WBA welterweight title · 15 rounds

Billy
Backus
VS
José
Cuevas

Cuevas · TKO 2/15

May 20, 1978 · Forum, Inglewood, California, 🇺🇸

Backus going in49-20-5

Cuevas going in21-6-0

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MethodTKO

Round2 of 15

TitleWBA welterweight title

Sources

English Wikipedia
side b · observed 2026-10-11
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pipino_Cuevas

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English Wikipedia
side a · observed 2026-10-11
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Backus

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