On this day: Carlos De Leon defended his WBC cruiserweight title

On this day: Carlos De Leon defended his WBC cruiserweight title | Boxen247.com (Kristian von Sponneck)

On this day: Carlos De Leon defended his WBC cruiserweight title | Boxen247.com (Kristian von Sponneck)

Carlos De Leon vs. Alvaro Lopez

September 21, 1983 – Civic Auditorium in San Jose, California, USA

Puerto Rican, Carlos De Leon, defeated Mexican challenger, Alvaro “Yaqui” Lopez, in the 4th round by TKO.  With this victory he defended his WBC cruiserweight championship. They clashed at the Civic Auditorium in San Jose, California. The Referee was Henry Elespuru  and the Judges were Abraham Chavarria, Abraham Pacheco and Ismael Quiñones Falu.

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