WBC Super Featherweight Champion
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The 130-pound (maximum weight) World Champion, as recognized by the World Boxing Council. Also called Junior Lightweight.
| No | Champion | Reign began | Reign ended | Title Defences |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flash Elorde | 16 Feb 1963 | 15 Jun 1967 | 5 |
| 2 | Yoshiaki Numata | 15 Jun 1967 | 14 Dec 1967 | 0 |
| 3 | Hiroshi Kobayashi | 14 Dec 1967 | 1969 (Stripped) | 2 |
| 4 | Rene Barrientos | 15 Feb 1969 | 5 Apr 1970 | 0 |
| 5 | Yoshiaki Numata | 5 Apr 1970 | 10 Oct 1971 | 3 |
| 6 | Ricardo Arredondo | 10 Oct 1971 | 28 Feb 1974 | 5 |
| 7 | Kuniaki Shibata | 28 Feb 1974 | 5 Jul 1975 | 3 |
| 8 | Alfredo Escalera | 5 Jul 1975 | 28 Jan 1978 | 10 |
| 9 | Alexis Arguello | 28 Jan 1978 | 1980 (Vacated) | 8 |
| 10 | Rafael Limon | 11 Dec 1980 | 8 Mar 1981 | 0 |
| 11 | Cornelius Boza Edwards | 8 Mar 1981 | 29 Aug 1981 | 1 |
| 12 | Rolando Navarrete | 29 Aug 1981 | 29 May 1982 | 1 |
| 10 | Rafael Limon | 29 May 1982 | 11 Dec 1982 | 1 |
| 13 | Bobby Chacon | 11 Dec 1982 | 1983 (Stripped) | 1 |
| 14 | Hector Camacho | 7 Aug 1983 | 1984 (Vacated) | 1 |
| 15 | Julio Cesar Chavez | 13 Sep 1984 | 1987 (Vacated) | 9 |
| 16 | Azumah Nelson | 29 Feb 1988 | 7 May 1994 | 10 |
| 17 | Jesse James Leija | 7 May 1994 | 17 Sep 1994 | 0 |
| 18 | Gabriel Ruelas | 17 Sep 1994 | 1 Dec 1995 | 2 |
| 16 | Azumah Nelson | 1 Dec 1995 | 22 Mar 1997 | 1 |