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 beganReign endedChampionRecognitionTitle inaugurated1890-06-271891-abandonedGeorge DixonWorld1894-09-151899-09-01-retiredJimmy BarryWorld1899-09-121900-abandonedTerry McGovernWorld1901-03-181901-abandonedHarry HarrisWorld1901-11-111903-08-13Harry ForbesWorld1903-08-131904-10-17Frankie NeilWorld1904-10-171905-10-vacatedJoe BowkerWorld1905-03-291909-01-29Jimmy WalshWorld1909-01-291909-02-22Jimmy ReaganWorld1909-02-221910-02-22Monte AttellWorld1910-02-221911-02-27Frankie ConleyWorld1911-02-261914-06-09Johnny CoulonWorld/NYSAC1913-06-241914-01-31Eddie CampiIBU1914-01-311917-01-09Kid WilliamsIBU/NYSACWilliams lost a title match on 10 Sep 1915 to Johnny Ertle on a foul, but the NYSAC continued to officially recognize Williams as champion while allowing Ertle to claim the title.1915-09-101917-01-09Johnny ErtleNYSAC (claim)1917-01-091919-08-15Pete HermanNYSAC/World/NYSAC1920-12-221921-07-25Joe LynchNYSAC/World1921-07-251921-09-23Pete HermanWorld1921-09-231922-07-10Johnny BuffWorld1922-07-101923-10-strippedJoe LynchWorldLynch was stripped of his NYSAC title for refusing to face Joe Burman.1923-101924-03-21Joe LynchNBA1923-101923-10-19Joe BurmanNYSAC1923-10-191924-12-19Abe GoldsteinNYSAC/World1924-12-191925-03-20Eddie 'Cannonball' MartinWorld1925-03-201927-02-04-strippedCharlie Phil RosenbergWorld/NYSACRosenberg was stripped of his NBA title on 18 Oct 1926 for failing to fight Bud Taylor and then his NYSAC title on 4 Feb 1927 for missing weight in a title bout.1926-10-181928-05-18-vacatedBud TaylorNBA1928-05-231929-10-08-strippedBushy GrahamWorld/NBA1929-06-181934-09-18-strippedPanama Al BrownNYSAC/World/NYSAC/World/NBA1935-08-071935-08-26Sixto EscobarNBA1935-08-261935-11-15Louis SalicaWorld1935-11-151937-09-23Sixto EscobarWorld1937-09-231938-02-20Harry JeffraWorld1938-02-201939-10-27-vacatedSixto EscobarWorld1939-10-261940-09-24Georgie PaceNBA1939-11-171942-12-15Louis SalicaNYSAC/World/NYSAC1942-08-071947-01-06Manuel OrtizNBA/World1947-01-061947-03-11Harold DadeWorld1947-03-111950-05-31Manuel OrtizWorld1950-05-311952-11-15Vic ToweelWorld1952-11-151954-05-16-retiredJimmy CarruthersWorld/NBA1954-09-191956-06-29Robert CohenWorld/EBU/NYSACCohen was stripped of the NBA title on 20 Dec 1954 for failing to fight Raúl Macías.1955-03-091957-06-15Raúl MacíasNBA1956-06-291957-04-01Mario D'AgataEBU/NYSAC1957-04-011959-07-08Alphonse HalimiEBU/NYSAC/World1959-07-081960-08-30-retiredJose BecerraWorld1960-11-181963-04-04Eder JofreNBA/World
IBF Reign beganReign endedChampionRecognitionTitle inaugurated1984-04-151985-04-26 Satoshi ShingakiIBF 1985-04-261987-vacated Jeff FenechIBF 1987-05-151988-07-09 Kelvin SeabrooksIBF 1988-07-091994-10-15-vacated Orlando CanizalesIBF 1995-01-211995-04-29 Harold MestreIBF 1995-04-291997-07-19 Mbulelo BotileIBF 1997-07-192003-02-15 Tim AustinIBF 2003-02-152007-03-16-vacated Rafael MárquezIBF 2007-07-072007-09-27 Luis Alberto PérezIBF 2007-09-272009-10-30 Joseph AgbekoIBF 2009-10-302010-12-11 Yonnhy PerezIBF2010-12-112011-08-13 Joseph AgbekoIBF2011-08-132012-02-09-vacated Abner MaresIBF2012-06-022013-02-12-vacated Leo Santa CruzIBF2013-05-112013-10-18-stripped Jamie McDonnellIBF2013-12-212014-06-07 Stuart HallIBF2014-06-072014-07-02-vacated Paul ButlerIBF2014-10-252015-11-20-stripped Randy CaballeroIBF2015-11-202017-06-10 Lee HaskinsIBF2017-06-102018-02-18 Ryan BurnettIBF2018-05-052019-05-18 Emmanuel RodríguezIBF2019-05-182023-01-13-vacated Naoya InoueIBF2023-08-122024-05-04 Emmanuel RodríguezIBF2024-05-042025-06-08 Ryosuke NishidaIBF2025-06-082025-09-18-vacated Junto NakataniIBF2025-12-13Present José SalasIBF
WBC Reign beganReign endedChampionRecognitionTitle inaugurated1963-04-041965-05-18 Eder JofreWBC1965-05-181968-02-27 Fighting HaradaWBC1968-02-271969-08-22 Lionel RoseWBC1969-08-221970-10-16 Rubén OlivaresWBC1970-10-161971-04-02 Chucho CastilloWBC1971-04-021972-03-19 Rubén OlivaresWBC1972-03-191972-07-29 Rafael HerreraWBC1972-07-291973-stripped Enrique PinderWBC1973-04-141974-12-07 Rafael HerreraWBC1974-12-071976-05-08 Rodolfo MartínezWBC1976-05-081979-06-03 Carlos ZarateWBC1979-06-031982-06-03-vacated Lupe PintorWBC1983-09-011984-05-26-vacated Alberto DavilaWBC1985-05-041985-08-09 Daniel ZaragozaWBC1985-08-091988-10-29 Miguel LoraWBC1988-10-291991-02-25 Raúl PérezWBC1991-02-251991-09-19 Greg RichardsonWBC1991-09-191992-09-17 Joichiro TatsuyoshiWBC1992-09-171993-03-28 Victor RabanalesWBC1993-03-281993-12-23 Jung-Il ByunWBC1993-12-231995-07-30 Yasuei YakushijiWBC1995-07-301997-01-vacated Wayne McCulloughWBC1997-011997-11-22 Sirimongkol SingwangchaWBC1997-11-221998-12-29 Joichiro TatsuyoshiWBC1998-12-292005-04-16 Veeraphol SahapromWBC2005-04-162010-04-30 Hozumi HasegawaWBC2010-04-302011-02-19 Fernando MontielWBC2011-02-192011-10-vacated Nonito DonaireWBC2011-11-062017-08-15 Shinsuke YamanakaWBC2017-08-152018-02-28-stripped Luis NeryWBC2019-01-192021-05-29 Nordine OubaaliWBC2021-05-292022-06-07 Nonito DonaireWBC2022-06-072023-01-13-vacated Naoya InoueWBC2023-07-292024-02-24 Alexandro SantiagoWBC2024-02-242025-09-18-vacated Junto NakataniWBC2025-11-24Present Takuma InoueWBC
WBA Reign beganReign endedChampionRecognitionTitle inaugurated1963-04-041965-05-18 Eder JofreWBA 1965-05-181968-02-27 Fighting HaradaWBA 1968-02-271969-08-22 Lionel RoseWBA 1969-08-221970-10-16 Rubén OlivaresWBA 1970-10-161971-04-02 Chucho CastilloWBA 1971-04-021972-03-19 Rubén OlivaresWBA 1972-03-191972-07-29 Rafael HerreraWBA 1972-07-291973-01-20 Enrique PinderWBA 1973-01-201973-11-03 Romeo AnayaWBA 1973-11-031974-07-03 Arnold TaylorWBA 1974-07-031975-03-14 Soo-Hwan HongWBA 1975-03-141977-11-19 Alfonso ZamoraWBA 1977-11-191980-08-29 Jorge LujánWBA 1980-08-291980-11-14 Julian SolísWBA 1980-11-141984-04-07 Jeff ChandlerWBA 1984-04-071986-03-10 Richie SandovalWBA 1986-03-101986-06-04 Gaby CanizalesWBA 1986-06-041987-02-03-vacated Bernardo PinangoWBA 1987-03-291987-05-24 Takuya MugurumaWBA 1987-05-241987-10-04 Chan-yong ParkWBA 1987-10-041988-05-09 Wilfredo VazquezWBA 1988-05-091988-08-14 Khaokor GalaxyWBA 1988-08-141989-07-09 Sung-Kil MoonWBA 1989-07-091989-10-18 Khaokor GalaxyWBA 1989-10-181991-10-19 Luisito EspinosaWBA 1991-10-191992-03-15 Israel ContrerasWBA 1992-03-151992-10-09 Eddie CookWBA 1992-10-091993-10-23 Jorge Eliecer JulioWBA 1993-10-231994-04-22 Junior JonesWBA 1994-04-221994-07-16 John Michael JohnsonWBA 1994-07-161995-09-17 Daorung ChuvatanaWBA 1995-09-171996-01-28 Veeraphol SahapromWBA 1996-01-281996-10-27 Nana KonaduWBA 1996-10-271997-06-21 Daorung ChuvatanaWBA 1997-06-211998-12-05 Nana KonaduWBA 1998-12-051999-06-26 Johnny TapiaWBA 1999-06-262001-08-07-stripped Paulie AyalaWBA 2001-10-142002-04-19 Eidy MoyaWBA 2002-04-192004-10-11-retired Johnny BredahlWBA 2005-02-262008-05-31 Wladimir SidorenkoWBA 2008-05-312010-11-19 Anselmo MorenoWBA2010-11-192014-09-26 Anselmo MorenoWBA Super Champion2010-12-262013-12-06-vacated Koki KamedaWBA Regular Champion2014-05-312018-05-25 Jamie McDonnellWBA Regular Champion2014-09-262016-06-18 Juan Carlos PayanoWBA Super Champion2016-06-182017-02-10 Rau'shee WarrenWBA Super Champion2017-02-102017-21-10 Zhanat ZhakiyanovWBA Super Champion2017-10-212018-11-03 Ryan BurnettWBA Super Champion2018-05-252019-11-07 Naoya InoueWBA Unified Champion2018-11-032019-11-07 Nonito DonaireWBA Super Champion2019-11-072023-01-13-vacated Naoya InoueWBA Super Champion2020-02-082021-08-14-stripped Guillermo RigondeauxWBA Regular Champion 2023-04-082024-10-13 Takuma InoueWBA World Champion2024-10-132025-05-17-stripped Seiya TsutsumiWBA World Champion2025-05-172025-12-01-stripped Antonio VargasWBA World Champion2025-12-012026-05-31-stripped Seiya TsutsumiWBA World Champion2026-05-312026-06-13 Antonio VargasWBA World Champion2026-06-13Present Jesse RodriguezWBA World Champion
WBO Reign beganReign endedChampionRecognitionTitle inaugurated1989-02-031990-09-02-vacated Israel ContrerasWBO1991-03-121991-06-30 Gaby CanizalesWBO1991-06-301992-05-13 Duke McKenzieWBO1992-05-131994-07-30 Rafael del ValleWBO1994-07-301995-10-21 Alfred KoteyWBO1995-10-211996-04-26 Daniel JimenezWBO1996-04-261996-vacated Robbie ReganWBO1997-07-282000-01-08 Jorge Julio RochaWBO2000-01-082000-05-06-vacated Johnny TapiaWBO2000-09-042002-03-15 Mauricio MartínezWBO2002-03-152004-05-07 Cruz CarbajalWBO2004-05-072005-10-29 Ratanachai Sor VorapinWBO2005-10-292007-08-11 Jhonny GonzálezWBO2007-08-112009-04-25-vacated Gerry PeñalosaWBO2009-04-252011-02-19 Fernando MontielWBO2011-02-192011-11-vacated Nonito DonaireWBO2011-11-262012-08-vacated Jorge ArceWBO2012-10-202013-03-02 Pungluang Sor SingyuWBO2013-03-022013-08-01 Paulus AmbundaWBO2013-08-012015-04-23 Tomoki KamedaWBO2015-08-072016-07-27 Pungluang Sor SingyuWBO2016-07-272017-06-22-stripped Marlon TapalesWBO2017-06-262019-11-30 Zolani TeteWBO2019-11-302022-05-03-stripped John Riel CasimeroWBO2022-05-032022-12-13 Paul ButlerWBO2022-12-132023-01-13-vacated Naoya InoueWBO2023-05-132024-05-06 Jason MoloneyWBO2024-05-062025-09-14 Yoshiki TakeiWBO2025-09-14Present Christian MedinaWBO
See also List of British world boxing champions