Jesus Pimental vs. Kuniaki Shimada
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Jesus Pimentel 116 lbs beat Kamikaze Shimada 118 lbs by TKO at 2:53 in round 3 of 12
- Date: 1970-06-16
- Location: Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, USA
- Referee: Leonard Zuniga
"North American bantamweight champion Jesus Pimental retained his crown Tuesday night, knocking out Kuniaki Shimada of Japan in 2:53 of the 3rd round in a scheduled 12 round title bout. Pimental, of Mexicali, Mexico, mounted a punishing attack with a series of body punches, knocking the challenger down twice in the 3rd before flooring him with battering punches to the liver." -Associated Press
- Under Texas rules, the 3-knockdown rule was in effect.
- It was announced that Shimada's record entering this bout was 31-4.