Editing Henry Armstrong (section)

==Welterweight defenses==
Armstrong dedicated the next two years to defending the welterweight crown, beating, among others, [[Ceferino Garcia]], a future World [[Middleweight]] Champion, and [[Bobby Pacho]].

Armstrong defended his Lightweight belt in a rematch with Ambers, which he lost on a 15-round decision. After that, he concentrated once again on defending the world Welterweight title. He defended it in eight fights in a row, the last of which was a nine-round knockout win over [[Puerto Rico]]'s [[Pedro Montañez]].

Armstrong sought to become the first boxer to win world titles in four different categories in a rematch with Garcia, already the World Middleweight Champion, but the fight ended in a ten-round draw. Armstrong's attempt to win a world title in a fourth division was frustrated.<ref>{{cite web|title=Henry Armstrong: Goes for Four Divisions|url=https://www.boxingscene.com/henry-armstrong-goes-four-divisions--12843|website=BoxingScene.com|date=26 February 2008 |language=en-us}}</ref> According to boxing historian [[Bert Sugar]], many commentators of the time said that Armstrong deserved the decision in this fight.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Ceferino_Garcia_vs._Henry_Armstrong_(2nd_meeting)|title = Ceferino Garcia vs. Henry Armstrong (2nd meeting) – BoxRec}}</ref>
[[File:Henry Armstrong (Boxer).jpg|thumb|Armstrong (right) demonstrating some boxing techniques to a US Army member during an exhibition tour in 1943.]]
Returning to the welterweight division, Armstrong successfully defended the title five more times, until [[Fritzie Zivic]] beat him to take the world title in a 15-round decision. This ended Armstrong's reign as Welterweight Champion. Armstrong's eighteen successful title defenses were the most in history in the Welterweight division.{{citation needed|date=September 2016}}

In 1945, Armstrong retired from boxing. His official record was 152 wins, 21 losses and 9 draws, with 101 knockout wins.<ref name="BoxRec" />