Richie Lemos
Featherweight · United States

Richie Lemos

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Richie Lemos was a featherweight boxer from United States, born Jun 2, 1920. World titles: WBA featherweight (1941). Richie Lemos last fought Juan Zurita on Jul 24, 1942 and lost by UD over 10 rounds.

Also: ريتشى ليموس · ريتشي ليموس · リッチー・レモス
BornJun 2, 1920
DiedOct 18, 2004
Country🇺🇸 United States
StanceSouthpaw
Reach183 cm
NicknamePlaza Mexican
DebutJul 15, 1938
Career1938–1942
Rounds boxed64
Born inLos Angeles, California, U.S.
TitlesWBA featherweight · 1941
Boxerbook ratinginactive since Jul 1942Why here ›
Confirmed bouts0 of 8

Career record

Record
No record compiled yet

Last result

L
Juan Zurita 🇲🇽
UD 10/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
1942-07-24 ›
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The record

Known bouts: 8, 1938–1942

Record not yet compiled — only bouts reported from opponents' records are shown

L
Juan Zurita 🇲🇽
UD 10/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Lemos — · Zurita 105-19-1
1942-07-24 ›
✓ one source
L
Chalky Wright 🇺🇸
TKO 6/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles
Lemos — · Wright 132-31-17
1942-02-03 ›
✓ one source
W
Joey Archibald 🇺🇸
PTS 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Lemos — · Archibald 59-26-3
1941-08-26 ›
✓ one source
W
Petey Scalzo 🇺🇸
Won NBA featherweight title
KO 5/12 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Lemos — · Scalzo 80-5-6
1941-07-01 ›
✓ one source
L
Petey Scalzo 🇺🇸
TKO 7/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Lemos — · Scalzo 78-4-4
1940-12-27 ›
✓ one source
L
Manuel Ortiz 🇺🇸
PTS 10/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Lemos — · Ortiz 12-3-0
1938-10-21 ›
✓ one source
L
Manuel Ortiz 🇺🇸
PTS 6/6 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Lemos — · Ortiz 11-3-0
1938-09-30 ›
✓ one source
W
Pablo Dano 🇵🇭
PTS 10/10 · Gilmore Stadium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Lemos — · Dano 101-34-32
1938-07-15 ›
✓ one source

Ratings now

Not in any current ranking.

World titles

WBAFeatherweight
1941-07-01 – 1941-11-18

Facts

Who did Richie Lemos fight last?
Richie Lemos last fought Juan Zurita on Jul 24, 1942 and lost by UD over 10 rounds.
Which world titles has Richie Lemos held?
Richie Lemos has held 1 world title reign: WBA featherweight (1941).

Sources

Boxerbook ID 17791 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/17791. Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.

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