Kuniaki Shibata vs. Dwight Hawkins
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Dwight Hawkins 125 lbs beat Kuniaki Shibata 128 lbs by KO at 1:14 in round 7 of 10
- Date: 1968-03-27
- Location: Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
"Dwight Hawkins of Los Angeles, scored a 7th round knockout over Kuniaki Shibata of Japan Wednesday night in a scheduled 10 round bout. Hawkins, world's No. 6 featherweight, stopped Shibata with a powerful left hook to the jaw at 1:14 of the 7th. Hawkins weighed 125 1/4 pounds, Shibata 127 3/4." -Associated Press