Lorenzo Gutierrez vs. Shigeru Taramizu

Lorenzo Gutierrez 114 lbs beat Shigeru Taremizu 114 lbs by SD in round 10 of 10

• Date: 1969-04-18
• Location: Forum, Inglewood, California, USA

"Halimi Gutierrez, 114 1/2, Mexico City, battled his way to a hairline majority decision over Shigeru Taramizu, 114, Tokyo, Friday night in their 10 round bout at the Forum. There were no knockdowns in the bitterly contested fight but both fighters dealt out heavy punishment and both were cheered by the nearly 16,000 fans as they left the ring." -United Press International

• This bout was fought on the undercard to the first Jose Napoles v Curtis Cokes welterweight title fight.

Scorecards

• Referee John Thomas - 5-4 Gutierrez
• Judge Joey Olmos - 6-5 Gutierrez
• Judge Dick Young - 5-5 Draw