Featherweight Rankings Archive | May 2004

Note: The WBC and IBF May 2004 rankings are not available.

Rank	WBAMay 2004	WBOMay 2004	RINGMay 2004
🏆	Juan Manuel Marquez Super Champion	Cruz CarbajalNEW Champion	Manny Pacquiao Champion
🏆	Chris John World Champion
1	Manny Pacquiao	Ratanachai Sor VorapinNEW	Juan Manuel Marquez
2	Takashi Koshimoto+1	Robert IsaszegiNEW	Marco Antonio Barrera
3	Derrick Gainer+1	Mauricio MartinezNEW	Scott Harrison
4	Marco Antonio Barrera+1	Jhonny GonzalezNEW	In Jin Chi
5	Spend Abazi+1	German GuartosNEW	Manuel Medina
6	Victor Polo+2	Gerardo EspinozaNEW	Derrick Gainer
7	Oscar Leon+2	Noel WildersNEW	William Abelyan
8	Orlando Salido+2	Sairung SuwanasilNEW	Michael Brodie
9	Michael Brodie+2	Roger GonzalezNEW	Rocky Juarez
10	Zahir Raheem+2	Franklin TeranNEW	Zahir Raheem
11	Osamu Sato-4	Juan RuizNEW
12	Ricardo Juarez+1	Vusi MalingaNEW
13	Jose Cheo RojasNEW	Genaro GarciaNEW
14	Daniel Maldonado	Carlos MezaNEW
15	Zaiki TakemotoNEW	Ricardo VargasNEW

Sources

May 2004 archive

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Month-over-month changes since April 2004

How many names moved on each organisation’s list this month.

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Month-over-month changes since April 2004

WBAMay 2004 vs April 2004

Entered the top 10

Michael BrodieUp from #11 - now #9
Zahir RaheemNow #10 (was #12)

Dropped out of the top 10

Osamu SatoDropped to #11

Biggest risers

Victor PoloUp to #6 from #8
+2
Oscar LeonClimbed from #9 to #7
+2
Orlando SalidoUp to #8 from #10
+2

Biggest fallers

Osamu SatoDropped from #7 to #11
-4

WBOMay 2004 vs April 2004

There is a new Champion: Cruz Carbajal(previously Scott Harrison)

Entered the top 10

Ratanachai Sor VorapinNow ranked #1
Robert IsaszegiEnters at #2
Mauricio MartinezEnters at #3
Jhonny GonzalezNow ranked #4
German GuartosNow in the top 10 at #5
Gerardo EspinozaEnters at #6
Noel WildersNow in the top 10 at #7
Sairung SuwanasilInto the top 10 at #8
Roger GonzalezEnters at #9
Franklin TeranNow ranked #10

Dropped out of the top 10

William AbelyanMoved up to Lightweight
Victor PoloMoved up to Lightweight
Rocky JuarezMoved up to Lightweight
Spend AbaziMoved up to Lightweight
Humberto SotoMoved up to Lightweight
Orlando SalidoMoved up to Lightweight
Nicky CookMoved up to Lightweight
Samuel KebedeMoved up to Lightweight
Priest SmallsMoved up to Lightweight
Stephen FosterWas #9 last month

WBA Featherweight Title History

Champions who have held each belt, from oldest to most recent. Title history only goes back as far as our earliest WBA monthly rankings (January 2000).

WBA Featherweight - Super Champion

Leo Santa Cruz

January 2017December 2022

6 years

Carl Frampton

July 2016January 2017

7 months

Leo Santa Cruz

August 2015July 2016

1 year

Nicholas Walters

February 2015June 2015

5 months

Nonito Donaire

May 2014October 2014

6 months

Simpiwe Vetyeka

November 2013May 2014

7 months

Chris John

June 2009November 2013

4 years 6 months

Juan Manuel Marquez

September 2003July 2005

1 year 11 months

WBA Featherweight - World Champion

Brandon Figueroa

February 2026Current

7 months

Nick Ball

June 2024February 2026

1 year 9 months

Raymond Ford

March 2024June 2024

4 months

Leigh Wood

May 2023October 2023

6 months

Mauricio Lara

February 2023May 2023

4 months

Leigh Wood

July 2021February 2023

1 year 8 months

Can Xu

January 2019July 2021

2 years 7 months

Jesus Rojas

July 2018January 2019

7 months

Abner Mares

December 2016June 2018

1 year 7 months

Jesus Andres Cuellar

February 2015December 2016

1 year 11 months

Nicholas Walters

December 2012February 2015

2 years 3 months

Celestino Caballero

October 2011October 2012

1 year 1 month

Jonathan Victor Barros

November 2010October 2011

1 year

Yuriorkis Gamboa

November 2009September 2010

11 months

Chris John

October 2009November 2009

2 months

Yuriorkis Gamboa

June 2009October 2009

5 months

Chris John

September 2003June 2009

5 years 10 months

Derrick Gainer

September 2000September 2003

3 years 1 month

Freddie Norwood

January 2000September 2000

9 months

WBA Featherweight - Interim Champion

Mirco Cuello

August 2025March 2026

8 months

Yuriorkis Gamboa

April 2009June 2009

3 months

WBA Featherweight Title History

WBC Featherweight Title History

Champions who have held each belt, from oldest to most recent. Title history only goes back as far as our earliest WBC monthly rankings (August 2008).

WBC Featherweight - Champion

Bruce Carrington

February 2026Current

8 months

Stephen Fulton

February 2025February 2026

1 year 1 month

Brandon Figueroa

October 2024February 2025

5 months

Rey Vargas

September 2022October 2024

2 years 2 months

Mark Magsayo

February 2022September 2022

8 months

Gary Allen Russell Jr

May 2015February 2022

6 years 10 months

Jhonny Gonzalez

January 2014May 2015

1 year 5 months

Daniel Ponce De Leon

March 2013January 2014

11 months

Elio Rojas

August 2009March 2013

3 years 8 months

Takahiro Ao

March 2009August 2009

6 months

Jorge Linares

August 2008March 2009

8 months

WBC Featherweight - Interim Champion

Bruce Carrington

August 2025February 2026

7 months

Brandon Figueroa

April 2023October 2024

1 year 7 months

Oscar Escandon

March 2016January 2020

3 years 11 months

WBC Featherweight Title History

IBF Featherweight Title History

Champions who have held each belt, from oldest to most recent. Title history only goes back as far as our earliest IBF monthly rankings (September 2006).

IBF Featherweight - Champion

Angelo Leo

July 2024Current

2 years 2 months

Luis Alberto Lopez

December 2022July 2024

1 year 8 months

Josh Warrington

March 2022December 2022

10 months

Kiko Martinez

October 2021March 2022

6 months

Kid Galahad

July 2021October 2021

4 months

Josh Warrington

May 2018January 2021

2 years 9 months

Lee Selby

April 2015May 2018

3 years 2 months

Evgeny Gradovich

February 2013April 2015

2 years 3 months

Billy Dib

July 2011February 2013

1 year 8 months

Yuriorkis Gamboa

September 2010March 2011

7 months

Orlando Salido

May 2010September 2010

5 months

Cristobal Cruz

November 2008May 2010

1 year 7 months

Robert Guerrero

September 2006November 2008

2 years 3 months

IBF Featherweight Title History

WBO Featherweight Title History

Champions who have held each belt, from oldest to most recent. Title history only goes back as far as our earliest WBO monthly rankings (January 2000).

WBO Featherweight - Champion

Rafael Espinoza

December 2023Current

2 years 9 months

Robeisy Ramirez

April 2023December 2023

9 months

Emanuel Navarrete

September 2020February 2023

2 years 6 months

Shakur Stevenson

November 2019July 2020

9 months

Oscar Valdez

July 2016August 2019

3 years 2 months

Vasyl Lomachenko

July 2014June 2016

2 years

Orlando Salido

October 2013March 2014

6 months

Miguel Angel Garcia

February 2013June 2013

5 months

Orlando Salido

May 2011February 2013

1 year 10 months

Juan Manuel Lopez

February 2010May 2011

1 year 4 months

Steve Luevano

August 2007February 2010

2 years 7 months

Juan Manuel Marquez

December 2006April 2007

5 months

Scott Harrison

June 2004December 2006

2 years 7 months

Cruz Carbajal

May 2004June 2004

2 months

Scott Harrison

January 2004May 2004

5 months

Manuel Medina

October 2003January 2004

4 months

Manteca Medina

August 2003October 2003

3 months

Scott Harrison

November 2002August 2003

10 months

Julio Pablo Chacon

June 2001November 2002

1 year 6 months

Istvan Kovacs

January 2001June 2001

6 months

Naseem Hamed

January 2000October 2000

10 months

WBO Featherweight - Interim Champion

Carl Frampton

May 2018January 2019

9 months

WBO Featherweight Title History

RING Featherweight Title History

Champions who have held each belt, from oldest to most recent. Title history only goes back as far as our earliest RING monthly rankings (August 1929).

RING Featherweight - Champion

Mikey Garcia

January 2013November 2013

11 months

Manny Pacquiao

December 2003June 2005

1 year 7 months

Marco Antonio Barrera

August 2002December 2003

1 year 5 months

Antonio Esparragoza

February 1987June 1995

8 years 5 months

Steve Cruz

June 1986February 1987

9 months

Barry McGuigan

May 1985June 1986

1 year 2 months

Eusebio Pedroza

September 1982May 1985

2 years 9 months

Salvador Sanchez

January 1980August 1982

2 years 8 months

Danny Lopez

March 1979January 1980

11 months

Alexis Arguello

June 1975July 1977

2 years 2 months

Clemente Sanchez

June 1972February 1973

9 months

Kuniaki Shibata

February 1971June 1972

1 year 5 months

Vicente Saldivar

June 1970February 1971

9 months

Johnny Famechon

March 1969June 1970

1 year 4 months

Vicente Saldivar

October 1964December 1967

3 years 3 months

Sugar Ramos

April 1963October 1964

1 year 7 months

Davey Moore

March 1959April 1963

4 years 2 months

Hogan Kid Bassey

July 1957March 1959

1 year 9 months

Sandy Saddler

September 1950January 1957

6 years 5 months

Willie Pep

February 1949September 1950

1 year 8 months

Sandy Saddler

November 1948February 1949

4 months

Willie Pep

January 1943November 1948

5 years 11 months

Chalky Wright

September 1941January 1943

1 year 5 months

Joey Archibald

May 1941September 1941

5 months

Harry Jeffra

June 1940May 1941

1 year

Joey Archibald

April 1939June 1940

1 year 3 months

Henry Armstrong

November 1937September 1938

11 months

Petey Sarron

May 1936November 1937

1 year 7 months

Freddy Miller

September 1934May 1936

1 year 9 months

Kid Chocolate

October 1932February 1934

1 year 5 months

Battling Battalino

January 1930January 1932

2 years 1 month

Bat Battalino

November 1929January 1930

3 months

Battling Battalino

September 1929November 1929

3 months

Andre Routis

August 1929September 1929

2 months

RING Featherweight Title History

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Featherweight boxing rankings- May 2004

Month-over-month changes since April 2004

Month-over-month changes since April 2004

Month-over-month changes since April 2004

WBAMay 2004 vs April 2004

Entered the top 10

Dropped out of the top 10

Biggest risers

Biggest fallers

WBOMay 2004 vs April 2004

Entered the top 10

Dropped out of the top 10

WBA Featherweight Title History

WBA Featherweight - Super Champion

WBA Featherweight - World Champion

WBA Featherweight - Interim Champion

WBA Featherweight Title History

WBC Featherweight Title History

WBC Featherweight - Champion

WBC Featherweight - Interim Champion

WBC Featherweight Title History

IBF Featherweight Title History

IBF Featherweight - Champion

IBF Featherweight Title History

WBO Featherweight Title History

WBO Featherweight - Champion

WBO Featherweight - Interim Champion

WBO Featherweight Title History

RING Featherweight Title History

RING Featherweight - Champion

RING Featherweight Title History

WBA Featherweight Title History

WBA Featherweight - Super Champion

WBA Featherweight - World Champion

WBA Featherweight - Interim Champion

WBC Featherweight Title History

WBC Featherweight - Champion

WBC Featherweight - Interim Champion

IBF Featherweight Title History

IBF Featherweight - Champion

WBO Featherweight Title History

WBO Featherweight - Champion

WBO Featherweight - Interim Champion

RING Featherweight Title History

RING Featherweight - Champion