Bunny Grant vs. Manny Santos

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Manny Santos 134 lbs beat Bunny Grant 136 lbs by SD in round 15 of 15

  • Commonwealth (British Empire) Lightweight Title (2nd defense of Grant)
  • Judges' Scoring: 296-290 Santos, 294-291 Santos and 298-286 Grant

Notes

  • According to the Associated Press, the "narrow verdict favouring Santos was greeted by mizture of cheers and boos by the capacity crowd".
  • Santos temporarily retired because of an eye injury and relinquished the title without defending it.
  • Santos was unable to obtain a license in NZ and fought nearly all of his remaining bouts outside his home country.


Preceded by:
Grant vs. Hayles III
Commonwealth Lightweight Title Fight
# 36
Succeeded by:
Allotey vs. Grant