IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship
The IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship belt
Details
PromotionNew Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW)
Date establishedFebruary 6, 1986
Current championDouki
Date wonOctober 6, 2025
Other names
  • IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship
    (1986–present)
  • IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship
Statistics
First championShiro Koshinaka
Most reignsJushin Thunder Liger
(11 reigns)
Longest reignJushin Thunder Liger
(sixth reign, 628 days)
Shortest reignJuventud Guerrera
(first reign, 7 days)
Oldest championEl Desperado
(41 years and 6 days)
Youngest championBlack Tiger
(22 years, 11 months and 10 days)

The IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship (IWGPジュニアヘビー級王座, IWGP juniahebī-kyū ōza) is a professional wrestling world junior heavyweight championship owned by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion. "IWGP" is the acronym of NJPW's governing body, the International Wrestling Grand Prix (インターナショナル・レスリング・グラン・プリ, intānashonaru resuringu guran puri). Only wrestlers under the junior heavyweight weight-limit may hold the championship. NJPW currently controls two junior heavyweight championships: the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship and the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship. The weight-limit for the title is 100 kg (220 lb). The current champion is Douki, who is in his second reign.