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List of WBA female world champions

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The following is a list of WBA female world champions certificated by the World Boxing Association (WBA).

Stand: May 10, 2025.

r – Champion relinquished title.

s – Champion stripped of title.

During the 2009 WBA convention in Colombia, Susi Kentikian was named the first ever WBA female Super Champion. It was announced that this belt would be called "Susi Kentikian belt" for all other future Super Champions.

Light minimumweight

No.	Name	Duration of reign	Defences
1	JPN Mari Ando	Sep 22, 2011 — Sep 16, 2012	1
2	JPN Ayaka Miyao	Sep 16, 2012 — Oct 22, 2015	5
3	JPN Momo Koseki	Oct 22, 2015 — 2016r	0
4	JPN Yunoka Furukawa	Aug 13, 2016 — 2017s	1
5	VEN María Milano – Interim champion promoted	Mar 9, 2018 — 2018s	0
6	MEX Monserrat Alarcón	Aug 31, 2018 — Aug 5, 2023	4
7	JPN Yuko Kuroki	Aug 5, 2023 — Jan 12, 2024	0
8	JPN Eri Matsuda	Jan 12, 2024 — Nov 23, 2024	0
9	GER Tina Rupprecht	Nov 23, 2024 — Oct 2025r	1
10	ESP Isabel Rivero	Nov 21, 2025 - present	0

Minimumweight

No.	Name	Duration of reign	Defences
1	CAN Vaia Zaganas	Apr 8, 2004 — 2005r	0
2	KOR Cho Rong Son	Dec 9, 2006 — Apr 11, 2009	2
3	JPN Etsuko Tada	Apr 11, 2009 — Jul 23, 2013	9
4	MEX Anabel Ortiz	Jul 23, 2013 — Mar 20, 2021	12
5	USA Seniesa Estrada	Mar 20, 2021 — Oct 23, 2024r	6
6	JAP Yuko Kuroki	Jan 21, 2025 — Oct 18, 2025	2
7	GER Sarah Bormann	Oct 18, 2025 — present	0

Light flyweight

No.	Name	Duration of reign	Defences
1	KOR Ju Hee Kim	Aug 24, 2007 — 2009s	0
2	ARG Yésica Bopp – Super champion
(Promoted from Regular champion November 2020)	Jun 20, 2009 — Mar 11, 2022	20
3	MEX Jessica Nery Plata –
Super champion	Mar 11, 2022 — Nov 2024r	2
4	MEX Guadalupe Bautista –
Regular champion	Dec 12, 2020 — Apr 27, 2024	3
5	CAN Sara Bailey –
(Promoted from Regular champion November 2024)	Apr 27, 2024 — Sep 20, 2025	2
6	ARG Evelyn Nazarena Bermúdez	Sep 20, 2025 - present	0

Flyweight

No.	Name	Duration of reign	Defences
1	DEU Susi Kentikian (Super Champion from Nov 18, 2009 - May 16, 2012)	Feb 16, 2007 — Dec 1, 2012	14
2	USA Carina Moreno	Dec 1, 2012 — Jul 6, 2013	0
3	DEU Susi Kentikian (2)	Jul 6, 2013 — 2016s	4
4	JPN Naoko Fujioka	Mar 13, 2017 — Apr 9, 2022	3
5	USA Marlen Esparza	April 9, 2022 - Apr 26, 2024s	2
6	ARG Gabriela Celeste Alaniz	Apr 27, 2024 - Nov 2, 2024	0
7	USA Gabriela Fundora	Nov 2, 2024 - present	2

Super flyweight

No.	Name	Duration of reign	Defences
1	MEX Yazmín Rivas	Feb 28, 2005 — 2006r	0
2	KOR Ha-Na Kim	Oct 7, 2006 — Oct 9, 2007	2
3	CHN Zhang Xiyan	Oct 9, 2007 — Feb 26, 2009	0
4	JPN Tenkai Tsunami	Feb 26, 2009 — Jul 9, 2012	4
5	JPN Naoko Yamaguchi	Jul 9, 2012 — Nov 13, 2013	2
6	JPN Naoko Fujioka	Nov 13, 2013 — 2015r	2
7	PER Linda Laura Lecca – Interim champion promoted	Apr 15, 2016 — May 19, 2018	2
8	MEX Maribel Ramírez	May 19, 2018 — June 24, 2022	2
9	ARG Clara Lescurat	June 24, 2022 — Nov 2024r	4
10	USA Jasmine Artiga	Mar 22, 2025 — present	2

Bantamweight

No.	Name	Duration of reign	Defences
1	MEX Jackie Nava	Feb 28, 2005 — 2005r	0
2	DNK Anita Christensen	Oct 14, 2006 — Jun 21, 2008	1
3	BGR Galina Ivanova	Jun 21, 2008 — 2008s	0
4	ITA Emanuela Pantani	Dec 19, 2008 — 2010s	0
5	MEX Janeth Pérez	Jul 16, 2011 — Jan 5, 2013	3
6	MEX Irma García	Jan 5, 2013 — 2015s	2
7	VEN Mayerlin Rivas – Interim champion promoted	Mar 8, 2015 — Feb 29, 2020r	4
8	UK Shannon Courtenay – (def. Ebanie Bridges)	Apr 10, 2021 — Oct 8, 2021s	0
9	US Jamie Mitchell	Oct 9, 2021— Nov 26, 2022	1
10	UK Nina Hughes	Nov 26, 2022 — May 12, 2023	2
11	NZL Cherneka Johnson	May 12, 2024 — present	1

Super bantamweight

No.	Name	Duration of reign	Defences
1	ARG Marcela Eliana Acuña	Aug 12, 2006 — Jan 20, 2010s	5
2	TTO Lisa Brown	Mar 27, 2010 — Apr 2, 2011	0
3	PAN Chanttall Martínez	Apr 2, 2011 — Jan 28, 2012	2
4	ARG Yésica Marcos	Oct 6, 2012 — 2016s	3
5	MEX Jackie Nava	Jan 28, 2012 — May 24, 2014	2
6	MEX Jackie Nava (2) – Interim, elevated to Super champion on October 15, 2014	May 24, 2014 — 2016s	3
7	COL Liliana Palmera – Interim champion promoted	Apr 15, 2016 — Aug 5, 2017	1
8	VEN Alys Sánchez	Aug 5, 2017 — Nov 18, 2017	0
9	COL Liliana Palmera (2)	Nov 18, 2017 — May 19, 2018	0
10	MEX Yazmín Rivas	May 19, 2018 — Dec 31, 2019r	1
11	VEN Mayerlin Rivas	Feb 7, 2020 — Nov 18, 2023	2
12	MEX Erika Cruz	Nov 18, 2023 — Aug 2024r	1
13	ARG Nazarena Romero	Aug 24, 2024 — May 10, 2025	0
14	MEX Mayelli Flores	May 10, 2025 — present	0

Featherweight

No.	Name	Duration of reign	Defences
1	CHN Gao Li Jun	Mar 25, 2006 — 2006r	0
2	KOR Hwa-Won Lee	Apr 30, 2007 — 2008r	0
3	KOR Hyun Mi Choi	Oct 11, 2008 — 2013r	7
4	VEN Ogleidis Suárez – Interim champion promoted	May 10, 2013 — Dec 13, 2013	1
5	ARG Edith Soledad Matthysse	Dec 13, 2013 — Mar 11, 2016	1
6	CAN Jelena Mrdjenovich Super champion from Apr 30, 2018 - Sep 30, 2018	Mar 11, 2016 — Apr 22, 2021	5
7	MEX Erika Cruz	Apr 22, 2021 — Feb 4, 2023	2
8	PUR Amanda Serrano	Feb 4, 2023 — present	3

Super featherweight

No.	Name	Duration of reign	Defences
1	PER Kina Malpartida	Feb 21, 2009 — 2013s	6
2	KOR Hyun Mi Choi – Interim champion promoted	Oct 30, 2013 — Dec 2022s	10
3	USA Alycia Baumgardner (def. Elhem Mekhaled)	Feb 4, 2023 — present	1

Lightweight

No.	Name	Duration of reign	Defences
1	USA Layla McCarter	Dec 2, 2006 — 2011s	2
2	ARG Alejandra Oliveras	Aug 12, 2011 — 2012r	0
3	URY Cecilia Comunales	Mar 30, 2012 — 2015s	2
4	URY Cecilia Comunales (2)	Jun 4, 2016 — 2017s	0
5	ARG Anahí Ester Sánchez	Sep 9, 2017 — Oct 27, 2017s	0
6	IRL Katie Taylor – Super champion from Apr 30, 2018 - Sep 30, 2018	Oct 28, 2017 — Dec 2024r	14
7	USA Stephanie Han	Feb 22, 2025 — present	2

Super lightweight

No.	Name	Duration of reign	Defences
1	FRA Myriam Lamare	Nov 8, 2004 — Dec 2, 2006	5
2	FRA Anne Sophie Mathis	Dec 2, 2006 — 2010s	3
3	ARG Mónica Acosta	Feb 18, 2011 — Jan 18, 2014	3
4	ARG Ana Esteche	Jan 18, 2014 — 2018s	4
5	ARG Anahí Ester Sánchez – Interim champion promoted	Feb 28, 2019 — May 25, 2019	0
6	USA Jessica McCaskill	May 25, 2019 — Aug 2020r	1
7	USA Kali Reis	Nov 6, 2020 — Nov 2022r	2
8	UK Chantelle Cameron	Nov 5, 2022 — Nov 25, 2023	1
9	IRL Katie Taylor	Nov 25, 2023 — present	2

Welterweight

No.	Name	Duration of reign	Defences
1	USA Holly Holm	Jun 10, 2006 — 2007r	1
2	NOR Cecilia Braekhus – Super champion from Jul 10, 2014 to Jun 10, 2015, from Aug 29, 2015 to Feb 20, 2016 and again from Apr 30, 2018 to Sep 30, 2018	Mar 14, 2009 — Aug 15, 2020	24
3	USA Jessica McCaskill	Aug 15, 2020 — May 11, 2024	4
4	GBR Lauren Price	May 11, 2024 - present	1

Super welterweight

No.	Name	Duration of reign	Defences
1	TTO Giselle Salandy	Sep 15, 2006 — Jan 4, 2009 (died in a vehicular accident)	5
2	USA Layla McCarter	Sep 30, 2012 — 2014s	0
3	CRI Hanna Gabriels – Super champion from Apr 30, 2018 - Sep 30, 2018	Jun 18, 2016 — 2021	4
4	USA Claressa Shields - Super champion	Mar 5, 2021 - 2021r	0
5	GBR Hannah Rankin - Regular champion	Nov 5, 2021 - Sep 24, 2022	1
6	GBR Terri Harper	Sep 24, 2022 - Sep 2024r	2
7	CAN Mary Spencer	Sep 5, 2024 — Oct 30, 2025	1
8	USA Mikaela Mayer	Oct 30, 2025 - present	0

Middleweight

No.	Name	Duration of reign	Defences
1	BMU Teresa Perozzi	Dec 30, 2011 — 2014s	2
2	USA Claressa Shields	Jun 22, 2018 — 2025r	6
3	AUS Kaye Scott	Dec 20, 2025 — present	0

Super middleweight

No.	Name	Duration of reign	Defences
1	RUS Natalya Ragozina	Feb 17, 2007 — 2012s	6
2	USA Alicia Napoleon Espinosa	Mar 3, 2018 — Jan 10, 2020	2
3	SWE Elin Cederroos	Jan 10, 2020 — Apr 30, 2022	0
4	USA Franchón Crews-Dezurn	Apr 30, 2022 — Jul 1, 2023	0
5	GBR Savannah Marshall	Jul 1, 2023 – Mar 2024r	0
6	USA Franchón Crews-Dezurn (2) – Interim champion promoted	Mar 24, 2024 — present	1

Light heavyweight

No.	Name	Duration of reign	Defences
1	CRC Hanna Gabriels	Apr 17, 2021 — May 2023r	0
2	AUS Che Kenneally	Jul 20, 2024 — present	0

Heavyweight

No.	Name	Duration of reign	Defences
1	USA Claressa Shields	Feb 2, 2025 — present	1

References

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