Paul Armstead v vs. Mauro Vasquez (1st meeting)

Paul Armstead 132 lbs beat Mauro Vazquez 136 lbs by MD in round 10 of 10

• Date: 1959-07-16
• Location: Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA
• Referee: Frankie Van 93-93
• Judge: George Latka 95-93
• Judge: Dick Young 96-95

"Paulie Armstead today sought a title bout with lightweight champion Joe Brown after his upset majority decision over previously undefeated Mauro Vasquez of Mexico. Armstead floored Vasquez for a no-count in the 6th round Thursday night at the Olympic Auditorium and then held on to gain the decision." -United Press International

• Armstead accepted this bout on 3 days notice due to Vasquez' original opponent, Johnny Busso, pulling out with a back injury.
• This was Vasquez' first loss in 26 bouts.