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List of WBC female world champions

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

Stand: March 6, 2025.

r – Champion relinquished title.

s – Champion stripped of title.

On July 30, 2011, Ana María Torres won the first female Diamond Belt by defeating Jackie Nava at Bantamweight.

On October 13, 2012, Ava Knight won the Diamond Belt at Flyweight, decisioning Mariana Juárez. On May 11, 2013, she defended this title against Linda Soto from Mexico by unanimous decision.

On January 14, 2017, Amanda Serrano beat Yazmín Rivas to become the Diamond Champion at Super bantamweight.

On September 30, 2017, Jessica Chávez beat Esmeralda Moreno to win the vacant WBC female Diamond flyweight title.

On September 14, 2018, German Raja Amasheh won the vacant WBC Diamond super flyweight title against Peruvian Linda Laura Lecca.

On April 13, 2019, Claressa Shields won the vacant Diamond middleweight title via UD against Christina Hammer.

On October 30, 2021, Jackie Nava won the vacant Diamond super bantamweight title via UD against Mariana Juárez.

Atomweight

No.	Name	Duration of reign	Defences
1	THA Chirawadee Srisuk	Aug 31, 2007 — Aug 11, 2008	0
2	JPN Momo Koseki	Aug 11, 2008 — 2018r	17
3	CZE Fabiana Bytyqi	Sep 22, 2018 — Jan 13, 2024	4
4	GER Tina Rupprecht	Jan 13, 2024 — Oct 2025r	2
5	MEX Camila Zamorano	Oct 15, 2025 — present	1

Strawweight

No.	Name	Duration of reign	Defences
1	JPN Nanako Kikuchi	Nov 7, 2005 — May 27, 2007	1
2	USA Carina Moreno	May 17, 2007 — Oct 31, 2009	3
3	MEX Anabel Ortiz	Oct 31, 2009 — May 8, 2011	1
4	JPN Naoko Fujioka	May 8, 2011 — 2013r	2
5	JPN Mari Ando	Dec 14, 2013 — May 17, 2014	0
6	JPN Yuko Kuroki	May 17, 2014 — Dec 17, 2017	5
7	JPN Momo Koseki	Dec 17, 2017 — 2018r	0
8	DEU Tina Rupprecht – Interim champion promoted	Jun 16, 2018 — Mar 25, 2023	5
9	USA Seniesa Estrada	Mar 25, 2023 — Oct 23, 2024r	2
10	CRI Yokasta Valle	Nov 1, 2024 — present	0

Light flyweight

No.	Name	Duration of reign	Defences
1	PRK Eun Soon Choi	Jun 28, 2005 — 2006s	0
2	THA Siriporn Thaweesuk	Apr 3, 2007 — 2008r	3
3	JPN Naomi Togashi - Interim champion promoted	May 2, 2009 — Jun 23, 2012	6
4	MEX Esmeralda Moreno	Jun 23, 2012 — 2015s	1
5	MEX Ibeth Zamora Silva	Mar 3, 2013 — Apr 22, 2017	8
6	MEX Esmeralda Moreno (2)	Apr 22, 2017 — Sep 22, 2018	1
7	MEX Yesenia Gómez	Sep 22, 2018 - July 29, 2022	3
8	CAN Kim Clavel	Jul 29, 2022 — Jan 13, 2023	0
8	MEX Jessica Nery Plata	Jan 13, 2023 — 2024v	1
9	MEX Lourdes Juárez	Nov 29, 2024 — present	2

Flyweight

No.	Name	Duration of reign	Defences
1	ITA Stefania Bianchini	Aug 7, 2005 — Mar 29, 2008	4
2	ITA Simona Galassi	Mar 29, 2008 — Mar 11, 2011	4
3	MEX Mariana Juárez	Mar 11, 2011 — Oct 13, 2012s	7
4	HUN Renáta Szebelédi	Oct 27, 2012 — May 19, 2013	0
5	JPN Go Shindo	May 19, 2013 — Dec 6, 2014	2
6	MEX Arely Muciño	Dec 6, 2014 — Sep 19, 2015	0
7	MEX Yessica Chávez	Sep 19, 2015 — 2018r	6
8	MEX Ibeth Zamora Silva	May 26, 2018 — June 19, 2021	2
9	USA Marlen Esparza	Jun 19, 2021 — Apr 26, 2024s	4
10	ARG Gabriela Celeste Alaniz	Apr 27, 2024 — Nov 2, 2024	0
10	USA Gabriela Fundora	Nov 2, 2024 — present	2

Super flyweight

No.	Name	Duration of reign	Defences
1	PRK Ryu Myung-ok	Jun 28, 2005 — 2006r	1
2	MEX Ana María Torres	Oct 7, 2006 — Oct 19, 2007	1
3	PRK Ryu Myung-ok (2)	Oct 19, 2007 — 2008r	1
4	MEX Ana María Torres (2) - Interim champion promoted	Aug 30, 2008 — May 17, 2012r	11
5	MEX Zulina Muñoz	Nov 24, 2012 — May 13, 2017	10
6	MEX Guadalupe Martínez Guzmán	May 13, 2017 — Dec 12, 2020	4
6	MEX Lourdes Juárez	Dec 12, 2020 — Oct 1, 2022	3
7	MEX Asley González	Oct 1, 2022 — present	2

Bantamweight

No.	Name	Duration of reign	Defences
1	PRK Kwang Ok Kim	Jun 28, 2005 — Jun 7, 2006r	2
2	DNK Anita Christensen	Oct 14, 2006 — 2007r	0
3	MEX Susana Vázquez	Jun 1, 2007 — 2008s	0
4	DNK Anita Christensen (2) - Interim champion promoted	Sep 14, 2007 — Jun 21, 2008	1
5	BGR Galina Ivanova	Jun 21, 2008 — Oct 5, 2009	2
6	THA Usanakorn Thawilsuhannawang	Oct 5, 2009 — Jul 13, 2012	2
7	AUS Susie Ramadan	Jul 13, 2012 — Oct 25, 2014	0
8	MEX Yazmín Rivas	Jun 28, 2014 — Jan 30, 2016	4
9	ZMB Catherine Phiri	Jan 30, 2016 — Apr 1, 2017	1
10	MEX Mariana Juárez	Apr 1, 2017 — Oct 31, 2020	9
11	MEX Yulihan Luna	Oct 31, 2020 — Sep 9, 2023	2
12	DEN Dina Thorslund	Sep 9, 2023 — Jun 6, 2025r	3
13	AUS Cherneka Johnson	Jul 11, 2025 – present	0

Super bantamweight

No.	Name	Duration of reign	Defences
1	MEX Jackie Nava	May 30, 2005 — May 20, 2006	2
2	ARG Alejandra Oliveras	May 20, 2006 — Dec 4, 2008	3
3	ARG Marcela Acuña	Dec 4, 2008 — 2010r	4
4	JAM Alicia Ashley	Jul 23, 2011 — Sep 6, 2014	3
5	MEX Jackie Nava (2)	Sep 6, 2014 — 2015s	2
6	JAM Alicia Ashley (2)	Oct 29, 2015 — Oct 1, 2016	0
7	KEN Fatuma Zarika	Oct 1, 2016 — Nov 16, 2019	3
8	MEX Yamileth Mercado	Nov 16, 2019 — 12 July 2025	8
9	UK Ellie Scotney	Jul 11, 2025 – present	0

Featherweight

No.	Name	Duration of reign	Defences
1	AUS Sharon Anyos	Oct 22, 2005 — 2007s	1
2	DEU Ina Menzer	Mar 8, 2008 — Jul 3, 2010	6
3	CAN Jeannine Garside	Jul 3, 2010 — 2012s	0
4	CAN Jelena Mrdjenovich	Mar 23, 2012 — Sep 14, 2012	0
5	PRI Melissa Hernández	Sep 14, 2012 — May 31, 2013	0
6	CAN Jelena Mrdjenovich (2)	May 31, 2013 — Aug 1, 2015	2
7	ARG Edith Soledad Matthysse	Aug 1, 2015 — Mar 11, 2016	0
8	CAN Jelena Mrdjenovich (3)	Mar 11, 2016 — Feb 4, 2021v	4
9	PUR Amanda Serrano - Interim champion promoted	Feb 4, 2021 — Dec 5, 2023v	5
10	AUS Skye Nicolson	Apr 6, 2024 — Mar 22, 2025	2
11	USA Tiara Brown	Mar 22, 2025 — present	1

Super featherweight

No.	Name	Duration of reign	Defences
1	CAN Jelena Mrdjenovich	Nov 18, 2005 — Apr 9, 2009	5
2	CAN Olivia Gerula	Apr 9, 2009 — Nov 27, 2010	2
3	SWE Frida Wallberg	Nov 27, 2010 — Jun 14, 2013	2
4	AUS Diana Prazak	Jun 14, 2013 — 2015s	1
5	FIN Eva Wahlström	Apr 25, 2015 — Feb 8, 2020	5
6	GBR Terri Harper	Feb 8, 2020 — Nov 13, 2021	2
7	USA Alycia Baumgardner	Nov 13, 2021 — present	5

Lightweight

No.	Name	Duration of reign	Defences
1	CAN Jessica Rakoczy	Jul 21, 2005 — Sep 16, 2005	0
2	USA Eliza Olson	Sep 16, 2005 — 2006s	0
3	USA Ann Saccurato	Nov 4, 2006 — 2007r	0
4	CAN Jessica Rakoczy (2)	Feb 22, 2007 — Sep 27, 2007	0
5	USA Ann Saccurato (2)	Sep 27, 2007 — 2008r	0
6	USA Ann Saccurato (3)	Aug 11, 2008 — Aug 6, 2011	1
7	ARG Érica Farías	Aug 6, 2011 — Apr 20, 2014	8
8	BEL Delfine Persoon	Apr 20, 2014 — Jun 1, 2019	9
9	IRL Katie Taylor	Jun 1, 2019 — Dec 11, 2024v	7
10	GBR Caroline Dubois	Dec 11, 2024 — present	1

Super lightweight

No.	Name	Duration of reign	Defences
1	USA Mary Jo Sanders	Jul 30, 2005 — 2006s	0
2	FRA Anne Sophie Mathis	Mar 8, 2008 — 2008r	0
3	ARG Mónica Acosta	Jun 19, 2009 — 2013s	7
4	ARG Alejandra Oliveras	Oct 11, 2013 — Nov 16, 2014	0
5	ARG Érica Farías	Nov 16, 2014 — Oct 6, 2018	4
6	USA Jessica McCaskill	Oct 6, 2018 — Aug 2020	2
7	UK Chantelle Cameron	Oct 4, 2020 — Nov 25, 2023	5
8	IRE Katie Taylor	Nov 25, 2023 — 17 September 2025r	2

Welterweight

No.	Name	Duration of reign	Defences
1	USA Mary Jo Sanders	Feb 3, 2006 — 2006r	0
2	USA Holly Holm	Mar 22, 2007 — 2008r	1
3	NOR Cecilia Brækhus	Mar 14, 2009 — Aug 15, 2020	25
4	USA Jessica McCaskill	Aug 15, 2020 — 2024s	4
5	CRO Ivana Habazin	Apr 20, 2024 — Dec 14, 2024	0
6	GBR Natasha Jonas	Dec 14, 2024 — Mar 7, 2025	0
7	GBR Lauren Price	Mar 7, 2025 — present	0

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 Christy Martin	Sep 2, 2009 — 2011s	0
3	USA Mia St. John	Aug 14, 2012 — Nov 10, 2012	0
4	USA Tiffany Junot	Nov 10, 2013 — 2013s	0
5	SWE Mikaela Laurén	Nov 8, 2014 — 2016s	3
6	POL Ewa Piątkowska	Sep 17, 2016 — 2019s	2
7	USA Claressa Shields	Jan 10, 2020 — 2021s	0
8	SWE Patricia Berghult	Nov 27, 2021 — Sept 3, 2022	0
9	GBR Natasha Jonas	Sept 3, 2022 — 2023s	1
10	SLO Ema Kozin	Nov 18, 2023 — Oct 4, 2025	1
11	NOR Cecilia Brækhus	Oct 4, 2025 — Oct 4, 2025r	0
12	USA Mikaela Mayer	Oct 30, 2025 — present	0

Middleweight

No.	Name	Duration of reign	Defences
1	USA Yvonne Reis	Apr 1, 2006 — 2007r	0
2	CHN Wang Ya Nan	Jan 26, 2008 — 2010s	2
3	USA Tori Nelson	Jul 29, 2011 — 2012r	0
4	USA Kali Reis	Apr 16, 2016 — Nov 5, 2016	0
5	DEU Christina Hammer	Nov 5, 2016 — Apr 13, 2019	3
6	USA Claressa Shields	Nov 17, 2018 — 2025r	6
7	AUS Kaye Scott	Dec 20, 2025 — present	0

Super middleweight

No.	Name	Duration of reign	Defences
1	USA Laila Ali	Nov 11, 2006 — 2007s	2
2	RUS Natascha Ragosina	Dec 15, 2007 — 2010s	4
3	DEU Nikki Adler	Nov 30, 2013 — Aug 4, 2017	2
4	USA Claressa Shields	Aug 4, 2017 — 2018s	1
5	USA Franchón Crews-Dezurn	Sep 13, 2018 — Jul 1, 2023	3
6	GBR Savannah Marshall	Jul 1, 2023 — 2023s	0
7	USA Franchón Crews-Dezurn (2)	Dec 15, 2023 — present	1

Heavyweight

No.	Name	Duration of reign	Defences
1	USA Vonda Ward	Feb 10, 2007 — 2010r	0
2	USA Martha Salazar	Nov 8, 2014 — Mar 18, 2016	0
3	MEX Alejandra Jiménez	Mar 18, 2016 — 2019r	2
4	CRC Hanna Gabriels	Apr 17, 2021 — 2022r	0
5	CAN Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse	Mar 7, 2024 — Jul 27, 2024	0
6	USA Claressa Shields	Jul 27, 2024 — present	2

References

"Women's Boxing: Ana María Torres Biography".

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