Bantamweight
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For the mixed martial arts division of the same name, see Bantamweight (MMA).
The term bantamweight usually refers to a class in boxing or boxers who weigh between 112 and 118 pounds (between 51 and 54 kilograms). Wrestling also has similar weight classes including bantamweight.
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[edit] Notable bantamweights
- Ruben Olivares
- Carlos Zarate
- Panama Al Brown
- Manuel Ortiz
- Lionel Rose
- Luisito Espinosa
- Fighting Harada
- Alfonso Zamora
- Sixto Escobar
- Jimmy Carruthers
- Eder Jofre
- Pete Herman
- Ricardo Fortaleza
- Alphonse Halimi
- Al Peeger
[edit] Amateur Champions
[edit] Olympic Champions
- 1904 –
Oliver Kirk (USA) - 1908 –
Henry Thomas (GBR) - 1920 –
Clarence Walker (RSA) - 1924 – William Smith (RSA)
- 1928 –
Vittorio Tamagnini (ITA) - 1932 –
Horace Gwynne (CAN) - 1936 – Ulderico Sergo (ITA)
- 1948 –
Tibor Csík (HUN) - 1952 –
Pentti Hämäläinen (FIN) - 1956 –
Wolfgang Behrendt (EUA) - 1960 –
Oleg Grigoryev (URS) - 1964 –
Takao Sakurai (JPN) - 1968 – Valeriy Sokolov (URS)
- 1972 –
Orlando Martínez (CUB) - 1976 –
Gu Yong-Ju (PRK) - 1980 – Juan Hernández (CUB)
- 1984 –
Maurizio Stecca (ITA) - 1988 –
Kennedy McKinney (USA) - 1992 – Joel Casamayor (CUB)
- 1996 –
István Kovács (HUN) - 2000 – Guillermo Rigondeaux (CUB)
- 2004 – Guillermo Rigondeaux (CUB)
[edit] 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 – Guillermo Rigondeaux (CUB)
[edit] Professional Champions
[edit] See also
| Weight divisions in boxing |
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| Professional boxing |
| Strawweight | Light Flyweight | Flyweight | Super Flyweight | Bantamweight | Super Bantamweight | Featherweight | Super Featherweight | Lightweight | Light Welterweight | Welterweight | Light Middleweight | Middleweight | Super Middleweight | Light Heavyweight | Cruiserweight | Heavyweight |
| Olympic boxing |
| Light Flyweight | Flyweight | Bantamweight | Featherweight | Lightweight | Light Welterweight | Welterweight | Middleweight | Light Heavyweight | Heavyweight | Super Heavyweight |
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