Julio Cesar Chavez vs. Greg Haugen
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Julio Cesar Chavez 139 lbs beat Greg Haugen 140 lbs by TKO at 2:02 in round 5 of 12
- Date: 1993-02-20
- Location: Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
- Referee: Joe Cortez
- Judge: Gelasio Perez Huerta 40-35
1 1082 1093 1094 109 - Judge: Dae Eun Chung 40-33
1 1072 1093 1094 108 - Judge: Marty Denkin 40-35
1 1082 1093 1094 109
- WBC World Super Lightweight Title (10th defense by Chavez)
- Promoter: Don King (Don King Productions)
- Ring Announcer: Jimmy Lennon Jr.
- Aired On: SET PPV / KingVision PPV (Main Event)
- Photo, Photo #2
Notes
- Greg Haugen was quoted before the fight in describing Chavez's opposition stating: "All he's fought are Tijuana taxi drivers".
- Haugen took a vicious beating as he is dropped in the opening seconds of the 1st and pounded on throughout the fight.
- Haugen was knocked down once in the 5th. He got up and was stopped after receiving a barrage of punches by Chavez.
- 132,247 spectators.
- The top ticket price for this card was $850, with the next highest priced at $145. However, more than 45,000 tickets were priced at $10 or less (the lowest being $1.65), which is another reason why the attendance was so high.