List of The Ring World Champions - Featherweight

Featherweight

Number Champion Reign
1 Kid Chocolate 1933 -
2 Freddie Miller 1935 - May 11, 1936
3 Petey Sarron May 11, 1936- October 29, 1937
4 Henry Armstrong October 29, 1937 - December 5, 1938 (Vacated)
5 Joey Archibald (beat Leo Rodak) April 18, 1939 - May 20, 1940
6 Harry Jeffra May 20, 1940 - May 12, 1941
7 Joey Archibald May 12, 1941 - September 11, 1941
8 Chalky Wright September 11, 1941 - November 20, 1942
9 Willie Pep November 20, 1942 - October 29, 1948
10 Sandy Saddler October 29, 1948 - February 11, 1949
11 Willie Pep February 11, 1949 - September 8, 1950
12 Sandy Saddler September 8, 1950 - January 21, 1957 (Retired)
13 Hogan Bassey (beat Cherif Hamia) June 24, 1957 - March 18, 1959
14 Davey Moore March 18, 1959 - March 21, 1963
15 Sugar Ramos March 21, 1963 - September 26, 1964
16 Vicente Saldivar September 26, 1964 - October 14, 1967 (Retired)
17 Johnny Famechon (beat José Legrá) January 21, 1969 - May 9, 1970
18 Vicente Saldivar May 9, 1970 - December 11, 1970
19 Kuniaki Shibata December 11, 1970 - May 19, 1972
20 Clemente Sanchez May 19, 1972 - December 16, 1972 (Vacated)
21 Alexis Argüello (beat Rigoberto Riasco) May 31,1976 - June 20, 1977 (Vacated/Moved to Junior Lightweight)
22 Danny Lopez (beat Roberto Castañón) March 10, 1979 - February 2, 1980
23 Salvador Sánchez February 2, 1980 - August 12, 1982 (Died in car accident)
24 Eusebio Pedroza (Awarded title by The Ring) September 22, 1982 - June 8, 1985
25 Barry McGuigan June 8, 1985 - June 23, 1986
26 Steve Cruz June 23, 1986 - March 6, 1987
27 Antonio Esparragoza March 6, 1987 - March 2, 1989 (The Ring stopped recognizing champs)
28 Marco Antonio Barrera (beat Erik Morales) June 22, 2002 - November 15, 2003
29 Manny Pacquiao November 15, 2003 - March 19, 2005 (Moved up to Junior Lightweight)

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