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Flash Elorde

Flash Elorde held the WBA, WBC and The Ring super featherweight world titles between 1960 and 1967. Elorde was the undisputed super featherweight world champion from 1963 to 1967. Elorde's reign as WBA super featherweight world champion, from 1960 to 1967, was the longest of any world champion at super featherweight. Elorde was the first WBC super featherweight world champion.

World title bouts
15
Record in world title bouts (won–lost)
11–4
World titles held
3
Longest world title reign (WBA super featherweight, 1960–1967)
7 years, 2 months

World title reigns and bouts

Jan 1956 – Jan 1968

LightweightWBA
WBC
The Ring
Super FeatherweightWBA
WBC
The Ring
FeatherweightNYSAC
WBA
The Ring
The NBA becomes the WBA
1956age 201957age 211958age 221959age 231960age 241961age 251962age 261963age 271964age 281965age 291966age 301967age 311968age 32
1956195819601962196419661968

WonLostDrawn or no contest

Timeline of world title events

  1. 1967

  2. Yoshiaki Numata beats Flash Elorde via majority decision 15/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  3. 1966

  4. The Ring magazine rates Flash Elorde the super featherweight champion in its annual ratings

  5. Carlos Ortiz beats Flash Elorde via knockout 14/15

    Lightweight · WBA and The Ring

  6. Flash Elorde beats Vicente Milan Derado via majority decision 15/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  7. 1965

  8. The Ring magazine rates Flash Elorde the super featherweight champion in its annual ratings

  9. Flash Elorde beats Kang Il Suh via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  10. Flash Elorde beats Teruo Kosaka via knockout 15/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  11. 1964

  12. The Ring magazine rates Flash Elorde the super featherweight champion in its annual ratings

  13. Flash Elorde beats Teruo Kosaka via knockout 12/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  14. Carlos Ortiz beats Flash Elorde via knockout 14/15

    Lightweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  15. 1963

  16. The Ring magazine rates Flash Elorde the super featherweight champion in its annual ratings

  17. Flash Elorde beats Love Allotey via disqualification 11/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  18. Flash Elorde beats Johnny Bizzarro via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  19. Flash Elorde becomes WBC super featherweight champion

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  20. Flash Elorde becomes The Ring super featherweight champion

    Super Featherweight · The Ring

  21. 1962

  22. The Ring magazine rates Flash Elorde the super featherweight champion in its annual ratings

  23. Flash Elorde beats Auburn Copeland via majority decision 15/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA

  24. 1961

  25. The Ring magazine rates Flash Elorde No. 3 at lightweight in its annual ratings

  26. Flash Elorde beats Sergio Caprari via knockout 1/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA

  27. Flash Elorde beats Joey Lopes via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA

  28. 1960

  29. The Ring magazine rates Flash Elorde No. 5 at lightweight in its annual ratings

  30. Flash Elorde beats Harold Gomes via knockout 1/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA

  31. Flash Elorde beats Harold Gomes via knockout 7/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA

  32. 1959

  33. The Ring magazine rates Flash Elorde No. 9 at featherweight in its annual ratings

  34. 1958

  35. The Ring magazine rates Flash Elorde No. 3 at featherweight in its annual ratings

  36. 1957

  37. The Ring magazine rates Flash Elorde No. 3 at featherweight in its annual ratings

  38. 1956

  39. The Ring magazine rates Flash Elorde No. 7 at featherweight in its annual ratings

  40. Sandy Saddler beats Flash Elorde via knockout 13/15

    Featherweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  41. 1955

  42. The Ring magazine rates Flash Elorde No. 5 at featherweight in its annual ratings