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
- Date: 1967-03-15
- Location: Town Hall, Wellington, New Zealand
- Judge: WP Sommerville
- Judge: AC Head
- 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 |