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:
- The World Boxing Association (WBA), established in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA). The WBA often recognize up to two world champions in a given weight class; Super champion and Regular champion.
- The World Boxing Council (WBC), established in 1963.
- The International Boxing Federation (IBF), established in 1983.
- The World Boxing Organization (WBO), established in 1988.
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 |  Satoshi Shingaki
|
IBF |
| 1985-04-26 | 1987-Vacated |  Jeff Fenech
|
IBF |
| 1987-05-15 | 1988-07-09 |  Kelvin Seabrooks
|
IBF |
| 1988-07-09 | 1994-10-15-Vacated | Orlando Canizales
|
IBF |
| 1995-01-21 | 1995-04-29 |  Harold Mestre
|
IBF |
| 1995-04-29 | 1997-07-19 |  Mbulelo Botile
|
IBF |
| 1997-07-19 | 2003-02-15 | Tim Austin
|
IBF |
| 2003-02-15 | 2007-03-16-Vacated |  Rafael Márquez
|
IBF |
| 2007-07-07 | 2007-09-27 |  Luis Alberto Pérez
|
IBF |
| 2007-09-27 | 2009-10-30 |  Joseph Agbeko
|
IBF |
| 2009-10-30 | 2010-12-11 | Yonnhy Perez
|
IBF |
| 2010-12-11 | 2011-08-13 | Joseph Agbeko
|
IBF |
| 2011-08-13 | 2012-02-09-Vacated | Abner Mares
|
IBF |
| 2012-06-02 | 2013-02-12-Vacated | Leo Santa Cruz
|
IBF |
| 2013-05-11 | 2013-10-18-Stripped |  Jamie McDonnell
|
IBF |
| 2013-12-21 | 2014-06-07 | Stuart Hall
|
IBF |
| 2014-06-07 | 2014-07-02-Vacated | Paul Butler
|
IBF |
| 2014-10-25 | 2015-11-20-Stripped | Randy Caballero
|
IBF |
| 2015-11-20 | 2017-06-10 | Lee Haskins
|
IBF |
| 2017-06-10 | 2018-02-18 | Ryan Burnett
|
IBF |
| 2018-05-05 | 2019-05-18 |  Emmanuel Rodríguez
|
IBF |
| 2019-05-18 | 2023-01-13-Vacated | Naoya Inoue
|
IBF |
| 2023-08-12 | present | Emmanuel Rodríguez
|
IBF |
WBC
| Reign Began | Reign Ended | Champion | Recognition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Title inaugurated | |||
| 1963-04-04 | 1965-05-18 |  Eder Jofre
|
WBC |
| 1965-05-18 | 1968-02-27 | Fighting Harada
|
WBC |
| 1968-02-27 | 1969-08-22 | Lionel Rose
|
WBC |
| 1969-08-22 | 1970-10-16 | Rubén Olivares
|
WBC |
| 1970-10-16 | 1971-04-02 | Chucho Castillo
|
WBC |
| 1971-04-02 | 1972-03-19 | Rubén Olivares
|
WBC |
| 1972-03-19 | 1972-07-29 | Rafael Herrera
|
WBC |
| 1972-07-29 | 1973-Stripped |  Enrique Pinder
|
WBC |
| 1973-04-14 | 1974-12-07 | Rafael Herrera
|
WBC |
| 1974-12-07 | 1976-05-08 | Rodolfo Martínez
|
WBC |
| 1976-05-08 | 1979-06-03 | Carlos Zarate
|
WBC |
| 1979-06-03 | 1982-06-03-Vacated | Lupe Pintor
|
WBC |
| 1983-09-01 | 1984-05-26-Vacated | Alberto Davila
|
WBC |
| 1985-05-04 | 1985-08-09 | Daniel Zaragoza
|
WBC |
| 1985-08-09 | 1988-10-29 | Miguel Lora
|
WBC |
| 1988-10-29 | 1991-02-25 | Raúl Pérez
|
WBC |
| 1991-02-25 | 1991-09-19 | Greg Richardson
|
WBC |
| 1991-09-19 | 1992-09-17 | Joichiro Tatsuyoshi
|
WBC |
| 1992-09-17 | 1993-03-28 | Victor Rabanales
|
WBC |
| 1993-03-28 | 1993-12-23 |  Jung-Il Byun
|
WBC |
| 1993-12-23 | 1995-07-30 | Yasuei Yakushiji
|
WBC |
| 1995-07-30 | 1997-01-Vacated |  Wayne McCullough
|
WBC |
| 1997-01 | 1997-11-22 |  Sirimongkol Singwangcha
|
WBC |
| 1997-11-22 | 1998-12-29 | Joichiro Tatsuyoshi
|
WBC |
| 1998-12-29 | 2005-04-16 | Veeraphol Sahaprom
|
WBC |
| 2005-04-16 | 2010-04-30 | Hozumi Hasegawa
|
WBC |
| 2010-04-30 | 2011-02-19 | Fernando Montiel
|
WBC |
| 2011-02-19 | 2011-10-Vacated |  Nonito Donaire
|
WBC |
| 2011-11-06 | 2017-08-15 | Shinsuke Yamanaka
|
WBC |
| 2017-08-15 | 2018-02-28-Stripped | Luis Nery
|
WBC |
| 2019-01-19 | 2021-05-29 |  Nordine Oubaali
|
WBC |
| 2021-05-29 | 2022-06-07 | Nonito Donaire
|
WBC |
| 2022-06-07 | 2023-01-13-Vacated | Naoya Inoue
|
WBC |
| 2023-07-29 | 2024-02-24 | Alexandro Santiago
|
WBC |
| 2024-02-24 | Present | Junto Nakatani
|
WBC |
WBA
| Reign Began | Reign Ended | Champion | Recognition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Title inaugurated | |||
| 1963-04-04 | 1965-05-18 | Eder Jofre
|
WBA |
| 1965-05-18 | 1968-02-27 | Fighting Harada
|
WBA |
| 1968-02-27 | 1969-08-22 | Lionel Rose
|
WBA |
| 1969-08-22 | 1970-10-16 | Rubén Olivares
|
WBA |
| 1970-10-16 | 1971-04-02 | Chucho Castillo
|
WBA |
| 1971-04-02 | 1972-03-19 | Rubén Olivares
|
WBA |
| 1972-03-19 | 1972-07-29 | Rafael Herrera
|
WBA |
| 1972-07-29 | 1973-01-20 | Enrique Pinder
|
WBA |
| 1973-01-20 | 1973-11-03 | Romeo Anaya
|
WBA |
| 1973-11-03 | 1974-07-03 |  Arnold Taylor
|
WBA |
| 1974-07-03 | 1975-03-14 | Soo-Hwan Hong
|
WBA |
| 1975-03-14 | 1977-11-19 | Alfonso Zamora
|
WBA |
| 1977-11-19 | 1980-08-29 | Jorge Luján
|
WBA |
| 1980-08-29 | 1980-11-14 | Julian Solís
|
WBA |
| 1980-11-14 | 1984-04-07 | Jeff Chandler
|
WBA |
| 1984-04-07 | 1986-03-10 | Richie Sandoval
|
WBA |
| 1986-03-10 | 1986-06-04 | Gaby Canizales
|
WBA |
| 1986-06-04 | 1987-02-03-Vacated |  Bernardo Pinango
|
WBA |
| 1987-03-29 | 1987-05-24 | Takuya Muguruma
|
WBA |
| 1987-05-24 | 1987-10-04 | Chan-Yong Park
|
WBA |
| 1987-10-04 | 1988-05-09 | Wilfredo Vazquez
|
WBA |
| 1988-05-09 | 1988-08-14 | Khaokor Galaxy
|
WBA |
| 1988-08-14 | 1989-07-09 | Sung-Kil Moon
|
WBA |
| 1989-07-09 | 1989-10-18 | Khaokor Galaxy
|
WBA |
| 1989-10-18 | 1991-10-19 | Luisito Espinosa
|
WBA |
| 1991-10-19 | 1992-03-15 | Israel Contreras
|
WBA |
| 1992-03-15 | 1992-10-09 | Eddie Cook
|
WBA |
| 1992-10-09 | 1993-10-23 | Jorge Eliecer Julio
|
WBA |
| 1993-10-23 | 1994-04-22 | Junior Jones
|
WBA |
| 1994-04-22 | 1994-07-16 | John Michael Johnson
|
WBA |
| 1994-07-16 | 1995-09-17 | Daorung Chuvatana
|
WBA |
| 1995-09-17 | 1996-01-28 | Veeraphol Sahaprom
|
WBA |
| 1996-01-28 | 1996-10-27 | Nana Konadu
|
WBA |
| 1996-10-27 | 1997-06-21 | Daorung Chuvatana
|
WBA |
| 1997-06-21 | 1998-12-05 | Nana Konadu
|
WBA |
| 1998-12-05 | 1999-06-26 | Johnny Tapia
|
WBA |
| 1999-06-26 | 2001-08-07-Stripped | Paulie Ayala
|
WBA |
| 2001-10-14 | 2002-04-19 | Eidy Moya
|
WBA |
| 2002-04-19 | 2004-10-11-Retired |  Johnny Bredahl
|
WBA |
| 2005-02-26 | 2008-05-31 |  Wladimir Sidorenko
|
WBA |
| 2008-05-31 | 2010-11-19 | Anselmo Moreno
|
WBA |
| 2010-11-19 | 2014-09-26 | Anselmo Moreno
|
WBA Super Champion |
| 2010-12-26 | 2013-12-06-Vacated | Koki Kameda
|
WBA Regular Champion |
| 2014-05-31 | 2018-05-25 | Jamie McDonnell
|
WBA Regular Champion |
| 2014-09-26 | 2016-06-18 |  Juan Carlos Payano
|
WBA Super Champion |
| 2016-06-18 | 2017-02-10 | Rau'shee Warren
|
WBA Super Champion |
| 2017-02-10 | 2017-21-10 |  Zhanat Zhakiyanov
|
WBA Super Champion |
| 2017-10-21 | 2018-11-03 | Ryan Burnett
|
WBA Super Champion |
| 2018-05-25 | 2019-11-07 | Naoya Inoue
|
WBA Regular Champion |
| 2018-11-03 | 2019-11-07 | Nonito Donaire
|
WBA Super Champion |
| 2019-11-07 | 2023-01-13-Vacated | Naoya Inoue
|
WBA Super Champion |
| 2020-02-08 | 2021-08-14-Stripped |  Guillermo Rigondeaux
|
WBA Regular Champion |
| 2023-04-08 | present | Takuma Inoue
|
WBA World Champion |
WBO
| Reign Began | Reign Ended | Champion | Recognition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Title inaugurated | |||
| 1989-02-03 | 1990-09-02-Vacated | Israel Contreras
|
WBO |
| 1991-03-12 | 1991-06-30 | Gaby Canizales
|
WBO |
| 1991-06-30 | 1992-05-13 | Duke McKenzie
|
WBO |
| 1992-05-13 | 1994-07-30 | Rafael del Valle
|
WBO |
| 1994-07-30 | 1995-10-21 | Alfred Kotey
|
WBO |
| 1995-10-21 | 1996-04-26 | Daniel Jimenez
|
WBO |
| 1996-04-26 | 1996-Vacated | Robbie Regan
|
WBO |
| 1997-07-28 | 2000-01-08 | Jorge Julio Rocha
|
WBO |
| 2000-01-08 | 2000-05-06-Vacated | Johnny Tapia
|
WBO |
| 2000-09-04 | 2002-03-15 | Mauricio Martínez
|
WBO |
| 2002-03-15 | 2004-05-07 | Cruz Carbajal
|
WBO |
| 2004-05-07 | 2005-10-29 | Ratanachai Sor Vorapin
|
WBO |
| 2005-10-29 | 2007-08-11 | Jhonny González
|
WBO |
| 2007-08-11 | 2009-04-25-Vacated | Gerry Peñalosa
|
WBO |
| 2009-04-25 | 2011-02-19 | Fernando Montiel
|
WBO |
| 2011-02-19 | 2011-11-Vacated | Nonito Donaire
|
WBO |
| 2011-11-26 | 2012-08-Vacated | Jorge Arce
|
WBO |
| 2012-10-20 | 2013-03-02 | Pungluang Sor Singyu
|
WBO |
| 2013-03-02 | 2013-08-01 |  Paulus Ambunda
|
WBO |
| 2013-08-01 | 2015-04-23 | Tomoki Kameda
|
WBO |
| 2015-08-07 | 2016-07-27 | Pungluang Sor Singyu
|
WBO |
| 2016-07-27 | 2017-06-22-Stripped | Marlon Tapales
|
WBO |
| 2017-06-26 | 2019-11-30 | Zolani Tete
|
WBO |
| 2019-11-30 | 2022-05-03-Stripped | Johnriel Casimero
|
WBO |
| 2022-05-03 | 2022-12-13 | Paul Butler
|
WBO |
| 2022-12-13 | 2023-01-13-Vacated | Naoya Inoue
|
WBO |
| 2023-05-13 | present | Jason Moloney
|
WBO |