Roberto Duran vs. Javier Muniz
Roberto Duran 142 lbs beat Javier Muniz 142 lbs by UD in round 10 of 10
- Date: 1977-05-16
- Location: Capitol Center, Landover, Maryland, USA
- Referee: Tom Kelly
- Judge: Harry Cecchini
- Judge: Terry Moore
World Lightweight Champion Roberto Duran, looking for a tough 10-round workout in a non-title bout with Javier Muniz, got exactly that before taking a unanimous decision in a preliminary fight. Muniz, who suffered the only physical damage in the fight when cut above the left eye in the ninth round, was a game competitor but was overmatched even though Duran seemed out of shape. Duran, weighing 142, never seemed anxious to go for a knockout even when he had Muniz in trouble in the first and sixth rounds and then again in the ninth and tenth. Duran...opened the bout with three quick left hooks and then a light uppercut that snapped Muniz' head back. Muniz went down for an eight count after Duran scored with a solid left hook to the body late in the first round. Duran doubled Muniz over with a low blow in the sixth. Muniz, from Los Angeles, walked around the ring for 20 seconds to catch his breath. Implored by his corner to "let me see the champion" before the ninth, Duran started to open up his attack and after being momentarily jostled by two rights to the jaw from Muniz, stormed back with two jolting rights, one of which split Muniz' left brow. - United Press International