![]() Mancini-Frias is considered by many boxing experts, including Ring Magazine's writer Lee Groves, as one of the greatest one-round fights in the sport's history. Mancini then defended his NABF title twice successfully before receiving his second world title shot, this time against WBA world champion Art Frias. Arguello and Mancini became friends right after their bout had finished and Arguello himself predicted to Mancini that Mancini would become a world champion in the future. Mancini gave a good account of himself as he was losing the bout on the three judges' scorecards at the time of the stoppage, but only by 2, 3 and 5 points on the cards. He lost to Arguello by a 14th-round knockout on Saturday, October 3, 1981, at the Bally's Park Place hotel and Casino of Atlantic City, New Jersey, in a contest that was refereed by Tony Perez. Mancini was 20–0, with 15 wins by knockout when he faced Arguello, who was 67–5 in 72 bouts, for the Nicaraguan's WBC world Lightweight title in Mancini's first world championship fight. Going into their Jcontest, Ramirez had 71 wins and 3 defeats in 74 professional fights, but Mancini beat him comprehensively to earn a 12 rounds unanimous decision victory, setting the Italian-American for a challenge of the then WBC world Lightweight champion, Nicaragua's Alexis Arguello. Ray Boom Boom Mancini in 2008įor his first title defense of the regional championship, Mancini met Mexican Jose Luis Ramirez, a future two-time WBC world Lightweight champion. Mancini proceeded to build an 18–0, 14 knockout wins record before he challenged Puerto Rican Jorge Morales for Morales' North American Boxing Federation's Lightweight title in a bout Mancini won by ninth-round technical knockout on May 16, 1981, earning Mancini his first regional, professional boxing title. Ray, from Youngstown, Ohio, fought as a professional for the first time on October 18, 1979, when he beat Phil Bowen by a first-round knockout. Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini was born Raymond Michael Mancino on March 4, 1961, the son of former boxer Lenny Mancini. In the United States, the fight was televised on HBO World Championship Boxing, while in Puerto Rico, it was shown live on channel 2. Because of its location (Reno is often nicknamed "the biggest little city in the world") this fight was promotionally nicknamed as "the biggest little fight in the world". Mancini won the fight, to retain his title, by a third-round technical knockout. It was for Mancini's WBA's world Lightweight title. Ray Mancini fight was a boxing contest which was held on January 14, 1984, in Reno, Nevada. Bobby Chacon, or, alternatively, Bobby Chacon vs. Mancini defeated Chacon via TKO in the third round Lawlor Events Center, Reno, Nevada, United States 1984 WBA world Lightweight championship boxing match Ray Mancini vs.
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