IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship

Statistics
First champion(s)	Shiro Koshinaka
Most reigns	Jushin Thunder Liger; (11 reigns)
Longest reign	Jushin Thunder Liger; (sixth reign, 628 days)
Shortest reign	Juventud Guerrera; (first reign, 7 days)
Oldest champion	El Desperado; (40 years, 6 days)
Youngest champion	Black Tiger; (22 years, 345 days)

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship
	The IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship belt
Details
Promotion	New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW)
Date established	February 6, 1986
Current champion(s)	Keith Lee
Date won	April 19th , 2024
First champion(s)
Statistics
First champion(s)	Shiro Koshinaka
Most reigns	Jushin Thunder Liger; (11 reigns)
Longest reign	Jushin Thunder Liger; (sixth reign, 628 days)
Shortest reign	Juventud Guerrera; (first reign, 7 days)
Oldest champion	El Desperado; (40 years, 6 days)
Youngest champion	Black Tiger; (22 years, 345 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 Sho, who is in his first reign. He won the title by defeating El Desperado at The New Beginning in Sapporo on February 23, 2024.

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