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Top 10 Bantamweight Boxing Rankings

Updating the Bantamweight Boxing Rankings after successful WBA and WBO Bantamweight title wins by Takuma Inoue and Junto Nakatani

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By admin | February 27, 2024

Just recently there was a massive event for the bantamweight division and for Japanese Boxers Takuma Inoue retained his WBA title, whereas Junto Nakatani won the WBC title, becoming a three-division champion. So, let’s look at the new layout of the division, but before we move on to the boxing rankings, here are some honorable mentions.

Honorable Mention

Reymart Gaballo

Reymart Gaballo is a Filipino professional boxer with a record of 27 wins and only 1 loss. 

He is the current WBO Oriental bantamweight champion and has held the WBC interim bantamweight title as well. 

In his most recent fight, he defeated Phai Pharob via knockout, and there is no official announcement about his next fight.

David Cuellar Contreras

David Cuellar Contreras is a Mexican boxer with an undefeated record of 26 wins. His last fight was a unanimous decision against Pablo Ariel Gomez and deserves an honorable mention.

Gary Antonio Russell

Gary Antonio Russell is a professional boxer from the USA. He has a record of 19 victories and 1 loss,  with 1 no-contest. 

Russel has not won any world titles yet, he has wins over some of the top fighters in the division. Before his most recent loss, he was on an impressive win streak. 

In his most recent fight, Gary Antonio Russell lost to Emmanuel Rodríguez, and there is no announcement about his next fight.

Sho Ishida

Sho Ishida is a Japanese boxer with a record of 34 wins and 3 losses. He is currently on a 5 fight win streak and deserves an honorable mention.

Melvin Lopez

Melvin Lopez is a professional boxer from Nicaragua with a record of 30 wins and 2 losses. He was on a 8 fight win streak before losing to #1 ranked Emmanuel Rodriguez. Lopez bounced back with a win against Wilner Soto. He deserves an honorable mention.

Top 10 Bantamweight Boxing Rankings

10. Daigo Higa

Starting off the rankings, we have Daigo Higa from Japan, a professional boxer with a record of 21 wins and 2 losses with 1 draw. 

Higa is the former WBC flyweight world champion, having held multiple regional titles as well. At bantamweight, he has also reigned as the WBO Asia Pacific champion.

In his last fight, he defeated Nawaphon Kaikanha via Knockout, and there is no official announcement about his next fight.

9. Ryosuke Nishida

Ryosuke Nishida is a professional boxer from Japan, with an undefeated record of 8 wins and no losses

Nishida is the former WBO Asia Pacific bantamweight champion, with three successful title defenses under his belt. In his most recent fight, he defeated Christian Jimenez. 

Though there are no official announcements yet, there are rumors that Nishida may get a shot at the IBF bantamweight title next, with a fight against Emmanuel Rodriguez on May 4th in Osaka.

8. Paul Butler

Paul Butler is a professional boxer from England, who has a record of 34 wins and 3 losses. 

Butler is the former IBF bantamweight champion and has held multiple regional titles in different weight classes. He also held the WBO interim Bantamweight title before losing his most recent fight. 

Butler fought Naoya Inoue, with the undisputed  Bantamweight title on the line, he lost the fight, and there is no official announcement about who he will fight next.

In his most recent fight, Butler defeated Nabil Ahmed with a 2nd round Knockout, and there is no official announcement about who he will fight next.

7. Nonito Donaire

At #7 on the Bantamweight Boxing Rankings is Nonito Donaire. Donaire is a Filipino-American professional boxer with a record of 42 wins and 8 losses. 

Donaire has held multiple titles in four different weight classes. These include the  IBF and IBO flyweight titles, WBA interim super-flyweight titles, WBC and WBO bantamweight titles, the WBO super bantamweight titles, and the WBA (Undisputed) featherweight titles. Donaire is also the former WBC Bantamweight champion. 

In his most recent fight, Donaire fought Alexandro Santiago. He lost via Unanimous Decision, and there is no announcement about his next fight.

6. Vincent Astrolabio

Vincent Astrolabio is a professional boxer from the Philippines. He has a professional record of 19 wins and 4 losses. 

Astrolabio is the former WBO Inter-Continental Bantamweight champion and has also held the WBC International Bantamweight title, which he won after defeating Guillermo Rigondeaux. 

Astrolabio fought Jason Moloney for the Vacant WBO bantamweight title, however, he came short and couldn’t win. In his most recent fight, Astrolabio defeated Nawaphon Kaikanha via TKO, and there is no official announcement about his next fight.

5. Alejandro Santiago

Alejandro Santiago is a professional boxer from Mexico, and he has a record of 28 wins, 3 losses, and 5 draws. 

He is the former WBC bantamweight world champion and has previously held the WBC International title as well. He won the WBC title last year after defeating Nonito Donaire,

Last weekend, he was set to make his first title defense against Japanese Sensation Junto Nakatani, however, he lost the fight via Knockout in the 6th round.

4. Junto Nakatani

Title(s):

  • WBC Bantamweight World Champion

Next up, we have Junto Nakatani from Japan, and he holds an undefeated boxing record of 27 wins and no losses. 

Nakatani is a three-division world champion. Before moving up to bantamweight, He had won the WBO title at both flyweight, and Junior bantamweight. Last weekend, he faced off against Alejandro Santiago, with the WBC Bantamweight title on the line, and won the fight via TKO in the 6th round. 

As of now, there is no official announcement about his next fight.

3. Takuma Inoue

Title(s):

  • WBA Bantamweight Super Champion

At number 3 on the Bantamweight Boxing Rankings, we have Takuma Inoue, a Japanese boxer with a record of  19 wins and only 1 loss.

He is the current WBA Bantamweight world champion and previously held the WBC Interim Bantamweight title as well. Additionally, he held the WBO Asia Pacific and Japanese titles as well.

Inoue won the WBA title after defeating Liborio Solís. Inoue took some time to get into rhythm, and taking advantage, Solis landed some good shots in the first couple of rounds. However, Inoue picked up the pace, and won most of the remaining fight to get the unanimous decision win.

Recently, Takuma Inoue made his first successful title defense, defeating Jerwin Ancajas via Knockout in the 9th round.

2. Jason Moloney

Title(s):

  • WBO Bantamweight World Champion

Jason Moloney is an Australian Professional boxer, with a record of 27 wins and only 2 defeats. 

Moloney is the current WBO Bantamweight champion and has held multiple regional titles as well, including the  WBC Silver, WBO International, and WBA Oceania bantamweight titles.

In his most recent fight, Moloney made his first title defense against Saul Sanchez, winning the fight via Majority Decision.

1. Emmanuel Rodriguez

Title(s):

  • IBF Bantamweight World Champion

Holding the #1 spot in our bantamweight rankings, we have Emmanuel Rodriguez from Puerto Rico, with a professional record of 22 wins, 2 losses, and 1 no-contest

Rodriguez is a two-time IBF bantamweight champion. He previously won the title after defeating Paul Butler in 2018 and defended it once before losing it to Naoya Inoue. He became the IBF champion for the second time after defeating Melvin Lopez with a dominant Unanimous Decision win after scoring three knockdowns in his most recent fight. 

Rodriguez doesn’t currently have a fight scheduled.

How would you rank these Contenders and Champions on the Bantamweight Boxing Rankings? Rank below to be added in the Power Rankings

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