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Roger Mayweather

Roger Mayweather held the WBC super lightweight world title and the WBA and The Ring super featherweight world titles between 1983 and 1989. Mayweather first became a world champion aged 21 after winning the WBA and The Ring super featherweight world titles by beating Samuel Serrano.

World title bouts
13
Record in world title bouts (won–lost)
8–5
World titles held
3
Longest world title reign (WBC super lightweight, 1987–1989)
1 year, 6 months

World title reigns and bouts

Jan 1983 – Jan 1996

Super LightweightWBC
Super FeatherweightWBA
1983age 211984age 221985age 231986age 241987age 251988age 261989age 271990age 281991age 291992age 301993age 311994age 321995age 331996age 34
198519901995

WonLostDrawn or no contest

Timeline of world title events

  1. 1995

  2. Kostya Tszyu beats Roger Mayweather via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Lightweight · IBF

  3. 1991

  4. The Ring magazine rates Roger Mayweather No. 8 at super lightweight in its annual ratings

  5. Rafael Pineda beats Roger Mayweather via knockout 9/12

    Super Lightweight · IBF

  6. 1990

  7. The Ring magazine rates Roger Mayweather No. 3 at super lightweight in its annual ratings

  8. 1989

  9. The Ring magazine rates Roger Mayweather No. 4 at super lightweight in its annual ratings

  10. Julio Cesar Chavez beats Roger Mayweather via corner retirement 10/12

    Super Lightweight · WBC

  11. 1988

  12. The Ring magazine rates Roger Mayweather No. 6 at welterweight in its annual ratings

    The Ring magazine rates Roger Mayweather No. 2 at super lightweight in its annual ratings

  13. Roger Mayweather beats Vinny Pazienza via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Lightweight · WBC

  14. Roger Mayweather beats Rodolfo Gonzalez via knockout 12/12

    Super Lightweight · WBC

  15. Roger Mayweather beats Harold Brazier via split decision 12/12

    Super Lightweight · WBC

  16. Roger Mayweather beats Mauricio Aceves via knockout 3/12

    Super Lightweight · WBC

  17. 1987

  18. The Ring magazine rates Roger Mayweather No. 9 at welterweight in its annual ratings

    The Ring magazine rates Roger Mayweather No. 5 at super lightweight in its annual ratings

  19. Roger Mayweather beats Rene Arredondo via knockout 6/12

    Super Lightweight · WBC

  20. 1985

  21. The Ring magazine rates Roger Mayweather No. 3 at super featherweight in its annual ratings

  22. Julio Cesar Chavez beats Roger Mayweather via knockout 2/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  23. 1984

  24. The Ring magazine rates Roger Mayweather No. 2 at super featherweight in its annual ratings

  25. Rocky Lockridge beats Roger Mayweather via knockout 1/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA and The Ring

  26. 1983

  27. The Ring magazine rates Roger Mayweather the super featherweight champion in its annual ratings

  28. Roger Mayweather beats Benedicto Villablanca via knockout 1/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA and The Ring

  29. Roger Mayweather beats Jorge Alvarado via knockout 8/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA and The Ring

  30. Roger Mayweather beats Samuel Serrano via knockout 8/15

    Super Featherweight · WBA and The Ring

  31. 1982

  32. The Ring magazine rates Roger Mayweather No. 6 at super featherweight in its annual ratings