Ken Buchanan vs Roberto Duran
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Ken Buchanan defends the WBA Lightweight Championship of the World in a scheduled 15 round bout at Madison Square Garden. The bout is remebered as one of the most controversial fights in history; the fight ended with an obvious foul, but was recorded as a TKO, and even though the bell for round 14 sounded the fight officially ended in 13. This was Roberto Durans first title fight.
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Their records at the time
Ken Buchanan: 43-1
Roberto Duran: 28-0