On April 22, 1992, a 33-year-old Rick Lockridge (44-8, 36 KOs) and a 21-year-old Sharmba Mitchell (27-0, 15 KOs) met in the ring.
Lockridge came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 69% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 23 days. Mitchell was on a 27-fight win streak with a 55% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 7 days.
Sharmba Mitchell defeated Rocky Lockridge via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight. Mitchell improves his record to 28-0, while Lockridge adds a loss to his record at 44-9.
On January 30, 1992, a 33-year-old Rick Lockridge (44-7, 36 KOs) and a 20-year-old Mexican boxer Rafael Ruelas (28-1, 22 KOs) met in the ring.
Lockridge came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 years, 7 months, and 12 days. Ruelas was on a 1-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 4 days.
Rafael Ruelas defeated Rocky Lockridge via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight. Ruelas improves his record to 29-1, while Lockridge adds a loss to his record at 44-8.
On March 5, 1989, Rick Lockridge and Tony Lopez met again in an immediate rematch.
Lockridge came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 71% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 10 days. Lopez was on a 5-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 6 days.
Tony Lopez defeated Rocky Lockridge via unanimous decision in the rematch and successfully defended his IBF super-featherweight title. Lopez improves his record to 32-1, while Lockridge adds a loss to his record at 43-7.
On July 23, 1988, the 29-year-old IBF super-featherweight world champion, Rick Lockridge (43-5, 35 KOs), faced a 25-year-old Tony Lopez (29-1, 22 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Lockridge came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 21 days. Lopez was on a 3-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 28 days.
Tony Lopez defeated Rocky Lockridge via unanimous decision and wins the IBF title — in his first world-title fight. Lopez improves his record to 30-1, while Lockridge adds a loss to his record at 43-6.
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 May 19, 1985, the 26-year-old WBA and The Ring super-featherweight world champion, Rick Lockridge (36-3, 30 KOs), faced a 28-year-old Puerto Rican boxer Wilfredo Gómez (41-2-1, 40 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Lockridge came in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 22 days. Gómez was on a -1-fight win streak with a 90% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 11 days.
Wilfredo Gómez defeated Rocky Lockridge via majority decision and wins the WBA and The Ring titles. Gómez improves his record to 42-2-1, while Lockridge adds a loss to his record at 36-4.
On April 24, 1983, Rick Lockridge and Eusebio Pedroza met again in a rematch.
Lockridge came in to the fight on a 9-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months. Pedroza was on a 0-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 8 days.
Eusebio Pedroza defeated Rocky Lockridge via unanimous decision in the rematch and successfully defended his WBA and The Ring featherweight titles. Pedroza improves his record to 34-3-1, while Lockridge adds a loss to his record at 29-3.
On August 22, 1981, a 22-year-old Rick Lockridge (20-1, 17 KOs) and a 21-year-old Puerto Rican boxer Juan Laporte (17-2, 10 KOs) met in the ring in a featherweight bout.
Lockridge came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 1 day. Laporte was on a 2-fight win streak with a 52% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 12 days.
Juan Laporte stopped Rocky Lockridge via KO in the 2nd round. Laporte improves his record to 18-2 (11 KOs), while Lockridge adds a loss to his record at 20-2.
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.