Date: 4th January 1964
Venue: Ryogoku Sumo Hall, Tokyo, Japan
Title: WBC & WBA World Super-lightweight Titles
Promoter: None
Eddie Perkins
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33
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9
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1
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Weight: 138 3/4 lbs
Yoshinori Takahashi
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23
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2
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0
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Weight: 139 1/4 lbs
Perkins travelled to Kokugikan, Japan to defend his WBC and WBA World Super-lightweight titles against local hero Takahashi.
Perkins knocked out the Japanese challenger at 1:35 of the 13th round.
Perkins contested three world title battles with Italian Duilio Loi, drawing the first, winning the second, and losing the third.