuka beats Thanomsak Sithbaobay via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA

  18. 1994

  19. Katsuya Onizuka beats Seung Koo Lee via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA

  20. Lee Hyung-Chul beats Katsuya Onizuka via knockout 9/12

    Super Flyweight · WBANew champion

  21. 1995

  22. Lee Hyung-Chul beats Tomonori Tamura via knockout 12/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA

  23. Alimi Goitia beats Lee Hyung-Chul via knockout 4/12

    Super Flyweight · WBANew champion

  24. Alimi Goitia beats Aquiles Guzman via knockout 5/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA

  25. 1996

  26. Alimi Goitia beats Lee Hyung-Chul via knockout 12/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA

  27. Alimi Goitia beats Satoshi Iida via knockout 5/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA

  28. Yokthai Sithoar beats Alimi Goitia via knockout 8/12

    Super Flyweight · WBANew champion

  29. Yokthai Sithoar beats Jack Siahaya via knockout 2/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA

  30. 1997

  31. Yokthai Sithoar beats Aquiles Guzman via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA

  32. Satoshi Iida and Yokthai Sithoar draw via majority decision 12/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA

  33. Yokthai Sithoar beats Jesus Rojas via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA

  34. Satoshi Iida beats Yokthai Sithoar via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Flyweight · WBANew champion

  35. 1998

  36. Satoshi Iida beats Hiroki Ioka via majority decision 12/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA

  37. Satoshi Iida beats Julio Gamboa via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA

  38. Jesus Rojas beats Satoshi Iida via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Flyweight · WBANew champion

  39. 1999

  40. Hideki Todaka and Jesus Rojas draw via technical decision 12/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA

  41. Hideki Todaka beats Jesus Rojas via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Flyweight · WBANew champion

  42. Hideki Todaka beats Akihiko Nago via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA

  1. 2000

  2. Hideki Todaka beats Yokthai Sithoar via knockout 11/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA

  3. Leo Gamez beats Hideki Todaka via knockout 7/12

    Super Flyweight · WBANew champion

  4. 2001

  5. Celes Kobayashi beats Leo Gamez via knockout 10/12

    Super Flyweight · WBANew champion

  6. Celes Kobayashi beats Jesus Rojas via split decision 12/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA

  7. 2002

  8. Alexander Munoz beats Celes Kobayashi via knockout 8/12

    Super Flyweight · WBANew champion

  9. Alexander Munoz beats Eiji Kojima via knockout 2/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA

  10. 2003

  11. Alexander Munoz beats Hidenobu Honda via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA

  12. 2004

  13. Alexander Munoz beats Eiji Kojima via knockout 10/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA

  14. Martin Castillo beats Alexander Munoz via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Flyweight · WBANew champion

  15. 2005

  16. Martin Castillo beats Eric Morel via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA

  17. Martin Castillo beats Hideyasu Ishihara via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA

  18. 2006

  19. Martin Castillo beats Alexander Munoz via split decision 12/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA

  20. Nobuo Nashiro beats Martin Castillo via knockout 10/12

    Super Flyweight · WBANew champion

  21. Nobuo Nashiro beats Eduardo Garcia via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA

  22. 2007

  23. Alexander Munoz beats Nobuo Nashiro via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Flyweight · WBANew champion

  24. Alexander Munoz beats Kuniyuki Aizawa via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA

  25. 2008

  26. Alexander Munoz beats Katsushige Kawashima via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA

  27. The WBA world title becomes the WBA Super world title

    Super Flyweight · WBA Super

    Alexander Munoz vacates the WBA super flyweight world title

    Super Flyweight · WBA

    Cristian Mijares beats Alexander Munoz via split decision 12/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA Super and WBCNew WBA Super champion

  28. Cristian Mijares beats Chatchai Sasakul via knockout 3/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA Super and WBC

  29. Vic Darchinyan beats Cristian Mijares via knockout 9/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA Super, WBC and IBFNew WBA Super champion

  30. 2009

  31. Vic Darchinyan beats Jorge Arce via corner retirement 11/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA Super, WBC and IBF

  32. Vic Darchinyan beats Tomas Rojas via knockout 2/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA Super and WBC

  1. 2010

  2. Vic Darchinyan beats Rodrigo Guerrero via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA Super and WBC

  3. Vic Darchinyan’s reign as the WBA Super super flyweight world champion ends

    Super Flyweight · WBA Super

  1. 2020

  2. Roman Gonzalez becomes the WBA Super super flyweight world champion

    Super Flyweight · WBA SuperNew champion

  3. Roman Gonzalez beats Israel Gonzalez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA Super

  4. 2021

  5. Juan Francisco Estrada beats Roman Gonzalez via split decision 12/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA Super, WBC and The RingNew WBA Super champion

  6. 2022

  7. Juan Francisco Estrada’s reign as the WBA Super super flyweight world champion ends

    Super Flyweight · WBA Super