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 | ![]() | 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
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
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
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 |
See also
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