List of WBO World Champions - Junior Featherweight

Junior Featherweight

Name: Date: Location: Defenses:
Kenny Mitchell
def. Julio Gervacio
April 29, 1989 San Juan, Puerto Rico 1
Valerio Nati December 9, 1989 Teramo, Italy 0
Orlando Fernandez May 12, 1990 Sassari, Italy 0
Jesse Benavides May 24, 1991 Corpus Christi, Texas, United States 1
Duke McKenzie October 15, 1992 London, England, United Kingdom 0
Daniel Jiménez June 9, 1993 London, England, United Kingdom 4
Marco Antonio Barrera March 31, 1995 Anaheim, California, United States 8
Junior Jones November 22, 1996 Tampa, Florida, United States 1
Kennedy McKinney April 18, 1997 New York City, New York, United States 0
Title vacated 1998
Marco Antonio Barrera (2)
def. Richie Wenton
October 31, 1998 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States 2
Erik Morales February 19, 2000 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 0
Title vacated 2000
Marco Antonio Barrera (3)
def. Luiz Freitas
June 17, 2000 Mexico City, Mexico 2
Title vacated April 7, 2001 Title vacated when Barrera wins the vacant IBO Featherweight title, defeating Naseem Hamed in Las Vegas, Nevada. His last defense was against Jesús Salud on December 1, 2000 also in Las Vegas.
Agapito Sanchez
def. Jorge Monsalvo
June 23, 2001 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 1
Title vacated 2002
Joan Guzmán
def. Jorge Monsalvo
August 17, 2002 Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom 2
Title vacated July 2005 The WBO stripped Guzman of the title due to his not making weight for a defense against Marcos Licona, scheduled for November 6. His last defense was against Fernando Beltran, Jr. on April 22, 2005 in Hidalgo, Texas, United States.
Daniel Ponce de León
def. Sod Looknongyangtoy
October 29, 2005 Tucson, Arizona, United States 6
Juan Manuel López June 7, 2008 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States 5
Title vacated January 23, 2010 Juan Manuel López vacated the title to move up to Featherweight.
Wilfredo Vázquez, Jr. February 27, 2010 Bayamón, Puerto Rico 0
Nonito Donaire February 4, 2012 San Antonio, Texas 1

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