List of WBC Muaythai female world champions

This is a list of WBC Muaythai female world champions, showing every female world champion certificated by the World Boxing Council Muaythai (WBC Muaythai). The WBC, which is one of the four major governing bodies in professional boxing, started certifying their own Muay Thai world champions in 19 different weight classes in 2005.

Welterweight

No. Name Date winning Date losing Days Defenses
1 United Kingdom Julie Kitchen April 7, 2011 ? ? 0
Kitchen defeated Nam Pimnipa ( Thailand) by TKO at 3R at Fairtex Stadium in Pattaya, Thailand, and she won the title.[1]

Lightweight

No. Name Date winning Date losing Days Defenses
1 United States Miriam Herbie Nakamoto August 21, 2010 2014 ? 1
Nakamoto defeated Claire Haigh ( Luxembourg) by KO at 1R at Haikou City Stadium in Haikou, Hainan, China, and she on the title.[2]
On August 24, 2013, Nakamoto defeated Aleide Lawant ( Netherlands) by unanimous decision (50-47/50-45/50-45) after 5R at Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, California, United States, and she retained his title(1).[3][4]
2 United Kingdom Niamh Kinehan February 12, 2022 Current titleholder ? 0
Nakamoto defeated Ludovica Ciarpaglini ( Italy) in Bolton, United Kingdom.

Featherweight

No. Name Date winning Date losing Days Defenses
1 United Kingdom Lucy Payne June 13, 2015 ? ? 0
Payne defeated Chajmaa Bellakhal ( Morocco) by TKO at 2R 3:00 at The John Charles Centre For Sports in Leeds, England, UK, and she won the title.[5][6]
2 United Kingdom Bernise Alldis November 19, 2016 ? ? ?
Alldis defeated Emily Wahby ( Italy) at Copthorne Effingham Gatwick Hotel in Copthorne, England, UK, and she won the title.[7]
3 Ukraine Lena Ovchynnikova December 7, 2019 ? ? ?
Ovchynnikova defeated Cindy Silvestre ( France) at LVIV Open Cup in Lviv, Ukraine, UKR, and she won the title.

Super bantamweight

No. Name Date winning Date losing Days Defenses
1 United Kingdom Ruth Ashdown November 19, 2016 ? ? 0
Ashdown defeated Sveva Melillo ( Italy) by unanimous decision after 5R at Effingham Park Hotel in Copthorne, England, UK, and she won the title.[8]
1 Switzerland Natacha De Almeida March 9, 2019 ? ? 0
Ashdown defeated Dolphina Walter Tony by unanimous decision after 5R at Bukom Boxing Arena in Accra, Ghana, and she won the title[9].

Bantamweight

No. Name Date winning Date losing Days Defenses
1 Netherlands Jemyma Betrian November 11, 2012 ? ? 2
Betrian defeated Tiana Caverly ( Australia) by unanimous decision (50-45/50-45/50-45) after 5R at Plaza Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, and she won the title.[10]
On June 7, 2014, Betrian defeated Jessica Mairi( Canada) by KO at 3R at Branchburg Sports Complex in Branchburg, New Jersey
2 Canada Jessica Mairi April 13, 2013 372 1
On April 13, 2013, Mairi defeated Dionapha Kiate Kiangsak ( Thailand) by KO at 3R at "Top King Thailand" in Phuket, Thailand
3 Thailand Saifah Sor Suparat May 8, 2015 January 1, 2016 238 0
Saifah Sor Suparat defeated Teresa Wintermyr ( Sweden) by a unanimous decision after 5R in Chiang Mai, Thailand.[11]
4 France Anissa Meksen March 26, 2016 April 1, 2017 371 0
Meksen defeated Meryem Uslu ( Germany) by unanimous decision after 5R at Le Colisee in Chalon-sur-Saône, Saône-et-Loire, France, and she won the title.[12][13][14]
5 Australia Alma Juniku December 13, 2018 June 12, 2019 181 0
Juniku defeated Zaza Sor. Aree ( Thailand) by unanimous decision after 5R in Ōsaka, Japan.
6 Brazil Barbara Aguiar November 28, 2022 763 0
Aguiar defeated Joanne La ( Australia) by unanimous decision after 5R in Melbourne, Australia.[15]


Super flyweight

No. Name Date winning Date losing Days Defenses
1 New Zealand Michelle Preston November 18, 2017 ? ? ?
Preston defeated Fani Peloumpi ( Greece) by split decision (47-48/48-47/49-46) after 5R at ASB Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand, and she won the title.[16][17]
2 Thailand Dangkongfah Sittongsak November 6, 2021 Current 1150 0
Dangkongfah defeated Souris Manfredi (France) by decision at Fairtex Stadium, Pattaya, and she won the title

Flyweight

No. Name Date winning Date losing Days Defenses
1 United Kingdom Ruth Ashdown November 4, 2013 July 19, 2014 257 0
Ashdown defeated Laila Akounad ( France) by TKO(Referee stoppage) at 2R at Copthorne Hotel Effingham in West Sussex, England, UK, and she won the title.[18]
2 Ukraine Lena Ovchynnikova / Oléna Serhíyivna Ovchýnnikova July 19, 2014 ? ? ?
Ovchynnikova defeated Ruth Ashdown ( United Kingdom) by unanimous decision (49-46/50-45/49-46) after 5R at Morongo Casino Resort in Cabazon, California, United States, and she won the title.[19][20][21]
3 Spain Lara Fernandez March 9, 2020 February 5, 2023 1060 0
Fernandez defeated Grace Spicer ( England) by unanimous decision after 5R at O2Indigo Arena in London, England, and won the title.[22]
4 Turkey Zehra Doğan February 5, 2023 Current 694 0
Doğan defeated Gabriele Batista ( Brazil) by spilit decision after 5R in Hua Hin, Thailand, and won the title.

Mini flyweight

No. Name Date winning Date losing Days Defenses
1 Finland Lotta Loikkanen July 25, 2010 ? ? ?
Loikkanen defeated Denise Mellor ( United Kingdom) by decision after 5R at Carrington House Hotel in Bournemouth, England, UK, and she won the title.[23][24][25]
2 United Kingdom Denise Mellor June 22, 2012 ? ? ?
Mellor defeated Nattaya Kantasit ( Thailand) by unanimous decision (49-47/50-45/50-46) after 5R at O2 Academy Bournemouth in Bournemouth, England, UK, and she won the title.[26][27] Originally, Mellor was going to fight against Loma Sitjatao ( Thailand).[28]
3 Japan Saya Ito November 26, 2017 2021 ? 0
Ito defeated Yodying Sit.namkabuan ( Thailand) by the unanimous decision (49-47/50-46/ 50-46) after 5R at Korakuen Hall in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan, and she won the title. Yodying was originally written as "Yodying Sit.muaysiam".[29][30]
4 Thailand Saenajan SorJor Tongprajin September 18, 2021 Current ? 0
Ito defeated Buakaw MorKorChor ( Thailand) at Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand

Minimumweight

No. Name Date winning Date losing Days Defenses
1 United States Sylvie von Duuglas-Ittu February 4, 2023 Current ? 0
Duuglas-Ittu defeated Elisabetta Solinas ( Italy) in Hua Hin, Thailand, and won the title.[31]

See also

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