Ralph Dupas vs. Ramon Fuentes

Ralph Dupas 142 lbs beat Ramon Fuentes 146 lbs by UD in round 10 of 10

• Date: 1958-04-07
• Location: Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
• Referee: Pete Giarusso 7-1
• Judge: Eddie Wolfe 9-1
• Judge: Lucien Joubert 8-1

"Ralph Dupas, ranking lightweight contender aiming for a title bout with lightweight champion Joe Brown in Houston on May 7th, slammed his way to a unanimous decision last night over Ramon Fuentes of Los Angeles in a scheduled 10 round bout. Fuentes, a welter, came out strong in the first few rounds, and opened a cut over Dupas' left eye in the 2nd. The blood seemed to bother Dupas until his seconds stopped the flow after the round. Dupas shook Fuentes repeatedly with a sharp right cross. His best rounds were the 4th and 5th, when he scored heavily with both hands. Dupas savagely pressed the fight, rocking Fuentes with solid flurries in both the 9th and 10th rounds." -United Press

• Judge Eddie Wolfe's scorecard was actually 9-0-1 in favor of Dupas.

Post fight comments

• "I'll be surprised if the fight goes beyond 10 rounds. He slaps more than he punches." -Lightweight champ Joe Brown, on his upcoming bout with Ralph Dupas for the world title.

• "Well you can tell Brown I'll be ready to go the distance, but I don't intend to go 15 rounds if I don't have to." -Ralph Dupas, in reply to Brown's comment.