List of world bantamweight boxing champions

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This is a list of world bantamweight boxing champions, as recognized by the four major sanctioning organizations in boxing:

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World titles have been historically recognized by the International Boxing Union (IBU) from 1913-1963 and the New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC) from 1920 to 1977. Both the IBU and the NYSAC became members of the World Boxing Council.

World

Reign BeganReign EndedChampionRecognition
Title inaugurated
1890-06-271891-Abandoned George Dixon World
1894-09-151899-09-01 Retired Jimmy Barry World
1899-09-121900-Abandoned Terry McGovern World
1901-03-181901-Abandoned Harry Harris World
1901-11-111903-08-13 Harry Forbes World
1903-08-131904-10-17 Frankie Neil World
1904-10-171905-10-Vacated (1910-10-17) Joe Bowker World/IBU
1910-10-171912-06-23 Digger Stanley IBU
1912-06-231913-06-24 Charles Ledoux IBU
1913-06-241914-01-31Eddie CampiIBU
Campi lost to Kid Williams for the undisputed title.
1905-03-291909-01-29 Jimmy Walsh World
1909-01-291909-02-22 Jimmy Reagan World
1909-02-221910-02-22 Monte Attell World
1910-02-221911-02-27 Frankie Conley World
1911-02-261914-06-09 Johnny Coulon World
1914-06-091917-01-09 Kid Williams World
1917-01-091919-08-15 Pete Herman World
1920-12-221921-07-25 Joe Lynch World
1921-07-251921-09-23 Pete Herman World
1921-09-231922-07-10 Johnny Buff World
1922-07-101924-03-21 Joe Lynch World
1924-03-211924-12-19 Abe Goldstein NYSAC
1924-12-191925-03-20 Eddie 'Cannonball' Martin NYSAC
1925-03-201927-02-04-Vacated Charlie Phil Rosenberg NYSAC
1927-06-241928-01-24-Vacated Bud Taylor NBA
1928-05-231929-01-Vacated Bushy Graham NBA/NYSAC
1929-06-181934-04-16-Stripped Panama Al Brown NYSAC
1935-08-071935-08-26 Sixto Escobar NBA
1935-08-261935-11-15 Louis Salica NBA
1935-11-151937-9-23 Sixto Escobar NBA
1937-9-231938-2-20 Harry Jeffra NBA
1938-2-201939-10-04-Vacated Sixto Escobar NBA
1940-09-241942-08-07 Louis Salica NBA
1942-08-071947-01-06 Manuel Ortiz World
1947-01-061947-03-11 Harold Dade World
1947-03-111950-05-31 Manuel Ortiz World
1950-05-311952-11-15 Vic Toweel World
1952-11-151954-05-02-Retired Jimmy Carruthers World
1954-09-191954-12-20 / 1956-06-29 Robert Cohen World /EBU-NYSAC
1955-03-091957-06-15 Raúl Macías NBA
1956-06-291957-04-01 Mario D'Agata EBU-NYSAC
1957-04-011959-07-08 Alphonse Halimi World
1959-07-081960-08-30-Retired Jose Becerra World
1960-11-181963-04-04 Eder Jofre World

IBF

Reign BeganReign EndedChampionRecognition
Title inaugurated
1984-04-151985-04-26 Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Shingaki IBF
1985-04-261987-Vacated Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jeff Fenech IBF
1987-05-151988-07-09 Flag of the United States.svg Kelvin Seabrooks IBF
1988-07-091994-10-15-Vacated Flag of the United States.svg Orlando Canizales IBF
1995-01-211995-04-29 Flag of Colombia.svg Harold Mestre IBF
1995-04-291997-07-19 Flag of South Africa.svg Mbulelo Botile IBF
1997-07-192003-02-15 Flag of the United States.svg Tim Austin IBF
2003-02-152007-03-16-Vacated Flag of Mexico.svg Rafael Márquez IBF
2007-07-072007-09-27 Flag of Nicaragua.svg Luis Alberto Pérez IBF
2007-09-272009-10-30 Flag of Ghana.svg Joseph Agbeko IBF
2009-10-302010-12-11 Flag of Colombia.svg Yonnhy Perez IBF
2010-12-112011-08-13 Flag of Ghana.svg Joseph Agbeko IBF
2011-08-132012-02-09-Vacated Flag of Mexico.svg Abner Mares IBF
2012-06-022013-02-12-Vacated Flag of Mexico.svg Leo Santa Cruz IBF
2013-05-112013-10-18-Stripped Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie McDonnell IBF
2013-12-212014-06-07 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stuart Hall IBF
2014-06-072014-07-02-Vacated Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Paul Butler IBF
2014-10-252015-11-20-Stripped Flag of the United States.svg Randy Caballero IBF
2015-11-202017-06-10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lee Haskins IBF
2017-06-102018-02-18 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ryan Burnett IBF
2018-05-052019-05-18 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Emmanuel Rodríguez IBF
2019-05-182023-01-13-Vacated Flag of Japan.svg Naoya Inoue IBF
2023-08-122024-05-04 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Emmanuel Rodríguez IBF
2024-05-04present Flag of Japan.svg Ryosuke Nishida IBF

WBC

Reign BeganReign EndedChampionRecognition
Title inaugurated
1963-04-041965-05-18 Flag of Brazil.svg Eder Jofre WBC
1965-05-181968-02-27 Flag of Japan.svg Fighting Harada WBC
1968-02-271969-08-22 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lionel Rose WBC
1969-08-221970-10-16 Flag of Mexico.svg Rubén Olivares WBC
1970-10-161971-04-02 Flag of Mexico.svg Chucho Castillo WBC
1971-04-021972-03-19 Flag of Mexico.svg Rubén Olivares WBC
1972-03-191972-07-29 Flag of Mexico.svg Rafael Herrera WBC
1972-07-291973-Stripped Flag of Panama.svg Enrique Pinder WBC
1973-04-141974-12-07 Flag of Mexico.svg Rafael Herrera WBC
1974-12-071976-05-08 Flag of Mexico.svg Rodolfo Martínez WBC
1976-05-081979-06-03 Flag of Mexico.svg Carlos Zarate WBC
1979-06-031982-06-03-Vacated Flag of Mexico.svg Lupe Pintor WBC
1983-09-011984-05-26-Vacated Flag of the United States.svg Alberto Davila WBC
1985-05-041985-08-09 Flag of Mexico.svg Daniel Zaragoza WBC
1985-08-091988-10-29 Flag of Colombia.svg Miguel Lora WBC
1988-10-291991-02-25 Flag of Mexico.svg Raúl Pérez WBC
1991-02-251991-09-19 Flag of the United States.svg Greg Richardson WBC
1991-09-191992-09-17 Flag of Japan.svg Joichiro Tatsuyoshi WBC
1992-09-171993-03-28 Flag of Mexico.svg Victor Rabanales WBC
1993-03-281993-12-23 Flag of South Korea.svg Jung-Il Byun WBC
1993-12-231995-07-30 Flag of Japan.svg Yasuei Yakushiji WBC
1995-07-301997-01-Vacated Flag of Ireland.svg Wayne McCullough WBC
1997-011997-11-22 Flag of Thailand.svg Sirimongkol Singwangcha WBC
1997-11-221998-12-29 Flag of Japan.svg Joichiro Tatsuyoshi WBC
1998-12-292005-04-16 Flag of Thailand.svg Veeraphol Sahaprom WBC
2005-04-162010-04-30 Flag of Japan.svg Hozumi Hasegawa WBC
2010-04-302011-02-19 Flag of Mexico.svg Fernando Montiel WBC
2011-02-192011-10-Vacated Flag of the Philippines.svg Nonito Donaire WBC
2011-11-062017-08-15 Flag of Japan.svg Shinsuke Yamanaka WBC
2017-08-152018-02-28-Stripped Flag of Mexico.svg Luis Nery WBC
2019-01-192021-05-29 Flag of France.svg Nordine Oubaali WBC
2021-05-292022-06-07 Flag of the Philippines.svg Nonito Donaire WBC
2022-06-072023-01-13-Vacated Flag of Japan.svg Naoya Inoue WBC
2023-07-292024-02-24 Flag of Mexico.svg Alexandro Santiago WBC
2024-02-24Present Flag of Japan.svg Junto Nakatani WBC

WBA

Reign BeganReign EndedChampionRecognition
Title inaugurated
1963-04-041965-05-18 Flag of Brazil.svg Eder Jofre WBA
1965-05-181968-02-27 Flag of Japan.svg Fighting Harada WBA
1968-02-271969-08-22 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lionel Rose WBA
1969-08-221970-10-16 Flag of Mexico.svg Rubén Olivares WBA
1970-10-161971-04-02 Flag of Mexico.svg Chucho Castillo WBA
1971-04-021972-03-19 Flag of Mexico.svg Rubén Olivares WBA
1972-03-191972-07-29 Flag of Mexico.svg Rafael Herrera WBA
1972-07-291973-01-20 Flag of Panama.svg Enrique Pinder WBA
1973-01-201973-11-03 Flag of Mexico.svg Romeo Anaya WBA
1973-11-031974-07-03 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Arnold Taylor WBA
1974-07-031975-03-14 Flag of South Korea.svg Soo-Hwan Hong WBA
1975-03-141977-11-19 Flag of Mexico.svg Alfonso Zamora WBA
1977-11-191980-08-29 Flag of Panama.svg Jorge Luján WBA
1980-08-291980-11-14 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Julian Solís WBA
1980-11-141984-04-07 Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Chandler WBA
1984-04-071986-03-10 Flag of the United States.svg Richie Sandoval WBA
1986-03-101986-06-04 Flag of the United States.svg Gaby Canizales WBA
1986-06-041987-02-03-Vacated Flag of Venezuela.svg Bernardo Pinango WBA
1987-03-291987-05-24 Flag of Japan.svg Takuya Muguruma WBA
1987-05-241987-10-04 Flag of South Korea.svg Chan-yong Park WBA
1987-10-041988-05-09 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Wilfredo Vazquez WBA
1988-05-091988-08-14 Flag of Thailand.svg Khaokor Galaxy WBA
1988-08-141989-07-09 Flag of South Korea.svg Sung-Kil Moon WBA
1989-07-091989-10-18 Flag of Thailand.svg Khaokor Galaxy WBA
1989-10-181991-10-19 Flag of the Philippines.svg Luisito Espinosa WBA
1991-10-191992-03-15 Flag of Venezuela.svg Israel Contreras WBA
1992-03-151992-10-09 Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Cook WBA
1992-10-091993-10-23 Flag of Colombia.svg Jorge Eliecer Julio WBA
1993-10-231994-04-22 Flag of the United States.svg Junior Jones WBA
1994-04-221994-07-16 Flag of the United States.svg John Michael Johnson WBA
1994-07-161995-09-17 Flag of Thailand.svg Daorung Chuvatana WBA
1995-09-171996-01-28 Flag of Thailand.svg Veeraphol Sahaprom WBA
1996-01-281996-10-27 Flag of Ghana.svg Nana Konadu WBA
1996-10-271997-06-21 Flag of Thailand.svg Daorung Chuvatana WBA
1997-06-211998-12-05 Flag of Ghana.svg Nana Konadu WBA
1998-12-051999-06-26 Flag of the United States.svg Johnny Tapia WBA
1999-06-262001-08-07-Stripped Flag of the United States.svg Paulie Ayala WBA
2001-10-142002-04-19 Flag of Venezuela.svg Eidy Moya WBA
2002-04-192004-10-11-Retired Flag of Denmark.svg Johnny Bredahl WBA
2005-02-262008-05-31 Flag of Ukraine.svg Wladimir Sidorenko WBA
2008-05-312010-11-19 Flag of Panama.svg Anselmo Moreno WBA
2010-11-192014-09-26 Flag of Panama.svg Anselmo Moreno WBA Super Champion
2010-12-262013-12-06-Vacated Flag of Japan.svg Koki Kameda WBA Regular Champion
2014-05-312018-05-25 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie McDonnell WBA Regular Champion
2014-09-262016-06-18 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Juan Carlos Payano WBA Super Champion
2016-06-182017-02-10 Flag of the United States.svg Rau'shee Warren WBA Super Champion
2017-02-102017-21-10 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Zhanat Zhakiyanov WBA Super Champion
2017-10-212018-11-03 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ryan Burnett WBA Super Champion
2018-05-252019-11-07 Flag of Japan.svg Naoya Inoue WBA Regular Champion
2018-11-032019-11-07 Flag of the Philippines.svg Nonito Donaire WBA Super Champion
2019-11-072023-01-13-Vacated Flag of Japan.svg Naoya Inoue WBA Super Champion
2020-02-082021-08-14-Stripped Flag of Cuba.svg Guillermo Rigondeaux WBA Regular Champion
2023-04-082024-10-13 Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Inoue WBA World Champion
2024-10-132025-05-17-Stripped Flag of Japan.svg Seiya Tsutsumi WBA World Champion
2025-05-17present Flag of the United States.svg Antonio Vargas WBA World Champion

WBO

Reign BeganReign EndedChampionRecognition
Title inaugurated
1989-02-031990-09-02-Vacated Flag of Venezuela.svg Israel Contreras WBO
1991-03-121991-06-30 Flag of the United States.svg Gaby Canizales WBO
1991-06-301992-05-13 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Duke McKenzie WBO
1992-05-131994-07-30 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Rafael del Valle WBO
1994-07-301995-10-21 Flag of Ghana.svg Alfred Kotey WBO
1995-10-211996-04-26 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Daniel Jimenez WBO
1996-04-261996-Vacated Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robbie Regan WBO
1997-07-282000-01-08 Flag of Colombia.svg Jorge Julio Rocha WBO
2000-01-082000-05-06-Vacated Flag of the United States.svg Johnny Tapia WBO
2000-09-042002-03-15 Flag of Panama.svg Mauricio Martínez WBO
2002-03-152004-05-07 Flag of Mexico.svg Cruz Carbajal WBO
2004-05-072005-10-29 Flag of Thailand.svg Ratanachai Sor Vorapin WBO
2005-10-292007-08-11 Flag of Mexico.svg Jhonny González WBO
2007-08-112009-04-25-Vacated Flag of the Philippines.svg Gerry Peñalosa WBO
2009-04-252011-02-19 Flag of Mexico.svg Fernando Montiel WBO
2011-02-192011-11-Vacated Flag of the Philippines.svg Nonito Donaire WBO
2011-11-262012-08-Vacated Flag of Mexico.svg Jorge Arce WBO
2012-10-202013-03-02 Flag of Thailand.svg Pungluang Sor Singyu WBO
2013-03-022013-08-01 Flag of Namibia.svg Paulus Ambunda WBO
2013-08-012015-04-23 Flag of Japan.svg Tomoki Kameda WBO
2015-08-072016-07-27 Flag of Thailand.svg Pungluang Sor Singyu WBO
2016-07-272017-06-22-Stripped Flag of the Philippines.svg Marlon Tapales WBO
2017-06-262019-11-30 Flag of South Africa.svg Zolani Tete WBO
2019-11-302022-05-03-Stripped Flag of the Philippines.svg Johnriel Casimero WBO
2022-05-032022-12-13 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Paul Butler WBO
2022-12-132023-01-13-Vacated Flag of Japan.svg Naoya Inoue WBO
2023-05-132024-05-06 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Moloney WBO
2024-05-062025-09-14 Flag of Japan.svg Yoshiki Takei WBO
2025-09-14Present Flag of Mexico.svg Christian Medina WBO

See also

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