On December 5, 1981, the 25-year-old WBA featherweight world champion, Eusebio Pedroza (31-3, 22 KOs), faced Bashew Sibaca, in a title defense fight.
Pedroza came in to the fight on a 17-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 4 days.
Eusebio Pedroza stopped Bashew Sibaca via KO in the 5th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA featherweight title. Pedroza improves his record to 32-3 (23 KOs)
On July 21, 1979, the 23-year-old WBA featherweight world champion, Eusebio Pedroza (22-3, 15 KOs), faced a 32-year-old Mexican boxer Rubén Olivares (87-9-2, 77 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Pedroza came in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 14 days. Olivares was on a 1-fight win streak with a 78% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 21 days.
Eusebio Pedroza stopped Rubén Olivares via TKO in the 12th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA featherweight title. Pedroza improves his record to 23-3 (16 KOs), while Olivares adds a loss to his record at 87-10-2.
On August 1, 1981, the 25-year-old WBA featherweight world champion, Eusebio Pedroza (30-3, 21 KOs), faced Carlos Pinango, in a title defense fight.
Pedroza came in to the fight on a 16-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 18 days.
Eusebio Pedroza stopped Carlos Pinango via KO in the 7th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA featherweight title. Pedroza improves his record to 31-3 (22 KOs)
On November 17, 1979, the 23-year-old WBA featherweight world champion, Eusebio Pedroza (23-3, 16 KOs), faced Johnny Aba, in a title defense fight.
Pedroza came in to the fight on a 9-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 27 days.
Eusebio Pedroza stopped Johnny Aba via TKO in the 11th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA featherweight title. Pedroza improves his record to 24-3 (17 KOs)
On July 20, 1980, the 24-year-old WBA featherweight world champion, Eusebio Pedroza (26-3, 18 KOs), faced Sa Wang Kim, in a title defense fight.
Pedroza came in to the fight on a 12-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 21 days.
Eusebio Pedroza stopped Sa Wang Kim via KO in the 8th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA featherweight title. Pedroza improves his record to 27-3 (19 KOs)
On March 29, 1980, the 24-year-old WBA featherweight world champion, Eusebio Pedroza (25-3, 17 KOs), faced Juan Domingo Malvarez, in a title defense fight.
Pedroza came in to the fight on a 11-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 7 days.
Eusebio Pedroza stopped Juan Domingo Malvarez via KO in the 9th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA featherweight title. Pedroza improves his record to 26-3 (18 KOs)
On April 15, 1978, a 22-year-old Eusebio Pedroza (17-3, 11 KOs) got a shot at the WBA featherweight title held by Cecilio Lastra.
Pedroza came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 55% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 20 days.
Eusebio Pedroza stopped the champion via TKO in the 13th round of the 15-round world-title fight, winning the first world title of his career, and is crowned the new WBA featherweight champion. Pedroza improves his record to 18-3 (12 KOs)
On January 24, 1982, the 25-year-old WBA featherweight world champion, Eusebio Pedroza (32-3, 23 KOs), faced a 22-year-old Puerto Rican boxer Juan Laporte (19-2, 11 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Pedroza came in to the fight on a 18-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 19 days. Laporte was on a 4-fight win streak with a 52% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 month and 13 days.
Eusebio Pedroza defeated Juan Laporte via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBA featherweight title. Pedroza improves his record to 33-3, while Laporte adds a loss to his record at 19-3.
On January 9, 1979, the 22-year-old WBA featherweight world champion, Eusebio Pedroza (20-3, 13 KOs), faced Royal Kobayashi, in a title defense fight.
Pedroza came in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 56% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 13 days.
The challenger refused to continue the fight in the 13th round, and Eusebio Pedroza is crowned the new featherweight world champion. Pedroza improves his record to 21-3 (14 KOs)
On April 7, 1979, the 23-year-old WBA featherweight world champion, Eusebio Pedroza (21-3, 14 KOs), faced Hector Carrasquilla, in a title defense fight.
Pedroza came in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 58% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 29 days.
Eusebio Pedroza stopped Hector Carrasquilla via TKO in the 11th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA featherweight title. Pedroza improves his record to 22-3 (15 KOs)