What's the record for the least amount of fights before winning a world title?

[Steak]

Wasn't Cuevas 18? I believe Cesar Polanco was a few months younger than Cuevas. Could be wrong though but im quite sure.

yup, youre right, he was 18. I think only a short time frame away from 19 though.

no idea about Polanco.

[IronDanHamza]

I just double checked and Saensak Muangsurin won the WBC title at 140 in his third pro fight.

That has to be the record.

Also, Paul Weir won the vacant Minimum weight title in his 6th fight.

[zero188]

its because Radamechar was really well received in everyones eye. He had just KOed the best Soviet Heavyweight in the world, Lev Mukhin(Houred Master of Sports of the USSR), in the first round of the Olympic Gold Medal match in 1956.

its just that nowadays the amateurs count for so much less, because of the silly rules they have. back then it was just like a regular boxing match, except shorter rounds and I think slightly bigger gloves.

Makes sense. Look at SRL and ODLH. They came straight to from olympics with gold and were big time in no time. Look at the amateurs coming in today. No disrepect, but look at guys like berto. He accomplished a lot and was knocking guys out, to pretty much start all over again with nobody knowing who he was.

[LowBlowKO]

Record is actually....Hyun Mi Choi, won a world title (WBA) on debut!