Jose Napoles vs. Taketeru Yoshimoto

Jose Napoles 136 lbs beat Taketeru Yoshimoto 134 lbs by KO at 3:03 in round 1 of 8

• Date: 1964-03-01
• Location: Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan

"Jose Napoles of Mexico knocked out Taketeru Yoshimoto of Japan in 3:03 of the 1st round of their scheduled eight round junior welterweight fight Sunday night. Napoles floored his Japanese opponent twice with hard-hitting punches before the fight ended." -Associated Press

• Japanese rules allowed for the referee to continue counting after the bell with the exception of the final round.
• This bout was fought on the undercard to the Sugar Ramos - Misunori Seki world featherweight title fight.
• In the AP report it was Napoles who weighed 133 3/4 and Yoshimoto at 136.