On June 19, 1942, the 30-year-old The Ring featherweight world champion, Chalky Wright (136-32-17, 62 KOs), faced Harry Jeffra, in a title defense fight.
Wright came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 33% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 12 days.
Chalky Wright stopped Harry Jeffra via TKO in the 10th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his The Ring featherweight title. Wright improves his record to 137-32-17 (63 KOs)
On September 11, 1941, a 29-year-old Chalky Wright (128-29-17, 58 KOs) got a shot at the The Ring featherweight title held by Joey Archibald.
Wright came in to the fight on a 15-fight win streak with a 33% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 6 days.
Chalky Wright stopped the champion via KO in the 11th round of the 15-round world-title fight, winning the first world title of his career, and is crowned the new The Ring featherweight champion. Wright improves his record to 129-29-17 (59 KOs)
On September 25, 1942, Chalky Wright and Lulu Costantino met again in a rematch.
Wright came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 34% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 29 days.
Chalky Wright defeated Lulu Costantino via split decision in the rematch and successfully defended his The Ring featherweight title. Wright improves his record to 141-33-17
On June 4, 1943, a 31-year-old Chalky Wright (149-34-17, 72 KOs) and Phil Terranova met in the ring.
Wright came in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 36% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 10 days.
Chalky Wright stopped Phil Terranova via KO in the 5th round. Wright improves his record to 150-34-17 (73 KOs)
On September 9, 1940, a 28-year-old Chalky Wright (111-28-17, 47 KOs) and Joey Ferrando met in the ring for the 2nd time,.
Wright came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 30% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 28 days.
In the rematch, Chalky Wright stopped Joey Ferrando via TKO in the 4th round. Wright improves his record to 112-28-17 (48 KOs)
On September 29, 1944, Chalky Wright and Willie Pep met again in a rematch.
Wright came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 39% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 12 days. Pep was on a 16-fight win streak with a 31% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 10 days.
Willie Pep defeated Chalky Wright via unanimous decision in the rematch and successfully defended his The Ring featherweight title. Pep improves his record to 79-1, while Wright adds a loss to his record at 162-36-18.
On February 3, 1942, a 30-year-old Chalky Wright (132-31-17, 60 KOs) and Richie Lemos met in the ring.
Wright came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 33% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 21 days.
Chalky Wright stopped Richie Lemos via TKO in the 6th round. Wright improves his record to 133-31-17 (61 KOs)
On August 12, 1940, a 28-year-old Chalky Wright (110-28-17, 46 KOs) and Paul Junior met in the ring for the 2nd time,.
Wright came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 29% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 28 days.
In the rematch, Chalky Wright stopped Paul Junior via TKO in the 5th round. Wright improves his record to 111-28-17 (47 KOs)
On April 17, 1945, a 33-year-old Chalky Wright (162-38-18, 85 KOs) and Willie Joyce met in the ring for the 2nd time,.
Wright came in to the fight on a 3-fight losing streak with a 39% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 days.
In the rematch, Chalky Wright defeated Willie Joyce via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight. Wright improves his record to 163-38-18
On November 20, 1942, the 30-year-old The Ring featherweight world champion, Chalky Wright (143-33-17, 68 KOs), faced a 20-year-old Willie Pep (53-0, 20 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Wright came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 35% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month. Pep was on a 53-fight win streak with a 37% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 24 days.
Willie Pep defeated Chalky Wright via unanimous decision and wins the The Ring title — in his first world-title fight. Pep improves his record to 54-0, while Wright adds a loss to his record at 143-34-17.