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Philly Boxing History |
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MARCH 11, 1977 |
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VITO CUTS DOWN CYCLONE Vito Antuofermo came to town on this day in 1977 and stopped Philly's Eugene 'Cyclone' Hart by savage KO at the Arena. Hart started quickly and scored with his famous left hook often, especially 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 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 always 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
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| OTHER RESULTS ON THIS DATE: | ||||
| 1937 - Lou Transparenti W8 Johnny Marcelline at the Olympia in South Philly | ||||
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1940 - Johnny Forte KO6 Jimmy Pitts at Philadelphia |
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| 1946 - Ike Williams KO4 Eddie Giosa at Philadelphia | ||||
| 1968 - George Benton KO2 Oscar Freeman at the Arena in West Philly | ||||
| 1974 - Tyrone Everett W10 Luis Lopez at the Spectrum in South Philly | ||||
| 1974 - Sammy Goss W10 Clemente Mucino at the Spectrum in South Philly | ||||
| 1975 - Tyrone Everett KO4 Jose Luis Lopez at the Spectrum in South Philly | ||||
| 1975 - Perry Abney KO4 Tommy Van Hatton at the Spectrum in South Philly | ||||
| 1975 - Jerome Artis W8 Hector Espinosa at the Spectrum in South Philly | ||||
| 1977 - Eddie Mustafa Muhammad W10 Matthew Saad Muhammad at the Arena in West Philly | ||||
| BIRTHDAYS: | ||||
| 1957 - David Bey | ||||
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