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title: "Bantamweight Boxing Rankings - September 1968"
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# Bantamweight Boxing Rankings - September 1968

Combined Bantamweight rankings from the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The RING. Month: September 1968. These are official monthly lists, not BoxRec fight records. See [Box-Rank vs BoxRec](https://box-rank.com/blog/box-rank-vs-boxrec-which-boxing-site-should-you-use).

| Rank | RING (September 1968) |
| --- | --- |
| Champion | [Lionel Rose (Australia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/lionel-rose) - Champion |
| 1 | [Takao Sakurai (Japan)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/takao-sakurai) |
| 2 | [Jesus Pimentel (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jesus-pimentel) |
| 3 | [Eigo Takagi (Japan)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/eigo-takagi) |
| 4 | [Ruben Olivares (Mexico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ruben-olivares) |
| 5 | [Chucho Castillo (Mexico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/chucho-castillo) |
| 6 | [Rollie Penaroya (Philippines)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/rollie-penaroya) |
| 7 | [Alan Rudkin (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/alan-rudkin) |
| 8 | [Franco Zurlo (Italy)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/franco-zurlo) |
| 9 | [Salvatore Burruni (Italy)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/salvatore-burruni) |
| 10 | [Kazuyoshi Kanazawa (Japan)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/kazuyoshi-kanazawa) |

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