Vito Antuofermo vs. Mike Nixon

Vito Antuofermo 160 lbs beat Mike Nixon 156 lbs by TKO at 2:58 in round 4 of 10

• Date: 1977-10-27
• Location: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA
• Referee: Petey Della

"Vito Antuofermo knocked down Mike Nixon three times and stopped him in the 4th round of their featured middleweight fight Thursday night at Madison Square Garden. Antuofermo, who was on target with his head punches from the beginning of the scheduled 10 round fight, swarmed all over Nixon in the 4th round and the fight was stopped with two seconds left when Nixon hit the floor for the third time in the round. Under New York rules, a fighter knocked down three times in one round is considered knocked out." -Associated Press