Following the name of the champion(s): Indicates the number of times the competitor has held that title at that point.
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Indicates a gap in the listing where title changes are not known.
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Title was held or changed hands no later than this. In these cases, it is known that a competitor held the title at a certain time but not when he/she won it.
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Order uncertain. Different titleholders may be known for the same year, for example, but it is not known who held the title before whom.
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Unofficial or disputable claims. These are usually matches that certainly took place, but where there is doubt that the competitor shown should be recognized as a true title holder. These listings are also italicized.
South American Featherweight Title (as of 2025-09-05)
Manuel Sánchez
1913
Claims the title in CHI.
Emanuel Lema #
1922-10-09<
Billed as champion in W. Hoboken, NJ, USA (New-York Tribune, New York, NY, USA, 22-10-09); most likely not recognized in S. America; still/again claims the title as of 24-12-31 (Tampa Bay Times) and 25-09-04 (The Daily Record, Long Branch, NJ, USA).
José Lombardo
1923-09-11<
Billed as champion in PAN (The Evening Sun, Baltimore, MD, USA, 23-09-11); also holds Central American Title in PAN (The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn, NY, USA, 24-02-07); still holds both titles in Panama City, PAN as of 25-05-02 (Miami Tribune, Miami, FL, USA).
Carlos Uzabeaga
1926-08-14
Buenos Aires, DF, ARG
Defeats Manuel Jimenez.
Meliton Aragon
1928-09-16
Lima, PER
Moves up to the super featherweight class in 28.
José Domingo Rozo #
1942-07-06<
Billed as champion in USA; most likely not recognized in S. America; still champion as of 43-09-03.
Ricardo Gonzalez
1957-12-07
Buenos Aires, DF, ARG
Defeats Roberto Lobos.
Oripes dos Santos
1962-09-11
São Paulo, SP, BRA
Vacates on 64-05-28.
Carlos Ruben Cañete
1964-08-22
Buenos Aires, DF, ARG
Defeats Godfrey Stevens; vacates in 66-03-22 upon moving up to the super featherweight class.
Godfrey Stevens
1967-02-03
Santiago, CHI
Defeats Jorge Ramos; loses his bid for WBA World Title on 70-02-08 (may have vacated the South American title in 69).
José Smecca
1970-06-17
Buenos Aires, DF, ARG
Defeats Roberto Santana.
Kid Pascualito
1973-04-10
Asuncion, PAR
Raul Astorga
1976-05-12
Estadio Chile, Santiago, CHI
Eduardo Prieto
1977-04-23
Iquique, CHI
Vacant in 78.
José De Paula
1978-10-10
Awarded.
Juan Domingo Malvarez
1979-04-07
Trelew, CH, ARG
Retires in 83 (title may have been vacant prior to that).
Ramon Fernando Sosa
1984-02-23
Awarded; vacant on 85-10-11 upon retirement.
Sidnei Dal Rovere
1988-06-10
Salvador, BA, BRA
Defeats Miguel Angel Francia; retires in 92 (title may have been vacant prior to that).
Miguel Angel Francia
1990-07-06
Rio Grande, TF, ARG
Defeats Benito Badilla.
Claudio Victor Martinet
1992-11-06
Munro, BA, ARG
Vacates in 99 upon moving up to the super featherweight class.
Carlos Rios
2000-01-29
Mar del Plata, BA, ARG
Defeats Esteban de Jesus Morales.
José Pablo Estrella
2000-12-02
Caseros, BA, ARG
Wins the title when Rios refuses to inform his weight.
Juan Gerardo Cabrera
2003-11-01
Buenos Aires, DF, ARG
Retires in 07.
Fernando David Saucedo
2007-10-21
Florencio Varela, BA, ARG
Defeats Claudio Rosendo Tapia; loses his bid for WBA World Super Title on 10-12-05.
Sergio Manuel Medina
2011-06-10
Las Heras, MZ, ARG
Defeats Carlos Ricardo Rodriguez; loses in a match for Argentine Super Bantamweight Title on 12-03-09.
Carlos Zambrano
2012-10-27
Chincha, PER
Defeats Diego Alberto Chaves; wins interim WBA World Title on 15-03-28.
Roman Ruben Reynoso
2015-06-19
Alejandro Korn, BA, ARG
Defeats Sergio Manuel Medina; vacant in 15.
Matias Carlos Adrian Rueda
2016-01-16
Tandil, BA, ARG
Defeats Leandro Mendes Pinto; loses his bid for WBO world title on 16-07-23.
Alan Isaias Luques Castillo
2017-08-19
Rio Cuarto, CB, ARG
Defeats Julian Evaristo Aristule.
Federico Sebastian Pedraza
2020-10-30
Buenos Aires, DF, ARG
Stripped of the title in 21/11 due to lack of the defense over one year.
Mayco Ezequiel Estadella
2022-01-21
La Calera, CB, ARG
Defeats Federico Sebastian Pedraza; vacant in 22.
Mirco Cuello
2023-04-01
Montevideo, URU
Defeats Flecher Silva; still champion as of 23-07-22; vacant in 23.
Braian Ariel Arguello
2024-04-20
Cordoba, CB, ARG
Defeats Nicolas Agustin Vergara; still champion as of 24-06-15; vacant in 24.
