Emile Griffith vs. Jorge Jose Fernandez (3rd meeting)
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Emile Griffith 145 lbs beat Jorge Fernandez 147 lbs by TKO in round 9 of 15
- Date: 1962-12-08
- Location: Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
- Referee: Harold Krause 38-35
- Judge: John Romero 38-38
- Judge: Bill Stremmell 39-36
Fernandez was knocked down in the 7th round. He was knocked down and unable to continue from a low blow in the 9th round. Griffith was announced as the winner because he was ahead on the scorecards.
- Fernandez was given 5 minutes of recovery time but claimed he was still unable to continue.
- Nevada State Athletic Commission Chairman James Deskin agreed with referee Harry Krause that Fernandez had been TKO'd according to Nevada rules. He stated that Nevada rules provide that if the man who is ahead on points scores a questionable knockdown (that terminates the fight), he wins the fight on a TKO.
- The time of the knockout was recorded as 1:34 of the 9th round, which was the time of the knockdown.
- Unofficial UPI scorecard (through 8 completed rounds) - 38-36 Griffith
Post fight comment
- "Then I asked him if he was able to continue. He groaned on the stool, and told me that he couldn't even attempt to fight now." -Dr. Donald Romeo, the commission physician, after the 5 minutes recovery had elapsed.