This list of New Zealand bantamweight boxing champions is a table showing the boxers who have won the New Zealand professional bantamweight championship. The title has been administered by the New Zealand Boxing Association since 1914. A champion will often voluntarily relinquish the title in order to fight for a higher-ranked championship, such as the world.
Name Reign Duration of reign Title Defences Note Jack Ladbury 1 15 April 1915 – January 1920 New Zealand Boxing Association 0 Ladbury was stripped of the title for failure to defend in January 1920. Charlie Cann 1 January 1920 – 20 October 1920 New Zealand Boxing Association 2 Cann was awarded the title due to Ladbury's lack of defence. Cann successfully defended the title in May of that year. Harry Gunn 1 20 October 1920 – 2 January 1922 New Zealand Boxing Association 1 Charlie Cann 2 2 January 1922 – 1926 New Zealand Boxing Association 1 Cann retired in 1926, vacating the title. Frank Taylor 1 12 April 1930 – 1932 New Zealand Boxing Association 1 Taylor retired in 1932, vacating the title. George T Wright 1 8 August 1932 – 1934 New Zealand Boxing Association 2 Wright retired in 1934, vacating the title. Tot Hoggarth 1 26 October 1940 – 21 January 1948 New Zealand Boxing Association 2 Lyn Philp 1 21 January 1948 – 6 June 1954 New Zealand Boxing Association 0 Philp retired on 6 June 1954, vacating the title.
See also List of New Zealand world boxing champions List of New Zealand female boxing champions List of New Zealand heavyweight boxing champions List of New Zealand cruiserweight boxing champions List of New Zealand light heavyweight boxing champions List of New Zealand super middleweight boxing champions List of New Zealand middleweight boxing champions List of New Zealand super welterweight boxing champions List of New Zealand welterweight boxing champions List of New Zealand super lightweight boxing champions List of New Zealand lightweight boxing champions List of New Zealand super featherweight boxing champions List of New Zealand featherweight boxing champions Professional boxing in New Zealand
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