Ruben Navarro vs. Kenji Iwata
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Ruben Navarro 130 lbs beat Kenji Iwata 132 lbs by RTD at 3:00 in round 3 of 10
- Date: 1969-11-02
- Location: Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Eye injury
"Ruben Navarro of Los Angeles, the WBA's No. 3 junior lightweight contender, scored a 3rd round TKO over Japan's Kenji Iwata, the Orient's top junior lightweight, in a scheduled 10 round boxing match Sunday night. Referee Nick Pope, a Dept. of the U.S. Army civilian, stopped the fight after the 3rd round because of a cut over Iwata's right eye." -Associated Press