WBC Bantamweight boxing rankings- September 2022

WBC Bantamweight rankings archive for September 2022. This page is the WBC-only list. View all WBC rankings, or compare the Bantamweight boxing rankings across all organizations, or open the latest WBC Bantamweight rankings.

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Rank	WBCSeptember 2022
	Naoya InoueNEW World Champion
1	Jason Moloney+1
2	Nawaphon Sor Rungvisai-1
3	Takuma Inoue+1
4	Nonito DonaireWas champ
5	Charlie Edwards-2
6	Emmanuel Rodriguez-1
7	Reymart Gaballo-1
8	Gary Antonio Russell
9	Alexandro Santiago+2
10	Lee McGregor-1
11	Keita Kurihara-1
12	Vincent Astrolabio
13	Petch Sor Chitpattana
14	Liborio Solis
15	Ryosuke Nishida
16	Sho Ishida+2
17	Juan Hernandez Navarrete
18	Victor SantillanNEW
19	Jonas Sultan+3
20	Christian Medina Jimenez+14
21	Daigo Higa+4
22	Arthur Villanueva+2
23	Ramon Cardenas+17
24	Joshua Greer Jr-1
25	Juan Carlos Payano-4
26	Seiya Tsutsumi+4
27	Carlos Norberto Lopez+2
28	Michell Banquez-9
29	Rau'Shee Warren-22
30	Ronald Malindi+5
31	Melving Lopez-5
32	Antonio NievesNEW
33	Angel Nicolas Aquino+3
34	Juan Martinez AyalaNEW
35	Dylan PriceNEW
36	Eros CorreaNEW
37	Van Thao Tran+1
38	Eric Gamboa+1
39	Loic TajanNEW
40	Jose Velasquez-20

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September 2022 archive

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Month-over-month changes since May 2022

There is a new Champion: Naoya Inoue(previously Nonito Donaire)

Became champion: 7 June 2022

Won the title by defeating Nonito Donaire.

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Entered the top 10

Alexandro SantiagoClimbed from #11 up to #9

Dropped out of the top 10

Rau'shee WarrenDown to #29
Keita KuriharaJust outside at #11

Biggest risers

Ramon CardenasUp 17 places to #23
+17
Christian Medina JimenezUp 14 places to #20
+14
Ronald MalindiJumped from #35 to #30
+5

Biggest fallers

Rau'shee WarrenDropped from #7 to #29
-22
Jose VelasquezDown 20 places to #40
-20
Michell BanquezDown 9 places to #28
-9

WBC 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 April 1963, combining ranking archives and sourced title records.

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WBC Bantamweight - World Champion

Takuma Inoue

24 November 2025Current

Became champion: 24 November 2025

Won the vacant title by unanimous decision against Tenshin Nasukawa.

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Junto Nakatani

24 February 202418 September 2025

572 days

Became champion: 24 February 2024

Won the title by defeating Alexandro Santiago.

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Junto Nakatani

24 February 2024November 2024

Became champion: 24 February 2024

Won the title by defeating Alexandro Santiago.

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Alexandro Santiago

29 July 202324 February 2024

210 days

Became champion: 29 July 2023

Won the title by defeating Nonito Donaire.

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Naoya Inoue

7 June 202213 January 2023

220 days

Became champion: 7 June 2022

Won the title by defeating Nonito Donaire.

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Nonito Donaire

29 May 2021June 2022

Became champion: 29 May 2021

Won the title by defeating Nordine Oubaali.

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Nordine Oubaali

10 January 2021May 2021

Became champion: 10 January 2021

Reinstated as WBC Champion.

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Nordine Oubaali

19 January 2019November 2020

Became champion: 19 January 2019

Won the vacant title by defeating Rau'shee Warren.

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Luis Nery

15 August 2017February 2018

Became champion: 15 August 2017

Won the title by defeating Shinsuke Yamanaka.

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Shinsuke Yamanaka

6 November 2011August 2017

Became champion: 6 November 2011

Won the vacant title by defeating Christian Esquivel.

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Nonito Donaire

19 February 2011October 2011

Became champion: 19 February 2011

Won the title by defeating Fernando Montiel.

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Fernando Montiel

30 April 2010February 2011

Became champion: 30 April 2010

Won the title by defeating Hozumi Hasegawa.

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Hozumi Hasegawa

16 April 2005April 2010

Became champion: 16 April 2005

Won the title by defeating Veeraphol Sahaprom.

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Veeraphol Sahaprom

29 December 1998April 2005

Became champion: 29 December 1998

Won the title by defeating Joichiro Tatsuyoshi.

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Joichiro Tatsuyoshi

22 November 1997December 1998

Became champion: 22 November 1997

Won the title by defeating Sirimongkol Singmanasak.

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Sirimongkol Singmanasak

11 January 1997November 1997

Became champion: 11 January 1997

Was promoted from interim champion to WBC Bantamweight Champion.

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Wayne McCullough

30 July 1995January 1997

Became champion: 30 July 1995

Won the title by defeating Yasuei Yakushiji.

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Yasuei Yakushiji

23 December 1993July 1995

Became champion: 23 December 1993

Won the title by defeating Byun Jung-Il.

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Byun Jung Il

28 March 1993December 1993

Became champion: 28 March 1993

Won the title by defeating Victor Rabanales.

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Victor Rabanales

17 September 1992March 1993

Became champion: 17 September 1992

Won the title by defeating Joichiro Tatsuyoshi.

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Joichiro Tatsuyoshi

19 September 1991September 1992

Became champion: 19 September 1991

Won the title by defeating Greg Richardson.

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Greg Richardson

25 February 1991September 1991

Became champion: 25 February 1991

Won the title by defeating Raúl Pérez.

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Raul Perez

29 October 1988February 1991

Became champion: 29 October 1988

Won the title by defeating Miguel Lora.

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Miguel Lora

9 August 1985October 1988

Became champion: 9 August 1985

Won the title by defeating Daniel Zaragoza.

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Daniel Zaragoza

4 May 1985August 1985

Became champion: 4 May 1985

Won the vacant title by defeating Fred Jackson.

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Alberto Davila

1 September 1983March 1985

Became champion: 1 September 1983

Promoted from Interim Champion to WBC Champion.

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Lupe Pintor

3 June 1979July 1983

Became champion: 3 June 1979

Won the title by defeating Carlos Zárate.

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Carlos Zarate

8 May 1976June 1979

Became champion: 8 May 1976

Won the title by defeating Rodolfo Martínez.

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Rodolfo Martinez

7 December 1974May 1976

Became champion: 7 December 1974

Won the title by defeating Rafael Herrera.

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Rafael Herrera

14 April 1973December 1974

Became champion: 14 April 1973

Won the vacant title by defeating Rodolfo Martínez.

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Enrique Pinder

29 July 1972January 1973

Became champion: 29 July 1972

Won the title by defeating Rafael Herrera.

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Rafael Herrera

19 March 1972July 1972

Became champion: 19 March 1972

Won the title by defeating Rubén Olivares.

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Ruben Olivares

2 April 1971March 1972

Became champion: 2 April 1971

Won the title by defeating Chucho Castillo.

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Chucho Castillo

16 October 1970April 1971

Became champion: 16 October 1970

Won the title by defeating Rubén Olivares.

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Ruben Olivares

22 August 1969October 1970

Became champion: 22 August 1969

Won the title by defeating Lionel Rose.

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Lionel Rose

27 February 1968August 1969

Became champion: 27 February 1968

Won the title by defeating Fighting Harada.

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Fighting Harada

18 May 1965February 1968

Became champion: 18 May 1965

Won the title by defeating Éder Jofre.

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Eder Jofre

4 April 1963May 1965

Became champion: 4 April 1963

Won the title by defeating Katsutoshi Aoki.

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WBC Bantamweight Title History

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