List of WBO World Champions - Junior Bantamweight

Junior Bantamweight

Name: Date: Location: Defenses:
José Ruiz
def. Bebis Rojas
April 29, 1989 San Juan, Puerto Rico 4
Jose Quirino February 22, 1992 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 0
Johnny Bredahl September 4, 1992 Copenhagen, Denmark 3
Title vacated 1994 Bredahl's last defense was against Eduardo Nazario on March 25, 1994 in Aakirkeby, Denmark.
Johnny Tapia
def. Henry Martínez
October 14, 1994 Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States 13
Title vacated 1998 Tapia's last defense was against Rodolfo Blanco on February 13, 1998 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Victor Godoi
def. Pedro Morquecho
November 7, 1998 Chubut, Argentina 0
Diego Morales June 7, 1999 Tijuana, Mexico 1
Adonis Rivas November 20, 1999 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 2
Pedro Alcázar June 16, 2001 Panama City, Panama 1
Fernando Montiel June 22, 2002 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 1
Mark Johnson August 16, 2003 Uncasville, Connecticut, United States 1
Ivan Hernández September 25, 2004 Memphis, Tennessee, United States 0
Fernando Montiel (2) April 9, 2005 El Paso, Texas, United States 6
Title vacated 2009 Montiel's's last defense was against Luis Maldonado on May 31, 2008 in Mexico.
José López
def. Pramuansak Posuwan
March 28, 2009 Bayamón, Puerto Rico 0
Marvin Sonsona
def. José López
September 4, 2009 Rama, Ontario, Canada 0
Title vacated 2009 Sonsona was stripped of the title after failing to make weight (2.6 lbs. over) in his first title defense against Alejandro Hernández (boxer), whom he fought with to a draw.
Jorge Arce
def. Angky Angkota
January 30, 2010 Mexico City, Mexico 0
Title vacated April 24, 2010 Arce had to vacate the title upon his move to bantamweight division.
Omar Andrés Narváez
def. Everth Briceño
May 15, 2010 Distrito Federal, Argentina 0

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