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Vicente Saldivar

Vicente Saldivar held the WBA, WBC and The Ring featherweight world titles between 1964 and 1970. Saldivar was the undisputed featherweight world champion from 1964 to 1967. Saldivar first became a world champion aged 21 after winning the WBA, WBC and The Ring featherweight world titles by beating Sugar Ramos.

World title bouts
11
Record in world title bouts (won–lost)
9–2
World titles held
3
Longest world title reign (The Ring featherweight, 1964–1967)
3 years

World title reigns and bouts

Jan 1964 – Jan 1974

FeatherweightWBA
WBC
The Ring
1964age 201965age 211966age 221967age 231968age 241969age 251970age 261971age 271972age 281973age 291974age 30
196419661968197019721974

WonLostDrawn or no contest

Timeline of world title events

  1. 1977

  2. The Ring magazine rates Vicente Saldivar No. 2 at lightweight in its annual ratings

  3. 1976

  4. The Ring magazine rates Vicente Saldivar No. 2 at lightweight in its annual ratings

  5. 1975

  6. The Ring magazine rates Vicente Saldivar No. 7 at lightweight in its annual ratings

  7. 1973

  8. Eder Jofre beats Vicente Saldivar via knockout 4/15

    Featherweight · WBC

  9. 1971

  10. The Ring magazine rates Vicente Saldivar No. 6 at featherweight in its annual ratings

  11. 1970

  12. The Ring magazine rates Vicente Saldivar No. 1 at featherweight in its annual ratings

  13. Kuniaki Shibata beats Vicente Saldivar via corner retirement 12/15

    Featherweight · WBC and The Ring

  14. Vicente Saldivar beats Johnny Famechon via unanimous decision 15/15

    Featherweight · WBC and The Ring

  15. 1969

  16. The Ring magazine rates Vicente Saldivar No. 2 at featherweight in its annual ratings

  17. 1967

  18. Vicente Saldivar beats Howard Winstone via knockout 12/15

    Featherweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  19. Vicente Saldivar’s reign as the WBC featherweight world champion ends

    Featherweight · WBC

  20. Vicente Saldivar beats Howard Winstone via points decision 15/15

    Featherweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  21. Vicente Saldivar beats Mitsunori Seki via knockout 7/15

    Featherweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  22. 1966

  23. The Ring magazine rates Vicente Saldivar the featherweight champion in its annual ratings

  24. Vicente Saldivar beats Mitsunori Seki via unanimous decision 15/15

    Featherweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  25. Vicente Saldivar beats Floyd Robertson via knockout 2/15

    Featherweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  26. 1965

  27. The Ring magazine rates Vicente Saldivar the featherweight champion in its annual ratings

  28. Vicente Saldivar beats Howard Winstone via points decision 15/15

    Featherweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  29. Vicente Saldivar beats Raul Rojas via knockout 15/15

    Featherweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  30. 1964

  31. The Ring magazine rates Vicente Saldivar the featherweight champion in its annual ratings

  32. Vicente Saldivar beats Sugar Ramos via corner retirement 12/15

    Featherweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring