Yoshiaki Numata KOs Raul Rojas This Day September 27, 1970 and retains his crown
- Yoshiaki Numata 130 lbs
- Raul Rojas 130 lbs
- KO at 2:47 in round 5 of 15
- Location: Nihon University Auditorium, Tokyo, Japan
- Referee: Hiroyuki Tezaki 18-17
- Judge: Takeo Ugo 18-18
- Judge: Ken Morita 18-18
Notes:
Yoshiaki Numata of Japan retained his WBC junior lightweight title Sunday night by knocking out challenger Raul Rojas of San Pedro, Calif., in the 5th round of their scheduled 15 round title match. The finish was amazing because Rojas had floored Numata for a nine count knockdown in the 4th round and had Numata almost helpless defending himself in a neutral corner early in the 5th round. Numata stunned Rojas, as well as a crowd of 7,000 at the Nihon University Auditorium by landing a long right uppercut to the jaw and Rojas went down flat on his back. He tried to rise, but his knees wobbled and he fell down to take the full count at 2:47 of the 5th round.
