Ernie Lopez vs. Ruben Rivera

Ernie Lopez 149 lbs beat Ruben Rivera 151 lbs by TKO at 2:14 in round 6 of 10

• Date: 1970-08-03
• Location: Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, USA
• Referee: Mario Duccini

"The manager of Mexican welterweight Ruben Rivera says his boy made such a poor showing when he was kayoed by Ernie (Indian Red) Lopez that he plans to cancel Rivera's next big fight. Manager Dave Griffin threw in the towel in the 6th round of a scheduled 10 rounder Monday after Rivera was battered relentlessly by Lopez the No. 2 welterweight. Rivera failed to tally a single point on the official scorecards." -United Press International

• Rivera was scheduled to fight Percy Pugh, the No. 1 ranked welterweight in the world on August 31st in New Orleans before manager Dave Griffin canceled the bout.