Lloyd Honeyghan vs. Gene Hatcher
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Lloyd Honeyghan 146 lbs beat Gene Hatcher 147 lbs by TKO at 0:45 in round 1 of 15
- Date: 1987-08-30
- Location: Plaza de Toros de Nueva Andalucía, Marbella, Andalucía, Spain
- Referee: Jean Deswert
- Judge: Giuseppe Ferrari
- Judge: Armand Krief
- Judge: Justo Vasquez
- IBF & WBC Welterweight Titles
- Time: 0:45 -- from Spanish newspaper El Mundo Deportivo
- Weights: both 147
Honeyghan makes the 3rd successful defense of his titles by stopping Hatcher. Hatcher was down once and the referee stopped the bout with Hatcher out against the ropes. Hatcher collapsed and and remained on the canvas for several minutes before recovering. It was the first knockout loss of Hatcher's career.
The fight had been postponed for a day due to rain.