Eddie Perkins vs. Mauro Vasquez (1st meeting)

Eddie Perkins 141 lbs beat Mauro Vazquez 144 lbs by UD in round 10 of 10

• Date: 1961-07-10
• Location: Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico

"Eddie Perkins, 138, Chicago, scored an easy 10-round unanimous decision here over Mauro Vasquez, 139 1/2, Mexico City, in the downtown bullring before 5,000 fans. Perkins relied on good left jabs and some hard rights to pile up points most of the way. He lost only the 5th round on the judges' scorecards when, after drawing blood with a right to Vasquez' nose, he was almost floored by the Mexican at the end of the round. Perkins kept jabbing at Vasquez' left eye during most of the 5th and it was almost closed by the end of the fight. There were no knockdowns." -United Press International