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Paul Butler

Paul Butler held the IBF and WBO bantamweight world titles between 2014 and 2022.

World title bouts
4
Record in world title bouts (won–lost)
1–3
World titles held
2
Longest world title reign (WBO bantamweight, 2022)
7 months

World title reigns and bouts

Jan 2014 – Jan 2023

BantamweightWBA Super
WBC
IBF
WBO
The Ring
Super FlyweightIBF
2014age 252015age 262016age 272017age 282018age 292019age 302020age 312021age 322022age 332023age 34
20142016201820202022

WonLostDrawn or no contest

Timeline of world title events

  1. 2023

  2. The Ring magazine rates Paul Butler No. 6 at bantamweight in its annual ratings

  3. 2022

  4. The Ring magazine rates Paul Butler No. 8 at bantamweight in its annual ratings

  5. Naoya Inoue beats Paul Butler via knockout 11/12

    Bantamweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF, WBO and The Ring

  6. Paul Butler becomes WBO bantamweight champion

    Bantamweight · WBO

  7. 2018

  8. Emmanuel Rodriguez beats Paul Butler via unanimous decision 12/12

    Bantamweight · IBF

  9. 2017

  10. The Ring magazine rates Paul Butler No. 9 at bantamweight in its annual ratings

  11. 2015

  12. Zolani Tete beats Paul Butler via knockout 8/12

    Super Flyweight · IBF

  13. 2014

  14. Paul Butler’s reign as the IBF bantamweight world champion ends

    Bantamweight · IBF

  15. Paul Butler beats Stuart Hall via split decision 12/12

    Bantamweight · IBF