On December 9, 1983, a 37-year-old Antonio Cervantes (67-11-1, 37 KOs) and Danny Sanchez met in the ring.
Cervantes came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 46% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 9 days.
Antonio Cervantes lost to Danny Sanchez via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 67-12-1.
On August 2, 1980, the 34-year-old WBA and The Ring super-lightweight world champion, Antonio Cervantes (63-10-1, 35 KOs), faced a 24-year-old American boxer Aaron Pryor (24-0, 22 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Cervantes came in to the fight on a 13-fight win streak with a 47% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 4 days. Pryor was on a 24-fight win streak with a 91% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 month and 13 days.
Aaron Pryor stopped the champion via KO in the 4th 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. Pryor improves his record to 25-0 (23 KOs), while Cervantes adds a loss to his record at 63-11-1.
On March 6, 1976, the 30-year-old WBA and The Ring super-lightweight world champion, Antonio Cervantes (50-9-1, 27 KOs), faced a 17-year-old Puerto Rican boxer Wilfred Benítez (25-0, 20 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Cervantes came in to the fight on a 19-fight win streak with a 45% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 20 days. Benítez was on a 25-fight win streak with a 80% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 22 days.
Wilfred Benítez defeated Antonio Cervantes via split decision and wins the WBA and The Ring titles — in his first world-title fight. Benítez improves his record to 26-0, while Cervantes adds a loss to his record at 50-10-1.
On December 11, 1971, a 25-year-old Antonio Cervantes (31-8-1, 12 KOs) got a shot at the super-lightweight WBA and The Ring title held by 32-year-old Argentinian boxer Nicolino Locche (103-2-14, 14 KOs).
Cervantes came in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 30% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 23 days. Locche was on a 14-fight win streak with a 11% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 28 days.
Nicolino Locche defeated Antonio Cervantes via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBA and The Ring super-lightweight titles. Locche improves his record to 104-2-14, while Cervantes adds a loss to his record at 31-9-1.
On November 10, 1969, a 23-year-old Antonio Cervantes (23-7-1, 8 KOs) and Antonio Gómez met in the ring.
Cervantes came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 25% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 26 days.
Antonio Cervantes lost to Antonio Gómez via points decision in the 10-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 23-8-1.
On July 21, 1969, a 23-year-old Antonio Cervantes (22-6-1, 7 KOs) and Francisco Bolivar met in the ring.
Cervantes came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 24% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 17 days.
Antonio Cervantes lost to Francisco Bolivar via points decision in the 10-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 22-7-1.
On December 20, 1968, a 22-year-old Antonio Cervantes (19-5-1, 5 KOs) and Cruz Marcano met in the ring.
Cervantes came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 20% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 25 days.
Antonio Cervantes lost to Cruz Marcano via KO in the 4th round, and adds an loss to his record at 19-6-1.
On June 19, 1967, a 21-year-old Antonio Cervantes (15-4-1, 3 KOs) and Nestor Rojas met in the ring.
Cervantes came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 15% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 16 days.
Antonio Cervantes lost to Nestor Rojas via points decision in the 8-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 15-5-1.
On April 2, 1967, a 21-year-old Antonio Cervantes (13-3-1, 3 KOs) and Heliodoro Pitalua met in the ring.
Cervantes came in to the fight on a 3-fight losing streak with a 17% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 30 days.
Antonio Cervantes lost to Heliodoro Pitalua via points decision in the 8-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 13-4-1.
On February 3, 1967, a 21-year-old Antonio Cervantes (13-2-1, 3 KOs) and Victor Cano met in the ring.
Cervantes came in to the fight on a 2-fight losing streak with a 18% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 28 days.
Antonio Cervantes lost to Victor Cano via points decision in the 8-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 13-3-1.
On November 6, 1966, a 20-year-old Antonio Cervantes (13-1-1, 3 KOs) and Cipriano Zuluaga met in the ring for the 2nd time,.
Cervantes came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 20% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 14 days.
Antonio Cervantes lost to Cipriano Zuluaga via points decision in the 10-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 13-2-1.
On September 23, 1966, a 20-year-old Antonio Cervantes (13-0-1, 3 KOs) and Cipriano Zuluaga met in the ring.
Cervantes came in to the fight after a draw in his last fight with a 21% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 25 days.
Antonio Cervantes lost to Cipriano Zuluaga via points decision in the 10-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 13-1-1.