Ruben Olivares vs. Jose Arranz
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Ruben Olivares 123 lbs beat Jose Arranz 124 lbs by TKO at 2:21 in round 3 of 10
- Date: 1970-08-14
- Location: Forum, Inglewood, California, USA
- Referee: George Latka
"The 22 year old Ruben Olivares scored a 3rd round knockout over Spain's Jose Arranz in another scheduled 10 round non-title bout. The bantamweight champion floored his Spanish opponent for an eight-count with a left hook midway through the 3rd. Arranz got up but was immediately staggered by a thunderous right to the head and referee George Latka called a halt to the fight at 2:21 of the round." -United Press International
- This bout shared the card with a non-title 10 rounder between Jose Napoles and Fighting Mack, as well as a 12 rounder between Chucho Castillo and Rogelio Lara.
- It was reported that this was the first time Arranz had ever been decked in a total of 165 amateur and professional bouts.
- Olivares' purse - $20,000
- Attendance - 15,539
- Gate - $129,180