Freddie Pendleton (born January 5, 1963 in Philadelphia, PA, was a professional boxer in the lightweight (135lb) division. Known as "Fearless", Pendleton turned pro in 1981 and in 1990 challenged WBC and IBF Lightweight Title holder Pernell Whitaker, but lost a decision. In 1993 he captured the Vacant IBF Lightweight Title with a decision win over Tracy Spann. He defended the belt once before losing it to Rafael Ruelas in 1994. Although he continued to fight until 2001, Pendleton never regained a major belt, losing to IBF Welterweight Title holder Felix Trinidad in 1996, IBF Light Welterweight Title holder Vince Phillips in 1997, and WBA Welterweight Title holder James Page in 1999. He retired in 2001 after being KO'd by Ricky Hatton. January 5 is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... This article refers to the largest city of Pennsylvania. ... Professional boxing bout featuring Ricardo Domínguez (left, throwing a left uppercut) versus Rafael Ortíz Boxing, also called pugilism (from Latin), the noble art , prizefighting (when referring to professional boxing) or the sweet science[1] is a sport and martial art in which two participants of similar weight fight... // The lightweight is the 130 pounds (59 kilograms) to 135 pounds (61 kilograms) weight class in the sport of boxing. ... The pound (abbreviations: lb or, sometimes in the United States, #) is a unit of mass in a number of different systems, including various systems of units of mass that formed part of English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... Pernell Whitaker (born January 2, 1964), nicknamed Sweet Pea, is a retired professional boxer, among the greatest of all-time. ... ... Félix Tito Trinidad Jr. ... Vincent Edwards Phillips Sr. ... Richard Hatton MBE (born October 6, 1978 in Manchester) is an English boxer raised on the Hattersley council estate in Hyde, Greater Manchester, Great Britain. ...

Pernell Whitaker (born January 2, 1964), nicknamed Sweet Pea, is a retired professional boxer, among the greatest of all-time. ... The International Boxing Federation, or IBF, is one of many organizations which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the WBA, WBC, WBO, and a dozen or so others. ... This is a chronological list of world lightweight boxing champions, as recognized by the following organizations: The World Boxing Association (WBA), founded in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA), The World Boxing Council (WBC), founded in 1963, The International Boxing Federation (IBF), founded in 1983, The World Boxing Organization... ...

See also

• List of male boxers
• List of IBF world champions

This is a list of notable male boxers. ... The following are lists of world champions in the International Boxing Federation. ...

External links

• Career boxing record