Jose Napoles vs. Armando Muniz (1st meeting)

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Jose Napoles 147 lbs beat Armando Muniz 146 lbs by TD at 0:50 in round 12 of 15

  • Date: 1975-03-29
  • Location: Centro Internacional Acapulco, Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico
  • Referee: Ramon Berumen
  • Judge: 107-105

"Jose Napoles retained his welterweight title but will have to be under doctor's care for at least a month because of injuries he suffered during the Saturday night fight, his doctor said Sunday. Judges charged that challenger Armando Muniz had butted Napoles in rounds 3 & 5 and suspended the fight in the 12th round. Napoles was declared the winner by points. Napoles suffered a severe wound on his left eyelid and another small cut on his right eyebrow. Dr. Horacio Ramirez operated on Napoles Sunday morning. He said he would keep Napoles under observation in order to determine whether the wound had injured his eye. The official decision said that the fight had been suspended because of Napoles' health." -Associated Press

  • Muniz received the call for this fight while in training for a rematch with Ernie (Indian Red) Lopez on March 28th at the Anaheim Convention Center. He ended up paying restitutions to the Forum for allowing him to take this fight.
  • Purses: Napoles - $150,000, Muniz - $15,000

The Long Beach Press-Telegram wrote:

  • The decisive butt was supposed to have occurred in the 3rd round, but Muniz was not warned until the 4th, and both fighters were guilty, although Napoles was never warned.
  • The use of swab sticks were officially banned, however, it was reported that Napoles' handler was seen using them and then discarding them in the crowd.
  • When the 11th round opened, Napoles proceeded to clinch with his right arm while pounding lefts to the groin of Muniz, who had to lift one leg in front of the other to protect himself. Again, Napoles was not warned.
  • Mexican writers, who were unattached to the Napoles camp, called the fight, 'El Robo del Siglo' (the robbery of the century).

Post fight comments

  • "When a fight is suspended because of dangerous injuries like these, it is considered a TKO against the boxer who can no longer fight, but here the opposite occurred." -Vic Weiss, Muniz' manager
  • "In all my years in boxing, this is the first time I could truly call a decision a crime." -Joey Olmos of the California State Athletic Commission.
  • "The judges noted the headbutts but said nothing about the dirty punches Napoles threw. This is an injustice." -Armando Muniz
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