List of WBC World Champions - Super Bantamweight

Super Bantamweight

Name Reign period No. of successful defenses
Rigoberto Riasco April 3, 1976 – October 9, 1976 2
Kazuo "Royal" Kobayashi October 9, 1976 – November 24, 1976 0
Yum Dong-Kyun November 24, 1976 – May 21, 1977 1
Wilfredo Gómez May 21, 1977 – April, 1983 (vacated) 17
Jaime Garza
def. Bobby Berna
June 15, 1983 – November 3, 1984 1
Juan Meza November 3, 1984 – August 18, 1985 1
José "Lupe" Pintor August 18, 1985 – January 18, 1986 0
Samart Payakaroon January 18, 1986 – May 8, 1987 1
Jeff Fenech May 8, 1987 – 1988 (vacated) 2
Daniel Zaragoza
def. Carlos Zárate
February 29, 1988 – April 23, 1990 5
Paul Banke April 23, 1990 – November 5, 1990 1
Pedro Ruben Decima November 5, 1990 – February 23, 1991 0
Kiyoshi Hatanaka February 23, 1991 – June 24, 1991 0
Daniel Zaragoza June 24, 1991 – March 20, 1992 2
Thierry Jacob March 20, 1992 – June 23, 1992 0
Tracy Harris Patterson June 23, 1992 – August 26, 1994 4
Hector Acero Sanchez August 26, 1994 – November 6, 1995 2
Daniel Zaragoza November 6, 1995 – September 6, 1997 2
Erik Morales September 6, 1997 – February 19, 2000 (vacated) 9
Willie Jorrín
def. Michael Brodie
September 9, 2000 – November 1, 2002 (vacated) 2
Óscar Larios
(Elevated from Interim status)
November 1, 2002 – December 12, 2005 7
Israel Vázquez December 12, 2005 – March 3, 2007 2
Rafael Márquez March 3, 2007 – August 4, 2007 0
Israel Vázquez August 4, 2007 – December 18, 2008 (stripped) 1
Toshiaki Nishioka
(Elevated from Interim status)
December 18, 2008 – March 15, 2012 (vacated) 7
Abner Mares
def. Eric Morel
April 21, 2012 – Present

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