Bantamweight • The Ring

Current champion: Vacant (since 14 January 2023)

No scheduled The Ring Bantamweight bout

Timeline

  1. 19 Dec 1924

    Eddie Martin becomes the RING Bantamweight world champion

  2. 16 Feb 1925

    Eddie Martin beats Willie Spencer via newspaper decision 12/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  3. 20 Mar 1925

    Charlie Phil Rosenberg becomes the RING Bantamweight world champion

  4. 23 Jul 1925

  5. 4 Feb 1927

  6. 25 Aug 1931

    Panama Al Brown becomes the RING Bantamweight world champion

  7. 27 Oct 1931

    Panama Al Brown beats Eugene Huat via unanimous decision 15/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  8. 10 Jul 1932

  9. 19 Sep 1932

  10. 19 Mar 1933

    Panama Al Brown beats Domenico Bernasconi via unanimous decision 12/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  11. 3 Jul 1933

  12. 19 Feb 1934

  13. 1 Nov 1934

  14. 1 Jun 1935

    Baltasar Sangchili becomes the RING Bantamweight world champion

  15. 22 Jun 1935

  16. 31 Aug 1935

    Baltasar Sangchili beats Nicolas Petit-Biquet via knockout 11/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  17. 15 Sep 1935

  18. 29 Jun 1936

    Tony Marino becomes the RING Bantamweight world champion

  19. 31 Aug 1936

    Sixto Escobar becomes the RING Bantamweight world champion

  20. 13 Nov 1936

  21. 21 Feb 1937

  22. 23 Sep 1937

    Harry Jeffra becomes the RING Bantamweight world champion

  23. 20 Feb 1938

    Sixto Escobar becomes the RING Bantamweight world champion

  24. 2 Apr 1939

  25. 4 Oct 1939

    Sixto Escobar's RING Bantamweight world title reign ends

  26. 13 Jan 1941

    Lou Salica beats Tommy Forte via majority decision 15/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

    Lou Salica becomes the RING Bantamweight world champion

  27. 25 Apr 1941

    Lou Salica beats Lou Transparenti via unanimous decision 15/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  28. 16 Jun 1941

    Lou Salica beats Tommy Forte via unanimous decision 15/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  29. 7 Aug 1942

    Manuel Ortiz becomes the RING Bantamweight world champion

  30. 1 Jan 1943

    Manuel Ortiz beats Kenny Lindsay via unanimous decision 10/10

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  31. 27 Jan 1943

    Manuel Ortiz beats George Freitas via knockout 10/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  32. 10 Mar 1943

  33. 28 Apr 1943

  34. 26 May 1943

    Manuel Ortiz beats Joe Robleto via unanimous decision 15/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  35. 12 Jul 1943

  36. 1 Oct 1943

  37. 23 Nov 1943

    Manuel Ortiz beats Benny Goldberg via unanimous decision 15/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  38. 14 Mar 1944

    Manuel Ortiz beats Ernesto Aguilar via unanimous decision 15/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  39. 4 Apr 1944

    Manuel Ortiz beats Tony Olivera via unanimous decision 15/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  40. 12 Sep 1944

  41. 14 Nov 1944

  42. 25 Feb 1946

  43. 25 May 1946

  44. 10 Jun 1946

  45. 6 Jan 1947

    Harold Dade becomes the RING Bantamweight world champion

  46. 11 Mar 1947

    Manuel Ortiz becomes the RING Bantamweight world champion

  47. 30 May 1947

    Manuel Ortiz beats David Kui Kong Young via split decision 15/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  48. 20 Dec 1947

    Manuel Ortiz beats Tirso Del Rosario via points decision 15/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  49. 4 Jul 1948

  50. 1 Mar 1949

  51. 31 May 1950

    Vic Toweel becomes the RING Bantamweight world champion

  52. 2 Dec 1950

    Vic Toweel beats Danny O'Sullivan via knockout 10/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  53. 17 Nov 1951

    Vic Toweel beats Luis Romero via points decision 15/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  54. 26 Jan 1952

    Vic Toweel beats Peter Keenan via points decision 15/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  55. 15 Nov 1952

    Jimmy Carruthers becomes the RING Bantamweight world champion

  56. 21 Mar 1953

  57. 13 Nov 1953

    Jimmy Carruthers beats Pappy Gault via unanimous decision 15/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  58. 2 May 1954

    Jimmy Carruthers beats Chamroen Songkitrat via points decision 12/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  59. 16 May 1954

    Jimmy Carruthers's RING Bantamweight world title reign ends

  60. 19 Sep 1954

    Robert Cohen beats Chamroen Songkitrat via split decision 15/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

    Robert Cohen becomes the RING Bantamweight world champion

  61. 3 Sep 1955

    Robert Cohen and Willie Toweel share a draw 15/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  62. 29 Jun 1956

    Mario D'Agata becomes the RING Bantamweight world champion

  63. 1 Apr 1957

    Alphonse Halimi becomes the RING Bantamweight world champion

  64. 6 Nov 1957

  65. 8 Jul 1959

    Jose Becerra becomes the RING Bantamweight world champion

  66. 4 Feb 1960

  67. 23 May 1960

    Jose Becerra beats Kenji Yonekura via split decision 15/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  68. 30 Aug 1960

    Jose Becerra's RING Bantamweight world title reign ends

  69. 25 Mar 1961

    Eder Jofre beats Piero Rollo via corner retirement 9/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

    Eder Jofre becomes the RING Bantamweight world champion

  70. 19 Aug 1961

    Eder Jofre beats Ramon Arias via knockout 7/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  71. 18 Jan 1962

    Eder Jofre beats Johnny Caldwell via knockout 10/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  72. 4 May 1962

    Eder Jofre beats Herman Marques via knockout 10/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  73. 11 Sep 1962

  74. 4 Apr 1963

    Eder Jofre beats Katsutoshi Aoki via knockout 3/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  75. 18 May 1963

    Eder Jofre beats Johnny Jamito via corner retirement 11/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  76. 27 Nov 1964

    Eder Jofre beats Bernardo Caraballo via knockout 7/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  77. 17 May 1965

    Fighting Harada becomes the RING Bantamweight world champion

  78. 18 May 1965

  79. 30 Nov 1965

    Fighting Harada beats Alan Rudkin via unanimous decision 15/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  80. 31 May 1966

  81. 3 Jan 1967

    Fighting Harada beats Jose Medel via unanimous decision 15/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  82. 4 Jul 1967

    Fighting Harada beats Bernardo Caraballo via unanimous decision 15/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  83. 26 Feb 1968

    Lionel Rose becomes the RING Bantamweight world champion

  84. 27 Feb 1968

  85. 2 Jul 1968

    Lionel Rose beats Takao Sakurai via majority decision 15/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  86. 6 Dec 1968

  87. 8 Mar 1969

    Lionel Rose beats Alan Rudkin via split decision 15/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  88. 22 Aug 1969

    Ruben Olivares becomes the RING Bantamweight world champion

  89. 12 Dec 1969

  90. 18 Apr 1970

  91. 16 Oct 1970

    Chucho Castillo becomes the RING Bantamweight world champion

  92. 2 Apr 1971

    Ruben Olivares becomes the RING Bantamweight world champion

  93. 25 Oct 1971

    Ruben Olivares beats Kazuyoshi Kanazawa via knockout 14/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  94. 14 Dec 1971

    Ruben Olivares beats Jesus Pimentel via corner retirement 11/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  95. 19 Mar 1972

    Rafael Herrera becomes the RING Bantamweight world champion

  96. 29 Jul 1972

  97. 30 Jul 1972

    Enrique Pinder becomes the RING Bantamweight world champion

  98. 20 Jan 1973

    Romeo Anaya becomes the RING Bantamweight world champion

  99. 30 Jan 1973

    Enrique Pinder's RING Bantamweight world title reign ends

  100. 28 Apr 1973

    Romeo Anaya beats Rogelio Lara via split decision 15/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  101. 18 Aug 1973

  102. 3 Nov 1973

    Arnold Taylor becomes the RING Bantamweight world champion

  103. 3 Jul 1974

    Hong Soo-hwan becomes the RING Bantamweight world champion

  104. 28 Dec 1974

    Hong Soo-hwan beats Fernando Cabanela via split decision 15/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  105. 14 Mar 1975

    Alfonso Zamora becomes the RING Bantamweight world champion

  106. 30 Aug 1975

    Alfonso Zamora beats Thanomchit Sukhothai via knockout 4/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  107. 6 Dec 1975

    Alfonso Zamora beats Socrates Batoto via knockout 2/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  108. 3 Apr 1976

  109. 10 Jul 1976

    Alfonso Zamora beats Gilberto Illueca via knockout 3/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  110. 16 Oct 1976

  111. 19 Nov 1977

    Jorge Lujan becomes the RING Bantamweight world champion

  112. 18 Mar 1978

    Jorge Lujan beats Roberto Rubaldino via knockout 11/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  113. 15 Sep 1978

  114. 8 Apr 1979

    Jorge Lujan beats Cleo Garcia via knockout 15/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  115. 6 Oct 1979

    Jorge Lujan beats Roberto Rubaldino via knockout 15/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  116. 2 Apr 1980

    Jorge Lujan beats Shuichi Isogami via knockout 9/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  117. 29 Aug 1980

    Julian Solis becomes the RING Bantamweight world champion

  118. 14 Nov 1980

    Jeff Chandler becomes the RING Bantamweight world champion

  119. 31 Jan 1981

  120. 5 Apr 1981

    Jeff Chandler and Eijiro Murata share a draw 15/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  121. 25 Jul 1981

  122. 10 Dec 1981

    Jeff Chandler beats Eijiro Murata via knockout 13/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  123. 27 Mar 1982

    Jeff Chandler beats Johnny Carter via knockout 6/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  124. 27 Oct 1982

    Jeff Chandler beats Miguel Iriarte via knockout 9/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  125. 13 Mar 1983

  126. 11 Sep 1983

    Jeff Chandler beats Eijiro Murata via knockout 10/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  127. 17 Dec 1983

    Jeff Chandler beats Oscar Muniz via knockout 7/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  128. 7 Apr 1984

    Richie Sandoval becomes the RING Bantamweight world champion

  129. 22 Sep 1984

    Richie Sandoval beats Edgar Roman via unanimous decision 15/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  130. 15 Dec 1984

    Richie Sandoval beats Cardenio Ulloa via knockout 8/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  131. 10 Mar 1986

    Gaby Canizales becomes the RING Bantamweight world champion

  132. 4 Jun 1986

    Bernardo Pinango becomes the RING Bantamweight world champion

  133. 4 Oct 1986

    Bernardo Pinango beats Ciro De Leva via knockout 10/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  134. 22 Nov 1986

    Bernardo Pinango beats Simon Skosana via knockout 15/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  135. 3 Feb 1987

    Bernardo Pinango beats Frankie Duarte via unanimous decision 15/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  136. 1 Mar 1987

    Bernardo Pinango's RING Bantamweight world title reign ends

  137. 16 Sep 2016

    Shinsuke Yamanaka becomes the RING Bantamweight world champion

  138. 2 Mar 2017

    Shinsuke Yamanaka beats Carlos Carlson via knockout 7/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  139. 15 Aug 2017

    Luis Nery becomes the RING Bantamweight world champion

  140. 26 Sep 2017

    Shinsuke Yamanaka becomes the RING Bantamweight world champion

  141. 1 Mar 2018

  142. 18 May 2019

    Naoya Inoue becomes the RING Bantamweight world champion

  143. 7 Nov 2019

  144. 31 Oct 2020

  145. 19 Jun 2021

    Naoya Inoue beats Michael Dasmarinas via knockout 3/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  146. 14 Dec 2021

    Naoya Inoue beats Aran Dipaen via technical knockout 8/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  147. 7 Jun 2022

  148. 13 Dec 2022

  149. 14 Jan 2023

    Naoya Inoue's RING Bantamweight world title reign ends