Kid Anahuac vs. Davey Moore (1st meeting)
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Kid Anahuac 127 lbs lost to Davey Moore 127 lbs by SD in round 10 of 10
- Date: 1958-07-28
- Location: Plaza de Toros, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
- Referee: Joe Narvaez 43-47
- Judge: 49-51
"Angry fans showed their displeasure with a fight decision Monday night by setting numerous fires in the Tijuana bull ring and showering the ring with bottles. Tough Davey Moore, No. 1 ranked featherweight contender from Springfield, Ohio, winner of the fight by a split decision over Kid Anahuac, Reynosa, Mexico, climbed over a wall into a box seat and out the back door to safety." -United Press International
Post fight comment
- "I've been in boxing most of my life and I've traveled over half the world. Nothing like this has ever happened to me before. They couldn't give me $20,000 to come back here." -Willie Ketchum, Moore's manager