National Golden Gloves Bantamweight Champions
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Below is a list of National Golden Gloves Bantamweight Champions along with the state or region which they represented. The Light Welterweight weight limit was first contested at 118 pounds. In 1967, the weight limit was moved to 119 pounds.
- 1928 - Joe Bozak - Chicago
- 1929 - Harry Garbell - Chicago
- 1930 - Paul Dazzo - Chicago
- 1931 - Nick Scialaba - Chicago
- 1932 - Leo Rodak - Chicago
- 1933 - John Ginter - Chicago
- 1934 - Troy Bellini - Cleveland
- 1935 - Johnny Brown - Chicago
- 1936 - Johnny Brown - Chicago
- 1937 - Frank Kainrath - Chicago
- 1938 - Frank Kainrath - Chicago
- 1939 - Chester Ellis - Kansas City
- 1940 - Dick Menchaca - Fort Worth
- 1941 - Dick Menchaca - Fort Worth
- 1942 - Jack Graves - Minneapolis
- 1943 - Earl O'Neal - Oklahoma City
- 1944 - Clayton Johnson - Sioux City
- 1945 - Bob Jarvis - Kansas City
- 1946 - Eddie Dames - St. Louis
- 1947 - Robert Bell - Cleveland
- 1948 - Melvin Barber - Des Moines
- 1949 - Jack McCann - Oklahoma City
- 1950 - Albert Crus - Los Angeles
- 1951 - Nate Brooks - Cleveland
- 1952 - James Hairston - Kansas City
- 1953 - Dick Martinez - Nashville
- 1954 - Alfred Escobar - Los Angeles
- 1955 - Donald Eddington - St. Louis
- 1956 - Vince Doniero - Toledo
- 1957 - Tommy Reynolds - Kansas City
- 1958 - Gilbert Higginbotham - Lafayette
- 1959 - Pat Moore - Kenosha
- 1960 - Petros Spanakos - Hollywood
- 1961 - Oscar German - Grand Rapids
- 1962 - James Moon - Cleveland
- 1963 - Emanuel Steward - Detroit
- 1964 - Manual Navarro - Fort Worth
- 1965 - Mel Miller - Billings
- 1966 - John North - Cincinnati
- 1967 - Earl Large - Roswell
- 1968 - Earl Large - Roswell
- 1969 - Oliver James - Kansas City
- 1970 - Dave Kibby - San Francisco
- 1971 - Johnny Moreno - Fort Worth
- 1972 - Ray Theragood - New Mexico
- 1973 - James Martinez - Fort Worth
- 1974 - Dan Hermosillo - Rocky Mountain
- 1975 - Miguel Ayala - Fort Worth
- 1976 - Barnard Taylor - Knoxville
- 1977 - Wayne Lynumn - Chicago
- 1978 - Jackie Beard - Knoxville
- 1979 - Ken Baysmore - Washington, DC
- 1980 - Myron Taylor - Pennsylvania
- 1981 - Steve Cruz, Jr. - Fort Worth
- 1982 - Meldrick Taylor - Pennsylvania
- 1983 - Jesse Benavidez - Fort Worth
- 1984 - Robert Shannon - Las Vegas
- 1985 - Eugene Speed - Washington, DC
- 1986 - Fernando Rodriguez - Pennsylvania
- 1987 - Fernando Rodriguez - Pennsylvania
- 1988 - Sergio Reyes - Fort Worth
- 1989 - John West - Knoxville
- 1990 - Sandtanner Lewis - Florida
- 1991 - Aristead Clayton, Jr. - Louisiana
- 1992 - Chris Hamilton - Texas
- 1993 - Terrance Churchwell - Knoxville
- 1994 - Errid Caldera - Cleveland
- 1995 - Jorge Munoz - Texas
- 1996 - Baldo Ramirez - New Mexico
- 1997 - Evaristo Rodriguez - Chicago
- 1998 - Alfredo Torres - Texas
- 1999 - Aaron Garcia - California
- 2000 - Jose Aguiniga - California
- 2001 - Rasheem Jefferson - Pennsylvania
- 2002 - Rashiem Jefferson - Pennsylvania
- 2003 - Sergio Ramos - California
- 2004 - Torrence Daniels - New Mexico
- 2005 - Gary Russell Jr. - Washington, DC
- 2006 - Efrain Esquivias - California
- 2007 - Ronny Rios - California