Armando Muniz vs. Zovek Barajas (2nd meeting)
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Armando Muniz 152 lbs beat Zovek Barajas 151 lbs by TKO at 0:34 in round 4 of 10
- Date: 1977-06-02
- Location: Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Referee: Dick Young
"Armando Muniz, 152, made amends for an old setback when he blasted his way to a 4th round knockout over Zovek Barajas, 150, at the Olympic Auditorium. Muniz rocked his 25 year old Mexico City foe with right-left-right combinations at the end of round 3. Mando opened the 4th with a swarm of punches that forced referee Dick Young to stop the contest." -Ring Magazine, Sept., 1977 issue
- Attendance - 3,600
- Gate - $14,134.00
- Muniz' manager, Vic Weiss offered to pay a fine when Muniz came in 1 3/4 pounds over the contracted weight of 152, but the offer was rejected by Barajas' corner. Muniz finally made 152 on his third attempt.
Post fight comment
- "The ropes were preventing him from going down. I wasn't going to give him a standing 8 count, which would've penalized the other guy. I stopped it because he wasn't capable of defending himself anymore." -Referee Dick Young, explaining his decision to stop the fight.