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List of IBF world champions

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the men's titles

This is a list of IBF world champions, showing every world champion recognized by the International Boxing Federation (IBF). The IBF is one of the four major governing bodies in professional boxing, and has awarded world champions in 17 different weight classes since 1983.

Boxers who won the title but were stripped due to the title bout being overturned to a no contest are not listed.

Most consecutive title defenses

Heavyweight

No.NameReignDefenses12Spinks was stripped of the title for refusing to fight mandatory challenger Tony Tucker.345678910Foreman vacated the title after refusing to participate in an IBF-mandated rematch with Axel Schulz.1112131415Lewis vacated the IBF title after refusing to negotiate terms with mandatory challenger Chris Byrd and by being given US$1 million and a Range Rover by promoter Don King to do so, because King wished to promote a fight between Byrd and Evander Holyfield for the vacant title.161718Fury was stripped of the title for agreeing to a rematch with Wladimir Klitschko instead of fighting mandatory challenger Vyacheslav Glazkov.1920212223Usyk vacated the title after opting to rematch Tyson Fury instead of facing his mandatory challenger Daniel Dubois.2425
Larry Holmes
(awarded inaugural title)11 Dec 1983 – 21 Sep 19853
Michael Spinks21 Sep 1985 – 26 Feb 19872
Tony Tucker
(def. Buster Douglas)30 May – 1 Aug 19870
Mike Tyson1 Aug 1987 – 11 Feb 19906
Buster Douglas11 Feb – 25 Oct 19900
Evander Holyfield25 Oct 1990 – 13 Nov 19923
Riddick Bowe13 Nov 1992 – 6 Nov 19931
Evander Holyfield (2)6 Nov 1993 – 22 Apr 19940
Michael Moorer22 Apr – 5 Nov 19940
George Foreman5 Nov 1994 – 29 Jun 19951
Michael Moorer (2)
(def. Axel Schulz)22 Jun 1996 – 8 Nov 19972
Evander Holyfield (3)8 Nov 1997 – 13 Nov 19992
Lennox Lewis13 Nov 1999 – 22 Apr 20013
Hasim Rahman22 Apr – 17 Nov 20010
Lennox Lewis (2)17 Nov 2001 – 5 Sep 20021
Chris Byrd
(def. Evander Holyfield)14 Dec 2002 – 22 Apr 20064
Wladimir Klitschko22 Apr 2006 – 28 Nov 201518
Tyson Fury28 Nov – 8 Dec 20150
Charles Martin
(def. Vyacheslav Glazkov)16 Jan – 9 Apr 20160
Anthony Joshua9 Apr 2016 – 1 Jun 20196
Andy Ruiz Jr.1 Jun – 7 Dec 20190
Anthony Joshua (2)7 Dec 2019 – 25 Sep 20211
Oleksandr Usyk25 Sep 2021 – 25 Jun 20243
Daniel Dubois
(interim champion promoted)26 Jun 2024 – 19 Jul 20251
Oleksandr Usyk (2)19 Jul 2025 – present0

Cruiserweight

No.NameReignDefenses1234Holyfield vacated the title to move up to heavyweight full time.56{{smallIBF coordinator Bill Brennan revealed that Lampkin vacated the title for unknown reasons.{{cite newsauthor=date=14 August 1996location=Louisville, Kentuckytitle=Pritchard is set for "make or break" title fight78{{smallCole was still listed as champion on IBF's June 1996 rankings posted on 31 July{{cite newsauthor=date=31 July 1996location=St. Petersburg, Floridatitle=The International Boxing Federation official rankings as of June 199691011121314{{smallToney opted to stay at heavyweight. The title is vacated on IBF's January 2004 rankings posted on 11 February.{{cite newsauthor=date=11 February 2004location=Victoria, Texastitle=The International Boxing Federation official rankings as of Jan. 200415Davis was stripped of the title after a fight with O'Neil Bell scheduled for 5 February 2005 was cancelled.16Bell was stripped of the title after undergoing dental surgery and subsequently withdrawing from a fight with mandatory challenger Steve Cunningham scheduled for 6 May.171819Adamek vacated the title to move up to heavyweight.2021Hernández was stripped of the title after withdrawing from a scheduled mandatory defense against Víctor Emilio Ramírez due to injury.22232425Usyk vacated the title to move up to heavyweight.262728Opetaia vacated the title after the IBF denied his voluntary defense request against Ellis Zorro.29
Marvin Camel
(def. Roddy MacDonald)13 Dec 1983 – 6 Oct 19840
Lee Roy Murphy6 Oct 1984 – 25 Oct 19863
Rickey Parkey25 Oct 1986 – 15 May 19871
Evander Holyfield15 May 1987 – Dec 19883
Glenn McCrory
(def. Patrick Lumumba)3 June 1989 – 22 Mar 19901
Jeff Lampkin22 Mar 1990 – 14 Aug 19911
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James Warring
(def. James Pritchard)7 Sep 1991 – 30 Jul 19922
Al Cole30 Jul 1992 – 1 Aug 19965
work=Tampa Bay Timesaccess-date=18 October 2021via=Newspapers.comurl-access=subscription}} however, just one day after it was posted, a schedule slated for 31 August was released for the vacant IBF title between Adolpho Washington and Torsten May.{{cite newsauthor=date=1 August 1996location=White Plains, New Yorktitle=BOXING Schedule National TVwork= The Journal Newsaccess-date=18 October 2021via=Newspapers.comurl-access=subscription}}}}
Adolpho Washington
(def. Torsten May)31 Aug 1996 – 21 Jun 19970
Uriah Grant21 Jun – 8 Nov 19970
Imamu Mayfield8 Nov 1997 – 30 Oct 19981
Arthur Williams30 Oct 1998 – 5 Jun 19990
Vassiliy Jirov5 Jun 1999 – 26 Apr 20036
James Toney26 Apr 2003 – 11 Feb 20040
work=Victoria Advocateaccess-date=15 October 2021via=Newspapers.comurl-access=subscription }}}}
Kelvin Davis
(def. Ezra Sellers)1 May 2004 – 9 Feb 20050
O'Neil Bell
(def. Dale Brown)20 May 2005 – 6 Apr 20062
Krzysztof Włodarczyk
(def. Steve Cunningham)25 Nov 2006 – 26 May 20070
Steve Cunningham26 May 2007 – 11 Dec 20080
Tomasz Adamek11 Dec 2008 – 18 Oct 20092
Steve Cunningham (2)
(def. Troy Ross)5 Jun 2010 – 1 Oct 20111
Yoan Pablo Hernández1 Oct 2011 – 22 Sep 20154
Victor Emilio Ramírez
(interim champion promoted)22 Sep 2015 – 21 May 20161
Denis Lebedev21 May – 3 Dec 20160
Murat Gassiev3 Dec 2016 – 21 Jul 20182
Oleksandr Usyk21 Jul 2018 – 15 Jun 20191
Yuniel Dorticos
(def. Andrew Tabiti)15 Jun 2019 – 26 Sep 20200
Mairis Briedis26 Sep 2020 – 2 Jul 20221
Jai Opetaia2 Jul 2022 – 18 Dec 20231
Jai Opetaia (2)
(def. Mairis Briedis)18 May 2024 – present4

Light heavyweight

No.NameReignDefenses1Spinks vacated his titles and moved up to heavyweight.234567Michalczewski vacated the title after refusing to fight mandatory challenger William Guthrie.8910Jones Jr. vacated the title.11Tarver vacated the title due to agreeing to a fight with Roy Jones Jr. which included a rematch clause that would have made him unavailable for a mandatory defense had he won.12Johnson vacated the title after agreeing to fight Antonio Tarver instead of participating in a mandatory defense.131415Dawson vacated the title after refusing to negotiate terms with mandatory challenger Tavoris Cloud and instead pursued a rematch with Glen Johnson.16171819Ward retires.2021
Michael Spinks
(def. Eddie Davis)25 Feb 1984 – 5 Nov 19852
Slobodan Kačar
(def. Eddie Mustafa Muhammad)21 Dec 1985 – 6 Sep 19860
Bobby Czyz6 Sep 1986 – 29 Oct 19873
Charles Williams29 Oct 1987 – 20 Mar 19938
Henry Maske20 Mar 1993 – 23 Nov 199610
Virgil Hill23 Nov 1996 – 13 Jun 19970
Dariusz Michalczewski13 Jun – 16 Jun 19970
William Guthrie
(def. Darrin Allen)19 Jul 1997 – 6 Feb 19980
Reggie Johnson6 Feb 1998 – 5 Jun 19992
Roy Jones Jr.5 Jun 1999 – 19 Nov 20027
Antonio Tarver
(def. Montell Griffin)26 Apr – 31 Oct 20030
Glen Johnson
(def. Clinton Woods)6 Feb – 4 Nov 20041
Clinton Woods
(def. Rico Hoye)4 Mar 2005 – 12 Apr 20084
Antonio Tarver (2)12 Apr – 11 Oct 20080
Chad Dawson11 Oct 2008 – 27 May 20091
Tavoris Cloud
(def. Clinton Woods)28 Aug 2009 – 9 Mar 20134
Bernard Hopkins9 Mar 2013 – 8 Nov 20142
Sergey Kovalev8 Nov 2014 – 19 Nov 20164
Andre Ward19 Nov 2016 – 21 Sep 20171
Artur Beterbiev
(def. Enrico Kölling)11 Nov 2017 – 22 Feb 20259
Dmitry Bivol22 Feb 2025 – present0

Super middleweight

No.NameReignDefenses12Park was stripped of the title after failing to make a mandatory defense within the IBF's prescribed time limit.3Rocchigiani, citing difficulties making weight, vacated the title and withdrew from a scheduled October fight with Frank Tate to move up to light heavyweight.45678Jones, having previously moved up to light heavyweight in November 1996 when he defeated Mike McCallum for the interim WBC title, vacated the IBF super middleweight title, citing the sanctioning bodies' policies of not liking titles to be held in different weight classes simultaneously.910Ottke retired as the unified WBA/IBF world champion immediately after his defense against Armand Krajnc in Magdeburg, Germany.1112Calzaghe vacated the title after refusing to fight mandatory challenger Robert Stieglitz and instead accepted a fight with Peter Manfredo Jr.131415Froch vacated the title due to his inability to defend it following an elbow injury.161718DeGale vacated the title one day before a scheduled purse bid for a fight with José Uzcátegui was supposed to take place.192021Álvarez was stripped of the title for opting to fight Edgar Berlanga instead of his mandatory challenger William Scull.222324Crawford vacated the title seven days after announcing his retirement.
Murray Sutherland
(def. Ernie Singletary)28 Mar – 22 Jul 19840
Park Chong-pal22 Jul 1984 – 2 Feb 19887
Graciano Rocchigiani
(def. Vincent Boulware)11 Mar 1988 – 22 Sep 19893
Lindell Holmes
(def. Frank Tate)27 Jan 1990 – 18 May 19913
Darrin Van Horn18 May 1991 – 10 Jan 19921
Iran Barkley10 Jan 1992 – 13 Feb 19930
James Toney13 Feb 1993 – 18 Nov 19943
Roy Jones Jr.18 Nov 1994 – 20 Feb 19975
Charles Brewer
(def. Gary Ballard)21 Jun 1997 – 24 Oct 19983
Sven Ottke24 Oct 1998 – 27 Mar 200421
Jeff Lacy
(def. Syd Vanderpool)2 Oct 2004 – 4 Mar 20064
Joe Calzaghe4 Mar – 27 Nov 20061
Alejandro Berrio
(def. Robert Stieglitz)3 Mar – 19 Oct 20070
Lucian Bute19 Oct 2007 – 26 May 20129
Carl Froch26 May 2012 – 3 Feb 20154
James DeGale
(def. Andre Dirrell)23 May 2015 – 9 Dec 20173
Caleb Truax9 Dec 2017 – 7 Apr 20180
James DeGale (2)7 Apr – 4 Jul 20180
José Uzcátegui
(interim champion promoted)4 Jul 2018 – 13 Jan 20190
Caleb Plant13 Jan 2019 – 6 Nov 20213
Canelo Álvarez6 Nov 2021 – 26 Jul 20244
William Scull
(def. Vladimir Shishkin)19 Oct 2024 – 3 May 20250
Canelo Álvarez (2)3 May – 13 Sep 20250
Terence Crawford13 Sep 2025 – 23 Dec 20250

Middleweight

No.NameReignDefenses1The IBF refused to sanction Hagler's defense against Sugar Ray Leonard and stripped him of the title after losing the bout.234{{smallToney vacated the title in favor of his IBF super middleweight title.{{cite newsauthor=date=15 February 1993location=St. Petersburg, Floridatitle=Jones next step toward title5{{smallJones vacated the title to challenge James Toney for the IBF super middleweight title.{{cite newsauthor=date=31 August 1996location=Pensacola, Floridatitle=Jones-Toney fight a rarity: 2 good boxers in their primes67Taylor vacated the title after refusing to participate in an immediate mandatory defense and instead agreed to a rematch with Bernard Hopkins.8Abraham vacated the title to move up to super middleweight and participate in the Super Six World Boxing Classic.91011121314Taylor was stripped of the title due to his inability to defend it during his ongoing legal and mental health issues.1516After Golovkin's fight with Canelo Alvarez on 5 May was cancelled, the IBF granted an exemption to him to face Vanes Martirosyan in a non-IBF sanctioned bout on the same date with the stipulation that he must face mandatory challenger Sergiy Derevyanchenko by 3 August. After Golovkin failed to agree in writing to a fight with Derevyanchenko, he was stripped of the title.1718Álvarez was stripped of the title after failing to negotiate terms for a bout against mandatory challenger Sergiy Derevyanchenko.19Golovkin vacated the title.2021
Marvin Hagler
(def. Wilford Scypion)27 May 1983 – 6 Apr 19875
Frank Tate
(def. Michael Olajide)10 Oct 1987 – 28 Jul 19881
Michael Nunn28 Jul 1988 – 10 May 19915
James Toney10 May 1991 – 15 Feb 19936
work=Tampa Bay Timesaccess-date=18 October 2021via=Newspapers.comurl-access=subscription}}}}
Roy Jones Jr.
(def. Bernard Hopkins)22 May 1993 – 25 Aug 19941
work=Pensacola News Journalaccess-date=18 October 2021via=Newspapers.comurl-access=subscription}}}}
Bernard Hopkins
(def. Segundo Mercado)29 Apr 1995 – 16 Jul 200519
Jermain Taylor16 Jul – 11 Oct 20050
Arthur Abraham
(def. Kingsley Ikeke)20 Dec 2005 – 11 Jul 200910
Sebastian Sylvester
(def. Giovanni Lorenzo)19 Sep 2009 – 7 May 20113
Daniel Geale7 May 2011 – 17 Aug 20134
Darren Barker17 Aug – 7 Dec 20130
Felix Sturm7 Dec 2013 – 31 May 20140
Sam Soliman31 May – 8 Oct 20140
Jermain Taylor (2)8 Oct 2014 – 5 Feb 20150
David Lemieux
(def. Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam)20 Jun – 17 Oct 20150
Gennady Golovkin17 Oct 2015 – 6 Jun 20184
Daniel Jacobs
(def. Sergiy Derevyanchenko)27 Oct 2018 – 4 May 20190
Canelo Álvarez4 May – 1 Aug 20190
Gennady Golovkin (2)
(def. Sergiy Derevyanchenko)5 Oct 2019 – 6 Feb 20232
Vincenzo Gualtieri
(def. Esquiva Falcão)1 Jul – 14 Oct 20230
Janibek Alimkhanuly14 Oct 2023 – present2

Junior middleweight

No.NameReignDefenses12345678910Norris was stripped of the title after failing to negotiate terms with mandatory challenger Raúl Márquez and instead agreeing to a fight with Félix Trinidad in June, which was ultimately cancelled.11121314{{smallTrinidad vacated the title infavor of his WBA middleweight title.{{cite newsauthor=date=20 May 2001location=New York, New Yorktitle=Quick Jabs15Wright was stripped of the title after refusing to fight mandatory challenger Kassim Ouma and instead accepted a rematch with Shane Mosley.1617181920{{smallPhillips vacated the title to fight Paul Williams.{{cite newslast=Kimballfirst=Georgedate=7 December 2008title= International Boxing Federation titles not worth giving away212223242526Charlo vacated the title to move up to middleweight.27282930Charlo vacated the title instead of defending against his mandatory challenger.3132
Mark Medal
(def. Earl Hargrove)11 Mar – 2 Nov 19840
Carlos Santos2 Nov 1984 – 4 Jun 19861
Buster Drayton4 Jun 1986 – 27 Jun 19872
Matthew Hilton27 Jun 1987 – 4 Nov 19881
Robert Hines4 Nov 1988 – 5 Feb 19890
Darrin Van Horn5 Feb – 15 Jul 19890
Gianfranco Rosi15 Jul 1989 – 17 Sep 199411
Vincent Pettway17 Sep 1994 – 12 Aug 19951
Paul Vaden12 Aug – 16 Dec 19950
Terry Norris16 Dec 1995 – 19 Mar 19974
Raúl Márquez
(def. Anthony Stephens)12 Apr – 6 Dec 19972
Luis Ramón Campas6 Dec 1997 – 12 Dec 19983
Fernando Vargas12 Dec 1998 – 2 Dec 20005
Félix Trinidad2 Dec 2000 – 20 May 20010
work=Newsdayaccess-date=18 October 2021via=Newspapers.comurl-access=subscription}}}}
Winky Wright
(def. Robert Frazier)12 Oct 2001 – 19 Apr 20045
Verno Phillips
(def. Carlos Bojorquez)5 Jun – 2 Oct 20040
Kassim Ouma2 Oct 2004 – 14 Jul 20051
Roman Karmazin14 Jul 2005 – 8 Jul 20060
Cory Spinks8 Jul 2006 – 27 Mar 20081
Verno Phillips (2)27 Mar – 19 Nov 20080
url-status=livework=Boston Heraldarchive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210508204141/https://www.bostonherald.com/2008/12/07/international-boxing-federation-titles-not-worth-giving-away/archive-date=8 May 2021access-date=30 August 2021}}}}
Cory Spinks (2)
(def. Deandre Latimore)24 Apr 2009 – 7 Aug 20100
Cornelius Bundrage7 Aug 2010 – 23 Feb 20132
Ishe Smith23 Feb – 14 Sep 20130
Carlos Molina14 Sep 2013 – 11 Oct 20140
Cornelius Bundrage (2)11 Oct 2014 – 12 Sep 20150
Jermall Charlo12 Sep 2015 – 16 Feb 20173
Jarrett Hurd
(def. Tony Harrison)25 Feb 2017 – 11 May 20193
Julian Williams11 May 2019 – 18 Jan 20200
Jeison Rosario18 Jan – 26 Sep 20200
Jermell Charlo26 Sep 2020 – 21 Nov 20232
Bakhram Murtazaliev
(def. Jack Culcay)6 Apr 2024 – 31 Jan 20261
Josh Kelly31 Jan 2026 – present0

Welterweight

No.NameReignDefenses12The IBF refused to sanction Honeyghan's defense against Jorge Vaca because he was not ranked among its top 12 contenders and stripped him of the title after he lost the bout.3Brown vacated the title due to the IBF's decision to sanction bouts in apartheid South Africa and for its handling of his March title unification bout with former WBC champion Maurice Blocker.45Trinidad vacated the title a week after moving up to junior middleweight and winning the WBA title against David Reid.6Forrest was stripped of the title after announcing he would fight WBC champion Shane Mosley instead of mandatory challenger Michele Piccirillo.78910{{smallMayweather vacated the title to fight a notable opponent instead of fighting his mandatory challenger Mark Suárez. The title was vacated on IBF's June 2006 rankings posted on 20 June.{{cite web1112Margarito vacated the title after refusing to fight mandatory challenger Joshua Clottey and instead agreed to a fight with Miguel Cotto for his WBA title on 26 July 2008.13Clottey vacated the title after Miguel Cotto, the WBO welterweight champion, failed to sign his contract in time for the IBF to approve their 13 June fight as a unification bout and grant Clottey an exemption from facing mandatory challenger Isaac Hlatshwayo.141516Berto vacated the title after HBO indicated a lack of interest in him facing mandatory challenger Randall Bailey on their network and instead pursued a rematch against Victor Ortiz.171819202122Crawford was stripped of the title for choosing to rematch Errol Spence Jr. instead of fighting his mandatory challenger Jaron Ennis.23Ennis announced that he was moving up to junior middleweight. IBF vacated the title on 7 July in their latest monthly ratings.24
Donald Curry
(def. Marlon Starling)4 Feb 1984 – 27 Sep 19864
Lloyd Honeyghan27 Sep 1986 – 28 Oct 19873
Simon Brown
(def. Tyrone Trice)23 Apr 1988 – 7 May 19918
Maurice Blocker
(def. Glenwood Brown)4 Oct 1991 – 19 Jun 19931
Félix Trinidad19 Jun 1993 – 10 Mar 200015
Vernon Forrest
(def. Raul Frank)12 May – 11 Dec 20010
Michele Piccirillo
(def. Cory Spinks)13 Apr 2002 – 22 Mar 20030
Cory Spinks22 Mar 2003 – 5 Feb 20053
Zab Judah5 Feb 2005 – 8 Apr 20061
Floyd Mayweather Jr.8 Apr – 20 Jun 20060
url=https://www.ibf-usba-boxing.com/index.php?option=com_usboxing&task=ratingpdf&month=6&year=2006&gender=male&oid=1title=IBF ratingsdate=20 June 2006publisher=IBFaccess-date=4 October 2021}}}}
Kermit Cintrón
(def. Mark Suárez)28 Oct 2006 – 12 Apr 20082
Antonio Margarito12 Apr – 23 May 20080
Joshua Clottey
(def. Zab Judah)2 Aug 2008 – 16 Apr 20090
Isaac Hlatshwayo
(def. Delvin Rodríguez)1 Aug – 11 Dec 20090
Jan Zaveck11 Dec 2009 – 3 Sep 20113
Andre Berto3 Sep – 8 Nov 20110
Randall Bailey
(def. Mike Jones)9 Jun – 20 Oct 20120
Devon Alexander20 Oct 2012 – 7 Dec 20131
Shawn Porter7 Dec 2013 – 16 Aug 20141
Kell Brook16 Aug 2014 – 27 May 20173
Errol Spence Jr.27 May 2017 – 29 Jul 20236
Terence Crawford29 Jul – 9 Nov 20230
Jaron Ennis
(interim champion promoted)9 Nov 2023 – 7 Jul 20253
Lewis Crocker
(def. Paddy Donovan)13 Sep 2025 – present0

Junior welterweight

No.NameReignDefenses1Pryor was stripped of the title due to inactivity.234Marsh vacated the title upon his retirement due to epilepsy.567Chávez vacated the title, citing a dispute with IBF president Bob Lee and promoter Bob Arum.89Whitaker vacated the title when he moved up to welterweight to challenge WBC champion James McGirt.1011121314Millett relinquished the title due to hand injuries.151617Hatton vacated the title to move up to welterweight and fight WBA champion Luis Collazo rather than fight mandatory challenger Naoufel Ben Rabah.1819Hatton vacated the title after refusing to fight mandatory challenger Lovemore N'dou and instead agreed to a fight with José Luis Castillo.2021Malignaggi vacated the title after refusing to participate in a rematch with mandatory challenger Herman Ngoudjo and instead agreed to a fight with Ricky Hatton.2223Alexander was stripped of the title after failing to negotiate terms with mandatory challenger Kaizer Mabuza and instead agreed to a unification fight with WBO champion Timothy Bradley.242526Peterson was stripped of the title after he lost a non-title fight against unified WBC/WBA champion Danny Garcia at a catchweight of 143 pounds.27282930Crawford vacated the title after refusing to negotiate terms with mandatory challenger Sergey Lipinets, citing an inability to make the fight under the IBF's time frame.3132Garcia vacated the title after deciding to move back down in weight and defend his WBC lightweight world title rather than face IBF mandatory challenger Ivan Baranchyk.3334Taylor vacates the title after opting for a rematch with Jack Catterall instead of fighting his mandatory challenger Jeremias Ponce.353637
Aaron Pryor
(def. Nick Furlano)22 Jun 1984 – 9 Dec 19851
Gary Hinton
(def. Reyes Antonio Cruz)26 Apr – 30 Oct 19861
Joe Manley30 Oct 1986 – 4 Mar 19870
Terry Marsh4 Mar – 15 Sep 19871
Buddy McGirt
(def. Frankie Warren)14 Feb – 3 Sep 19881
Meldrick Taylor3 Sep 1988 – 17 May 19902
Julio César Chávez17 May 1990 – 22 Apr 19912
Rafael Pineda
(def. Roger Mayweather)7 Dec 1991 – 18 Jul 19921
Pernell Whitaker18 Jul 1992 – 6 Mar 19930
Charles Murray
(def. Rodney Moore)15 May 1993 – 13 Feb 19942
Jake Rodríguez13 Feb 1994 – 28 Jan 19952
Kostya Tszyu28 Jan 1995 – 31 May 19975
Vince Phillips31 May 1997 – 20 Feb 19993
Terron Millett20 Feb – 22 Dec 19991
Zab Judah
(def. Jan Piet Bergman)12 Feb 2000 – 3 Nov 20015
Kostya Tszyu (2)3 Nov 2001 – 4 Jun 20053
Ricky Hatton4 Jun 2005 – 14 Apr 20061
Juan Urango
(def. Naoufel Ben Rabah)30 Jun 2006 – 20 Jan 20070
Ricky Hatton (2)20 Jan – 3 Feb 20070
Lovemore N'dou
(def. Naoufel Ben Rabah)4 Feb – 16 Jun 20071
Paulie Malignaggi16 Jun 2007 – 2 Oct 20081
Juan Urango (2)
(def. Herman Ngoudjo)30 Jan 2009 – 6 Mar 20101
Devon Alexander6 Mar – 22 Oct 20101
Zab Judah (2)
(def. Kaizer Mabuza)5 Mar – 23 Jul 20110
Amir Khan23 Jul – 10 Dec 20110
Lamont Peterson10 Dec 2011 – 11 Apr 20153
César Cuenca
(def. Ik Yang)18 Jul – 4 Nov 20150
Eduard Troyanovsky4 Nov 2015 – 3 Dec 20162
Julius Indongo3 Dec 2016 – 19 Aug 20171
Terence Crawford19 Aug – 30 Aug 20170
Sergey Lipinets
(def. Akihiro Kondo)4 Nov 2017 – 10 Mar 20180
Mikey Garcia10 Mar – 15 Apr 20180
Ivan Baranchyk
(def. Anthony Yigit)27 Oct 2018 – 18 May 20190
Josh Taylor18 May 2019 – 24 Aug 20224
Subriel Matías
(def. Jeremias Ponce)25 Feb 2023 – 15 Jun 20241
Liam Paro15 Jun – 7 Dec 20240
Richardson Hitchins7 Dec 2024 – present1

Lightweight

No.NameReignDefenses1234567{{smallWhitaker wanted to move up to junior welterweight. The title was vacated on IBF's February 1992 ratings posted on 28 February.{{cite newsdate=28 February 1992work=The Great Falls Tribunetitle=The International Boxing Federation official ratings as of Feb. 19928910De La Hoya vacated the title after refusing to negotiate terms with mandatory challenger Miguel Julio and instead accepted a fight with Genaro Hernández.1112Mosley vacated the title to move up to welterweight.13Spadafora vacated the title to move up to junior welterweight.1415Díaz vacated the title after withdrawing from a fight with mandatory challenger Leavander Johnson scheduled for 11 February and instead agreed to a fight with WBC champion José Luis Castillo.1617181920Campbell was stripped of his unified IBF and WBO world titles after failing to make weight the day before his fight against Ali Funeka.2122Bey vacated the title after withdrawing from a scheduled defense against Denis Shafikov.23Barthelemy vacated the title to move up to junior welterweight.2425Garcia vacated the title to move up to welterweight to pursue a fight with Errol Spence Jr.26272829Haney vacated the title to move up to junior welterweight.30Lomachenko announced his retirement on 5 June. IBF elevated interim champion Muratalla to world champion on 9 June.31
Charlie Brown
(def. Melvin Paul)30 Jan – 15 Apr 19840
Harry Arroyo15 Apr 1984 – 6 Apr 19852
Jimmy Paul6 Apr 1985 – 5 Dec 19863
Greg Haugen5 Dec 1986 – 7 Jun 19870
Vinny Paz7 Jun 1987 – 6 Feb 19880
Greg Haugen (2)6 Feb 1988 – 18 Feb 19892
Pernell Whitaker18 Feb 1989 – 28 Feb 19928
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Freddie Pendleton
(def. Tracy Spann)10 Jan 1993 – 19 Feb 19941
Rafael Ruelas19 Feb 1994 – 6 May 19952
Oscar De La Hoya6 May – 12 Jul 19950
Philip Holiday
(def. Miguel Julio)19 Aug 1995 – 2 Aug 19976
Shane Mosley2 Aug 1997 – 13 May 19998
Paul Spadafora
(def. Israel Cardona)20 Aug 1999 – 26 Jun 20038
Javier Jáuregui
(def. Leavander Johnson)22 Nov 2003 – 13 May 20040
Julio Díaz13 May 2004 – 2 Feb 20050
Leavander Johnson
(def. Stefano Zoff)17 Jun – 17 Sep 20050
Jesús Chávez17 Sep 2005 – 3 Feb 20071
Julio Díaz (2)3 Feb – 13 Oct 20071
Juan Díaz13 Oct 2007 – 8 Mar 20080
Nate Campbell8 Mar 2008 – 13 Feb 20090
Miguel Vázquez
(def. Kim Ji-Hoon)14 Aug 2010 – 13 Sep 20146
Mickey Bey13 Sep 2014 – 25 Jun 20150
Rances Barthelemy
(def. Denis Shafikov)18 Dec 2015 – 6 Jun 20161
Robert Easter Jr.
(def. Richard Commey)9 Sep 2016 – 28 Jul 20183
Mikey Garcia28 Jul – 30 Oct 20180
Richard Commey
(def. Isa Chaniev)2 Feb – 14 Dec 20191
Teófimo López14 Dec 2019 – 27 Nov 20211
George Kambosos Jr27 Nov 2021 – 5 Jun 20220
Devin Haney5 Jun 2022 – 29 Nov 20232
Vasiliy Lomachenko
(def. George Kambosos Jr)11 May 2024 – 9 Jun 20250
Raymond Muratalla
(interim champion promoted)9 Jun 2025 – present1

Junior lightweight

No.NameReignDefenses12345678{{smallMitchell retired.{{cite newsdate=24 January 1992work=Asbury Park Presstitle=Boxing9{{smallMolina vacates the title stay at lightweight.{{cite newsdate=20 February 1995work=Daily Newstitle=Cold reality for Toney as de la Hoya shows he's real thing101112{{smallGatti vacated the title to move up to lightweight. Earliest report of the title being vacant was on 8 February.{{cite newsdate=8 February 1998work=The Boston Globetitle=Backed into corner, Jones backs out1314{{smallCorrales vacated the title to focus in his trial on felony charges of him assaulting his wife.{{cite newsdate=22 October 2000work=The Sacramento Beetitle=Corrales quits title; court date looms15Forbes was stripped of the title after failing to make weight the day before his fight with David Santos.1617Morales is stripped of the title for refusing to fight his mandatory challenger.1819{{smallBarrera's title is vacated on IBF's April 2006 rankings posted on 19 April.{{cite web20212223242526Guerrero vacated the title to spend time with his wife during her struggle with leukemia.27Fana was stripped for failing to comply with his mandatory title defense against Argenis Méndez.282930Barthelemy, citing he could no longer make the 130-pound limit, vacated the title to move up to lightweight.3132Davis was stripped of the title for failing to make weight before his fight against Francisco Fonseca.3334Diaz was stripped of the title after he failed to make weight for his fight against Shavkat Rakhimov.3536Cordina was stripped of the title after canceling his fight with mandatory challenger Shavkat Rakhimov due to a hand injury.373839Cacace vacated the title to pursue bigger fights.40
Yuh Hwan-kil
(def. Rod Sequenan)22 Apr 1984 – 15 Feb 19851
Lester Ellis15 Feb – 12 Jul 19851
Barry Michael12 Jul 1985 – 9 Sep 19873
Rocky Lockridge9 Sep 1987 – 23 Jul 19882
Tony Lopez23 Jul 1988 – 7 Oct 19893
John John Molina7 Oct 1989 – 20 May 19901
Tony Lopez (2)20 May 1990 – 13 Sep 19914
Brian Mitchell13 Sep 1991 – 24 Jan 19920
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John John Molina (2)
(def. Jackie Gunguluza)22 Feb 1992 – 20 Feb 19957
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Eddie Hopson
(def. Moises Pedroza)22 Apr – 9 Jul 19950
Tracy Harris Patterson9 Jul – 15 Dec 19950
Arturo Gatti15 Dec 1995 – 8 Feb 19983
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Robert Garcia
(def. Harold Warren)13 Mar 1998 – 23 Oct 19992
Diego Corrales23 Oct 1999 – 22 Oct 20003
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Steve Forbes
(def. John Brown)3 Dec 2000 – 17 Aug 20021
Carlos Hernández
(def. David Santos)1 Feb 2003 – 31 Jul 20041
Erik Morales31 Jul – 21 Sep 20040
Robbie Peden
(def. Nate Campbell)23 Feb – 17 Sep 20050
Marco Antonio Barrera17 Sep 2005 – 19 Apr 20060
url=https://www.ibf-usba-boxing.com/index.php?option=com_usboxing&task=ratingpdf&month=4&year=2006&gender=male&oid=1date=19 April 2006title=IBF Ratingspublisher=IBFaccess-date=31 August 2021}}}}
Cassius Baloyi
(def. Manuel Medina)31 May – 29 Jul 20060
Gairy St. Clair29 Jul – 4 Nov 20060
Malcolm Klassen4 Nov 2006 – 20 Apr 20070
Mzonke Fana20 Apr 2007 – 12 Apr 20081
Cassius Baloyi (2)12 Apr 2008 – 18 Apr 20091
Malcolm Klassen (2)18 Apr – 22 Aug 20091
Robert Guerrero22 Aug 2009 – 16 Feb 20100
Mzonke Fana (2)
(def. Cassius Baloyi)1 Sep 2010 – 19 May 20110
Juan Carlos Salgado
(def. Argenis Méndez)10 Sep 2011 – 9 Mar 20132
Argenis Mendez9 Mar 2013 – 10 Jul 20142
Rances Barthelemy10 Jul 2014 – 10 Feb 20151
José Pedraza
(def. Andrey Klimov)13 Jun 2015 – 13 Jan 20172
Gervonta Davis13 Jan – 25 Aug 20171
Tevin Farmer
(def. Billy Dib)3 Aug 2018 – 30 Jan 20204
Joseph Diaz30 Jan 2020 – 12 Feb 20210
Kenichi Ogawa
(def. Azinga Fuzile)27 Nov 2021 – 4 Jun 20220
Joe Cordina4 Jun – 3 Oct 20220
Shavkat Rakhimov
(def. Zelfa Barrett)5 Nov 2022 – 22 Apr 20230
Joe Cordina (2)22 Apr 2023 – 18 May 20241
Anthony Cacace18 May 2024 – 31 Jan 20250
Eduardo Núñez
(def. Masanori Rikiishi)28 May 2025 – present1

Featherweight

No.NameReignDefenses12345Paez, who had previously challenged Tony Lopez for the IBF junior lightweight title in September 1990, vacated the title citing his inability to make the featherweight limit.6789Hamed vacated the title after refusing to negotiate terms with mandatory challenger Héctor Lizárraga.10111213141516Tapia was stripped of the title for agreeing to a fight with Marco Antonio Barrera instead of mandatory challenger Juan Manuel Márquez.17Marquez was stripped of the title because no promoter was willing to bid at least US$50,000 to stage a mandatory defense against Fahprakorb Rakkiatgym.181920Guerrero lost to Orlando Salido but the result was overturned to NC after Salido tested positive of the banned substance Nandrolone. The title is vacated.21Guerrero, citing an inability to make weight, vacated the title one day before a scheduled purse bid for a fight with mandatory challenger Orlando Salido.222324Gamboa was stripped of the title after skipping an IBF-mandated second weigh-in on the day of his fight with Jorge Solís.25262728Warrington vacated the title after the IBF refused to sanction a proposed unification bout against WBA Regular champion Xu Can.2930313233
Oh Min-keun
(def. Joko Arter)4 Mar 1984 – 29 Nov 19852
Chung Ki-young29 Nov 1985 – 30 Oct 19862
Antonio Rivera30 Oct 1986 – 23 Jan 19880
Calvin Grove23 Jan – 4 Aug 19881
Jorge Páez4 Aug 1988 – 14 Mar 19918
Troy Dorsey
(def. Alfred Rangel)3 Jun – 12 Aug 19910
Manuel Medina12 Aug 1991 – 26 Feb 19934
Tom Johnson26 Feb 1993 – 8 Feb 199711
Naseem Hamed8 Feb – 29 Aug 19972
Héctor Lizárraga
(def. Welcome Ncita)13 Dec 1997 – 24 Apr 19980
Manuel Medina (2)24 Apr 1998 – 13 Nov 19991
Paul Ingle13 Nov 1999 – 16 Dec 20001
Mbulelo Botile16 Dec 2000 – 6 Apr 20010
Frank Toledo6 Apr – 16 Nov 20010
Manuel Medina (3)16 Nov 2001 – 27 Apr 20020
Johnny Tapia27 Apr – 1 Oct 20020
Juan Manuel Márquez
(def. Manuel Medina)1 Feb 2003 – 16 Aug 20054
Valdemir Pereira
(def. Fahprakorb Rakkiatgym)20 Jan – 13 May 20060
Eric Aiken13 May – 2 Sep 20060
Robert Guerrero2 Sep – 4 Nov 20060
Robert Guerrero (2)
(def. Spend Abazi)23 Feb 2007 – 23 Jun 20082
Cristóbal Cruz
(def. Orlando Salido)23 Oct 2008 – 15 May 20103
Orlando Salido15 May – 11 Sep 20100
Yuriorkis Gamboa11 Sep 2010 – 26 Mar 20110
Billy Dib
(def. Jorge Lacierva)29 Jul 2011 – 1 Mar 20132
Evgeny Gradovich1 Mar 2013 – 30 May 20154
Lee Selby30 May 2015 – 19 May 20184
Josh Warrington19 May 2018 – 21 Jan 20213
Kid Galahad
(def. Jazza Dickens)7 Aug – 13 Nov 20210
Kiko Martínez13 Nov 2021 – 26 Mar 20220
Josh Warrington (2)26 Mar – 10 Dec 20220
Luis Alberto Lopez10 Dec 2022 – 10 Aug 20243
Angelo Leo10 Aug 2024 – present1

Junior featherweight

No.NameReignDefenses123{{smallKim retires. The title was vacated on IBF's December 1986 ratings posted on 12 December.{{cite newsdate=12 December 1986work=Calgary Heraldtitle=The International Boxing Federation official ratings through Dec. 34{{smallLee is forced to vacate the title when the IBF stops promoting fights in South Korea. Lee was ranked on WBC's March 1988 ratings posted on 23 March, meaning that he had already vacated the title.{{cite newsdate=23 March 1988work=Courier-Posttitle=WBC ratings56789Bungu vacated the title to move up in weight.1011Pacquiao vacates the title to stay at featherweight.12{{smallThe title is vacated on IBF's April 2006 official ratings posted on 19 April.{{cite web1314Caballero was stripped of the title because no promoter made an offer for the rights to a defense against mandatory challenger Takalani Ndlovu.15161718Donaire vacated the title shortly before his fight with Toshiaki Nishioka in order to avoid paying the IBF's sanctioning fee, citing HBO's lack of interest in purchasing rights for an upcoming mandatory defense against the winner of an 27 October title eliminator between Takalani Ndlovu and Alejandro López.192021Frampton vacated the title to move up to featherweight and fight Leo Santa Cruz for the WBA title rather than face mandatory challenger Shingo Wake.2223242526272829
Bobby Berna
(def. Suh Sung-In)4 Dec 1983 – 15 Apr 19840
Suh Sung-in15 Apr 1984 – 3 Jan 19851
Kim Ji-won3 Jan 1985 – 12 Dec 19864
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Lee Seung-hoon
(def. Prayurasak Muangsurin)18 Jan 1987 – 23 Mar 19883
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José Sanabria
(def. Moises Fuentes Rocha)21 May 1988 – 10 Mar 19893
Fabrice Benichou10 Mar 1989 – 10 Mar 19903
Welcome Ncita10 Mar 1990 – 2 Dec 19926
Kennedy McKinney2 Dec 1992 – 20 Aug 19945
Vuyani Bungu20 Aug 1994 – 11 Mar 199913
Lehlo Ledwaba
(def. John Michael Johnson)25 May 1999 – 21 Jun 20015
Manny Pacquiao23 Jun 2001 – 16 Jan 20044
Israel Vázquez
(def. Jose Luis Valbuena)25 Mar 2004 – 19 Apr 20062
url=https://www.ibf-usba-boxing.com/index.php?option=com_usboxing&task=ratingpdf&month=4&year=2006&gender=male&oid=1title=IBF Ratingsdate=19 April 2006publisher=IBFaccess-date=14 September 2021}}}}
Steve Molitor
(def. Michael Hunter)10 Nov 2006 – 21 Nov 20084
Celestino Caballero21 Nov 2008 – 10 Feb 20102
Steve Molitor (2)
(def. Takalani Ndlovu)27 Mar 2010 – 26 Mar 20111
Takalani Ndlovu26 Mar 2011 – 24 Mar 20121
Jeffrey Mathebula24 Mar – 17 Jul 20120
Nonito Donaire17 Jul – 13 Oct 20120
Jonatan Romero
(def. Alejandro López)16 Feb – 17 Aug 20130
Kiko Martínez17 Aug 2013 – 6 Sep 20142
Carl Frampton6 Sep 2014 – 28 Apr 20163
Jonathan Guzmán
(def. Shingo Wake)20 Jul – 31 Dec 20160
Yukinori Oguni31 Dec 2016 – 13 Sep 20170
Ryosuke Iwasa13 Sep 2017 – 16 Aug 20181
TJ Doheny16 Aug 2018 – 26 Apr 20191
Daniel Roman26 Apr 2019 – 30 Jan 20200
Murodjon Akhmadaliev30 Jan 2020 – 8 Apr 20233
Marlon Tapales8 Apr – 26 Dec 20230
Naoya Inoue26 Dec 2023 – present6

Bantamweight

No.NameReignDefenses12Fenech vacated the title to move up to junior featherweight and fight Samart Payakaroon for the WBC title.34{{smallCanizales moves up and was scheduled to challenge for the WBA junior featherweight title. His title is vacated on IBF's December 1994 ratings posted on 21 December.{{cite newsauthor=date=21 December 1994location=Glens Falls, New Yorktitle=The International Boxing Federation official rankings as of December 19945678Márquez vacated the title to move up to junior featherweight.910111213Mares vacated the title to move up to junior featherweight rather than face mandatory challenger Vusi Malinga.14Santa Cruz, citing his difficulty making the 118-pound limit, vacated the title to move up to junior featherweight one day before a scheduled purse bid for a fight with mandatory challenger Jamie McDonnell.15McDonnell was stripped of the title for failing to negotiate with mandatory challenger Vusi Malinga.1617Butler vacated the title to move down to junior bantamweight.18Caballero was stripped of the title after failing to make weight before his bout with interim IBF champion Lee Haskins. The IBF promoted Haskins to full champion status and the fight was cancelled.1920WBA/IBF champion Burnett vacated the title after agreeing to fight WBA mandatory challenger Yonfrez Parejo rather than IBF mandatory Emmanuel Rodríguez.2122Inoue vacated the title to move up to junior featherweight.232425Nakatani vacated the title to move up to junior featherweight.26
Satoshi Shingaki
(def. Elmer Magallano)15 Apr 1984 – 26 Apr 19851
Jeff Fenech26 Apr 1985 – 10 Feb 19873
Kelvin Seabrooks
(def. Miguel Maturana)15 May 1987 – 9 Jul 19883
Orlando Canizales9 Jul 1988 – 21 Dec 199415
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Harold Mestre
(def. Juvenal Berrio)21 Jan – 29 Apr 19950
Mbulelo Botile29 Apr 1995 – 19 Jul 19975
Tim Austin19 Jul 1997 – 15 Feb 20039
Rafael Márquez15 Feb 2003 – 16 Mar 20077
Luis Alberto Pérez
(def. Genaro García)7 Jul – 19 Sep 20070
Joseph Agbeko19 Sep 2007 – 31 Oct 20092
Yonnhy Pérez31 Oct 2009 – 11 Dec 20102
Joseph Agbeko (2)11 Dec 2010 – 13 Aug 20111
Abner Mares13 Aug 2011 – 8 Feb 20121
Léo Santa Cruz
(def. Vusi Malinga)2 Jun 2012 – 11 Feb 20133
Jamie McDonnell
(def. Julio Ceja)11 May – 18 Oct 20130
Stuart Hall
(def. Vusi Malinga)21 Dec 2013 – 7 Jun 20141
Paul Butler7 Jun – 2 Jul 20140
Randy Caballero
(def. Stuart Hall)25 Oct 2014 – 20 Nov 20150
Lee Haskins
(interim champion promoted)20 Nov 2015 – 10 Jun 20172
Ryan Burnett10 Jun 2017 – 12 Feb 20181
Emmanuel Rodríguez
(def. Paul Butler)5 May 2018 – 18 May 20191
Naoya Inoue18 May 2019 – 13 Jan 20236
Emmanuel Rodríguez (2)
(def. Melvin Lopez)12 Aug 2023 – 4 May 20240
Ryosuke Nishida4 May 2024 – 8 Jun 20251
Junto Nakatani8 Jun – 18 Sep 20250
José Salas
(def. Landile Ngxeke)13 Dec 2025 – Present0

Junior bantamweight

No.NameReignDefenses1234{{smallPical, who also held the WBA title, was stripped of the IBF title after a loss of the WBA title by TKO to Khaosai Galaxy in Jakarta, Indonesia. The title was stripped on WBA's ratings posted on 18 March.{{cite newsdate=18 March 1987location= Binghamton, New Yorktitle=IBF Ratings Official Ratings through March 9567891011121314{{smallTapia's title is vacated on IBF's December 1998 ratings posted on 22 December; just days after winning the WBA bantamweight.{{cite newsdate=22 December 1998work= Dayton Daily Newstitle=The International Boxing Federation official rankings as of December 199815{{smallJohnson was stripped of the title after being incarcerated for 1 year.{{cite newsdate=12 February 2000work= Sioux City Journaltitle=IBF junior bantamweight king imprisoned1617Pérez was stripped of the title after failing to make weight the day before his scheduled defense against Ricardo Vargas. Arizona Boxing Commission chief John Montano cancelled the fight, citing safety and contractual reasons.1819Darchinyan vacated the title after refusing to negotiate terms with mandatory challenger Simphiwe Nongqayi.202122Mijares vacated the title to move up to junior featherweight.2324Sánchez was stripped of the title after failing to make weight the day before his fight against Roberto Domingo Sosa.25Kameda vacated the title citing difficulties making weight. He was defeated by Liborio Solís in his only defense on 3 December 2013 but retained the title as Solis failed to make weight for the bout.26Tete vacated the title after refusing to accept the results of a purse bid for a fight with mandatory challenger McJoe Arroyo.272829{{smallMartinez vacated the title.{{cite newsauthor=date=1 November 2024title=30
Chun Ju-do
(def. Ken Kasugai)10 Dec 1983 – 3 May 19855
Ellyas Pical3 May 1985 – 15 Feb 19862
Cesar Polanco15 Feb – 5 Jul 19860
Ellyas Pical (2)5 Jul 1986 – 18 Mar 19871
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Chang Tae-il
(def. Kwin Soon-Chun)17 May – 17 Oct 19870
Ellyas Pical (3)17 Oct 1987 – 14 Oct 19893
Juan Polo Pérez14 Oct 1989 – 21 Apr 19900
Robert Quiroga21 Apr 1990 – 16 Jan 19935
Julio César Borboa16 Jan 1993 – 29 Aug 19945
Harold Grey29 Aug 1994 – 7 Oct 19953
Carlos Gabriel Salazar7 Oct 1995 – 27 Apr 19961
Harold Grey (2)27 Apr – 24 Aug 19960
Danny Romero24 Aug 1996 – 18 Jul 19972
Johnny Tapia18 Jul 1997 – 22 Dec 19982
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Mark Johnson
(def. Ratanachai Sor Vorapin)24 Apr 1999 – 12 Feb 20002
location=Sioux City, Iowaaccess-date=9 November 2021via=Newspapers.comurl-access=subscription }}{{cite newsdate=2 March 2000work= Daily Newstitle=Reid's career saved by judge's decisionlocation=New York, New Yorkaccess-date=9 November 2021via=Newspapers.comurl-access=subscription }}}}
Félix Machado
(def. Julio Gamboa)22 Jul 2000 – 4 Jan 20033
Luis Alberto Pérez4 Jan 2003 – 3 Nov 20063
Dimitri Kirilov
(def. José Navarro)13 Oct 2007 – 2 Aug 20081
Vic Darchinyan2 Aug 2008 – 28 Jul 20092
Simphiwe Nongqayi
(def. Jorge Arce)15 Sep 2009 – 31 Jul 20101
Juan Alberto Rosas31 Jul – 11 Dec 20100
Cristian Mijares11 Dec 2010 – 17 Aug 20112
Rodrigo Guerrero
(def. Raúl Martínez)8 Oct 2011 – 11 Feb 20120
Juan Carlos Sánchez Jr.11 Feb 2012 – 8 Jun 20132
Daiki Kameda
(def. Rodrigo Guerrero)3 Sep 2013 – 19 Mar 20140
Zolani Tete
(def. Teiru Kinoshita)18 Jul 2014 – 7 Jun 20151
McJoe Arroyo
(def. Arthur Villanueva)18 Jul 2015 – 3 Sep 20160
Jerwin Ancajas3 Sep 2016 – 22 Feb 20229
Fernando Martínez22 Feb 2022 – 29 Oct 20243
Willibaldo García
(def. Rene Calixto Bibiano)23 May 2025 – present0

Flyweight

No.NameReignDefenses1234567891011{{smallSitbangprachan retires.{{cite newsdate=29 November 1994work=The Times-Newstitle=Thailand Boxer would rather give up title than defend it1213Romero, citing he could no longer make the 112-pound limit, vacated the title to move up to junior bantamweight.14Johnson, citing weight problems, vacated the title to move up to junior bantamweight and pursue a fight with Johnny Tapia, which never materialized.151617{{smallDonaire vacated the title after choosing to move up to junior bantamweight. The title is vacated on IBF's July 2009 rankings posted on 14 July.{{cite web18Mthalane vacated the title and withdrew from a fight with mandatory challenger Amnat Ruenroeng citing the low purse offered.1920Casimero vacated the title to move up to junior bantamweight.21Nietes vacated the title to move up to junior bantamweight.222324Rodriguez vacated the title to move up to junior bantamweight.2526
Kwon Soon-chun
(def. Rene Busayong)24 Dec 1983 – 20 Dec 19856
Chung Jong-kwan20 Dec 1985 – 27 Apr 19860
Jung Bi-won27 Apr – 2 Aug 19860
Shin Hi-sup2 Aug 1986 – 22 Feb 19871
Dodie Boy Peñalosa22 Feb – 5 Sep 19870
Choi Chang-ho5 Sep 1987 – 16 Jan 19880
Rolando Bohol16 Jan – 5 Oct 19881
Duke McKenzie5 Oct 1988 – 7 Jun 19891
Dave McAuley7 Jun 1989 – 11 Jun 19925
Rodolfo Blanco11 Jun – 29 Nov 19920
Pichit Sitbangprachan29 Nov 1992 – 25 Nov 19945
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Francisco Tejedor
(def. Jose Luis Zepeda)18 Feb – 22 Apr 19950
Danny Romero22 Apr 1995 – 1 Jan 19961
Mark Johnson
(def. Francisco Tejedor)4 May 1996 – Sep 7, 19987
Irene Pacheco
(def. Luis Cox Coronado)10 Apr 1999 – 16 Dec 20046
Vic Darchinyan16 Dec 2004 – 7 Jul 20075
Nonito Donaire7 Jul 2007 – 14 Jul 20093
url=https://www.ibf-usba-boxing.com/index.php?option=com_usboxing&task=ratingpdf&month=7&year=2009&gender=male&oid=1title=IBF ratingsdate=14 July 2009publisher=IBFaccess-date=4 October 2021}}}}
Moruti Mthalane
(def. Julio César Miranda)20 Nov 2009 – 13 Jan 20144
Amnat Ruenroeng
(def. Rocky Fuentes)22 Jan 2014 – 28 May 20165
John Riel Casimero28 May – 20 Dec 20161
Donnie Nietes
(def. Komgrich Nantapech)29 Apr 2017 – 11 Apr 20181
Moruti Mthalane (2)
(def. Muhammad Waseem)15 Jul 2018 – 30 Apr 20213
Sunny Edwards30 Apr 2021 – 16 Dec 20234
Jesse Rodriguez16 Dec 2023 – 27 Mar 20240
Ángel Ayala
(def. Dave Apolinario)9 Aug 2024 – 29 Mar 20250
Masamichi Yabuki29 Mar 2025 – Present1

Junior flyweight

No.NameReignDefenses1Peñalosa was stripped of the title for failing to make a mandatory defense by a 15 July deadline.234567{{smallSorjaturong was stripped of the title for not fighting his mandatory challenger.{{cite newsdate=17 November 1995work=Arizona Republictitle=Valley fight still in limbo89Pastrana was stripped of the title after withdrawing from a fight with Manuel Herrera due to epididymitis.10Pastrana was stripped of the title after failing to make weight the day before his bout with Carlos Murillo.1112{{smallLópez retires.{{cite newsdate=28 November 2002work=El Nuevo Heraldtitle=Se retira Ricardo Lopez13141516171819Solís was stripped of the title due to inactivity stemming from injuries suffered during a street fight against Canelo Álvarez in October 2011.20Casimero was stripped of the title after failing to make weight the day before his fight against Mauricio Fuentes.2122232425Budler vacated the title, citing the low purse to defend it against his mandatory challenger Felix Alvarado.26Alvarado vacated the title move up to flyweight.27282930Yabuki vacated the title to stay at flyweight.31
Dodie Boy Peñalosa
(def. Satoshi Shingaki)10 Dec 1983 – 18 Jul 19863
Choi Jum-hwan
(def. Park Cho-Woon)7 Dec 1986 – 4 Nov 19883
Tacy Macalos4 Nov 1988 – 2 May 19890
Muangchai Kittikasem2 May 1989 – 29 Jul 19903
Michael Carbajal29 Jul 1990 – 19 Feb 19949
Humberto González19 Feb 1994 – 15 Jul 19953
Saman Sorjaturong15 Jul – 17 Nov 19951
location=Arizona, Phoenixaccess-date=9 November 2021via=Newspapers.comurl-access=subscription }}}}
Michael Carbajal (2)
(def. Melchor Cob Castro)16 Mar 1996 – 18 Jan 19972
Mauricio Pastrana18 Jan – 9 May 19970
Mauricio Pastrana (2)
(def. Manuel Herrera)13 Dec 1997 – 28 Aug 19981
Will Grigsby
(def. Ratanapol Sor Vorapin)18 Dec 1998 – 2 Oct 19991
Ricardo López2 Oct 1999 – 27 Nov 20023
language=Spanishlocation=Miami, Floridaaccess-date=9 November 2021via=Newspapers.comurl-access=subscription }}}}
Víctor Burgos
(def. Alex Sánchez)15 Feb 2003 – 14 May 20052
Will Grigsby (2)14 May 2005 – 7 Jan 20060
Ulises Solís7 Jan 2006 – 19 Apr 20098
Brian Viloria19 Apr 2009 – 23 Jan 20101
Carlos Tamara23 Jan – 29 May 20100
Luis Alberto Lazarte29 May 2010 – 30 Apr 20112
Ulises Solís (2)30 Apr 2011 – 20 Jul 20121
John Riel Casimero
(interim champion promoted)20 Jul 2012 – 2 May 20144
Javier Mendoza
(def. Ramón García Hirales)20 Sep 2014 – 29 Dec 20151
Akira Yaegashi29 Dec 2015 – 21 May 20172
Milan Melindo21 May – 31 Dec 20171
Ryoichi Taguchi31 Dec 2017 – 20 May 20180
Hekkie Budler20 May – 25 July 20180
Felix Alvarado
(def. Randy Petalcorin)29 Oct 2018 – 21 Mar 20222
Sivenathi Nontshinga
(def. Hector Flores)3 Sep 2022 – 4 Nov 20231
Adrian Curiel4 Nov 2023 – 16 Feb 20240
Sivenathi Nontshinga (2)16 Feb – 12 Oct 20240
Masamichi Yabuki12 Oct 2024 – 10 Apr 20250
Thanongsak Simsri
(def. Christian Araneta)19 Jun 2025 – present0

Mini flyweight

No.NameReignDefenses1Lee vacated the title to focus on winning the WBC mini flyweight title.234567{{smallSor Vorapin was stripped of the title after failing to make weight the day before his fight with Lee Sandoval.{{cite newsdate=17 March 1996work=El Nuevo Heraldtitle=Rattanapol propina KO Srisaket Tailandia89{{smallPetelo's title is vacated on IBF's Oct 2000 ratings posted on 2 November to move up to junior flyweight.{{cite newsdate=2 November 2000work=Dayton Daily Newstitle=The International Boxing Federation official rankings as of Oct. 20001011121314151617181920Rodríguez's title was vacated when a bout was ordered for the vacant title on 1 October.212223{{smallKyoguchi vacated the title to move up to junior flyweight.{{cite newsauthor=date=12 August 2018title=ＩＢＦ世界ミニマム級・京口が王座返上／ＢＯＸ2425Kriel vacated the title to move up to junior flyweight.2627282930
Kyung-Yung Lee
(def. Masaharu Kawakami)14 Jun – Dec 19870
Samuth Sithnaruepol
(def. Domingo Lucas)24 Mar 1988 – 17 Jun 19892
Nico Thomas17 Jun – 21 Sep 19890
Eric Chavez21 Sep 1989 – 22 Feb 19900
Fahlan Sakkreerin22 Feb 1990 – 6 Sep 19927
Manny Melchor6 Sep – 10 Dec 19920
Ratanapol Sor Vorapin10 Dec 1992 – 15 Mar 199612
language=Spanishlocation=Miami, Floridaaccess-date=9 November 2021via=Newspapers.comurl-access=subscription }}}}
Ratanapol Sor Vorapin (2)
(def. Jun Arlos)18 May 1996 – 27 Dec 19976
Zolani Petelo27 Dec 1997 – 2 Nov 20005
location=Dayton, Ohioaccess-date=9 November 2021via=Newspapers.comurl-access=subscription }}}}
Roberto Carlos Leyva
(def. Daniel Reyes)29 Apr 2001 – 9 Aug 20021
Miguel Barrera9 Aug 2002 – 31 May 20031
Edgar Cárdenas31 May – 4 Oct 20030
Daniel Reyes4 Oct 2003 – 14 Sep 20041
Muhammad Rachman14 Sep 2004 – 7 Jul 20073
Florante Condes7 Jul 2007 – 14 Jun 20080
Raúl García14 Jun 2008 – 26 Mar 20104
Nkosinathi Joyi26 Mar 2010 – 1 Sep 20124
Mario Rodríguez1 Sep 2012 – 30 Mar 20130
Katsunari Takayama30 Mar 2013 – 9 Aug 20142
Francisco Rodríguez Jr.9 Aug – 1 Oct 20140
Katsunari Takayama (2)
(def. Go Odaira)31 Dec 2014 – 31 Dec 20152
José Argumedo31 Dec 2015 – 23 Jul 20173
Hiroto Kyoguchi23 Jul 2017 – 11 Aug 20182
language=Japanesework=Sankei Sportsarchive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180930033926/https://www.sanspo.com/sports/amp/20180812/box18081205000001-a.htmlarchive-date=30 September 2018access-date=27 August 2021}}}}
Carlos Licona
(def. Mark Anthony Barriga)1 Dec 2018 – 16 Feb 20190
Deejay Kriel16 Feb – 4 Jul 20190
Pedro Taduran
(def. Samuel Salva)7 Sep 2019 – 27 Feb 20211
Rene Mark Cuarto27 Feb 2021 – 1 Jul 20221
Daniel Valladares1 Jul 2022 – 7 Oct 20231
Ginjiro Shigeoka7 Oct 2023 – 28 Jul 20241
Pedro Taduran (2)28 Jul 2024 – present2

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