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Wilfredo Gomez 122 lbs beat Derrik Holmes 120 lbs by TKO at 2:29 in round 5 of 15
- Date: 1980-08-22
- Location: Caesars Palace, Sports Pavilion, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
- Referee: Joey Curtis
- Judge: Duane Ford 38-35
- Judge: Ismael Quinones Falu 39-35
- Judge: Ray Solis 38-34
The fight was televised live on NBC's Friday Night Fights.
Attendance was estimated at 3,000 (Ocala Star Banner, p. 2B, 8/23/80).
Holmes had knocked out Gomez as an amateur in the first round previously. (Spokesman-Review, p. 22. 8/23/80).
Gomez knocked Holmes down twice in the third round, four times in the fourth round, and twice in the fifth round.