Following the name of the champion(s): Indicates the number of times the competitor has held that title at that point.
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Indicates a gap in the listing where title changes are not known.
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Title was held or changed hands no later than this. In these cases, it is known that a competitor held the title at a certain time but not when he/she won it.
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Order uncertain. Different titleholders may be known for the same year, for example, but it is not known who held the title before whom.
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Unofficial or disputable claims. These are usually matches that certainly took place, but where there is doubt that the competitor shown should be recognized as a true title holder. These listings are also italicized.
North American Boxing Federation
Bantamweight Title (as of 2024-09-19)
* Bolded letters in the competitor's name, if any, indicate the surname/family name.
Chucho Castillo
1970-08-14
Inglewood, CA, USA
Defeats Rogelio Lara to become the first champion; vacates upon winning WBC and WBA world titles on 70-10-16.
Rafael Herrera
1971-01-20
Inglewood, CA, USA
Defeats Rodolfo Martinez; vacates on 71-10-01.
Davey Vasquez
1971-04-19
New York, NY, USA
Defeats Chuck Spencer.
Enrique Pinder
1971-10-01
New York, NY, USA
Stripped of the title on 71-05-16.
Rodolfo Martinez
1972-06-30
Inglewood, CA, USA
Defeats Octavio Gomez; vacates upon wnning WBC World Title on 74-12-07.
Roberto Rubaldino
1975-09-06
Ciudad Juarez, CI, MEX
Defeats Tarcisio Gomez; stripped of the title on 79-10-06.
Jeff Chandler
1980-02-01
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Defeats Javier Flores; vacant upon winning WBA World Title on 80-11-14.
Oscar Muniz
1981-02-17
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Defeats Freddie Jackson; stripped of the title on 82-02-16.
Harold Petty
1982-10-21
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Defeats Mario Chavez.
Greg Richardson
1984-09-20
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Stripped of the title on 85-06-04 upon winning USBA Super Bantamweight Title.
Frankie Duarte
1986-07-10
Inglewood, CA, USA
Defeats Jesus Salud; stripped of the title on 88-06-01; Alberto Davila and Gilberto Contreras fight to a draw for the vacant title on 88-04-21 in Inglewood, CA, USA..
Gerardo Martinez
1988-11-04
San Francisco, CA, USA
Defeats Alberto Martinez; vacates on 90-05-07.
Fernie Morales
1991-02-03
El Paso, TX, USA
Defeats Edwin Rangel; vacates on 91-09-21 upon retirement.
Cecilio Espino
1992-01-26
Indianapolis, IN, USA
Defeats Luigi Camputaro.
Jesus Alberto Sarabia
1992-09-04
El Paso, TX, USA
Elvis Alvarez
1993-07-08
Tijuana, BC, MEX
Stripped of the title on 93-10-16 upon losing the fight for WBA World Super Flyweight Title.
Wayne McCullough
1994-01-18
Omaha, NE, USA
Defeats Javier Medina; vacates on 95-02-04.
Paulie Ayala
1995-03-10
Ft. Worth, TX, USA
Defeats Miguel Espinoza; stripped of the title on 98-02-11.
Adan Vargas
1998-02-27
Studio City, CA, USA
Defeats Narciso Rodriguez; vacates on 99-12-01 (to focus on challenging for WBC World Title?).
Francisco Mateos
1999-12-04
Mexico City, DF, MEX
Defeats Cruz Carbajal for the interim title; status promoted.
Hugo Dianzo
2000-07-01
Mexico City, DF, MEX
Adan Vargas [2]
2000-07-16
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Defeats Mauricio Pastrana for the interim title; status promoted in 00-11 or 00-12; stripped of the title on 01-10-14 upon losing the fight for the vacant WBA and IBA world titles.
Jhonny Gonzalez
2001-10-26
Temecula, CA, USA
Defeats Ablorh Sowah.
Ricardo Vargas
2002-04-07
San Jacinto, CA, USA
Stripped of the title on 04-04-24.
Alejandro Valdez
2006-02-11
Ciudad Obregon, Sonora. MEX
Defeats Mauricio Pastrana; stripped of the title on 08-04-01.
Yonnhy Perez
2008-06-26
Ontario, CA, USA
Defeats Oscar Andrade; stripped of the title on 08-11-21 (or in 09-05).
Mario Macias
2009-08-06
Lomas de Sotelo, MEX
Defeats Arturo Camargo; stripped of the title on 09-11-21.
Cristian Mijares
2010-04-10
Durango, MEX
Defeats Francisco Arce; stripped of the title on 10-11-10.
Kameda Tomoki
2011-02-19
Puerto Vallarta, JA, MEX
Defeats German Meraz; vacates on 11-07-08.
Christian Esquivel
2012-04-14
Arandas, MEX
Defeats Jesus Ruiz; stripped of the title on 12-12-22.
Luis May
2013-06-15
Villa Hermosa, MEX
Defeats Naciff Castillo; stripped of the title on 16-06-17.
Carlos Carlson
2016-09-23
Ontario, CA, USA
Defeats Alex Rangel; stripped of the title on 17-01-03.
Oscar Negrete
2017-06-30
Indio, CA, USA
Defeats Sergio Frias.
Joshua Franco
2019-04-25
Indio, CA, USA
Vacates in 20-01 upon moving down to the super flyweight class.
