The following is a table showing the boxers who have won the British bantamweight title. The title has been sanctioned by the National Sporting Club since 1909, and later by its replacement British Boxing Board of Control (BBBoC) since 1929.
A champion will often voluntarily relinquish the title in order to fight for a higher-ranked championship, such as the world or European. Where the date on which a champion relinquished the title is unclear, the date of the last BBBoC sanctioned fight is shown.
r–Champion relinquished title.
s–Champion stripped of title. NameDuration of reignDefences Digger Stanley17 October 1910 — 2 June 1913 3 Bill Beynon2 June 1913 — 27 October 1913 1 Digger Stanley27 October 1913 — 20 April 1914 1 Curley Walker20 April 1914r 19150 Joe Fox22 November 1915 — 25 June 1917r 19182 Tommy Noble 25 November 1918 — 30 June 19191 Walter Ross30 June 1919r 19190 Jim Higgins23 February 1920 — 26 June 19223 Tommy Harrison26 June 1922 — 26 February 19231 Harry Lake26 February 1923 — 26 November 19231 Johnny Brown26 November 1923 — 19 October 1925r 19272 Alf Pattenden4 June 1928 — 16 May 19292 Teddy Baldock16 May 1929rv19310 Dick Corbett 21 December 1931 — 10 October 19321 Johnny King10 October 1932 — 12 February 19341 Dick Corbett12 February 1934 — 20 August 1934r 19342 Johnny King20 August 1934 — 10 February 19473 Jackie Paterson10 February 1947 — 24 March 19492 Stan Rowan24 March 1949 — 28 November 1949rel"Some Outstanding Dates of the Past Year", Boxing News Annual 1950, War Facts Press, London, p. 100 Danny O'Sullivan 13 December 1949 – 9 May 19511 Peter Keenan9 May 1951 – 3 October 1953 3 John Kelly3 October 1953 – 21 September 19541 Peter Keenan21 September 1954 – 10 January 19594 Freddie Gilroy10 January 1959 – 20 October 1962r 19623 Johnny Caldwell5 March 1962 – 22 March 19651 Alan Rudkin22 March 1965 – 6 September 19661 Walter McGowan6 September 1966 – 13 May 1968 1 Alan Rudkin13 May 1968 – 25 January 1972r 19723 Johnny Clark20 February 1973r0 Dave Needham10 December 1974 – 20 October 19751 Paddy Maguire20 October 1975 – 29 November 19771 Johnny Owen29 November 1977 – 28 June 1980 (died 1980)3 John Feeney22 September 1981 – 25 January 1983 1 Hugh Russell25 January 1983 – 2 March 19831 Davy Larmour2 March 1983 – 16 November 1983 1 John Feeney16 November 1983 – 13 June 1985 1 Ray Gilbody13 June 1985 – 19 February 1987 2 Billy Hardy19 February 1987 – 29 November 1990r 19914 Joe Kelly27 January 1992 – 1 June 1992 1 Drew Docherty1 June 1992 – 19 October 1997s3 Paul Lloyd25 October 1997 – 26 September 1998r 19991 Noel Wilders30 October 1999 – 18 January 2000r 20001 Ady Lewis1 April 2000 – 9 September 20001 Tommy Waite9 September 2000 – 9 October 2000 1 Nicky Booth9 October 2000 – 28 April 2003r4 Martin Power20 May 2003 – 30 May 2006r 20072 Ian Napa6 July 2007 – 2 May 2008r3 Gary Davies3 April 2009 – 23 October 20091 Ian Napa23 October 2009 – 22 January 20101 Jamie McDonnell22 January 2010r0 Stuart Hall4 June 2010 – 3 September 20114 Jamie McDonnell3 September 2011r0 Lee Haskins27 April 2013 – 8 November 2013r1 Ryan Burnett21 November 2015 – 15 October 2016r1 Josh Wale1 July 2017 – 2 February 2018r2Ukashir Farooq27 September 2018 – 16 November 20193Lee McGregor16 November 2019r0Sean McGoldrick10 February 2023r0Ashley Lane22 March 2024 - 20 July 20240Andrew Cain20 July 20241
See also List of British heavyweight boxing champions List of British cruiserweight boxing champions List of British light-heavyweight boxing champions List of British super-middleweight boxing champions List of British middleweight boxing champions List of British light-middleweight boxing champions List of British welterweight boxing champions List of British light-welterweight boxing champions List of British lightweight boxing champions List of British super-featherweight boxing champions List of British featherweight boxing champions List of British super-bantamweight boxing champions List of British super-flyweight boxing champions List of British flyweight boxing champions List of British world boxing champions
References
Sources boxrec Maurice Golesworthy, Encyclopaedia of Boxing (Eighth Edition) (1988), Robert Hale Limited,