WBA Heavyweight Title elimination tournament · 12 rounds

Jimmy
Ellis
VS
Leotis
Martin

Ellis · TKO 9/12

Aug 5, 1967 · Astrodome, Houston, 🇺🇸

Ellis going in23-5-0

Martin going in24-1-0

Confirmation✓✓ two sources

MethodTKO

Round9 of 12 · 1:43

TitleWBA Heavyweight Title elimination tournament

Sources

English Wikipedia
side a · observed 2026-10-11
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Ellis_(boxer)

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

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