Yaqui Lopez vs. Fabian Falconette
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Yaqui Lopez 181 lbs beat Fabian Falconett 185 lbs by TKO at 2:49 in round 2 of 10
- Date: 1978-01-12
- Location: Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Referee: Larry Rozadilla
"In the main event at the Olympic Auditorium, scheduled for 10 rounds, Alvaro 'Yaqui' Lopez, of Stockton, Calif., knocked out Fabian Falconette of Panama City in 2:59 of the 2nd round. Lopez dropped Falconette five times. Lopez also took a trip to the canvas in the 1st round. Falconette caught him with a short left to the chin." -Associated Press
- Oddly enough, there was another fighter fighting out of Los Angeles at this time, also named Alvaro Lopez, also fighting at light heavyweight, who fought on this same card.
- Falconette was advertised with a record of 10-2 going into this fight.