WBC Featherweight Title Fights
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Featherweight title fights as recognized by the World Boxing Council.
- The maximum weight for this division is 126 pounds (57.2 kg or 9 stone).
- One of the traditional eight divisions.
RELATED LINK: WBC Featherweight Champion
| Date | ||||||
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| 1 | 1963 Mar 21 | Sugar Ramos | RTD 10 | Davey Moore | - | Los Angeles, California, USA |
| 2 | 1963 Jul 13 | Sugar Ramos | UD 15 | Rafiu King | 1 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, MEX |
| 3 | 1964 Mar 1 | Sugar Ramos | TKO 6 | Mitsunori Seki | 2 | Tokyo, JPN |
| 4 | 1964 May 9 | Sugar Ramos | SD 15 | Floyd Robertson | 3 | Accra, GHA |
| 5 | 1964 Sep 26 | Vicente Saldivar | TKO 12 | Sugar Ramos | - | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, MEX |
| 6 | 1965 May 7 | Vicente Saldivar | TKO 15 | Raul Rojas | 1 | Los Angeles, California, USA |
| 7 | 1965 Sep 7 | Vicente Saldivar | PTS 15 | Howard Winstone | 2 | Kensington, London, UK |
| 8 | 1966 Feb 12 | Vicente Saldivar | KO 2 | Floyd Robertson | 3 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, MEX |
| 9 | 1966 Aug 7 | Vicente Saldivar | UD 15 | Mitsunori Seki | 4 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, MEX |
| 10 | 1967 Jan 29 | Vicente Saldivar | TKO 7 | Mitsunori Seki | 5 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, MEX |
| 11 | 1967 Jun 15 | Vicente Saldivar | PTS 15 | Howard Winstone | 6 | Cardiff, Wales, UK |
| 12 | 1967 Oct 14 | Vicente Saldivar | TKO 12 | Howard Winstone | 7 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, MEX |
| 13 | 1968 Jan 23 | Howard Winstone | TKO 9 | Mitsunori Seki | Vacant | Kensington, London, UK |
| 14 | 1968 Jul 24 | Jose Legra | TKO 5 | Howard Winstone | - | Porthcawl, Wales, UK |
| 15 | 1969 Jan 21 | Johnny Famechon | PTS 15 | Jose Legra | - | Kensington, London, UK |
| 16 | 1969 Jul 28 | Johnny Famechon | PTS 15 | Fighting Harada | 1 | Sydney, New South Wales, AUS |
| 17 | 1970 Jan 6 | Johnny Famechon | KO 14 | Fighting Harada | 2 | Tokyo, JPN |
| 18 | 1970 May 9 | Vicente Saldivar (2) | UD 15 | Johnny Famechon | - | Roma, Lazio, ITA |
| 19 | 1970 Dec 11 | Kuniaki Shibata | RTD 12 | Vicente Saldivar | - | Tijuana, Baja California, MEX |
| 20 | 1971 Jun 3 | Kuniaki Shibata | KO 1 | Raul Cruz | 1 | Tokyo, JPN |
| 21 | 1971 Nov 11 | Kuniaki Shibata | PTS 15 | Ernesto Marcel | 2 | Matsuyama, Ehime, JPN |
| 22 | 1972 May 19 | Clemente Sanchez | KO 3 | Kuniaki Shibata | - | Tokyo, JPN |
| 23 | 1972 Dec 16 | Jose Legra (2) | TKO 10 | Clemente Sanchez | Vacant 1 | Monterrey, Nuevo León, MEX |
| 24 | 1973 May 5 | Eder Jofre | MD 15 | Jose Legra | - | Brasília, Distrito Federal, BRA |
| 25 | 1973 Oct 21 | Eder Jofre | KO 4 | Vicente Saldivar | 1 | Salvador, Bahia, BRA |
| 26 | 1974 Sep 7 | Bobby Chacon | TKO 9 | Alfredo Marcano | Vacant | Los Angeles, California, USA |
| 27 | 1975 Mar 1 | Bobby Chacon | KO 2 | Jesus Estrada | 1 | Los Angeles, California, USA |
| 28 | 1975 Jun 20 | Ruben Olivares | TKO 2 | Bobby Chacon | - | Inglewood, California, USA |
| 29 | 1975 Sep 20 | David Kotey | SD 15 | Ruben Olivares | - | Inglewood, California, USA |
| 30 | 1976 Mar 6 | David Kotey | TKO 12 | Flipper Uehara | 1 | Accra, GHA |
| 31 | 1976 Jul 16 | David Kotey | TKO 3 | Shig Fukuyama | 2 | Tokyo, JPN |
| 32 | 1976 Nov 6 | Danny Lopez | UD 15 | David Kotey | - | Accra, GHA |
| 33 | 1977 Sep 13 | Danny Lopez | TKO 7 | Jose Torres | 1 | Los Angeles, California, USA |
| 34 | 1978 Feb 15 | Danny Lopez | TKO 6 | David Kotey | 2 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 35 | 1978 Apr 23 | Danny Lopez | TKO 6 | Jose Francisco De Paula | 3 | Los Angeles, California, USA |
| 36 | 1978 Sep 15 | Danny Lopez | KO 2 | Juan Domingo Malvarez | 4 | New Orleans, Louisiana, USA |
| 37 | 1978 Oct 21 | Danny Lopez | DQ 4 | Fel Clemente | 5 | Pesaro, Marche, ITA |
| 38 | 1979 Mar 10 | Danny Lopez | KO 2 | Roberto Castanon | 6 | Salt Lake City, Utah, USA |
| 39 | 1979 Jun 17 | Danny Lopez | KO 15 | Mike Ayala | 7 | San Antonio, Texas, USA |
| 40 | 1979 Sep 25 | Danny Lopez | TKO 3 | Jose Caba | 8 | Los Angeles, California, USA |
| 41 | 1980 Feb 2 | Salvador Sanchez | TKO 13 | Danny Lopez | - | Phoenix, Arizona, USA |
| 42 | 1980 Apr 12 | Salvador Sanchez | UD 15 | Ruben Castillo | 1 | Tucson, Arizona, USA |
| 43 | 1980 Jun 21 | Salvador Sanchez | TKO 14 | Danny Lopez | 2 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 44 | 1980 Sep 13 | Salvador Sanchez | MD 15 | Patrick Ford | 3 | San Antonio, Texas, USA |
| 45 | 1980 Dec 13 | Salvador Sanchez | UD 15 | Juan La Porte | 4 | El Paso, Texas, USA |
| 46 | 1981 Mar 22 | Salvador Sanchez | TKO 10 | Roberto Castanon | 5 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 47 | 1981 Aug 21 | Salvador Sanchez | TKO 8 | Wilfredo Gomez | 6 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 48 | 1981 Dec 12 | Salvador Sanchez | SD 15 | Pat Cowdell | 7 | Houston, Texas, USA |
| 49 | 1982 May 8 | Salvador Sanchez | UD 15 | Jorge Garcia | 8 | Dallas, Texas, USA |
| 50 | 1982 Jul 21 | Salvador Sanchez | TKO 15 | Azumah Nelson | 9 | New York, New York, USA |
| 51 | 1982 Sep 15 | Juan La Porte | TKO 10 | Mario Miranda | Vacant | New York, New York, USA |
| 52 | 1983 Feb 20 | Juan La Porte | UD 12 | Ruben Castillo | 1 | San Juan, PUR |
| 53 | 1983 Jun 25 | Juan La Porte | SD 12 | Johnny De La Rosa | 2 | San Juan, PUR |
| 54 | 1984 Mar 31 | Wilfredo Gomez | UD 12 | Juan La Porte | - | Hato Rey, PUR |
| 55 | 1984 Dec 8 | Azumah Nelson | KO 11 | Wilfredo Gomez | - | San Juan, PUR |
| 56 | 1985 Sep 6 | Azumah Nelson | TKO 5 | Juvenal Ordenes | 1 | Miami, Florida, USA |
| 57 | 1985 Oct 12 | Azumah Nelson | KO 1 | Pat Cowdell | 2 | Birmingham, West Midlands, UK |
| 58 | 1986 Feb 25 | Azumah Nelson | MD 12 | Marcos Villasana | 3 | Inglewood, California, USA |
| 59 | 1986 Jun 22 | Azumah Nelson | TKO 10 | Danilo Cabrera | 4 | San Juan, PUR |
| 60 | 1987 Mar 7 | Azumah Nelson | KO 6 | Mauro Gutierrez | 5 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 61 | 1987 Aug 29 | Azumah Nelson | UD 12 | Marcos Villasana | 6 | Los Angeles, California, USA |
| 62 | 1988 Mar 7 | Jeff Fenech | TKO 10 | Victor Callejas | Vacant | Sydney, New South Wales, AUS |
| 63 | 1988 Aug 12 | Jeff Fenech | TKO 5 | Tyrone Downes | 1 | Melbourne, Victoria, AUS |
| 64 | 1988 Nov 30 | Jeff Fenech | TKO 5 | Georgie Navarro | 2 | Melbourne, Victoria, AUS |
| 65 | 1989 Apr 8 | Jeff Fenech | UD 12 | Marcos Villasana | 3 | Melbourne, Victoria, AUS |
| 66 | 1990 Jun 2 | Marcos Villasana | TKO 8 | Paul Hodkinson | Vacant | Manchester, Lancashire, UK |
| 67 | 1990 Sep 30 | Marcos Villasana | TKO 8 | Javier Marquez | 1 | Mexicali, Baja California, MEX |
| 68 | 1991 Apr 11 | Marcos Villasana | TKO 6 | Rafael Zuniga | 2 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, MEX |
| 69 | 1991 Aug 15 | Marcos Villasana | UD 12 | Ricardo Cepeda | 3 | Marbella, Andalucía, ESP |
| 70 | 1991 Nov 13 | Paul Hodkinson | UD 12 | Marcos Villasana | - | Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK |
| 71 | 1992 Apr 25 | Paul Hodkinson | TKO 3 | Steve Cruz | 1 | Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK |
| 72 | 1992 Sep 12 | Paul Hodkinson | TKO 10 | Fabrice Benichou | 2 | Blagnac, Haute-Garonne, FRA |
| 73 | 1993 Feb 3 | Paul Hodkinson | TKO 4 | Ricardo Cepeda | 3 | Kensington, London, UK |
| 74 | 1993 Apr 28 | Gregorio Vargas | TKO 7 | Paul Hodkinson | - | Dublin, IRL |
| 75 | 1993 Dec 4 | Kevin Kelley | UD 12 | Gregorio Vargas | - | Reno, Nevada, USA |
| 76 | 1994 May 6 | Kevin Kelley | UD 12 | Jesse Benavides | 1 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA |
| 77 | 1994 Sep 24 | Kevin Kelley | TKO 2 | Jose Vida Ramos | 2 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA |
| 78 | 1995 Jan 7 | Alejandro Gonzalez | TKO 10 | Kevin Kelley | - | San Antonio, Texas, USA |
| 79 | 1995 Mar 31 | Alejandro Gonzalez | UD 12 | Louie Espinoza | 1 | Anaheim, California, USA |
| 80 | 1995 Jun 2 | Alejandro Gonzalez | TKO 9 | Tony Green | 2 | Mashantucket, Connecticut, USA |
| 81 | 1995 Sep 23 | Manuel Medina | SD 12 | Alejandro Gonzalez | - | Sacramento, California, USA |
| 82 | 1995 Dec 11 | Luisito Espinosa | UD 12 | Manuel Medina | - | Tokyo, JPN |
| 83 | 1996 Mar 1 | Luisito Espinosa | KO 4 | Alejandro Gonzalez | 1 | Guadalajara, Jalisco, MEX |
| 84 | 1996 Jul 6 | Luisito Espinosa | UD 12 | Cesar Soto | 2 | Manila, Metro Manila, PHI |
| 85 | 1996 Nov 2 | Luisito Espinosa | TKO 8 | Nobutoshi Hiranaka | 3 | Fukuoka, JPN |
| 86 | 1997 May 17 | Luisito Espinosa | TD 8 | Manuel Medina | 4 | Manila, Metro Manila, PHI |
| 87 | 1997 Dec 6 | Luisito Espinosa | TKO 6 | Carlos Rios | 5 | Koronadal City, Cotabato del Sur, PHI |
| 88 | 1998 Aug 15 | Luisito Espinosa | TD 11 | Juan Carlos Ramirez | 6 | El Paso, Texas, USA |
| 89 | 1998 Nov 28 | Luisito Espinosa | TKO 2 | Kennedy McKinney | 7 | Indio, California, USA |
| 90 | 1999 May 15 | Cesar Soto | UD 12 | Luisito Espinosa | - | El Paso, Texas, USA |
| 91 | 1999 Oct 22 | Naseem Hamed | UD 12 | Cesar Soto | - | Detroit, Michigan, USA |
| 92 | 2000 Apr 14 | Guty Espadas Jr. | TD 11 | Luisito Espinosa | Vacant | Merida, Yucatán, MEX |
| 93 | 2000 Jun 23 | Guty Espadas Jr. | UD 12 | Wethya Sakmuangklang | 1 | Merida, Yucatán, MEX |
| 94 | 2001 Feb 17 | Erik Morales | UD 12 | Guty Espadas Jr. | - | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 95 | 2001 Jul 28 | Erik Morales | UD 12 | In-Jin Chi | 1 | Los Angeles, California, USA |
| 96 | 2002 Jun 22 | Marco Antonio Barrera | UD 12 | Erik Morales | - | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 97 | 2002 Nov 16 | Erik Morales (2) | UD 12 | Paulie Ayala | Vacant | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 98 | 2003 Feb 22 | Erik Morales (2) | TKO 3 | Eddie Croft | 1 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, MEX |
| 99 | 2003 May 3 | Erik Morales (2) | TKO 5 | Fernando Velardez | 2 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 100 | 2003 Oct 18 | In-Jin Chi | PTS 12 | Michael Brodie | Vacant | Manchester, Lancashire, UK |
| 101 | 2004 Apr 10 | In-Jin Chi | KO 7 | Michael Brodie | Vacant | Manchester, Lancashire, UK |
| 102 | 2004 Jul 24 | In-Jin Chi | TKO 10 | Eiichi Sugama | 1 | Seoul, KOR |
| 103 | 2005 Jan 30 | In-Jin Chi | UD 12 | Tommy Browne | 2 | Seoul, KOR |
| 104 | 2006 Jan 29 | Takashi Koshimoto | SD 12 | In-Jin Chi | - | Fukuoka, JPN |
| 105 | 2006 Jul 30 | Rodolfo Lopez | TKO 7 | Takashi Koshimoto | - | Fukuoka, JPN |
| 106 | 2006 Dec 17 | In-Jin Chi (2) | UD 12 | Rodolfo Lopez | - | Seoul, KOR |
| 107 | 2007 Jul 21 | Jorge Linares | TKO 10 | Oscar Larios | Vacant | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 108 | 2007 Dec 15 | Jorge Linares | KO 8 | Gamaliel Diaz | 1 | Cancun, Quintana Roo, MEX |
| 109 | 2008 Oct 16 | Oscar Larios | SD 12 | Takahiro Aoh | 1 | Tokyo, JPN |
| 110 | 2009 Mar 12 | Takahiro Aoh | UD 12 | Oscar Larios | - | Tokyo, JPN |
| 111 | 2009 Jul 14 | Elio Rojas | UD 12 | Takahiro Aoh | - | Tokyo, JPN |
| 112 | 2010 Feb 20 | Elio Rojas | UD 12 | Guty Espadas Jr. | 1 | Merida, Yucatán, MEX |
| 113 | 2010 Nov 26 | Hozumi Hasegawa | UD 12 | Juan Carlos Burgos | Vacant | Nagoya, Aichi, JPN |
| 114 | 2011 Apr 8 | Jhonny Gonzalez | TKO 4 | Hozumi Hasegawa | - | Kobe, Hyogo, JPN |
| 115 | 2011 Jul 9 | Jhonny Gonzalez | TKO 4 | Tomas Villa | 1 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA |
| 116 | 2011 Sep 15 | Jhonny Gonzalez | TKO 2 | Rogers Mtagwa | 2 | El Paso, Texas, USA |
| 117 | 2011 Dec 3 | Jhonny Gonzalez | KO 2 | Roinet Caballero | 3 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, MEX |
| 118 | 2012 Apr 28 | Jhonny Gonzalez | UD 12 | Elio Rojas | 4 | Cancun, Quintana Roo, MEX |
| 119 | 2012 Sep 15 | Daniel Ponce de Leon | TD 8 | Jhonny Gonzalez | - | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 120 | 2013 May 4 | Abner Mares | TKO 9 | Daniel Ponce de Leon | - | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 121 | 2013 Aug 24 | Jhonny Gonzalez (2) | KO 1 | Abner Mares | - | Carson, California, USA |
| 122 | 2014 May 24 | Jhonny Gonzalez (2) | TD-U 10 | Clive Atwell | 1 | Acapulco, Guerrero, MEX |
| 123 | 2014 Oct 04 | Jhonny Gonzalez (2) | TKO 11 | Jorge Arce | 2 | Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico |
| 124 | 2015 Mar 28 | Gary Russell Jr | TKO 4 | Jhonny Gonzalez | - | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 125 | 2016 Apr 16 | Gary Russell Jr | TKO 2 | Patrick Hyland | 1 | Mashantucket, Connecticut, USA |
| 126 | 2017 May 20 | Gary Russell Jr | TKO 7 | Oscar Escandon | 3 | Oxon Hill, Maryland, USA |
| 127 | 2018 May 19 | Gary Russell Jr | UD 12 | Joseph Diaz | 4 | Oxon Hill, Maryland, USA |
| 128 | 2019 May 18 | Gary Russell Jr | TKO 5 | Kiko Martinez | 5 | Brooklyn, New York, USA |
| 129 | 2020 Feb 08 | Gary Russell Jr | UD 12 | Tugstsogt Nyambayar | 6 | Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA |
| 130 | 2022 Jan 22 | Mark Magsayo | MD 12 | Gary Russell Jr | - | Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA |
| 131 | 2022 Jul 09 | Rey Vargas | SD 12 | Mark Magsayo | - | San Antonio, Texas, USA |
| 132 | 2024 Mar 08 | Rey Vargas | SD 12 | Nick Ball | 1 | Riyadh, KSA |
| 133 | 2025 Feb 01 | Stephen Fulton | UD 12 | Brandon Figueroa 2 | - | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 134 | 2026 Jan 31 | Bruce Carrington | KO 9 | Carlos Castro | Vacant | New York, New York, USA |
Footnotes
1 - Title at stake for Legra only as Sanchez did not make the weight
2 - Figueroa was elevated to full champion after winning the interim title. He lost his title to Stephen Fulton on his first defence.