JAPAN: ALFREDO ESCALERA OF PUERTO RICO RETAINS WORLD BOXING COUNCIL JUNIOR LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE AGAINST JAPANESE CHALLENGER YAMABE.

Record ID: 1061582

  • Title: JAPAN: ALFREDO ESCALERA OF PUERTO RICO RETAINS WORLD BOXING COUNCIL JUNIOR LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE AGAINST JAPANESE CHALLENGER YAMABE.
  • Date: 3rd July 1976
  • Summary: 1. GV INT Start of fight 0.11 2. SV Fight in progress 0.13 3. GV Escalera forcing the fight with a combination of punches to the body and head. (3 shots) 0.38 4. SV Escalera still forcing the fight. 0.56 5. MV Escalera still setting the pace but the fight is so one-sided he has time to relax his guard 1.10 6. SV yamabe puts up a last effort to get into the fight and referee parts the fighters. 1.20 7. SV Yamabe still trying to get into the fight but Escalera takes it easy and drops his guard. 1.28 8. GV Fighters congratulating each other at end of fight. 1.34 9. SCU Referee holds up Escalera's hand. 1.41 Initials VS 21.30 SPORT: BOXING Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 17th July 1976 13:00
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  • Location: NARA, JAPAN
  • Country: Japan
  • Reuters ID: LVA8I1ZQ18UC3E3N1P65MW5Q5FVW
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