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/NYSAC |
| 1914-06-09 | 1917-01-09 | Kid Williams | NYSAC |
| Williams 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. | |||
| 1915-09-10 | 1917-01-09 | Johnny Ertle | NYSAC (Claim) |
| 1917-01-09 | 1919-08-15 | Pete Herman | NYSAC/World/NYSAC |
| 1920-12-22 | 1921-07-25 | Joe Lynch | NYSAC/World |
| 1921-07-25 | 1921-09-23 | Pete Herman | World |
| 1921-09-23 | 1922-07-10 | Johnny Buff | World |
| 1922-07-10 | 1923-10-Stripped | Joe Lynch | World |
| Lynch is stripped of his NYSAC title for refusing to face Joe Burman. | |||
| 1923-10 | 1924-03-21 | Joe Lynch | NBA |
| 1923-10 | 1923-10-19 | Joe Burman | NYSAC |
| 1923-10-19 | 1924-12-19 | Abe Goldstein | NYSAC/World |
| 1924-12-19 | 1925-03-20 | Eddie 'Cannonball' Martin | World |
| 1925-03-20 | 1927-02-04-Stripped | Charlie Phil Rosenberg | World/NYSAC |
| Rosenberg 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. | |||
| 1926-10-18 | 1928-05-18-Vacated | Bud Taylor | NBA |
| 1928-05-23 | 1929-10-08-Stripped | Bushy Graham | World/NBA |
| 1929-06-18 | 1934-09-18-Stripped | Panama Al Brown | NYSAC/World/NYSAC/World/NBA |
| 1935-08-07 | 1935-08-26 | Sixto Escobar | NBA |
| 1935-08-26 | 1935-11-15 | Louis Salica | World |
| 1935-11-15 | 1937-09-23 | Sixto Escobar | World |
| 1937-09-23 | 1938-02-20 | Harry Jeffra | World |
| 1938-02-20 | 1939-10-27-Vacated | Sixto Escobar | World |
| 1939-10-26 | 1940-09-24 | Georgie Pace | NBA |
| 1939-11-17 | 1942-12-15 | Louis Salica | NYSAC/World/NYSAC |
| 1942-08-07 | 1947-01-06 | Manuel Ortiz | NBA/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 | 1954-05-16-Retired | Jimmy Carruthers | World/NBA |
| 1954-09-19 | 1956-06-29 | Robert Cohen | World/EBU/NYSAC |
| Cohen is stripped of the NBA title on 20 Dec 1954 for failing to fight Raúl Macías. | |||
| 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 | EBU/NYSAC/World |
| 1959-07-08 | 1960-08-30-Retired | Jose Becerra | World |
| 1960-11-18 | 1963-04-04 | Eder Jofre | NBA/World |
IBF
| Reign Began | Reign Ended | Champion | Recognition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Title inaugurated | |||
| 1984-04-15 | 1985-04-26 | Satoshi Shingaki | IBF |
| 1985-04-26 | 1987-Vacated | Jeff Fenech | IBF |
| 1987-05-15 | 1988-07-09 | Kelvin Seabrooks | IBF |
| 1988-07-09 | 1994-10-15-Vacated | Orlando Canizales | IBF |
| 1995-01-21 | 1995-04-29 | Harold Mestre | IBF |
| 1995-04-29 | 1997-07-19 | Mbulelo Botile | IBF |
| 1997-07-19 | 2003-02-15 | Tim Austin | IBF |
| 2003-02-15 | 2007-03-16-Vacated | Rafael Márquez | IBF |
| 2007-07-07 | 2007-09-27 | Luis Alberto Pérez | IBF |
| 2007-09-27 | 2009-10-30 | Joseph Agbeko | IBF |
| 2009-10-30 | 2010-12-11 | Yonnhy Perez | IBF |
| 2010-12-11 | 2011-08-13 | Joseph Agbeko | IBF |
| 2011-08-13 | 2012-02-09-Vacated | Abner Mares | IBF |
| 2012-06-02 | 2013-02-12-Vacated | Leo Santa Cruz | IBF |
| 2013-05-11 | 2013-10-18-Stripped | Jamie McDonnell | IBF |
| 2013-12-21 | 2014-06-07 | Stuart Hall | IBF |
| 2014-06-07 | 2014-07-02-Vacated | Paul Butler | IBF |
| 2014-10-25 | 2015-11-20-Stripped | Randy Caballero | IBF |
| 2015-11-20 | 2017-06-10 | Lee Haskins | IBF |
| 2017-06-10 | 2018-02-18 | Ryan Burnett | IBF |
| 2018-05-05 | 2019-05-18 | Emmanuel Rodríguez | IBF |
| 2019-05-18 | 2023-01-13-Vacated | Naoya Inoue | IBF |
| 2023-08-12 | 2024-05-04 | Emmanuel Rodríguez | IBF |
| 2024-05-04 | 2025-06-08 | Ryosuke Nishida | IBF |
| 2025-06-08 | 2025-09-18-Vacated | Junto Nakatani | IBF |
| 2025-12-13 | Present | José Salas | IBF |
WBC
| Reign Began | Reign Ended | Champion | Recognition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Title inaugurated | |||
| 1963-04-04 | 1965-05-18 | Eder Jofre | WBC |
| 1965-05-18 | 1968-02-27 | Fighting Harada | WBC |
| 1968-02-27 | 1969-08-22 | Lionel Rose | WBC |
| 1969-08-22 | 1970-10-16 | Rubén Olivares | WBC |
| 1970-10-16 | 1971-04-02 | Chucho Castillo | WBC |
| 1971-04-02 | 1972-03-19 | Rubén Olivares | WBC |
| 1972-03-19 | 1972-07-29 | Rafael Herrera | WBC |
| 1972-07-29 | 1973-Stripped | Enrique Pinder | WBC |
| 1973-04-14 | 1974-12-07 | Rafael Herrera | WBC |
| 1974-12-07 | 1976-05-08 | Rodolfo Martínez | WBC |
| 1976-05-08 | 1979-06-03 | Carlos Zarate | WBC |
| 1979-06-03 | 1982-06-03-Vacated | Lupe Pintor | WBC |
| 1983-09-01 | 1984-05-26-Vacated | Alberto Davila | WBC |
| 1985-05-04 | 1985-08-09 | Daniel Zaragoza | WBC |
| 1985-08-09 | 1988-10-29 | Miguel Lora | WBC |
| 1988-10-29 | 1991-02-25 | Raúl Pérez | WBC |
| 1991-02-25 | 1991-09-19 | Greg Richardson | WBC |
| 1991-09-19 | 1992-09-17 | Joichiro Tatsuyoshi | WBC |
| 1992-09-17 | 1993-03-28 | Victor Rabanales | WBC |
| 1993-03-28 | 1993-12-23 | Jung-Il Byun | WBC |
| 1993-12-23 | 1995-07-30 | Yasuei Yakushiji | WBC |
| 1995-07-30 | 1997-01-Vacated | Wayne McCullough | WBC |
| 1997-01 | 1997-11-22 | Sirimongkol Singwangcha | WBC |
| 1997-11-22 | 1998-12-29 | Joichiro Tatsuyoshi | WBC |
| 1998-12-29 | 2005-04-16 | Veeraphol Sahaprom | WBC |
| 2005-04-16 | 2010-04-30 | Hozumi Hasegawa | WBC |
| 2010-04-30 | 2011-02-19 | Fernando Montiel | WBC |
| 2011-02-19 | 2011-10-Vacated | Nonito Donaire | WBC |
| 2011-11-06 | 2017-08-15 | Shinsuke Yamanaka | WBC |
| 2017-08-15 | 2018-02-28-Stripped | Luis Nery | WBC |
| 2019-01-19 | 2021-05-29 | Nordine Oubaali | WBC |
| 2021-05-29 | 2022-06-07 | Nonito Donaire | WBC |
| 2022-06-07 | 2023-01-13-Vacated | Naoya Inoue | WBC |
| 2023-07-29 | 2024-02-24 | Alexandro Santiago | WBC |
| 2024-02-24 | 2025-09-18-Vacated | Junto Nakatani | WBC |
| 2025-11-24 | Present | Takuma Inoue | WBC |
WBA
| Reign Began | Reign Ended | Champion | Recognition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Title inaugurated | |||
| 1963-04-04 | 1965-05-18 | Eder Jofre | WBA |
| 1965-05-18 | 1968-02-27 | Fighting Harada | WBA |
| 1968-02-27 | 1969-08-22 | Lionel Rose | WBA |
| 1969-08-22 | 1970-10-16 | Rubén Olivares | WBA |
| 1970-10-16 | 1971-04-02 | Chucho Castillo | WBA |
| 1971-04-02 | 1972-03-19 | Rubén Olivares | WBA |
| 1972-03-19 | 1972-07-29 | Rafael Herrera | WBA |
| 1972-07-29 | 1973-01-20 | Enrique Pinder | WBA |
| 1973-01-20 | 1973-11-03 | Romeo Anaya | WBA |
| 1973-11-03 | 1974-07-03 | Arnold Taylor | WBA |
| 1974-07-03 | 1975-03-14 | Soo-Hwan Hong | WBA |
| 1975-03-14 | 1977-11-19 | Alfonso Zamora | WBA |
| 1977-11-19 | 1980-08-29 | Jorge Luján | WBA |
| 1980-08-29 | 1980-11-14 | Julian Solís | WBA |
| 1980-11-14 | 1984-04-07 | Jeff Chandler | WBA |
| 1984-04-07 | 1986-03-10 | Richie Sandoval | WBA |
| 1986-03-10 | 1986-06-04 | Gaby Canizales | WBA |
| 1986-06-04 | 1987-02-03-Vacated | Bernardo Pinango | WBA |
| 1987-03-29 | 1987-05-24 | Takuya Muguruma | WBA |
| 1987-05-24 | 1987-10-04 | Chan-yong Park | WBA |
| 1987-10-04 | 1988-05-09 | Wilfredo Vazquez | WBA |
| 1988-05-09 | 1988-08-14 | Khaokor Galaxy | WBA |
| 1988-08-14 | 1989-07-09 | Sung-Kil Moon | WBA |
| 1989-07-09 | 1989-10-18 | Khaokor Galaxy | WBA |
| 1989-10-18 | 1991-10-19 | Luisito Espinosa | WBA |
| 1991-10-19 | 1992-03-15 | Israel Contreras | WBA |
| 1992-03-15 | 1992-10-09 | Eddie Cook | WBA |
| 1992-10-09 | 1993-10-23 | Jorge Eliecer Julio | WBA |
| 1993-10-23 | 1994-04-22 | Junior Jones | WBA |
| 1994-04-22 | 1994-07-16 | John Michael Johnson | WBA |
| 1994-07-16 | 1995-09-17 | Daorung Chuvatana | WBA |
| 1995-09-17 | 1996-01-28 | Veeraphol Sahaprom | WBA |
| 1996-01-28 | 1996-10-27 | Nana Konadu | WBA |
| 1996-10-27 | 1997-06-21 | Daorung Chuvatana | WBA |
| 1997-06-21 | 1998-12-05 | Nana Konadu | WBA |
| 1998-12-05 | 1999-06-26 | Johnny Tapia | WBA |
| 1999-06-26 | 2001-08-07-Stripped | Paulie Ayala | WBA |
| 2001-10-14 | 2002-04-19 | Eidy Moya | WBA |
| 2002-04-19 | 2004-10-11-Retired | Johnny Bredahl | WBA |
| 2005-02-26 | 2008-05-31 | Wladimir Sidorenko | WBA |
| 2008-05-31 | 2010-11-19 | Anselmo Moreno | WBA |
| 2010-11-19 | 2014-09-26 | Anselmo Moreno | WBA Super Champion |
| 2010-12-26 | 2013-12-06-Vacated | Koki Kameda | WBA Regular Champion |
| 2014-05-31 | 2018-05-25 | Jamie McDonnell | WBA Regular Champion |
| 2014-09-26 | 2016-06-18 | Juan Carlos Payano | WBA Super Champion |
| 2016-06-18 | 2017-02-10 | Rau'shee Warren | WBA Super Champion |
| 2017-02-10 | 2017-21-10 | Zhanat Zhakiyanov | WBA Super Champion |
| 2017-10-21 | 2018-11-03 | Ryan Burnett | WBA Super Champion |
| 2018-05-25 | 2019-11-07 | Naoya Inoue | WBA Regular Champion |
| 2018-11-03 | 2019-11-07 | Nonito Donaire | WBA Super Champion |
| 2019-11-07 | 2023-01-13-Vacated | Naoya Inoue | WBA Super Champion |
| 2020-02-08 | 2021-08-14-Stripped | Guillermo Rigondeaux | WBA Regular Champion |
| 2023-04-08 | 2024-10-13 | Takuma Inoue | WBA World Champion |
| 2024-10-13 | 2025-05-17-Stripped | Seiya Tsutsumi | WBA World Champion |
| 2025-05-17 | 2025-12-01-Stripped | Antonio Vargas | WBA World Champion |
| 2025-12-01 | Present | Seiya Tsutsumi | WBA World Champion |
WBO
| Reign Began | Reign Ended | Champion | Recognition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Title inaugurated | |||
| 1989-02-03 | 1990-09-02-Vacated | Israel Contreras | WBO |
| 1991-03-12 | 1991-06-30 | Gaby Canizales | WBO |
| 1991-06-30 | 1992-05-13 | Duke McKenzie | WBO |
| 1992-05-13 | 1994-07-30 | Rafael del Valle | WBO |
| 1994-07-30 | 1995-10-21 | Alfred Kotey | WBO |
| 1995-10-21 | 1996-04-26 | Daniel Jimenez | WBO |
| 1996-04-26 | 1996-Vacated | Robbie Regan | WBO |
| 1997-07-28 | 2000-01-08 | Jorge Julio Rocha | WBO |
| 2000-01-08 | 2000-05-06-Vacated | Johnny Tapia | WBO |
| 2000-09-04 | 2002-03-15 | Mauricio Martínez | WBO |
| 2002-03-15 | 2004-05-07 | Cruz Carbajal | WBO |
| 2004-05-07 | 2005-10-29 | Ratanachai Sor Vorapin | WBO |
| 2005-10-29 | 2007-08-11 | Jhonny González | WBO |
| 2007-08-11 | 2009-04-25-Vacated | Gerry Peñalosa | WBO |
| 2009-04-25 | 2011-02-19 | Fernando Montiel | WBO |
| 2011-02-19 | 2011-11-Vacated | Nonito Donaire | WBO |
| 2011-11-26 | 2012-08-Vacated | Jorge Arce | WBO |
| 2012-10-20 | 2013-03-02 | Pungluang Sor Singyu | WBO |
| 2013-03-02 | 2013-08-01 | Paulus Ambunda | WBO |
| 2013-08-01 | 2015-04-23 | Tomoki Kameda | WBO |
| 2015-08-07 | 2016-07-27 | Pungluang Sor Singyu | WBO |
| 2016-07-27 | 2017-06-22-Stripped | Marlon Tapales | WBO |
| 2017-06-26 | 2019-11-30 | Zolani Tete | WBO |
| 2019-11-30 | 2022-05-03-Stripped | John Riel Casimero | WBO |
| 2022-05-03 | 2022-12-13 | Paul Butler | WBO |
| 2022-12-13 | 2023-01-13-Vacated | Naoya Inoue | WBO |
| 2023-05-13 | 2024-05-06 | Jason Moloney | WBO |
| 2024-05-06 | 2025-09-14 | Yoshiki Takei | WBO |
| 2025-09-14 | Present | Christian Medina | WBO |