Oscar Bonavena vs. Luis Faustino Pires (2nd meeting)
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Oscar Bonavena 209 lbs beat Luis Faustino Pires 203 lbs by RTD in round 8 of 10
- Date: 1969-03-05
- Location: Estadio Bristol, Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Referee: Demetrio Alvarez
- Judge: Juan Petcoff
- Judge: Hortensio Amor
- Judge: R Garcia
"Oscar (Ringo) Bonavena of Argentina, had his $2,000 purse impounded just before he stepped into the ring Thursday night to defeat the South American champion Luis Faustino Pires of Brazil. Pires' seconds threw in the towel in the 8th round of the non-title fight." -Reuters
- A court official stepped in before this bout and seized Bonavena's share of the purse. Bonavena later explained to the Press that he lost much of his ring earnings in business investments.