Sandro Mazzinghi vs. Freddie Little

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Sandro Mazzinghi 152 lbs fought without result Freddie Little 152 lbs by NC in round 8 of 15

  • Date: 1968-10-25
  • Location: PalaEur, Roma, Lazio, Italy
  • Referee: Herbert Tomser


"A referee's verdict of 'no contest' touched off a storm of abuse Friday night and left a bloodied and battered Sandro Mazzinghi of Italy as world junior middleweight champion. Referee Herbert Tomser of West Germany made the ruling after Mazzinghi had apparently been hammered into submission at the end of eight punishing rounds by challenger Freddie Little of the U.S. Hours after the fight, it still was not clear why Tomser called the bout no-contest. Mazzinghi had been cruelly punished with left jabs and hooks almost from the opening bell. Doctors examined Sandro three times before apparently deciding he was unfit to continue. Mazzinghi bled almost unceasingly from the 3rd round from cuts around the eyes, nose and mouth and was repeatedly staggered by punches to the head." -United Press International

  • The bout was actually stopped by Tomser after the bell to start round 9.
  • Little dropped Mazzinghi in the 3rd round from a left jab for the only knockdown of the fight.
  • The ring announcer originally declared Little as the winner before referee Tomser declared the bout a no-contest.
  • Unofficial AP scorecard (the UPI did not announce one) - 7-1 Little, after eight completed rounds.
  • Several days later, Piero Pini, the secretary general of the EBU and member of the WBC, announced that they were vacating the title and that they were opening bids to promoters for a new title fight between Little and Mazzinghi or Little and the next highest contender if Mazzinghi did not accept, by February 28th.

Post fight comments

  • "I am going to protest this to every boxing board in the world." -Joe Kiernan, Little's co-manager
  • "Man, I had him. I had him bad." -Freddie Little
  • "In European rules, if the stoppage is made in the first half, the fight must be a no-contest. For me the 8th round is also the middle of the fight." -Referee Herbert Tomser
  • "Little deserves the title. The doctor at ringside had already stopped the fight at the end of the 8th round because of the cuts around Mazzinghi's eyes. Then the referee overruled him. Even when the bell rang for the 9th round Mazzinghi would not come out from his corner. The referee then declared it no-contest. As far as I'm concerned, Little is the champion." -Jim Deskin, former WBA president and member of the championship committee
  • "It just looks like this guy had no chance to win and they made sure he didn't lose." -Dick Sadler, Little's co-manager
  • "Scandalo! Scandalo!" -The Italian audience
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