Wilfredo Gomez vs. Alfredo Layne

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Wilfredo Gomez 130 lbs lost to Alfredo Layne 129 lbs by TKO at 0:32 in round 9 of 15

  • Date: 1986-05-24
  • Location: Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • Referee: Stanley Christodoulou
  • Judge: Mike Glienna 77-75
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  • Judge: Lou Moret 78-73
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  • Judge: Julio Roldan 77-74
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  • WBA Super Featherweight Title (1st defense by Gomez)

Notes

  • Gomez's physician, Dr. Bobby Munoz Zayas, advised him to retire "for his health's sake" after he defeated Rocky Lockridge by a controversial decision to win the WBA super featherweight title in May 1985.
  • Gomez's mandatory title defense against Layne, the No. 1-rated contender, had been put off three times due to Gomez's indecision about his future.
  • Layne floored Gomez with a straight right to the chin at the end of the eighth round. Gomez rose on unsteady legs and was helped to his corner by his seconds. The one-minute rest period was not enough time for Gomez to recover. At the start of the ninth round, Layne immediately went after a still-dazed Gomez and backed the champion to the ropes. The fight was stopped when Gomez went down face-first after getting hit by another straight right.
  • Gomez was out of the ring for 26 months after losing to Layne. He would fight twice more, winning both fights by knockout.
  • Layne fought eight times after defeating Gomez and lost seven of the bouts. He lost the title in his first defense to Brian Mitchell by a 10th-round TKO and fought his remaining bouts as lightweight and super lightweight. Layne was shot to death in his native Panama in 1999 at age 39.

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