Eder Jofre vs. Johnny Caldwell
Eder Jofre 118 lbs beat Johnny Caldwell 118 lbs by TKO at 2:45 in round 10 of 15
- Date: 1962-01-18
- Location: Ginásio Estadual do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Referee: Willie Pep
- Judge: Anthony Petronella 89-83
- Judge: Edmar Teixeira 90-73
- Judge: Peter Wilson 88-82
World Bantamweight Title
- Caldwell's manager jumped into the ring to stop the bout. Caldwell was knocked down in the 5th.
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SAO PAULO � There was no gainsaying Jofre�s superiority over Caldwell in the meeting of two previously unbeaten title claimants. Recognized as world champion by The Ring and the NBA, the shifty, sharpshooting 25-year-old Brazilian outclassed his 24-year-old rival, who had been accepted as title-holder by the European Boxing Union. After the first round, credited to Caldwell, Jofre was complete master of operations. Eder�s stinging left jabs and jolting left hooks were too much for his Irish rival. In the third round he drew blood from Caldwell�s nose, and in the fifth round he sent the Irishman toppling to the canvas for the count of three. From then on it was a question only of how long Caldwell would be able to last. The gritty little Irishman fought back stubbornly but could not match the Brazilian�s speed and accurate punching. By the tenth round Caldwell was hopelessly beaten. Toward the end of the round he was dropped again, this time for nine, and was reeling helplessly when his manager jumped into the ring, stopping the fight with fifteen seconds of the round remaining. The bout refereed by former world featherweight champion Willie Pep attracted a sellout crowd of 20,000 to the Ibirapuera Stadium, the largest indoor attendance in South American boxing history. Thousands of others were unable to gain attendance.