On July 24, 1968, José Legrá and Howard Winstone met again in a rematch.
Legrá came in to the fight on a 50-fight win streak with a 30% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 14 days.
In the rematch, José Legrá stopped the champion via TKO in the 5th round of the 15-round world-title fight, winning the first world title of his career, and is crowned the new WBC featherweight champion. Legrá improves his record to 103-5-4 (35 KOs)
On December 16, 1972, a 29-year-old José Legrá (127-9-4, 48 KOs) got a shot at the WBC featherweight title held by Clemente Sánchez.
Legrá came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 34% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 10 days.
José Legrá stopped the champion via TKO in the 10th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and is crowned the new WBC featherweight champion. Legrá improves his record to 128-9-4 (49 KOs)
On March 14, 1968, a 24-year-old José Legrá (98-5-4, 31 KOs) and Ernesto Miranda met in the ring for the 2nd time,.
Legrá came in to the fight on a 46-fight win streak with a 29% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 12 days.
In the rematch, José Legrá stopped Ernesto Miranda via TKO in the 4th round. Legrá improves his record to 99-5-4 (32 KOs)
On August 14, 1971, a 28-year-old José Legrá (121-8-4, 45 KOs) and Giovanni Girgenti met in the ring in a featherweight bout.
Legrá came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 33% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 24 days.
José Legrá stopped Giovanni Girgenti via KO in the 9th round. Legrá improves his record to 122-8-4 (46 KOs)
On December 22, 1967, a 24-year-old José Legrá (96-5-4, 30 KOs) and Yves Desmarets met in the ring in a featherweight bout.
Legrá came in to the fight on a 44-fight win streak with a 28% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 13 days.
José Legrá stopped Yves Desmarets via TKO in the 3rd round. Legrá improves his record to 97-5-4 (31 KOs)
On February 15, 1972, a 28-year-old José Legrá (124-8-4, 48 KOs) and Evan Armstrong met in the ring for the 2nd time, in a featherweight bout.
Legrá came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 35% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month.
In the rematch, José Legrá defeated Evan Armstrong via unanimous decision in the 15-round featherweight fight. Legrá improves his record to 125-8-4
On January 25, 1971, a 27-year-old José Legrá (118-7-4, 43 KOs) and Jimmy Revie met in the ring in a featherweight bout.
Legrá came in to the fight on a 11-fight win streak with a 33% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 30 days.
José Legrá defeated Jimmy Revie via unanimous decision in the 15-round featherweight fight. Legrá improves his record to 119-7-4
On May 5, 1973, the 30-year-old WBC featherweight world champion, José Legrá (128-9-4, 49 KOs), faced a 37-year-old Brazilian boxer Éder Jofre (61-2-4, 45 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Legrá came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 34% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 19 days. Jofre was on a 14-fight win streak with a 67% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 7 months and 6 days.
Éder Jofre defeated José Legrá via majority decision and wins the WBC title. Jofre improves his record to 62-2-4, while Legrá adds a loss to his record at 128-10-4.
On July 18, 1969, a 26-year-old José Legrá (107-6-4, 38 KOs) and a 26-year-old Mexican boxer Vicente Saldivar (34-1, 26 KOs) met in the ring.
Legrá came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 32% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 5 days. Saldívar was on a 18-fight win streak with a 74% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 year, 9 months, and 4 days.
Vicente Saldívar defeated José Legrá via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight. Saldívar improves his record to 35-1, while Legrá adds a loss to his record at 107-7-4.
On April 11, 1970, a 26-year-old José Legrá (111-7-4, 40 KOs) and Rolf Kersten met in the ring.
Legrá came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 32% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 6 days.
José Legrá stopped Rolf Kersten via TKO in the 1st round. Legrá improves his record to 112-7-4 (41 KOs)