On February 11, 1953, the 27-year-old The Ring welterweight world champion, Kid Gavilán (89-12-4, 26 KOs), faced Chuck Davey, in a title defense fight.
Gavilán came in to the fight on a 12-fight win streak with a 24% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 21 days.
Kid Gavilán stopped Chuck Davey via TKO in the 10th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his The Ring welterweight title. Gavilán improves his record to 90-12-4 (27 KOs)
On July 7, 1952, the 26-year-old The Ring welterweight world champion, Kid Gavilán (82-12-4, 24 KOs), faced Gil Turner, in a title defense fight.
Gavilán came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 24% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 9 days.
Kid Gavilán stopped Gil Turner via TKO in the 11th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his The Ring welterweight title. Gavilán improves his record to 83-12-4 (25 KOs)
On November 13, 1953, Kid Gavilán and Johnny Bratton met again in a rematch.
Gavilán came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 24% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 26 days.
Kid Gavilán defeated Johnny Bratton via unanimous decision in the rematch and successfully defended his The Ring welterweight title. Gavilán improves his record to 96-13-4
On October 5, 1952, Kid Gavilán and Billy Graham met again in a rematch.
Gavilán came in to the fight on a 9-fight win streak with a 25% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 22 days.
Kid Gavilán defeated Billy Graham via unanimous decision in the rematch and successfully defended his The Ring welterweight title. Gavilán improves his record to 87-12-4
On January 28, 1949, a 23-year-old Kid Gavilán (49-6-2, 17 KOs) and a 25-year-old American boxer Ike Williams (98-10-4, 49 KOs) met in the ring for the 2nd time,.
Gavilán came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 29% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 17 days. Williams was on a 20-fight win streak with a 43% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 11 days.
In the rematch, Kid Gavilán defeated Ike Williams via majority decision in the 10-round fight. Gavilán improves his record to 50-6-2, while Williams adds a loss to his record at 98-11-4.
On September 18, 1953, the 27-year-old The Ring welterweight world champion, Kid Gavilán (94-13-4, 27 KOs), faced a 26-year-old American boxer Carmen Basilio (35-10-5, 17 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Gavilán came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 24% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 23 days. Basilio was on a 0-fight win streak with a 34% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 month and 24 days.
Kid Gavilán defeated Carmen Basilio via split decision and successfully defended his The Ring welterweight title. Gavilán improves his record to 95-13-4, while Basilio adds a loss to his record at 35-11-5.
On April 1, 1949, a 23-year-old Kid Gavilán (50-6-2, 17 KOs) and a 25-year-old American boxer Ike Williams (98-11-4, 49 KOs) met in the ring for the 3rd time,.
Gavilán came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 29% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 4 days. Williams was on a -1-fight win streak with a 43% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 4 days.
In the rematch, Kid Gavilán defeated Ike Williams via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight. Gavilán improves his record to 51-6-2, while Williams adds a loss to his record at 98-12-4.
On February 4, 1952, the 26-year-old The Ring welterweight world champion, Kid Gavilán (78-12-4, 23 KOs), faced Bobby Dykes, in a title defense fight.
Gavilán came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 24% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 21 days.
Kid Gavilán defeated Bobby Dykes via split decision and successfully defended his The Ring welterweight title. Gavilán improves his record to 79-12-4
On May 18, 1951, a 25-year-old Kid Gavilán (72-12-3, 20 KOs) and Johnny Bratton met in the ring in a welterweight bout.
Gavilán came in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 23% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 28 days.
Kid Gavilán defeated Johnny Bratton via unanimous decision in the 15-round welterweight fight. Gavilán improves his record to 73-12-3
On August 11, 1947, a 21-year-old Kid Gavilán (34-2, 11 KOs) and Charley Williams met in the ring.
Gavilán came in to the fight on a 12-fight win streak with a 30% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 16 days.
Kid Gavilán stopped Charley Williams via KO in the 2nd round. Gavilán improves his record to 35-2 (12 KOs)