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.
World Boxing Council
World Bantamweight Title (as of 2025-09-17)
* Bolded letters in the competitor's name, if any, indicate the surname/family name.
Éder Jofre
1963-04-04
Tōkyō, JPN
Defeats Aoki Katsutoshi to become the first champion.
Fighting Harada
1965-05-18
Nagoya, JPN
Lionel Rose
1968-02-27
Tōkyō, JPN
Rubén Olivares
1969-08-22
Inglewood, CA, USA
Chucho Castillo
1970-10-16
Inglewood, CA, USA
Rubén Olivares
1971-04-02
Inglewood, CA, USA
Rafael Herrera
1972-03-19
Mexico City, DF, MEX
Enrique Pinder
1972-07-29
Panama City, PAN
Stripped of the title in 73-01.
Rafael Herrera
1973-04-14
Monterrey, Nuevo León. MEX
Defeats Rodolfo Martínez.
Rodolfo Martínez
1974-12-07
Merida, YU, MEX
Carlos Zárate
1976-05-08
Inglewood, CA, USA
José Guadalupe Pintor
1979-06-03
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Vacant in 82.
Alberto Dávila
1983-09-01
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Defeats Francisco Bejines; vacant in 84.
Daniel Zaragoza
1985-05-04
Oranjestad, Aruba, NED
Defeats Fred Jackson.
Miguel Lora
1985-08-09
Miami, FL, USA
Raúl Pérez
1988-10-29
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Greg Richardson
1991-02-25
Inglewood, CA, USA
Tatsuyoshi Jōichirō
1991-09-19
Moriguchi, Ōsaka, JPN
Victor Rabanales
1992-09-17
Ōsaka, JPN
Byun Jung-il
1993-03-28
Gyeongju, KOR
Yakushiji Yasuei
1993-12-23
Nagoya, JPN
Wayne McCullough
1995-07-30
Nagoya, JPN
Vacant in 97-01.
Sirimongkol Singwangcha
1997-01-01
Interim champion since defeating José Luis Bueno on 96-08-10 in Phitsanulok, THA; status promoted on 97-01-01.
Tatsuyoshi Jōichirō [2]
1997-11-22
Ōsaka, JPN
Veeraphol Sahaprom
1998-12-29
Ōsaka, JPN
Hasegawa Hozumi
2005-04-16
Tōkyō, JPN
Fernando Montiel
2010-04-30
Tōkyō, JPN
Nonito Donaire
2011-02-19
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Vacant on 11-10-22.
Yamanaka Shinsuke
2011-11-06
Tōkyō, JPN
Defeats Christian Esquivel.
Luis Nery
2017-08-15
Kyōto, JPN
Stripped of the title on 18-02-28.
Nordine Oubaali
2019-01-19
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Defeats Rau'shee Warren.
Nonito Donaire [2]
2021-05-29
Carson, CA, USA
Inoue Naoya
2022-06-07
Saitama, JPN
Also holds WBA and IBF world titles; also wins WBO World Title on 22-12-13; vacates all four titles on 23-01-13 upon moving up to the super bantamweight class.
Alexandro Santiago
2023-07-29
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Defeats Nonito Donaire.
Nakatani Junto
2024-02-24
Tōkyō, JPN
Also wins IBF World Title on 25-06-08; vacates both titles on 25-09-17 upon moving up to the super bantamweight class.
