Walter McGowan v Salvatore Burruni, June 14 1966

[simoncm]

You say McGowan claimed the world title after this win, though the WBC had stripped Burruni in 1965. This is not correct. It was the WBA that stripped Burruni, and set up their own champion. The WBC continued to recognise Burruni, and hence recognised McGowan after he beat Burruni - and recognised Chartchai Chionoi after he beat McGowan.

[susano7]

You say McGowan claimed the world title after this win, though the WBC had stripped Burruni in 1965. This is not correct. It was the WBA that stripped Burruni, and set up their own champion. The WBC continued to recognise Burruni, and hence recognised McGowan after he beat Burruni - and recognised Chartchai Chionoi after he beat McGowan.

Horacio Accavallo was WBA and WBC flyweight champion (1966 - 1968).　
McGowan was the Ring world flyweight champion (1966), not WBC.

1. The WBC stripped Burruni on 19 November 1965. This is correct.
   "WBC declares Burruni title vacant". The Age (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia). 20 November 1965 – via Google News. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid= ... 0168&hl=en"Burruni Dethroned". Beaver County Times. (Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States). 20 November 1965 – via Google News. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid= ... 4178&hl=en"Sports Briefs "Burruni Dethroned" ". Williamson Daily News
   (Williamson, West Virginia, United States). 20 November 1965 – via Google News. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid= ... 1626&hl=en"Burruni Again Demoted". The Glasgow Herald (Scotland, United
   Kingdom). 20 November 1965 – via Google News. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid= ... 7051&hl=en
2. Luis Spota, president of the World Boxing Council, announced on 15 June 1966.
   "McGowan not the Champ!". Evening Times (Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom). 16 June 1966 – via Google News. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid= ... %2C2051844

   "As far as we are concerned Horacio Acavallo, of Argentina, is the one and only fly-weight champion of the world." said Spota.

3. WBC flyweight champion was Horacio Accavallo on WBC ratings, 1966.
   (Spanish) "Trabajos del Consejo Mundial de Box". El Informador (Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico). 28 August 1966 - via HNDM. https://hndm.iib.unam.mx/consulta/publi ... 8&butIr=IrWorld Boxing Council (WBC) (Spanish: Consejo Mundial de Boxeo) ratings on August 1966. Flyweight (Spanish: Peso Mosca)

   PESO MOSCA

   • Campeón: Horacio Acavallo

   1. Walter Mc Gowan
   2. Hiroyuki Ebihara
   3. Yoyoshi Tanabe
   4. Efren “Alacran” Torres
   5. Tatsuyoshi Takayama
   6. Puntip Kaesuriga
   7. René Libeer
   8. Chartchai Chionoi
   9. Rocky Gattellari
   10. Al Díaz

   (Spanish) "Clasificasiones del Consejo Mundial". El Informador (Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico). 1 January 1967 - via HNDM. https://hndm.iib.unam.mx/consulta/publi ... 1&butIr=Irhttps://hndm.iib.unam.mx/consulta/publi ... 1&butIr=IrWorld Boxing Council (WBC) (Spanish: Consejo Mundial de Boxeo) ratings on December 1966. Flyweights (Spanish: Pesos Mosca)

   Pesos Mosca

   • Campeón: Horacio Accavallo

   1. Walter McGowan
   2. Higoyuki Ebinara
   3. Kiyoshi Tanabe
   4. Efren Torres
   5. Puntip Keofurigya
   6. Katsuyoshi Takawama
   7. Chartchai Chinoi
   8. René Lbeer
   9. Nelson Alarcón
   10. Rocky Rattellari