On this day: Filipino Pedro Adigue conquered the WBC title

Pedro Adigue vs. Adolph Pruitt

Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City – December 14^th 1968

Filipino Pedro Adigue conquered the vacant WBC super lightweight championship after defeating American Adolph Pruitt by UD. The fight took place at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. Two months later, Pruitt was granted a rematch bout and he conquered the crown by TKO in the 5^th round. That second fight was at the International Center Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii.

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