Juan Carlos Rivera vs. Florentino Fernandez (1st meeting)

Florentino Fernandez 157 lbs lost to Juan Carlos Rivero 161 lbs by UD in round 10 of 10

• Date: 1963-11-01
• Location: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA
• Referee: Johnny Colan 4-5
• Judge: Leo Birnbaum 3-6
• Judge: George Walsh 5-6

Rivero used a two-handed body attack that forced Fernandez to clinch. Rivero's best round was the third, as he had Fernandez hanging on with his body attack. Fernandez for his part, landed his left hook, which was unable to hurt Rivero. Fernandez was knocked down by a left hook at the end of the 8th round. He was up quickly, protesting that he had not been floored by a punch, though referee Colan issued the mandatory eight-count.

Rivero finished the bout with his right eye swollen shut.

• Unofficial AP scorecard - 6-5 Rivero
• Judge George Walsh had the fight scored 5-5 but gave Rivero an extra point for the knockdown making his score officially 6-5 for Rivero.

Figures

Odds: Fernandez 4-to-1 favorite

Source: New York Times