Vicente Saldivar vs. Raul Rojas

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Vicente Saldivar 125 lbs beat Raul Rojas 125 lbs by TKO at 2:50 in round 15 of 15

"Vicente Saldivar, Mexico City, retained his featherweight title Friday night with a 15th round knockout over Raul Rojas. The champion dominated Rojas of San Pedro, Calif., throughout their bout and had a decision clinched when referee Tommy Hart stopped it with just 10 seconds remaining. After three slow rounds, Saldivar opened up. Throwing his southpaw jab in Rojas' face, he kept the challenger off balance and then shot his lightning left. The fighters differed on whether the referee was right in stopping the bout, but Saldivar was unleashing a vicious attack at the end. Rojas, although staying on his feet, was offering only token resistance and was badly hurt." -Associated Press

  • Attendance - 15,400
  • Gate - $112,400

Unofficial scorecards (all for Saldivar through 14 completed rounds)

  • AP - 12-1
  • Pasadena Star-News - 9-2
  • Long Beach Press-Telegram - Two reporters from the PT covered this fight. Hank Hollingworth scored it 9-4 and Dave Taylor had it 10-6.

Post fight comments

  • "I'd like to fight Laguna as a featherweight or even Jofre. But I want to stay a featherweight, that's my natural class." -Vicente Saldivar
  • "I just couldn't put my combinations together. I'd throw a left and then he wasn't there. I'd hesitate too much and miss my chance." -Raul Rojas
  • "I'm a referee not a timekeeper." -Referee Tommy Hart, when asked why he didn't let Rojas finish the fight with 10 seconds to go.
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