Fighting Harada vs. Dwight Hawkins
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Fighting Harada 126 lbs beat Dwight Hawkins 124 lbs by UD in round 10 of 10
- Date: 1968-06-05
- Location: Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
- Referee: Ko Toyama 47-44
- Judge: Hiroyuki Tezaki 46-43
- Judge: Nick Pope 46-45
"Former world bantamweight champion Fighting Harada of Japan, scored a split decision over Dwight Hawkins of Los Angeles in their 10 round bout Wednesday after taking a mandatory eight-count in the 8th round. It was Harada's first fight since moving up to the featherweight division after losing his 118 pound title to Lionel Rose of Australia in Tokyo." -Associated Press
- The accompanying AP article states this bout was a split decision, but boxrec's scores appear to say otherwise.
- The UPI produced two articles on this fight. One showing judge Nick Pope's score of 46-45 for Harada and another stating Pope's score was 46-46 even, for a majority win for Harada.
- Unofficial UPI scorecard - 45-45 Draw