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Jiro Watanabe 115 lbs beat Payao Poontarat 115 lbs by TKO at 1:54 in round 11 of 12
- Date: 1984-11-29
- Location: Prefectural Gymnasium, Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Japan
- Referee: Joey Curtis
- Judge: Tony Castellano 96-92
1 1092 9103 1094 1095 1086 1097 998 9109 10910 910 - Judge: Jose Juan Guerra 97-92
1 1092 9103 1094 1095 1086 9107 1098 1099 10910 910 - Judge: Harry Gibbs 96-92
1 1092 9103 1094 1095 1086 1097 998 1099 91010 910
Watanabe was stripped of his WBA title before the bout for failing to defend against their top contender Eusebio Espinal. Poontarat was knocked down in the 5th round by a right hook to the jaw, and down in the 11th on a left to the chin.. Poontarat lost one point for low blows in the 7th round. Both boxers were reported to have earned $225,000, per The Ring.