Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Hector Diaz
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Ray Leonard 145 lbs beat Hector Diaz 143 lbs by KO at 2:20 in round 2 of 8
- Date: 1977-12-17
- Location: DC Armory, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
- Referee: John Sneed
Notes
- The fight was originally scheduled to be televised by ABC on Wide World of Sports, but the network canceled the telecast the day before the fight because they were unable to verify Diaz's record. Leonard's publicist listed Diaz's record as 17-6-3, while The Ring listed his record as 13-5-3. By some accounts, Diaz had not fought since 1973.
- Leonard's purse was over $30,000.
- More than 7,000 fans attended the fight.
- Late in the second round, Diaz walked flush into a right hand counter and staggered into a corner. Leonard moved in and dropped Diaz with a barrage of punches, ending the fight.