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Ben Villaflor

Ben Villaflor held the WBA and The Ring super featherweight world titles between 1972 and 1976. Villaflor first became a world champion aged 19 after winning the WBA and The Ring super featherweight world titles by beating Alfredo Marcano.

World title bouts
10
Record in world title bouts (won–lost–drawn)
5–2–3
World titles held
2
Longest world title reign (The Ring super featherweight, 1973–1976)
2 years, 11 months

World title reigns and bouts

Jan 1972 – Jan 1977

Super FeatherweightWBA
The Ring
1972age 19AprJulOct1973age 20AprJulOct1974age 21AprJulOct1975age 22AprJulOct1976age 23AprJulOct1977age 24
197219731974197519761977

WonLostDrawn or no contest

Timeline of world title events

  1. 1976

  2. The Ring magazine rates Ben Villaflor No. 3 at super featherweight in its annual ratings

  3. Samuel Serrano beats Ben Villaflor via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA and The Ring

  4. Ben Villaflor and Samuel Serrano draw via split decision 15/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA and The Ring

  5. Ben Villaflor beats Morito Kashiwaba via knockout 13/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA and The Ring

  6. 1975

  7. The Ring magazine rates Ben Villaflor the super featherweight champion in its annual ratings

  8. Ben Villaflor beats Hyun Chi Kim via split decision 15/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA and The Ring

  9. 1974

  10. The Ring magazine rates Ben Villaflor the super featherweight champion in its annual ratings

  11. Ben Villaflor beats Yasutsune Uehara via knockout 2/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA and The Ring

  12. Ben Villaflor and Apollo Yoshio draw via split decision 15/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA and The Ring

  13. 1973

  14. The Ring magazine rates Ben Villaflor the super featherweight champion in its annual ratings

  15. Ben Villaflor beats Kuniaki Shibata via knockout 1/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA and The Ring

  16. Kuniaki Shibata beats Ben Villaflor via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA and The Ring

  17. 1972

  18. The Ring magazine rates Ben Villaflor the super featherweight champion in its annual ratings

  19. Ben Villaflor and Victor Federico Echegaray draw via split decision 15/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA and The Ring

  20. Ben Villaflor beats Alfredo Marcano via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA and The Ring

  21. 1971

  22. The Ring magazine rates Ben Villaflor No. 8 at featherweight in its annual ratings