Ray Mancini vs. Bobby Chacon

Ray Mancini vs. Bobby Chacon
DateJanuary 14, 1984
VenueLawlor Events Center, Reno, Nevada, United States
Title(s) on the lineWBA lightweight title
Tale of the tape
Boxer United States Ray Mancini United States Bobby Chacon
Nickname Boom Boom Schoolboy
Hometown Youngstown, Ohio Pacoima, California
Pre-fight record 28–1 (22 KO) 52–6–1 (42 KO)
Weight 135 lb (61.2 kg) 135 lb (61.2 kg)
Recognition WBA lightweight champion
Result
Mancini defeated Chacon via TKO in the third round

The Ray Mancini vs. Bobby Chacon, or, alternatively, Bobby Chacon vs. Ray Mancini fight was a boxing contest which was held on January 14, 1984, in Reno, Nevada. It was for Mancini's WBA's world Lightweight title. Mancini won the fight, to retain his title, by a third-round technical knockout.[1] 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". In the United States, the fight was televised on HBO World Championship Boxing,[2] while in Puerto Rico, it was shown live on channel 2.

  1. ^ "Jan. 14, 1984: Mancini vs Chacon - "Just business, Bobby."". 14 January 2022. Archived from the original on 14 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  2. ^ "HBO Televised Fights - 1980s - BoxRec". Archived from the original on 2021-08-30. Retrieved 2022-02-01.