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IBU bantamweight world title

Covers world title bouts since 1913. Last held in 1938; no longer contested.

World title bouts
54
Champions
10
Longest reign (Panama Al Brown, 1930–1935)
4 years, 7 months
Most successful defences in one reign (Panama Al Brown, 1930–1935)
8

Last champion

Panama Al Brown1938–1938

Reigns and world title bouts

May 1933 – Jun 1938

IBU
Panama Al BrownBaltasar Sangchili
JulOct1934AprJulOct1935AprJulOct1936AprJulOct1937AprJulOct1938Apr
19201930

World title bout

Reigns by length

  1. 1Panama Al BrownIBU1930–19354 years, 7 months · 8 successful defences
  2. 2Pete HermanIBU1917–19203 years, 11 months · 5 successful defences
  3. 3Kid WilliamsIBU1914–19172 years, 7 months · 4 successful defences
  4. 4Charlie Phil RosenbergIBU1925–19271 year, 10 months · 2 successful defences
  5. 5Joe LynchIBU1922–19241 year, 8 months · 4 successful defences
  6. 6Baltasar SangchiliIBU1935–19361 year, 3 months · 3 successful defences
  7. 7Johnny CoulonIBU1913–19141 year, 1 month · 1 successful defence
  8. 8Johnny BuffIBU1921–19229 months · 1 successful defence
  9. 9Abe GoldsteinIBU1924–19248 months · 3 successful defences
  10. 10Joe LynchIBU1920–19217 months · 1 successful defence
  11. 11Eddie MartinIBU1924–19253 months · 1 successful defence
  12. 12Pete HermanIBU1921–19211 month · 0 successful defences
  13. 13Panama Al BrownIBU1938–193828 days · 0 successful defences

Timeline of world title events

  1. 1913

  2. Johnny Coulon becomes the IBU bantamweight world champion

    Bantamweight · IBUNew champion

  3. Frank Bradley beats Johnny Coulon via newspaper decision 6/6

    Bantamweight · IBU

  4. Johnny Coulon and Frankie Burns draw via newspaper decision 10/10

    Bantamweight · IBU

  5. 1914

  6. Johnny Coulon beats Young Sinnett via newspaper decision 10/10

    Bantamweight · IBU

  7. Kid Williams beats Johnny Coulon via knockout 3/20

    Bantamweight · IBUNew champion

  8. 1915

  9. Kid Williams beats Jimmy Murray via newspaper decision 10/10

    Bantamweight · IBU

  10. Kid Williams beats Jimmy Taylor via points decision 15/15

    Bantamweight · IBU

  11. Johnny Ertle beats Kid Williams via disqualification 5/10

    Bantamweight · IBU

  12. Kid Williams and Frankie Burns draw via points decision 20/20

    Bantamweight · IBU

  13. 1916

  14. Pete Herman and Kid Williams draw via points decision 20/20

    Bantamweight · IBU

  15. Kid Williams beats Billy Bevan via newspaper decision 10/10

    Bantamweight · IBU

  16. Kid Williams beats Dick Loadman via newspaper decision 10/10

    Bantamweight · IBU

  17. 1917

  18. Pete Herman beats Kid Williams via points decision 20/20

    Bantamweight · IBU and NYSACNew IBU champion

  19. Pete Herman beats Frankie Burns via points decision 20/20

    Bantamweight · IBU and NYSAC

  20. 1919

  21. Pete Herman beats Patsy Wallace via newspaper decision 6/6

    Bantamweight · IBU

  22. Pete Herman beats Johnny Solzberg via newspaper decision 10/10

    Bantamweight · IBU

  23. Pete Herman beats Johnny Ertle via knockout 5/10

    Bantamweight · IBU

  24. Terry McHugh beats Pete Herman via newspaper decision 10/10

    Bantamweight · IBU

  25. Jackie Sharkey beats Pete Herman via newspaper decision 10/10

    Bantamweight · IBU

  26. Jackie Sharkey beats Pete Herman via newspaper decision 10/10

    Bantamweight · IBU

  27. Pete Herman beats Kid Regan via knockout 3/8

    Bantamweight · IBU

  1. 1920

  2. Joe Lynch beats Pete Herman via unanimous decision 15/15

    Bantamweight · IBU and NYSACNew IBU champion

  3. 1921

  4. Joe Lynch beats Young Montreal via newspaper decision 10/10

    Bantamweight · NYSAC, WBA and IBU

  5. Pete Herman beats Joe Lynch via points decision 15/15

    Bantamweight · NYSAC, WBA and IBUNew IBU champion

  6. Johnny Buff beats Pete Herman via points decision 15/15

    Bantamweight · NYSAC, WBA and IBUNew IBU champion

  7. Johnny Buff beats Jackie Sharkey via points decision 15/15

    Bantamweight · NYSAC, WBA and IBU

  8. 1922

  9. Joe Lynch beats Johnny Buff via knockout 14/15

    Bantamweight · NYSAC, WBA and IBUNew IBU champion

  10. Joe Lynch beats Frankie Murray via knockout 6/15

    Bantamweight · IBU and WBA

  11. Joe Lynch beats Benny Schwartz via knockout 5/12

    Bantamweight · NYSAC, WBA and IBU

  12. Joe Lynch beats Midget Smith via unanimous decision 15/15

    Bantamweight · NYSAC, WBA and IBU

  13. 1923

  14. Joe Lynch beats Joe O'Donnell via newspaper decision 12/12

    Bantamweight · NYSAC, WBA and IBU

  15. 1924

  16. Abe Goldstein beats Joe Lynch via points decision 15/15

    Bantamweight · NYSAC, WBA and IBUNew IBU champion

  17. Abe Goldstein beats Clarence Rosen via newspaper decision 10/10

    Bantamweight · NYSAC, WBA and IBU

  18. Abe Goldstein beats Charles Ledoux via unanimous decision 15/15

    Bantamweight · NYSAC, WBA and IBU

  19. Abe Goldstein beats Tommy Ryan via points decision 15/15

    Bantamweight · NYSAC, WBA and IBU

  20. Eddie Martin beats Abe Goldstein via split decision 15/15

    Bantamweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The RingNew IBU champion

  21. 1925

  22. Eddie Martin beats Willie Spencer via newspaper decision 12/12

    Bantamweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The Ring

  23. Charlie Phil Rosenberg beats Eddie Martin via unanimous decision 15/15

    Bantamweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The RingNew IBU champion

  24. Charlie Phil Rosenberg beats Eddie Shea via knockout 4/15

    Bantamweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The Ring

  25. 1927

  26. Charlie Phil Rosenberg beats Bushy Graham via points decision 15/15

    Bantamweight · IBU, NYSAC and The Ring

  1. 1930

  2. Panama Al Brown beats Eugene Huat via unanimous decision 15/15

    Bantamweight · NYSAC, WBA and IBUNew IBU champion

  3. 1931

  4. Panama Al Brown beats Pete Sanstol via split decision 15/15

    Bantamweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The Ring

  5. Panama Al Brown beats Eugene Huat via unanimous decision 15/15

    Bantamweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The Ring

  6. 1932

  7. Panama Al Brown beats Kid Francis via split decision 15/15

    Bantamweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The Ring

  8. Panama Al Brown beats Emile Pladner via knockout 1/15

    Bantamweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The Ring

  9. 1933

  10. Panama Al Brown beats Domenico Bernasconi via unanimous decision 12/12

    Bantamweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The Ring

  11. Panama Al Brown beats Johnny King via points decision 15/15

    Bantamweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The Ring

  12. 1934

  13. Panama Al Brown beats Young Perez via unanimous decision 15/15

    Bantamweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The Ring

  14. Panama Al Brown beats Young Perez via knockout 10/15

    Bantamweight · IBU and The Ring

  15. 1935

  16. Baltasar Sangchili beats Panama Al Brown via points decision 15/15

    Bantamweight · IBU and The RingNew IBU champion

  17. Baltasar Sangchili beats Rene Gabes via knockout 3/10

    Bantamweight · IBU and The Ring

  18. Baltasar Sangchili beats Nicolas Petit-Biquet via knockout 11/15

    Bantamweight · IBU and The Ring

  19. Baltasar Sangchili beats Young Perez via points decision 10/10

    Bantamweight · IBU and The Ring

  20. 1936

  21. Tony Marino beats Baltasar Sangchili via knockout 14/15

    Bantamweight · IBU and The Ring

  22. Baltasar Sangchili’s reign as the IBU bantamweight world champion ends

    Bantamweight · IBU

  23. 1938

  24. Panama Al Brown beats Baltasar Sangchili via split decision 15/15

    Bantamweight · IBUNew champion

  25. Panama Al Brown’s reign as the IBU bantamweight world champion ends

    Bantamweight · IBU