Cesar Deciga vs. Johnny Moreno
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Cesar Deciga 120 lbs beat Johnny Moreno 120 lbs by RTD at 3:00 in round 6 of 10
- Date: 1973-10-02
- Location: Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, USA
- Referee: Leonard Zuniga
"Cesar Deciga, 120, of Monterrey, Mexico, upset bantamweight Johnny Moreno, 120, of San Antonio, Texas with a 7th round TKO Tuesday night. Moreno, the No. 1 ranking bantamweight in the U.S. according to Ring magazine, fell to his knees after a short right uppercut from Deciga with three seconds left in the 6th round." -Associated Press
Post fight comment
- "I didn't want to take a chance...he was cut on both eyes." -Ruben Rodriguez, Moreno's manager, on why he threw in the towel after the 6th round.