Florentino Fernandez vs. Rocky Kalingo (2nd meeting)
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Florentino Fernandez 147 lbs beat Rocky Kalingo 143 lbs by KO at 2:42 in round 2 of 10
- Date: 1959-12-23
- Location: Coliseo Nacional, Havana, Cuba
- Referee: Johnny Cruz
"In the new Sports Palace, sensational Florentino Fernandez found sweet revenge when he disposed of Filipino Rocky Kalingo in the 2nd round. Kalingo upset Fernandez last month in Caracas in one of the biggest surprises of the year but this time it was a different story. After a stormy first round, Fernandez started like a house afire in the 2nd and had Kalingo groggy and bleeding badly from a cut over the right eye when suddenly Rocky exploded a right hand and down went Fernandez for the automatic 8-count. But as soon as he got up, he went after Kalingo and a beautiful left hook to the liver and a right to the jaw landed and down and out went the Filipino at 2:42 of the round." -Ring Magazine, March 1960 issue
- Attendance - 11,617
- Gate - $42,273.50