On February 26, 1984, a 25-year-old Rick Lockridge (32-3, 26 KOs) got a shot at the WBA and The Ring super-featherweight titles held by 22-year-old Roger Mayweather (17-0, 11 KOs).
Lockridge came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 74% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 3 days. Mayweather was on a 17-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 9 days.
Rick Lockridge made quick work of Roger Mayweather, stopping the champion via KO in the 1st. Lockridge improves his record to 33-3 (27 KOs), while Mayweather adds a loss to his record at 17-1.
On August 9, 1987, a 28-year-old Rick Lockridge (40-5, 33 KOs) got a shot at the IBF super-featherweight title held by Barry Michael.
Lockridge came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 16 days.
The champion refused to continue the fight in the 8th round, and Rick Lockridge is crowned the new IBF super-featherweight world champion. Lockridge improves his record to 41-5 (34 KOs)
On October 25, 1987, the 28-year-old IBF super-featherweight world champion, Rick Lockridge (41-5, 34 KOs), faced a 24-year-old Dominican boxer Johnny De La Rosa (34-2, 24 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Lockridge came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 16 days. De La Rosa was on a 10-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 11 days.
Rick Lockridge stopped Johnny De La Rosa via TKO in the 10th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his IBF super-featherweight title. Lockridge improves his record to 42-5 (35 KOs), while De La Rosa adds a loss to his record at 34-3.
On January 27, 1985, the 26-year-old WBA and The Ring super-featherweight world champion, Rick Lockridge (35-3, 29 KOs), faced Kamel Bou Ali, in a title defense fight.
Lockridge came in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 29 days.
Rick Lockridge stopped Kamel Bou Ali via TKO in the 6th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA and The Ring super-featherweight titles. Lockridge improves his record to 36-3 (30 KOs)
On June 12, 1984, the 25-year-old WBA and The Ring super-featherweight world champion, Rick Lockridge (33-3, 27 KOs), faced Tae Jin Moon, in a title defense fight.
Lockridge came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 17 days.
Rick Lockridge stopped Tae Jin Moon via TKO in the 11th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA and The Ring super-featherweight titles. Lockridge improves his record to 34-3 (28 KOs)
On April 2, 1988, the 29-year-old IBF super-featherweight world champion, Rick Lockridge (42-5, 35 KOs), faced Harold Knight, in a title defense fight.
Lockridge came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 74% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 8 days.
Rick Lockridge defeated Harold Knight via unanimous decision and successfully defended his IBF super-featherweight title. Lockridge improves his record to 43-5
On January 8, 1980, a 20-year-old Rick Lockridge (9-0, 7 KOs) and Sammy Goss met in the ring.
Lockridge came in to the fight on a 9-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 9 days.
Rick Lockridge stopped Sammy Goss via TKO in the 5th round. Lockridge improves his record to 10-0 (8 KOs)
On August 3, 1986, a 27-year-old Rick Lockridge (38-4, 32 KOs) got a shot at the super-featherweight WBC title held by 24-year-old Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez (52-0, 44 KOs).
Lockridge came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 22 days. Chávez was on a 52-fight win streak with a 84% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 month and 21 days.
Julio César Chávez defeated Rocky Lockridge via majority decision and successfully defended his WBC super-featherweight title. Chávez improves his record to 53-0, while Lockridge adds a loss to his record at 38-5.
On April 6, 1981, a 22-year-old Rick Lockridge (18-1, 16 KOs) and Ernesto Gonzalez met in the ring for the 2nd time, in a featherweight bout.
Lockridge came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 84% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 15 days.
In the rematch, Rick Lockridge defeated Ernesto Gonzalez via unanimous decision in the 12-round featherweight fight. Lockridge improves his record to 19-1
On October 4, 1980, a 21-year-old Rick Lockridge (16-0, 14 KOs) got a shot at the featherweight WBA title held by 24-year-old Panamanian boxer Eusebio Pedroza (27-3, 19 KOs).
Lockridge came in to the fight on a 16-fight win streak with a 87% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 13 days. Pedroza was on a 13-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 14 days.
Eusebio Pedroza defeated Rocky Lockridge via split decision and successfully defended his WBA featherweight title. Pedroza improves his record to 28-3, while Lockridge adds a loss to his record at 16-1.