Ken Norton vs. Lorenzo Zanon

Ken Norton 223 lbs beat Lorenzo Zanon 207 lbs by KO at 3:08 in round 5 of 10

• Date: 1977-09-14
• Location: Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
• Referee: Joey Giambra

Notes

• This bout was televised by NBC as part of the network's Night With The Heavyweights, which also included Jimmy Young vs. Jody Ballard, Larry Holmes vs. Fred Houpe and Ron Lyle vs. Stan Ward.
• Ken Norton, the former NABF heavyweight champion, entered the bout as the #1 contender with a 38-4-0 record.
• Lorenzo Zanon, the former Italian heavyweight champion, entered the bout as the #10 contender with a 20-2-1 record.
• Norton floored Zanon twice in the fifth round.

Newspaper Articles

• September 14, 1977 (AP) [1]
• September 15, 1977 (UPI) [2]
• September 15, 1977 (AP) [3]