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Super Bantamweight Division     Weight: 122-126

History

Super Bantamweight (also known as junior featherweight) is a weight class who compete between 118 pounds and 122 pounds.

 

However, like many other divisions, establishing this weight class wasn’t straightforward. In the 1920s, boxing promoters attempted to create it, but few sanctioning organizations or state athletic commissions recognized it. Even after Jack Wolf gained recognition as the champion when he defeated Joe Lynch at Madison Square Garden, the Super Bantamweights failed to grow in acceptance. Unfortunately, the division virtually disappeared soon after 1922.

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The reappearance of the Super Bantamweight division took place in the 1970s. The first title fight in 54 years took place in 1976, with the World Boxing Council (WBC) recognizing Rigoberto Riasco as its champion after he defeated Waruinge Nakayama. 

 

The World Boxing Association (WBA) followed suit in 1977, crowning Soo Hwan Hong as its inaugural champion after he knocked out Hector Carasquilla in three rounds.

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Notable fighters who have held championship titles in this weight class includes Wilfredo Gómez who holds the record for the longest title reign, spanning five years and ten months. 

 

On December 26, 2023, Naoya Inoue achieved a memorable feat by becoming the first and only undisputed champion in the super bantamweight division.

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Carded Super Bantamweights

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Clarence Adams

Paul Banke

Marco Antonio Barrera

Jesse Benavides

Vuyani Bungu

Celestino Caballero

Ricardo Cardona

Antonio Cermeno

Leonardo Cruz

Pedro Decima

Juan Jose Estrada

Jeff Fenech

Carl Frampton

Jaime Garza

Nestor Garza

Julio Gervacio

Wilfredo Gomez

Thierry Jacob

Junior Jones

Willie Jorrin

Kennedy McKinney

Oscar Larios

Lehlo Ledwaba

Seung Hoon Lee

Jeffrey Mathebula

Luis Mendoza

Juan Meza

Steve Molitor

Mahyar Monshipour

Eric Morales

Welcome Ncita

Toshiaki Nishioka

Sergio Victor Palma

Tracy Harris Patterson

Samart Payakaroon

Scott Quigg

Leo Randolph

Rigoberto Riasco

Jose Rojas

Jesus Salud

Jose Sanabria

Agapita Sanchez

Enrique Sanchez

Hector Acero Sanchez

Loris Stecca

Prakorb Udomna

Israel Vazquez

Wilfredo Vazquez

Dong Kyun Yum

Daniel Zaragoza

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Naoya Inoue

Kennedy McKinney

Zolani Tete

Daniel Roman

Victor Callejas

Akifumi Shimoda

Royal Kobayashi

Welile Nknosinkulu

Yasutaka Ishimoto

Shoji Kimura

Masaaki Serie

Duke McKenzie

Patrick Mboma

Namchai Saru

Rolly Lunas

Gabula Vabaza

Ronny Rios

Somsak Sithchatchawal

Kiyoshi Hatanaka

Mikihito Seto

Paulus Ambunda

Felix Mahado

Jae Won Choi

Sexon Nggayimbana

Yusaku Kuga

Hiroki Teshigawara

Mxhosana Jongilanga

Jae Won Kim

Hidenori Otake

Ryan Burnett

Damrong Kongsuk

Zweni Ngcongolo

Michael Domingo

Roberto Vasquez

Kazuma Miura

Shigeru Nakazato

Takafumi Nakajima

Junichi Watanabe

Bernard Dunne

Randy Caballiero

Thangthong Kiongjan

Jonathan Baat

Oscar Gonzalez

Sonny Boy Jaro

Soon Hyun Chung

Nestor Jimenez

Victor Fonseca

Daisuke Yamanaka

Salim Medjkoune

Neptali Alamag

Prayurasak Muangsurin

Felipe Orozco

Kozo Ishii

Yenifel Vincente

Moonsom Yamsiri

Zsolt Bedak

Siony Carupo

Masakazu Sugawara

Jose Alfredo Tirado

Ramie Laput

Kenichi Yamaguchi

Patrick Mullings

Alejandro Gonzalez

Johnny Vasquez

Miguel Maturana

Snappy Asano

Jose Cabrera

Hiroyuki Iwanmoto

Springkaan Khongoane

Hiroaki Fukumota

Roberto Moran

Gabriel Elizondo

Ramon Maas

Diego Oscar Silva

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Osamu Sato

Dadoy Andujar

George Garcia

Jang Kyun Oh

Suriyan Satorn

Rikiya Fukuhara

Jesse Magana

Jorge Diaz

Innocent Mthalane

Rey Megrino

Tomas Villa

Suk Chul Bae

Juanito Jupiter

Jason Booth

Gakuya Furuhashi

Jun Toriumi

Visan Thummong

Rokuro Ishiyama

Manabu Fukushima

Emmanuel Lucero

Stuart Hall

Ray Minus

Christian Esquivel

Yonatan Guzman Pene

Raul Martinez Mora

Nestor Rocha

Archie Anoos

Angel Mayor

Sergio Rafael Liendo

Hee Yun Jung

Yutaka Manabe

Michael Hunter

Saeng Keun Koh

Luis Maldonado

Jemal Hinton

Juan Antonio Lopez

Mohammad Nurhuda

Maui Diaz

Ajib Albarado

Al Seeger

Jose Salgado

Ye Joon Kim

Ramon guzman

Sung In Suh

Ricardo Nunez

Ric Diamale

Freddy Cruz

Max Gomez

Jose Velasquez

Glenn Porras

Tatsuya Takahashi

Bernabe Concepcion

Felix Rodriguez

Tommy Valoy

Kinshiro Usui

Yuichi Kasal

Santiago Rojas Alcantara

Clarence Vinson

Enrique Angeles

Eduardo Garcia

Karoon Jarupianlerd

Daniel Kodjo Sassou

Richard Duran

Little Bangoyan

Sergio Aquila

Alejandro Hernandez

Remigio Daniel Molina

Steve McCrory

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