WBO Super Bantamweight Champion
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Super Bantamweight champion as recognized by the World Boxing Organization.
- Known as Super Bantamweight (WBA/WBC).
- Also known as Junior Featherweight (IBF/WBO) and Light Featherweight.
- The maximum weight for this division is 122 pounds (55.3 kg or 8 stone 10 lbs).
RELATED LINK: WBO Super Bantamweight Title Fights
| Reign Began | Reign Ended | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenny Mitchell | 1989 Apr 29 | 1989 Dec 9 | 1 |
| 2 | Valerio Nati | 1989 Dec 9 | 1990 May 12 | 0 |
| 3 | Orlando Fernandez | 1990 May 12 | 1991 May 24 | 0 |
| 4 | Jesse Benavides | 1991 May 24 | 1992 Oct 15 | 1 |
| 5 | Duke McKenzie | 1992 Oct 15 | 1993 Jun 9 | 0 |
| 6 | Daniel Jimenez | 1993 Jun 9 | 1995 Mar 31 | 4 |
| 7 | Marco Antonio Barrera | 1995 Mar 31 | 1996 Nov 22 | 8 |
| 8 | Junior Jones | 1996 Nov 22 | 1997 Dec 19 | 1 |
| 9 | Kennedy McKinney | 1997 Dec 19 | 1998 V | 0 |
| 10 | Marco Antonio Barrera (2) | 1998 Oct 31 | 2000 Feb 19 | 2 |
| 11 | Erik Morales | 2000 Feb 19 | 2000 Feb V | 0 |
| 12 | Marco Antonio Barrera (3) | 2000 Jun 17 | 2001 Apr 7 V | 3 |
| 13 | Agapito Sanchez | 2001 Jun 23 | 2002 Aug 15 S | 1 |
| 14 | Joan Guzman | 2002 Aug 17 | 2005 Jul V | 2 |
| 15 | Daniel Ponce de León | 2005 Oct 29 | 2008 Jun 7 | 6 |
| 16 | Juan Manuel López | 2008 Jun 7 | 2010 Jan 23 V | 5 |
| 17 | Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. | 2010 Feb 27 | 2011 May 7 | 2 |
| 18 | Jorge Arce | 2011 May 7 | 2011 V | 1 |
| 19 | Nonito Donaire | 2012 Feb 4 | Present | 0 |
R - Retired
S - Stripped
V - Vacated
