RING Super Featherweight boxing rankings- April 1973

RING Super Featherweight rankings archive for April 1973. This page is the RING-only list. View all RING rankings, or compare the Super Featherweight boxing rankings across all organizations, or open the latest RING Super Featherweight rankings.

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Rank	RINGApril 1973
	Kuniaki ShibataNEW World Champion
1	Ben Villaflor-1
2	Sammy Goss
3	Victor Echegaray-2
4	Lothar Abend+2
5	Alfredo Marcano
6	Frankie Otero-2
7	Walter Seeley-4
8	Love Allotey
9	Jose Marin
10	Ugo Poli

Source

RING

April 1973 archive

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Month-over-month changes since March 1973

There is a new Champion: Kuniaki Shibata(previously Ben Villaflor)

Became champion: 13 March 1973

Won the title by defeating Ben Villaflor.

First shown in April 1973 rankingsView source

Dropped out of the top 10

Jose FernandezOut of the top 10 after being #7

Biggest risers

Lothar AbendNow ranked #4 (was #6)
+2

Biggest fallers

Walter SeeleyDropped from #3 to #7
-4
Victor EchegarayFrom #1 to #3
-2
Frankie OteroDown to #6 from #4
-2

RING Super 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 (June 1924).

RING Super Featherweight - World Champion

Shakur Stevenson

30 April 2022July 2022

4 months

Became champion: 30 April 2022

Won the title by defeating Oscar Valdez.

First shown in May 2022 rankingsView source

Manny Pacquiao

15 March 200828 July 2008

5 months

Became champion: 15 March 2008

Won the title by defeating Juan Manuel Marquez.

First shown in March 2008 rankingsView source

Brian Mitchell

27 September 1986February 1987

6 months

Became champion: 27 September 1986

Won the title by defeating Alfredo Layne.

First shown in September 1986 rankingsView source

Alfredo Layne

24 May 198627 September 1986

5 months

Became champion: 24 May 1986

Won the title by defeating Wilfredo Gomez.

First shown in May 1986 rankingsView source

Wilfredo Gomez

June 198524 May 1986

1 year

Rocky Lockridge

26 February 198419 May 1985

1 year 4 months

Became champion: 26 February 1984

Won the title by defeating Roger Mayweather.

First shown in February 1984 rankingsView source

Roger Mayweather

19 January 198326 February 1984

1 year 2 months

Became champion: 19 January 1983

Won the title by defeating Samuel Serrano.

First shown in February 1983 rankingsView source

Samuel Serrano

9 April 198119 January 1983

1 year 10 months

Became champion: 9 April 1981

Won the title by defeating Yasutsune Uehara.

First shown in April 1981 rankingsView source

Yasutsune Uehara

2 August 19809 April 1981

9 months

Became champion: 2 August 1980

Won the title by defeating Samuel Serrano.

First shown in August 1980 rankingsView source

Samuel Serrano

16 October 1976June 1980

3 years 9 months

Became champion: 16 October 1976

Won the title by defeating Ben Villaflor.

First shown in October 1976 rankingsView source

Ben Villaflor

November 197316 October 1976

3 years

Kuniaki Shibata

13 March 197317 October 1973

8 months

Became champion: 13 March 1973

Won the title by defeating Ben Villaflor.

First shown in April 1973 rankingsView source

Ben Villaflor

25 April 197213 March 1973

1 year

Became champion: 25 April 1972

Won the title by defeating Alfredo Marcano.

First shown in May 1972 rankingsView source

Alfredo Marcano

29 July 197125 April 1972

10 months

Became champion: 29 July 1971

Won the title by defeating Hiroshi Kobayashi.

First shown in August 1971 rankingsView source

Hiroshi Kobayashi

14 December 196729 July 1971

3 years 8 months

Became champion: 14 December 1967

Won the title by defeating Yoshiaki Numata.

First shown in February 1968 rankingsView source

Yoshiaki Numata

15 June 1967December 1967

7 months

Became champion: 15 June 1967

Won the title by majority decision over Flash Elorde.

First shown in July 1967 rankingsView source

Gabriel Elorde

August 196215 June 1967

4 years 11 months

Kid Chocolate

15 July 1931August 1932

1 year 2 months

Became champion: 15 July 1931

Won the title by defeating Benny Bass.

First shown in July 1931 rankingsView source

Benny Bass

20 December 192915 July 1931

1 year 8 months

Became champion: 20 December 1929

Won the title by defeating Tod Morgan.

First shown in December 1929 rankingsView source

Tod Morgan

2 December 1925October 1929

3 years 11 months

Became champion: 2 December 1925

Won the title by defeating Mike Ballerino.

First shown in August 1929 rankingsView source

Mike Ballerino

1 April 1925December 1925

9 months

Became champion: 1 April 1925

Won the title by defeating Steve Sullivan.

First shown in April 1925 rankingsView source

Steve Sullivan

20 June 19241 April 1925

11 months

Became champion: 20 June 1924

Awarded the inaugural title.

First shown in June 1924 rankingsView source

RING Super Featherweight Title History

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