Pete Ranzany vs. Adolfo Viruet

Pete Ranzany 146 lbs beat Adolfo Viruet 147 lbs by MD in round 12 of 12

• Date: 1976-02-24
• Location: Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, USA
• Referee: Henry Elespuru 6-3
• Judge: Mario Duccini 7-2
• Judge: Terry Smith 4-4

"Pete Ranzany, 146, Sacramento, scored a majority decision over New York's Adolfo Viruet, 147, to win the previously vacant NABF welterweight crown Tuesday night in a slugfest at Memorial Auditorium. It was a toe-to-toe bout throughout. There were no knockdowns but Ranzany had a cut eye and Viruet suffered a closed eye. The crowd gave both fighters a standing ovation after the 4th and 5th rounds and at the end of the fight." -United Press International

• Attendance - 4,713 (sellout)
• Gate - $32,958
• It was reported that the gate more than doubled the previous gate record set in 1955 for the Sandy Saddler v Joey Lopes 10 rounder.