List of Mexican boxing world champions


In Mexico, boxing is considered a major sport. Mexico ranks second worldwide between countries with the most boxing world champions.

Boxing in Mexico

Boxing is a particular means of demonstrating rivalry not only between fans of individual boxers, but also between native-born Mexicans, between Mexicans and people of other nations.

List of world champions

  • Note: This list does not include Mexican women world boxing champions such as Jackie Nava.
  • Major Organization
  • Undisputed World Championship
  • Lineal World Championship
NumberNameDateTitlesSuccessful defenses
−Solly Smith †October 4, 1897Featherweight 2
1Battling ShawFebruary 20, 1933Light welterweight 0
−Richie Lemos †July 1, 1941Featherweight 0
−Manuel Ortiz †August 7, 1942Bantamweight 19
2Juan ZuritaMarch 8, 1944Lightweight 0
3Lauro SalasMay 14, 1952Lightweight 0
4Raúl MacíasMarch 9, 1955Bantamweight 2
5José BecerraJuly 8, 1959Bantamweight 2
6Sugar Ramos †March 21, 1963Featherweight 3
7Vicente SaldivarSeptember 26, 1964Featherweight 7
−Raul Rojas †March 28, 1968Featherweight 0
−Mando Ramos †February 18, 1969Lightweight 2
8Efren TorresFebruary 23, 1969Flyweight 1
9José Nápoles †April 18, 1969Welterweight 13
10Rubén OlivaresAugust 22, 1969Bantamweight, Featherweight 4, 0
11Chucho CastilloOctober 16, 1970Bantamweight 0
12Ricardo ArredondoOctober 10, 1971Super featherweight 5
13Rafael HerreraMarch 19, 1972Bantamweight 2
14Clemente SánchezMay 19, 1972Featherweight 0
15Chango CarmonaSeptember 15, 1972Lightweight 0
16Rodolfo GonzálezNovember 10, 1972Lightweight 2
17Romeo AnayaJanuary 20, 1973Bantamweight 2
−Bobby Chacon †September 7, 1974Featherweight, Super featherweight 1, 1
18Rodolfo MartínezDecember 7, 1974Bantamweight 4
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Oscar Albarado		June 4, 1974Light middleweight 1
19Miguel CantoJanuary 8, 1975Flyweight 14
20Alfonso ZamoraMarch 14, 1975Bantamweight 5
21Carlos ZárateMay 8, 1976Bantamweight 9
22Carlos PalominoJune 22, 1976Welterweight 7
23Pipino CuevasJuly 17, 1976Welterweight 11
24Guty EspadasOctober 2, 1976Flyweight 4
−Danny Lopez †November 6, 1976Featherweight 8
25Freddy CastilloFebruary 19, 1978Light flyweight, Flyweight 0
26Lupe PintorJune 3, 1979Bantamweight, Super bantamweight 8, 0
27Salvador SánchezFebruary 2, 1980Featherweight 9
28Rafael LimónDecember 11, 1980Super featherweight 2
29Antonio AvelarMay 12, 1981Flyweight 1
30Pedro FloresMarch 8, 1981Light flyweight 0
31Juan HerreraSeptember 26, 1981Flyweight 1
32Amado UrsuaFebruary 6, 1982Light flyweight 0
−Arturo Frias †December 5, 1981Lightweight 0
−Jaime Garza †June 15, 1983Super bantamweight 1
33Lupe MaderaJuly 10, 1983Light flyweight 1
−Alberto Dávila †September 1, 1983Bantamweight 1
−Richie Sandoval †April 7, 1984Bantamweight 2
34Gabriel BernalApril 9, 1984Flyweight 1
35Juan MezaNovember 3, 1984Super bantamweight 1
36Julio César ChávezSeptember 13, 1984Super featherweight, Lightweight, Light welterweight 9, 2, 16
37José Luis RamírezNovember 3, 1984Lightweight 2
−Joey Olivo †March 29, 1985Light flyweight 1
38Daniel ZaragozaMay 4, 1985Bantamweight, Super bantamweight 0, 11
−Gaby Canizales †March 10, 1986Bantamweight 0
39Gilberto RománMarch 30, 1986Super flyweight 11
−Steve Cruz †June 23, 1986Featherweight 0
40René ArredondoMay 5, 1986Light welterweight 0
−Louie Espinoza †January 16, 1987Super bantamweight, Featherweight 2, 0
41Lupe AquinoJuly 12, 1987Light middleweight 0
42Jorge VacaOctober 28, 1987Welterweight 0
43Juan José EstradaMay 28, 1988Super bantamweight 2
44Jorge PáezAugust 4, 1988Featherweight 8
−Orlando Canizales †July 9, 1988Bantamweight 15
−Tony Lopez †July 23, 1988Super featherweight, Lightweight 5, 1
45Raúl PérezAugust 29, 1988Bantamweight, Super bantamweight 6, 0
46Germán TorresDecember 11, 1988Light flyweight 0
47Mauricio AcevesJanuary 20, 1989Lightweight 1
48Genaro LeónMay 6, 1989Welterweight 0
49Humberto GonzálezJune 25, 1989Light flyweight 12
−Robert Quiroga †April 21, 1990Super flyweight 5
50Marcos VillasanaJune 2, 1990Featherweight 3
−Michael Carbajal †July 29, 1990Light flyweight 11
−Loreto Garza †August 17, 1990Light welterweight 1
51Isidro PérezAugust 18, 1990Flyweight 1
52Ricardo LópezOctober 25, 1990Mini flyweight, Light flyweight 22, 2
53Melchor Cob CastroMarch 25, 1991Light flyweight 0
54Manuel MedinaAugust 12, 1991Featherweight 5
−Genaro Hernández †November 22, 1991Super featherweight 11
55José QuirinoFebruary 22, 1992Super flyweight 0
56Carlos GonzálezJune 29, 1992Light welterweight 3
57Miguel Ángel GonzálezAugust 24, 1992Lightweight 10
58Victor RabanalesSeptember 17, 1992Bantamweight 1
59Julio César BorboaJanuary 16, 1993Super flyweight 5
60Gregorio VargasApril 28, 1993Featherweight 0
−Zack Padilla †July 7, 1993Light welterweight 4
61José Luis BuenoNovember 13, 1993Super flyweight 0
62Gabriel RuelasFebruary 19, 1994Super featherweight 2
−Oscar De La Hoya †March 5, 1994Super featherweight, Lightweight, Light welterweight, Welterweight, Light middleweight, Middleweight 1, 6, 1, 7, 2, 0
−Jesse James Leija †May 7, 1994Super featherweight 0
−Johnny Tapia †October 24, 1994Super flyweight, Bantamweight, Featherweight 13, 1, 0
63Alejandro GonzálezJanuary 7, 1995Featherweight 2
64Alberto JiménezFebruary 11, 1995Flyweight 4
65Marco Antonio BarreraMarch 31, 1995Super bantamweight, Featherweight, Super featherweight 13, 2, 4
−Danny Romero †April 22, 1995Flyweight, Super flyweight 0, 2
66José Luis LópezMarch 13, 1996Welterweight 1
−Raúl Márquez †April 12, 1997Light middleweight 2
67Jesús ChongMay 31, 1997Light flyweight 0
68Erik MoralesSeptember 6, 1997Super bantamweight, Featherweight, Super featherweight, Light welterweight 9, 3, 1, 0
69Yori Boy CampasDecember 6, 1997Light middleweight 3
70Héctor LizárragaDecember 13, 1997Featherweight 0
71Enrique SánchezFebruary 8, 1998Super bantamweight 2
−Roberto García †March 13, 1998Super featherweight 2
72César BazánJune 13, 1998Lightweight 2
73Ruben Sánchez LeónAugust 14, 1998Flyweight 1
74Jorge ArceDecember 5, 1998Light flyweight, Super flyweight, Super bantamweight, Bantamweight 8, 0, 1, 0
75Néstor GarzaDecember 12, 1998Super bantamweight 3
−Fernando Vargas †December 12, 1998Light middleweight 5
76César SotoMay 15, 1999Featherweight 0
77Diego MoralesJune 7, 1999Super flyweight 1
−Paulie Ayala †June 26, 1999Bantamweight 3
78Isidro GarcíaDecember 18, 1999Flyweight 1
79José Antonio AguirreFebruary 11, 2000Minimumweight 7
80Guty Espadas Jr.April 14, 2000Featherweight 1
81José Luis CastilloJune 17, 2000Lightweight 5
−Willie Jorrín †September 9, 2000Super bantamweight 2
82Fernando MontielDecember 15, 2000Flyweight, Super flyweight, Bantamweight 3, 8, 2
83Roberto Carlos LeyvaApril 29, 2001Minimumweight 1
84Cruz CarbajalMarch 15, 2002Bantamweight 2
85Antonio Margarito †March 16, 2002Welterweight 7
86Óscar LariosNovember 1, 2002Super bantamweight, Featherweight 7, 1
87Juan Manuel MárquezFebruary 1, 2003Featherweight, Super featherweight, Lightweight, Junior welterweight 4, 1, 3, 0
88Rafael MárquezFebruary 15, 2003Bantamweight, Super bantamweight 7, 0
89Víctor BurgosFebruary 15, 2003Light flyweight 2
90Alejandro GarcíaMarch 1, 2003Light middleweight 1
91Edgar CárdenasMay 31, 2003Minimumweight 0
92Jesús ChávezAugust 15, 2003Super featherweight, Lightweight 0, 0
93Julio César GonzálezOctober 18, 2003Light heavyweight 0
94Javier JáureguiNovember 22, 2003Lightweight 0
95Israel VázquezMarch 25, 2004Super bantamweight 5
96Julio DíazMay 13, 2004Lightweight 0
−Juan Díaz †July 17, 2004Lightweight 7
97Iván HernándezSeptember 25, 2004Super flyweight 0
98Isaac BustosDecember 18, 2004Minimumweight 0
99Eric OrtizMarch 11, 2005Light flyweight 0
100Martín CastilloMarch 19, 2005Super flyweight 3
101Hugo CázaresApril 30, 2005Light flyweight, Super flyweight 5, 2
102Daniel Ponce de LeónOctober 29, 2005Super bantamweight, Featherweight 7, 0
103Jhonny GonzálezOctober 29, 2005Bantamweight, Featherweight 2, 6
104Ulises SolísJanuary 7, 2006Light flyweight 9
105Rodolfo LópezJuly 30, 2006Featherweight 0
−David Díaz †August 12, 2006Lightweight 1
−Robert Guerrero †September 2, 2006Featherweight, Super featherweight 2, 0
106Omar Niño RomeroAugust 10, 2006Light flyweight 2
107Édgar SosaApril 14, 2007Light flyweight 10
108Cristian MijaresJanuary 3, 2007Super flyweight 8
−Steven Luevano †July 14, 2007Featherweight 5
−Sergio Mora †June 7, 2008Light middleweight 0
109Raúl GarcíaJune 14, 2008Minimumweight 5
110Cristóbal CruzOctober 23, 2008Featherweight 3
111Humberto SotoDecember 20, 2008Super featherweight, Lightweight 3, 4
112Giovani SeguraJuly 25, 2009Light flyweight 5
113Juan Carlos SalgadoOctober 10, 2009Super featherweight 3
114Orlando SalidoMay 15, 2010Featherweight, Super featherweight 2, 0
115Julio César MirandaJune 12, 2010Flyweight 3
116Miguel VázquezAugust 14, 2010Lightweight 6
117Tomás RojasSeptember 20, 2010Super flyweight 2
118Gilberto Keb BaasNovember 7, 2010Light flyweight 1
−Brandon Ríos †February 26, 2011Lightweight 0
119Hernán MárquezApril 2, 2011Flyweight 2
120Canelo ÁlvarezMarch 5, 2011Light middleweight, Middleweight, Light heavyweight, Super middleweight 6, 2, 0, 9
−Victor Ortiz †April 16, 2011Welterweight 0
121Ramón García HiralesApril 30, 2011Light flyweight 0
122Adrián HernándezApril 30, 2011Light flyweight 5
123Julio César Chávez Jr.June 4, 2011Middleweight 3
124Abner MaresAugust 13, 2011Bantamweight, Super bantamweight, Featherweight 2, 1, 0
125Moisés FuentesAugust 27, 2011Minimumweight 2
126Rodrigo GuerreroOctober 8, 2011Super flyweight 0
127Antonio DeMarcoOctober 15, 2011Lightweight 2
128Juan Carlos Sánchez Jr.February 11, 2012Super flyweight 2
129Léo Santa CruzJune 2, 2012Bantamweight, Super bantamweight, Featherweight, Super featherweight 3, 4, 4, 0
130Mario RodríguezSeptember 1, 2012Minimumweight 0
131Gamaliel DíazOctober 27, 2012Super featherweight 0
−Mikey Garcia †January 19, 2013Featherweight, Super featherweight, Lightweight, Junior welterweight 0, 1, 1, 0
132Juan Francisco EstradaApril 6, 2013Flyweight, Super flyweight 5, 3
133Victor TerrazasApril 20, 2013Super bantamweight 0
134Carlos Amado MolinaSeptember 14, 2013Light middleweight 0
−Omar Figueroa Jr. †January 29, 2014Lightweight 2
135Oswaldo NovoaFebruary 5, 2014Minimumweight 1
136Francisco Rodríguez Jr.March 23, 2014Minimumweight 1
137Carlos CuadrasMay 31, 2014Super flyweight 6
138Javier MendozaSeptember 20, 2014Junior flyweight 1
139Pedro GuevaraDecember 30, 2014Light flyweight 2
140Julio CejaNovember 1, 2015Super bantamweight 0
141Francisco VargasNovember 21, 2015Super featherweight 1
142José ArgumedoDecember 31, 2015Minimumweight 3
143Hugo RuizFebruary 27, 2016Super bantamweight 0
144Ganigan LópezMarch 3, 2016Light flyweight 1
−Jessie Vargas †March 5, 2016Welterweight 0
145Gilberto RamírezApril 9, 2016Super middleweight, Cruiserweight 5, 2
146Óscar ValdezJuly 23, 2016Featherweight, Super featherweight 6, 1
−Jessie Magdaleno †November 5, 2016Super bantamweight 1
147Miguel BercheltJanuary 28, 2017Super featherweight 6
148Rey VargasFebruary 25, 2017Super bantamweight, Featherweight 5, 1
149Juan HernándezMarch 4, 2017Flyweight 0
150Luis NeryAugust 15, 2017Bantamweight, Super bantamweight 0, 0
−David Benavidez †September 8, 2017Super middleweight 1,1
151Ray BeltránFebruary 16, 2018Lightweight 0
−José Ramírez †March 17, 2018Light welterweight 4
152Jaime MunguíaMay 12, 2018Light middleweight 5
−Carlos Licona †December 1, 2018Minimumweight 0
153Emanuel NavarreteDecember 8, 2018Super bantamweight, Featherweight, Super featherweight 5, 3, 4
−Danny Roman †April 26, 2019Super bantamweight 4
−Andy Ruiz Jr. †June 1, 2019Heavyweight 0
154Elwin SotoJune 21, 2019Light flyweight 3
155Julio Cesar MartínezDecember 20, 2019Flyweight 7
−Joseph Diaz †January 30, 2020Super featherweight 0
−Angelo Leo †August 1, 2020Super bantamweight, Featherweight 0, 1
−Brandon Figueroa †May 15, 2021Super bantamweight 0
−Jesse Rodriguez †February 5, 2022Super flyweight, Flyweight 5, 1
156Daniel ValladaresJuly 1, 2022Minimumweight 1
−Joshua Franco †August 11, 2022Super flyweight 1
157Luis Alberto LopezDecember 10, 2022Featherweight 3
158Mauricio LaraFebruary 18, 2023Featherweight 0
159Alexandro SantiagoJuly 29, 2023Bantamweight 0
160Adrian CurielNovember 4, 2023Light flyweight 0
161Rafael EspinozaDecember 9, 2023Featherweight 4
162Isaac CruzMarch 30, 2024Super lightweight 0
−Sebastian Fundora †March 30, 2024Light middleweight 2
−Mario Barrios †June 18, 2024Welterweight 1
−Anthony Olascuaga †July 20, 2024Flyweight 4
–José ValenzuelaAugust 3, 2024Super lightweight 0
163Ángel AyalaAugust 9, 2024Flyweight 0
164Willibaldo GarcíaMay 23, 2025Super flyweight 0
165Eduardo NúñezMay 28, 2025Super featherweight 1
−Ricardo Sandoval †July 30, 2025Flyweight 0
166Christan MedinaSeptember 14, 2025Bantamweight 0
167José SalasDecember 13, 2025Bantamweight 0
168Armando ReséndizJanuary 1, 2026Super Middleweight 0

indicates foreigner-born boxer that represents Mexico due to parent's nationality, residence or other circumstances.
indicates foreign boxer of Mexican heritage that doesn't represent Mexico.
''indicates Mexican-born boxer that represents another nation.''