Major Bouts, 2001–02: Junior Lightweights (130 lbs)

Updated July 13, 2018 | Infoplease Staff

(Super Featherweights)

DateWinnerLoserResultTitleSite
Nov. 10Floyd Mayweather Jr.Jesus ChavezTKO 9WBCSan Francisco
Jan. 12Acelino FreitasJoel CasamayorWu 12WBALas Vegas
Jan. 26Arturo GattiTerronn MillettKO 4New York
Jan. 28Lakva SimHidenobu MatsunobuTKO 6Yokohama, Japan
Mar. 22Jesus ChavezGerardo ZayasTKO 3Austin, Texas
Mar. 27Kevin KelleyRaul Martin FrancoTKO 2Las Vegas
Apr. 13Yodsanan NanthachaiLakva Sim Wu 12WBA*Nakornratchasima, Thailand
May 18Micky WardArturo GattiWm 10Uncasville, Conn.
June 8Joel CasamayorJuan AriasTKO 8Memphis, Tenn.
Aug. 3Acelino FreitasDaniel AttahWu 12WBAPhoenix
Aug. 18Steve ForbesDavid SantosWs 12IBFTecmecula, Calif.
Aug. 24Sirimongkol SingmanassakKengo NagashimaKO 2WBCTokyo
Oct. 25Sirimongkol Singmanassak**Richard Cabillo KO 2Nonthaburi, Thailand
*Yodsanan Nanthachai won the vacant WBA super featherweight title. Note that Acelino Freitas is the WBA super featherweight “super world champion.”
†Steve Forbes was stripped of the IBF belt when he failed to make weight.
‡Sirimongkol Singmanassak won the vacant WBC super featherweight title. Floyd Mayweather Jr. relinquished the belt when he moved up to lightweight.
**Sirimongkol Singmanassak's WBC title was not at risk for his Oct. 25 bout against Richard Cabillo.

Lightweights (135 lbs)Major Bouts, 2001–02Featherweights (126 lbs)
Major Bouts, 2001–02
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