Pascual Perez vs. Yoshio Shirai (2nd meeting)

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Pascual Perez 108 lbs beat Yoshio Shirai 112 lbs by UD in round 15 of 15

"Pascual Perez, 107 3/4, a tiny terrier from Argentina, beat world flyweight champion Yoshio Shirai, 111 1/2, of Japan into dazed submission last night and became the first Argentine ever to wear a world boxing crown. Perez floored Shirai with a vicious left uppercut in the 12th round and battered him around the ring at will in the last four rounds to overcome a substantial early point lead set up by the heavier, rangier Shirai. Shirai used his height and weight margin to advantage in the early rounds as he piled up a point lead and bulled the Argentine into the ropes time and again. The bout was jammed with action. The fighters threw punches at blinding speed throughout. Shirai was a wreck at the end, but Perez shed the only blood in the fight. He bled repeatedly from a cut over his left eye in the middle of the fight." -Associated Press

  • Unofficial AP scorecard - 143-140 Perez
  • The bout was fought outdoors in 55 degree weather.
  • Although Shirai offered no excuses, he did say an unintentional butt in the 9th round unsettled him.
  • Argentine President Juan Peron sent a loving cup to Japan to be awarded to the winner. But in a show of good sportsmanship, Perez gifted it to Shirai.
  • Due to a contract signed by both fighters specifying that if either combatant causes a postponement to the promotion because of negligence, they would forfeit 50% of their purse. The promoter Ken Shimpo exercised this clause, reducing Perez' $2,000 purse by 50% because he refused to wear headgear while sparring and sustained an ear injury that postponed the fight 30 days from its original October 26th date.

Post-fight comments

  • "I won for Juan Peron. I won for my country. I won for Argentina." -Pascual Perez
  • "I couldn't see him. Sometimes he would be in focus and sometimes he's fade away." -Yoshio Shirai, explaining his state after the 12th round knockdown
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