Raul Rojas vs. Enrique Higgins
Raul Rojas 126 lbs beat Enrique Higgins 125 lbs by UD in round 15 of 15
- Date: 1968-03-28
- Location: Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Referee: Dick Young 11-6
- Judge: John Thomas 10-5
- Judge: George Latka 10-6
- World Boxing Association Featherweight Title (vacant)
Notes
- Higgins reportedly held a record of 30-2 entering the fight. [1]
"Raul Rojas of San Pedro, Ca., finally landed the the world featherweight boxing crown Thursday night at the Olympic Auditorium in a stirring 15 round battle with Enrique Higgins of Columbia. Rojas, who came in at the featherweight limit of 126, scored valuable points against his long-armed opponent with bulling, lunging tactics which saw him break through Higgins' defense on numerous occasions. The new champion sported welts and mouses around both eyes from the middle rounds on and was bleeding heavily from the nose starting in the 12th round. Enrique, 125 1/2, piled up what appeared to be a large lead through the middle rounds, only to lose much of his advantage in the 12th. About 45 seconds into the round, Rojas landed a vicious right hand to Higgins' jaw, followed up with a left and another right, sending the South American skittering along the bottom rope into the Rojas corner. Higgins was back into the battle at the count of eight and the two slugged it out toe-to-toe the remainder of the round. Higgins stayed away from Rojas for the next two rounds, using his reach advantage, but Rojas salted the win away in the 15th round when he battered his opponent with a furious two-fisted assault from start to finish." -Pasadena Star-News
Unofficial scorecards
- Pasadena Star-News - 8-5 Higgins
- Long Beach Press-Telegram - 11-3 Rojas
- AP - 8-6 Higgins
- UPI - 7-7 Draw
- Los Angeles Times - 6-5 Rojas