List of world bantamweight boxing champions
(Redirected from World Bantamweight Champion)
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
edit| 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
edit| Reign Began | Reign Ended | Champion | Recognition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
WBC
edit| Reign Began | Reign Ended | Champion | Recognition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
WBA
edit| Reign Began | Reign Ended | Champion | Recognition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
WBO
edit| Reign Began | Reign Ended | Champion | Recognition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |