This list of New Zealand bantamweight boxing champions is a table showing the boxers who have won the New Zealand professional bantamweight championship. The title has been administered by the New Zealand Boxing Association since 1914. A champion will often voluntarily relinquish the title in order to fight for a higher-ranked championship, such as the world. Where the date on which a champion relinquished the title is unclear.
Name | Reign | Duration of reign | Title | Defences | Note |
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Jack Ladbury [1] | 1 | 15 April 1915 – January 1920 | New Zealand Boxing Association | 0 | Ladbury would be stripped of the title for failure to defend in January 1920 |
Charlie Cann | 1 | January 1920 – 20 October 1920 | New Zealand Boxing Association | 2 | Cann was awarded the title due to Ladbury lack of defence. Cann Successfully defended the title in May of that year. |
Harry Gunn [2] | 1 | 20 October 1920 – 2 January 1922 | New Zealand Boxing Association | 1 | |
Charlie Cann | 2 | 2 January 1922 – 1926 | New Zealand Boxing Association | 1 | Cann retired in 1926, vacating the title |
Frank Taylor [3] | 1 | 12 April 1930 – 1932 | New Zealand Boxing Association | 1 | Taylor retired in 1932, vacating the title |
George T Wright | 1 | 8 August 1932 – 1934 | New Zealand Boxing Association | 2 | Wright retired in 1934, vacating the title |
Tot Hoggarth | 1 | 26 October 1940 – 21 January 1948 | New Zealand Boxing Association | 2 | |
Lyn Philp | 1 | 21 January 1948 – 6 June 1954 | New Zealand Boxing Association | 0 | Philp retired on 6 June 1954, vacating the title |