Roberto Duran

Timeline of world title events

1. 26 Jun 1972

   Roberto Duran beats Ken Buchanan via knockout 13/15

   Lightweight (135 lb)

   • WBA
   • RING

   Roberto Duran becomes the RING and WBA Lightweight world champion
   
2. 20 Jan 1973

   Roberto Duran beats Jimmy Robertson via knockout 5/15

   Lightweight (135 lb)

   • WBA
   • RING
3. 2 Jun 1973

   Roberto Duran beats Hector Thompson via knockout 8/15

   Lightweight (135 lb)

   • WBA
   • RING
4. 8 Sep 1973

   Roberto Duran beats Guts Ishimatsu via knockout 10/15

   Lightweight (135 lb)

   • WBA
   • RING
5. 16 Mar 1974

   Roberto Duran beats Esteban de Jesus via knockout 11/15

   Lightweight (135 lb)

   • WBA
   • RING
6. 21 Dec 1974

   Roberto Duran beats Masataka Takayama via knockout 1/15

   Lightweight (135 lb)

   • WBA
   • RING
7. 2 Mar 1975

   Roberto Duran beats Ray Lampkin via knockout 14/15

   Lightweight (135 lb)

   • WBA
   • RING
8. 20 Dec 1975

   Roberto Duran beats Leoncio Ortiz via knockout 15/15

   Lightweight (135 lb)

   • WBA
   • RING
9. 23 May 1976

   Roberto Duran beats Lou Bizzarro via knockout 14/15

   Lightweight (135 lb)

   • WBA
   • RING
10. 15 Oct 1976

    Roberto Duran beats Alvaro Rojas via knockout 1/15

    Lightweight (135 lb)

    • WBA
    • RING
11. 29 Jan 1977

    Roberto Duran beats Vilomar Fernandez via knockout 13/15

    Lightweight (135 lb)

    • WBA
    • RING
12. 17 Sep 1977

    Roberto Duran beats Edwin Viruet via unanimous decision 15/15

    Lightweight (135 lb)

    • WBA
    • RING
13. 21 Jan 1978

    Roberto Duran beats Esteban de Jesus via knockout 12/15

    Lightweight (135 lb)

    • WBA
    • WBC
    • RING

    Roberto Duran becomes the WBC Lightweight world champion
    
14. 1 Jan 1979

    Roberto Duran's WBC Lightweight world title reign ends
    
15. 31 Jan 1979

    Roberto Duran's WBA Lightweight world title reign ends
    
16. 2 Feb 1979

    Roberto Duran's RING Lightweight world title reign ends
    
17. 20 Jun 1980

    Roberto Duran beats Sugar Ray Leonard via unanimous decision 15/15

    Welterweight (147 lb)

    • WBC
    • RING

    Roberto Duran becomes the RING and WBC Welterweight world champion
    
18. 25 Nov 1980

    Sugar Ray Leonard beats Roberto Duran via knockout 8/15

    Welterweight (147 lb)

    • WBC
    • RING
19. 30 Jan 1982

    Wilfred Benitez beats Roberto Duran via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Welterweight (154 lb)

    • WBC
20. 16 Jun 1983

    Roberto Duran beats Davey Moore via knockout 8/15

    Super Welterweight (154 lb)

    • WBA

    Roberto Duran becomes the WBA Super Welterweight world champion
    
21. 10 Nov 1983

    Marvin Hagler beats Roberto Duran via unanimous decision 15/15

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    • WBA
    • WBC
    • IBF
    • RING
22. 1 Jun 1984

    Roberto Duran's WBA Super Welterweight world title reign ends
    
23. 15 Jun 1984

    Thomas Hearns beats Roberto Duran via knockout 2/12

    Super Welterweight (154 lb)

    • WBC
    • RING
24. 24 Feb 1989

    Roberto Duran beats Iran Barkley via split decision 12/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    • WBC

    Roberto Duran becomes the WBC Middleweight world champion
    
25. 1 Dec 1989

    Roberto Duran's WBC Middleweight world title reign ends
    
26. 7 Dec 1989

    Sugar Ray Leonard beats Roberto Duran via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

    • WBC
27. 28 Aug 1998

    William Joppy beats Roberto Duran via knockout 3/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    • WBA