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WBC Bantamweight Boxing Rankings — May 2025

Official Bantamweight rankings for May 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
RankWBCMay 2025
🏆Japan flagJunto Nakatani
Champion

1Japan flagTenshin Nasukawa
2Mexico flagJuan Francisco Estrada
3Japan flagTakuma Inoue
4Japan flagDaigo Higa
5Mexico flagAlejandro Jair Gonzalez▲+8
6United Kingdom flagAndrew Cain▼-1
7South Africa flagLandile Ngxeke▼-1
8Australia flagJason Moloney▼-1
9Thailand flagPetch Sor Chitpattana▼-1
10Puerto Rico flagEmmanuel Rodriguez▼-1
11Japan flagRiku Masuda▼-1
12United States flagGary Antonio Russell▼-1
13Mexico flagJose Calderon Cervantes▼-1
14Tanzania flagIbrahim Mafia
15Philippines flagKenneth Llover
16Philippines flagVincent Astrolabio▲+1
17United Kingdom flagCharlie Edwards▼-1
18Mexico flagAlexandro Santiago
19Puerto Rico flagJeyvier Cintron
20Mexico flagJose Salas Reyes
21Mexico flagCesar Vaca Espinoza
22Dominican Republic flagVictor Santillan▲+1
23United States flagMichael Angeletti▲+1
24United States flagAndrey Bonilla▲+8
25Japan flagKatsuma Akitsugi
26Japan flagKeita Kurihara
27United States flagManuel Flores
28Mexico flagVictor Reyes
29Mexico flagOswaldo Garcia Rojas
30Mexico flagJose Andres Teran
31United States flagSaul Sanchez
32India flagLaldinsanga Laldinsanga▲+6
33Mexico flagJuan Martinez Ayala
34Puerto Rico flagJuan ZayasNEW
35United Kingdom flagThomas Essomba▼-1
36Italy flagCristian Zara▼-1
37Philippines flagRv Deniega▼-1
38Philippines flagFroilan Saludar▼-1
39Zambia flagDavid Mwale
40Brazil flagRubens Diego Dos Santos

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 April 2025

Entered the top 10

  • MX flag
    Alejandro Jair GonzalezPreviously ranked #13

Dropped out of the top 10

  • JP flag
    Riku MasudaNow ranked #11

Biggest risers

  • MX flag
    Alejandro Jair GonzalezJumped from #13 to #5
    ▲+8
  • US flag
    Andrey BonillaJumped from #32 to #24
    ▲+8
  • IN flag
    Laldinsanga LaldinsangaUp 6 places to #32
    ▲+6

Biggest fallers

  • GB flag
    Andrew CainFrom #5 to #6
    ▼-1
  • ZA flag
    Landile NgxekeFrom #6 to #7
    ▼-1
  • AU flag
    Jason MoloneyDown one place to #8
    ▼-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