Lionel Rose vs. Fernando Sotelo
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Fernando Sotelo 127 lbs beat Lionel Rose 128 lbs by KO in round 7 of 12
- Date: 1969-12-07
- Location: White City Tennis Courts, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Referee: Vic Patrick 28-26
- Judge: Billy Rainsbury 26-28
- Judge: Ray Mitchell 26-27
"Fernando Sotelo, a Mexican featherweight, floored Lionel Rose, Australia's former world bantamweight champion, three times and won on a TKO in the 7th round at the White City Tennis Stadium. Referee Vic Patrick halted the one-sided fight in the 7th to save Rose, now campaigning as a featherweight, from further punishment." -Associated Press