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Bantamweight is a weight class in combat sports.

• For boxing the range is above 115 pounds (52.2 kg) and up to 118 pounds (53.5 kg).


• In kickboxing, a bantamweight fighter generally weighs between 53 kg (116 lb) and 55 kg (120 lb).


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

The name bantam is derived from bantam chickens.

Boxing

Bantamweight is usually a class in boxing for boxers who weigh above 115 pounds (52.2 kg) and up to 118 pounds (53.5 kg). Orlando Canizales holds the record for most consecutive title defenses in boxing at this division, with 16 defenses of the IBF title.

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.^[1]

Professional champions

Current champions

Sanctioning body	Reign began	Champion	Record	Defenses
WBA (Super)	November 3, 2018	Nonito Donaire	39–5 (25 KO)	0
WBA (Regular)	May 25, 2018	Naoya Inoue	17–0 (15 KO)	1
WBC		vacant
IBF	May 5, 2018	Emmanuel Rodríguez	19–0 (12 KO)	1
WBO	April 22, 2017	Zolani Tete	28–3 (21 KO)	3

Current interim champions

Sanctioning Body	Reign Began	Champion	Record	Defenses
WBA	March 23, 2018	Reymart Gaballo	20–0 (17 KO)	0

Current The Ring magazine bantamweight rankings

Updated 02 December 2018

Rank	Name	Record	Title(s)
1	Naoya Inoue	17–0 (15 KO)	WBA (Regular)
2	Zolani Tete	28–3 (21 KO)	WBO
3	Emmanuel Rodríguez	19–0 (12 KO)	IBF
4	Nonito Donaire	39–5 (25 KO)	WBA
5	Ryan Burnett	19–1 (9 KO)
6	Luis Nery	24–0 (18 KO)
7	Jason Moloney	17–1 (14 KO)
8	Nordine Oubaali	14–0 (11 KO)
9	Takuma Inoue	12–0 (3 KO)
10	Carlos Cuadras	37–3–1 (27 KO)

Longest reigning 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
1.	Anselmo Moreno	6 years, 3 months, 26 days	WBA	12
2.	Veeraphol Sahaprom	6 years, 3 months, 17 days	WBC	14
3.	Orlando Canizales	6 years, 3 months, 16 days	IBF	16
4.	Shinsuke Yamanaka	5 years, 9 months, 9 days	WBC, The Ring	12
5.	Tim Austin	5 years, 6 months, 26 days	IBF	10
6.	Hozumi Hasegawa	5 years, 14 days	WBC	10
7.	Jimmy Barry	4 years, 11 months, 17 days	World	6
8.	Panama Al Brown	4 years, 9 months, 28 days	NBA	N/A
9.	Eder Jofre	4 years, 6 months	World	8
10.	Manuel Ortiz	4 years, 4 months, 29 days	World	15

     Active Title Reign

     Reign has ended

Amateur Champions

Notable bantamweights

• Monte Attell


• Fabrice Benichou


• Panama Al Brown


• Orlando Canizales


• Jimmy Carruthers


• Jeff Chandler


• 
  Frankie Conley (1910)


• 
  George Dixon (the first black world champion at any weight, 1890)


• Sixto Escobar


• Wilfredo Vázquez


• Sung-Kil Moon


• Luisito Espinosa


• Eder Jofre


• Nana Konadu


• Alphonse Halimi


• Fighting Harada


• Pete Herman


• Akhil Kumar


• Abner Mares


• Joe Lynch


• Rubén Olivares


• Manuel Ortiz


• Lionel Rose


• Charlie Phil Rosenberg


• Charles "Bud" Taylor


• Alfonso Zamora


• Carlos Zarate


• Johnny Tapia


• Paulie Ayala


• Joichiro Tatsuyoshi


• Veeraphol Sahaprom


• Johnny Owen


• Guillermo Rigondeaux


• Holly Holm


• Wayne McCullough


• 
  Joe Yabuki (fictional)

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.

Mixed Martial Arts

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

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

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