Alberto Sandoval vs. Catalino Flores (1st meeting)
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Alberto Sandoval 116 lbs beat Catalino Flores 118 lbs by TKO at 1:08 in round 4 of 10
- Date: 1977-11-03
- Location: Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Referee: Marty Denkin
"Alberto Sandoval, 115 1/2, of Pomona maintained his unbeaten record Thursday night by knocking out Catalino Flores, 118, of Stockton at 1:08 of the 4th round at the Olympic Auditorium. Referee Marty Denkin stopped the scheduled 10-rounder despite the fact that Flores wasn't knocked down in the 4th round. The only knockdown of the fight came in the 3rd round when the 21-year old Sandoval connected with a right hand. Flores took a mandatory eight count. Sandoval raised his record to 23-0 with 14 knockouts." -Long Beach Independent
- Flores was a late sub for Orlando Javierto, who injured a hand while training in Hawaii for the fight.
- Flores' record was advertised as 23-11 going into this bout. However, boxrec has him as 7-21-5.
- Sandoval's older brother Joe also fought and won on this card, having his second pro bout. However, despite being regarded as a top prospect after a long amateur career, this was his final bout.