Lupe Pintor vs. Eijiro Murata

Lupe Pintor 118 lbs drew with Eijiro Murata 118 lbs by SD in round 15 of 15

• Date: 1980-06-11
• Location: Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan
• Referee: Marty Denkin 144-144
• Judge: Takeaki Kanaya 144-146
• Judge: Marcial Sosa 147-142

• World Boxing Council Bantamweight Title (2nd defense by Pintor)

Pintor, who was fighting outside of North America for the first time as a professional, started out well; landing three sharps jabs to the Japanese challenger's face, but Murata countered with a combination to the champion's head. The champion slipped to the canvas in the seventh round and the eight saw both fighters suffer cuts over their right eyes. In the ninth, Pintor cut Murata over the left eye with a solid left jab.

Source: "Pintor-Murata Draw" (1980, June 12) The Prescott Courier p. 11. Article