September 14- Jimmy Ellis retains the WBA world Heavyweight title with a fifteen round decision over Floyd Patterson, who was attempting to become the first boxer to hold the world Heavyweight title three times, in Stockholm, Sweden.
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May 9- Sugar Ramos retains the world Featherweight title with a controversial fifteen round decision over Floyd Robertson, Accra, Ghana.
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