On July 26, 1981, the 26-year-old WBC bantamweight world champion, Lupe Pintor (45-5-1, 35 KOs), faced Jovito Rengifo, in a title defense fight.
Pintor came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 4 days.
Lupe Pintor stopped Jovito Rengifo via TKO in the 8th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC bantamweight title. Pintor improves his record to 46-5-1 (36 KOs)
On August 18, 1985, a 30-year-old Lupe Pintor (53-7-2, 41 KOs) got a shot at the WBC super-bantamweight title held by 29-year-old fellow Mexican boxer Juan Meza (43-5, 35 KOs).
Pintor came in to the fight after a draw in his last fight with a 66% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 8 days. Meza was on a 6-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 30 days.
Lupe Pintor defeated Juan Meza via unanimous decision and wins the WBC title. Pintor improves his record to 54-7-2, while Meza adds a loss to his record at 43-6.
On June 3, 1982, the 27-year-old WBC bantamweight world champion, Lupe Pintor (47-5-1, 37 KOs), faced Lee Seung-hoon, in a title defense fight.
Pintor came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 69% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months and 12 days.
Lupe Pintor stopped Lee Seung-hoon via TKO in the 11th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC bantamweight title. Pintor improves his record to 48-5-1 (38 KOs)
On September 19, 1980, the 25-year-old WBC bantamweight world champion, Lupe Pintor (42-5-1, 34 KOs), faced Johnny Owen, in a title defense fight.
Pintor came in to the fight after a draw in his last fight with a 70% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 8 days.
Lupe Pintor stopped Johnny Owen via KO in the 12th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC bantamweight title. Pintor improves his record to 43-5-1 (35 KOs)
On February 9, 1980, the 24-year-old WBC bantamweight world champion, Lupe Pintor (41-5, 33 KOs), faced Alberto Sandoval, in a title defense fight.
Pintor came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 71% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 11 days.
Lupe Pintor stopped Alberto Sandoval via TKO in the 12th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC bantamweight title. Pintor improves his record to 42-5 (34 KOs)
On December 19, 1980, Lupe Pintor and Alberto Dávila met again in a rematch.
Pintor came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months.
Lupe Pintor defeated Alberto Dávila via majority decision in the rematch and successfully defended his WBC bantamweight title. Pintor improves his record to 44-5-1
On September 22, 1981, the 26-year-old WBC bantamweight world champion, Lupe Pintor (46-5-1, 36 KOs), faced Hurricane Teru, in a title defense fight.
Pintor came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 69% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 27 days.
Lupe Pintor stopped Hurricane Teru via KO in the final round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC bantamweight title. Pintor improves his record to 47-5-1 (37 KOs)
On February 22, 1981, the 25-year-old WBC bantamweight world champion, Lupe Pintor (44-5-1, 35 KOs), faced Jose Felix Uziga, in a title defense fight.
Pintor came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 3 days.
Lupe Pintor defeated Jose Felix Uziga via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBC bantamweight title. Pintor improves his record to 45-5-1
On June 3, 1979, a 24-year-old Lupe Pintor (38-4, 32 KOs) got a shot at the WBC bantamweight title held by 28-year-old fellow Mexican boxer Carlos Zárate Serna (54-1, 53 KOs).
Pintor came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 2 days. Zárate was on a 2-fight win streak with a 96% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 month and 2 days.
Lupe Pintor defeated Carlos Zárate Serna via split decision and wins the WBC title — in his first world-title fight. Pintor improves his record to 39-4, while Zárate adds a loss to his record at 54-2.
On June 11, 1980, the 25-year-old WBC bantamweight world champion, Lupe Pintor (42-5, 34 KOs), faced Eijiro Murata, in a title defense fight.
Pintor came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 2 days.
The fight ended in a split decision draw and both the fighters added a draw to their respective records — Pintor is now 42-5-1.