World rankings
Bantamweight
Up to 118 lb (53.5 kg)
As of 8 October 2026, the bantamweight world champions are Jesse Rodriguez (WBA), Takuma Inoue (WBC), Jose Salas Reyes (IBF) and Christian Medina (WBO). The highest-ranked contenders are Seiya Tsutsumi (WBA No. 1), Andrew Cain (WBC No. 1), Michael Angeletti (IBF No. 1) and Yoshiki Takei (WBO No. 1).
WBA Bantamweight rankings
World Boxing Association
- 1Seiya Tsutsumi13-0-3 (8 KOs)
- 2Riku Masuda11-1 (9 KOs)
- 3Tenshin Nasukawa8-2 (3 KOs)
- 4Nonito Donaire43-10 (28 KOs)
- 5Daigo Higa21-4-3 (19 KOs)
- 6Andrey Bonilla
- 7Jordan Orozco
- 8Yoshiki Takei
- 9Antonio Vargas19-2-1 (11 KOs)
- 10Kazuto Ioka
- 11Kazuto Ioka
- 12Muhammad Waseem
- 13Yelshat Nikhemttolla
- 14Junior Andres Narvaes
- 15Emanuel Moreno
Updated
WBC Bantamweight rankings
World Boxing Council
- 1Andrew Cain
- 2Jason Moloney
- 3Tenshin Nasukawa8-2 (3 KOs)
- 4Jason Moloney
- 5Juan Francisco Estrada45-5 (28 KOs)
- 6Alejandro Gonzalez
- 7Tasana Salapat
- 8Kazuto Ioka
- 9Andrey Bonilla
- 10Antonio Vargas19-2-1 (11 KOs)
- 11David Cuellar Contreras
- 12Antonio Vargas19-2-1 (11 KOs)
- 13Daigo Higa21-4-3 (19 KOs)
- 14Emmanuel Rodriguez
- 15Jeyvier Cintron
Updated
IBF Bantamweight rankings
International Boxing Federation
- 1Michael Angeletti15-0 (8 KOs)
- 2Vacant
- 3Tenshin Nasukawa8-2 (3 KOs)
- 4Jason Moloney
- 5Emmanuel Rodriguez
- 6Andrew Cain
- 7Kazuto Ioka
- 8Landile Ngxeke
- 9Sento Ito
- 10Yuta Sakai
- 11Aoi Yokoyama
- 12Dominique Crowder
- 13Reymart Gaballo
- 14Keita Nakayama
- 15Rex Tso
Updated
WBO Bantamweight rankings
World Boxing Organization
- 1Yoshiki Takei
- 2Jason Moloney
- 3Andrew Cain
- 4Tenshin Nasukawa8-2 (3 KOs)
- 5Emmanuel Rodriguez
- 6Rubens Manchinha
- 7Katsuma Akitsugi
- 8Sento Ito
- 9Jordy Cardona
- 10Jordan Orozco
- 11Michael Angeletti15-0 (8 KOs)
- 12Bryan Largaespada
- 13Alejandro Gonzalez
- 14Jonathan Kasheeta
- 15Daigo Higa21-4-3 (19 KOs)
Updated
Rankings as published by each sanctioning body, refreshed weekly.