Jiro Watanabe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (653 words) |
 | Bantamweight champions, as the division was relatively new when he was crowned. |
 | Bantamweight champion Chul-Ho Kim, losing in his first world title bid by a 15 round decision. |
 | Bantamweight champion of the world, Rafael Pedroza of Panama, the cousin of Eusebio Pedroza, travelled to Osaka to defend his belt against Watanabe on April 8. |
Johnny Tapia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1310 words) |
 | He defended the title twice before the year was over, with an eleventh round knockout of Henry Martinez and a second round knockout of Rolando Bohol. |
 | On February 18 of 1995, Tapia was given a shot at WBO World Junior Bantamweight champion Jose Rafael Sosa. |
 | Back quickly after that and his first defeat, he was given a chance at the WBO world title belt, and he became a two time World Bantamweight champion by beating Jorge Eliecer Julio by a decision in twelve at Albuquerque on January 8 of 2000. |