On March 17, 1973, Antonio Cervantes and Nicolino Locche met again in a rematch.
Cervantes came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 32% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 2 days. Locche was on a 4-fight win streak with a 11% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 month and 8 days.
In the rematch, the challenger refused to continue the fight in the 9th round, and Antonio Cervantes is crowned the new super-lightweight world champion. Cervantes improves his record to 37-9-1 (16 KOs), while Locche adds a loss to his record at 110-4-14.
On May 19, 1973, Antonio Cervantes and Alfonso Frazer met again in a rematch.
Cervantes came in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 35% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 21 days.
In the rematch, Antonio Cervantes stopped Alfonso Frazer via TKO in the 5th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA and The Ring super-lightweight titles. Cervantes improves his record to 39-9-1 (18 KOs)
On July 27, 1974, the 28-year-old WBA and The Ring super-lightweight world champion, Antonio Cervantes (44-9-1, 22 KOs), faced Victor Ortiz, in a title defense fight.
Cervantes came in to the fight on a 13-fight win streak with a 40% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 19 days.
Antonio Cervantes made very easy work of Victor Ortiz, stopping the challenger via KO in the 2nd. Cervantes improves his record to 45-9-1 (23 KOs)
On November 15, 1975, the 29-year-old WBA and The Ring super-lightweight world champion, Antonio Cervantes (49-9-1, 26 KOs), faced Hector Thompson, in a title defense fight.
Cervantes came in to the fight on a 18-fight win streak with a 44% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 26 days.
The challenger refused to continue the fight in the 7th round, and Antonio Cervantes is crowned the new super-lightweight world champion. Cervantes improves his record to 50-9-1 (27 KOs)
On June 25, 1977, Antonio Cervantes and Carlos Maria Gimenez met again in a rematch.
Cervantes came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 45% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 6 days.
Carlos Maria Gimenez refused to continue the fight in the 5th round, and Antonio Cervantes is crowned the new WBA super-lightweight world champion. Cervantes improves his record to 56-10-1 (31 KOs)
On September 8, 1973, the 27-year-old WBA and The Ring super-lightweight world champion, Antonio Cervantes (40-9-1, 19 KOs), faced Carlos Maria Gimenez, in a title defense fight.
Cervantes came in to the fight on a 9-fight win streak with a 38% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 19 days.
Antonio Cervantes stopped Carlos Maria Gimenez via TKO in the 5th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA and The Ring super-lightweight titles. Cervantes improves his record to 41-9-1 (20 KOs)
On October 28, 1972, a 26-year-old Antonio Cervantes (34-9-1, 14 KOs) got a shot at the WBA and The Ring super-lightweight titles held by Alfonso Frazer.
Cervantes came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 31% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 9 days.
Antonio Cervantes stopped the champion via KO in the 10th round of the 15-round world-title fight, winning the first world titles of his career, and is crowned the new WBA and The Ring super-lightweight champion. Cervantes improves his record to 35-9-1 (15 KOs)
On April 28, 1978, the 32-year-old WBA super-lightweight world champion, Antonio Cervantes (58-10-1, 32 KOs), faced Tongta Kiatvayupakdi, in a title defense fight.
Cervantes came in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 46% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 10 days.
Antonio Cervantes stopped Tongta Kiatvayupakdi via KO in the 6th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA super-lightweight title. Cervantes improves his record to 59-10-1 (33 KOs)
On March 2, 1974, the 28-year-old WBA and The Ring super-lightweight world champion, Antonio Cervantes (42-9-1, 20 KOs), faced Chang-Kil Lee, in a title defense fight.
Cervantes came in to the fight on a 11-fight win streak with a 38% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 25 days.
Antonio Cervantes stopped Chang-Kil Lee via KO in the 6th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA and The Ring super-lightweight titles. Cervantes improves his record to 43-9-1 (21 KOs)
On March 29, 1980, Antonio Cervantes and Miguel Montilla met again in a rematch.
Cervantes came in to the fight on a 12-fight win streak with a 46% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 4 days.
In the rematch, Antonio Cervantes stopped Miguel Montilla via TKO in the 7th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA and The Ring super-lightweight titles. Cervantes improves his record to 63-10-1 (35 KOs)