Johnny Rico vs. Peter Cobblah

Johnny Rico lost to Peter Cobblah by KO at 2:26 in round 4 of 10

• Date: 1971-11-19
• Location: Community Center, Tucson, Arizona, USA

"In last night's co-main event, welterweight Peter Cobblah of Ghana, put Tucson's Johnny Rico on the ropes, knocking him out at 2:26 of the 4th round. It was never close, as Cobblah scored two knockdowns in the 3rd and stalked Rico in the 4th, nailing him with a left-right hook combination." -Tucson Daily Citizen

• The co-main event on this card was a 10-rounder between Paco Flores and Pepper Romero

Post-fight comment

• "I'm always confident. I knew I'd get him. There's no reason for Johnny to give up, though. He's a good puncher. He hit me with a couple of hard ones." -Peter Cobblah