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Bantamweight Title History 118 lbs
Title Holder |
Tenure |
Status |
Defences |
Birthplace |
| Abner Mares | 2011- | IBF | 0 | Mexico |
| Nonito Donaire | 2011- | WBC-WBO | 0 | Philippines |
| Joseph Agbeko | 2010-2011 | IBF | 0 | Ghana |
| Fernando Montiel | 2010-2011 | WBC-WBO | 1 | Mexico |
| Fernando Montiel | 2009-2010 | WBO | 1 | Mexico |
| Yonnhy Perez | 2009-2010 | IBF | 1 | Colombia |
| Anselmo Moreno | 2008- | WBA | 7 | Panama |
| Gerry Penalosa | 2007-2009 | WBO | 1 | Philippines |
| Joseph Agbeko | 2007-2009 | IBF | 3 | Ghana |
| Luis Alberto Perez | 2007 | IBF | 0 | Nicaragua |
| Hozumi Hasegawa | 2005-2010 | WBC | 10 | Japan |
| Wladimir Sidorenko | 2005-2008 | WBA | 5 | Ukraine |
| Jhonny Gonzalez | 2005-2007 | WBO | 2 | Mexico |
| P. Kratingdaenggym | 2005 | WBA | 1 | Thailand |
| Ratanchai Sowvoraphin | 2004-2005 | WBO | 1 | Thailand |
| Julio Zarate | 2004-2005 | WBA | 0 | Mexico |
| Rafael Marquez | 2003-2006 | IBF | 7 | Mexico |
| Cruz Carbajal | 2002-2004 | WBO | 2 | Mexico |
| Johnny Bredahl | 2002-2004 | WBA | 1 | Denmark |
| Eidy Moya | 2001-2002 | WBA | 0 | Venezuela |
| Mauricio Martinez | 2000-2002 | WBO | 1 | Panama |
| Johnny Tapia | 2000 | WBO | 1 | USA |
| Tapia relinquished title to campeign at Jnr Featherweight. | ||||
| Paulie Ayala | 1999-2001 | WBA | 3 | USA |
| Ayala relinquished title to campaign at Jnr Featherweight. | ||||
| Veeraphol Sahaprom | 1998-2005 | WBC | 14 | Thailand |
| Jorge Elicier Julio | 1998-2000 | WBO | 3 | Colombia |
| Johnny Tapia | 1998-1999 | WBA | 0 | USA |
| Tim Austin | 1997-2003 | IBF | 9 | USA |
| Nana Yaw Konadu | 1997-1998 | WBA | 1 | Ghana |
| Joichiro Tatsuyoshi | 1997-1998 | WBC | 2 | Japan |
| S. Singmanassak | 1997 | WBC | 3 | Thailand |
| Robbie Regan | 1996-1998 | WBO | 0 | Wales |
| Regan retired on medical grounds. | ||||
| Daorung Chuwatana | 1996-1997 | WBA | 1 | Thailand |
| Nana Yaw Konadu | 1996 | WBA | 0 | Ghana |
| Mbulelo Botile | 1995-1997 | IBF | 5 | S Africa |
| Wayne McCullough | 1995-1997 | WBC | 2 | Ireland |
| McCullough vacated to challenge for the Jnr Featherweight title. | ||||
| Veeraphol Sahaprom | 1995-1996 | WBA | 0 | Thailand |
| Daniel Jimenez | 1995-1996 | WBO | 1 | Puerto Rico |
| Harold Mestre | 1995 | IBF | 0 | Colombia |
| Daorung Chuwatana | 1994-1995 | WBA | 2 | Thailand |
| Alfred Kotey | 1994-1995 | WBO | 2 | Ghana |
| John Michael Johnson | 1994 | WBA | 0 | USA |
| Yasuei Yakushiji | 1993-1995 | WBC | 4 | Japan |
| Junior Jones | 1993-1994 | WBA | 1 | USA |
| II-Jung Byun | 1993 | WBC | 1 | S Korea |
| Rafael De Valle | 1992-1994 | WBO | 2 | Puerto rico |
| Victor Rabanales | 1992-1993 | WBC | 4 | Mexico |
| Jorge Elicier Julio | 1992-1993 | WBA | 1 | Colombia |
| Eddie Cook | 1992 | WBA | 0 | USA |
| Duke McKenzie | 1991-1992 | WBO | 2 | England |
| Joichiro Tatsuyushi | 1991-1992 | WBC | 0 | Japan |
| Tatsuyushi relinquished the title due to injury. | ||||
| Israel Contrerras | 1991-1992 | WBA | 0 | Venezuela |
| Greg Richardson | 1991 | WBC | 1 | USA |
| Gaby Canizales | 1991 | WBO | 0 | USA |
| Israel Contrerras | 1989-1991 | WBO | 1 | Venezuela |
| Contrerras vacated title to challenge for the WBA version. | ||||
| Luisito Espinosa | 1989-1991 | WBA | 3 | Philippines |
| Kaokor Galaxy | 1989 | WBA | 0 | Thailand |
| Orlando Canizales | 1988-1994 | IBF | 16 | USA |
| Canizales relinquihsed the IBF title. | ||||
| Raul Perez | 1988-1991 | WBC | 6 | Mexico |
| Sung-II Moon | 1988-1989 | WBA | 2 | S Korea |
| Kaokor Galaxy | 1988 | WBA | 0 | Thailand |
| Kelvin Seabrooks | 1987-1988 | IBF | 3 | USA |
| Wilfredo Vasquez | 1987-1988 | WBA | 1 | Puerto Rico |
| Takuyu Muguruma | 1987 | WBA | 0 | Japan |
| Chang-Yung Park | 1987 | WBA | 0 | S Korea |
| Bernando Pinango | 1986-1987 | WBA | 3 | Venezuela |
| Pinango relinquished the title. | ||||
| Gaby Canizales | 1986 | WBA | 0 | USA |
| Miguel Lora | 1985-1988 | WBC | 7 | Colombia |
| Jeff Fenech | 1985-1987 | IBF | 3 | Australia |
| Fenech vacated title to challange for the Jnr Featherweight title. | ||||
| Daniel Zaragoza | 1985 | WBC | 0 | Mexico |
| Richard Sandoval | 1984-1986 | WBA | 2 | USA |
| Satoshi Shingaki | 1984-1985 | IBF | 1 | Japan |
| Albert Davila | 1983-1985 | WBC | 1 | USA |
| Davila was stripped of the title for failure to defend. | ||||
| Jeff Chandler | 1980-1984 | WBA | 9 | USA |
| Julian Solis | 1980 | WBA | 0 | Puerto Rico |
| Lupe Pintor | 1979-1983 | WBC | 8 | Mexico |
| Pintor was hurt in a motorbike accident and vacated the title. | ||||
| Jorge Lujan | 1977-1980 | WBA | 5 | Panama |
| Carlos Zarate | 1976-1979 | WBC | 9 | Mexico |
| Alfonso Zamora | 1975-1977 | WBA | 5 | Mexico |
| Rodolfo Martinez | 1974-1976 | WBC | 3 | Mexico |
| Soo-Hwan Hong | 1974-1975 | WBA | 1 | S Korea |
| Rafael Herrera | 1973-1974 | WBC | 2 | Mexico |
| Arnold Taylor | 1973-1974 | WBA | 0 | S Africa |
| Romeo Anaya | 1973 | WBA | 2 | Mexico |
| Enrique Pinder | 1972-1973 | WBA | 0 | Panama |
| Rafael Herrera | 1972 | Undisputed | 0 | Mexico |
| Enrique Pinder | 1972 | Undisputed | 0 | Panama |
| The WBC stripped Pidner for failing to defend against mandatory. | ||||
| Ruben Olivares | 1971-1972 | Undisputed | 2 | Mexico |
| Jesus Chuchu Castillo | 1970-1971 | Undisputed | 0 | Mexico |
| Ruben Olivares | 1969-1970 | Undisputed | 2 | Mexico |
| Lionel Rose | 1968-1969 | Undisputed | 3 | Australia |
| M. Fighting Harad | 1965-1968 | Undisputed | 4 | Japan |
| Eder Jofre | 1962-1965 | Undisputed | 4 | Brazil |
| John Caldwell | 1961-1962 | EBU | 1 | Ireland |
| Eder Jofre | 1960-1962 | NBA | 2 | Brazil |
| Alphonse Halimi | 1960-1961 | EBU | 0 | Algeria |
| Joe Becerra | 1959-1960 | Undisputed | 2 | Mexico |
| Becerra retired as undisputed champion. | ||||
| Alphonse Halimi | 1957-1959 | Undisputed | 0 | Algeria |
| Alphonse Halimi | 1957 | NY | 1 | Algeria |
| Alphonse Halimi | 1957 | Undisputed | 0 | Algeria |
| Mario D'Agata | 1956-1957 | NY | 0 | Italy |
| Raton Macias | 1955-1957 | NBA | 2 | Mexico |
| Robert Cohen | 1955-1956 | NY | 0 | Algeria |
| Robert Cohen | 1954-1955 | Undisputed | 0 | Algeria |
| NBA stripped Cohen for failing to defend against mandatory. | ||||
| Jommy Carruthers | 1952-1954 | Undisputed | 3 | Australia |
| Carruthers retired undisputed and undefeated champion. | ||||
| Vic Toweel | 1950-1952 | Undisputed | 3 | S Africa |
| Manuel Ortiz | 1947-1950 | Undisputed | 4 | USA |
| Harold Dade | 1947 | Undisputed | 0 | USA |
| Manuel Ortiz | 1943-1945 | Undisputed | 11 | USA |
| Manuel Ortiz | 1942-1943 | NBA | 2 | USA |
| Lou Salica | 1942 | NY | 0 | USA |
| Lou Salica | 1941-1942 | Undisputed | 0 | USA |
| Kenny Lindsay | 1941 | CAN | 0 | Canada |
| Lou Salica | 1940-1941 | NBA | 4 | USA |
| George Pace | 1939-1940 | NBA | 0 | USA |
| Sixto Escobar | 1939 | NY | 0 | Puerto Rico |
| IBU stripped Escobar. | ||||
| Sixto Escobar | 1938-1939 | Undisputed | 0 | Puerto Rico |
| Al Brown | 1938 | IBU | 0 | Puerto Rico |
| Harry Jeffra | 1937-1938 | Undisputed | 0 | USA |
| Baltazar Sangchilli | 1935-1938 | NY-IBU | 0 | Spain |
| Sangchilli Was stripped of the title. | ||||
| Sixto Escobar | 1935-1937 | NBA-NY | 0 | Puerto Rico |
| Lou Salica | 1935 | NBA-NY | 0 | USA |
| Sixto Escobar | 1934-1935 | CAN | 1 | Puerto Rico |
| Sixto Escobar | 1934-1935 | NBA | 1 | Puerto Rico |
| Al Brown | 1934-1935 | NY-IBU | 0 | Panama |
| Al Brown | 1931-1934 | Undisputed | 6 | Panama |
| NBA stripped Brown for failing to defend agaonst mandatory. | ||||
| Pete Sanstol | 1931 | CAN | 1 | Norway |
| Al Brown | 1929-1931 | NY | 2 | Panama |
| Bushy Graham | 1928-1929 | NY | 0 | |
| Graham relinquished the title. | ||||
| Bud Taylor | 1927-1928 | NBA | 1 | |
| Taylor relinquished title to campeign at Featherweight. | ||||
| Teddy Baldock | 1927 | IBU | 0 | |
| Willie Smith | 1927 | IBU | 0 | |
| Smith decided to campaign at Featherweight. | ||||
| Charlie Rosenberg | 1925 | Undisputed | 0 | |
| NY commission stripped Rosenberg of title. | ||||
| Eddin Martin | 1924-1925 | Undisputed | 0 | |
| Abe Goldstein | 1924 | Undisputed | 2 | |
| Joe Lynch | 1922-1924 | Undisputed | 1 | |
| Johnny Bluff | 1921-1922 | Undisputed | 1 | |
| Pete Herman | 1921 | Undisputed | 0 | |
| Joe Lynch | 1920-1921 | Undisputed | 0 | |
| Pete Herman | 1917-1920 | Undisputed | 1 | |
| Kid Williams | 1914-1917 | Undisputed | 1 | |
| Kid Williams | 1914 | IBU | 1 | |
| Eddie Campi | 1913-1914 | IBU | 1 | |
| Charles Ledoux | 1912-1913 | IBU | 0 | |
| Johnny Coulon | 1910-1914 | USA | 3 | |
| Frankie Conley | 1910 | USA | 0 | |
| Monte Attell | 1909-1910 | USA | 1 | |
| Jimmy Walsh | 1908-1909 | USA | 3 | |
| Walsh moved to campaign in the Featherweight division. | ||||
| Digger Stanley | 1906-1912 | IBU | 6 | |
| Jimmy Walsh | 1905 | USA | 0 | |
| Joe Bowker | 1904-1905 | USA | 1 | USA |
| Bowker relinquished the title. | ||||
| Frankie Neil | 1903-1904 | USA | 2 | USA |
| Harry Forbes | 1901-1903 | USA | 6 | USA |
| Harry Harris | 1901 | USA | 0 | USA |
| Harris moved to campaign in the Lightweight division. | ||||
| Harry Forbes | 1900-1901 | USA | 0 | USA |
| Terry McGovern | 1899-1900 | USA | 0 | USA |
| Pedlar Palmer | 1895-1899 | USA | 4 | USA |
| Billy Pilmmer | 1892-1895 | USA | 2 | USA |
| Tommy Kellly | 1890-1892 | USA | 0 | USA |
| Chappie Moran | 1889-1890 | USA | 0 | USA |
| Bold ( Indicates Current Holder) - Bold (Indicates Undisputed) | ||||
Last Updated on Sunday, 14 August 2011 14:12
