Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Vinnie DeBarros

Ray Leonard 142 lbs beat Vinnie DeBarros 142 lbs by TKO at 1:59 in round 3 of 6

• Date: 1977-06-10
• Location: Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
• Referee: Samuel Salvatore Maltempo

• Fight Program

Notes

• DeBarros was the New England Lightweight Champion and was ranked seventh by The Ring.
• Leonard danced around the ring and taunted the hometown DeBarros with a whirling right hand.
• Leonard had DeBarros on the ropes for most of round three and finished him with a series of combinations.
• Leonard's purse for the fight was $12,000.
• The fight attracted 6,100 to the Civic Center.

Quotes

• Vinnie DeBarros said of Leonard: "He's the fastest guy I've ever fought."
• Willie Pep, who was ringside for the fight, said of Leonard: "He's good, but it's too early to tell."

Articles

• "Another Sugar Ray Knockout" Associated Press, June 11, 1977
• "Ray getting better every fight: Jacobs" Washington Afro-American, June 14, 1977