- Professional Combat Sport Championship Histories -
World Featherweight Title
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| Ike Weir | 1889-03-31 | Kouts, IN, USA |
| Defeats Frank Murphy. | ||
| Billy Murphy | 1890-01-13 | San Francisco, CA, USA |
| Recognized by Richard K. Fox of the National Police Gazette. | ||
| Young Griffo | 1890-09-02 | Sydney, NSW, AUS |
| Vacates in 91 (sometime after 91-07-22). | ||
| George Dixon | 1891-03-31 | Troy, NY, USA |
| Has claimed the title since defating Edwin Wallace on 90-06-27 in London; defeats Cal McCarthy for the vacant lineal title on 91-03-31; Frank Erne defeats Dixon on 96-11-27 in New York, NY, USA by a controversial decision by the referee; after meeting on 97-01-21, two sides agree to have another match in 97-03 (The Standard Union, Brooklyn, NY, 97-01-22); Dixon defeats Erne on 97-03-24 in New York, NY, USA. | ||
| Solly Smith | 1897-10-04 | San Francisco, CA, USA |
| Dave Sullivan | 1898-09-26 | Brooklyn, NY, USA |
| George Dixon [2] | 1898-11-11 | New York, NY, USA |
| Terry McGovern | 1900-01-09 | New York, NY, USA |
| Also defeats title claimant Eddie Santry on 00-02-01 in Chicago, IL, USA. | ||
| Young Corbett II | 1901-11-28 | Hartford, CT, USA |
| Recognition withdrawn in 02-11 or 02-12 when Corbett cannot maintain the weight limit; continues to defend the title at least until 03-03-31. | ||
| Abe Attell | 1903-09-03 | St. Louis, MO, USA |
| Defeats Johnny Reagan; also holds the American Title (The Times-Democrat, New Orleans, LA, USA, 10-01-10). | ||
| Johnny Kilbane | 1912-02-22 | Vernon, CA, USA |
| Also listed as American champion (The Wichita Daily Eagle, Wichita, KS, 18-01-02). | ||
| Eugene Criqui | 1923-06-02 | New York, NY, USA |
| Johnny Dundee | 1923-07-26 | New York, NY, USA |
| Vacates on 24-08-10 (or 08/20). | ||
| Kid Kaplan | 1925-01-02 | New York, NY, USA |
| Defeats Danny Kramer; vacates on 26-07-06. | ||
| Benny Bass # | 1927-09-12 | Philadelphia, PA, USA |
| Defeats Red Chapman and is recognized by the Pennsylvania commission; generally not regarded as a lineal champion. | ||
| Tony Canzoneri | 1928-02-10 | New York, NY, USA |
| Has won NYSAC title on 27-10-24; defeats Bass on 28-02-10. | ||
| Andre Routis | 1928-09-28 | New York, NY, USA |
| Battling Battalino (Christopher Battalino) | 1929-09-23 | Hartford, CT, USA |
| Wins NBA title; also defeats Kid Chocolate on 30-12-12 in New York, NY to be recognized by NYSAC; stripped of NYSAC title due to failure to make the weight limit for the scheduled title defense against Lew Feldman on 32-01-08; vacates NBA title on 32-03-02. | ||
| Henry Armstrong | 1937-10-29 | New York, NY, USA |
| Defeats Petey Sarron; recognized by the World Boxing Commission in 38-04 (International News Service, 38-04-22); also wins the welterweight title on 38-05-31 and lightweight title on 38-08-17; vacates the featherweight title on 38-09-12 (Associated Press, 38-09-12). | ||
| Joey Archibald | 1939-04-18 | Providence, RI, USA |
| Has won NYSAC title on 38-10-17; defeats Leo Rodak on 39-04-18 for NBA recognition; stripped of NBA title in 40-04 for not fighting Petey Scalzo; continues to be recognized NYSAC. | ||
| Harry Jeffra | 1940-05-20 | Baltimore, MD, USA |
| Joey Archibald [2] | 1941-05-12 | Washington, DC, USA |
| Chalky Wright | 1941-09-11 | Washington, DC, USA |
| Willie Pep | 1942-11-20 | New York, NY, USA |
| Sandy Saddler | 1948-10-29 | New York, NY, USA |
| Willie Pep [2] | 1949-02-11 | New York, NY, USA |
| Sandy Saddler [2] | 1950-09-08 | New York, NY, USA |
| Vacant on 57-01-21 upon retirement. | ||
| Hogan Bassey | 1957-06-24 | Paris, FRA |
| Defeats Cherif Hamia in tournament final. | ||
| Davey Moore | 1959-03-18 | Los Angeles, CA, USA |
| Sugar Ramos | 1963-03-21 | Los Angeles, CA, USA |
| Recognized by WBA and WBC. | ||
| Vicente Saldivar | 1964-09-26 | Mexico City, DF, MEX |
| Wins WBA and WBC titles; vacant on 67-10-14 upon (temporary) retirement. | ||
| Johnny Famechon | 1969-01-21 | London, ENG, GBR |
| Has claimed world title in AUS since 68-05-20; defeats José Legra on 69-01-21 to win WBC title. | ||
| Vicente Saldivar [2] | 1970-05-09 | Rome, ITA |
| Wins WBC title. | ||
| Shibata Kuniaki | 1970-12-11 | Tijuana, BC, MEX |
| Wins WBC title. | ||
| Clemente Sanchez | 1972-05-19 | Tōkyō, JPN |
| Wins WBC title. | ||
| José Legra [2] | 1972-12-16 | Monterrey, Nuevo León. MEX |
| Defeats Clemente Sánchez to win WBC title. | ||
| Eder Jofre | 1973-05-05 | Brasilia, BRA |
| Wins WBC title; stripped of the title on 74-06-17. | ||
| Alexis Arguello | 1975-05-31 | Managua, NCR |
| Has won WBA title on 74-11-23; defeats Rigoberto Riasco on 75-05-31; vacates on 77-06-20 when Argello moves up to junior lightweight class. | ||
| Danny Lopez | 1979-03-10 | Salt Lake City, UT, USA |
| Has won WBC title on 76-11-05; defeats Roberto Castanon on 79-03-10. | ||
| Salvador Sanchez | 1980-02-02 | Phoenix, AZ, USA |
| Dies on 82-08-12. | ||
| Eusebio Pedroza | 1983-04-24 | San Remo, ITA |
| Has won WBA title on 78-04-15; defeats Rocky Lockridge on 83-04-24. | ||
| Barry McGuigan | 1985-06-08 | London, ENG, GBR |
| Wins WBA title. | ||
| Stevie Cruz | 1986-06-23 | Las Vegas, NV, USA |
| Wins WBA title. | ||
| Antonio Esparragoza | 1987-03-06 | Ft. Worth, TX, USA |
| Wins WBA title. | ||
| Park Yong-kyun | 1991-03-30 | Kwangju, KOR |
| Wins WBA title. | ||
| Eloy Rojas | 1993-12-04 | Kwangmyung, KOR |
| Wins WBA title. | ||
| Wilfredo Vazquez | 1996-05-18 | Las Vegas, NV, USA |
| Wins WBA title; stripped of WBA title in 98-03. | ||
| Naseem Hamed | 1998-04-18 | Manchester, ENG, GBR |
| Has won WBO title on 95-09-30; defeats Vazques on 98-04-18; also defeats César Soto on 99-10-22 to win WBC title; vacates WBC title on 2000-01-09 and WBO title in 00-10. | ||
| Marco Antonio Barrera | 2001-04-07 | Las Vegas, NV, USA |
| Defeats Hamed. | ||
| Manny Pacquiao | 2003-11-15 | San Antonio, TX, USA |
| Vacant on 05-03-19. | ||
