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Philly Boxing History |
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MARCH 11, 1977 |
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VITO Vito Antuofermo came to town on this day in 1977 to stop Philly's Eugene Cyclone Hart by savage KO at the Arena. Hart started quickly and scored with his famous left hook often, especi-ally to the body. But Vito fought through those shots and a cut right eye to make his own headway in the fight. In the fourth round |
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Antuofermo hurt Cyclone with a volley of shots and withstood Hart's retaliation. It was a great round. In the following session, Antuofermo dropped Hart
twice. The second time was as picturesque as KO's come. The game
Cyclone struggled to rise, but Ref Hank Cisco counted him out. The
bout was an excellent and thrilling battle and seemed to signal the
end of Hart's career as a serious contender. He did retire after the
match only to return for one more fight five years later. Vito
Antuofermo would go on to win the world middleweight crown two years
later. |
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| OTHER RESULTS ON THIS DATE: | ||||||
| 1937 - Lou Transparenti W8 Johnny Marcelline at the Olympia in Philadelphia | ||||||
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1940 - Johnny Forte KO6 Jimmy Pitts at Philadelphia |
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| 1946 - Ike Williams KO4 Eddie Giosa at Philadelphia | ||||||
| 1974 - Tyrone Everett W10 Luis Lopez at the Spectrum in Philadelphia | ||||||
| 1975 - Tyrone Everett KO4 Jose Luis Lopez at the Spectrum in Philadelphia | ||||||
| 1977 - Eddie Mustafa Muhammad W10 Matthew Saad Muhammad at the Philadelphia Arena | ||||||
| BIRTHDAYS: | ||||||
| 1957 - David Bey | ||||||
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