Bantamweight Rankings & Boxing Champions

RING BANTAMWEIGHT RANKINGS

Updated: 15 Sep, 2026

RING

Vacant Defences — Time Held —

The Ring Bantamweight

Champ Stats

Pos Fighter Time on Monthly change

Seiya Tsutsumi

13-0-3 Time on 2 Years, 1 Month Monthly change — 2

Takuma Inoue

22-2-0 Time on 3 Years, 3 Months Monthly change — 3

Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez

24-0-0 Time on 2 Months Monthly change — 4

Riku Masuda

11-1-0 Time on 8 Months Monthly change — 5

Christian Medina

27-4-0 Time on 11 Months Monthly change — 6

Daigo Higa

21-4-3 Time on 2 Years, 1 Month Monthly change — 7

Jose Salas Reyes

17-0-0 Time on 7 Months Monthly change — 8

Antonio Vargas

19-2-1 Time on 1 Year, 2 Months Monthly change — 9

Tenshin Nasukawa

8-1-0 Time on 5 Months Monthly change —

Michael Angeletti

15-0-0 Time on 3 Months Monthly change —

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WBC BANTAMWEIGHT RANKINGS

Updated: 13 Sep, 2026

WBC

Takuma Inoue

22-2-0 Defences 1 Time Held 9 Months

WBC World Bantamweight

Champ Stats

Next Scheduled Defence

Nasukawa (8-1-0)

27-Sep-2026

Last defence

Ioka (32-4-1) UD 12R

02-May-2026

Time inactive 4 months & 18 days

Won against

Nasukawa (7-0-0) UD 12R

24-Nov-2025

Time held 9 months & 26 days

Total defences 1

May 02 2026 UD 12R

Ioka (32-4-1)

Activity average Every 9 months & 26 days

Mandatory challenger TBC

Last mandatory None Called Yet

Since a mandatory 9 months & 26 days

Pos Fighter Time on Monthly change

Tenshin Nasukawa

8-1-0 Time on 2 Years, 4 Months Monthly change — 2

Andrew Cain

15-1-0 Time on 1 Year, 8 Months Monthly change — 3

Jason Moloney

29-4-0 Time on 2 Years, 2 Months Monthly change — 4

Juan Francisco Estrada

45-5-0 Time on 1 Year, 8 Months Monthly change —

Alejandro Jair Gonzalez

21-7-3 Time on 1 Year, 6 Months Monthly change —

Petch Sor Chitpattana

0-0-0 Time on 3 Years, 1 Month Monthly change —

Michael Angeletti

15-0-0 Time on 7 Months Monthly change —

David Cuellar Contreras

29-1-0 Time on 9 Months Monthly change — 9

Kazuto Ioka

32-5-1 Time on 9 Months Monthly change —

Andrey Bonilla

7-0-0 Time on 7 Months Monthly change —

Antonio Vargas

19-2-1 Time on 2 Months Monthly change —

Jose Calderon Cervantes

16-3-0 Time on 4 Months Monthly change —

Daigo Higa

21-4-3 Time on 1 Month Monthly change — 14

Emmanuel Rodriguez

23-3-0 Time on 6 Months Monthly change — 15

Jeyvier Cintron

14-1-0 Time on 3 Months Monthly change —

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IBF BANTAMWEIGHT RANKINGS

Updated: 09 Sep, 2026

IBF

Jose Salas Reyes

17-0-0 Defences 0 Time Held 9 Months

IBF World Bantamweight

Champ Stats

Next Scheduled Defence TBA

Last defence Not Defended Yet

Time inactive 9 months & 8 days

Won against

Ngxeke (16-1-1) TKO 7R

13-Dec-2025

Time held 9 months & 8 days

Total defences 0

Activity average N/A

Mandatory challenger TBC

Last mandatory None Called Yet

Since a mandatory 9 months & 8 days

Pos Fighter Time on Monthly change

Michael Angeletti

15-0-0 Time on 1 Year, 4 Months Monthly change —

Vacant Time on — Monthly change

Jason Moloney

29-4-0 Time on 6 Months Monthly change — 4

Emmanuel Rodriguez

23-3-0 Time on 4 Months Monthly change — 5

David Cuellar Contreras

29-1-0 Time on 5 Months Monthly change — 6

Andrew Cain

15-1-0 Time on 1 Year, 3 Months Monthly change — 7

Kazuto Ioka

32-5-1 Time on 2 Months Monthly change —

Landi Ngxeke

17-2-1 Time on 2 Years, 9 Months Monthly change —

Aoi Yokoyama

5-0-0 Time on 2 Months Monthly change —

Reymart Gaballo

31-2-0 Time on 0 Months Monthly change —

Keita Nakayama

5-0-0 Time on 3 Months Monthly change 2

Domnique Crowder

19-0-0 Time on 8 Months Monthly change 1

Sento Ito

6-0-0 Time on 3 Months Monthly change 1

Jeyvier Cintron

14-1-0 Time on 3 Months Monthly change — 15

Rex Tso

24-0-1 Time on 5 Months Monthly change —

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WBO BANTAMWEIGHT RANKINGS

Updated: 02 Sep, 2026

WBO

Christian Medina

27-4-0 Defences 1 Time Held 1 Year

WBO World Bantamweight

Champ Stats

Next Scheduled Defence TBA

Last defence

Curiel (26-6-1) UD 12R

06-Feb-2026

Time inactive 7 months & 14 days

Won against

Takei (11-0-0) TKO 4R

14-Sep-2025

Time held 1 year & 6 days

Total defences 1

Feb 06 2026 UD 12R

Curiel (26-6-1)

Activity average Every 1 year & 6 days

Mandatory challenger TBC

Last mandatory None Called Yet

Since a mandatory 1 year & 6 days

Pos Fighter Time on Monthly change

Tenshin Nasukawa

8-1-0 Time on 6 Months Monthly change — 2

Yoshiki Takei

12-1-0 Time on 9 Months Monthly change — 3

Jason Moloney

29-4-0 Time on 6 Months Monthly change — 4

Andrew Cain

15-1-0 Time on 1 Year, 4 Months Monthly change — 5

Emmanuel Rodriguez

23-3-0 Time on 6 Months Monthly change 1

Rubens Diego Dos Santos

17-1-0 Time on 6 Months Monthly change 1

Katsuma Akitsugi

15-1-0 Time on 8 Months Monthly change 1

Sento Ito

6-0-0 Time on 2 Months Monthly change 5

Jordy Cardona Adames

11-0-0 Time on Less than 1 month Monthly change

Jordan Orozco Hernandez

17-0-0 Time on 6 Months Monthly change 1

Michael Angeletti

15-0-0 Time on 3 Months Monthly change 1

Bryan Largaespada

13-0-1 Time on Less than 1 month Monthly change

Jeyvier Cintron

14-1-0 Time on 5 Months Monthly change 2

Alejandro Jair Gonzalez

21-7-3 Time on 1 Month Monthly change 1

Daigo Higa

21-4-3 Time on 3 Months Monthly change 1

Dropped Out This Month

David Cuellar Contreras

29-1-0 Time on — Monthly change

Alejandro Santiago

30-6-5 Time on — Monthly change

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WBA BANTAMWEIGHT RANKINGS

Updated: 01 Sep, 2026

WBA

Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez

24-0-0 Defences 0 Time Held 3 Months

WBA Super World Bantamweight

Champ Stats

Next Scheduled Defence TBA

Last defence Not Defended Yet

Time inactive 3 months & 8 days

Won against

Vargas (19-1-1) KO 6R

13-Jun-2026

Time held 3 months & 8 days

Total defences 0

Activity average N/A

Mandatory challenger TBC

Last mandatory None Called Yet

Since a mandatory 3 months & 8 days

WBA

Riku Masuda

11-1-0 Defences 0 Time Held 2 Months

WBA World Bantamweight

Champ Stats

Next Scheduled Defence TBA

Last defence Not Defended Yet

Time inactive 2 months & 1 day

Won against

Higa (21-3-3) SD 12R

20-Jul-2026

Time held 2 months & 1 day

Total defences 0

Activity average N/A

Mandatory challenger TBC

Last mandatory None Called Yet

Since a mandatory 2 months & 1 day

Pos Fighter Time on Monthly change

Seiya Tsutsumi

13-0-3 Time on 1 Month Monthly change —

Jose Andres Teran

19-2-0 Time on 2 Months Monthly change —

Nonito Donaire

43-10-0 Time on 7 Months Monthly change — 4

Daigo Higa

21-4-3 Time on 1 Year, 9 Months Monthly change —

Andrey Bonilla

7-0-0 Time on 1 Year, 11 Months Monthly change —

Jordan Orozco Hernandez

17-0-0 Time on 8 Months Monthly change 2

Yoshiki Takei

12-1-0 Time on 8 Months Monthly change 1 8

Antonio Vargas

19-2-1 Time on 2 Months Monthly change 1 9

Kazuto Ioka

32-5-1 Time on 2 Months Monthly change — 10

Muhammad Waseem

15-2-0 Time on 1 Year, 1 Month Monthly change — 11

Andrew Cain

15-1-0 Time on 4 Months Monthly change —

Katsuma Akitsugi

15-1-0 Time on 1 Month Monthly change —

Emanuel Moreno

13-0-0 Time on 1 Year, 1 Month Monthly change —

Keita Kurihara

21-9-1 Time on 2 Months Monthly change —

Jason Moloney

29-4-0 Time on 1 Month Monthly change —

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Big upcoming Bantamweight fights

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Inoue

Nasukawa

Sunday, Sep 27 2026

Estimated Ringwalk: 2026-09-27T12:00:00Z ()

Bantamweight championship

WBC

Navarro

Moreno

Saturday, Oct 24 2026

Estimated Ringwalk: 2026-10-25T01:00:00Z ()

Recent Bantamweight results

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Johnson

Thorslund

Saturday, Aug 08 2026

Masuda

Higa

Monday, Jul 20 2026

Bantamweight championship

WBA

Inoue

Ioka

Saturday, May 02 2026

Bantamweight championship

WBC

Moloney

Donovan

Thursday, Apr 23 2026

Estrada

Nasukawa

Saturday, Apr 11 2026

Bantamweight championship

WBC - Final Eliminator

Donaire

Masuda

Sunday, Mar 15 2026

Bantamweight championship

WBA - Final Eliminator

Medina

Curiel

Friday, Feb 06 2026

Bantamweight championship

WBO

Tsutsumi

Donaire

Wednesday, Dec 17 2025

Bantamweight championship

WBA

Salas

Ngxeke

Saturday, Dec 13 2025

Bantamweight championship

IBF

Nasukawa

Inoue

Monday, Nov 24 2025

Bantamweight championship

WBC

Bantamweight boxing rankings

RING BANTAMWEIGHT

Vacant

The Ring Bantamweight Champion

Seiya Tsutsumi
(13-0-3) -
Takuma Inoue
(22-2-0) -
Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez
(24-0-0) -
Riku Masuda
(11-1-0) -
Christian Medina
(27-4-0) -
Daigo Higa
(21-4-3) -
Jose Salas Reyes
(17-0-0) -
Antonio Vargas
(19-2-1) -
Tenshin Nasukawa
(8-1-0) -
Michael Angeletti
(15-0-0) -

WBC BANTAMWEIGHT

Takuma Inoue (22-2-0)

WBC World Bantamweight Champion

Tenshin Nasukawa
(8-1-0) -
Andrew Cain
(15-1-0) -
Jason Moloney
(29-4-0) -
Juan Francisco Estrada
(45-5-0) -
Alejandro Jair Gonzalez
(21-7-3) -
Petch Sor Chitpattana
(0-0-0) -
Michael Angeletti
(15-0-0) -
David Cuellar Contreras
(29-1-0) -
Kazuto Ioka
(32-5-1) -
Andrey Bonilla
(7-0-0) -
Antonio Vargas
(19-2-1) -
Jose Calderon Cervantes
(16-3-0) -
Daigo Higa
(21-4-3) -
Emmanuel Rodriguez
(23-3-0) -
Jeyvier Cintron
(14-1-0) -

IBF BANTAMWEIGHT

Jose Salas Reyes (17-0-0)

IBF World Bantamweight Champion

Michael Angeletti
(15-0-0) -
Vacant
Jason Moloney
(29-4-0) -
Emmanuel Rodriguez
(23-3-0) -
David Cuellar Contreras
(29-1-0) -
Andrew Cain
(15-1-0) -
Kazuto Ioka
(32-5-1) -
Landi Ngxeke
(17-2-1) -
Aoi Yokoyama
(5-0-0) -
Reymart Gaballo
(31-2-0) -
Keita Nakayama
(5-0-0) 2
Domnique Crowder
(19-0-0) 1
Sento Ito
(6-0-0) 1
Jeyvier Cintron
(14-1-0) -
Rex Tso
(24-0-1) -

WBO BANTAMWEIGHT

Christian Medina (27-4-0)

WBO World Bantamweight Champion

Tenshin Nasukawa
(8-1-0) -
Yoshiki Takei
(12-1-0) -
Jason Moloney
(29-4-0) -
Andrew Cain
(15-1-0) -
Emmanuel Rodriguez
(23-3-0) 1
Rubens Diego Dos Santos
(17-1-0) 1
Katsuma Akitsugi
(15-1-0) 1
Sento Ito
(6-0-0) 5
Jordy Cardona Adames
(11-0-0)
Jordan Orozco Hernandez
(17-0-0) 1
Michael Angeletti
(15-0-0) 1
Bryan Largaespada
(13-0-1)
Jeyvier Cintron
(14-1-0) 2
Alejandro Jair Gonzalez
(21-7-3) 1
Daigo Higa
(21-4-3) 1

Dropped Out This Month

David Cuellar Contreras (29-1-0) (5)
Alejandro Santiago (30-6-5) (12)

WBA BANTAMWEIGHT

Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez (24-0-0)

WBA Super World Bantamweight Champion

Riku Masuda (11-1-0)

WBA World Bantamweight Champion

Seiya Tsutsumi
(13-0-3) -
Jose Andres Teran
(19-2-0) -
Nonito Donaire
(43-10-0) -
Daigo Higa
(21-4-3) -
Andrey Bonilla
(7-0-0) -
Jordan Orozco Hernandez
(17-0-0) 2
Yoshiki Takei
(12-1-0) 1
Antonio Vargas
(19-2-1) 1
Kazuto Ioka
(32-5-1) -
Muhammad Waseem
(15-2-0) -
Andrew Cain
(15-1-0) -
Katsuma Akitsugi
(15-1-0) -
Emanuel Moreno
(13-0-0) -
Keita Kurihara
(21-9-1) -
Jason Moloney
(29-4-0) -

Box.Live Power Rankings – Bantamweight

Updated: 15 Sep, 2026

Box.Live's Power Rankings provide a simple method for ranking active fighters 1st through 39th in the bantamweight division.

Outside the top 10 or so fighters, who are more likely to be ranked for their current ability and standing at bantamweight, others are considered by their potential future influence as mandatory or eliminator contenders. Every fighter is either a champion or ranked by at least one organisation at bantamweight, so inactive fighters may not appear until they fight again.

Order: Ring champion, Ring positions 1–10, then other world champions, then by combined ranking points (WBC/IBF/WBO/WBA).

Key: m = mandatory challenger.