Vicente Derado vs. Rafiu King
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Rafiu King 127 lbs lost to Vicente Derado 134 lbs by PTS in round 10 of 10
- Date: 1963-02-09
- Location: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA
- Referee: Buddy Basilico
"Vicente Derado, an aggressive Argentine lightweight, spoiled Joe (Rafiu) King's American debut by soundly whipping the Nigerian featherweight champion at MSG Saturday night. Derado, about 3 inches taller and 6 1/2 pounds heavier, won a unanimous decision." -Associated Press
- Unofficial AP scorecard - 10-0 Derado
- This bout was the semi-final to the Willie Pastrano v Wayne Thornton 10 round main event.
Official scorecards (all for Derado)
- Referee Buddy Basilico - 7-3
- Judge Al Berl - 10-0
- Judge Fred Brunelli - 8-2