Emile Griffith vs. Nino Benvenuti (3rd meeting)

Nino Benvenuti 160 lbs beat Emile Griffith 155 lbs by UD in round 15 of 15

• Date: 1968-03-04
• Location: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA
• Referee: Johnny LoBianco 8-6
• Judge: Frank Forbes 8-6
• Judge: Al Berl 7-7

• World Boxing Association Middleweight Title (1st defending of Griffith)
  
• World Boxing Council Middleweight Title (1st defending of Griffith)
  

• Unofficial AP scorecard - 7-6-2 Benvenuti
• Judge Al Berl's card was 7-7-1 on NY's rounds basis, which allowed supplemental points in the event of an even card. With Benvenuti scoring a knockdown in the 9th round, Berl's card on points was 9-8 for Nino.
• This card undraped the new Madison Square Garden. The co-main event on the card was for the vacant NYSAC heavyweight title between Joe Frazier and Buster Mathis.
• Purses: Griffith - $175,000, Benvenuti - $80,000
• Attendance - 18,096
• Gate - $683,503 (this broke the indoor record of $511,000 set by the 3rd Floyd Patterson - Ingemar Johansson fight in Miami in 1961)
• May 1968 The Ring article: [1]

Comments

- Griffith was knocked down in the 9th round.
- See also: Emile Griffith vs. Nino Benvenuti (1st meeting)
- See also: Nino Benvenuti vs. Emile Griffith (2nd meeting)

Preceded by: Benvenuti vs. Griffith II

WBA Middleweight Title Fight # 12 WBC Middleweight Title Fight # 10

Succeeded by: Benvenuti vs. Fullmer II