Bantamweight • World Boxing Organization

Current champion: Jason Moloney (0 title defenses)

No scheduled WBO Bantamweight bout

Timeline

  1. 3 Feb 1989

    Israel Contreras beats Maurizio Lupino via knockout 1/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

    Israel Contreras becomes the WBO Bantamweight world champion

  2. 2 Sep 1990

    Israel Contreras beats Ray Minus via knockout 9/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  3. 12 Mar 1991

    Gaby Canizales beats Miguel Lora via knockout 2/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

    Gaby Canizales becomes the WBO Bantamweight world champion

  4. 30 Jun 1991

    Duke McKenzie beats Gaby Canizales via unanimous decision 12/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

    Duke McKenzie becomes the WBO Bantamweight world champion

  5. 12 Sep 1991

    Duke McKenzie beats Cesar Soto via unanimous decision 12/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  6. 25 Mar 1992

    Duke McKenzie beats Wilfredo Vargas via knockout 8/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  7. 13 May 1992

    Rafael del Valle beats Duke McKenzie via knockout 1/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

    Rafael del Valle becomes the WBO Bantamweight world champion

  8. 24 Mar 1993

    Rafael del Valle beats Wilfredo Vargas via knockout 5/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  9. 19 Jun 1993

    Rafael del Valle beats Miguel Lora via unanimous decision 12/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  10. 30 Jul 1994

    Alfred Kotey beats Rafael del Valle via unanimous decision 12/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

    Alfred Kotey becomes the WBO Bantamweight world champion

  11. 25 Oct 1994

    Alfred Kotey beats Armando Castro via unanimous decision 12/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  12. 17 Feb 1995

    Alfred Kotey beats Drew Docherty via knockout 4/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  13. 21 Oct 1995

    Daniel Jimenez beats Alfred Kotey via unanimous decision 12/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

    Daniel Jimenez becomes the WBO Bantamweight world champion

  14. 20 Jan 1996

    Daniel Jimenez beats Drew Docherty via unanimous decision 12/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  15. 26 Apr 1996

    Robbie Regan beats Daniel Jimenez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

    Robbie Regan becomes the WBO Bantamweight world champion

  16. 1 Jan 1997

    Robbie Regan's WBO Bantamweight world title reign ends

  17. 28 Jul 1997

    Jorge Eliecer Julio becomes the WBO Bantamweight world champion

  18. 3 Apr 1998

    Jorge Eliecer Julio beats Daniel Jimenez via knockout 9/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  19. 19 Sep 1998

    Jorge Eliecer Julio beats Adonis Cruz via unanimous decision 12/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  20. 27 Mar 1999

    Jorge Eliecer Julio beats Julio Gamboa via split decision 12/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  21. 8 Jan 2000

    Johnny Tapia beats Jorge Eliecer Julio via unanimous decision 12/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

    Johnny Tapia becomes the WBO Bantamweight world champion

  22. 6 May 2000

    Johnny Tapia beats Pedro Javier Torres via unanimous decision 12/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  23. 1 Sep 2000

    Johnny Tapia's WBO Bantamweight world title reign ends

  24. 4 Sep 2000

    Mauricio Martinez beats Lester Fuentes via knockout 5/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

    Mauricio Martinez becomes the WBO Bantamweight world champion

  25. 16 Dec 2000

    Mauricio Martinez beats Esham Pickering via knockout 1/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  26. 15 Mar 2002

    Cruz Carbajal beats Mauricio Martinez via knockout 9/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

    Cruz Carbajal becomes the WBO Bantamweight world champion

  27. 27 Sep 2002

    Cruz Carbajal beats Danny Romero Jr via corner retirement 4/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  28. 4 Oct 2003

    Cruz Carbajal beats Gerardo Espinoza via knockout 8/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  29. 7 May 2004

    Chaiya Pothang beats Cruz Carbajal via unanimous decision 12/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

    Chaiya Pothang becomes the WBO Bantamweight world champion

  30. 5 Aug 2005

    Chaiya Pothang beats Mauricio Martinez via majority decision 12/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  31. 29 Oct 2005

    Jhonny Gonzalez beats Chaiya Pothang via knockout 7/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

    Jhonny Gonzalez becomes the WBO Bantamweight world champion

  32. 27 May 2006

    Jhonny Gonzalez beats Fernando Montiel via split decision 12/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  33. 30 Mar 2007

    Jhonny Gonzalez beats Irene Pacheco via knockout 9/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  34. 11 Aug 2007

    Gerry Penalosa beats Jhonny Gonzalez via knockout 7/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

    Gerry Penalosa becomes the WBO Bantamweight world champion

  35. 6 Apr 2008

    Gerry Penalosa beats Chaiya Pothang via knockout 8/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  36. 25 Apr 2009

    Fernando Montiel becomes the WBO Bantamweight world champion

  37. 13 Feb 2010

    Fernando Montiel beats Ciso Morales via knockout 1/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  38. 17 Jul 2010

    Fernando Montiel beats Rafael Concepcion via knockout 3/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  39. 19 Feb 2011

    Nonito Donaire beats Fernando Montiel via knockout 2/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

    Nonito Donaire becomes the WBO Bantamweight world champion

  40. 1 Oct 2011

    Nonito Donaire's WBO Bantamweight world title reign ends

  41. 22 Oct 2011

    Nonito Donaire beats Omar Narvaez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  42. 26 Nov 2011

    Jorge Arce beats Angky Angkotta via unanimous decision 12/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

    Jorge Arce becomes the WBO Bantamweight world champion

  43. 1 Aug 2012

    Jorge Arce's WBO Bantamweight world title reign ends

  44. 20 Oct 2012

    Panya Uthok beats AJ Banal via knockout 9/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

    Panya Uthok becomes the WBO Bantamweight world champion

  45. 2 Mar 2013

    Paulus Ambunda beats Panya Uthok via unanimous decision 12/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

    Paulus Ambunda becomes the WBO Bantamweight world champion

  46. 1 Aug 2013

    Tomoki Kameda beats Paulus Ambunda via unanimous decision 12/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

    Tomoki Kameda becomes the WBO Bantamweight world champion

  47. 3 Dec 2013

    Tomoki Kameda beats Immanuel Naidjala via unanimous decision 12/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  48. 12 Jul 2014

    Tomoki Kameda beats Panya Uthok via knockout 7/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  49. 1 Nov 2014

    Tomoki Kameda beats Alejandro Hernandez via split decision 12/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  50. 23 Apr 2015

    Tomoki Kameda's WBO Bantamweight world title reign ends

  51. 7 Aug 2015

    Panya Uthok beats Ryo Akaho via knockout 2/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

    Panya Uthok becomes the WBO Bantamweight world champion

  52. 12 Feb 2016

    Panya Uthok beats Jetro Pabustan via technical decision 7/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  53. 27 Jul 2016

    Marlon Tapales beats Panya Uthok via knockout 11/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

    Marlon Tapales becomes the WBO Bantamweight world champion

  54. 22 Apr 2017

    Marlon Tapales's WBO Bantamweight world title reign ends

  55. 23 Apr 2017

    Marlon Tapales beats Shohei Omori via knockout 11/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

    Zolani Tete becomes the WBO Bantamweight world champion

  56. 18 Nov 2017

    Zolani Tete beats Siboniso Gonya via knockout 1/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  57. 21 Apr 2018

    Zolani Tete beats Omar Narvaez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  58. 13 Oct 2018

    Zolani Tete beats Mikhail Aloyan via unanimous decision 12/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  59. 30 Nov 2019

    John Riel Casimero beats Zolani Tete via knockout 3/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

    John Riel Casimero becomes the WBO Bantamweight world champion

  60. 26 Sep 2020

    John Riel Casimero beats Duke Micah via knockout 3/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  61. 14 Aug 2021

    John Riel Casimero beats Guillermo Rigondeaux via split decision 12/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

  62. 3 May 2022

    Paul Butler becomes the WBO Bantamweight world champion

  63. 13 Dec 2022

    Naoya Inoue beats Paul Butler via knockout 11/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

    Naoya Inoue becomes the WBO Bantamweight world champion

  64. 14 Jan 2023

    Naoya Inoue's WBO Bantamweight world title reign ends

  65. 13 May 2023

    Jason Moloney beats Vincent Astrolabio via majority decision 12/12

    Bantamweight (118 lb)

    Jason Moloney becomes the WBO Bantamweight world champion

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