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WBC Bantamweight Boxing Rankings — December 2025

Official Bantamweight rankings for December 2025 from the WBC.

Presented as a historical snapshot for that month. Use the weight-class arrows to move up or down divisions, the month controls to jump between updates, and click any fighter's name to see their ranking history with the WBC.

Division
Period
Org
RankWBCDecember 2025
🏆Japan flagTakuma Inoue
Champion

1Mexico flagJuan Francisco Estrada▲+2
2Japan flagTenshin Nasukawa▼-1
3United Kingdom flagAndrew Cain▲+1
4Japan flagKazuto Ioka▲+1
5Japan flagRiku Masuda▲+4
6Mexico flagAlejandro Jair Gonzalez
7Japan flagYoshiki Takei▲+3
8Mexico flagDavid Cuellar Contreras▲+3
9Philippines flagKenneth Llover▲+5
10Thailand flagPetch Sor Chitpattana▲+3
11Australia flagJason Moloney▲+1
12Japan flagKatsuma Akitsugi▲+9
13United States flagMichael Angeletti▲+3
14United States flagAndrey Bonilla▲+3
15Mexico flagJose Calderon Cervantes
16South Africa flagCharlton Malajika▲+7
17Zambia flagDavid Mwale▲+7
18Italy flagCristian Zara▲+7
19Japan flagShori UmezuNEW
20Puerto Rico flagJeyvier Cintron▲+6
21United States flagDominique Crowder▲+17
22Mexico flagJose Andres Teran▲+5
23Italy flagMauro ForteNEW
24Japan flagKeita Kurihara▲+5
25United States flagManuel Flores▲+5
26Philippines flagAlvin Camique▲+5
27Mexico flagSergio Cordova Ibanez▲+6
28
29Mexico flagOswaldo Garcia Rojas▲+6
30Philippines flagVincent Astrolabio▼-11
31Tanzania flagIbrahim Mafia▼-9
32India flagLaldinsanga Laldinsanga▲+4
33United States flagEphraim BuiNEW
34Brazil flagRubens Diego Dos Santos▲+5
35Philippines flagAdrian LerasanNEW
36Argentina flagDavid NunezNEW
37United Kingdom flagHarvey SmithNEW
38Nicaragua flagJordan Orozco Hernandez▲+2
39Mexico flagEmiliano CardenasNEW
40Philippines flagGerwin AsiloNEW

Source: WBC

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About the Bantamweight Division

Weight Limit: 115-118 lbs (52.2-53.5 kg)

Bantamweight is one of boxing's classic divisions, with a history dating back to the early days of professional boxing. The division features fast, skilled fighters known for their technical ability.

Division Characteristics

Bantamweights are known for their speed, technical skill, and ability to fight at a high pace. Fighters in this division typically rely on skill and volume punching.

Notable Facts

The Bantamweight division has been home to many legendary fighters throughout boxing history. The division is known for producing exciting, fast-paced fights.

Historical Context

Bantamweight has long been one of boxing's most respected divisions, with a rich history of competitive matchups and memorable championship fights.

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Month-over-month changes since October 2025

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There is a new Champion: Japan flagTakuma Inoue

Entered the top 10

  • MX flag
    David Cuellar ContrerasUp from #11 - now #8
  • PH flag
    Kenneth LloverPreviously ranked #14
  • TH flag
    Petch Sor ChitpattanaJumped from #13 into the top 10

Dropped out of the top 10

  • JP flag
    Takuma InoueWas #2 last month
  • JP flag
    Ryosuke NishidaLast ranked #7
  • ZA flag
    Landile NgxekeLast ranked #8

Biggest risers

  • US flag
    Dominique CrowderJumped from #38 to #21
    ▲+17
  • US flag
    Katsuma AkitsugiUp 9 places to #12
    ▲+9
  • ZA flag
    Charlton MalajikaImproved from #23 to #16
    ▲+7

Biggest fallers

  • PH flag
    Vincent AstrolabioDropped from #19 to #30
    ▼-11
  • TZ flag
    Ibrahim MafiaDropped from #22 to #31
    ▼-9
  • JP flag
    Tenshin NasukawaSlipped a spot to #2
    ▼-1

WBC Bantamweight Title History

Champions who have held each belt, from oldest to most recent. Title history only goes back as far as our earliest WBC monthly rankings (December 2022).

WBC Bantamweight — Champion

Japan flagTakuma Inoue
December 2025 — Current
7 months
Japan flagJunto Nakatani
March 2024 — October 2025
1 year 8 months
Mexico flagAlexandro Santiago
September 2023 — March 2024
7 months
Japan flagNaoya Inoue
December 2022 — February 2023
3 months