Horacio Accavallo vs. Katsuyoshi Takayama
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Horacio Accavallo 111 lbs beat Katsuyoshi Takayama 112 lbs by SD in round 15 of 15
- Date: 1966-03-01
- Location: Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan
- Referee: Nick Pope 73-69
- Judge: Ko Toyama 70-71
- Judge: Eloy Gonzalez 74-66
- Unofficial UPI Scorecard: 70-66 Accavallo
Vacant WBA World Flyweight Title
Vacant WBC World Flyweight Title
Articles
- "TOKYO (UPI) -
- Argentina's Horacio Accavallo came from behind tonight and won the world flyweight championship with a 15-round split decision over Japan's Katsuyoshi Takayama.
- Referee Nicholas Pope scored it 73-69 and Judge Eloy Gonzalcs 74-66 for Accavallo, but Japanese Ko Toyama gave it to Takayama 70-71.
- The United Press International card had it 70-66 for Accavallo.
- Accavallo will be recognized as the world flyweight champion by the World Boxing Association and the World Boxing Council, but he must defend against Hiroyuki Ebihara, the WBA’s top contender, within 120 days.
- Accavallo, a veteran of 88 fights, was a 6-4 favorite to defeat the 22-year-old Japanese, but Takayama surprised the crowd of 10,000 by taking the offensive at the opening bell and maintaining a lead through the first 12 rounds."
- - Madera Tribune, newspaper in Madera, California, United States.
- "Sport in Brief
- (omitted)
- Boxing
- Tokyo -
- Horacio Accavallo of Argentina scored a brusing 15-round split decision over Japan's Katsuyoshi Takayama and earned the recognition of the World Boxing Council and World Boxing Assn. as flyweight champion of the world.
- (omitted)"
- - Reading Eagle, newspaper in Reading, Pennsylvania, United States.
- "TOKYO -
- Horacio Accavallo, 110 1/2, Argentina, outpointed Katsuyoshi Takayama, 111 3/4, 15, Accavallo wins WBC and WBA flyweight title."
- - Spokane Daily Chronicle, newspaper in Spokane, Washington, United States.
- WBC & WBA Ratings after this fight, on August 1966
- World Boxing Council (Spanish: Consejo Mundial de Boxeo) Ratings on August 1966,
- (Spanish) "Trabajos del Consejo Mundial de Box" UPI, August 28, 1966 El Informador, newspaper in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
- World Boxing Association (Spanish: Asociación Mundial de Boxeo) Ratings on August 1966,
- (Spanish) "Clasificaciones de Box de la A.M.B." UPI, September 1, 1966 El Informador, newspaper in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
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Champion, Horacio Accavallo |
Champion, Horacio Accavallo
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