This is a list of world bantamweight boxing champions, as recognized by the four major sanctioning organizations in boxing:
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.
Reign Began | Reign Ended | Champion | Recognition |
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Title inaugurated | |||
1890-06-27 | 1891-Abandoned | George Dixon | World |
1894-09-15 | 1899-09-01 Retired | Jimmy Barry | World |
1899-09-12 | 1900-Abandoned | Terry McGovern | World |
1901-03-18 | 1901-Abandoned | Harry Harris | World |
1901-11-11 | 1903-08-13 | Harry Forbes | World |
1903-08-13 | 1904-10-17 | Frankie Neil | World |
1904-10-17 | 1905-10-Vacated (1910-10-17) | Joe Bowker | World/IBU |
1910-10-17 | 1912-06-23 | Digger Stanley | IBU |
1912-06-23 | 1913-06-24 | Charles Ledoux | IBU |
1913-06-24 | 1914-01-31 | Eddie Campi | IBU |
Campi lost to Kid Williams for the undisputed title. | |||
1905-03-29 | 1909-01-29 | Jimmy Walsh | World |
1909-01-29 | 1909-02-22 | Jimmy Reagan | World |
1909-02-22 | 1910-02-22 | Monte Attell | World |
1910-02-22 | 1911-02-27 | Frankie Conley | 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 |
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 | NYSAC |
1924-12-19 | 1925-03-20 | Eddie 'Cannonball' Martin | NYSAC |
1925-03-20 | 1927-02-04-Vacated | Charlie Phil Rosenberg | NYSAC |
1927-06-24 | 1928-01-24-Vacated | Bud Taylor | NBA |
1928-05-23 | 1929-01-Vacated | Bushy Graham | NBA/NYSAC |
1929-06-18 | 1934-04-16-Stripped | Panama Al Brown | NYSAC |
1935-08-07 | 1935-08-26 | Sixto Escobar | NBA |
1935-08-26 | 1935-11-15 | Louis Salica | NBA |
1935-11-15 | 1937-9-23 | Sixto Escobar | NBA |
1937-9-23 | 1938-2-20 | Harry Jeffra | NBA |
1938-2-20 | 1939-10-04-Vacated | 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 |
1954-09-19 | 1954-12-20 / 1956-06-29 | Robert Cohen | World /EBU-NYSAC |
1955-03-09 | 1957-06-15 | Raúl Macías | NBA |
1956-06-29 | 1957-04-01 | Mario D'Agata | EBU-NYSAC |
1957-04-01 | 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 |
Reign Began | Reign Ended | Champion | Recognition |
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Title inaugurated | |||
1984-04-15 | 1985-04-26 | ![]() | IBF |
1985-04-26 | 1987-Vacated | ![]() | IBF |
1987-05-15 | 1988-07-09 | ![]() | IBF |
1988-07-09 | 1994-10-15-Vacated | ![]() | IBF |
1995-01-21 | 1995-04-29 | ![]() | IBF |
1995-04-29 | 1997-07-19 | ![]() | IBF |
1997-07-19 | 2003-02-15 | ![]() | IBF |
2003-02-15 | 2007-03-16-Vacated | ![]() | IBF |
2007-07-07 | 2007-09-27 | ![]() | IBF |
2007-09-27 | 2009-10-30 | ![]() | IBF |
2009-10-30 | 2010-12-11 | ![]() | IBF |
2010-12-11 | 2011-08-13 | ![]() | IBF |
2011-08-13 | 2012-02-09-Vacated | ![]() | IBF |
2012-06-02 | 2013-02-12-Vacated | ![]() | IBF |
2013-05-11 | 2013-10-18-Stripped | ![]() | IBF |
2013-12-21 | 2014-06-07 | ![]() | IBF |
2014-06-07 | 2014-07-02-Vacated | ![]() | IBF |
2014-10-25 | 2015-11-20-Stripped | ![]() | IBF |
2015-11-20 | 2017-06-10 | ![]() | IBF |
2017-06-10 | 2018-02-18 | ![]() | IBF |
2018-05-05 | 2019-05-18 | ![]() | IBF |
2019-05-18 | 2023-01-13-Vacated | ![]() | IBF |
2023-08-12 | 2024-05-04 | ![]() | IBF |
2024-05-04 | present | ![]() | IBF |
Reign Began | Reign Ended | Champion | Recognition |
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Title inaugurated | |||
1963-04-04 | 1965-05-18 | ![]() | WBC |
1965-05-18 | 1968-02-27 | ![]() | WBC |
1968-02-27 | 1969-08-22 | ![]() | WBC |
1969-08-22 | 1970-10-16 | ![]() | WBC |
1970-10-16 | 1971-04-02 | ![]() | WBC |
1971-04-02 | 1972-03-19 | ![]() | WBC |
1972-03-19 | 1972-07-29 | ![]() | WBC |
1972-07-29 | 1973-Stripped | ![]() | WBC |
1973-04-14 | 1974-12-07 | ![]() | WBC |
1974-12-07 | 1976-05-08 | ![]() | WBC |
1976-05-08 | 1979-06-03 | ![]() | WBC |
1979-06-03 | 1982-06-03-Vacated | ![]() | WBC |
1983-09-01 | 1984-05-26-Vacated | ![]() | WBC |
1985-05-04 | 1985-08-09 | ![]() | WBC |
1985-08-09 | 1988-10-29 | ![]() | WBC |
1988-10-29 | 1991-02-25 | ![]() | WBC |
1991-02-25 | 1991-09-19 | ![]() | WBC |
1991-09-19 | 1992-09-17 | ![]() | WBC |
1992-09-17 | 1993-03-28 | ![]() | WBC |
1993-03-28 | 1993-12-23 | ![]() | WBC |
1993-12-23 | 1995-07-30 | ![]() | WBC |
1995-07-30 | 1997-01-Vacated | ![]() | WBC |
1997-01 | 1997-11-22 | ![]() | WBC |
1997-11-22 | 1998-12-29 | ![]() | WBC |
1998-12-29 | 2005-04-16 | ![]() | WBC |
2005-04-16 | 2010-04-30 | ![]() | WBC |
2010-04-30 | 2011-02-19 | ![]() | WBC |
2011-02-19 | 2011-10-Vacated | ![]() | WBC |
2011-11-06 | 2017-08-15 | ![]() | WBC |
2017-08-15 | 2018-02-28-Stripped | ![]() | WBC |
2019-01-19 | 2021-05-29 | ![]() | WBC |
2021-05-29 | 2022-06-07 | ![]() | WBC |
2022-06-07 | 2023-01-13-Vacated | ![]() | WBC |
2023-07-29 | 2024-02-24 | ![]() | WBC |
2024-02-24 | Present | ![]() | WBC |
Reign Began | Reign Ended | Champion | Recognition |
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Title inaugurated | |||
1963-04-04 | 1965-05-18 | ![]() | WBA |
1965-05-18 | 1968-02-27 | ![]() | WBA |
1968-02-27 | 1969-08-22 | ![]() | WBA |
1969-08-22 | 1970-10-16 | ![]() | WBA |
1970-10-16 | 1971-04-02 | ![]() | WBA |
1971-04-02 | 1972-03-19 | ![]() | WBA |
1972-03-19 | 1972-07-29 | ![]() | WBA |
1972-07-29 | 1973-01-20 | ![]() | WBA |
1973-01-20 | 1973-11-03 | ![]() | WBA |
1973-11-03 | 1974-07-03 | ![]() | WBA |
1974-07-03 | 1975-03-14 | ![]() | WBA |
1975-03-14 | 1977-11-19 | ![]() | WBA |
1977-11-19 | 1980-08-29 | ![]() | WBA |
1980-08-29 | 1980-11-14 | ![]() | WBA |
1980-11-14 | 1984-04-07 | ![]() | WBA |
1984-04-07 | 1986-03-10 | ![]() | WBA |
1986-03-10 | 1986-06-04 | ![]() | WBA |
1986-06-04 | 1987-02-03-Vacated | ![]() | WBA |
1987-03-29 | 1987-05-24 | ![]() | WBA |
1987-05-24 | 1987-10-04 | ![]() | WBA |
1987-10-04 | 1988-05-09 | ![]() | WBA |
1988-05-09 | 1988-08-14 | ![]() | WBA |
1988-08-14 | 1989-07-09 | ![]() | WBA |
1989-07-09 | 1989-10-18 | ![]() | WBA |
1989-10-18 | 1991-10-19 | ![]() | WBA |
1991-10-19 | 1992-03-15 | ![]() | WBA |
1992-03-15 | 1992-10-09 | ![]() | WBA |
1992-10-09 | 1993-10-23 | ![]() | WBA |
1993-10-23 | 1994-04-22 | ![]() | WBA |
1994-04-22 | 1994-07-16 | ![]() | WBA |
1994-07-16 | 1995-09-17 | ![]() | WBA |
1995-09-17 | 1996-01-28 | ![]() | WBA |
1996-01-28 | 1996-10-27 | ![]() | WBA |
1996-10-27 | 1997-06-21 | ![]() | WBA |
1997-06-21 | 1998-12-05 | ![]() | WBA |
1998-12-05 | 1999-06-26 | ![]() | WBA |
1999-06-26 | 2001-08-07-Stripped | ![]() | WBA |
2001-10-14 | 2002-04-19 | ![]() | WBA |
2002-04-19 | 2004-10-11-Retired | ![]() | WBA |
2005-02-26 | 2008-05-31 | ![]() | WBA |
2008-05-31 | 2010-11-19 | ![]() | WBA |
2010-11-19 | 2014-09-26 | ![]() | WBA Super Champion |
2010-12-26 | 2013-12-06-Vacated | ![]() | WBA Regular Champion |
2014-05-31 | 2018-05-25 | ![]() | WBA Regular Champion |
2014-09-26 | 2016-06-18 | ![]() | WBA Super Champion |
2016-06-18 | 2017-02-10 | ![]() | WBA Super Champion |
2017-02-10 | 2017-21-10 | ![]() | WBA Super Champion |
2017-10-21 | 2018-11-03 | ![]() | WBA Super Champion |
2018-05-25 | 2019-11-07 | ![]() | WBA Regular Champion |
2018-11-03 | 2019-11-07 | ![]() | WBA Super Champion |
2019-11-07 | 2023-01-13-Vacated | ![]() | WBA Super Champion |
2020-02-08 | 2021-08-14-Stripped | ![]() | WBA Regular Champion |
2023-04-08 | present | ![]() | WBA World Champion |
Reign Began | Reign Ended | Champion | Recognition |
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Title inaugurated | |||
1989-02-03 | 1990-09-02-Vacated | ![]() | WBO |
1991-03-12 | 1991-06-30 | ![]() | WBO |
1991-06-30 | 1992-05-13 | ![]() | WBO |
1992-05-13 | 1994-07-30 | ![]() | WBO |
1994-07-30 | 1995-10-21 | ![]() | WBO |
1995-10-21 | 1996-04-26 | ![]() | WBO |
1996-04-26 | 1996-Vacated | ![]() | WBO |
1997-07-28 | 2000-01-08 | ![]() | WBO |
2000-01-08 | 2000-05-06-Vacated | ![]() | WBO |
2000-09-04 | 2002-03-15 | ![]() | WBO |
2002-03-15 | 2004-05-07 | ![]() | WBO |
2004-05-07 | 2005-10-29 | ![]() | WBO |
2005-10-29 | 2007-08-11 | ![]() | WBO |
2007-08-11 | 2009-04-25-Vacated | ![]() | WBO |
2009-04-25 | 2011-02-19 | ![]() | WBO |
2011-02-19 | 2011-11-Vacated | ![]() | WBO |
2011-11-26 | 2012-08-Vacated | ![]() | WBO |
2012-10-20 | 2013-03-02 | ![]() | WBO |
2013-03-02 | 2013-08-01 | ![]() | WBO |
2013-08-01 | 2015-04-23 | ![]() | WBO |
2015-08-07 | 2016-07-27 | ![]() | WBO |
2016-07-27 | 2017-06-22-Stripped | ![]() | WBO |
2017-06-26 | 2019-11-30 | ![]() | WBO |
2019-11-30 | 2022-05-03-Stripped | ![]() | WBO |
2022-05-03 | 2022-12-13 | ![]() | WBO |
2022-12-13 | 2023-01-13-Vacated | ![]() | WBO |
2023-05-13 | 2023-05-06 | ![]() | WBO |
2023-05-06 | present | ![]() | WBO |
The European Boxing Union (EBU), formerly known as the International Boxing Union (IBU), is a pan-European governing body that sanctions championship bouts in professional boxing. The EBU governs the most-prestigious continental title in Europe, the EBU European Championship, in addition to their EBU EU Championship for competitors from within the European Union and the EBU EE Championship for those outside the European Union. It is a federation affiliated with the World Boxing Council (WBC).
In boxing, the undisputed champion of a weight class is the boxer who simultaneously holds world titles from all recognized major organizations by each other and the International Boxing Hall of Fame. There are currently four major sanctioning bodies: WBA, WBC, WBO, and IBF. There were many undisputed champions before the number of major sanctioning bodies recognizing each other increased to four in 2007, but there have only been 20 boxers to hold all four titles simultaneously.