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The Ring featherweight world title

Covers world title bouts since 1925. Last held in 2013; no longer contested.

World title bouts
119
Champions
30
Longest reign (Sandy Saddler, 1950–1957)
6 years, 4 months
Most successful defences in one reign (Salvador Sanchez, 1980–1982)
9

Last champion

Mikey Garcia2013–2013

Reigns and world title bouts

Aug 2008 – Aug 2013

The Ring
Garcia
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World title bout

Reigns by length

  1. 1Sandy SaddlerThe Ring1950–19576 years, 4 months · 3 successful defences
  2. 2Willie PepThe Ring1942–19485 years, 11 months · 6 successful defences
  3. 3David MooreThe Ring1959–19634 years · 5 successful defences
  4. 4Vicente SaldivarThe Ring1964–19673 years · 7 successful defences
  5. 5Eusebio PedrozaThe Ring1982–19852 years, 8 months · 4 successful defences
  6. 6Salvador SanchezThe Ring1980–19822 years, 6 months · 9 successful defences
  7. 7Battling BattalinoThe Ring1929–19322 years, 5 months · 5 successful defences
  8. 8Antonio EsparragozaThe Ring1987–19892 years, 1 month · 3 successful defences
  9. 9Alexis ArguelloThe Ring1975–19772 years · 2 successful defences
  10. 10Hogan BasseyThe Ring1957–19591 year, 8 months · 1 successful defence
  11. 11Willie PepThe Ring1949–19501 year, 6 months · 3 successful defences
  12. 12Sugar RamosThe Ring1963–19641 year, 6 months · 3 successful defences
  13. 13Kid KaplanThe Ring1925–19261 year, 6 months · 2 successful defences
  14. 14Petey SarronThe Ring1936–19371 year, 5 months · 2 successful defences
  15. 15Kuniaki ShibataThe Ring1970–19721 year, 5 months · 1 successful defence
  16. 16Marco Antonio BarreraThe Ring2002–20031 year, 4 months · 2 successful defences
  17. 17Kid ChocolateThe Ring1932–19341 year, 4 months · 2 successful defences
  18. 18Manny PacquiaoThe Ring2003–20051 year, 4 months · 1 successful defence
  19. 19Johnny FamechonThe Ring1969–19701 year, 3 months · 2 successful defences
  20. 20Freddie MillerThe Ring1935–19361 year, 3 months · 5 successful defences
  21. 21Chalky WrightThe Ring1941–19421 year, 2 months · 2 successful defences
  22. 22Henry ArmstrongThe Ring1937–19381 year, 1 month · 0 successful defences
  23. 23Joey ArchibaldThe Ring1939–19401 year, 1 month · 1 successful defence
  24. 24Barry McGuiganThe Ring1985–19861 year · 2 successful defences
  25. 25Andre RoutisThe Ring1928–192911 months · 1 successful defence
  26. 26Harry JeffraThe Ring1940–194111 months · 1 successful defence
  27. 27Tony CanzoneriThe Ring1927–192811 months · 1 successful defence
  28. 28Danny LopezThe Ring1979–198010 months · 2 successful defences
  29. 29Steve CruzThe Ring1986–19878 months · 0 successful defences
  30. 30Vicente SaldivarThe Ring1970–19707 months · 0 successful defences
  31. 31Clemente SanchezThe Ring1972–19726 months · 0 successful defences
  32. 32Mikey GarciaThe Ring2013–20134 months · 0 successful defences
  33. 33Joey ArchibaldThe Ring1941–19413 months · 0 successful defences
  34. 34Sandy SaddlerThe Ring1948–19493 months · 0 successful defences

Timeline of world title events

  1. 1925

  2. Kid Kaplan beats Danny Kramer via knockout 9/15

    Featherweight · IBU, NYSAC and The RingNew Ring champion

  3. Kid Kaplan and Babe Herman draw via points decision 15/15

    Featherweight · IBU, NYSAC and The Ring

  4. Kid Kaplan beats Babe Herman via unanimous decision 15/15

    Featherweight · IBU, NYSAC and The Ring

  5. 1926

  6. Kid Kaplan beats Bobby Garcia via knockout 10/15

    Featherweight · IBU, NYSAC and The Ring

  7. Kid Kaplan’s reign as The Ring featherweight world champion ends

    Featherweight · The Ring

  8. 1927

  9. Tony Canzoneri beats Johnny Dundee via unanimous decision 15/15

    Featherweight · IBU, NYSAC and The RingNew Ring champion

  10. 1928

  11. Tony Canzoneri beats Benny Bass via split decision 15/15

    Featherweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The Ring

  12. Andre Routis beats Tony Canzoneri via split decision 15/15

    Featherweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The RingNew Ring champion

  13. 1929

  14. Andre Routis beats Buster Brown via knockout 3/15

    Featherweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The Ring

  15. Battling Battalino beats Andre Routis via points decision 15/15

    Featherweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The RingNew Ring champion

  1. 1930

  2. Battling Battalino beats Ignacio Fernandez via knockout 5/15

    Featherweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The Ring

  3. Battling Battalino beats Kid Chocolate via unanimous decision 15/15

    Featherweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The Ring

  4. 1931

  5. Battling Battalino beats Fidel LaBarba via unanimous decision 15/15

    Featherweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The Ring

  6. Battling Battalino beats Freddie Miller via unanimous decision 10/10

    Featherweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The Ring

  7. Battling Battalino beats Earl Mastro via majority decision 10/10

    Featherweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The Ring

  8. 1932

  9. Battling Battalino v Freddie Miller ends in a no contest

    Featherweight · IBU, WBA and The Ring

  10. Battling Battalino’s reign as The Ring featherweight world champion ends

    Featherweight · The Ring

  11. Kid Chocolate beats Lew Feldman via knockout 12/15

    Featherweight · NYSAC and The RingNew Ring champion

  12. Kid Chocolate beats Fidel LaBarba via majority decision 15/15

    Featherweight · NYSAC and The Ring

  13. 1933

  14. Kid Chocolate beats Seaman Tommy Watson via unanimous decision 15/15

    Featherweight · NYSAC and The Ring

  15. 1934

  16. Kid Chocolate’s reign as The Ring featherweight world champion ends

    Featherweight · The Ring

  17. Freddie Miller beats Paul Dazzo via knockout 6/15

    Featherweight · WBA and The Ring

  18. Freddie Miller beats Gene Espinosa via knockout 8/10

    Featherweight · WBA and The Ring

  19. Freddie Miller beats Nel Tarleton via points decision 15/15

    Featherweight · WBA and The Ring

  20. 1935

  21. Freddie Miller becomes The Ring featherweight world champion

    Featherweight · The RingNew champion

  22. Freddie Miller beats Jose Girones via knockout 1/15

    Featherweight · WBA and The Ring

  23. Freddie Miller beats Nel Tarleton via points decision 15/15

    Featherweight · WBA and The Ring

  24. Freddie Miller beats Vernon Cormier via unanimous decision 15/15

    Featherweight · WBA and The Ring

  25. 1936

  26. Freddie Miller beats Johnny Pena via unanimous decision 12/12

    Featherweight · WBA and The Ring

  27. Freddie Miller beats Petey Sarron via points decision 15/15

    Featherweight · WBA and The Ring

  28. Petey Sarron beats Freddie Miller via majority decision 15/15

    Featherweight · WBA and The RingNew Ring champion

  29. Petey Sarron beats Baby Manuel via unanimous decision 15/15

    Featherweight · WBA and The Ring

  30. 1937

  31. Petey Sarron beats Freddie Miller via points decision 12/12

    Featherweight · WBA and The Ring

  32. Henry Armstrong beats Petey Sarron via knockout 6/15

    Featherweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew Ring champion

  33. 1938

  34. Henry Armstrong’s reign as The Ring featherweight world champion ends

    Featherweight · The Ring

  35. 1939

  36. Joey Archibald beats Leo Rodak via points decision 15/15

    Featherweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew Ring champion

  37. Joey Archibald beats Harry Jeffra via split decision 15/15

    Featherweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  1. 1940

  2. Harry Jeffra beats Joey Archibald via unanimous decision 15/15

    Featherweight · NYSAC and The RingNew Ring champion

  3. Harry Jeffra beats Spider Armstrong via unanimous decision 15/15

    Featherweight · NYSAC and The Ring

  4. 1941

  5. Joey Archibald beats Harry Jeffra via split decision 15/15

    Featherweight · NYSAC and The RingNew Ring champion

  6. Chalky Wright beats Joey Archibald via knockout 11/15

    Featherweight · NYSAC and The RingNew Ring champion

  7. 1942

  8. Chalky Wright beats Harry Jeffra via knockout 10/15

    Featherweight · NYSAC and The Ring

  9. Chalky Wright beats Lulu Costantino via split decision 15/15

    Featherweight · NYSAC and The Ring

  10. Willie Pep beats Chalky Wright via unanimous decision 15/15

    Featherweight · NYSAC and The RingNew Ring champion

  11. 1943

  12. Willie Pep beats Sal Bartolo via unanimous decision 15/15

    Featherweight · NYSAC and The Ring

  13. 1944

  14. Willie Pep beats Chalky Wright via unanimous decision 15/15

    Featherweight · NYSAC and The Ring

  15. 1945

  16. Willie Pep beats Phil Terranova via unanimous decision 15/15

    Featherweight · NYSAC and The Ring

  17. 1946

  18. Willie Pep beats Sal Bartolo via knockout 12/15

    Featherweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  19. 1947

  20. Willie Pep beats Jock Leslie via knockout 12/15

    Featherweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  21. 1948

  22. Willie Pep beats Humberto Sierra via knockout 10/15

    Featherweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  23. Sandy Saddler beats Willie Pep via knockout 4/15

    Featherweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew Ring champion

  24. 1949

  25. Willie Pep beats Sandy Saddler via unanimous decision 15/15

    Featherweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew Ring champion

  26. Willie Pep beats Eddie Compo via knockout 7/15

    Featherweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  1. 1950

  2. Willie Pep beats Charley Riley via knockout 5/15

    Featherweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  3. Willie Pep beats Ray Famechon via unanimous decision 15/15

    Featherweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  4. Sandy Saddler beats Willie Pep via corner retirement 8/15

    Featherweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew Ring champion

  5. 1951

  6. Sandy Saddler beats Willie Pep via corner retirement 9/15

    Featherweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  7. 1955

  8. Sandy Saddler beats Teddy Davis via unanimous decision 15/15

    Featherweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  9. 1956

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

    Featherweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  11. 1957

  12. Sandy Saddler’s reign as The Ring featherweight world champion ends

    Featherweight · The Ring

  13. Hogan Bassey beats Cherif Hamia via knockout 10/15

    Featherweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew Ring champion

  14. 1958

  15. Hogan Bassey beats Ricardo Moreno via knockout 3/15

    Featherweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  16. 1959

  17. David Moore beats Hogan Bassey via corner retirement 13/15

    Featherweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew Ring champion

  18. David Moore beats Hogan Bassey via corner retirement 11/15

    Featherweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  1. 1960

  2. David Moore beats Kazuo Takayama via unanimous decision 15/15

    Featherweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  3. 1961

  4. David Moore beats Danny Valdez via knockout 1/15

    Featherweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  5. David Moore beats Kazuo Takayama via unanimous decision 15/15

    Featherweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  6. 1962

  7. David Moore beats Olli Maki via knockout 2/15

    Featherweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  8. 1963

  9. Sugar Ramos beats David Moore via corner retirement 10/15

    Featherweight · NYSAC, WBA, WBC and The RingNew Ring champion

  10. Sugar Ramos beats Rafiu King via unanimous decision 15/15

    Featherweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  11. 1964

  12. Sugar Ramos beats Mitsunori Seki via knockout 6/15

    Featherweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  13. Sugar Ramos beats Floyd Robertson via split decision 15/15

    Featherweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

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

    Featherweight · WBA, WBC and The RingNew Ring champion

  15. 1965

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

    Featherweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

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

    Featherweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  18. 1966

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

    Featherweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

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

    Featherweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  21. 1967

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

    Featherweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

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

    Featherweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

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

    Featherweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  25. 1969

  26. Johnny Famechon beats Jose Legra via points decision 15/15

    Featherweight · WBC and The RingNew Ring champion

  27. Johnny Famechon beats Fighting Harada via points decision 15/15

    Featherweight · WBC and The Ring

  1. 1970

  2. Johnny Famechon beats Fighting Harada via knockout 14/15

    Featherweight · WBC and The Ring

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

    Featherweight · WBC and The RingNew Ring champion

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

    Featherweight · WBC and The RingNew Ring champion

  5. 1971

  6. Kuniaki Shibata beats Raul Cruz via knockout 1/15

    Featherweight · WBC and The Ring

  7. Kuniaki Shibata and Ernesto Marcel draw via split decision 15/15

    Featherweight · WBC and The Ring

  8. 1972

  9. Clemente Sanchez beats Kuniaki Shibata via knockout 3/15

    Featherweight · WBC and The RingNew Ring champion

  10. Clemente Sanchez’s reign as The Ring featherweight world champion ends

    Featherweight · The Ring

  11. 1975

  12. Alexis Arguello beats Rigoberto Riasco via knockout 2/15

    Featherweight · WBA and The RingNew Ring champion

  13. Alexis Arguello beats Royal Kobayashi via knockout 5/15

    Featherweight · WBA and The Ring

  14. 1976

  15. Alexis Arguello beats Salvador Torres via knockout 3/15

    Featherweight · WBA and The Ring

  16. 1977

  17. Alexis Arguello’s reign as The Ring featherweight world champion ends

    Featherweight · The Ring

  18. 1979

  19. Danny Lopez beats Roberto Castanon via knockout 2/15

    Featherweight · WBC and The RingNew Ring champion

  20. Danny Lopez beats Mike Ayala via knockout 15/15

    Featherweight · WBC and The Ring

  21. Danny Lopez beats Jose Caba via knockout 3/15

    Featherweight · WBC and The Ring

  1. 1980

  2. Salvador Sanchez beats Danny Lopez via knockout 13/15

    Featherweight · WBC and The RingNew Ring champion

  3. Salvador Sanchez beats Ruben Castillo via unanimous decision 15/15

    Featherweight · WBC and The Ring

  4. Salvador Sanchez beats Danny Lopez via knockout 14/15

    Featherweight · WBC and The Ring

  5. Salvador Sanchez beats Pat Ford via majority decision 15/15

    Featherweight · WBC and The Ring

  6. Salvador Sanchez beats Juan Laporte via unanimous decision 15/15

    Featherweight · WBC and The Ring

  7. 1981

  8. Salvador Sanchez beats Roberto Castanon via knockout 10/15

    Featherweight · WBC and The Ring

  9. Salvador Sanchez beats Wilfredo Gomez via knockout 8/15

    Featherweight · WBC and The Ring

  10. Salvador Sanchez beats Pat Cowdell via split decision 15/15

    Featherweight · WBC and The Ring

  11. 1982

  12. Salvador Sanchez beats Rocky Garcia via unanimous decision 15/15

    Featherweight · WBC and The Ring

  13. Salvador Sanchez beats Azumah Nelson via knockout 15/15

    Featherweight · WBC and The Ring

  14. Salvador Sanchez’s reign as The Ring featherweight world champion ends

    Featherweight · The Ring

  15. Eusebio Pedroza becomes The Ring featherweight world champion

    Featherweight · The RingNew champion

  16. Eusebio Pedroza and Bernard Taylor draw via split decision 15/15

    Featherweight · WBA and The Ring

  17. 1983

  18. Eusebio Pedroza beats Rocky Lockridge via unanimous decision 15/15

    Featherweight · WBA and The Ring

  19. Eusebio Pedroza beats Jose Caba via unanimous decision 15/15

    Featherweight · WBA and The Ring

  20. 1984

  21. Eusebio Pedroza beats Angel Mayor via unanimous decision 15/15

    Featherweight · WBA and The Ring

  22. 1985

  23. Eusebio Pedroza beats Jorge Lujan via unanimous decision 15/15

    Featherweight · WBA and The Ring

  24. Barry McGuigan beats Eusebio Pedroza via unanimous decision 15/15

    Featherweight · WBA and The RingNew Ring champion

  25. Barry McGuigan beats Bernard Taylor via corner retirement 8/15

    Featherweight · WBA and The Ring

  26. 1986

  27. Barry McGuigan beats Danilo Cabrera via knockout 14/15

    Featherweight · WBA and The Ring

  28. Steve Cruz beats Barry McGuigan via unanimous decision 15/15

    Featherweight · WBA and The RingNew Ring champion

  29. 1987

  30. Antonio Esparragoza beats Steve Cruz via knockout 12/12

    Featherweight · WBA and The RingNew Ring champion

  31. Antonio Esparragoza beats Pascual Aranda via knockout 10/12

    Featherweight · WBA and The Ring

  32. 1988

  33. Antonio Esparragoza and Marcos Villasana draw via split decision 12/12

    Featherweight · WBA and The Ring

  34. Antonio Esparragoza beats Jose Marmolejo via knockout 8/12

    Featherweight · WBA and The Ring

  35. 1989

  36. Antonio Esparragoza beats Mitsuru Sugiya via knockout 10/12

    Featherweight · WBA and The Ring

  37. Antonio Esparragoza’s reign as The Ring featherweight world champion ends

    Featherweight · The Ring

  1. 2002

  2. Marco Antonio Barrera beats Erik Morales via unanimous decision 12/12

    Featherweight · WBC and The RingNew Ring champion

  3. Marco Antonio Barrera beats Johnny Tapia via unanimous decision 12/12

    Featherweight · The Ring

  4. 2003

  5. Marco Antonio Barrera beats Kevin Kelley via knockout 4/12

    Featherweight · The Ring

  6. Manny Pacquiao beats Marco Antonio Barrera via knockout 11/12

    Featherweight · The RingNew champion

  7. 2004

  8. Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez draw via split decision 12/12

    Featherweight · WBA Super, IBF and The Ring

  9. Manny Pacquiao beats Narongrit Pirang via knockout 4/12

    Featherweight · The Ring

  10. 2005

  11. Manny Pacquiao’s reign as The Ring featherweight world champion ends

    Featherweight · The Ring

  1. 2013

  2. Mikey Garcia beats Orlando Salido via technical decision 8/12

    Featherweight · WBO and The RingNew Ring champion

  3. Mikey Garcia’s reign as The Ring featherweight world champion ends

    Featherweight · The Ring