Eder Jofre was a Brazilian professional boxer and architect who was both bantamweight and featherweight world champion. He is considered by many to be the greatest bantamweight boxer of all time.
Bahodirjon Sooltonov is an Uzbekistani boxer who competed in the bantamweight (54 kg) division at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal.
Vitali Tajbert is a German former professional boxer who competed from 2005 to 2013. He held the WBC super-featherweight title in 2010 and the European Union title in 2008. As an amateur, he won a silver medal at the 2003 World Championships, a gold medal at the 2004 European Championships, and a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics, all in the featherweight division.
Zsolt Bedák is a Hungarian boxer. His younger brother Pál Bedák is a flyweight boxer.
Men's freestyle 55 kilograms competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, was held on August 19 at the China Agricultural University Gymnasium.
Tshifhiwa Munyai is a South African professional boxer who challenged for the WBA super-bantamweight title in 2014. He also held the Commonwealth bantamweight title from 2006 to 2007, and the IBO super-bantamweight title in 2011.
Jason Booth is a British former professional boxer who competed from 1996 to 2016. He held the IBO super-flyweight title from 2003 to 2004, and challenged once for the IBF super bantamweight title in 2010. At regional level, he held the British and Commonwealth flyweight titles between 1999 and 2001; the Commonwealth bantamweight title from 2007 to 2008; the British super-bantamweight title from 2009 to 2011; the Commonwealth super-bantamweight title twice in 2010 and 2011. He is the older brother of the former British and Commonwealth bantamweight champion, Nicky Booth.
Yasuhiro Urushitani is a Japanese mixed martial artist competing in the flyweight division. Urushitani held the Shooto bantamweight championship from 2010 to 2012 before vacating it to sign with the UFC. He was among the first flyweight fighters to fight in the UFC, Urushitani is currently signed to One Fighting Championship.
The Women's bantamweight is a competition featured at the 2011 World Taekwondo Championships, and was held at the Gyeongju Gymnasium in Gyeongju, South Korea on May 2 and May 3. Flyweights were limited to a maximum of 53 kilograms in body mass.
The Men's bantamweight is a competition featured at the 2011 World Taekwondo Championships, and was held at the Gyeongju Gymnasium in Gyeongju, South Korea on May 5 and May 6. Bantamweights were limited to a maximum of 63 kilograms in body mass.
Benson Gicharu Njangiru is a Kenyan amateur boxer who won silver at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, a bronze medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and qualified for the 2012 Olympics. His occupation is police officer.
Jemyma Betrian is a Curaçaoan-born Dutch female kickboxer and boxer, based in Oosterhout, Netherlands. She competes professionally since 2005 and is the former WBC Muay Thai Bantamweight champion and mixed martial artist.
The women's bantamweight is a competition featured at the 2013 World Taekwondo Championships, and was held at the Exhibition Center of Puebla in Puebla, Mexico on July 18. Bantamweights were limited to a maximum of 53 kilograms in body mass.
The men's bantamweight is a competition featured at the 2013 World Taekwondo Championships, and was held at the Exhibition Center of Puebla in Puebla, Mexico on July 20. Bantamweights were limited to a maximum of 63 kilograms in body mass.
The women's bantamweight is a competition featured at the 2015 World Taekwondo Championships, and was held at the Traktor Ice Arena in Chelyabinsk, Russia on May 15 and May 16. Bantamweights were limited to a maximum of 53 kilograms in body mass.
Boxing competed as one of the eight sports at the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games in the Bahamas from July 18 to 23, 2017, in the Sir Kendal G. L. Isaacs Gymnasium, Nassau. In the Games, the age limit for participating athletes has been set according to the youth category of the International Boxing Association, which is 16–18 years, means athletes born in 1999 or 2000 are only eligible to take part.
Petr Evgenyevich Yan is a Russian professional mixed martial artist. He competes in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former UFC Bantamweight Champion. Yan formerly fought in Absolute Championship Berkut where he is a former ACB Bantamweight Champion. As of 16 April 2024, he is #3 in the UFC bantamweight rankings.
Anissa Meksen is a French-Algerian professional kickboxer, Muay Thai fighter, Savateur, and boxer. She currently competes in ONE Championship. She was the ISKA World K1 Bantamweight champion, WAKO World K1 Bantamweight champion, Glory Super Bantamweight champion, WPMF World Muay Thai Flyweight champion, and former French, European, and World Savate champion. As a professional boxer, she won the vacant France Female Super Bantamweight title.
Jady Menezes is a Brazilian kickboxer that competes in the Glory Bantamweight division.
