Romeo Anaya vs. Rogelio Lara
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Romeo Anaya 118 lbs beat Rogelio Lara 117 lbs by SD in round 15 of 15
- Date: 1973-04-28
- Location: Forum, Inglewood, California, USA
- Referee: John Thomas 6-7
- Judge: Rudy Jordan 8-6
- Judge: Dick Young 8-6
"In his first defense, Romeo Anaya's left hooks to the head and body brought him the verdict, but Rogelio Lara counter-punched with speed throughout and shook the champion in the 2nd, 4th and 11th rounds. In the 11th, each was staggered during a free-hitting stanza. Both had mouth cuts before the fight was half over. Still, there were no knockdowns in the 15 round battle." -Associated Press
- Also on this card were 10 rounders between Ruben Olivares v Walter Seeley, Bobby Chacon v Chucho Castillo and Hugo Barraza v David Sotelo.
- Attendance - 18,552
- Gate - $205,100
Unofficial scorecards
- WORLD BOXING - 7-6 Lara
- L.A. Times - 7-6 Lara
- Long Beach Press-Telegram - 8-7 Lara
- UPI - 8-3 Anaya
- Pasadena Star-News - 8-6 Anaya
Post fight comments
- "We won the fight, but I will never fight again in this arena. We have been robbed here too many times." -Pancho Rosales, Lara's manager
- "As for a rematch, no trouble. I'll take it. I'll fight anybody anywhere." -Romeo Anaya