Alphonse Halimi vs. Jose Becerra (1st meeting)

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Jose Becerra 118 lbs beat Alphonse Halimi 117 lbs by KO at 2:02 in round 8 of 15

World Bantamweight Title

"Joe Becerra from Guadalajara, lifted the world's bantamweight championship from Alphonse Halimi of French-Algeria, by knocking out the latter in 2:02 of the 8th round in the new Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena's first athletic event. And the pro-Latin crowd went crazy when their idol floored Halimi for a four-count and then a wicked left hook to the body, followed by a right to the jaw as the old champion was falling. Halimi hit the canvas with a thud and was counted out by referee Tommy Hart. Halimi lost his big opportunity to retain his crown in the 2nd round. Toward the end of this round Halimi landed a terrific right hook that staggered Becerra, and for a second it looked like he was going down. But Halimi didn't follow his advantage and let his foe get away. Halimi's downfall can be attributed to his inability to handle Becerra against the ropes." -Pasadena Star-News

  • Unofficial Star-News card (through 7 completed rounds) - 66-66 Even
  • Unofficial Long Beach Press card - the LB Press had 2 reporters covering the fight. Dave Lewis had it 67-66 and Hank Hollingworth had it 68-67 both with Halimi ahead.
  • The report stated that this was the first time Halimi was ever down in 215 fights (187 as an amateur and 28 as a pro).
  • Attendance - 15,000
  • Gate - $140,000
  • Purses - Halimi - $65,000, Becerra - $20,000

Post-fight comments

  • "I knew I had him in the 7th. I hit him with a left to the body and noticed he started to miss. I knew I had him." -Jose Becerra
  • "I wasn't aware I had hurt him." -Alphonse Halimi, when asked why he didn't follow up in the 2nd round.
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