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Boxing: Strawweight Champions (105 pounds)

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History

The strawweight class, also known as minimumweight and mini-flyweight, was established by the International Boxing Federation (IBF) in June of 1987. The World Boxing Council (WBC) added it later that year; the World Boxing Association (WBA) and World Boxing Organization (WBO) both added the division in 1988.

The lists below include champions of those four organizations.

Only those bouts are included in which the championship changed hands or the championships of two or more governing bodies was unified.

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Champions

International Boxing Federation

Kyung-Yun Lee 1987
Samuth Sithnaruepol 1988-1989
Nico Thomas 1989
Eric Chávez 1989-1990
Fahlan Sakkreerin 1990-1992
Manny Melchor 1992
Ratanapol Sor Vorapin 1992-1997
Zolani Petelo 1997-2001
Roberto Carlos Leyva 2001-2002
Miguel Barrera 2002-2003
Edgar Cardenas 2003
Daniel Reyes 2003-2004
Muhammad Rachman 2004-2007
Florante Condes 2007-2008
Raúl García Hirales 2008-2010
Nkosinathi Joyi 2010-

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World Boxing Association

Leo Gamez 1988-1989
Bong-Jun Kim 1989-1991
Hi-Yong Choi 1991-1992
Hideyuki Ohashi 1992-1993
Chana Porpaoin 1993-1995
Rosendo Alvarez 1995-1998 Stripped
Ricardo López 1998-1999 Stripped
Noel Arambulet 1999-2000 Stripped
Joma Gamboa 2000
Keitaro Hoshino 2000-2001
Chana Porpaoin 2001
Yutaka Niida 2001 Retired
Keitaro Hoshino 2002
Noel Arambulet 2002-2004 Stripped
Yutaka Niida 2004-2008
Román González 2008-2010 Vacated

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World Boxing Council

Hiroki Ioka 1987-1988
Napa Kiatwanchai 1988-1989
Jum-Hwan Choi 1989-1990
Hideyuki Ohashi 1990
Ricardo López 1990-1999
Wandee Singwangcha 1999-2000
José Antonio Aguirre 2000-2004
Eagle Kyowa 2004
Isaac Bustos 2004-2005
Katsunari Takayama 2005
Eagle Kyowa 2005-2007
Oleydong Sithsamerchai 2007-

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World Boxing Organization

Rafael Torres 1989-1993 Vacated
Paul Weir 1993 Vacated
Rico Alex Sánchez 1993-1997
Ricardo López 1997 Vacated
Eric Jamili 1997-1998
Kermin Guardia 1998-2001 Vacated
Jorge Mata 2002-2003
Eduardo Ray Marquez 2003
Ivan Calderón 2003-2007 Vacated
Donnie Nietes 2007-

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Championship Fights

Date	Winner	Result	Loser	Site	Title
1987
May 14	Kyung Yun Lee	KO 2	Masaharu Kawakami	Bujok, S. Korea	IBF
Oct. 18	Hiroki Ioka	W 12	Mai Thornburifarm	Osaka, Japan	WBC
1988
Jan. 10	Leo Gamez	W 12	Bong Jun Kim	Pusan, S. Korea	WBA
	Kyung Yun Lee moved up in class; Sithnarvepol and Lucas fought for the vacant IBF title
Mar. 24	Samuth Sithnarvepol	TD 11	Pretty Boy Lucas	Bangkok	IBF
Nov. 12	Napa Kiatwanchai	W 12	Hiroki Ioka	Osaka, Japan	WBC
1989
	Leo Gamez moved up in class; Kim and Garcia fought for the vacant WBA title
Apr. 16	Bong Jun Kim	KO 7	Agustin Garcia	Pohang, S. Korea	WBA
May 17	Nico Thomas	W 12	Samuth Sithnarvepol	Jakarta	IBF
Aug. 30	Rafael Torres	KO 7	Yamil Caraballo	Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep.	WBO
Sep. 21	Eric Chavez	KO 5	Nico Thomas	Jakarta	IBF
Nov. 19	Jeum Hwan Choi	KO 12	Napa Kiatwanchai	Seoul	WBC
1990
Feb. 8	Hideyuki Ohashi	KO 9	Jeum Hwan Choi	Tokyo	WBC
Feb. 22	Fahlan Sakkreerin	KO 7	Eric Chavez	Bangkok	IBF
Oct. 25	Ricardo Lopez	KO 5	Hideyuki Ohashi	Tokyo	WBC
1991
Feb. 2	Hi Yong Choi	W 12	Bong Jun Kim	Pusan, S. Korea	WBA
1992
Sep. 6	Manny Melchor	W 12	Fahlan Sakkreerin	Samut Prakarn, Thai.	IBF
Oct. 14	Hideyuki Ohashi	W 12	Hi Yong Choi	Tokyo	WBA
Dec. 10	Ratanapol Sor Vorapin	W 12	Manny Melchor	Bangkok	IBF
1993
Feb. 10	Chana Porpaoin	W 12	Hideyuki Ohashi	Tokyo	WBA
	Rafael Torres vacated the WBO title; Weir and Martinez fought for the championship
May 15	Paul Weir	TKO 7	Fernando Martinez	Glasgow, Scotland	WBO
	Weir vacated the WBO title; Sánchez and Malone fought for the championship
Dec. 22	Rico Alex Sánchez	KO 1	Orlando Malone	San Juan, Puerto Rico	WBO
1995
Dec. 2	Rosendo Alvarez	W 12	Chana Porpaoin	Bangkok	WBA
1997
Aug. 23	Ricardo López	TKO 5	Rico Alex Sánchez	New York, NY	WBO
	Ricardo López moved up in class; Jamili and Cantwell fought for the vacant title
Dec. 19	Eric Jamili	TKO 8	Mickey Cantwell	London, England	WBO
Dec. 27	Zolani Petelo	TKO 4	Ratanapol Sor Vorapin	Songkhla, THAI	IBF
1998
Nov. 13	Ricardo López	W 12	Rosendo Alvarez	Las Vegas	WBA
May 30	Kermin Guardia	W 12	Eric Jamili	Miami, FL	WBO
1999
May 4	Wandee Singwangcha	TKO 12	Yasuo Tokimitsu	Kurashiki, JPN	WBC
	Singwangcha won the interim WBC title with this victory
Oct. 9	Noel Arambulet	W12	Joma Gamboa	Caracas, Venezuela	WBA
	Ricardo Lopez was stripped of the WBA title and Arambulet won the title with this victory
Dec. 4	Joma Gamboa	TKO 6	Satoru Abe	Nagoya, JPN	WBA
	Noel Arambulet was stripped of the WBC title and Gamboa won the interim title with this victory
	2000
Feb. 11	Jose Antonio Aguirre	W 12	Wandee Singwangcha	Samut Skaorn, THA	WBC
Dec. 6	Keitaro Hoshino	W 12	Joma Gamboa	Yokohama, Japan	WBA
	2001
Apr. 16	Chana Porpaoin	W 12	Keitaro Hoshino	Yokohama, Japan	WBA
	Zolani Petelo vacated the IBF title; Levya and Reyes fought for the vacant title
Apr. 29	Robert Leyva	W 12	Daniel Reyes	Jamaica, NY	IBF
Aug. 25	Yutaka Niida	Wu12	Chana Porpaoin	Yokohama, Japan	WBA
	2002
	Yutaka Niida retired; Hoshino and Gamboa fought for the vacant WBA title
Jan. 29	Keitaro Hoshino	Wu12	Joma Gamboa	Yokohama, Japan	WBA
	Kermin Guardia moved up in class; Mata and Frutos fought for the vacant WBO title
June 29	Jorge Mata	KO 9	Reynaldo Frutos	Islas Baleares, Spain	WBO
July 29	Noel Arambulet	Wu12	Keitaro Hoshino	Yokohama, Japan	WBA
Aug. 9	Miguel Barrera	Wu12	Robert Leyva	Las Vegas	IBF
	2003
March 28	Eduardo Ray Marquez	KO 11	Jorge Mata	Madrid, Spain	WBO
May 3	Ivan Calderón	TD 9	Eduardo Ray Marquez	Las Vegas, NV	WBO
May 31	Edgar Cardenas	KO 6	Miguel Barrera	Tijuana, Mexico	IBF
Oct. 4	Daniel Reyes	TKO 6	Edgar Cardenas	Los Angeles	IBF
	2004
Jan. 10	Eagle Akakura	W 12	Jose Aguirre	Tokyo, Japan	WBC
	Eagle Akakura is now known as Eagle Kyowa
July 3	Yutaka Niida	W 12	Noel Arambulet	Tokyo, Japan	WBA
Sep. 14	Muhammad Rachman	W 12	Daniel Reyes	Uncasville, CT	IBF
Dec. 18	Isaac Bustos	TKO 4	Eagle Kyowa	Tokyo, Japan	WBC
	2005
Apr. 4	Katsunari Takayama	W 12	Isaac Bustos	Osaka, Japan	WBC
Aug. 6	Eagle Kyowa	W 12	Katsunari Takayama	Tokyo, Japan	WBC
	2007
July 7	Florante Condes	W 12	Muhammad Rachman	Jakarta, Indonesia	IBF
	Ivan Calderón moved up in class; Nietes and Pornsawarn Kratingdaenggym fought for the vacant WBO title
Sept. 30	Donnie Nietes	W 12	Pornsawarn Kratingdaenggym	Cebu City, Philippines	WBO
Nov. 29	Oleydong Sithsamerchai	W 12	Eagle Kyowa	Tokyo, Japan	WBC
	2008
June 14	Raúl García	W 12	Florante Condes	La Paz, Mexico	IBF
Sept. 15	Román González	TKO 4	Yutaka Niida	Yokohamka, Japan	WBA
	2010
March 26	Nkosinathi Joyi	W 12	Raúl García	East London, South Africa	IBF