Antonio Vargas elevated to WBA Full Champion
BANTAMWEIGHT CHAMPIONS
WBC
Junto Nakatani
Born: January 2 1998 (27)
Inabe, Japan
Height: 1.71m
Boxing record:
Total fights: 29
Win: 29 (KO 22)
Loss: 0
Draw: 0
Nakatani scores a 6th round KO victory over Chitpattana
October 14, 2024
WBC champion Junto Nakatani scored another impressive win, defeating Thailand's Petch Sor Chitpattana. It was a tactical bout for the first three rounds. From the fourth round on, both fighters started applying pressure to each other. In the 6th, Nakatani floored his challenger two times. The ref stopped the fight after the second knockdown.
WBA
Antonio Vargas
Born: August 15 1996 (28)
Houston, Texas USA
Height: 1.66m
Boxing record:
Total fights: 21
Win: 19 (KO11)
Loss: 1
No contest: 1
Antonio Vargas elevated to WBA Full Champion
May 18, 2025
WBA interim world bantamweight champion Antonio Vargas has officially been elevated to full WBA world champion. Reigning champion Seiya Tsutsumi suffered an injury that will sideline him for several months, forcing the WBA to designate him as “Champion in Recess.”
WBO
Yoshiki Takei
Born: July 12 1996 (28)
Tokyo, Japan
Height: 1.70m
Boxing record:
Total fights: 10
Win: 10 (KO 8)
Loss: 0
Draw: 0
Takei keeps title with close decision win over Higa
September 3, 2024
WBO champion Yoshiki Takei kept his title after 12 action-packed rounds. Challenger Daigo Higa made it tough for Takei. Scoring with powerful shots. In the 11th round, Higa scored a knockdown. Takei came back strong in the last round, winning the fight by split decision. Twice: 114–113 Takei, 115-112 Higa.
IBF
Ryosuke Nishida
Born: August 7 1996 (28)
Kashiba, Japan
Height: 1.70m
Boxing record:
Total fights: 10
Win: 10 (KO 2)
Loss: 0
Draw: 0
Nishida wins by knockout; Remains IBF champion
December 15, 2024
IBF bantamweight champion Ryosuke Nishida kept his belt by scoring a knockout over Thai challenger Anuchai Donsua at 1:37 of the 7th round. It was Nishida's first defense of the title he won in May. Nishida controlled the contest and floored Donsua with a right hook midway round five. The seventh saw Nishida land a vicious left uppercut to the midsection to deck Donsua once again this time for the count.