Pekka Kokkonen vs. Johnny Halafihi (1st meeting)
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Pekka Kokkonen 174 lbs lost to Johnny Halafihi 176 lbs by PTS in round 10 of 10
- Date: 1961-09-15
- Location: Messuhalli, Helsinki, Finland
The referee gave the Tongan Terror Johnny Halafihi 6 of the 10 rounds against Pekka Kokkonen of Finland. It was a rough, slugging fight.
The Scandinavian rivalry between Kokkonen and Lennart Risberg of Sweden, sharpened since Risberg had beaten Halafihi some months back. Risberg and Kokkonen never met, but Scandinavian fight fans liked to compare them.