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unusual facts about Super Featherweight



Gene Hatcher

His most notable early win came against former WBC super featherweight champion Alfredo Escalera in 1982, when he won a ten-round decision.

Kina Malpartida

She held the World Boxing Association World Title in the Super Featherweight class from February 21, 2009 until October 30, 2013.

Rances Barthelemy

Barthelemy defeated Arash Usmanee on January 4, 2013 by a controversial twelve round unanimous decision which many observers thought Usmanee had won and became the #2 contender for the IBF Super Featherweight title.

Rolando Navarrete

On August 29, 1981, he would win the WBC Super featherweight title by knocking out popular fellow southpaw Cornelius Boza Edwards in the 5th round of a title match held in Italy.

Shozo Saijo

He also fought in numerous non-title matches in between his defenses, including a bout against WBA super featherweight champion, Hiroshi Kobayashi, where Saijo lost by decision over 10 rounds.

Stan Martyniouk

Stan Martyniouk (born June 22, 1985 in Tallinn, Estonia) is an Estonian professional boxer in the Super Featherweight division.

Tracy Harris Patterson

In 1995 he captured the IBF Super Featherweight Title by TKO'ing Eddie Hopson, but lost the belt later in the year when defending against Arturo Gatti.


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Alex Arthur

After winning 11 fights in a row and picking up a couple of fringe titles on the way, Arthur managed to get a crack at the vacant British Super Featherweight title when he challenged Dewsbury's Steve Conway at the Braehead Arena in Glasgow on 19 October 2002.

Amanda Serrano

According to Boxing 360 CEO Dr. Mario Yagobi, Serrano's promoter, negotiations were underway for Serrano to fight an IBF-WBC unification match with WBC female Super Featherweight champion Frida Wallberg of Sweden in early 2012.

Bobby Pacquiao

Bobby Pacquiao made his debut at lightweight on June 9, 2007 where he fought soon-to-be WBC super featherweight champion Humberto Soto in a 10-round bout.

Calvin Grove

Grove later moved up in weight and in 1992 challenged WBC super featherweight title holder Azumah Nelson, but lost a decision.

Emiko Raika

On March 13, 2005, in Tokyo, Japan, Raika lost a 10 round decision to Chevelle Hallback for the vacant WIBA Super Featherweight World Title.

Gabriel Ruelas

Ruelas turned pro in 1988 and in 1993 challenged WBC Super Featherweight Title holder Azumah Nelson, losing a close majority decision.

Gary Sykes

Educated at Birkdale High School he is based in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire and is a former British super featherweight champion.

Genaro Hernández

Hernández went on to defend his crown against such capable challengers as future super featherweight champion Anatoly Alexandrov, Carlos Gerena and another future world champion Carlos Famoso Hernandez, a gym-mate and personal friend who would later become El Salvador's first world boxing champion in history.

Jorge Páez

On August 7, 1997, he lost by a knockout in eight to Angel Manfredy for the WBU Super Featherweight title.

Jorge Solís

On April 14, 2007, Solis faced off against reigning WBC International Super-Featherweight champion, then three-division world champion Manny Pacquiao (43-3-2) in San Antonio, Texas.

Kenny Baysmore

Mayweather went on to fight Julio César Chávez for the WBC super featherweight title, and Baysmore regained the vacated USBA title against Anthony English in 1986.

László Bognár

Bognar fought Irish fighter Michael Gomez on his first fight of 2001 on 10 February for the WBO Intercontinental super featherweight title, in Widnes, Cheshire, England.

Ricardo Arredondo

Arredondo turned pro in 1968 and in 1971 challenged Hiroshi Kobayashi for the WBA super featherweight title, but lost a decision.

Steve McCrory

This was to be McCrory's last shot at a major title, and he later moved up to Super Featherweight and was beaten by Jesse James Leija.

Takashi Miura

Miura won the WBC super featherweight title from Mexican Gamaliel Díaz via a ninth round TKO in the latter's first title defence in Tokyo at the Kokugikan on April 8, 2013.

Tracy Harris Patterson

He later won the IBF super featherweight title against Eddie Hopson in 1995.

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