Bantamweight • World Boxing Association

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Timeline

  1. 7 Feb 1921

    Joe Lynch becomes the WBA Bantamweight world champion

  2. 28 Feb 1921

    Joe Lynch beats Young Montreal via newspaper decision 10/10

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  3. 25 Jul 1921

    Pete Herman becomes the WBA Bantamweight world champion

  4. 23 Sep 1921

    Johnny Buff becomes the WBA Bantamweight world champion

  5. 10 Nov 1921

    Johnny Buff beats Jackie Sharkey via points decision 15/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  6. 10 Jul 1922

    Joe Lynch becomes the WBA Bantamweight world champion

  7. 21 Aug 1922

    Joe Lynch beats Frankie Murray via knockout 6/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  8. 24 Nov 1922

    Joe Lynch beats Benny Schwartz via knockout 5/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  9. 22 Dec 1922

    Joe Lynch beats Midget Smith via unanimous decision 15/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  10. 10 Apr 1923

    Joe Lynch beats Joe O'Donnell via newspaper decision 12/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  11. 21 Mar 1924

    Abe Goldstein becomes the WBA Bantamweight world champion

  12. 5 May 1924

    Abe Goldstein beats Clarence Rosen via newspaper decision 10/10

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  13. 16 Jul 1924

    Abe Goldstein beats Charles Ledoux via unanimous decision 15/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  14. 8 Sep 1924

    Abe Goldstein beats Tommy Ryan via points decision 15/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  15. 19 Dec 1924

    Eddie Martin becomes the WBA Bantamweight world champion

  16. 16 Feb 1925

    Eddie Martin beats Willie Spencer via newspaper decision 12/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  17. 20 Mar 1925

    Charlie Phil Rosenberg becomes the WBA Bantamweight world champion

  18. 23 Jul 1925

  19. 18 Oct 1926

    Bud Taylor becomes the WBA Bantamweight world champion

  20. 26 Mar 1927

  21. 24 Jun 1927

  22. 24 Jan 1928

    Bud Taylor's WBA Bantamweight world title reign ends

  23. 23 May 1928

    Bushy Graham becomes the WBA Bantamweight world champion

  24. 16 Oct 1928

    Panama Al Brown becomes the WBA Bantamweight world champion

  25. 8 Feb 1930

    Panama Al Brown beats Johnny Erickson via disqualification 4/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  26. 4 Oct 1930

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

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  27. 25 Aug 1931

  28. 27 Oct 1931

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

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  29. 10 Jul 1932

  30. 19 Sep 1932

  31. 19 Mar 1933

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

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  32. 3 Jul 1933

  33. 19 Feb 1934

  34. 1 May 1934

    Panama Al Brown's WBA Bantamweight world title reign ends

  35. 7 Aug 1935

    Sixto Escobar beats Pete Sanstol via unanimous decision 12/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

    Sixto Escobar becomes the WBA Bantamweight world champion

  36. 26 Aug 1935

    Lou Salica becomes the WBA Bantamweight world champion

  37. 15 Nov 1935

    Sixto Escobar becomes the WBA Bantamweight world champion

  38. 31 Aug 1936

  39. 13 Nov 1936

  40. 21 Feb 1937

  41. 23 Sep 1937

    Harry Jeffra becomes the WBA Bantamweight world champion

  42. 20 Feb 1938

    Sixto Escobar becomes the WBA Bantamweight world champion

  43. 2 Apr 1939

  44. 27 Oct 1939

    Sixto Escobar's WBA Bantamweight world title reign ends

  45. 29 Oct 1939

    Georgie Pace becomes the WBA Bantamweight world champion

  46. 4 Mar 1940

  47. 24 Sep 1940

    Lou Salica becomes the WBA Bantamweight world champion

  48. 2 Dec 1940

  49. 13 Jan 1941

    Lou Salica beats Tommy Forte via majority decision 15/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  50. 25 Apr 1941

    Lou Salica beats Lou Transparenti via unanimous decision 15/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  51. 16 Jun 1941

    Lou Salica beats Tommy Forte via unanimous decision 15/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  52. 7 Aug 1942

    Manuel Ortiz becomes the WBA Bantamweight world champion

  53. 1 Jan 1943

    Manuel Ortiz beats Kenny Lindsay via unanimous decision 10/10

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  54. 27 Jan 1943

    Manuel Ortiz beats George Freitas via knockout 10/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  55. 10 Mar 1943

  56. 28 Apr 1943

  57. 26 May 1943

    Manuel Ortiz beats Joe Robleto via unanimous decision 15/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  58. 12 Jul 1943

  59. 1 Oct 1943

  60. 23 Nov 1943

    Manuel Ortiz beats Benny Goldberg via unanimous decision 15/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  61. 14 Mar 1944

    Manuel Ortiz beats Ernesto Aguilar via unanimous decision 15/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  62. 4 Apr 1944

    Manuel Ortiz beats Tony Olivera via unanimous decision 15/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  63. 12 Sep 1944

  64. 14 Nov 1944

  65. 25 Feb 1946

  66. 25 May 1946

  67. 10 Jun 1946

  68. 6 Jan 1947

    Harold Dade becomes the WBA Bantamweight world champion

  69. 11 Mar 1947

    Manuel Ortiz becomes the WBA Bantamweight world champion

  70. 30 May 1947

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

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  71. 20 Dec 1947

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

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  72. 4 Jul 1948

  73. 1 Mar 1949

  74. 31 May 1950

    Vic Toweel becomes the WBA Bantamweight world champion

  75. 2 Dec 1950

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

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  76. 17 Nov 1951

    Vic Toweel beats Luis Romero via points decision 15/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  77. 26 Jan 1952

    Vic Toweel beats Peter Keenan via points decision 15/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  78. 15 Nov 1952

    Jimmy Carruthers becomes the WBA Bantamweight world champion

  79. 21 Mar 1953

  80. 13 Nov 1953

    Jimmy Carruthers beats Pappy Gault via unanimous decision 15/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  81. 2 May 1954

    Jimmy Carruthers beats Chamroen Songkitrat via points decision 12/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  82. 19 Sep 1954

    Robert Cohen beats Chamroen Songkitrat via split decision 15/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

    Robert Cohen becomes the WBA Bantamweight world champion

  83. 23 Dec 1954

    Robert Cohen's WBA Bantamweight world title reign ends

  84. 9 Mar 1955

    Raul Macias beats Chamroen Songkitrat via knockout 11/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

    Raul Macias becomes the WBA Bantamweight world champion

  85. 25 Mar 1956

    Raul Macias beats Leo Espinosa via knockout 10/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  86. 15 Jun 1957

    Raul Macias beats Dommy Ursua via knockout 11/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  87. 6 Nov 1957

    Alphonse Halimi becomes the WBA Bantamweight world champion

  88. 8 Jul 1959

    Jose Becerra becomes the WBA Bantamweight world champion

  89. 4 Feb 1960

  90. 23 May 1960

    Jose Becerra beats Kenji Yonekura via split decision 15/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  91. 30 Aug 1960

    Jose Becerra's WBA Bantamweight world title reign ends

  92. 18 Nov 1960

    Eder Jofre beats Eloy Sanchez via knockout 6/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

    Eder Jofre becomes the WBA Bantamweight world champion

  93. 25 Mar 1961

    Eder Jofre beats Piero Rollo via corner retirement 9/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  94. 19 Aug 1961

    Eder Jofre beats Ramon Arias via knockout 7/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  95. 18 Jan 1962

    Eder Jofre beats Johnny Caldwell via knockout 10/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  96. 4 May 1962

    Eder Jofre beats Herman Marques via knockout 10/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  97. 11 Sep 1962

  98. 4 Apr 1963

    Eder Jofre beats Katsutoshi Aoki via knockout 3/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  99. 18 May 1963

    Eder Jofre beats Johnny Jamito via corner retirement 11/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  100. 27 Nov 1964

    Eder Jofre beats Bernardo Caraballo via knockout 7/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  101. 18 May 1965

    Fighting Harada becomes the WBA Bantamweight world champion

  102. 30 Nov 1965

    Fighting Harada beats Alan Rudkin via unanimous decision 15/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  103. 31 May 1966

  104. 3 Jan 1967

    Fighting Harada beats Jose Medel via unanimous decision 15/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  105. 4 Jul 1967

    Fighting Harada beats Bernardo Caraballo via unanimous decision 15/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  106. 27 Feb 1968

    Lionel Rose becomes the WBA Bantamweight world champion

  107. 2 Jul 1968

    Lionel Rose beats Takao Sakurai via majority decision 15/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  108. 6 Dec 1968

  109. 8 Mar 1969

    Lionel Rose beats Alan Rudkin via split decision 15/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  110. 22 Aug 1969

    Ruben Olivares becomes the WBA Bantamweight world champion

  111. 12 Dec 1969

  112. 18 Apr 1970

  113. 16 Oct 1970

    Chucho Castillo becomes the WBA Bantamweight world champion

  114. 2 Apr 1971

    Ruben Olivares becomes the WBA Bantamweight world champion

  115. 25 Oct 1971

    Ruben Olivares beats Kazuyoshi Kanazawa via knockout 14/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  116. 14 Dec 1971

    Ruben Olivares beats Jesus Pimentel via corner retirement 11/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  117. 19 Mar 1972

    Rafael Herrera becomes the WBA Bantamweight world champion

  118. 29 Jul 1972

    Enrique Pinder becomes the WBA Bantamweight world champion

  119. 20 Jan 1973

    Romeo Anaya becomes the WBA Bantamweight world champion

  120. 28 Apr 1973

    Romeo Anaya beats Rogelio Lara via split decision 15/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  121. 18 Aug 1973

  122. 3 Nov 1973

    Arnold Taylor becomes the WBA Bantamweight world champion

  123. 3 Jul 1974

    Hong Soo-hwan becomes the WBA Bantamweight world champion

  124. 28 Dec 1974

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

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  125. 14 Mar 1975

    Alfonso Zamora becomes the WBA Bantamweight world champion

  126. 30 Aug 1975

    Alfonso Zamora beats Thanomchit Sukhothai via knockout 4/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  127. 6 Dec 1975

    Alfonso Zamora beats Socrates Batoto via knockout 2/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  128. 3 Apr 1976

  129. 10 Jul 1976

    Alfonso Zamora beats Gilberto Illueca via knockout 3/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  130. 16 Oct 1976

  131. 19 Nov 1977

    Jorge Lujan becomes the WBA Bantamweight world champion

  132. 18 Mar 1978

    Jorge Lujan beats Roberto Rubaldino via knockout 11/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  133. 15 Sep 1978

  134. 8 Apr 1979

    Jorge Lujan beats Cleo Garcia via knockout 15/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  135. 6 Oct 1979

    Jorge Lujan beats Roberto Rubaldino via knockout 15/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  136. 2 Apr 1980

    Jorge Lujan beats Shuichi Isogami via knockout 9/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  137. 29 Aug 1980

    Julian Solis becomes the WBA Bantamweight world champion

  138. 14 Nov 1980

    Jeff Chandler becomes the WBA Bantamweight world champion

  139. 31 Jan 1981

  140. 5 Apr 1981

    Jeff Chandler and Eijiro Murata share a draw 15/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  141. 25 Jul 1981

  142. 10 Dec 1981

    Jeff Chandler beats Eijiro Murata via knockout 13/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  143. 27 Mar 1982

    Jeff Chandler beats Johnny Carter via knockout 6/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  144. 27 Oct 1982

    Jeff Chandler beats Miguel Iriarte via knockout 9/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  145. 13 Mar 1983

  146. 11 Sep 1983

    Jeff Chandler beats Eijiro Murata via knockout 10/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  147. 17 Dec 1983

    Jeff Chandler beats Oscar Muniz via knockout 7/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  148. 7 Apr 1984

    Richie Sandoval becomes the WBA Bantamweight world champion

  149. 22 Sep 1984

    Richie Sandoval beats Edgar Roman via unanimous decision 15/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  150. 15 Dec 1984

    Richie Sandoval beats Cardenio Ulloa via knockout 8/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  151. 10 Mar 1986

    Gaby Canizales becomes the WBA Bantamweight world champion

  152. 4 Jun 1986

    Bernardo Pinango becomes the WBA Bantamweight world champion

  153. 4 Oct 1986

    Bernardo Pinango beats Ciro De Leva via knockout 10/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  154. 22 Nov 1986

    Bernardo Pinango beats Simon Skosana via knockout 15/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  155. 3 Feb 1987

    Bernardo Pinango beats Frankie Duarte via unanimous decision 15/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  156. 29 Mar 1987

    Takuya Muguruma beats Azael Moran via knockout 5/15

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

    Takuya Muguruma becomes the WBA Bantamweight world champion

  157. 24 May 1987

    Park Chan-yong becomes the WBA Bantamweight world champion

  158. 4 Oct 1987

    Wilfredo Vazquez becomes the WBA Bantamweight world champion

  159. 17 Jan 1988

  160. 9 May 1988

    Khaokor Galaxy becomes the WBA Bantamweight world champion

  161. 14 Aug 1988

    Moon Sung-kil becomes the WBA Bantamweight world champion

  162. 27 Nov 1988

    Moon Sung-kil beats Edgar Monserrat via knockout 7/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  163. 19 Feb 1989

    Moon Sung-kil beats Chiaki Kobayashi via knockout 5/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  164. 9 Jul 1989

    Khaokor Galaxy becomes the WBA Bantamweight world champion

  165. 18 Oct 1989

    Luisito Espinosa becomes the WBA Bantamweight world champion

  166. 30 May 1990

    Luisito Espinosa beats Hurley Snead via corner retirement 8/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  167. 29 Nov 1990

    Luisito Espinosa beats Thanomsak Sithbaobay via unanimous decision 12/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  168. 19 Oct 1991

    Israel Contreras becomes the WBA Bantamweight world champion

  169. 15 Mar 1992

    Eddie Cook becomes the WBA Bantamweight world champion

  170. 9 Oct 1992

    Jorge Eliecer Julio becomes the WBA Bantamweight world champion

  171. 3 Apr 1993

    Jorge Eliecer Julio beats Francisco Alvarez via corner retirement 8/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  172. 8 Jul 1993

    Jorge Eliecer Julio beats Ricardo Vargas via majority decision 12/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  173. 23 Oct 1993

    Junior Jones becomes the WBA Bantamweight world champion

  174. 8 Jan 1994

  175. 22 Apr 1994

    John Michael Johnson becomes the WBA Bantamweight world champion

  176. 16 Jul 1994

    Daorung Chuwatana becomes the WBA Bantamweight world champion

  177. 20 Nov 1994

    Daorung Chuwatana beats In Shik Go via technical decision 5/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  178. 27 May 1995

    Daorung Chuwatana and Vichit Lapmee share a draw 12/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  179. 17 Sep 1995

    Veeraphol Sahaprom becomes the WBA Bantamweight world champion

  180. 28 Jan 1996

    Nana Konadu becomes the WBA Bantamweight world champion

  181. 27 Oct 1996

    Daorung Chuwatana becomes the WBA Bantamweight world champion

  182. 15 Mar 1997

  183. 21 Jun 1997

    Nana Konadu becomes the WBA Bantamweight world champion

  184. 21 Feb 1998

    Nana Konadu beats Abraham Torres via knockout 2/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  185. 5 Dec 1998

    Johnny Tapia becomes the WBA Bantamweight world champion

  186. 26 Jun 1999

    Paulie Ayala becomes the WBA Bantamweight world champion

  187. 23 Oct 1999

    Paulie Ayala beats Anupong Saohin Srisuk via unanimous decision 12/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  188. 4 Mar 2000

  189. 30 Mar 2001

    Paulie Ayala beats Hugo Dianzo via unanimous decision 12/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  190. 7 Aug 2001

    Paulie Ayala's WBA Bantamweight world title reign ends

  191. 14 Oct 2001

    Eidy Moya beats Adan Vargas via knockout 11/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

    Eidy Moya becomes the WBA Bantamweight world champion

  192. 19 Apr 2002

    Johnny Bredahl becomes the WBA Bantamweight world champion

  193. 8 Nov 2002

  194. 24 Oct 2003

    Johnny Bredahl beats David Guerault via unanimous decision 12/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  195. 13 Mar 2004

    Johnny Bredahl beats Nobuaki Naka via unanimous decision 12/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  196. 11 Oct 2004

    Johnny Bredahl's WBA Bantamweight world title reign ends

  197. 26 Feb 2005

    Volodymyr Sydorenko beats Julio Zarate via unanimous decision 12/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

    Volodymyr Sydorenko becomes the WBA Bantamweight world champion

  198. 26 Nov 2005

    Volodymyr Sydorenko beats Jose de Jesus Lopez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  199. 11 Mar 2006

  200. 15 Jul 2006

  201. 17 Mar 2007

  202. 29 Jun 2007

    Volodymyr Sydorenko beats Jerome Arnould via knockout 7/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  203. 10 Jan 2008

    Volodymyr Sydorenko beats Nobuto Ikehara via unanimous decision 12/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  204. 31 May 2008

    Anselmo Moreno becomes the WBA Bantamweight world champion

  205. 18 Sep 2008

    Anselmo Moreno beats Cecilio Santos via technical decision 7/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  206. 30 Oct 2008

    Anselmo Moreno beats Rolly Lunas via unanimous decision 12/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  207. 2 May 2009

  208. 4 Jul 2009

  209. 4 Dec 2009

    Anselmo Moreno beats Frederic Patrac via knockout 11/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  210. 27 Mar 2010

  211. 14 Aug 2010

  212. 19 Nov 2010

    Anselmo Moreno's WBA Bantamweight world title reign ends