List of world bantamweight boxing champions

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.

World

Reign Began Reign Ended Champion Recognition
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

IBF

Reign Began Reign Ended Champion Recognition
Title inaugurated
1984-04-15 1985-04-26 Japan Satoshi Shingaki IBF
1985-04-26 1987-Vacated Australia Jeff Fenech IBF
1987-05-15 1988-07-09 United States Kelvin Seabrooks IBF
1988-07-09 1994-10-15-Vacated United States Orlando Canizales IBF
1995-01-21 1995-04-29 Colombia Harold Mestre IBF
1995-04-29 1997-07-19 South Africa Mbulelo Botile IBF
1997-07-19 2003-02-15 United States Tim Austin IBF
2003-02-15 2007-03-16-Vacated Mexico Rafael Márquez IBF
2007-07-07 2007-09-27 Nicaragua Luis Alberto Pérez IBF
2007-09-27 2009-10-30 Ghana Joseph Agbeko IBF
2009-10-30 2010-12-11 Colombia Yonnhy Perez IBF
2010-12-11 2011-08-13 Ghana Joseph Agbeko IBF
2011-08-13 2012-02-09-Vacated Mexico Abner Mares IBF
2012-06-02 2013-02-12-Vacated Mexico Leo Santa Cruz IBF
2013-05-11 2013-10-18-Stripped United Kingdom Jamie McDonnell IBF
2013-12-21 2014-06-07 United Kingdom Stuart Hall IBF
2014-06-07 2014-07-02-Vacated United Kingdom Paul Butler IBF
2014-10-25 2015-11-20-Stripped United States Randy Caballero IBF
2015-11-20 2017-06-10 United Kingdom Lee Haskins IBF
2017-06-10 2018-02-18 United Kingdom Ryan Burnett IBF
2018-05-05 2019-05-18 Puerto Rico Emmanuel Rodríguez IBF
2019-05-18 2023-01-13-Vacated Japan Naoya Inoue IBF
2023-08-12 2024-05-04 Puerto Rico Emmanuel Rodríguez IBF
2024-05-04 present Japan Ryosuke Nishida IBF

WBC

Reign Began Reign Ended Champion Recognition
Title inaugurated
1963-04-04 1965-05-18 Brazil Eder Jofre WBC
1965-05-18 1968-02-27 Japan Fighting Harada WBC
1968-02-27 1969-08-22 Australia Lionel Rose WBC
1969-08-22 1970-10-16 Mexico Rubén Olivares WBC
1970-10-16 1971-04-02 Mexico Chucho Castillo WBC
1971-04-02 1972-03-19 Mexico Rubén Olivares WBC
1972-03-19 1972-07-29 Mexico Rafael Herrera WBC
1972-07-29 1973-Stripped Panama Enrique Pinder WBC
1973-04-14 1974-12-07 Mexico Rafael Herrera WBC
1974-12-07 1976-05-08 Mexico Rodolfo Martínez WBC
1976-05-08 1979-06-03 Mexico Carlos Zarate WBC
1979-06-03 1982-06-03-Vacated Mexico Lupe Pintor WBC
1983-09-01 1984-05-26-Vacated United States Alberto Davila WBC
1985-05-04 1985-08-09 Mexico Daniel Zaragoza WBC
1985-08-09 1988-10-29 Colombia Miguel Lora WBC
1988-10-29 1991-02-25 Mexico Raúl Pérez WBC
1991-02-25 1991-09-19 United States Greg Richardson WBC
1991-09-19 1992-09-17 Japan Joichiro Tatsuyoshi WBC
1992-09-17 1993-03-28 Mexico Victor Rabanales WBC
1993-03-28 1993-12-23 South Korea Jung-Il Byun WBC
1993-12-23 1995-07-30 Japan Yasuei Yakushiji WBC
1995-07-30 1997-01-Vacated Republic of Ireland Wayne McCullough WBC
1997-01 1997-11-22 Thailand Sirimongkol Singwangcha WBC
1997-11-22 1998-12-29 Japan Joichiro Tatsuyoshi WBC
1998-12-29 2005-04-16 Thailand Veeraphol Sahaprom WBC
2005-04-16 2010-04-30 Japan Hozumi Hasegawa WBC
2010-04-30 2011-02-19 Mexico Fernando Montiel WBC
2011-02-19 2011-10-Vacated Philippines Nonito Donaire WBC
2011-11-06 2017-08-15 Japan Shinsuke Yamanaka WBC
2017-08-15 2018-02-28-Stripped Mexico Luis Nery WBC
2019-01-19 2021-05-29 France Nordine Oubaali WBC
2021-05-29 2022-06-07 Philippines Nonito Donaire WBC
2022-06-07 2023-01-13-Vacated Japan Naoya Inoue WBC
2023-07-29 2024-02-24 Mexico Alexandro Santiago WBC
2024-02-24 Present Japan Junto Nakatani WBC

WBA

Reign Began Reign Ended Champion Recognition
Title inaugurated
1963-04-04 1965-05-18 Brazil Eder Jofre WBA
1965-05-18 1968-02-27 Japan Fighting Harada WBA
1968-02-27 1969-08-22 Australia Lionel Rose WBA
1969-08-22 1970-10-16 Mexico Rubén Olivares WBA
1970-10-16 1971-04-02 Mexico Chucho Castillo WBA
1971-04-02 1972-03-19 Mexico Rubén Olivares WBA
1972-03-19 1972-07-29 Mexico Rafael Herrera WBA
1972-07-29 1973-01-20 Panama Enrique Pinder WBA
1973-01-20 1973-11-03 Mexico Romeo Anaya WBA
1973-11-03 1974-07-03 South Africa Arnold Taylor WBA
1974-07-03 1975-03-14 South Korea Soo-Hwan Hong WBA
1975-03-14 1977-11-19 Mexico Alfonso Zamora WBA
1977-11-19 1980-08-29 Panama Jorge Luján WBA
1980-08-29 1980-11-14 Puerto Rico Julian Solís WBA
1980-11-14 1984-04-07 United States Jeff Chandler WBA
1984-04-07 1986-03-10 United States Richie Sandoval WBA
1986-03-10 1986-06-04 United States Gaby Canizales WBA
1986-06-04 1987-02-03-Vacated Venezuela Bernardo Pinango WBA
1987-03-29 1987-05-24 Japan Takuya Muguruma WBA
1987-05-24 1987-10-04 South Korea Chan-yong Park WBA
1987-10-04 1988-05-09 Puerto Rico Wilfredo Vazquez WBA
1988-05-09 1988-08-14 Thailand Khaokor Galaxy WBA
1988-08-14 1989-07-09 South Korea Sung-Kil Moon WBA
1989-07-09 1989-10-18 Thailand Khaokor Galaxy WBA
1989-10-18 1991-10-19 Philippines Luisito Espinosa WBA
1991-10-19 1992-03-15 Venezuela Israel Contreras WBA
1992-03-15 1992-10-09 United States Eddie Cook WBA
1992-10-09 1993-10-23 Colombia Jorge Eliecer Julio WBA
1993-10-23 1994-04-22 United States Junior Jones WBA
1994-04-22 1994-07-16 United States John Michael Johnson WBA
1994-07-16 1995-09-17 Thailand Daorung Chuvatana WBA
1995-09-17 1996-01-28 Thailand Veeraphol Sahaprom WBA
1996-01-28 1996-10-27 Ghana Nana Konadu WBA
1996-10-27 1997-06-21 Thailand Daorung Chuvatana WBA
1997-06-21 1998-12-05 Ghana Nana Konadu WBA
1998-12-05 1999-06-26 United States Johnny Tapia WBA
1999-06-26 2001-08-07-Stripped United States Paulie Ayala WBA
2001-10-14 2002-04-19 Venezuela Eidy Moya WBA
2002-04-19 2004-10-11-Retired Denmark Johnny Bredahl WBA
2005-02-26 2008-05-31 Ukraine Wladimir Sidorenko WBA
2008-05-31 2010-11-19 Panama Anselmo Moreno WBA
2010-11-19 2014-09-26 Panama Anselmo Moreno WBA Super Champion
2010-12-26 2013-12-06-Vacated Japan Koki Kameda WBA Regular Champion
2014-05-31 2018-05-25 United Kingdom Jamie McDonnell WBA Regular Champion
2014-09-26 2016-06-18 Dominican Republic Juan Carlos Payano WBA Super Champion
2016-06-18 2017-02-10 United States Rau'shee Warren WBA Super Champion
2017-02-10 2017-21-10 Kazakhstan Zhanat Zhakiyanov WBA Super Champion
2017-10-21 2018-11-03 United Kingdom Ryan Burnett WBA Super Champion
2018-05-25 2019-11-07 Japan Naoya Inoue WBA Regular Champion
2018-11-03 2019-11-07 Philippines Nonito Donaire WBA Super Champion
2019-11-07 2023-01-13-Vacated Japan Naoya Inoue WBA Super Champion
2020-02-08 2021-08-14-Stripped Cuba Guillermo Rigondeaux WBA Regular Champion
2023-04-08 2024-10-13 Japan Takuma Inoue WBA World Champion
2024-10-13 2025-05-17-Stripped Japan Seiya Tsutsumi WBA World Champion
2025-05-17 present United States Antonio Vargas WBA World Champion

WBO

Reign Began Reign Ended Champion Recognition
Title inaugurated
1989-02-03 1990-09-02-Vacated Venezuela Israel Contreras WBO
1991-03-12 1991-06-30 United States Gaby Canizales WBO
1991-06-30 1992-05-13 United Kingdom Duke McKenzie WBO
1992-05-13 1994-07-30 Puerto Rico Rafael del Valle WBO
1994-07-30 1995-10-21 Ghana Alfred Kotey WBO
1995-10-21 1996-04-26 Puerto Rico Daniel Jimenez WBO
1996-04-26 1996-Vacated United Kingdom Robbie Regan WBO
1997-07-28 2000-01-08 Colombia Jorge Julio Rocha WBO
2000-01-08 2000-05-06-Vacated United States Johnny Tapia WBO
2000-09-04 2002-03-15 Panama Mauricio Martínez WBO
2002-03-15 2004-05-07 Mexico Cruz Carbajal WBO
2004-05-07 2005-10-29 Thailand Ratanachai Sor Vorapin WBO
2005-10-29 2007-08-11 Mexico Jhonny González WBO
2007-08-11 2009-04-25-Vacated Philippines Gerry Peñalosa WBO
2009-04-25 2011-02-19 Mexico Fernando Montiel WBO
2011-02-19 2011-11-Vacated Philippines Nonito Donaire WBO
2011-11-26 2012-08-Vacated Mexico Jorge Arce WBO
2012-10-20 2013-03-02 Thailand Pungluang Sor Singyu WBO
2013-03-02 2013-08-01 Namibia Paulus Ambunda WBO
2013-08-01 2015-04-23 Japan Tomoki Kameda WBO
2015-08-07 2016-07-27 Thailand Pungluang Sor Singyu WBO
2016-07-27 2017-06-22-Stripped Philippines Marlon Tapales WBO
2017-06-26 2019-11-30 South Africa Zolani Tete WBO
2019-11-30 2022-05-03-Stripped Philippines Johnriel Casimero WBO
2022-05-03 2022-12-13 United Kingdom Paul Butler WBO
2022-12-13 2023-01-13-Vacated Japan Naoya Inoue WBO
2023-05-13 2024-05-06 Australia Jason Moloney WBO
2024-05-06 present Japan Yoshiki Takei WBO

See also

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