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The featherweight class was established in 1860 but did not achieve universal recognition until Weir won the title. [1] 1890-01-13 1890-09-02 Torpedo Billy Murphy: World 1890-09-02 1892-Vacated Young Griffo: World 1892-06-27 1896-11-27 George Dixon: World 1896-11-27 1897-03-24 Frank Erne: World 1897-03-24 1897-10-24 George Dixon: World 1897-10 ...
The United States National Boxing Championships bestow the title of United States Amateur Champion on amateur boxers for winning the annual national amateur boxing tournament organized by USA Boxing, the national governing body for Olympic boxing and is the United States' member organization of the International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA).
Retained IBF super featherweight title: 20 Win 19–1 John Brown TKO: 8 (12) 2000-12-03: Miccosukee Resort & Gaming, Miami: Won vacant IBF super featherweight title: 19 Win 18–1 David Santos UD: 12 (12) 2000-09-17: Cobo Arena, Detroit: Won vacant USBA super featherweight title: 18 Win 17–1 Moises Pedroza UD: 10 (10) 2000-08-18: Lucky Star ...
Retained WBU featherweight title: 48 Win 45–1–2 Edwin Santana UD 12 Nov 16, 1996 Bally's Park Place, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. Retained WBU featherweight title: 47 Win 44–1–2 Derrick Gainer: KO 8 (12), 2:16: Jun 15, 1996: Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. Retained WBU featherweight title: 46 Win 43–1–2 ...
Armstrong was one of the few fighters to win in three or more different divisions: featherweight, lightweight, and welterweight. He defended his welterweight title a total of nineteen times. The Ring magazine named him Fighter of the Year in 1937. The Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA) named him Fighter of the Year in 1940.
Rick "Rocky" Lockridge (January 10, 1959 – February 7, 2019) was an American professional boxer. [2] He is perhaps best known for having handed Roger Mayweather his first defeat—a first-round knockout in just 98 seconds—earning him the WBA and lineal super featherweight titles. [3] He later won the IBF super featherweight title
This is a list of Super featherweight boxing champions, as recognized by boxing organizations: The World Boxing Association (WBA), established in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA). The World Boxing Council (WBC), established in 1963.
Below is the record of Davey Armstrong, an American featherweight boxer who competed at the 1976 Montreal Olympics: Round of 64: bye; Round of 32: defeated Anatoly Volkov (Soviet Union) by decision, 5-0; Round of 16: defeated Tibor Badari (Hungary) by decision, 5-0; Quarterfinal: lost to Angel Herrera (Cuba) by decision, 2-3