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Boxing: Bantamweight Champions (118 pounds)

History

When the bantamweight class was established during the bareknuckle era, the weight limit was 105 pounds. That increased to 112 pounds during the 1880s, to 115 pounds a decade later, and to 116 pounds in 1898.

The present limit of 118 pounds was first adopted in England in 1904. That also became the standard weight limit in America when New York State passed the Walker Law, legalizing prize fights and establishing standard weight divisions, in 1920.

The lists below include generally recognized champions, as well as champions of the National Boxing Association/World Boxing Association (NBA/WBA), World Boxing Council (WBC) and International Boxing Federation (IBF).

Some other champions recognized by New York (NY), Great Britain (GBR), Europe and the European Boxing Union (EBU) are also included, if they seemed to be genuine claimants and/or later won recognition from an international body.

Only those bouts are included in which the championship changed hands or the championships of two or more governing bodies were unified.

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Champions

Tommy (Spider) Kelly 1887
Hughey Boyle 1887-88
Tommy (Spider) Kelly 1889
Chappie Moran 1889-90
Tommy (Spider) Kelly 1890-92
George Dixon 1890-91 (Claimant)
Billy Plummer 1892-95
Jimmy Barry 1894-99
Pedlar Palmer 1895-99
Terry McGovern 1899-1900
Harry Harris 1901-02
Danny Dougherty 1900-01
Harry Forbes 1901-03
Frankie Neil 1903-04
Joe Bowker 1904-05
Jimmy Walsh 1905-06
Owen Moran 1907-08 (Claimant)
Monte Attell 1909-10 (Claimant)
Frankie Conley 1910-11 (Claimant)
Johnny Coulon 1911-14
Digger Stanley (GBR) 1910-12
Charles Ledoux (GBR) 1912-13
Eddie Campi (GBR) 1913-14
Kid Williams 1914-17
Johnny Ertle 1915-18 (Claimant)
Pete Herman 1917-20
Memphis Pal Moore 1918-19 (Claimant)
Joe Lynch 1920-21
Pete Herman 1921
Johnny Buff 1921-22
Joe Lynch 1922-24
Abe Goldstein 1924
Cannonball Eddie Martin 1924-25
Phil Rosenberg 1925-27
Teddy Baldock (GBR) 1927
Bud Taylor (NBA) 1927-28
Willie Smith (GBR) 1927-28
Bushy Graham (NY) 1928-29
Panama Al Brown 1929-35
Sixto Escobar (NBA) 1934-35
Baltazar Sangchilli 1935-36
Lou Salica (NBA) 1935
Sixto Escobar (NBA) 1935-36
Tony Marino 1936
Sixto Escobar 1936-37
Harry Jeffra 1937-38
Sixto Escobar 1938-39
Georgie Pace (NBA) 1939-40
Lou Salica 1940-42
Manuel Ortiz 1942-47
Harold Dade 1947
Manuel Ortiz 1947-50
Vic Toweel 1950-52
Jimmy Carruthers 1952-54
Robert Cohen 1954-56
Raul Macias (NBA) 1955-57
Mario D'agata 1956-57
Alphonse Halimi 1957-59
Joe Becerra 1959-60
Johnny Caldwell (EBU) 1961-62
Eder Jofre 1961-65
Masahiko Fighting Harada 1965-68
Lionel Rose 1968-69
Ruben Olivares 1969-70
Chucho Castillo 1970-71
Ruben Olivares 1971-72
Rafael Herrera 1972
Enrique Pinder 1972-73
Romeo Anaya 1973
Rafael Herrera (WBC) 1973-74
Arnold Taylor 1973-74
Soo-Hwan Hong 1974-75
Rodolfo Martinez (WBC) 1974-76
Alfonso Zamora 1975-77
Carlos Zarate (WBC) 1976-79
Jorge Lujan 1977-80
Lupe Pintor (WBC) 1979-83
Julian Solis 1980
Jeff Chandler 1980-84
Albert Davila (WBC) 1983-85
Richard Sandoval 1984-86
Satoshi Shingaki (IBF) 1984-85
Jeff Fenech (IBF) 1985
Daniel Zaragoza (WBC) 1985
Miguel (Happy) Lora (WBC) 1985-88
Gaby Canizales 1986
Bernardo Pinango 1986-87
Wilfredo Vasquez (WBA) 1987-88
Kevin Seabrooks (IBF) 1987-88
Kaokor Galaxy (WBA) 1988
Moon Sung-Kil (WBA) 1988-89
Kaokor Galaxy (WBA) 1989
Raul Perez (WBC) 1988-91
Orlando Canizales (IBF) 1988-94
Luisito Espinosa (WBA) 1989-91
Greg Richardson 1991
Joichiro Tatsuyoshi (WBC) 1991-92
Israel Contreras (WBA) 1991-92
Eddie Cook (WBA) 1992
Victor Rabanales (WBC) 1992-93
Jorge Julio (WBA) 1992-93
Jung-Il Byun (WBC) 1993
Junior Jones (WBA) 1993-94
Yasuei Yakushiji (WBC) 1993-95
John M. Johnson (WBA) 1994
Daorung Chuvatana (WBA) 1994-95
Harold Mestre (IBF) 1995
Mbuelo Botile (IBF) 1995-97
Wayne McCullough (WBC) 1995-96
Veeraphol Sahaprom (WBA) 1995-96
Nana Yaw Konadu (WBA) 1996
Daorung Chuvatana (WBA) 1996-97
Nana Yaw Konadu (WBA) 1997-98
Sirimongkol Singmanassak (WBC) 1996-97
Tim Austin (IBF) 1997-2003
Joichiro Tatsuyoshi (WBC) 1997-98
Johnny Tapia (WBA) 1998-99
Veerapol Sahaprom (WBC) 1998-2005
Paulie Ayala (WBA) 1999-2001
Eidy Moya (WBA) 2001-02
Johnny Bredahl (WBA) 2002-04
Rafael Marquez (IBF) 2003-
Wladimir Sidorenko (WBA) 2004-
Hozumi Hazagawa (WBC) 2005-

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Championship Fights

1887
	Tommy Kelly claimed the world title after winning his first four fights
Dec. 24	Hughey Boyle	KO 8	Tommy Kelly	New York City
1888
	Hughey Boyle retired and Kelly once again claimed the title
1889
Mar. 17	Tommy Kelly	W 4	Chappie Moran	Hoboken, NJ
	Moran was the British champion and this was considered a world title fight
June 5	Chappie Moran	W 10	Tommy Kelly	Brooklyn, NY
1890
Jan. 31	Tommy Kelly	KO 10	Chappie Moran	New York City
1892
May 9	Billy Plimmer	KO 10	Tommy Kelly	Brooklyn, NY
1895
Nov. 25	Pedlar Palmer	W Disq. 14	Billy Plimmer	London
1899
Sep. 12	Terry McGovern	KO 1	Pedlar Palmer	Tuckahoe, NY
1900
	McGovern moved up in class and the title became vacant
May 26	Danny Dougherty	W 20	Tommy Feltz	Brooklyn
	Dougherty claimed the title after this victory
1901
Mar. 18	Harry Harris	W 15	Pedlar Palmer	London
	Harris also claimed the title, but became a featherweight shortly afterward
Apr. 2	Harry Forbes	W 15	Casper Leon	Memphis
	Forbes claimed the title after this victory
Nov. 11	Harry Forbes	KO 2	Danny Dougherty	St. Louis
	Forbes won general recognition by knocking out the other major claimant
1903
Aug. 13	Frankie Neil	KO 2	Harry Forbes	San Francisco
1904
Oct. 17	Joe Bowker	W 20	Frankie Neil	London
	Bowker moved in class; Jimmy Walsh and Digger Stanley both claimed the title
1905
Oct. 20	Jimmy Walsh	W 15	Digger Stanley	Chelsea, MA
1907
	Walsh moved up in class and the world title became vacant until 1910
1910
Mar. 6	Johnny Coulon	KO 19	Jim Hendrick	New Orleans
	Coulon was generally recognized as champion after this victory	GBR
1914
May 9	Kid Williams	KO 3	Johnny Coulon	Vernon, CA
1915
Sep. 10	Johnny Ertle	W Disq. 5	Kid Williams	St. Paul, MN	Claimed Title
	Ertle's claim to the title wasn't recognized because this decision was questionable
1917
Jan. 9	Pete Herman	W 20	Kid Williams	New Orleans
1918
Apr. 10	Memphis Pal Moore	W 15	Johnny Ertle	Baltimore	Claimed Title
1920
Dec. 22	Joe Lynch	W 15	Pete Herman	New York City
1921
Jul. 25	Pete Herman	W 15	Joe Lynch	Brooklyn, NY
Sep. 23	Johnny Buff	W 15	Pete Herman	New York City
1922
Jul. 10	Joe Lynch	KO 14	Johnny Buff	Bronx, NY
1924
Mar. 21	Abe Goldstein	W 15	Joe Lynch	New York City
Dec. 19	Cannonball Martin	W 15	Abe Goldstein	New York City
1925
Mar. 20	Phil Rosenberg	W 15	Cannonball Martin	New York City
	The NBA stripped Rosenberg of his title for failing to make the weight
1927
May 5	Teddy Baldock	W 15	Archie Bell	London	GBR
May 24	Bud Taylor	W 10	Tony Canzoneri	Chicago	NBA
Oct. 6	Willie Smith	W 15	Teddy Baldock	London	GBR
1928
Feb. 25	Bushy Graham	W 15	Corp. Izzy Schwartz	Brooklyn, NY	NY
	Bud Taylor vacated the NBA title and Graham moved up in class
1929
May 18	Panama Al Brown	W 15	Vidal Gregorio	Long Island City, NY	NY
	This was the final of a tournament to determine the New York champion
1934
May 26	Sixto Escobar	KO 9	Baby Casanova	Montreal	NBA
	The NBA recognized Escobar as champion after this victory
1935
May 1	Baltazar Sangchili	W 15	Panama Al Brown	Valencia, Spain	NY
Aug. 26	Lou Salica	W 15	Sixto Escobar	Bronx, NY	NBA
Nov. 15	Sixto Escobar	W 15	Lou Salica	New York City	NBA
1936
May 29	Tony Marino	KO 14	Baltazar Sangchili	Bronx, NY
Aug. 31	Sixto Escobar	KO 14	Tony Marino	Bronx, NY	Unified
1937
Sep. 23	Harry Jeffra	W 15	Sixto Escobar	New York City
1938
Feb. 20	Sixto Escobar	W 15	Harry Jeffra	San Juan
1940
	Escobar retired; Pace and Salica fought for the vacant championship
Sep. 24	Lou Salica	W 15	Georgie Pace	Bronx, NY
1942
Aug. 7	Manuel Ortiz	W 12	Lou Salica	Hollywood, CA
1947
Jan. 6	Harold Dade	W 15	Manuel Ortiz	San Francisco
Mar. 11	Manuel Ortiz	W 15	Harold Dade	Los Angeles
1950
May 31	Vic Toweel	W 15	Manuel Ortiz	Johannesburg
1952
Nov. 15	Jimmy Carruthers	KO 1	Vic Toweel	Johnnesburg
1954
	Carruthers retired; Cohen and Songkitrat fought for the vacant championship
Sep. 19	Robert Cohen	W 15	Chamrern Songkitrat	Bangkok
1955
Mar. 9	Raul Macias	KO 11	Chamrern Songkitrat	San Francisco	NBA
1956
May 29	Mario D'Agata	KO 7	Robert Cohen	Rome
1957
Apr. 1	Alphonse Halimi	W 15	Mario D'Agata	Paris
Nov. 6	Alphonse Halimi	W 15	Raul Macias	Los Angeles	Unified
1959
Jul. 8	Jose Becerra	KO 8	Alphonse Halimi	Los Angeles
1960
	Becerra retired and the title split until 1962
Oct. 25	Alphonse Halimi	W 15	Freddie Gilroy	London	Europe
Nov. 18	Eder Jofre	KO 6	Eloy Sanchez	Los Angeles	NBA
1961
May 30	Johnny Caldwell	W 15	Alphonse Halimi	London	Europe
1962
Jan. 18	Eder Jofre	KO 10	Johnny Caldwell	Sao Paulo	Unified
1965
May 17	Fighting Harada	W 15	Eder Jofre	Nagoya, Japan
1968
Feb. 26	Lionel Rose	W 15	Fighting Harada	Tokyo
1969
Aug. 22	Ruben Olivares	KO 5	Lionel Rose	Inglewood, CA
1970
Oct. 16	Chucho Castillo	KO 14	Ruben Olivares	Inglewood, CA
1971
Apr. 3	Ruben Olivares	W 15	Chucho Castillo	Inglewood, CA
1972
Mar. 19	Rafael Herrera	KO 8	Ruben Olivares	Mexico City
Jul. 30	Enrique Pinder	W 15	Rafael Herrera	Panama City
1973
Jan. 20	Romeo Anaya	KO 3	Enrique Pinder	Panama City
Apr. 15	Rafael Herrera	KO 12	Rodolfo Martinez	Monterrey, Mex.	WBC
Nov. 3	Arnold Taylor	KO 14	Romeo Anaya	Johannesburg	WBA
1974
Jul. 3	Soo Hwan Hong	W 15	Arnold Taylor	Durban, S. Africa	WBA
Dec. 7	Rodolfo Martinez	KO 4	Rafael Herrera	Yucatan, Mex.	WBC
1975
Mar. 14	Alfonso Zamora	KO 4	Soo Hwan Hong	Inglewood, CA	WBA
1976
May 8	Carlos Zarate	KO 9	Rodolfo Martinez	Inglewood, CA	WBC
1977
Nov. 19	Jorge Lujan	KO 10	Alfonso Zamora	Los Angeles	WBA
1979
May 3	Lupe Pintor	W 15	Carlos Zarate	Las Vegas	WBC
1980
Aug. 29	Julian Solis	W 15	Jorge Lujan	Miami Beach	WBA
Nov. 14	Jeff Chandler	KO 14	Julian Solis	Miami	WBA
1983
Sep. 1	Albert Davila	KO 12	Kiko Bejines	Los Angeles	WBC
1984
Apr. 7	Richard Sandoval	KO 15	Jeff Chandler	Atlantic City	WBA
Apr. 16	Satoshi Shingaki	KO 8	Elmer Magallano	Nara, Japan	IBF
1985
Apr. 26	Jeff Fenech	KO 9	Satoshi Shingaki	Moore Park, Australia	IBF
May 4	Daniel Zaragoza	W Disq. 7	Freddie Jackson	Oranjestad, Aruba	WBC
Aug. 9	Happy Lora	W 12	Daniel Zaragoza	Miami	WBC
1986
Mar. 10	Gaby Canizalez	KO 7	Richard Sandoval	Las Vegas	WBA
May 4	Bernardo Pinango	W 15	Gaby Canizalez	East Rutherford, NJ	WBA
1987
Mar. 30	Takuya Muguruma	KO 5	Azael Moran	Moriguchi, Japan	WBA
May 15	Kelvin Seabrooks	KO 5	Miguel Maturana	Cartagena, Colombia	IBF
May 24	Chan Yong Park	KO 11	Takuya Muguruma	Moriguchi, Japan	WBA
Oct. 4	Wilfredo Vasquez	KO 10	Chan Yong Park	Seoul	WBA
1988
May 11	Kaokor Galaxy	W 12	Wilfredo Vasquez	Bangkok	WBA
Jul. 4	Sung Kil Moon	TD 6	Kaokor Galaxy	Seoul	WBA
Jul. 10	Orlando Canizales	KO 15	Kelvin Seabrooks	Atlantic City	IBF
Oct. 29	Raul Perez	W 12	Happy Lora	Las Vegas	WBC
1989
Jul. 9	Kaokor Galaxy	W 12	Sung Kil Moon	Bangkok	WBA
Oct. 18	Luisito Espinosa	KO 1	Kaokor Galaxy	Bangkok	WBA
1991
Feb. 25	Greg Richardson	W 12	Raul Perez	Inglewood, CA	WBC
Sep. 19	Joichiro Tatsuyoshi	KO 10	Greg Richardson	Tokyo	WBC
Oct. 19	Israel Contreras	KO 5	Luisito Espinosa	Manila	WBA
1992
Mar. 15	Eddie Cook	KO 5	Israel Contreras	Las Vegas	WBA
Mar. 30	Victor Rabanales	TD 9	Yong Hoon Lee	Inglewood, CA	WBC
Sep. 17	Victor Rabanales	KO 9	Joichiro Tatsuyoshi	Osaka, Japan	WBC
Oct. 9	Jorge Eliecer Julio	W 12	Eddie Cook	Cartagena	WBA
1993
Mar. 28	Jung Il Byun	W 12	Victor Rabanales	Kyongju, S. Korea	WBC
Oct. 22	Junior Jones	W 12	Jorge Eliecer Julio	Atlantic City	WBA
Dec. 23	Yasuei Yakushiji	W 12	Jung Il Byun	Nagoya, Japan	WBC
1994
Apr. 22	John Michael Johnson	KO 11	Junior Jones	Las Vegas	WBA
Jul. 16	Daorung Chuvatana	KO 1	John Michael Johnson	Uttaradit, Thai.	WBA
1995
Jan. 21	Harold Mestre	KO 8	Juvenal Berrio	Cartagena	IBF
Apr. 29	Mbulelo Botile	KO 2	Harold Mestre	Johannesburg	IBF
Jul. 30	Wayne McCullough	W 12	Yasuei Yakushiji	Nagoya, Japan	WBC
Sep. 17	Veeraphol Sahaprom	W 12	Daorung Chuvatana	Nongtha Buri, Thai.	WBA
1996
Jan. 28	Nana Konadu	KO 2	Veeraphol Sahaprom		WBA
Oct. 27	Daorung Chuvatana	W 10	Nana Konadu		WBA
1997
	Wayne McCullough moved up in class, vacating the WBC title
Feb. 15	Siri Singmanassak	W 12	Jesus Sarabia	N. Phanom, THA	WBC
June 21	Nana Konadu	KO 7	Daorung Chuvatana		WBA
Jul. 19	Tim Austin	KO 8	Mbulelo Botile	Nashville, TN	IBF
Nov. 22	Joichiro Tatsuyoshi	TKO 7	Siri. Singmanassak	Osaka, JPN	WBC
1998
Dec. 5	Johnny Tapia	W 12	Nana Konadu		WBA
Dec. 29	Veerapol Sahaprom	TKO 6	Joichiro Tatsuyoshi	Osaka, JPN	WBC
1999
June 26	Paulie Ayala	Wu 12	Johnny Tapia	Las Vegas	WBA
2001
	Ayala moved up in class; Moya and Vargas fought for the vacant title
Oct. 14	Eidy Moya	KO 11	Adan Vargas	McAllen, Texas	WBA
2002
Apr. 14		KO 9	Eidy Moya	Copenhagen, DEN	WBA
2002
Feb. 15		TKO 8	Tim Austin	Las Vegas	IBF
2004
	Johnny Bredahl retired; Sidorenko and Gamez fought for the vacant title
Oct. 26	Wladimir Sidorenko	W 12	Leo Gamez	Rostock, Germany	WBA
2005
April 16		W 12	Veerapol Sahaprom	Tokyo, Japan	WBC

1887

Tommy Kelly claimed the world title after winning his first four fights

Dec. 24

Hughey Boyle

KO 8

Tommy Kelly

New York City

1888

Hughey Boyle retired and Kelly once again claimed the title

1889

Mar. 17

Tommy Kelly

W 4

Chappie Moran

Hoboken, NJ

Moran was the British champion and this was considered a world title fight

June 5

Chappie Moran

W 10

Tommy Kelly

Brooklyn, NY

1890

Jan. 31

Tommy Kelly

KO 10

Chappie Moran

New York City

1892

May 9

Billy Plimmer

KO 10

Tommy Kelly

Brooklyn, NY

1895

Nov. 25

Pedlar Palmer

W Disq. 14

Billy Plimmer

London

1899

Sep. 12

Terry McGovern

KO 1

Pedlar Palmer

Tuckahoe, NY

1900

McGovern moved up in class and the title became vacant

May 26

Danny Dougherty

W 20

Tommy Feltz

Brooklyn

Dougherty claimed the title after this victory

1901

Mar. 18

Harry Harris

W 15

Pedlar Palmer

London

Harris also claimed the title, but became a featherweight shortly afterward

Apr. 2

Harry Forbes

W 15

Casper Leon

Memphis

Forbes claimed the title after this victory

Nov. 11

Harry Forbes

KO 2

Danny Dougherty

St. Louis

Forbes won general recognition by knocking out the other major claimant

1903

Aug. 13

Frankie Neil

KO 2

Harry Forbes

San Francisco

1904

Oct. 17

Joe Bowker

W 20

Frankie Neil

London

Bowker moved in class; Jimmy Walsh and Digger Stanley both claimed the title

1905

Oct. 20

Jimmy Walsh

W 15

Digger Stanley

Chelsea, MA

1907

Walsh moved up in class and the world title became vacant until 1910

1910

Mar. 6

Johnny Coulon

KO 19

Jim Hendrick

New Orleans

Coulon was generally recognized as champion after this victory

GBR

1914

May 9

Kid Williams

KO 3

Johnny Coulon

Vernon, CA

1915

Sep. 10

Johnny Ertle

W Disq. 5

Kid Williams

St. Paul, MN

Claimed Title

Ertle's claim to the title wasn't recognized because this decision was questionable

1917

Jan. 9

Pete Herman

W 20

Kid Williams

New Orleans

1918

Apr. 10

Memphis Pal Moore

W 15

Johnny Ertle

Baltimore

Claimed Title

1920

Dec. 22

Joe Lynch

W 15

Pete Herman

New York City

1921

Jul. 25

Pete Herman

W 15

Joe Lynch

Brooklyn, NY

Sep. 23

Johnny Buff

W 15

Pete Herman

New York City

1922

Jul. 10

Joe Lynch

KO 14

Johnny Buff

Bronx, NY

1924

Mar. 21

Abe Goldstein

W 15

Joe Lynch

New York City

Dec. 19

Cannonball Martin

W 15

Abe Goldstein

New York City

1925

Mar. 20

Phil Rosenberg

W 15

Cannonball Martin

New York City

The NBA stripped Rosenberg of his title for failing to make the weight

1927

May 5

Teddy Baldock

W 15

Archie Bell

London

GBR

May 24

Bud Taylor

W 10

Tony Canzoneri

Chicago

NBA

Oct. 6

Willie Smith

W 15

Teddy Baldock

London

GBR

1928

Feb. 25

Bushy Graham

W 15

Corp. Izzy Schwartz

Brooklyn, NY

Bud Taylor vacated the NBA title and Graham moved up in class

1929

May 18

Panama Al Brown

W 15

Vidal Gregorio

Long Island City, NY

This was the final of a tournament to determine the New York champion

1934

May 26

Sixto Escobar

KO 9

Baby Casanova

Montreal

NBA

The NBA recognized Escobar as champion after this victory

1935

May 1

Baltazar Sangchili

W 15

Panama Al Brown

Valencia, Spain

Aug. 26

Lou Salica

W 15

Sixto Escobar

Bronx, NY

NBA

Nov. 15

Sixto Escobar

W 15

Lou Salica

New York City

NBA

1936

May 29

Tony Marino

KO 14

Baltazar Sangchili

Bronx, NY

Aug. 31

Sixto Escobar

KO 14

Tony Marino

Bronx, NY

Unified

1937

Sep. 23

Harry Jeffra

W 15

Sixto Escobar

New York City

1938

Feb. 20

Sixto Escobar

W 15

Harry Jeffra

San Juan

1940

Escobar retired; Pace and Salica fought for the vacant championship

Sep. 24

Lou Salica

W 15

Georgie Pace

Bronx, NY

1942

Aug. 7

Manuel Ortiz

W 12

Lou Salica

Hollywood, CA

1947

Jan. 6

Harold Dade

W 15

Manuel Ortiz

San Francisco

Mar. 11

Manuel Ortiz

W 15

Harold Dade

Los Angeles

1950

May 31

Vic Toweel

W 15

Manuel Ortiz

Johannesburg

1952

Nov. 15

Jimmy Carruthers

KO 1

Vic Toweel

Johnnesburg

1954

Carruthers retired; Cohen and Songkitrat fought for the vacant championship

Sep. 19

Robert Cohen

W 15

Chamrern Songkitrat

Bangkok

1955

Mar. 9

Raul Macias

KO 11

Chamrern Songkitrat

San Francisco

NBA

1956

May 29

Mario D'Agata

KO 7

Robert Cohen

Rome

1957

Apr. 1

Alphonse Halimi

W 15

Mario D'Agata

Paris

Nov. 6

Alphonse Halimi

W 15

Raul Macias

Los Angeles

Unified

1959

Jul. 8

Jose Becerra

KO 8

Alphonse Halimi

Los Angeles

1960

Becerra retired and the title split until 1962

Oct. 25

Alphonse Halimi

W 15

Freddie Gilroy

London

Europe

Nov. 18

Eder Jofre

KO 6

Eloy Sanchez

Los Angeles

NBA

1961

May 30

Johnny Caldwell

W 15

Alphonse Halimi

London

Europe

1962

Jan. 18

Eder Jofre

KO 10

Johnny Caldwell

Sao Paulo

Unified

1965

May 17

Fighting Harada

W 15

Eder Jofre

Nagoya, Japan

1968

Feb. 26

Lionel Rose

W 15

Fighting Harada

Tokyo

1969

Aug. 22

Ruben Olivares

KO 5

Lionel Rose

Inglewood, CA

1970

Oct. 16

Chucho Castillo

KO 14

Ruben Olivares

Inglewood, CA

1971

Apr. 3

Ruben Olivares

W 15

Chucho Castillo

Inglewood, CA

1972

Mar. 19

Rafael Herrera

KO 8

Ruben Olivares

Mexico City

Jul. 30

Enrique Pinder

W 15

Rafael Herrera

Panama City

1973

Jan. 20

Romeo Anaya

KO 3

Enrique Pinder

Panama City

Apr. 15

Rafael Herrera

KO 12

Rodolfo Martinez

Monterrey, Mex.

WBC

Nov. 3

Arnold Taylor

KO 14

Romeo Anaya

Johannesburg

WBA

1974

Jul. 3

Soo Hwan Hong

W 15

Arnold Taylor

Durban, S. Africa

WBA

Dec. 7

Rodolfo Martinez

KO 4

Rafael Herrera

Yucatan, Mex.

WBC

1975

Mar. 14

Alfonso Zamora

KO 4

Soo Hwan Hong

Inglewood, CA

WBA

1976

May 8

Carlos Zarate

KO 9

Rodolfo Martinez

Inglewood, CA

WBC

1977

Nov. 19

Jorge Lujan

KO 10

Alfonso Zamora

Los Angeles

WBA

1979

May 3

Lupe Pintor

W 15

Carlos Zarate

Las Vegas

WBC

1980

Aug. 29

Julian Solis

W 15

Jorge Lujan

Miami Beach

WBA

Nov. 14

Jeff Chandler

KO 14

Julian Solis

Miami

WBA

1983

Sep. 1

Albert Davila

KO 12

Kiko Bejines

Los Angeles

WBC

1984

Apr. 7

Richard Sandoval

KO 15

Jeff Chandler

Atlantic City

WBA

Apr. 16

Satoshi Shingaki

KO 8

Elmer Magallano

Nara, Japan

IBF

1985

Apr. 26

Jeff Fenech

KO 9

Satoshi Shingaki

Moore Park, Australia

IBF

May 4

Daniel Zaragoza

W Disq. 7

Freddie Jackson

Oranjestad, Aruba

WBC

Aug. 9

Happy Lora

W 12

Daniel Zaragoza

Miami

WBC

1986

Mar. 10

Gaby Canizalez

KO 7

Richard Sandoval

Las Vegas

WBA

May 4

Bernardo Pinango

W 15

Gaby Canizalez

East Rutherford, NJ

WBA

1987

Mar. 30

Takuya Muguruma

KO 5

Azael Moran

Moriguchi, Japan

WBA

May 15

Kelvin Seabrooks

KO 5

Miguel Maturana

Cartagena, Colombia

IBF

May 24

Chan Yong Park

KO 11

Takuya Muguruma

Moriguchi, Japan

WBA

Oct. 4

Wilfredo Vasquez

KO 10

Chan Yong Park

Seoul

WBA

1988

May 11

Kaokor Galaxy

W 12

Wilfredo Vasquez

Bangkok

WBA

Jul. 4

Sung Kil Moon

TD 6

Kaokor Galaxy

Seoul

WBA

Jul. 10

Orlando Canizales

KO 15

Kelvin Seabrooks

Atlantic City

IBF

Oct. 29

Raul Perez

W 12

Happy Lora

Las Vegas

WBC

1989

Jul. 9

Kaokor Galaxy

W 12

Sung Kil Moon

Bangkok

WBA

Oct. 18

Luisito Espinosa

KO 1

Kaokor Galaxy

Bangkok

WBA

1991

Feb. 25

Greg Richardson

W 12

Raul Perez

Inglewood, CA

WBC

Sep. 19

Joichiro Tatsuyoshi

KO 10

Greg Richardson

Tokyo

WBC

Oct. 19

Israel Contreras

KO 5

Luisito Espinosa

Manila

WBA

1992

Mar. 15

Eddie Cook

KO 5

Israel Contreras

Las Vegas

WBA

Mar. 30

Victor Rabanales

TD 9

Yong Hoon Lee

Inglewood, CA

WBC

Sep. 17

Victor Rabanales

KO 9

Joichiro Tatsuyoshi

Osaka, Japan

WBC

Oct. 9

Jorge Eliecer Julio

W 12

Eddie Cook

Cartagena

WBA

1993

Mar. 28

Jung Il Byun

W 12

Victor Rabanales

Kyongju, S. Korea

WBC

Oct. 22

Junior Jones

W 12

Jorge Eliecer Julio

Atlantic City

WBA

Dec. 23

Yasuei Yakushiji

W 12

Jung Il Byun

Nagoya, Japan

WBC

1994

Apr. 22

John Michael Johnson

KO 11

Junior Jones

Las Vegas

WBA

Jul. 16

Daorung Chuvatana

KO 1

John Michael Johnson

Uttaradit, Thai.

WBA

1995

Jan. 21

Harold Mestre

KO 8

Juvenal Berrio

Cartagena

IBF

Apr. 29

Mbulelo Botile

KO 2

Harold Mestre

Johannesburg

IBF

Jul. 30

Wayne McCullough

W 12

Yasuei Yakushiji

Nagoya, Japan

WBC

Sep. 17

Veeraphol Sahaprom

W 12

Daorung Chuvatana

Nongtha Buri, Thai.

WBA

1996

Jan. 28

Nana Konadu

KO 2

Veeraphol Sahaprom

WBA

Oct. 27

Daorung Chuvatana

W 10

Nana Konadu

WBA

1997

Wayne McCullough moved up in class, vacating the WBC title

Feb. 15

Siri Singmanassak

W 12

Jesus Sarabia

N. Phanom, THA

WBC

June 21

Nana Konadu

KO 7

Daorung Chuvatana

WBA

Jul. 19

Tim Austin

KO 8

Mbulelo Botile

Nashville, TN

IBF

Nov. 22

Joichiro Tatsuyoshi

TKO 7

Siri. Singmanassak

Osaka, JPN

WBC

1998

Dec. 5

Johnny Tapia

W 12

Nana Konadu

WBA

Dec. 29

Veerapol Sahaprom

TKO 6

Joichiro Tatsuyoshi

Osaka, JPN

WBC

1999

June 26

Paulie Ayala

Wu 12

Johnny Tapia

Las Vegas

WBA

2001

Ayala moved up in class; Moya and Vargas fought for the vacant title

Oct. 14

Eidy Moya

KO 11

Adan Vargas

McAllen, Texas

WBA

2002

Apr. 14

KO 9

Eidy Moya

Copenhagen, DEN

WBA

2002

Feb. 15

TKO 8

Tim Austin

Las Vegas

IBF

2004

Johnny Bredahl retired; Sidorenko and Gamez fought for the vacant title

Oct. 26

Wladimir Sidorenko

W 12

Leo Gamez

Rostock, Germany

WBA

2005

April 16

W 12

Veerapol Sahaprom

Tokyo, Japan

WBC

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