Bantamweight title history

WBA

Riku Masuda

20 July 2026Reigning for 4 months

Won the WBA bantamweight world title from Antonio Vargas by defeating Daigo Higa by split decision at the Kokugikan in Tokyo.

Division

All recorded title changes201

Exact dates are shown where recorded. Month-only dates mark the first appearance in our ranking archive, not necessarily the date the title was won.

Bantamweight champions and recorded title changes
Date	Organisation	Champion	Title	Evidence
20 July 2026	WBA	Riku Masuda	World Champion	Won the WBA title by defeating Daigo Higa by split decision at the Kokugikan in Tokyo WBA source
13 June 2026	WBA	Jesse Rodriguez	Super Champion	Won the WBA bantamweight title by stopping Antonio Vargas in the sixth round in Arizona after moving up from super flyweight WBA source
31 May 2026	WBA	Antonio Vargas	World Champion	Won the title WBA source
13 December 2025	IBF	Jose Salas Reyes	Champion	Won the vacant IBF title by stopping Landile Ngxeke in the seventh round in Mexico City IBF source
1 December 2025	WBA	Seiya Tsutsumi	World Champion	Won the title WBA source
24 November 2025	WBC	Takuma Inoue	Champion	Won the vacant title by unanimous decision against Tenshin Nasukawa WBC source
September 2025	WBO	Christian Medina Jimenez	Champion
8 June 2025	IBFRING	Junto Nakatani	Champion	IBF source RING source
June 2025	WBA	Nonito Donaire	Interim Champion
May 2025	WBA	Antonio Vargas	World Champion
December 2024	WBA	Antonio Vargas	Interim Champion
13 October 2024	WBA	Seiya Tsutsumi	World Champion	Won the title WBA source
6 May 2024	WBO	Yoshiki Takei	Champion	Won the title WBO source
4 May 2024	IBF	Ryosuke Nishida	Champion	Won the title IBF source
24 February 2024	WBC	Junto Nakatani	Champion	Won the title WBC source
August 2023	IBF	Emmanuel Rodriguez	Champion
29 July 2023	WBC	Alexandro Santiago	Champion	Won the title by defeating Nonito Donaire WBC source
13 May 2023	WBO	Jason Moloney	Champion	Won the title by defeating Vincent Astrolabio WBO source
8 April 2023	WBA	Takuma Inoue	World Champion	Won the title by defeating Liborio Solis WBA source
13 December 2022	WBO	Naoya Inoue	Super Champion	Won the title WBO source
7 June 2022	WBC	Naoya Inoue	Champion	WBC source
3 May 2022	WBO	Paul Butler	Champion	Promoted to this title WBO source
29 May 2021	WBC	Nonito Donaire	Champion	WBC source
8 February 2020	WBA	Guillermo Rigondeaux	World Champion	Won the title by defeating Liborio Solis WBA source
30 November 2019	WBO	John Riel Casimero	Champion	Won the title WBO source
18 May 2019	WBAIBFRING	Naoya Inoue	Super Champion, Champion	WBA source IBF source RING source
May 2019	WBO	John Riel Casimero	Interim Champion
19 January 2019	WBC	Nordine Oubaali	Champion	WBC source
3 November 2018	WBA	Nonito Donaire	Super Champion	Won the title WBA source
25 May 2018	WBA	Naoya Inoue	World Champion	Won the title WBA source
5 May 2018	IBF	Emmanuel Rodriguez	Champion	Won the title by defeating Paul Butler IBF source
21 October 2017	WBA	Ryan Burnett	Super Champion	Won the title by defeating Zhanat Zhakiyanov WBA source
26 September 2017	RING	Shinsuke Yamanaka	Champion	Won the title RING source
15 August 2017	WBCRING	Luis Nery	Champion	WBC source RING source
10 June 2017	IBF	Ryan Burnett	Champion	Won the title IBF source
April 2017	WBO	Zolani Tete	Champion
10 February 2017	WBA	Zhanat Zhakiyanov	Super Champion	Won the title WBA source
16 September 2016	RING	Shinsuke Yamanaka	Champion	Won the title by defeating Anselmo Moreno RING source
27 July 2016	WBO	Marlon Tapales	Champion	Won the title WBO source
18 June 2016	WBA	Rau'shee Warren	Super Champion	Won the title WBA source
November 2015	IBF	Lee Haskins	Champion
8 August 2015	WBO	Pungluang Sor Singyu	Champion	Won the title by defeating Ryo Akaho WBO source
25 October 2014	IBF	Randy Caballero	Champion	Won the title by defeating Stuart Hall IBF source
26 September 2014	WBA	Juan Carlos Payano	Super Champion	Won the title by defeating Anselmo Moreno WBA source
June 2014	WBO	Alejandro Hernandez	Interim Champion
31 May 2014	WBA	Jamie McDonnell	World Champion	Won the title by defeating Tabtimdaeng Na Rachawat WBA source
21 December 2013	IBF	Stuart Hall	Champion	Won the title by defeating Vusi Malinga IBF source
1 August 2013	WBO	Tomoki Kameda	Champion	Won the title WBO source
11 May 2013	IBF	Jamie McDonnell	Champion	Won the title by defeating Julio Ceja IBF source
2 March 2013	WBO	Paulus Ambunda	Champion	Won the title WBO source
20 October 2012	WBO	Pungluang Sor Singyu	Champion	Won the title by defeating A. J. Banal WBO source
2 June 2012	IBF	Leo Santa Cruz	Champion	Won the title by defeating Vusi Malinga IBF source
26 November 2011	WBO	Jorge Arce	Super Champion	Won the title by defeating Angky Angkotta WBO source
6 November 2011	WBC	Shinsuke Yamanaka	Champion	WBC source
13 August 2011	IBF	Abner Mares	Champion	Won the title IBF source
19 February 2011	WBCWBO	Nonito Donaire	Champion	WBC source WBO source
January 2011	WBA	Hugo Ruiz	Interim Champion
26 December 2010	WBA	Koki Kameda	World Champion	Won the title by defeating Alexander Munoz WBA source
11 December 2010	IBF	Joseph Agbeko	Champion	Won the title IBF source
October 2010	WBA	Anselmo Moreno	Super Champion
June 2010	WBO	Fernando Montiel	Super Champion
30 April 2010	WBC	Fernando Montiel	Champion	WBC source
March 2010	WBO	Eric Morel	Interim Champion
31 October 2009	IBF	Yonnhy Perez	Champion	Won the title IBF source
May 2009	WBO	Fernando Montiel	Champion
25 April 2009	WBO	Fernando Montiel	Interim Champion	Promoted to this title WBO source
March 2009	WBA	Nehomar Cermeno	Interim Champion
31 May 2008	WBA	Anselmo Moreno	World Champion	Won the title WBA source
19 September 2007	IBF	Joseph Agbeko	Champion	Won the title IBF source
11 August 2007	WBO	Gerry Penalosa	Champion	Won the title WBO source
7 July 2007	IBF	Luis Alberto Perez	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Genaro García IBF source
April 2006	WBA	Poonsawat Kratingdaeng	Interim Champion
February 2006	WBA	Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym	Interim Champion
January 2006	WBA	Poonsawat Kratingdaeng	Interim Champion
29 October 2005	WBO	Jhonny Gonzalez	Champion	Won the title WBO source
August 2005	WBA	Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym	Interim Champion
16 April 2005	WBC	Hozumi Hasegawa	Champion	Won the title WBC source
26 February 2005	WBA	Volodymyr Sydorenko	Champion	WBA source
February 2005	WBA	Wladimir Sidorenko	World Champion
June 2004	WBA	Julio Zarate	Interim Champion
7 May 2004	WBO	Ratanachai Sor Vorapin	Champion	Won the title WBO source
15 February 2003	IBF	Rafael Marquez	Champion	Won the title IBF source
19 April 2002	WBA	Johnny Bredahl	World Champion	Won the title WBA source
15 March 2002	WBO	Cruz Carbajal	Champion	WBO source
14 October 2001	WBA	Eidy Moya	World Champion	Won the title by defeating Adan Vargas WBA source
4 September 2000	WBO	Mauricio Martinez	Champion	Won the title by defeating Lester Fuentes WBO source
8 January 2000	WBO	Johnny Tapia	Champion	Won the title WBO source
26 June 1999	WBA	Paulie Ayala	World Champion	Won the title WBA source
29 December 1998	WBC	Veeraphol Sahaprom	Champion	WBC source
5 December 1998	WBA	Johnny Tapia	Champion	WBA source
22 November 1997	WBC	Joichiro Tatsuyoshi	Champion	WBC source
28 July 1997	WBO	Jorge Eliecer Julio	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Oscar Maldonado WBO source
19 July 1997	IBF	Tim Austin	Champion	IBF source
21 June 1997	WBA	Nana Konadu	Champion	WBA source
11 January 1997	WBC	Sirimongkol Singmanasak	Champion	Won the vacant title WBC source
27 October 1996	WBA	Daorung Chuvatana	Champion	WBA source
26 April 1996	WBO	Robbie Regan	Champion	WBO source
28 January 1996	WBA	Nana Konadu	Champion	WBA source
21 October 1995	WBO	Daniel Jimenez	Champion	WBO source
17 September 1995	WBA	Veeraphol Sahaprom	Champion	WBA source
30 July 1995	WBC	Wayne McCullough	Champion	WBC source
29 April 1995	IBF	Mbulelo Botile	Champion	IBF source
21 January 1995	IBF	Harold Mestre	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Juvenal Berrio IBF source
30 July 1994	WBO	Alfred Kotey	Champion	WBO source
16 July 1994	WBA	Daorung Chuvatana	Champion	WBA source
22 April 1994	WBA	John Michael Johnson	Champion	WBA source
23 December 1993	WBC	Yasuei Yakushiji	Champion	WBC source
23 October 1993	WBA	Junior Jones	Champion	WBA source
28 March 1993	WBC	Byun Jung Il	Champion	WBC source
9 October 1992	WBA	Jorge Eliecer Julio	Champion	WBA source
17 September 1992	WBC	Victor Rabanales	Champion	WBC source
13 May 1992	WBO	Rafael Del Valle	Champion	WBO source
15 March 1992	WBA	Eddie Cook	Champion	WBA source
19 October 1991	WBA	Israel Contreras	Champion	WBA source
19 September 1991	WBC	Joichiro Tatsuyoshi	Champion	WBC source
30 June 1991	WBO	Duke McKenzie	Champion	WBO source
12 March 1991	WBO	Gaby Canizales	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Miguel Lora WBO source
25 February 1991	WBC	Greg Richardson	Champion	WBC source
18 October 1989	WBA	Luisito Espinosa	Champion	WBA source
9 July 1989	WBA	Kaokor Galaxy	Champion	WBA source
3 February 1989	WBO	Israel Contreras	Champion	Won the title by defeating Maurizio Lupino WBO source
29 October 1988	WBC	Raul Perez	Champion	WBC source
14 August 1988	WBA	Moon Sung Kil	Champion	WBA source
9 July 1988	IBF	Orlando Canizales	Champion	IBF source
9 May 1988	WBA	Kaokor Galaxy	Champion	WBA source
4 October 1987	WBA	Wilfredo Vazquez	Champion	WBA source
24 May 1987	WBA	Park Chan Yong	Champion	WBA source
15 May 1987	IBF	Kelvin Seabrooks	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Miguel Maturana IBF source
29 March 1987	WBA	Takuya Muguruma	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Azael Moran WBA source
4 June 1986	WBARING	Bernardo Pinango	Champion	WBA source RING source
10 March 1986	WBARING	Gaby Canizales	Champion	WBA source RING source
9 August 1985	WBC	Miguel Lora	Champion	WBC source
4 May 1985	WBC	Daniel Zaragoza	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Fred Jackson WBC source
26 April 1985	IBF	Jeff Fenech	Champion	IBF source
15 April 1984	IBF	Satoshi Shingaki	Champion	Won the title by defeating Elmer Magallano IBF source
7 April 1984	RING	Richard Sandoval	Champion	Won the title RING source
7 April 1984	WBA	Richie Sandoval	Champion	WBA source
1 September 1983	WBC	Alberto Davila	Champion	Won the vacant title WBC source
14 November 1980	WBARING	Jeff Chandler	Champion	WBA source RING source
29 August 1980	WBARING	Julian Solis	Champion	WBA source RING source
3 June 1979	WBC	Lupe Pintor	Champion	WBC source
19 November 1977	WBARING	Jorge Lujan	Champion	WBA source RING source
8 May 1976	WBC	Carlos Zarate	Champion	WBC source
14 March 1975	WBARING	Alfonso Zamora	Champion	WBA source RING source
7 December 1974	WBC	Rodolfo Martinez	Champion	WBC source
August 1974	RING	Soo Hwan Hong	Champion
3 July 1974	WBA	Hong Soo Hwan	Champion	WBA source
3 November 1973	WBARING	Arnold Taylor	Champion	WBA source RING source
14 April 1973	WBC	Rafael Herrera	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Rodolfo Martínez WBC source
20 January 1973	WBARING	Romeo Anaya	Champion	WBA source RING source
30 July 1972	RING	Enrique Pinder	Champion	Won the title RING source
29 July 1972	WBAWBC	Enrique Pinder	Champion	WBA source WBC source
19 March 1972	WBAWBCRING	Rafael Herrera	Champion	WBA source WBC source RING source
May 1971	RING	Ruben Olivares	Champion
2 April 1971	WBAWBC	Ruben Olivares	Champion	WBA source WBC source
16 October 1970	WBAWBCRING	Chucho Castillo	Champion	WBA source WBC source RING source
22 August 1969	WBAWBCRING	Ruben Olivares	Champion	WBA source WBC source RING source
27 February 1968	WBAWBC	Lionel Rose	Champion	WBA source WBC source
26 February 1968	RING	Lionel Rose	Champion	Won the title RING source
18 May 1965	WBAWBC	Fighting Harada	Champion	WBA source WBC source
17 May 1965	RING	Fighting Harada	Champion	Won the title RING source
4 April 1963	WBC	Eder Jofre	Champion	Won the title by defeating Katsutoshi Aoki WBC source
25 March 1961	RING	Eder Jofre	Champion	Won the title by defeating Piero Rollo RING source
18 November 1960	WBA	Eder Jofre	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Eloy Sanchez WBA source
June 1960	RING	Jose Becerra	Champion
May 1960	RING	Eder Jofre	Champion
8 July 1959	WBARING	Jose Becerra	Champion	WBA source RING source
6 November 1957	WBA	Alphonse Halimi	Champion	WBA source
1 April 1957	RING	Alphonse Halimi	Champion	Won the title RING source
29 June 1956	RING	Mario D'Agata	Champion	Won the title RING source
9 March 1955	WBA	Raul MacIas	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Chamroen Songkitrat WBA source
19 September 1954	WBARING	Robert Cohen	Champion	WBA source RING source
15 November 1952	WBARING	Jimmy Carruthers	Champion	WBA source RING source
31 May 1950	WBARING	Vic Toweel	Champion	WBA source RING source
January 1948	RING	Harold Dade	Champion
11 March 1947	WBARING	Manuel Ortiz	Champion	WBA source RING source
6 January 1947	WBARING	Harold Dade	Champion	WBA source RING source
7 August 1942	WBARING	Manuel Ortiz	Champion	WBA source RING source
13 January 1941	RING	Lou Salica	Champion	Won the title by defeating Tommy Forte RING source
24 September 1940	WBA	Lou Salica	Champion	WBA source
26 October 1939	WBA	Georgie Pace	Champion	Won the vacant title WBA source
20 February 1938	WBARING	Sixto Escobar	Champion	WBA source RING source
23 September 1937	WBARING	Harry Jeffra	Champion	WBA source RING source
31 August 1936	RING	Sixto Escobar	Champion	Won the title RING source
29 June 1936	RING	Tony Marino	Champion	Won the title RING source
15 November 1935	WBA	Sixto Escobar	Champion	WBA source
26 August 1935	WBA	Lou Salica	Champion	WBA source
7 August 1935	WBA	Sixto Escobar	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Pete Sanstol WBA source
1 June 1935	RING	Baltasar Sangchili	Champion	Won the title RING source
25 August 1931	RING	Al Brown	Champion	Won the title by defeating Pete Sanstol RING source
4 October 1930	WBA	Panama Al Brown	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Eugène Huat WBA source
8 October 1929	WBA	Panama Al Brown	Champion	Won the vacant title WBA source
23 May 1928	WBA	Bushy Graham	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Isadore Schwartz WBA source
18 October 1926	WBA	Bud Taylor	Champion	Won the vacant title WBA source
20 March 1925	WBA	Charlie Phil Rosenberg	Champion	WBA source
19 December 1924	WBA	Eddie Martin	Champion	WBA source
21 March 1924	WBA	Abe Goldstein	Champion	WBA source
10 July 1922	WBA	Joe Lynch	Champion	WBA source
23 September 1921	WBA	Johnny Buff	Champion	WBA source
25 July 1921	WBA	Pete Herman	Champion	WBA source
January 1921	WBA	Joe Lynch	Champion