| Juan Manuel Márquez | |
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Márquez in September 2009 |
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| Statistics | |
| Real name | Juan Manuel Márquez Méndez |
| Nickname(s) | Dinamita |
| Rated at | Light Welterweight Lightweight Super Featherweight Featherweight Welterweight |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Reach | 67 in (170 cm) |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Born | August 23, 1973 Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 60 |
| Wins | 53 |
| Wins by KO | 39 |
| Losses | 6 |
| Draws | 1 |
Juan Manuel Márquez Méndez (born August 23, 1973 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico), is a Mexican professional boxer. He is the fourth Mexican-born boxer to become a three-division world champion, where he won eight world titles in six different boxing weight classes.
Currently, Marquez is the WBA (Super), WBO, & The Ring Lightweight Champion. Ring Magazine currently rates Márquez as the number six pound-for-pound boxer in the world.
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Juan Manuel is the brother of Rafael Márquez, who is a former world champion in the Bantamweight and Super bantamweight divisions. They're both trained under Ignacio Beristain and Assistant Japanese Toshi Nakajima. At one time, the two were listed in Ring Magazine's top ten pound-for-pound list. They are one of four sets of Mexican brothers to hold world titles.[1] Márquez and his wife, Erika, have two sons and a daughter.[2]
Márquez had an amateur record of 35–1 that included two Golden Glove tournament wins. He made his professional boxing debut at age 19 on May 29, 1993, and lost his first bout via disqualification to Javier Duran. 12
Márquez remained undefeated for another six years as he compiled a record of 29–1 that included a wins against future champions like Agapito Sanchez, Julio Gervacio, and Alfred Kotey. In 1997, Márquez won the NABO featherweight title, which he defended seven times. During this time, he was referred to as the "best fighter without a world title".[3] Márquez was WBO featherweight champion Naseem Hamed's mandatory challenger for 22 straight months, however, the WBO allowed Hamed to schedule other fights instead.[4][5] In 1999 faced Freddie Norwood for the WBA featherweight title instead. Marquez was knocked down in the second round. In the 8th round, Norwood's glove touched the canvas after an exchange, however, it was not ruled a knock down by the referee who was standing opposite to the action. In the 9th round, Marquez scored a knockdown after a two punch combination. The unanamous decision loss was deemed as controversial by many.[6] HBO Punchstat had Norwood landing 73 out of 290 punches thrown to Marquez's 89 out of 444.
On November 20, 1999, Márquez faced Remigio Molina, and defeated him in eight rounds. In 2000, he defeated former champion Daniel Jimenez, and five fights later, he defeated future champion Robbie Peden in ten rounds, and captured the NABF & USBA featherweight titles.
Márquez received his second bout for a world title on January 2, 2003, when he defeated former four-time featherweight champion Manuel Medina, and captured the vacant IBF featherweight title. In the 2nd round, Marquez connected with a three-punch combination that floored Medina. The fight was stopped in the 7th round after Marquez knocked Medina down for a second time.
He then defeated Derrick Gainer later in the year in a unification bout to win the WBA featherweight title and become "Super Champion".
In May 2004, Márquez fought Lineal & The Ring featherweight champion Manny Pacquiao in a controversial bout that was scored a draw. In the first round Márquez was caught cold, as he was knocked down three times by a more lively Pacquiao. However, Márquez showed great heart to recover from the early knockdowns. Márquez was able to counterpunch effectively, winning the middle rounds and effectively countering Pacquiao in closely fought later rounds; however, the fight was ultimately ruled a draw.[7] Many fans who were startled at Márquez surviving the first round saw Márquez take control of the fight thereafter, only to be denied the win on the judges' scorecards. The final scores were 115–110 for Márquez, 115–110 for Pacquiao, and 113–113. One of the judges (who scored the bout 113–113) later admitted to making an error on the scorecards, because he had scored the first round as "10–7" in favor of Pacquiao instead of the standard "10–6" for a three-knockdown round.[8]
On September 18, 2004, Márquez defeated future champion Orlando Salido. In 2005, Márquez was stripped of his WBA, and IBF Featherweight titles, for his inability to defend it against various boxers after potential bouts failed to draw a bid.[9] In 2006, Márquez attempted to regain a title, coming up short in a controversial decision loss to undefeated Indonesian boxer Chris John for the WBA Featherweight championship title. The disputed decision led to the Ring Magazine's removal of Márquez from its pound-for-pound top 10 list.
In late 2006, Márquez captured the Interim WBO featherweight title defeating Thai boxer Terdsak Jandaeng, and defending it against Filipino boxer Jimrex Jaca with a nine round knockout in Hidalgo, Texas. Márquez was promoted to world champion status in December 2006 when previous champion Scott Harrison vacated the title.[10] Márquez vacated the featherweight title the following year to challenge WBC super featherweight champion Marco Antonio Barrera.
On March 17, 2007, Márquez became the WBC super featherweight champion by defeating Barrera in Las Vegas via unanimous decision,[11] by the official scores of 116–111, 116–111, and 118–109. Márquez's first defense of his title was to be held on September 15, 2007 against Argentinian boxer Jorge Rodrigo Barrios. However, Barrios withdrew from the bout due to injury, prompting American boxer Rocky Juárez to challenge Márquez for the title on November 3, 2007 in a losing effort.
On November 29, 2007, Márquez announced that he would defend his title in a rematch with Pacquiao. On March 15, 2008, Márquez lost his super featherweight title to Pacquiao via split decision. Márquez suffered a knockdown in the third round that proved to be the difference, as the remaining rounds were scored dead even. Compubox scoring had Márquez landing 42/201 (21%) more jabs to Pacquiao's 43/314 (14%) and scoring 130/310 (42%) power punches to Pacquiao's 114/305 (37%).[12] Richard Schaefer, Golden Boy Promotions CEO, offered a $6 million guarantee to Pacquiao for a rematch. Pacquiao's promoter, Bob Arum, said, “I’m not saying they’ll never fight again, but you have to let it bake for a while”. Pacquiao said: "I don't think so, this business is over" as he planned to move up to the lightweight division.[13]
Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Joel Casamayor
Márquez moved up to the Lightweight division in order to fight The Ring lightweight champion Joel Casamayor on the weekend leading up to Mexican Independence Day at the MGM Grand, Las Vegas. On September 13, 2008, he defeated Casamayor in the 11th round after two knockdowns, and captured his sixth world title in three different weight classes. In the first four rounds of the bout, Márquez continually walked into counter punches from Casamayor. It took Márquez until the fifth round to be able to find the range with his right hand. By the fifth round, a cut over Casamayor's right eye was opened from a clash of heads. Rounds five, six, seven, and eight were rounds where Márquez landed straight punches from the outside, but he was also struck by Casamayor whenever he lunged forward. Two minutes into the eleventh round, Casamayor was knocked down by a right punch as he pulled away from an intense exchange. Casamayor was able to get on his feet, but it was clear he was still shakey from the knockdown. As soon as the action was allowed to resume, Márquez went in for the kill as he let his punches go in furious combination. Casamayor punched back, but he was knocked down again with about 7 seconds left in the round. Referee Tony Weeks stepped in the bout, and stopped the fight as he deemed Casamyor unable to continue. The official judges had the fight scored 95–95, 95–95, and 97–93 for Márquez before the 11th round knockout.[14] After the win, Ring magazine ranked Márquez second on its pound for pound list, and rated him the number one boxer in the Lightweight division.[15]
Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Juan Diaz
On February 28, 2009, Márquez defeated former WBA, WBO, & IBF lightweight champion Juan Díaz by knockout. Díaz controlled the fight early in the bout as the two boxers exchanged punches. Díaz opened a cut above Márquez's right eye in the fifth round, and looked to control the bout, but Márquez responded by opening a gash above Díaz's right eye, and stunning him with a left hook before the end of the eighth round. Márquez landed two hard rights to Díaz's face in a three-punch combination that knocked Díaz down with 35 seconds remaining in the ninth round. Díaz rose, but seconds later, Márquez followed with a right uppercut to the chin that knocked Díaz down for a second time. Referee Rafael Ramos waved an end to the fight after two minutes and 40 seconds of the ninth round. With the victory, Márquez defended his Ring lightweight title, and claimed the WBO and WBA lightweight titles.[16] After the fight Márquez expressed an interest in fighting Floyd Mayweather Jr.[17] This fight was named "Fight of the Year" for 2009 by ESPN.com.[18]
Márquez moved up to the welterweight division, and fought undefeated and former number one pound for pound champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. The fight was scheduled to take place at 144 lbs[19] on July 18, 2009 at the MGM Grand arena; but was postponed due to a rib injury sustained by Mayweather. The bout was rescheduled and held on September 19, 2009.[20] During the official weigh in for their 144 lb bout, Márquez weighed in at 142 lbs and Mayweather weighed in at 146 lbs thereby incurring a financial penalty as he was 2 pounds over the catchweight. Although, it was later found out that both parties had agreed just before the weigh-in to allow Mayweather to come in over the catchweight. Márquez looked slightly fleshy and uncomfortable with the move up in weight. Mayweather knocked him down in the 2nd round and won the fight by unanimous decision.
This was the fifth non-heavyweight fight in boxing history to sell more than one million pay-per-views, with the official HBO numbers totaling about $52 million. It was also the first fight to sell more than one million PPVs without featuring Oscar De La Hoya. Two months later, Manny Pacquiao vs. Miguel Cotto would sell 1.25 million PPVs.[21]
Juan Manuel Márquez vs. Juan Díaz II
When asked upon his return to the lightweight division, Márquez said: "I came back to lightweight because at welterweight I lost a lot of speed".[22]
Márquez then began negotiations for a rematch with Juan Díaz. Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer said the fight for Marquez's title was being planned for July 10 as the main event of an HBO PPV card. He said it would "probably" take place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.[23] After his comeback in 2010, fellow Mexican boxer Erik Morales said he would like to fight Márquez.[24] Morales returned two divisions higher in 2010, as a welterweight. However, Márquez has also stated that he would be interested in a fight with Ricky Hatton.[25]
The Marquez-Díaz rematch took place on July 31, 2010 at the Mandalay Bay. Márquez's titles were also at stake.[22] Prior to the bout, the WBO ordered the Márquez-Díaz winner to fight mandatory challenger Michael Katsidis.[26][27] Marquez won the fight via unanimous decision by the official scores of 117–111, 116–112, and 118–110. After the Díaz rematch, Márquez stated that he was interested in pursuing a third fight with Manny Pacquiao.[28][29] There was also a possibility of him moving up to light welterweight to face any of the titleholders at the time: Timothy Bradley, Devon Alexander or Amir Khan, all of whom were fighting on HBO.[30]
Juan Manuel Márquez vs Michael Katsidis
A few weeks after the Juan Díaz fight, Golden Boy Promotions officially announced that Márquez would defend his lightweight titles against mandatory challenger, WBO interim Michael Katsidis, on November 27, 2010 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas and that the bout would be televised live on HBO Championship Boxing.[31][32] During the official weigh in for their 135 lb bout, Márquez came in at 134 pounds, while Katsidis came in on the limit of 135 pounds.[33] Despite being knocked down in the third round Marquez came back and defeated Katsidis by a ninth round TKO to retain the lightweight belts.[34] At the time of the stoppage, the Mexican boxer was ahead on all the scorecards by 77–74, 78–74, and 76–75. During the post fight interview he once again expessed his interest in a third fight with Manny Pacquiao.
Márquez holds the distinction of being the oldest champion in the history of the lightweight division.[35]
In 2011, Marquez moved up to Light Welterweight division to fight Likar Ramos on July 16, 2011 at Mexico. It is considered a tune-up fight before his third battle with Manny Pacquiao. The fight only lasted one round.
Juan Manuel Márquez vs. Manny Pacquiao III
Pacquiao's promoter Bob Arum stated that a third meeting with Márquez could happen in November 2011, providing Pacquiao defeated his next opponent opponent Shane Mosley on May 7.[36] On May 10, Márquez accepted an offer from Top Rank to fight Pacquiao for his WBO welterweight title at a catchweight of 144 pounds.[37] On May 18, Márquez signed the deal to fight Pacquiao for the third time on November 12 at Las Vegas.
On November 12 Marquez lost to Pacquiao via major decision. Upon the results being announced, the crowd reaction was largely negative with many continuing to boo as Pacquiao spoke with Max Kellerman.[38] Tim Smith of New York's Daily News wrote that Márquez "was robbed of a decision by judges who were either blind or corrupt."[39] Former world champion Steve Collins and current world champion and stablemate of Marquez, Amir Khan who co-commentated the bout for British television also thought Manny had lost the fight, going so far as to saying he would now like to fight Marquez. However, ringside punch stats showed Pacquiao landing more strikes, 176 to 138, and landing more power punches, 117 to 100, but wasn't till the end of round 8 that Manny started picking up the action, and many felt that Marquez won more rounds in the fight.[40]
On November 15, Marquez announced that he wants to fight Pacquiao again for the fourth time but this time he wants it in his home country, Mexico.[41] Because of severe disappoinment from their last fight's decision, he also added some conditions if ever they will fight. He wants to be declared their last fight a no-contest, Pacquiao must accept that he lost and he must receive a $10 million guaranteed purse.[42]
Aside from Pacquiao, Marquez wants to return to light welterweight division for his fourth division title against WBO titlist Timothy Bradley.[43] He also said that he is not interested on fighting Brandon Rios and Erik Morales.[44]
| 53 Wins (39 Knockouts), 6 Defeats, 1 Draw[45] | |||||||
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Type | Rd., Time | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 53–6–1 | Manny Paquiao | MD | 12 (12) | 2011-11-12 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada | For WBO Welterweight title. |
| Win | 53–5–1 | Likar Ramos | KO | 1 (12), 1:46 | 2011-07-16 | Plaza de Toros, Cancun, Quintana Roo | |
| Win | 52–5–1 | Michael Katsidis | TKO | 9 (12), 2:14 | 2010-11-27 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada | Retained The Ring, WBO & WBA Lightweight titles. |
| Win | 51–5–1 | Juan Díaz | UD | 12 (12) | 2010-07-31 | Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada | Retained The Ring, WBO & WBA Lightweight titles. |
| Loss | 50–5–1 | Floyd Mayweather Jr. | UD | 12 (1) | 2009-09-19 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada | A non-title fight at welterweight. |
| Win | 50–4–1 | Juan Díaz | TKO | 9 (12), 2:40 | 2009-02-28 | Toyota Center, Houston, Texas | Retained The Ring and won WBO & WBA Lightweight titles. The Ring magazine's "Fight of the Year" (2009) |
| Win | 49–4–1 | Joel Casamayor | TKO | 11 (12), 2:55 | 2008-09-13 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada | Won The Ring Lightweight title. |
| Loss | 48–4–1 | Manny Pacquiao | SD | 12 (12) | 2008-03-15 | Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada | Lost WBC Super Featherweight title. |
| Win | 48–3–1 | Rocky Juarez | UD | 12 (12) | 2007-11-03 | Desert Diamond Casino, Tucson, Arizona | Retained WBC Super Featherweight title. |
| Win | 47–3–1 | Marco Antonio Barrera | UD | 12 (12) | 2007-03-17 | Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada | Won WBC Super Featherweight title. |
| Win | 46–3–1 | Jimrex Jaca | KO | 9 (12), 2:48 | 2006-11-25 | Dodge Arena, Hidalgo, Texas | Retained interim WBO Featherweight title. |
| Win | 45–3–1 | Terdsak Kokietgym | TKO | 7 (12), 1:13 | 2006-08-05 | MontBleu Resort & Casino, Stateline, Nevada | Won interim WBO Featherweight title. |
| Loss | 44–3–1 | Chris John | UD | 12 (12) | 2006-03-04 | Karang Melenu Sports Hall, Kutai Kartanegara | Lost WBA Featherweight title. |
| Win | 44–2–1 | Victor Polo | UD | 12 (12) | 2005-05-07 | Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada | Retained WBA & IBF Featherweight titles. |
| Win | 43–2–1 | Orlando Salido | UD | 12 (12) | 2004-09-18 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada | Retained WBA & IBF Featherweight titles. |
| Draw | 42–2–1 | Manny Pacquiao | SD | 12 (12) | 2004-05-08 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada | Retained WBA & IBF Featherweight titles. For Lineal & The Ring Featherweight titles. |
| Win | 42–2 | Derrick Gainer | TD | 7 (12), 2:37 | 2003-11-01 | Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan | Retained IBF & won WBA Featherweight titles. |
| Win | 41–2 | Marcos Licona | TKO | 9 (10), 3:00 | 2003-08-16 | Mohegan Sun Arena, Montville, Connecticut | |
| Win | 40–2 | Manuel Medina | TKO | 7 (12), 1:18 | 2003-02-01 | Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada | Won vacant IBF Featherweight title. |
| Win | 39–2 | Hector Marquez | TKO | 10 (10), 0:28 | 2002-06-21 | The Orleans Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada | |
| Win | 38–2 | Robbie Peden | RTD | 10 (12), 3:00 | 2002-03-09 | A. J. Palumbo Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | IBF Featherweight title eliminator. |
| Win | 37–2 | Johnny Walker | TKO | 1 (10), 0:56 | 2001-10-19 | Coeur d'Alene Casino, Worley, Idaho | |
| Win | 36–2 | Julio Gamboa | TKO | 7 (10), 3:00 | 2001-08-19 | Wendover, Utah | |
| Win | 35–2 | Baby Lorona Jr. | TKO | 2 (10), 2:50 | 2001-04-01 | Peppermill Hotel Casino, Reno, Nevada | |
| Win | 34–2 | Sean Fletcher | TKO | 7 (10), 1:54 | 2001-02-11 | Peppermill Hotel Casino, Reno, Nevada | |
| Win | 33–2 | Reynante Jamili | KO | 3 (1:14) | 2000-10-22 | Peppermill Hotel Casino, Reno, Nevada | |
| Win | 32–2 | Daniel Jiménez | RTD | 7 (10), 3:00 | 2000-08-27 | Union Plaza Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada | |
| Win | 31–2 | Roque Cassiani | UD | 12 (12) | 2000-05-20 | Caesars Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada | Won NABO Featherweight title. |
| Win | 30–2 | Remigio Molina | TKO | 8 (10), 2:01 | 1999-11-20 | Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada | |
| Loss | 29–2 | Freddie Norwood | UD | 12 (12) | 1999-09-11 | Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada | For WBA Featherweight title. |
| Win | 29–1 | Wilfredo Vargas | KO | 2 (10), 2:02 | 1999-05-10 | Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California | |
| Win | 28–1 | Jose de Jesus Garcia | KO | 1 (10), 1:54 | 1999-02-20 | Spotlight 29 Casino, Coachella, California | |
| Win | 27–1 | Francisco Arreola | TKO | 3 (12), 2:24 | 1998-10-24 | Tropicana Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada | Retained NABO Featherweight title. |
| Win | 26–1 | Enrique Jupiter | TKO | 8 (12) | 1998-08-22 | Tropicana Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada | Retained NABO Featherweight title. |
| Win | 25–1 | Juan Gerardo Cabrera | TKO | 4 (12) | 1998-06-20 | Tropicana Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada | Retained NABO Featherweight title. |
| Win | 24–1 | Luis Samudio | TKO | 9 (10), 2:18 | 1998-03-16 | Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California | |
| Win | 23–1 | Alfred Kotey | UD | 12 (12) | 1997-11-22 | Tropicana Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada | Retained NABO Featherweight title. |
| Win | 22–1 | Vincent Howard | TKO | 12 (12) | 1997-09-27 | Caesars Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada | Retained NABO Featherweight title. |
| Win | 21–1 | Catalino Becerra | TKO | 7 (12), 1:37 | 1997-07-14 | Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California | Retained NABO Featherweight title. |
| Win | 20–1 | Agapito Sánchez | UD | 12 (12) | 1997-04-21 | Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California | Retained NABO Featherweight title. |
| Win | 19–1 | Cedric Mingosey | RTD | 10 (12), 3:00 | 1997-02-03 | Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, California | Won vacant NABO Featherweight title. |
| Win | 18–1 | Rodrigo Valenzuela | KO | 8 (10) | 1996-12-09 | Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California | |
| Win | 17–1 | Darryl Pinckney | UD | 10 (10) | 1996-10-19 | Caesars Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada | |
| Win | 16–1 | Freddy Cruz | UD | 10 (10) | 1996-07-08 | Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California | |
| Win | 15–1 | Julio Gervacio | KO | 8 (10) | 1996-04-29 | Anaheim, California | |
| Win | 14–1 | Hector Ulises Chong | KO | 4 (10) | 1996-03-04 | Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California | |
| Win | 13–1 | Julian Wheeler | TKO | 10 (10), 2:55 | 1995-11-06 | Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California | |
| Win | 12–1 | Miguel Rodriguez | TKO | 1 (10), 2:30 | 1995-09-25 | Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California | |
| Win | 11–1 | Julio Cesar Portillo | KO | 6 (10), 2:10 | 1995-07-10 | Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California | |
| Win | 10–1 | Julio Sanchez Leon | UD | 10 (10) | 1995-04-24 | Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California | |
| Win | 9–1 | Martin Ochoa | TKO | 1 (?) | 1995-01-30 | Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California | |
| Win | 8–1 | Israel Gonzalez | TKO | 4 (8), 0:34 | 1994-12-03 | Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada | |
| Win | 7–1 | Jose Luis Montes | KO | 2 (?) | 1994-11-12 | Plaza México, Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| Win | 6–1 | Israel Flores | UD | 4 (4) | 1994-10-01 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| Win | 5–1 | Gregorio Silva | TKO | 2 (?) | 1994-08-27 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| Win | 4–1 | Roman Poblano | UD | 6 (6) | 1994-05-07 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| Win | 3–1 | Isaac Cortes | TKO | 5 (6) | 1993-10-01 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| Win | 2–1 | Israel Flores | TKO | 2 (?) | 1993-09-18 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| Win | 1–1 | Javier Quiroz | TKO | 3 (?) | 1993-06-26 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| Loss | 0–1 | Javier Duran | DQ | 1 | 1993-05-29 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| Achievements | ||
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| Vacant
Title last held by
Johnny Tapia |
IBF Featherweight Champion February 1, 2003 – August 15, 2005 Stripped |
Vacant
Title next held by
Valdemir Pereira |
| New title Unified against Derrick Gainer
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WBA Featherweight Super Champion November 1, 2003 – August 22, 2005 Stripped |
Vacant
Title next held by
Chris John |
| Preceded by Scott Harrison Stripped |
WBO Featherweight Champion December 6, 2006 – April 1, 2007 Vacated |
Vacant
Title next held by
Steven Luevano |
| Preceded by Marco Antonio Barrera |
WBC Super Featherweight Champion March 17, 2007 – March 15, 2008 |
Succeeded by Manny Pacquiao |
| Preceded by Juan Díaz |
IBO Lightweight Champion February 28, 2009 – March 5, 2009 Vacated |
Succeeded by Mlungisi Dlamini |
| Preceded by Joel Casamayor |
The Ring Magazine Lightweight Champion September 13, 2008 – present |
Incumbent |
| Vacant
Title last held by
Nate Campbell |
WBA Lightweight Super Champion February 28, 2009 – present |
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| WBO Lightweight Champion February 28, 2009 – present |
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