Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Tony Chiaverini

1979

Action

July 25, 1979 · United States of America

Overview

Sugar Ray Leonard 22-0 (13 KOs) vs. Tony Chiaverini 30-4 (21 KOs) The WBC ranked Leonard third at welterweight and Chiaverini sixth at super welterweight. Leonard made $140,000, and Chiaverini got $61,000. The fight took place at the Caesars Palace Sports Pavilion. Chiaverini requested an 18-foot ring, and the Leonard camp acquiesced. The fight was televised nationally by ABC on Wide World of Sports.

Details

Status: Released
Release date: July 25, 1979
Original language: English
Countries: United States of America
Production: Top Rank
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded