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

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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

## IBF

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Reign Began  | Reign Ended  | Champion  | Recognition

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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  | 2024-05-04  |  Emmanuel Rodríguez | IBF
2024-05-04  | present  |  Ryosuke Nishida | IBF

## WBC

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Reign Began  | Reign Ended  | Champion  | Recognition

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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

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Reign Began  | Reign Ended  | Champion  | Recognition

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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

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Reign Began  | Reign Ended  | Champion  | Recognition

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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  | 2023-05-06  |  Jason Moloney | WBO
2023-05-06  | present  |  Yoshiki Takei | WBO

## See also

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* List of British world boxing champions

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