List of Bantamweight Boxing Champions

This is a list of bantamweight boxing champions, as recognized by boxing organizations:

  • The World Boxing Association (WBA), established in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA).
  • The World Boxing Council (WBC), established in 1963.
  • The International Boxing Federation (IBF), established in 1983.
  • The World Boxing Organization (WBO), established in 1988.
Reign Began Reign Ended Champion Recognition
World
1890 1891 George Dixon World
1894 1899 Jimmy Barry World
1899 1901 Terry McGovern World
1901 1901 Harry Harris World
1901 1903 Harry Forbes World
1903 1904 Frankie Neil World
1904 1905 Joe Bowker World
1905 1909 Jimmy Walsh World
1909 1909 Jimmy Reagan World
1909 1911 Monte Attell World
1911-02-26 1914-06-09 Johnny Coulon World
1914-06-09 1917-01-09 Kid Williams World
1917-01-09 1919-08-15 Pete Herman World
1919-08-15 1920-09-11-Stripped Jackie Sharkey World
1920-12-22 1921-07-25 Joe Lynch World
1921-07-25 1921-09-23 Pete Herman World
1921-09-23 1922-07-10 Johnny Buff World
1922-07-10 1924-03-21 Joe Lynch World
1924-03-21 1924-12-19 Abe Goldstein World
1924-12-19 1925-03-20 Eddie 'Cannonball' Martin World
1925-03-20 1927-02-04-Vacated Charlie Phil Rosenberg World
1927-06-24 1928-01-24-Vacated Bud Taylor World
1928-05-23 1928-05-23 Bushy Graham World
1929-06-18 1934-04-16-Stripeed Panama Al Brown NBA
1935-08-07 1935-08-26 Sixto Escobar NBA
1935-08-26 1935-11-15 Louis Salica NBA
1935-11-15 1935-11-15 Sixto Escobar NBA
1940-09-24 1942-08-07 Louis Salica NBA
1942-08-07 1947-01-06 Manuel Ortiz World
1947-01-06 1947-03-11 Harold Dade World
1947-03-11 1950-05-31 Manuel Ortiz World
1950-05-31 1952-11-15 Vic Toweel World
1952-11-15 1954-05-02-Retired Jimmy Carruthers World
1955-03-09 1957-06-15 Raúl Macías World
1957-06-15 1959-07-08 Alphonse Halimi World
1959-07-08 1960-08-30-Retired Jose Becerra World
1960-11-18 1963-04-04 Eder Jofre World
WBC
Title inaugurated
1963-04-04 1965-05-18 Eder Jofre WBC
1965-05-18 1968-02-27 Fighting Harada WBC
1968-02-27 1969-08-22 Lionel Rose WBC
1969-08-22 1970-10-16 Rubén Olivares WBC
1970-10-16 1971-04-02 Chucho Castillo WBC
1971-04-02 1972-03-19 Rubén Olivares WBC
1972-03-19 1972-07-29 Rafael Herrera WBC
1972-07-29 1973-Stripped Enrique Pinder WBC
1973-04-14 1974-12-07 Rafael Herrera WBC
1974-12-07 1976-05-08 Rodolfo Martínez WBC
1976-05-08 1979-06-03 Carlos Zarate WBC
1979-06-03 1982-06-03-Vacated Lupe Pintor WBC
1983-09-01 1984-05-26-Vacated Alberto Davila WBC
1985-05-04 1985-08-09 Daniel Zaragoza WBC
1985-08-09 1988-10-29 Miguel Lora WBC
1988-10-29 1991-02-25 Raúl Pérez WBC
1991-02-25 1991-09-19 Greg Richardson WBC
1991-09-19 1992-09-17 Joichiro Tatsuyoshi WBC
1992-09-17 1993-03-28 Victor Rabanales WBC
1993-03-28 1993-12-23 Jung-Il Byun WBC
1993-12-23 1995-07-30 Yasuei Yakushiji WBC
1995-07-30 1997-01-Vacated Wayne McCullough WBC
1997-01 1997-11-22 Sirimongkol Singwangcha WBC
1997-11-22 1998-12-29 Joichiro Tatsuyoshi WBC
1998-12-29 2005-04-16 Veeraphol Sahaprom WBC
2005-04-16 2010-04-30 Hozumi Hasegawa WBC
2010-04-30 2011-02-19 Fernando Montiel WBC
2011-02-19 2011-10-Vacated Nonito Donaire WBC
2011-11-06 Current Shinsuke Yamanaka WBC
WBA
Title inaugurated
1963-04-04 1965-05-18 Eder Jofre WBA
1965-05-18 1968-02-27 Fighting Harada WBA
1968-02-27 1969-08-22 Lionel Rose WBA
1969-08-22 1970-10-16 Rubén Olivares WBA
1970-10-16 1971-04-02 Chucho Castillo WBA
1971-04-02 1972-03-19 Rubén Olivares WBA
1972-03-19 1972-07-29 Rafael Herrera WBA
1972-07-29 1973-01-20 Enrique Pinder WBA
1973-01-20 1973-11-03 Romeo Anaya WBA
1973-11-03 1974-07-03 Arnold Taylor WBA
1974-07-03 1975-03-14 Soo-Hwan Hong WBA
1975-03-14 1977-11-19 Alfonso Zamora WBA
1977-11-19 1980-08-29 Jorge Luján WBA
1980-08-29 1980-11-14 Julian Solís WBA
1980-11-14 1984-04-07 Jeff Chandler WBA
1984-04-07 1986-03-10 Richie Sandoval WBA
1986-03-10 1986-06-04 Gaby Canizales WBA
1986-06-04 1987-02-03-Vacated Bernardo Pinango WBA
1987-03-29 1987-05-24 Takuya Muguruma WBA
1987-05-24 1987-10-04 Chan-Yong Park WBA
1987-10-04 1988-05-09 Wilfredo Vazquez WBA
1988-05-09 1988-08-14 Khaokor Galaxy WBA
1988-08-14 1989-07-09 Sung-Kil Moon WBA
1989-07-09 1989-10-18 Khaokor Galaxy WBA
1989-10-18 1991-10-19 Luisito Espinosa WBA
1991-10-19 1992-03-15 Israel Contreras WBA
1992-03-15 1992-10-09 Eddie Cook WBA
1992-10-09 1993-10-23 Jorge Eliecer Julio WBA
1993-10-23 1994-04-22 Junior Jones WBA
1994-04-22 1994-07-16 John Michael Johnson WBA
1994-07-16 1995-09-17 Daorung Chuvatana WBA
1995-09-17 1996-01-28 Veeraphol Sahaprom WBA
1996-01-28 1996-10-27 Nana Konadu WBA
1996-10-27 1997-06-21 Daorung Chuvatana WBA
1997-06-21 1998-12-05 Nana Konadu WBA
1998-12-05 1999-06-26 Johnny Tapia WBA
1999-06-26 2001-08-07-Stripped Paulie Ayala WBA
2001-10-14 2002-04-19 Eidy Moya WBA
2002-04-19 2004-10-11-Retired Johnny Bredahl WBA
2005-02-26 2008-05-31 Wladimir Sidorenko WBA
2008-05-31 Current Anselmo Moreno WBA Super Champion
2010-12-26 Current Koki Kameda WBA Regular Champion
IBF
Title inaugurated
1984-04-15 1985-04-26 Satoshi Shingaki IBF
1985-04-26 1987-Vacated Jeff Fenech IBF
1987-05-15 1988-07-09 Kelvin Seabrooks IBF
1988-07-09 1994-10-15-Vacated Orlando Canizales IBF
1995-01-21 1995-04-29 Harold Mestre IBF
1995-04-29 1997-07-19 Mbulelo Botile IBF
1997-07-19 2003-02-15 Tim Austin IBF
2003-02-15 2007-03-16-Vacated Rafael Márquez IBF
2007-07-07 2007-09-27 Luis Alberto Pérez IBF
2007-09-27 2009-10-30 Joseph Agbeko IBF
2009-10-30 2010-12-11 Yonnhy Perez IBF
2010-12-11 2011-08-13 Joseph Agbeko IBF
2011-08-13 2012-02-09-Vacated Abner Mares IBF
2012-06-02 Present Leo Santa Cruz IBF
WBO
Title inaugurated
1989-02-03 1990-09-02-Vacated Israel Contreras WBO
1991-03-12 1991-06-30 Gaby Canizales WBO
1991-06-30 1992-05-13 Duke McKenzie WBO
1992-05-13 1994-07-30 Rafael Del Valle WBO
1994-07-30 1995-10-21 Alfred Kotey WBO
1995-10-21 1996-04-26 Daniel Jimenez WBO
1996-04-26 1996-Vacated Robbie Regan WBO
1997-07-28 2000-01-08 Jorge Julio Rocha WBO
2000-01-08 2000-05-06-Vacated Johnny Tapia WBO
2000-09-04 2002-03-15 Mauricio Martinez WBO
2002-03-15 2004-05-07 Cruz Carbajal WBO
2004-05-07 2005-10-29 Ratanachai Sor Vorapin WBO
2005-10-29 2007-08-11 Jhonny González WBO
2007-08-11 2009-04-25-Vacated Gerry Peñalosa WBO
2009-04-25 2011-02-19 Fernando Montiel WBO
2011-02-19 2011-11-Vacated Nonito Donaire WBO
2011-11-26 2012-08-Vacated Jorge Arce WBO
2012-10-20 Current Pungluang Sor Singyu WBO
World boxing champions
Champions by sanctioning body
Major titles
  • WBA (List)
  • WBC (List)
  • IBF (List)
  • WBO (List)
  • The Ring (List)
Minor titles
  • IBO (List)
  • WPBF
  • IBA
  • IBC
  • WBU (List)
  • IBU
  • WBF
Champions by weight class
  • Heavyweight (200+ lbs)
  • Cruiserweight (200 lbs)
  • Light Heavyweight (175 lbs)
  • Super Middleweight (168 lbs)
  • Middleweight (160 lbs)
  • Light Middleweight (154 lbs)
  • Welterweight (147 lbs)
  • Light Welterweight (140 lbs)
  • Lightweight (135 lbs)
  • Super Featherweight (130 lbs)
  • Featherweight (126 lbs)
  • Super Bantamweight (122 lbs)
  • Bantamweight (118 lbs)
  • Super Flyweight (115 lbs)
  • Flyweight (112 lbs)
  • Light Flyweight (108 lbs)
  • Minimumweight (105 lbs)
Champions by different weight class
  • Triple Champions (List)
  • Quadruple Champions (List)
  • Quintuple Champions (List)
  • Sextuple Champions (List)
  • Septuple Champions (List)
  • Octuple Champions (List)
Terms
  • Pound for pound (The Ring List)
  • Lineal championship
  • Undisputed championship (List)
  • Interim championship

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