Ruben Navarro vs. Raul Rojas
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Raul Rojas 134 lbs lost to Ruben Navarro 134 lbs by UD in round 10 of 10
- Date: 1970-07-09
- Location: Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Referee: Dick Young 3-8
- Judge: John Thomas 3-6
- Judge: Larry Rozadilla 2-8
"Ruben Navarro danced and jabbed his way to a unanimous 10 round decision over Raul Rojas, the former featherweight champion Thursday night at the Olympic. Rojas opened quickly and drew blood from a nasty four-inch slice over Navarro's right eye. But the swifter Navarro pulled away and did some damage of his own. He completely shut Rojas' right eye in the 1st round and decked him momentarily in the 8th with a right uppercut. Navarro followed his pre-fight plan closely by stinging Rojas and then outboxing him using a six-inch reach advantage." -Pomona Progress-Bulletin
- Unofficial Progress-Bulletin scorecard - 6-2 Navarro
- The winner of this bout was to receive a shot at the WBA junior lightweight title against Hiroshi Kobayashi sometime in August. But it was Rojas who received a title shot at WBC junior lightweight champion Yoshiaki Numata.
- Attendance - 7,500
- Gate - $35,000
- Purses - Both fighters received a purse of $8,000 apiece.
Post fight comments
- "They told us before the fight, win or lose, Numata wanted Raul." -Harry Kabakoff, Rojas' manager, on having agreed to terms for a September 27th title shot before the fight.
- "Everytime I hit him good, he'd come back harder than before. He's got to be the toughest son-of-a-gun I've ever seen." -Ruben Navarro
- "Hell, I didn't butt him or even have to. My biggest gripe is that he wouldn't stand and fight." -Raul Rojas, responding to Navarro's complaint that the cut was due to Rojas' constant butting.