Lupe Pintor vs. Alberto Sandoval
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Lupe Pintor 116 lbs beat Alberto Sandoval 118 lbs by TKO at 1:19 in round 12 of 15
- Date: 1980-02-09
- Location: Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Referee: Carlos Padilla 109-103
- Judge: Rudy Ortega 110-98
- Judge: Abraham Chavarria 110-102
- World Boxing Council World Bantamweight Title (1st defense by Pintor)
- Promoter: Aileen Eaton (Olympic Boxing)
- Ring Announcer: Jimmy Lennon Sr.
Notes
- Pintor collected $100,000, and Sandoval $25,000.
- Sandoval, the WBC's No. 10 contender, had just one good round, the first, when he successfully danced and jabbed against the slower, more cautious champion.
- Pintor scored heavily with hooks throughout the fight.
- Pintor had controlled the bout most of the way, and stopped Sandoval with a flurry of punches that had him staggering when referee Carlos Padilla decided the challenger could take no more.
Source
- "Pintor retains bantamweight crown" (1980, Feb. 10) The Spokesman-Review p. C2. Article