On January 16, 1950, the 27-year-old The Ring featherweight world champion, Willie Pep (143-2-1, 46 KOs), faced Charley Riley, in a title defense fight.
Pep came in to the fight on a 9-fight win streak with a 31% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 4 days.
Willie Pep stopped Charley Riley via KO in the 5th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his The Ring featherweight title. Pep improves his record to 144-2-1 (47 KOs)
On September 20, 1949, the 27-year-old The Ring featherweight world champion, Willie Pep (141-2-1, 45 KOs), faced Eddie Compo, in a title defense fight.
Pep came in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 31% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 8 days.
Willie Pep stopped Eddie Compo via TKO in the 7th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his The Ring featherweight title. Pep improves his record to 142-2-1 (46 KOs)
On November 20, 1942, a 20-year-old Willie Pep (53-0, 20 KOs) got a shot at the The Ring featherweight title held by 30-year-old Chalky Wright (143-33-17, 68 KOs).
Pep came in to the fight on a 53-fight win streak with a 37% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 24 days. Wright was on a 5-fight win streak with a 35% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 month.
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.
On June 7, 1946, Willie Pep and Sal Bartolo met again in a rematch.
Pep came in to the fight on a 9-fight win streak with a 28% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 11 days.
In the rematch, Willie Pep stopped Sal Bartolo via KO in the 12th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his The Ring featherweight title. Pep improves his record to 100-1-1 (30 KOs)
On February 11, 1949, Willie Pep and Sandy Saddler met again in a rematch.
Pep came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 32% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 25 days.
Willie Pep defeated Sandy Saddler via unanimous decision in the rematch and wins the The Ring title. Pep improves his record to 137-2-1
On February 24, 1948, Willie Pep and Humberto Sierra met again in a rematch.
Pep came in to the fight on a 32-fight win streak with a 33% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 5 days.
In the rematch, Willie Pep stopped Humberto Sierra via TKO in the 10th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his The Ring featherweight title. Pep improves his record to 123-1-1 (43 KOs)
On September 29, 1944, Willie Pep and Chalky Wright met again in a rematch.
Pep came in to the fight on a 16-fight win streak with a 31% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 10 days. Wright was on a 5-fight win streak with a 39% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 12 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 August 22, 1947, the 24-year-old The Ring featherweight world champion, Willie Pep (114-1-1, 39 KOs), faced Jock Leslie, in a title defense fight.
Pep came in to the fight on a 24-fight win streak with a 33% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 30 days.
Willie Pep stopped Jock Leslie via KO in the 12th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his The Ring featherweight title. Pep improves his record to 115-1-1 (40 KOs)
On February 19, 1945, the 22-year-old The Ring featherweight world champion, Willie Pep (85-1, 25 KOs), faced Phil Terranova, in a title defense fight.
Pep came in to the fight on a 23-fight win streak with a 29% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 14 days.
Willie Pep defeated Phil Terranova via unanimous decision and successfully defended his The Ring featherweight title. Pep improves his record to 86-1
On June 8, 1943, Willie Pep and Sal Bartolo met again in a rematch.
Pep came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 34% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 13 days.
Willie Pep defeated Sal Bartolo via unanimous decision in the rematch and successfully defended his The Ring featherweight title. Pep improves his record to 67-1