Larry Holmes vs. Scott LeDoux

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Challenger rankings
Org. Pos. As of Published
1+ Mth. Old
WBA NR ~25.04.1980 by 25.04.1980
WBC 10 14.04.1980 14.04-01.05.1980
Ring 10 09.02.1980 by 06.04.1980
2+ Mth. Old
WBA NR 28.02.1980 by 08.03.1980
WBC NR 29.01.1980 29.01.1980
Ring 9 11.12.1979 by 26.12.1979
3+ Mth. Old
WBA NR 31.01.1980 03.02.1980
WBC NR 29.01.1980 29.01.1980
Ring 9 11.12.1979 by 26.12.1979

Larry Holmes 214 lbs beat Scott LeDoux 226 lbs by TKO at 2:05 in round 7 of 15

  • Date: 1980-07-07
  • Location: Metropolitan Sports Center, Bloomington, Minnesota, USA
  • Referee: Davey Pearl 60-53
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  • Judge: Richard Steele 60-53
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  • Judge: Harold Lederman 60-53
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Notes

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  • Deal signed on June 3 in New York.[1][2][3]
  • Holmes dropped LeDoux with a right hand in the sixth round, but LeDoux told the referee he'd been thumbed in the eye.
  • In the seventh round, with LeDoux's left eye cut and swollen, referee Davey Pearl stopped the fight.
  • With the stoppage of LeDoux, Holmes tied Joe Louis' record of winning seven straight title defenses by knockout.

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