List of WBO World Champions - Light Flyweight

Light Flyweight

Name: Date: Location: Defenses:
Jose De Jesús
def. Fernando Martínez
May 19, 1989 San Juan, Puerto Rico 3
Title vacated March 1992 De Jesús was stripped of the title after failing to defend it in a specific time period. His last defense was against Abdi Pohan on November 10, 1990 in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Josue Camacho
def. Eddie Vallejo
July 31, 1992 San Juan, Puerto Rico 1
Michael Carbajal July 15, 1994 Phoenix, Arizona, United States 0
Title vacated 1994 Carbajal failed to defend the title he had just won, looking forward instead to have another fight with Humberto González 4 months later.
Paul Weir
def. Paul Oulden
November 23, 1994 Irvine, Scotland, United Kingdom 1
Jacob Matlala November 18, 1995 Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom 2
Title vacated 1997 Matlala elected to take a shot against Michael Carbajal rather than defend his title. His last defense of the title was against Mickey Cantwell on February 8, 1997 in Millwall, London.
Jesús Chong
def. Eric Griffin
May 31, 1997 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 0
Melchor Cob Castro August 25, 1997 Inglewood, California, United States 0
Juan Domingo Córdoba January 17, 1998 Santiago del Estero, Argentina 1
Jorge Arce December 5, 1998 Tijuana, Mexico 1
Michael Carbajal (2) July 31, 1999 Tijuana, Mexico 0
Title vacated August 1999 Carbajal automatically vacated the title after retiring that same year.
Masibulele Makepula
def. Jacob Matlala
February 19, 2000 Brakpan, South Africa 0
Title vacated 2000
Nelson Dieppa
def. Andy Tabanas
April 14, 2001 New York City, United States 2
Kermin Guardia – Interim
def. John Albert Molina
July 11, 2003 Puerto Colombia, Colombia 0
Nelson Dieppa
def. Kermin Guardia for undisputed title
March 20, 2004 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 2
Hugo Cázares April 30, 2005 San Juan, Puerto Rico 4
Iván Calderón August 25, 2007 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 2

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