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Bantamweight

January 12, 2023

Bantamweight is a weight class in combat sports. For boxing, the range is above 115 lb (52.2 kg) and up to 118 lb (53.5 kg). In kickboxing, a bantamweight fighter generally weighs between 53 and 55 kilograms (117 and 121 lb). In MMA, bantamweight is 126–135 lb (57.2–61.2 kg).

The name for the class is derived from bantam chickens.[1] Brazilian jiu-jitsu has an equivalent Rooster weight.

Boxing

Bantamweight is a class in boxing for boxers who weigh above 115 pounds (52.2 kg) and up to 118 pounds (53.5 kg).

Professional

History

The first title fight with gloves was between Chappie Moran and Ray Lewis in 1889. At that time, the limit for this weight class was 110 pounds. In 1910, however, the British settled on a limit of 118.[2]

Current world champions

Main article: List of world bantamweight boxing champions
Sanctioning body Reign began Champion Record Defenses
WBA November 7, 2019 Naoya Inoue 24–0 (21 KO) 5
WBC June 7, 2022 Naoya Inoue 24–0 (21 KO) 1
IBF May 18, 2019 Naoya Inoue 24–0 (21 KO) 6
WBO December 13, 2022 Naoya Inoue 24–0 (21 KO) 0

Current The Ring world rankings

As of January 11, 2023.[3]

Keys:

 C  Current The Ring world champion
Rank Name Record Title(s)
C Naoya Inoue 24–0 (21 KO) IBF, WBA, WBC, WBO
1 John Riel Casimero 31–4 (21 KO)
2 Jason Moloney 24–2 (19 KO)
3 Nonito Donaire 42–7 (28 KO)
4 Emmanuel Rodríguez 20–2–0–1 (13 KO)
5 Raushee Warren 19–3–0–1 (5 KO)
6 Gary Antonio Russell 19–0–0–1 (12 KO)
7 Lee McGregor 11–0–1 (9 KO)
8 Vincent Astrolabio 17–3 (12 KO)
9 Paul Butler 34–3 (15 KO)
10 Alejandro Santiago 25–3–5 (13 KO)

Longest reigning world bantamweight champions

Below is a list of longest reigning bantamweight champions in boxing measured by the individual's longest reign. Career total time as champion (for multiple time champions) does not apply.

Name Title reign Title recognition Successful defenses Beaten opponents Fights
1. Anselmo Moreno 6 years, 3 months, 26 days WBA 12 11 [4]
2. Veeraphol Sahaprom 6 years, 3 months, 17 days WBC 14 11 [5]
3. Orlando Canizales 6 years, 3 months, 16 days IBF 16 15 [6]
4. Shinsuke Yamanaka 5 years, 9 months, 9 days WBC 12 11 [7]
5. Tim Austin 5 years, 6 months, 26 days IBF 9 9 [8]
6. Hozumi Hasegawa 5 years, 14 days WBC 10 10 [9]
7. Panama Al Brown 4 years, 9 months, 28 days NYSAC, NBA, IBU 10 8 [10][11]
8. Eder Jofre 4 years, 6 months NBA, WBA, WBC 8 8 [12]
9. Manuel Ortiz 4 years, 4 months, 29 days World 15 11 [13]
  Active Title Reign
  Reign has ended

Amateur

Only one boxer has ever held the Olympic and World Amateur bantamweight titles simultaneously, Guillermo Rigondeaux of Cuba, who managed the feat twice in 2001 and 2005.

Olympic Champions

World Champions

Pan American Champions

European Champions


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 65.8 kg (145 lb).

Lethwei

In International Lethwei Federation Japan, the bantamweight division is up to 60 kg (130 lb). In International Lethwei Federation Japan, Yuta Hamamoto is the Bantamweight Champion.

The World Lethwei Championship recognizes the bantamweight division with an upper limit of 54 kg (119 lb). In World Lethwei Championship, Souris Manfredi is the Bantamweight Champion.

Mixed Martial Arts

Main article: Bantamweight (MMA)

In MMA, bantamweight is 126–135 pounds (57.2–61.2 kg).

Current champions

These tables were last updated in November 2022.

Organization Reign began Champion Record Defenses
Men
UFC Mar 6, 2021 Aljamain Sterling 22–3 (3KO 8SUB) 2
Bellator September 12, 2020 Sergio Pettis 21–5 (3KO 4SUB) 0
Rizin FF August 10, 2020 Kyoji Horiguchi 29–3 (15KO 3SUB) 0
ONE Championship March 31, 2019 Bibiano Fernandes 24–4 (2KO 9SUB) 1
Fight Nights Global October 10, 2017 Tomáš Deák 20–10–1 (6KO 8SUB) 1
Cage Warriors September 6, 2019 Jack Cartwright 8–0 (3KO 4SUB) 1
ACA March 6, 2020 Daniel Oliveira 27–6 (9KO 11SUB) 0
Brave CF November 17, 2017 Stephen Loman 13–2 (4KO 2SUB) 4
Legacy Fighting Alliance N/A   Vacant N/A N/A
Women
UFC July 30, 2022 Amanda Nunes 22–5 (13KO 4SUB) 0
Invicta FC N/A   Vacant N/A N/A

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

References

  1. ^ "Bantamweight and Featherweight, New Pinoy Niche Weight Classes?".
  2. ^ Mullan, Harry (1996). The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Boxing. London, England: Carlton Books. p. 178. ISBN 0-7858-0641-5.
  3. ^ "The Ring Bantamweight Ratings". The Ring. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Professional boxing record: Anselmo Moreno". Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Professional boxing record: Veeraphol Sahaprom". Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Orlando Canizales, p. 366" (pdf). The Boxing Register: International Boxing Hall Of Fame Official Record Book. International Boxing Hall Of Fame. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Professional boxing record: Shinsuke Yamanaka". Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Professional boxing record: Tim Austin". Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  9. ^ "Professional boxing record: Hozumi Hasegawa". Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  10. ^ "Professional boxing record: Panama Al Brown". Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  11. ^ "Panama Al Brown, p. 84" (pdf). The Boxing Register: International Boxing Hall Of Fame Official Record Book. International Boxing Hall Of Fame. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  12. ^ "Professional boxing record: Eder Jofre". Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  13. ^ "Manuel Ortiz, p. 648" (pdf). The Boxing Register: International Boxing Hall Of Fame Official Record Book. International Boxing Hall Of Fame. Retrieved 26 May 2019.

External links

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This article s lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article July 2016 Bantamweight is a weight class in combat sports For boxing the range is above 115 lb 52 2 kg and up to 118 lb 53 5 kg In kickboxing a bantamweight fighter generally weighs between 53 and 55 kilograms 117 and 121 lb In MMA bantamweight is 126 135 lb 57 2 61 2 kg The name for the class is derived from bantam chickens 1 Brazilian jiu jitsu has an equivalent Rooster weight Contents 1 Boxing 1 1 Professional 1 1 1 History 1 1 2 Current world champions 1 1 3 Current The Ring world rankings 1 1 4 Longest reigning world bantamweight champions 1 2 Amateur 1 2 1 Olympic Champions 1 2 2 World Champions 1 2 3 Pan American Champions 1 2 4 European Champions 2 Kickboxing 3 Lethwei 4 Mixed Martial Arts 4 1 Current champions 5 Muay Thai 6 Wrestling 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksBoxing EditBantamweight is a class in boxing for boxers who weigh above 115 pounds 52 2 kg and up to 118 pounds 53 5 kg Professional Edit History Edit The first title fight with gloves was between Chappie Moran and Ray Lewis in 1889 At that time the limit for this weight class was 110 pounds In 1910 however the British settled on a limit of 118 2 Current world champions Edit Main article List of world bantamweight boxing champions Sanctioning body Reign began Champion Record DefensesWBA November 7 2019 Naoya Inoue 24 0 21 KO 5WBC June 7 2022 Naoya Inoue 24 0 21 KO 1IBF May 18 2019 Naoya Inoue 24 0 21 KO 6WBO December 13 2022 Naoya Inoue 24 0 21 KO 0Current The Ring world rankings Edit As of January 11 2023 3 Keys C Current The Ring world championRank Name Record Title s C Naoya Inoue 24 0 21 KO IBF WBA WBC WBO1 John Riel Casimero 31 4 21 KO 2 Jason Moloney 24 2 19 KO 3 Nonito Donaire 42 7 28 KO 4 Emmanuel Rodriguez 20 2 0 1 13 KO 5 Raushee Warren 19 3 0 1 5 KO 6 Gary Antonio Russell 19 0 0 1 12 KO 7 Lee McGregor 11 0 1 9 KO 8 Vincent Astrolabio 17 3 12 KO 9 Paul Butler 34 3 15 KO 10 Alejandro Santiago 25 3 5 13 KO Longest reigning world bantamweight champions Edit Below is a list of longest reigning bantamweight champions in boxing measured by the individual s longest reign Career total time as champion for multiple time champions does not apply Name Title reign Title recognition Successful defenses Beaten opponents Fights1 Anselmo Moreno 6 years 3 months 26 days WBA 12 11 4 2 Veeraphol Sahaprom 6 years 3 months 17 days WBC 14 11 5 3 Orlando Canizales 6 years 3 months 16 days IBF 16 15 6 4 Shinsuke Yamanaka 5 years 9 months 9 days WBC 12 11 7 5 Tim Austin 5 years 6 months 26 days IBF 9 9 8 6 Hozumi Hasegawa 5 years 14 days WBC 10 10 9 7 Panama Al Brown 4 years 9 months 28 days NYSAC NBA IBU 10 8 10 11 8 Eder Jofre 4 years 6 months NBA WBA WBC 8 8 12 9 Manuel Ortiz 4 years 4 months 29 days World 15 11 13 Active Title Reign Reign has endedAmateur Edit Only one boxer has ever held the Olympic and World Amateur bantamweight titles simultaneously Guillermo Rigondeaux of Cuba who managed the feat twice in 2001 and 2005 Olympic Champions Edit 1904 Oliver Kirk USA 1908 Henry Thomas GBR 1920 Clarence Walker RSA 1924 William Smith RSA 1928 Vittorio Tamagnini ITA 1932 Horace Gwynne CAN 1936 Ulderico Sergo ITA 1948 Tibor Csik HUN 1952 Pentti Hamalainen FIN 1956 Wolfgang Behrendt EUA 1960 Oleg Grigoryev URS 1964 Takao Sakurai JPN 1968 Valeriy Sokolov URS 1972 Orlando Martinez CUB 1976 Gu Yong Ju PRK 1980 Juan Hernandez CUB 1984 Maurizio Stecca ITA 1988 Kennedy McKinney USA 1992 Joel Casamayor CUB 1996 Istvan Kovacs HUN 2000 Guillermo Rigondeaux CUB 2004 Guillermo Rigondeaux CUB 2008 Enkhbatyn Badar Uugan MGL 2012 Luke Campbell GBR 2016 Robeisy Ramirez CUB World Champions Edit 1974 Wilfredo Gomez PUR 1978 Adolfo Horta CUB 1982 Floyd Favors USA 1986 Sung Kil Moon KOR 1989 Enrique Carrion 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 Lazaro Alvarez CUB 2013 Javid Chalabiyev AZE 2015 Michael Conlan IRL 2017 Kairat Yeraliyev KAZ 2021 Tomoya Tsuboi JPN Pan American Champions Edit 1951 Ricardo Gonzales ARG 1955 Salvador Enriquez VEN 1959 Waldo Claudiano BRA 1963 Abel Almaraz ARG 1967 Juvencio Martinez MEX 1971 Pedro Flores MEX 1975 Orlando Martinez CUB 1979 Jackie Beard USA 1983 Manuel Vilchez VEN 1987 Manuel Martinez CUB 1991 Enrique Carrion CUB 1995 Juan Despaigne CUB 1999 Gerald Tucker USA 2003 Daniel Chyutin CUB 2007 Carlos Cuadras MEX 2011 Lazaro Alvarez CUB European Champions Edit 1924 Jean Ces 1925 Archie Rule 1927 Kurt Dalchow 1928 Vittorio Tamagnini 1930 Janos Szeles 1932 Hans Ziglarski 1934 Istvan Enekes 1937 Ulderico Sergo 1939 Ulderico Sergo 1942 Arturo Paoletti 1947 Laszlo 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 Giju 1969 Aurel Dumitrescu 1971 Tibor Badari 1973 Aldo Cosentino 1975 Viktor Rybakov 1977 Stefan Forster 1979 Nikolay Chrapzov 1981 Viktor Miroshnichenko 1983 Yuri Alexandrov 1985 Ljubisa Simic 1987 Aleksandar Khristov 1989 Serafim Todorov 1991 Serafim Todorov 1993 Raimkul Malakhbekov 1996 Istvan Kovacs 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 EditIn 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 65 8 kg 145 lb Lethwei EditIn International Lethwei Federation Japan the bantamweight division is up to 60 kg 130 lb In International Lethwei Federation Japan Yuta Hamamoto is the Bantamweight Champion The World Lethwei Championship recognizes the bantamweight division with an upper limit of 54 kg 119 lb In World Lethwei Championship Souris Manfredi is the Bantamweight Champion Mixed Martial Arts EditMain article Bantamweight MMA In MMA bantamweight is 126 135 pounds 57 2 61 2 kg Current champions Edit These tables were last updated in November 2022 Organization Reign began Champion Record DefensesMenUFC Mar 6 2021 Aljamain Sterling 22 3 3KO 8SUB 2Bellator September 12 2020 Sergio Pettis 21 5 3KO 4SUB 0Rizin FF August 10 2020 Kyoji Horiguchi 29 3 15KO 3SUB 0ONE Championship March 31 2019 Bibiano Fernandes 24 4 2KO 9SUB 1Fight Nights Global October 10 2017 Tomas Deak 20 10 1 6KO 8SUB 1Cage Warriors September 6 2019 Jack Cartwright 8 0 3KO 4SUB 1ACA March 6 2020 Daniel Oliveira 27 6 9KO 11SUB 0Brave CF November 17 2017 Stephen Loman 13 2 4KO 2SUB 4Legacy Fighting Alliance N A Vacant N A N AWomenUFC July 30 2022 Amanda Nunes 22 5 13KO 4SUB 0Invicta FC N A Vacant N A N AMuay Thai EditIn Muay Thai bantamweight is 115 118 pounds 52 2 53 5 kg A notable Muai Thai bantamweight fighter is Randy Thong Phoun Phim Wrestling EditWrestling also has similar weight classes including bantamweight See also EditReigning boxing championsReferences Edit Bantamweight and Featherweight New Pinoy Niche Weight Classes Mullan Harry 1996 The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Boxing London England Carlton Books p 178 ISBN 0 7858 0641 5 The Ring Bantamweight Ratings The Ring Retrieved 20 June 2022 Professional boxing record Anselmo Moreno Retrieved 15 April 2020 Professional boxing record Veeraphol Sahaprom Retrieved 15 April 2020 Orlando Canizales p 366 pdf The Boxing Register International Boxing Hall Of Fame Official Record Book International Boxing Hall Of Fame Retrieved 26 May 2019 Professional boxing record Shinsuke Yamanaka Retrieved 15 April 2020 Professional boxing record Tim Austin Retrieved 15 April 2020 Professional boxing record Hozumi Hasegawa Retrieved 15 April 2020 Professional boxing record Panama Al Brown Retrieved 15 April 2020 Panama Al Brown p 84 pdf The Boxing Register International Boxing Hall Of Fame Official Record Book International Boxing Hall Of Fame Retrieved 26 May 2019 Professional boxing record Eder Jofre Retrieved 15 April 2020 Manuel Ortiz p 648 pdf The Boxing Register International Boxing Hall Of Fame Official Record Book International Boxing Hall Of Fame Retrieved 26 May 2019 External links Edit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bantamweight amp oldid 1129687879, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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