Heavyweights, Latino, This Day in Boxing Larry Holmes CRUSHES Ossie Ocasio and Retains Heavyweight Title This Day March 23, 1979 SteveMarch 24, 2021, 5:11 amMarch 24, 2021 112 Facebook Twitter https://boxinghalloffame.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Larry-short.mp4 Larry Holmes CRUSHES Ossie Ocasio and Retains Heavyweight Title This Day March 23, 1979 Larry Holmes 214 lbs Ossie Ocasio 207 lbs TKO 2:38 round 7 Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas Referee: Carlos Padilla WBC Heavyweight Title Previous ArticleMike Tyson Visits Frank Bruno Training for Quick Tillis This Day March 22, 1987 – London.Next ArticleMuhammad Ali KOs “Bayonne Bleeder” Chuck Wepner This Day March 24, 1975 Heavyweight Championship