Following the name of the champion(s): Indicates the number of times the competitor has held that title at that point.
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Indicates a gap in the listing where title changes are not known.
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Title was held or changed hands no later than this. In these cases, it is known that a competitor held the title at a certain time but not when he/she won it.
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Order uncertain. Different titleholders may be known for the same year, for example, but it is not known who held the title before whom.
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Unofficial or disputable claims. These are usually matches that certainly took place, but where there is doubt that the competitor shown should be recognized as a true title holder. These listings are also italicized.
North American Boxing Federation
Featherweight Title (as of 2024-09-19)
* Bolded letters in the competitor's name, if any, indicate the surname/family name.
Antonio Gomez
1970-09-05
Inglewood, CA, USA
Defeats Fernando Sotelo to become the first champion; vacates on 71-08-02 (or on 71-09-02 upon winning WBA World Title).
Phil Hudson
1972-02-17
Portland, ME, USA
Defeats Art Hafey; stripped of the title on 73-02-03.
Ruben Olivares
1973-06-23
Inglewood, CA, USA
Defeats Bobby Chacon; stripped of the title on 74-05-05.
Ronnie McGarvey
1977-06-21
Landover, MD, USA
Defeats Miguel Meza.
Mike Ayala
1978-03-18
San Antonio, TX, USA
Loses his bid for WBC world title on 79-06-17.
Nicky Perez
1980-11-11
Las Vegas, NE, USA
Defeats Cookie Valencia.
Jackie Beard
1982-06-22
Phoenix, AZ, USA
Stripped of the title on 85-07-01.
Joe Ruelaz
1985-09-25
Las Vegas, NE, USA
Defeats Tommy Cordova.
Bernard Taylor
1986-09-12
Las Vegas, NE, USA
Stripped of the title on 89-02-17.
Harold Rhodes
1989-03-17
Mexicali, BC, MEX
Defeats Eduardo Montoya.
Troy Dorsey
1989-08-10
Great Falls, MT, USA
Stripped of the title on 91-02-04.
Rafael Ruelas
1991-03-31
Las Vegas, NE, USA
Defeats Steve Cruz; loses his bid on WBC Continental Americas lightweight title on 91-07-31.
José Luis Martinez
1991-08-12
Inglewood, CA, USA
Defeats Louie Espinoza.
Jesse James Leija
1992-03-03
San Antonio, TX, USA
Fights to a draw for WBC world title on 93-09-10.
Mario Gongoria
1994-05-11
Houston, TX, USA
Defeats Paul Ramirez; vacates on 94-08-01.
Manuel Medina
1994-09-26
Inglewood, CA, USA
Defeats José Luis Martinez; loses his bid for IBF world title on 95-01-28.
Harold Warren
1995-02-18
Kingsville, TX, USA
Defeats Darryl Pinckney.
Derrick Gainer
1995-06-24
Atlantic City, NJ, USA
Stripped of the title on 96-03-01.
Roberto Garcia
1996-03-23
Miami, FL, USA
Defeats Darryl Pinckney; stripped of the title on 96-08-01.
Jesus Chavez
1996-08-09
Austin, TX, USA
Defeats Javier Jauregui; vacates on 96-11-03.
José Luis Noyola
1996-11-24
Brownsville, TX, USA
Defeats Tommy Parks.
Lewis Wood
1997-08-09
S. Padre Island, TX, USA
Stripped of the title on 98-11-01.
Radford Beasley
1998-12-03
St. Louis, MO, USA
Defeats Mike Juarez; stripped of the title on 99-04-04; Lewis Wood and Frankie Archuleta fight to a draw for the vacant title on 99-04-17; Max Gomez and Jorge Alberto Reyes fight to no-contest for the vacant title on 99-08-21.
David Vasquez
2000-02-25
Coachella, CA, USA
Defeats Max Gomez; stripped of the title on 00-08-18.
