Fighting Harada vs. Antonio Herrera

Fighting Harada 125 lbs beat Antonio Herrera 125 lbs by UD in round 12 of 12

• Date: 1966-10-25
• Location: Osaka, Osaka, Japan
• Referee: Nick Pope 58-56
• Judge: Nobumitsu Inukai 59-53
• Judge: Taroji Kashiwagi 58-54

"World bantamweight champion Masahiko (Fighting) Harada, 124 3/4, scored with a slashing body attack and won a unanimous 12-round decision over Antonio Herrera, 125 1/4, from Columbia in a non-title match here Tuesday night. It was a rugged fight all the way, which thrilled a paid attendance of 6,300 at the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium. Harada scored the only knockdown in the bout when he landed a hard right to Herrera's jaw in the 7th round. Herrera rose immediately but referee Nick Pope sent Harada to a neutral corner and gave Herrera an eight-count. Harada unquestionably took on one of his strongest foes in Herrera." -United Press International

• Unofficial UPI scorecard - 59-52 Harada
• Herrera was advertised as having a record of 54-5-1 entering this bout.

Post-fight comment

• "I do not think Harada is strong enough to be a featherweight." -Francisco Fernandez, Herrera's manager, who also disputed the knockdown and the decision.