Henry Cooper vs. Karl Mildenberger

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Henry Cooper 187 lbs beat Karl Mildenberger 208 lbs by DQ in round 8 of 15

  • Date: 1968-09-18
  • Location: Empire Pool, Wembley, London, United Kingdom
  • Referee: Nello Barrovecchio

"Henry Cooper, 34 year old British heavyweight champion, grabbed the European title from Germany's Karl Mildenberger on an 8th round DQ at London's indoor Wembley Stadium Wednesday night. Cooper jabbed effectively with his left and was well ahead on points when Italian referee Nello Barroveccio disqualified the German for butting. Cooper, sporting a bad cut over his right eye, said his sights were now set on the WBA crown worn by Jimmy Ellis." -Associated Press

Post fight comments

  • "The referee only stopped the fight after he saw the cut on Cooper. It was not Karl's head that caused the damage - I saw his left hand do it. No one likes a disqualification and we want a return." -Wolfgang Muller, Mildenberger's manager
  • "It's great to get my European title back after all these years. Now I'd like to meet Jimmy Ellis." -Henry Cooper
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