On September 9, 1978, the 20-year-old WBA welterweight world champion, José Cuevas (22-6, 20 KOs), faced Pete Ranzany, in a title defense fight.
Cuevas came in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 20 days.
José Cuevas made very easy work of Pete Ranzany, stopping the challenger via TKO in the 2nd. Cuevas improves his record to 23-6 (21 KOs)
On May 20, 1978, the 20-year-old WBA welterweight world champion, José Cuevas (21-6, 19 KOs), faced Billy Backus, in a title defense fight.
Cuevas came in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 16 days.
José Cuevas made very easy work of Billy Backus, stopping the challenger via TKO in the 2nd. Cuevas improves his record to 22-6 (20 KOs)
On July 17, 1976, an 18-year-old José Cuevas (15-6, 13 KOs) got a shot at the WBA welterweight title held by Ángel Espada.
Cuevas came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 61% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 15 days.
José Cuevas made very easy work of Ángel Espada, stopping the champion via TKO in the 2nd. Cuevas improves his record to 16-6 (14 KOs)
On January 29, 1979, the 21-year-old WBA welterweight world champion, José Cuevas (23-6, 21 KOs), faced Scott Clark, in a title defense fight.
Cuevas came in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 20 days.
José Cuevas made very easy work of Scott Clark, stopping the challenger via TKO in the 2nd. Cuevas improves his record to 24-6 (22 KOs)
On August 6, 1977, the 19-year-old WBA welterweight world champion, José Cuevas (18-6, 16 KOs), faced Clyde Gray, in a title defense fight.
Cuevas came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 25 days.
José Cuevas made very easy work of Clyde Gray, stopping the challenger via KO in the 2nd. Cuevas improves his record to 19-6 (17 KOs)
On March 12, 1977, the 19-year-old WBA welterweight world champion, José Cuevas (17-6, 15 KOs), faced Miguel Ángel Campanino, in a title defense fight.
Cuevas came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 13 days.
José Cuevas made very easy work of Miguel Ángel Campanino, stopping the challenger via KO in the 2nd. Cuevas improves his record to 18-6 (16 KOs)
On April 6, 1980, the 22-year-old WBA welterweight world champion, José Cuevas (26-6, 23 KOs), faced Harold Volbrecht, in a title defense fight.
Cuevas came in to the fight on a 11-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 29 days.
José Cuevas stopped Harold Volbrecht via KO in the 5th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA welterweight title. Cuevas improves his record to 27-6 (24 KOs)
On December 8, 1979, José Cuevas and Ángel Espada met again in a rematch.
Cuevas came in to the fight on a 10-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 8 days.
In the rematch, José Cuevas stopped Ángel Espada via TKO in the 10th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA welterweight title. Cuevas improves his record to 26-6 (23 KOs)
On October 27, 1976, the 18-year-old WBA welterweight world champion, José Cuevas (16-6, 14 KOs), faced Shoji Tsujimoto, in a title defense fight.
Cuevas came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 10 days.
José Cuevas stopped Shoji Tsujimoto via KO in the 6th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA welterweight title. Cuevas improves his record to 17-6 (15 KOs)
On November 19, 1977, José Cuevas and Ángel Espada met again in a rematch.
Cuevas came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 13 days.
In the rematch, José Cuevas stopped Ángel Espada via TKO in the 12th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA welterweight title. Cuevas improves his record to 20-6 (18 KOs)