Bantamweight / World Boxing Association
WBA Bantamweight
The WBA bantamweight title has no current champion on record; the last recorded reign ended Jul 10, 2026.
80 reigns, most recent first.
2026-06-13 – 2026-07-10
2026-05-31 – 2026-06-13
2025-12-01 – 2026-05-31
2025-05-17 – 2025-12-01
2024-10-13 – 2025-05-17
2023-04-08 – 2024-10-13
2019-11-07 – 2023-01-13
2018-11-03 – 2019-11-07
2017-10-21 – 2018-10-31
2017-02-10 – 2017-10-21
2016-06-18 – 2017-02-10
2014-09-26 – 2016-06-18
2008-05-31 – 2010-11
2005-02-26 – 2008-05-31
2002-04-19 – 2004-10-13
2001-10-14 – 2002-04-19
1999-06-26 – 2001-08-06
1998-12-05 – 1999-06-26
1997-06-21 – 1998-12-05
1996-10-27 – 1997-06-21
1996-01-28 – 1996-10-27
1995-09-17 – 1996-01-28
1994-07-16 – 1995-09-17
1994-04-22 – 1994-07-16
1993-10-23 – 1994-04-22
1992-10-09 – 1993-10-23
1992-03-15 – 1992-10-09
1991-10-19 – 1992-03-15
1989-10-18 – 1991-10-19
1989-07-09 – 1989-10-18
1988-08-14 – 1989-07-09
1988-05-09 – 1988-08-14
1987-10-04 – 1988-05-09
1987-05-24 – 1987-10-04
1987-03-29 – 1987-05-24
1986-06-04 – 1987-03-13
1986-03-10 – 1986-06-04
1984-04-07 – 1986-03-10
1980-11-14 – 1984-04-07
1980-08-29 – 1980-11-14
1977-11-19 – 1980-08-29
1975-03-14 – 1977-11-19
1974-07-03 – 1975-03-14
1973-11-03 – 1974-07-03
1973-01-20 – 1973-11-03
1972-07-29 – 1973-01-20
1972-03-19 – 1972-07-29
1971-04-02 – 1972-03-19
1970-10-16 – 1971-04-02
1969-08-22 – 1970-10-16
1968-02-27 – 1969-08-22
1965-05-18 – 1968-02-27
1960-11-18 – 1965-05-18
1959-07-08 – 1960-08-30
1957-11-06 – 1959-07-08
1955-03-09 – 1957-11-06
1954-09-19 – 1954-12-23
1952-11-15 – 1954-05-16
1950-05-31 – 1952-11-15
1947-03-11 – 1950-05-31
1947-01-06 – 1947-03-11
1942-08-07 – 1947-01-06
1940-09-24 – 1942-08-07
1939-10-26 – 1940-09-24
1938-02-20 – 1939-10-26
1937-09-23 – 1938-02-20
1935-11-15 – 1937-09-23
1935-08-26 – 1935-11-15
1935-08-07 – 1935-08-26
1930-10-04 – 1934-09-18
1929-10-08 – 1930-02-03
1928-05-23 – 1929-10-08
1926-10-18 – 1928-05-18
1925-03-20 – 1926-10-18
1924-12-19 – 1925-03-20
1924-03-21 – 1924-12-19
1922-07-10 – 1924-03-21
1921-09-23 – 1922-07-10
1921-07-25 – 1921-09-23
1921-01 – 1921-07-25
Facts
- Who held the WBA bantamweight title the longest?
- Manuel Ortiz: 2,790 days in total across 2 reigns, first won Aug 7, 1942.