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.

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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
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 2024-05-04   Emmanuel Rodríguez IBF
2024-05-04 present   Ryosuke Nishida IBF
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
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
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 2023-05-06   Jason Moloney WBO
2023-05-06 present   Yoshiki Takei WBO

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