Notable Early World Title Fights

1977

March 12, Los Angeles, California: Super Lightweight Benny Urquidez vs. Narong Noi (declared no contest).

April 23, Las Vegas, Nevada: Heavyweight Ross Scott over Everett Eddy.  Middleweight Bill Wallace over Plinky Rodriguez.  Lightweight Benny Urquidez over Howard Jackson. 

August 2, Tokyo, Japan: Super Lightweight Benny Urquidez over Katsuyuki Suzuki.

November 14, Tokyo, Japan: Super Lightweight Benny Urquidez over Kunimatsu Okao.  Lightweight Kunimasa Nagae over Tony Lopez.

1979

March, Tokyo, Japan: Super Welterweight Alvin Prouder over Toshihiro Nishiki. 

May 2, Tahoe, Nevada: Super Lightweight Benny Urquidez over Rick Simerly. 

May 26, Palm Beach, Florida: Middleweight Steve Shepherd over Chris Gallegos. 

October, Tokyo, Japan: Super Lightweight Benny Urquidez over Yoshimitsu Tomashiro.

December 23, Las Vegas, Nevada: Women’s Bantamweight Graciela Casillas over Irene Garcia.

1980

January 26, Las Vegas, Nevada: Welterweight Howard Jackson over Yoshimitsu Tomashiro.  Super Lightweight Benny Urquidez over Shinobu Onuki. 

March 29, Las Vegas, Nevada: Super middleweight Bob Ryan over Plinky Rodriguez.  Super welterweight Alvin Prouder over Marc Costello.  Women’s Bantamweight Graciela Casillas over Rochelle Raggsdale.

April 19, Vancouver, Canada: Super Light Heavyweight Tony Morelli over Travis Everett.  Women’s Featherweight Lily Rodriguez over Maureen Tatum. 

October 13, Cocoa Beach, Florida: Light Heavyweight Don Wilson over Andy White. 

November 8, Palm Beach, Florida: Welterweight Steve Shepherd over Earnest Hart, Jr.