Carlos Palomino vs. Armando Muniz (1st meeting)

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Carlos Palomino 147 lbs beat Armando Muniz 147 lbs by TKO at 2:24 in round 15 of 15

Paolomino was knocked down in the 1st round, Muniz was knocked down in the 15th round.

"Carlos Palomino is a slow starter. But once Palomino gets moving he is hard to beat. Palomino, Westminster, Calif., successfully defended his WBC welterweight championship Saturday night by stopping a game Armando Muniz, Monterey Park, Calif., with a TKO with 34 seconds left in the 15th and final round of an exciting brawl witnessed by 10,400 fans at the Olympic Auditorium. Muniz scored a knockdown with a quick combination in the 1st round and then dominated the next four rounds as they punched it out in close. The pro-Muniz crowd seemed to sense the tide turning in the 6th and 7th rounds as Palomino's fast hands continually beat his opponent to the punch. In the final round, a short right by Palomino had Muniz wobbling. The champion followed up with a straight right and then a left-right-left combination. The combinations kept coming and Palomino threw 13 punches without a reply. Suddenly, the battle was over." -The Las Vegas SUN

  • Unofficial SUN scorecard (after 14 completed rounds) 135-132 Palomino
  • Purses: Palomino - $60,000, Muniz - $20,000
  • This bout had been postponed twice due to injuries suffered by Palomino

Post fight comments

  • "I was looking for a right hand and he dazed me. It was just a flash knockdown. I was surprised." -Carlos Palomino on the 1st round knockdown.
  • "I don't know. I am just disappointed. I felt good and I'd like to fight him again." -Armando Muniz
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