RING Bantamweight Rankings Archive | January 2026

Rank	RINGJanuary 2026
	Vacant
1	Seiya Tsutsumi
2	Christian Medina Jimenez
3	Takuma Inoue
4	Ryosuke Nishida
5	Daigo Higa
6	Antonio Vargas
7	Jose Salas Reyes
8	Yoshiki Takei
9	Kazuto IokaNEW
10	Riku Masuda-1

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January 2026 archive

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Month-over-month changes since December 2025

Entered the top 10

Kazuto IokaNow ranked #9

Dropped out of the top 10

Tenshin NasukawaLast ranked #10

Biggest fallers

Riku MasudaDown one place to #10
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RING Bantamweight Title History

Champions who have held each belt, most recent first. Exact dates are shown where verified; month-only dates reflect available records. Available history begins in December 1924, combining ranking archives and sourced title records.

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RING Bantamweight - World Champion

Junto Nakatani

8 June 202525 September 2025

109 days

Became champion: 8 June 2025

Won the title by defeating Ryosuke Nishida.

First shown in July 2025 rankingsView source

Naoya Inoue

18 May 201913 January 2023

1,336 days

Became champion: 18 May 2019

Won the title by defeating Emmanuel Rodriguez.

First shown in May 2019 rankingsView source

Shinsuke Yamanaka

26 September 2017March 2018

Became champion: 26 September 2017

Was reinstated as champion after Luis Nery's B-sample confirmed a positive drug test.

First shown in October 2017 rankingsView source

Luis Nery

15 August 2017August 2017

Became champion: 15 August 2017

Won the title by defeating Shinsuke Yamanaka.

First shown in August 2017 rankingsView source

Shinsuke Yamanaka

16 September 201615 August 2017

333 days

Became champion: 16 September 2016

Won the title by defeating Anselmo Moreno.

First shown in October 2016 rankingsView source

Bernardo Pinango

4 June 198613 March 1987

282 days

Became champion: 4 June 1986

Won the title by defeating Gaby Canizales.

First shown in June 1986 rankingsView source

Gaby Canizales

10 March 1986April 1986

Became champion: 10 March 1986

Won the title by defeating Richie Sandoval.

First shown in March 1986 rankingsView source

Richard Sandoval

7 April 1984January 1986

Became champion: 7 April 1984

Won the title by defeating Jeff Chandler.

First shown in April 1984 rankingsView source

Jeff Chandler

14 November 1980February 1984

Became champion: 14 November 1980

Won the title by defeating Julian Solis.

First shown in November 1980 rankingsView source

Julian Solis

29 August 198014 November 1980

77 days

Became champion: 29 August 1980

Won the title by defeating Jorge Lujan.

First shown in August 1980 rankingsView source

Jorge Lujan

19 November 197729 August 1980

1,014 days

Became champion: 19 November 1977

Won the title by defeating Alfonso Zamora.

First shown in November 1977 rankingsView source

Alfonso Zamora

14 March 197519 November 1977

981 days

Became champion: 14 March 1975

Won the title by defeating Soo Hwan Hong.

First shown in April 1975 rankingsView source

Soo Hwan Hong

3 July 197414 March 1975

254 days

Became champion: 3 July 1974

Won the title by defeating Arnold Taylor.

First shown in August 1974 rankingsView source

Arnold Taylor

3 November 19733 July 1974

242 days

Became champion: 3 November 1973

Won the title by defeating Romeo Anaya.

First shown in November 1973 rankingsView source

Romeo Anaya

20 January 19733 November 1973

287 days

Became champion: 20 January 1973

Won the title by defeating Enrique Pinder.

First shown in February 1973 rankingsView source

Enrique Pinder

29 July 1972November 1972

Became champion: 29 July 1972

Won the title by defeating Rafael Herrera.

First shown in August 1972 rankingsView source

Rafael Herrera

19 March 197229 July 1972

132 days

Became champion: 19 March 1972

Won the title by defeating Ruben Olivares.

First shown in April 1972 rankingsView source

Ruben Olivares

2 April 197119 March 1972

352 days

Became champion: 2 April 1971

Won the title by defeating Chucho Castillo.

First shown in May 1971 rankingsView source

Chucho Castillo

16 October 19702 April 1971

168 days

Became champion: 16 October 1970

Won the title by defeating Ruben Olivares.

First shown in November 1970 rankingsView source

Ruben Olivares

22 August 196916 October 1970

420 days

Became champion: 22 August 1969

Won the title by defeating Lionel Rose.

First shown in September 1969 rankingsView source

Lionel Rose

27 February 196822 August 1969

542 days

Became champion: 27 February 1968

Won the title by defeating Fighting Harada.

First shown in March 1968 rankingsView source

Fighting Harada

18 May 196527 February 1968

1,015 days

Became champion: 18 May 1965

Won the title by defeating Eder Jofre.

First shown in June 1965 rankingsView source

Eder Jofre

25 March 196118 May 1965

1,515 days

Became champion: 25 March 1961

Won the title by defeating Piero Rollo).

First shown in April 1961 rankingsView source

Jose Becerra

8 July 1959October 1960

Became champion: 8 July 1959

Won the title by defeating Alphonse Halimi.

First shown in July 1959 rankingsView source

Alphonse Halimi

1 April 19578 July 1959

828 days

Became champion: 1 April 1957

Won the title by defeating Mario D'Agata.

First shown in April 1957 rankingsView source

Mario D'Agata

29 June 19561 April 1957

276 days

Became champion: 29 June 1956

Won the title by defeating Robert Cohen.

First shown in July 1956 rankingsView source

Robert Cohen

19 September 195429 June 1956

649 days

Became champion: 19 September 1954

Won the title by defeating Chamroen Songkitrat.

First shown in September 1954 rankingsView source

Jimmy Carruthers

15 November 195216 May 1954

547 days

Became champion: 15 November 1952

Won the title by defeating Vic Toweel.

First shown in November 1952 rankingsView source

Vic Toweel

31 May 195015 November 1952

899 days

Became champion: 31 May 1950

Won the title by defeating Manuel Ortiz.

First shown in June 1950 rankingsView source

Manuel Ortiz

11 March 194731 May 1950

1,177 days

Became champion: 11 March 1947

Won the title by defeating Harold Dade.

First shown in February 1948 rankingsView source

Manuel Ortiz

11 March 1947November 1947

Became champion: 11 March 1947

Won the title by defeating Harold Dade.

First shown in March 1947 rankingsView source

Harold Dade

6 January 194711 March 1947

64 days

Became champion: 6 January 1947

Won the title by defeating Manuel Ortiz.

First shown in January 1947 rankingsView source

Manuel Ortiz

7 August 1942November 1946

Became champion: 7 August 1942

Won the title by defeating Lou Salica.

First shown in August 1942 rankingsView source

Lou Salica

13 January 19417 August 1942

571 days

Became champion: 13 January 1941

Won the title by defeating Tommy Forte.

First shown in May 1941 rankingsView source

Sixto Escobar

20 February 193826 October 1939

613 days

Became champion: 20 February 1938

Won the title by defeating Harry Jeffra.

First shown in March 1938 rankingsView source

Harry Jeffra

23 September 193720 February 1938

150 days

Became champion: 23 September 1937

Won the title by defeating Sixto Escobar.

First shown in October 1937 rankingsView source

Sixto Escobar

31 August 193623 September 1937

388 days

Became champion: 31 August 1936

Won the title by defeating Tony Marino.

First shown in September 1936 rankingsView source

Tony Marino

29 June 193631 August 1936

63 days

Became champion: 29 June 1936

Won the title by defeating Baltasar Sangchili.

First shown in July 1936 rankingsView source

Baltasar Sangchili

1 June 193529 June 1936

394 days

Became champion: 1 June 1935

Won the title by defeating Al Brown.

First shown in June 1935 rankingsView source

Al Brown

25 August 19311 June 1935

1,376 days

Became champion: 25 August 1931

Won the title by defeating Pete Sanstol.

First shown in September 1931 rankingsView source

Charlie Phil Rosenberg

20 March 1925February 1927

Became champion: 20 March 1925

Won the title by defeating Eddie Martin.

First shown in March 1925 rankingsView source

Eddie Martin

19 December 192420 March 1925

91 days

Became champion: 19 December 1924

Awarded the inaugural title.

First shown in December 1924 rankingsView source

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