Eder Jofre vs. Fighting Harada (2nd meeting)

Eder Jofre 116 lbs lost to Fighting Harada 118 lbs by UD in round 15 of 15

• Date: 1966-05-31
• Location: Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan
• Referee: Nick Pope 68-69
• Judge: Takeo Ugo 69-71
• Judge: Hiroyuki Tezaki 68-71

Note

"Fighting Harada showed 15,00 cheering fans in Tokyo's Budokan Hall that his close, hotly disputed title win over Eder Jofre in May, 1965, was no fluke. He took everything the squat, powerful South American threw at him - hooks to the body, smashes to the head - and had Jofre on the ropes with his left brow streaming blood and his eyes staring skyward at the final bell. It was a close, punch-for-punch battle. There were no knockdowns." -Pacific Stars & Stripes

• Referee Nick Pope penalized Harada the 7th round due to butting Jofre twice.

Unofficial scorecards

• AP - 73-68 Harada
• UPI - 69-69 Draw
• Pacific Stars & Stripes - 70-68 Harada

Post fight comments

• "Without that dirty headwork, the result would have been different." -Abraham Katzenelson, Jofre's manager.

• "I thought he hit a lot harder in Nagoya." -Fighting Harada