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Ray Leonard
Leonard
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VS
Jun 20 1980
Friday

Olympic Stadium, Montreal, Canada

15 round contest @ Welterweight
Roberto Duran
Duran
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27-0-0
UD 15

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  • 144-146
  • 144-145
  • 147-148
UD 15
71-1-0

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Belts on The Line

WBC World Welterweight Championship

The tape

-44
Age
-44
5' 9" / 175 cm
Height
5' 7" / 170 cm
70.5" / 179 cm
Reach
66.1" / 168 cm
Orthodox (R)
Stance
Orthodox (R)

Tape record

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Form
TKORTDUDUDUD
27
Wins
71
0
By KO
0
0
KO%
0
0
Loses
1
0
Draws
0
1977
Debut
1968

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Ray Leonard vs Roberto Duran report


Who won Leonard vs Duran?

Roberto Duran beat Ray Leonard by unanimous decision in their 15 round contest on Friday, June 20th, 1980, at Olympic Stadium, Montreal.

The scorecards were announced as 146-144, 145-144, 148-147 in favor of winner Roberto Duran.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 15 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

This contest was for the WBC welterweight championship of the world.

Leonard vs Duran stats

Back in June 1980, Ray Leonard stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 27 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Roberto Duran made his way to the ring with a record of 71 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Ray Leonard was the same age as Roberto Duran, at -44 years old.

Leonard had a height advantage of 2 inches over Duran. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Ray Leonard and Roberto Duran fought out of an orthodox stance.

Leonard was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 45 fewer fights, and made his debut in 1977, 8 years and 11 months later than Duran, whose first professional fight was in 1968. He had fought 515 fewer professional rounds, totaling 306 compared to Duran's 821.

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What time did Leonard vs Duran start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 3:00 AM UTC at Olympic Stadium, Montreal, Canada, which was 11:00 PM EST or 8:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

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Roberto

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Ray Leonard

Roberto Duran

108

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