Victor Galindez vs. Jorge Ahumada (5th meeting)

Tale of the Tape

Victor Galindez 174 lbs beat Jorge Ahumada 175 lbs by UD in round 15 of 15

• Date: 1975-06-30
• Location: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA
• Referee: Jimmy Devlin 9-5
• Judge: Bill Recht 10-3
• Judge: Raul Amadeo 6-2

Bout Summary

"Victor Galindez scored a unanimous 15 round decision over Jorge Ahumada to keep his light heavyweight title. The champion piled up points with blistering lefts and right uppercuts that repeatedly caught Ahumada as he bore in to take the fight to Galindez. In the 3rd round, Galindez dropped the challenger with a stiff left that seemed to land just as the bell sounded, ending the round. Ahumada's corner howled when referee Jimmy Devlin ruled it a knockdown but Galindez insisted that the ruling was correct. Gil Clancy, Ahumada's manager, thought the controversial knockdown had "a psychological effect over the judges favoring Galindez". But the decision was unanimous and one-sided." - Associated Press.

Notes

• Bout was a co-main event title fight in Madison Square Garden, sharing the buill with Carlos Monzon defending his middleweight title against Tony Licata. Also, this was part of a 3 fight telecast with Muhammad Ali defending his heavyweight title against Joe Bugner in Malaysia.
• Official Scorecards (all for Galindez):
  • Referee Jimmy Devlin: 9-5-1;
  • Judge Bill Recht: 10-3-2;
  • Judge Raoul Amadeo: 6-2-7.
• Unofficial Scorecards:
  • AP: 11-4 Galindez.

Post-Fight Quotes

• "It was a legal knockdown. It was exactly one second before the gong and that is why the referee counted through six." - Victor Galindez, on the 3rd round knockdown.
• "He was the same old Galindez tonight. Strong and rude." - Jorge Ahumada.