Vacant WBC Bantamweight World Championship
July 15, 2023 / Las Vegas, Nevada / The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
WORLD BOXING COUNCIL
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R.I.P. – WBC President Dr. José Sulaimán – 1931-2014
July 10, 2023
TGB PROMOTIONS PRESENTS:
NONITO “The Filipino Flash” DONAIRE JR. (Philippines)
Ranked WBC # 1 at Bantamweight
Former two-time WBC Bantamweight World Champion
Age: 40 / Date of birth: November 16, 1982
Residence: Las Vegas, Nevada / Birthplace: Bohol, Philippines
Record: 42-7, 28 KOs / Total rounds: 299
Height: 5’6” – 167cm / Reach: 68” – 172cm / Stance: Right-handed
World championship fights: 17-5, 12 KOs
Manager, trainer: Rachel Donaire
ALEXANDRO “Peque” SANTIAGO (Mexico)
Ranked WBC No. 4 at Bantamweight
Age: 27 / Date of birth: February 7, 1996
Residence, birthplace: Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Record: 27-3-5, 14 KOs / Total rounds: 205
Height: 5’3” – 160 cm / Reach: 65” – 165cm / Stance: Right-handed
Promoter: Paco Damian / Manager: Romulo “Bobby” Quirarte Jr. / Trainer: Romulo Quirarte Sr.
WBC BANTAMWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONS
- Eder Jofre (Brazil) 1963 – 1965
- Masahiko Harada (Jap) 1965 – 1968
- Lionel Rose (Aust) 1968 – 1969
- Ruben Olivares (Mex) 1969 – 1970
- Chucho Castillo (Mex) 1970 – 1971
- Ruben Olivares (Mex) * 1971 – 1972
- Rafael Herrera (Mex) 1972
- Enrique Pinder (Pan) 1972
- Rafael Herrera (Mex) * 1973 – 1974
- Rodolfo Martinez (Mex) 1974 – 1976
- Carlos Zarate (Mex) 1976 – 1979
- Lupe Pintor (Mex) 1979 – 1982
- Albert Davila (US) 1983 – 1984
- Daniel Zaragoza (Mex) 1985
- Miguel Lora (Col) 1985 – 1988
- Raul Perez (Mex) 1988 – 1991
- Greg Richardson (US) 1991
- Joichiro Tatsuyoshi (Jap) 1991 – 1993
- Victor Rabanales (Mex) (Interim) 1992 – 1993
- Jungil Byun (Kor) 1993
- Joichiro Tatsuyoshi (Jap) (Interim)* 1993 – 1994
- Yasuei Yakushiji (Jap) 1993 – 1995
- Wayne McCullough (Ire) 1995 – 1996
- Sirimongkol Singmanassuk (Thai) 1996 – 1997
- Joichiro Tatsuyoshi (Jap) * 1997 – 1998
- Veeraphol Nakhonluang (Thai) 1998 – 2005
- Hozumi Hasegawa (Japan) 2005 – 2010
- Fernando Montiel (Mexico) 2010 – 2011
- Nonito Donaire (Phil) 2011
- Shinsuke Yamanaka (Japan) 2011 – 2017
- Luis Nery (Mexico) 2017 – 2018
- Takuma Inoue (Japan) Interim 2018
- Nordine Oubaali (France) 2019 – 2021
- Nonito Donaire (Phil)* 2021 – 2022
- Naoya Inoue (Japan) 2022
*Regained
GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE BANTAMWEIGHT DIVISION IN WBC HISTORY:
30 world champions have been recognized by the WBC, four of whom have regained the title: Ruben Olivares (Mexico), Rafael Herrera (Mexico), Joichiro Tatsuyoshi (Japan) two times, Nonito Donaire.
139 bantamweight world title bouts have been held in WBC history.
WBC TOP 10 BANTAMWEIGHT CHAMPIONS
- Carlos Zarate (Mexico)
- Eder Jofre (Brazil)
- Ruben Olivares (Mexico)
- Rafael Herrera (Mexico)
- Veeraphol Nakhonluang (Thai)
- Joichiro Tatsuyoshi (Japan)
- Jungil Byun (Korea)
- Yasuei Yakushiji (Japan)
- Hozumi Hasegawa (Japan)
- Shinsuke Yamanaka (Japan)
MEMORABLE WBC BANTAMWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHTS
Dec.13, 2022 Naoya Inoue KO11 Paul Butler – Tokyo, Japan
June 7, 2022 Naoya Inoue TKO2 Nonito Donaire – Saitama, Japan
Dec. 11, 2021 Nonito Donaire KO4 Reymart Gaballo – Carson, California
May 29, 2021 Nonito Donaire KO4 Nordine Oubaali – Carson, California
Nov. 7, 2019 Nordine Oubaali W12 Takuma Inoue – Saitama, Japan
Jan. 19, 2019 Nordine Oubaali W12 Rau’Shee Warren – Las Vegas, Nevada
Aug. 15, 2017 Luis Nery KO4 Shinsuke Yamanaka – Kyoto, Japan
Sep. 22, 2015 Shinsuke Yamanaka W12 Anselmo Moreno – Tokyo, Japan
Nov. 6, 2011 Shinsuke Yamanaka TKO11 Christian Esquivel – Tokyo, Japan
Feb. 19, 2011 Nonito Donaire TKO2 Fernando Montiel – Las Vegas, Nevada
Apr. 30, 2010 Fernando Montiel TKO4 Hozumi Hasegawa – Tokyo, Japan
Apr. 16, 2005 Hozumi Hasegawa W12 Veeraphol Sahaprom – Tokyo, Japan
June 25, 2000 Veeraphol Sahaprom W12 Toshiaki Nishioka – Takasago, Japan
Aug. 10, 1996 Sirimongkol Singwancha TKO5 Jose Luis Bueno – Phitsanulok, Thailand
Jul. 30, 1995 Wayne McCullough W12 Yasuei Yakushiji – Nagoya, Japan
Sep. 17, 1992 Victor Rabanales TKO9 Joichiro Tatsuyoshi – Osaka, Japan
Sep. 19, 1991 Joichiro Tatsuyoshi TKO10 Greg Richardson – Moriguchi, Japan
Oct. 29, 1988 Raul Perez W12 Miguel Lora – Las Vegas, Nevada
Aug. 9, 1985 Miguel Lora W12 Daniel Zaragoza – Miami, Florida
June 3, 1979 Lupe Pintor W15 Carlos Zarate – Las Vegas, Nevada
May 8, 1976 Carlos Zarate KO9 Rodolfo Martinez – Inglewood, California
Dec. 7, 1974 Rodolfo Martinez TKO4 Rafael Herrera – Merida, Yucatan
Mar. 19, 1972 Rafael Herrera KO5 Ruben Olivares – Mexico City, Distrito Federal
Aug. 22, 1969 Ruben Olivares KO4 Lionel Rose – Inglewood, California
Mar. 8, 1969 Lionel Rose W15 Alan Rudkin – Melbourne, Australia
May 18, 1965 Fighting Harada W15 Eder Jofre – Nagoya, Japan
Apr. 4, 1963 Eder Jofre KO3 Katsutoshi Aoki – Kokugican, Japan
WBC Statistics by Luis Medina.
