United States Amateur Bantamweight Champions
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Boxers who have won the National AAU (United States) Amateur Bantamweight Championship. The weight class was contested at 115 pounds between 1889 and 1921. It was then contested at 118 pounds between 1922 and 1951, before moving to 119 pounds in 1952. In 2010, it was moved to 114 pounds, as as the Light flyweight class was eliminated, and the flyweight cost was shifted to a lower weight.
- 1888 - W. Rocap, Philadelphia, PA
- 1889 - W. Rocap, Philadelphia, PA (spring), W. Kenny, NJAC (winter
- 1890 - B. Weldon, New York, NY
- 1891 - G.F. Connolly, Boston, MA
- 1892 - Not held
- 1893 - Michael J. Hallihan, Philadelphia, PA
- 1894 - R. McVeigh, SAC
- 1895 - E. Horen, Pittsburgh, PA
- 1896 - J.J. Gross, New York, NY
- 1897 - Charles Fahey, Rochester, NY
- 1898 - Not held
- 1899 - W. Wildner, NWSAC
- 1900 - H. Murphy, Bartholomew AC
- 1901 - George Young DC and AC
- 1902 - F. Fieg, Newark, NJ
- 1903 - Thomas Stone, New York, NY
- 1904 - Jerry Casey, NWSAC
- 1905 - Sam Moss, Waltham, MA
- 1906 - Harry Baker, Olympic Club
- 1907 - Henry Meyers, Chapman AC
- 1908 - M.J. Carroll, New York, NY
- 1909 - Joe Gorman, Northboro, MA
- 1910 - John Gallant, Boston, MA
- 1911 - Tommy Reagan, Boston, MA
- 1912 - Tommy Reagan, Boston, MA
- 1913 - Tommy Reagan, Boston, MA
- 1914 - S. Phillips, Boston, MA
- 1915 - Tony Vatlin, Brighton, MA
- 1916 - Benny Valger, New York, NY
- 1917 - Jim Tomasulo, Elizabeth, NJ
- 1918 - Jim Tomasulo, New York, NY
- 1919 - Ashton Donza, New Orleans, LA
- 1920 - J. Hutchinson, Philadelphia, PA
- 1921 - George Daly, New York, NY
- 1922 - Sid Terris, New York, NY
- 1923 - Harry Marcus, Cleveland, OH
- 1924 - Jack Tripoli, New York, NY
- 1925 - August Gotto, Los Angeles, CA
- 1926 - Joey Katkish, Pittsburgh, PA
- 1927 - Tommy Paul, Buffalo, NY
- 1928 - Johnny Daley, Waltham, MA
- 1929 - Albion Holden, Providence, RI
- 1930 - Abie Miller, Los Angeles, CA
- 1931 - Joe Ferrante, Boston, MA
- 1932 - Jimmy Martin, New York, NY
- 1933 - A. Tardugno, Washington, DC
- 1934 - Armando Sicilia, New York, NY
- 1935 - Troy Bellini, Cleveland, OH
- 1936 - Willie Joyce, Gary, IN
- 1937 - Morris Parker, Newark, NJ
- 1938 - Bill Speary, Nanticoke, PA
- 1939 - Bill Speary, Philadelphia, PA
- 1940 - Angelo Ambrosano, Philadelphia, PA
- 1941 - Ray Brown, Chicago, IL
- 1942 - Bernard Docusen, New Orleans, LA
- 1943 - Earl O'Neil, Fort Still, OK
- 1944 - Nick Saunders, St. Louis, MO
- 1945 - Amos Aitson, Oklahoma City, OK
- 1946 - Tsaneshi Naruo, Hawaii
- 1947 - Corky Gonzales, Denver, CO
- 1948 - Bill Morgan, Newark, NJ
- 1949 - Jimmy Mitchell, Oakland, CA
- 1950 - Mickey Mars, Cleveland, OH
- 1951 - Ernie De Jesus, Honolulu, HI
- 1952 - Davey Moore, Springfield, OH
- 1953 - Tommy Nethercott, Port Chester, NY
- 1954 - Bill Ramos, New Bedford, MA
- 1955 - John Cereghin, Air Force
- 1956 - Don Whaley, Cincinnati, OH
- 1957 - Herman Marques, Stockton, CA
- 1958 - Charles Branch, Philadelphia, PA
- 1959 - Fred Griffin, Toledo, OH
- 1960 - Oscar German, Muskegon, MI
- 1961 - John Howard, Portland, OR
- 1962 - Victor Melendez, Puerto Rico
- 1963 - Gerry Lott, New Orleans, LA
- 1964 - Art Jones, San Francisco, CA
- 1965 - George Colon, New York, NY
- 1966 - Josue Marquez, Puerto Rico
- 1967 - Earl Large, Clovis, NM
- 1968 - Sammy Goss, Trenton, NJ
- 1969 - Terry Pullen, New Orleans, LA
- 1970 - Robert Mullins, Charleston, SC
- 1971 - Ricardo Carreras, Air Force
- 1972 - Fred Bryant, Trenton, NJ
- 1973 - Mike Hess, Albany, OR
- 1974 - Mike Ayala, Fort Worth, TX
- 1975 - Eiichi Jumawan, Waiawa, HI
- 1976 - Bernard Taylor, Charlotte, NC
- 1977 - Rocky Lockridge, Tacoma, WA
- 1978 - Jackie Beard, Jackson, TN
- 1979 - Jackie Beard, Jackson, TN
- 1980 - Jackie Beard, Jackson, TN
- 1981 - Richard Savage, West Monroe, LA
- 1982 - Floyd Favors, Capitol Heights, MD (spring), Meldrick Taylor, Philadelphia, PA (winter)
- 1983 - Jesse Benavides, Corpus Christi, TX
- 1984 - Eugene Speed, Washington, DC
- 1985 - Michael Collins, La Porte, TX
- 1986 - Michael Collins, La Porte, TX
- 1987 - Michael Collins, La Porte, TX
- 1988 - Jemal Hinton, New Carrollton, MD
- 1989 - Tony Gonzales, National City, CA
- 1990 - Sergio Reyes, Marines
- 1991 - Sergio Reyes, Marines
- 1992 - Sean Fletcher, Navy
- 1993 - Aristead Clayton, Baker, LA
- 1994 - Jorge Munoz, El Paso, TX
- 1995 - Carlos Navarro, Los Angeles, CA
- 1996 - Jesus Vega, Salinas, CA
- 1997 - Cornelius Lock, Detroit, MI
- 1998 - Antonio Rodriguez, Wailuku, HI
- 1999 - Clarence Vinson, Washington, DC
- 2000 - Sergio Espinoza, San Diego, CA
- 2001 - David Martinez, Stockton, CA
- 2002 - Aaron Garcia, Vista, CA
- 2003 - Samson Guillermo, Waianae, HI
- 2004 - Roberto Benitez, New York, NY
- 2005 - Gary Russell Jr., Captiol Heights, MD
- 2006 - Gary Russell Jr., Capitol Heights, MD
- 2007 - Ronny Rios, Santa Ana, CA
- 2008 - Ronny Rios, Santa Ana, CA
- 2009 - Jesse Magdaleno, Las Vegas, NV
- 2010 - Rau'shee Warren, Cincinnati, OH
- 2011 - John Franklin, Fort Carson, Colo/United States Army
- 2012 - Charles Martin, Tulsa, OK/United States Army
- 2013 - Malik Jackson, Washington, DC
- 2014 - Malik Jackson, Washington, DC
- 2015 - Antonio Vargas, Kissimmee, FL