Bantamweight is a weight class in combat sports. For boxing, the range is above and up to . In kickboxing, a bantamweight fighter generally weighs between . In MMA, bantamweight is . The name for the class is derived from bantam chickens. Brazilian jiu-jitsu has an equivalent Rooster weight. Boxing Bantamweight is a class in boxing for boxers who weigh above 115 pounds (52.2 kg) and up to 118 pounds (53.5 kg). Professional History The first title fight with gloves was between Chappie Moran and Ray Lewis in 1889. At that time, the limit for this weight class was 110 pounds. In 1910, however, the British settled on a limit of 118. Current world champions Current The Ring world rankings As of January 28, 2023. Keys: Current The Ring world champion Longest reigning world bantamweight champions Below is a list of longest reigning bantamweight champions in boxing measured by the individual's longest reign. Career total time as champion (for multiple time champions) does not apply. Active Title Reign Reign has ended Amateur Only one boxer has ever held the Olympic and World Amateur bantamweight titles simultaneously, Guillermo Rigondeaux of Cuba, who managed the feat twice in 2001 and 2005. Olympic Champions 1904: 1908: 1920: 1924: 1928: 1932: 1936: 1948: 1952: 1956: 1960: 1964: 1968: 1972: 1976: 1980: 1984: 1988: 1992: 1996: 2000: 2004: 2008: 2012: 2016: World Champions 1974: Wilfredo Gómez (PUR) 1978: Adolfo Horta (CUB) 1982: Floyd Favors (USA) 1986: Sung-Kil Moon (KOR) 1989: Enrique Carrión (CUB) 1991: Serafim Todorov (BUL) 1993: Aleksandar Khristov (BUL) 1995: Raimkul Malakhbekov (RUS) 1997: Raimkul Malakhbekov (RUS) 1999: George Olteanu (ROU) 2001: Guillermo Rigondeaux (CUB) 2003: Aghasi Mammadov (AZE) 2005: Guillermo Rigondeaux (CUB) 2007: Sergey Vodopyanov (RUS) 2009: Detelin Dalakliev (BUL) 2011: Lázaro Álvarez (CUB) 2013: Javid Chalabiyev (AZE) 2015: Michael Conlan (IRL) 2017: Kairat Yeraliyev (KAZ) 2021: Tomoya Tsuboi (JPN) Pan American Champions 1951: Ricardo Gonzales (ARG) 1955: Salvador Enriquez (VEN) 1959: Waldo Claudiano (BRA) 1963: Abel Almaraz (ARG) 1967: Juvencio Martínez (MEX) 1971: Pedro Flores (MEX) 1975: Orlando Martínez (CUB) 1979: Jackie Beard (USA) 1983: Manuel Vilchez (VEN) 1987: Manuel Martínez (CUB) 1991: Enrique Carrion (CUB) 1995: Juan Despaigne (CUB) 1999: Gerald Tucker (USA) 2003: Daniel Chyutin (CUB) 2007: Carlos Cuadras (MEX) 2011: Lázaro Álvarez (CUB) European Champions 1924: Jean Ces 1925: Archie Rule 1927: Kurt Dalchow 1928: Vittorio Tamagnini 1930: János Széles 1932: Hans Ziglarski 1934: István Enekes 1937: Ulderico