October 23, 2023
WBC Super Featherweight World Championship
October 28, 2023 / Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico / Poliforum Benito Juarez
MATCHROOM BOXING PRESENTS:
O’SHAQUIE “Ice Water” FOSTER (USA)
WBC Super Featherweight World Champion
Age: 30 / Date of birth: September 17, 1993
Residence: Houston, Texas / Birthplace: Orange, Texas
Record: 20-2, 11 KOs / Total rounds: 122 / World championship fights: 1-0, 0 KOs
Height: 5’6” – 168cm / Reach: 71.5” – 181 cm / Stance: Right-handed
Manager: Keith Mills / Trainer: Bobby Benton
EDUARDO “Rocky” HERNANDEZ (Mexico)
Ranked WBC No. 1 at Super Featherweight
WBC International Silver Super Featherweight Champion
Former WBC Youth Super Featherweight Champion
Age: 25 / Date of birth: November 21, 1997
Residence, birthplace: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Record: 34-1, 31 KOs / Total rounds: 83 / World championship fights: 0
Height: 5’6.5” – 169cm / Reach: 68” – 173cm / Stance: Right-handed
Manager: Hector Fernandez de Cordova / Trainer: Isaac Bustos
WBC SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONS
- Gabriel Elorde (Phil) 1963 – 1967
- Yoshiaki Numata (Jap) 1967
- Hiroshi Kobayashi (Japan) 1967 – 1968
- Rene Barrientos (Phil) 1969 – 1970
- Yoshiaki Numata (Japan) * 1970 – 1971
- Ricardo Arredondo (Mex) 1971 – 1974
- Kuniaki Shibata (Jap) 1974 – 1975
- Alfredo Escalera (P. Rico) 1975 – 1978
- Alexis Arguello (Nic) 1978 – 1980
- Rafael Limon (Mex) 1980 – 1981
- Cornelius Boza-Edwards (Uganda) 1981
- Rolando Navarrete (Phil) 1981 – 1982
- Rafael Limon (Mex) * 1982
- Bobby Chacon (US) 1982 – 1983
- Hector Camacho (P. Rico) 1983
- Julio Cesar Chavez (Mex) 1984 – 1987
- Azumah Nelson (Ghana) 1988 – 1994
- James Leija (US) 1994
- Gabriel Ruelas (Mex) 1994 – 1995
- Azumah Nelson (Ghana) * 1995 – 1997
- Genaro Hernandez (US) 1997 – 1998
- Floyd Mayweather Jr. (US) 1998 – 2001
- Sirimongkol Singmanassuk (Thai) 2002 – 2003
- Jesus Chavez (Mexico) 2003 – 2004
- Erik Morales (Mexico) 2004
- Marco Antonio Barrera (Mexico) 2004 – 2007
- Juan Manuel Marquez (Mexico) 2007 – 2008
- Manny Pacquiao (Philippines) 2008
- Humberto Soto (Mexico) 2008 – 2009
- Humberto Mauro Gutierrez (Mex, Interim) 2009
- Vitaly Tajbert (Germany) 2009 – 2010
- Takahiro Aoh (Japan) 2010 – 2012
- Gamaliel Diaz (Mexico) 2012 – 2013
- Takashi Miura (Japan) 2013 – 2015
- Francisco Vargas (Mexico) 2015 – 2017
- Miguel Berchelt (Mexico) 2017 – 2021
- Oscar Valdez (Mexico) 2021 – 2022
- Shakur Stevenson (US) 2022
- O’Shaquie Foster (US) 2023 –
- Regained
WBC SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT TOP 10 CHAMPIONS
- Julio Cesar Chavez (Mexico)
- Floyd Mayweather Jr. (US)
- Alexis Arguello (Nicaragua)
- Hector Camacho (P. Rico)
- Azumah Nelson (Ghana)
- Gabriel Elorde (Phil)
- Erik Morales (Mexico)
- Marco Antonio Barrera (Mexico)
- Ricardo Arredondo (Mexico)
- James Leija (US)
GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT DIVISION IN WBC HISTORY
36 world champions have been recognized by the WBC, three of whom regained the title: Yoshiaki Numata (Japan), Rafael Limon (Mexico), Azumah Nelson (Ghana).
141 super featherweight world championship fights have been held in WBC history.
MEMORABLE WBC SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHTS:
Feb. 11, 2023 O’Shaquie Foster W12 Rey Vargas – San Antonio, Texas
Apr. 30, 2022 Shakur Stevenson W12 Oscar Valdez – Las Vegas, Nevada
Sept. 10, 2021 Oscar Valdez W12 Robson Conceicao – Tucson, Arizona
Feb. 20, 2021 Oscar Valdez KO10 Miguel Berchelt – Las Vegas, Nevada
Nov. 2, 2019 Miguel Berchelt KO4 Jason Sosa – Carson, California
Nov. 3, 2018 Miguel Berchelt TKO9 Miguel “Mickey” Roman – El Paso, Texas
Jan. 29, 2017 Miguel Berchelt KO11 Francisco Vargas – Indio, California
June 4, 2016 Francisco Vargas D12 Orlando Salido – Carson, California
Nov. 21, 2015 Francisco Vargas TKO9 Takashi Miura – Las Vegas, Nevada
Mar. 15, 2008 Manny Pacquiao W12 Juan Manuel Marquez – Las Vegas, Nevada
Mar. 17, 2007 Juan Manuel Marquez W12 Marco Antonio Barrera – Las Vegas, Nevada
Nov. 27, 2004 Marcos Antonio Barrera W12 Erik Morales – Las Vegas, Nevada
Oct. 3, 1998 Floyd Mayweather Jr. TKO8 Genaro Hernandez – Las Vegas, Nevada
Mar. 22, 1997 Genaro Hernandez W12 Azumah Nelson – Corpus Christi, Texas
Oct. 13, 1990 Azumah Nelson W12 Juan LaPorte – Sydney, Australia
Sep. 13, 1984 Julio Cesar Chavez TKO8 Mario Martinez – Los Angeles, California
Aug. 7, 1983 Hector Camacho TKO5 Rafael Limon – San Juan, Puerto Rico
May 30, 1981 Cornelius Boza-Edwards TKO13 Bobby Chacon – Las Vegas, Nevada
Jan. 28 1978 Alexis Arguello TKO13 Alfredo Escalera – Bayamon, Puerto Rico
Dec. 14, 1967 Hiroshi Kobayshi KO12 Yoshiaki Numata – Kokugjikan, Japan
Feb. 16, 1963 Flash Elorde W15 Johnny Bizarro – Manila, Philippines
WBC Statistics by Luis Medina.
