RING Featherweight boxing rankings- March 1987

RING Featherweight rankings archive for March 1987. This page is the RING-only list. View all RING rankings, or compare the Featherweight boxing rankings across all organizations, or open the latest RING Featherweight rankings.

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Rank	RINGMarch 1987
	Antonio Esparragoza World Champion
1	Azumah Nelson
2	Steve Cruz
3	Calvin Grove+2
4	Barry McGuigan-1
5	Antonio Rivera-1
6	Samart PayakaroonNEW
7	Louie EspinozaNEW
8	Victor CallejasNEW
9	Bernard Taylor-3
10	Marcos Villasana-3

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March 1987 archive

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Month-over-month changes since February 1987

Entered the top 10

Samart PayakaroonInto the top 10 at #6
Louie EspinozaInto the top 10 at #7
Victor CallejasNow ranked #8

Dropped out of the top 10

Jose MarmolejoOut of the top 10 after being #8
Ki Yung ChungLast ranked #9
Mauro GutierrezWas #10 last month

Biggest risers

Calvin GroveUp to #3 from #5
+2

Biggest fallers

Bernard TaylorFell from #6 to #9
-3
Marcos VillasanaDown 3 places to #10
-3
Barry McGuiganSlipped a spot to #4
-1

RING Featherweight Title History

Champions who have held each belt, most recent first. Exact dates are shown where verified; month-only dates reflect available records. Available history begins in January 1925, combining ranking archives and sourced title records.

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RING Featherweight - World Champion

Mikey Garcia

19 January 201324 November 2013

309 days

Became champion: 19 January 2013

Won the title by defeating Orlando Salido.

First shown in January 2013 rankingsView source

Manny Pacquiao

15 November 200318 June 2005

581 days

Became champion: 15 November 2003

Won the title by defeating Marco Antonio Barrera.

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Marco Antonio Barrera

22 June 200215 November 2003

511 days

Became champion: 22 June 2002

Won the title by defeating Erik Morales.

First shown in August 2002 rankingsView source

Antonio Esparragoza

6 March 1987February 1989

Became champion: 6 March 1987

Won the title by defeating Steve Cruz.

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Steve Cruz

23 June 1986December 1986

Became champion: 23 June 1986

Won the title by defeating Barry McGuigan.

First shown in June 1986 rankingsView source

Barry McGuigan

8 June 198523 June 1986

380 days

Became champion: 8 June 1985

Won the title by defeating Eusebio Pedroza.

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Eusebio Pedroza

22 September 19828 June 1985

990 days

Became champion: 22 September 1982

Awarded the title.

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Salvador Sanchez

2 February 198022 September 1982

963 days

Became champion: 2 February 1980

Won the title by defeating Danny Lopez.

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Danny Lopez

10 March 1979November 1979

Became champion: 10 March 1979

Won the title by defeating Roberto Castanon.

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Alexis Arguello

31 May 197520 June 1977

751 days

Became champion: 31 May 1975

Recognised as Ring champion following his second-round stoppage of Rigoberto Riasco, while already holding the WBA title.

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Clemente Sanchez

19 May 1972November 1972

Became champion: 19 May 1972

Won the title by defeating Kuniaki Shibata.

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Kuniaki Shibata

11 December 197019 May 1972

525 days

Became champion: 11 December 1970

Won the title by defeating Vicente Saldívar.

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Vicente Saldivar

9 May 1970November 1970

Became champion: 9 May 1970

Won the title by defeating Johnny Famechon.

First shown in June 1970 rankingsView source

Johnny Famechon

21 January 19699 May 1970

473 days

Became champion: 21 January 1969

Won the title by defeating Jose Legra.

First shown in March 1969 rankingsView source

Vicente Saldivar

26 September 196414 October 1967

1,113 days

Became champion: 26 September 1964

Won the title by defeating Sugar Ramos.

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Sugar Ramos

21 March 196326 September 1964

555 days

Became champion: 21 March 1963

Won the title by defeating Davey Moore.

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Davey Moore

18 March 1959January 1963

Became champion: 18 March 1959

Won the title by defeating Hogan Kid Bassey.

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Hogan Kid Bassey

24 June 195718 March 1959

632 days

Became champion: 24 June 1957

Won the title by defeating Cherif Hamia.

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Sandy Saddler

8 September 1950November 1956

Became champion: 8 September 1950

Won the title by defeating Willie Pep.

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Willie Pep

11 February 19498 September 1950

574 days

Became champion: 11 February 1949

Won the title by defeating Sandy Saddler.

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Sandy Saddler

29 October 194811 February 1949

105 days

Became champion: 29 October 1948

Won the title by defeating Willie Pep.

First shown in November 1948 rankingsView source

Willie Pep

20 November 194229 October 1948

2,170 days

Became champion: 20 November 1942

Won the title by defeating Chalky Wright.

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Chalky Wright

11 September 1941November 1942

Became champion: 11 September 1941

Won the title by defeating Joey Archibald.

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Joey Archibald

12 May 194111 September 1941

122 days

Became champion: 12 May 1941

Won the title by defeating Harry Jeffra.

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Harry Jeffra

20 May 194012 May 1941

357 days

Became champion: 20 May 1940

Won the title by defeating Joey Archibald.

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Joey Archibald

18 April 193920 May 1940

398 days

Became champion: 18 April 1939

Won the title by defeating Leo Rodak.

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Henry Armstrong

29 October 193712 September 1938

318 days

Became champion: 29 October 1937

Won the title by defeating Petey Sarron.

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Petey Sarron

11 May 193629 October 1937

536 days

Became champion: 11 May 1936

Won the title by defeating Freddy Miller.

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Freddy Miller

20 September 193411 May 1936

599 days

Became champion: 20 September 1934

Won the title by defeating Nel Tarleton.

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Kid Chocolate

13 October 193217 February 1934

492 days

Became champion: 13 October 1932

Won the title by defeating Lew Feldman.

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Battling Battalino

23 September 1929January 1932

Became champion: 23 September 1929

Won the title by defeating Andre Routis.

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Andre Routis

28 September 192823 September 1929

360 days

Became champion: 28 September 1928

Won the title by defeating Tony Canzoneri.

First shown in August 1929 rankingsView source

Tony Canzoneri

24 October 1927September 1928

Became champion: 24 October 1927

Won the vacant title.

First shown in October 1927 rankingsView source

Louis Kid Kaplan

2 January 1925July 1926

Became champion: 2 January 1925

Awarded the inaugural title.

First shown in January 1925 rankingsView source

RING Featherweight Title History

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