Nicolino Locche 138 lbs beat Takeshi Fuji 140 lbs by RTD at 0:05 in round 10 of 15
Date: 1968-12-12
Location: Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan
Referee: Nick Pope 45-40
Judge: Takeo Ugo 45-39
Judge: Hiroyuki Tezaki 44-41
“Nicolino Locche hopelessly outclassed Paul Fuji Thursday night and pounded him into a between-rounds surrender to win the junior welterweight title before 10,000 shocked fans at Tokyo’s Kuramae Stadium. Hawaiian-born Fuji collpased on his stool at the end of the terrible 9th round – in which the Argentine pounded him at will, as Locche had done from the opening bell. Ready to continue his desperate efforts, Fuji’s seconds, looking at the welts that shut both eyes, ruled otherwise. Five seconds after the bell sounded for the 10th, Locche was declared a knockout winner by Japanese rules that ban a TKO unless the losing fighter’s injuries were inflicted by an accidental butt. There were no knockdowns. Locche was warned twice for open-glove hitting and Fuji once for butting.” -Pacific Stars & Stripes
Unofficial Pacific Stars & Stripes scorecard (at the time of stoppage) – 44-39 Locche