List of United States national amateur boxing bantamweight champions

Below is a list of United States national Amateur Boxing Bantamweight Champions, also known as United States Amateur Champions. 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, where it is currently contested. The United States National Boxing Championships bestow the title of United States Amateur Champion on amateur boxers for winning the annual national amateur boxing tournament organized by USA Boxing, the national governing body for Olympic boxing and is the United States' member organization of the International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA). It is one of four premier amateur boxing tournaments, the others being the National Golden Gloves Tournament, which crowns its own amateur bantamweight champion, the Police Athletic League Tournament, and the United States Armed Forces Tournament, all sending champions to the US Olympic Trials.

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 - M.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 - DC and AC
1902 - F. Fieg, Newark, NJ
1903 - Thomas Stone, New York, NY
1904 - , NWSAC
1905 - , Waltham, MA
1906 - , 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 - , Boston, MA
1912 - , Boston, MA
1913 - , Boston, MA
1914 - S. Phillips, Boston, MA
1915 - , Brighton, MA
1916 - Benny Valgar, New York, NY
1917 - J. Tomasulo, New Jersey
1918 - J. Tomasulo, New Jersey
1919 - , New Orleans, LA
1920 - J. Hutchinson, Philadelphia, PA
1921 - George Daly, New York, NY
1922 - Sid Terris, New York, NY
1923 - , Cleveland, OH
1924 - , New York, NY
1925 - , Los Angeles, CA
1926 - , Pittsburgh, PA
1927 - Tommy Paul, Buffalo, NY
1928 - John Daley, Waltham, MA
1929 - A. Holden, Providence, RI
1930 - , Los Angeles, CA
1931 - Joe Ferrante, Boston, MA
1932 - Jimmy Martin, New York, NY
1933 - A. Tardugno, Washington, DC
1934 - , New York, NY
1935 - , Cleveland, OH
1936 - Willie Joyce, Gary, IN
1937 - , Newark, NJ
1938 - , Nanticoke, PA
1939 - , Philadelphia, PA
1940 - , Philadelphia, PA
1941 - , Chicago, IL
1942 - , New Orleans, LA
1943 - , Fort Still, OK
1944 - , St. Louis, MO
1945 - , Oklahoma City, OK
1946 - , Hawaii
1947 - Corky Gonzales, Denver, CO
1948 - , Newark, NJ
1949 - , Oakland, CA
1950 - , Cleveland, OH
1951 - , Honolulu, HI
1952 - Davey Moore, Springfield, OH
1953 - T. Nethercott, Port Chester, NY
1954 - Bill Ramos, New Bedford, MA
1955 - , Air Force
1956 - , Cincinnati, OH
1957 - , Stockton, CA
1958 - , Philadelphia, PA
1959 - , Toledo, OH
1960 - O. German, Muskegon, MI
1961 - John Howard, Portland, OR
1962 - , Puerto Rico
1963 - , New Orleans, LA
1964 - Art Jones, San Francisco, CA
1965 - , New York, NY
1966 - Jose Marquez, Puerto Rico
1967 - , Clovis, NM
1968 - Sammy Goss, Trenton, NJ
1969 - , New Orleans, LA
1970 - , Charleston, SC
1971 - Ricardo Carreras, Air Force
1972 - John David, Navy
1973 - , Albany, OR
1974 - Mike Ayala, Fort Worth, TX
1975 - , 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 - , West Monroe, LA
1982 - Floyd Favors, Capitol Heights, MD (spring), Meldrick Taylor, Philadelphia, PA (winter)
1983 - Jesse Benavides, Corpus Christi, TX
1984 - , Washington, DC
1985 - Michael Collins, La Porte, TX
1986 - Michael Collins, La Porte, TX
1987 - Michael Collins, La Porte, TX
1988 - , New Carrollton, MD
1989 -
1990 - Sergio Reyes Jr., Marines
1991 - Sergio Reyes Jr., Marines
1992 - , Navy
1993 - , Baker, LA
1994 - , El Paso, TX
1995 - , Los Angeles, CA
1996 - , Salinas, CA
1997 - Cornelius Lock, Detroit, MI
1998 - , Wailuku, HI
1999 - Clarence Vinson, Washington, DC
2000 - Sergio Espinoza, San Diego, CA
2001 - , Stockton, CA
2002 - Aaron Garcia, Vista, CA
2003 - , Waianae, HI
2004 - Roberto Benitez, New York, NY
2005 - Gary Russell, Jr., Capitol Heights, MD
2006 - Gary Russell, Jr., Capitol Heights, MD
2007 - Ronny Rios, Santa Ana, CA
2008 - Ronny Rios, Santa Ana, CA
2009 - Jessie Magdaleno
2010 - Rau'shee Warren, Cincinnati, OH
2011 - , Fort Carson, Colo/United States Army
2012 - Charles Martin, Tulsa, OK/United States Army
2013 - Eduardo Martinez, Aurora, IL
2014 - JaRico O'Quinn, Detroit, MI

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