Super flyweight
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| 1980 | WBC | Rafael Orono |
| 1981 | WBA | Gustavo Ballas |
| 1983 | IBF | Ju Do Chun |
| 1989 | WBO | Jose Ruiz |
- Known as Super Flyweight (WBA/WBC).
- Also known as Junior Bantamweight (IBF/WBO) and Light Bantamweight.
- The maximum weight for this division is 115 pounds (52.2 kg or 8 stone 3 lbs).
The super flyweight division was first established by the New York Walker Law in 1920 regulating standardized weight divisions, but the division never went anywhere. Re-introduced by the World Boxing Council (WBC) in 1979 covering weights between 112 and 115 pounds.