Bantamweight

Bantamweight is a weight class in combat sports and weightlifting. For boxing, the range is above and up to . In kickboxing, a bantamweight fighter generally weighs between . In MMA, bantamweight is . The name for the class is derived from bantam chickens. Brazilian jiu-jitsu has an equivalent Rooster weight.

Bantamweight is a weight class in combat sports and weightlifting. For boxing, the range is above and up to . In kickboxing, a bantamweight fighter generally weighs between . In MMA, bantamweight is . The name for the class is derived from bantam chickens. Brazilian jiu-jitsu has an equivalent Rooster weight.

Boxing

The first gloved world title fight in this division was fought between George Dixon and Nunc Wallace on June 27, 1890, with Dixon winning and thus becoming the inaugural world bantamweight champion. At the time, the limit for this weight class was 110 pounds. In 1910, however, the British settled on a limit of 118. From 2018 to 2019, an eight-man tournament called the World Boxing Super Series was held to determine the best bantamweight in the world. The tournament was won by Naoya Inoue, who defeated Nonito Donaire in the final. On December 13, 2022, Naoya Inoue became the first undisputed champion of the division in the four-belt era.

Lineal Champions

George Dixon (1890) Vacated Jimmy Barry (1897–1899) Retired Terry McGovern (1899) Vacated Harry Harris (1901) Vacated Harry Forbes (1901–1903) Frankie Neil (1903–1904) Joe Bowker (1904–1905) Vacated Jimmy Walsh (1905–1909) Jimmy Reagan (1909) Monte Attell (1909–1910) Frankie Conley (1910–1911) Johnny Coulon (1911–1914) Kid Williams (1914–1917) Pete Herman (1917–20) Joe Lynch (1920-21) Pete Herman (1921) (2) Johnny Buff (1921-1922) Joe Lynch (1922-1924) Abe Goldstein (1924) Eddie Martin (1924-1925) Charley Phil Rosenberg (1925-1927) Vacated Al Brown (1931-1935) Baltasar Sangchili (1935-1936) Tony Marino (1936) Sixto Escobar (1936-1937) Harry Jeffra (1937-1938) Sixto Escobar (1938-1939) (2) Vacated Lou Salica (1940-1942) Manuel Ortiz (1942-1947) Harold Dade (1947) Manuel Ortiz (1947-1950) Vic Toweel (1950-1952) South Africa Jimmy Carruthers (1952-1954) Retired Robert Cohen (1954-1956) Mario D'agata (1956-1957) Alphonse Halimi (1957-1959) Jose Becerra (1959-1960) Retired Eder Jofre (1961-1965) Masahiko Harada (1965-1968) Lionel Rose (1968-1969) Ruben Olivares (1969-1970) Jesus Castillo (1970-1971) Ruben Olivares (1971-1972) (2) Rafael Herrera (1972) Enrique Pinder (1972-1973) Romeo Anaya (1973) Arnold Taylor (1973-1974) Soo-Hwan Hong (1974-1975) Alfonso Zamora (1975-1977) Jorge Luján (1977-1980) Julian Solis (1980) Jeff Chandler (1980-1984) Richard Sandoval (1984-1986) Jose Canizales (1986) Bernardo Piñango (1986-1987) Vacated Naoya Inoue (2022-2023) Vacated

Olympic Champions

1904: 1908: 1920: 1924: 1928: 1932: 1936: 1948: 1952: 1956: 1960: 1964: 1968: 1972: 1976: 1980: 1984: 1988: 1992: 1996: 2000: 2004: 2008: 2012: 2016:

World Champions

1974: Wilfredo Gómez (PUR) 1978: Adolfo Horta (CUB) 1982: Floyd Favors (USA) 1986: Sung-Kil Moon (KOR) 1989: Enrique Carrión (CUB) 1991: Serafim Todorov (BUL) 1993: Aleksandar Khristov (BUL) 1995: Raimkul Malakhbekov (RUS) 1997: Raimkul Malakhbekov (RUS) 1999: George Olteanu (ROU) 2001: Guillermo Rigondeaux (CUB) 2003: Aghasi Mammadov (AZE) 2005: Guillermo Rigondeaux (CUB) 2007: Sergey Vodopyanov (RUS) 2009: Detelin Dalakliev (BUL) 2011: Lázaro Álvarez (CUB) 2013: Javid Chalabiyev (AZE) 2015: Michael Conlan (IRL) 2017: Kairat Yeraliyev (KAZ) 2021: Tomoya Tsuboi (JPN)

Pan American Champions

1951: Ricardo Gonzales (ARG) 1955: Salvador Enriquez (VEN) 1959: Waldo Claudiano (BRA) 1963: Abel Almaraz (ARG) 1967: Juvencio Martínez (MEX) 1971: Pedro Flores (MEX) 1975: Orlando Martínez (CUB) 1979: Jackie Beard (USA) 1983: Manuel Vilchez (VEN) 1987: Manuel Martínez (CUB) 1991: Enrique Carrion (CUB) 1995: Juan Despaigne (CUB) 1999: Gerald Tucker (USA) 2003: Daniel Chyutin (CUB) 2007: Carlos Cuadras (MEX) 2011: Lázaro Álvarez (CUB)

European Champions

1924: Jean Ces 1925: Archie Rule 1927: Kurt Dalchow 1928: Vittorio Tamagnini 1930: János Széles 1932: Hans Ziglarski 1934: István Enekes 1937: Ulderico Sergo 1939: Ulderico Sergo 1942: Arturo Paoletti 1947: László Bogacs 1949: Giovanni Zuddas 1951: Vincenzo dall'Osso 1953: Zenon Stefaniuk 1955: Zenon Stefaniuk 1957: Oleg Grigoryev 1959: Horst Rascher 1961: Sergey Sivko 1963: Oleg Grigoryev 1965: Oleg Grigoryev 1967: Nicolae Gîju 1969: Aurel Dumitrescu 1971: Tibor Badari 1973: Aldo Cosentino 1975: Viktor Rybakov 1977: Stefan Förster 1979: Nikolay Chrapzov 1981: Viktor Miroshnichenko 1983: Yuri Alexandrov 1985: Ljubiša Simić 1987: Aleksandar Khristov 1989: Serafim Todorov 1991: Serafim Todorov 1993: Raimkul Malakhbekov 1996: István Kovács 1998: Serhiy Danylchenko 2000: Agasi Agaguloglu 2002: Khavazhi Khatsigov 2004: Gennady Kovalev 2006: Ali Aliyev 2008: Luke Campbell 2010: Eduard Abzalimov 2011: Veaceslav Gojan 2013: John Joe Nevin 2015: Michael Conlan 2017: Peter McGrail 2019: Kurt Walker 2022:

Kickboxing

In kickboxing, a bantamweight fighter generally weighs between 53 kg (116 lb) and 55 kg (120 lb). However, some governing bodies have slightly different classes. For example, the International Kickboxing Federation (IKF) Bantamweight division (professional and amateur) is 117.1 lbs.–122 lbs. or 53.22 kg–55.45 kg. In ONE Championship, the bantamweight division limit is .

Bare-knuckle boxing

The bantamweight division limit generally differs among bare-knuckle boxing promotions: In Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, the bantamweight division has an upper limit of . In BKB, the bantamweight division has an upper limit of .

Lethwei

In International Lethwei Federation Japan, the bantamweight division is up to . In International Lethwei Federation Japan, Yuta Hamamoto is the Bantamweight Champion. The World Lethwei Championship recognizes the bantamweight division with an upper limit of . In World Lethwei Championship, Souris Manfredi is the Bantamweight Champion.

Mixed martial arts

In MMA, bantamweight is usually 126–135 pounds (57.2–61.2 kg). In ONE Championship, the bantamweight division limit is . In Shooto, the limit is 56 kg (123.4 lb).

Current champions

These tables were last updated in December of 2025. Active title reign Active title reign (interim) Men: Women:

Muay Thai

In Muay Thai, bantamweight is 115–118 pounds (52.2-53.5 kg). A notable Muai Thai bantamweight fighter is Randy Thong Phoun Phim.

Wrestling

Wrestling also has similar weight classes including bantamweight.

See also

Reigning boxing champions

References

External links

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