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 | | December 10- After a ceremony to honor Sugar Ray Robinson for his retirement (featuring former Robinson rivals Carmen Basilio, Gene Fullmer, Carl Olson and Randy Turpin), Emile Griffith retains his world Welterweight title with a fifteen round decision over Mexican-American Manuel Gonzalez, in the first fight ever to be shown in color on television. |
 | | March 1- Horacio Acavallo beats Katsuyoshi Takayama by a fifteen round decision in Tokyo, Japan, to win the WBA world Flyweight title, making Salvatore Burruni (the champion who was stripped of the title by the WBA) be, as of 2004, boxings last undisputed world champion in the Flyweight division. |
 | | June 14- Salvatore Burrunis championship run at the Flyweights comes to a complete end when he loses his WBC world belt by a decision in fifteen to Walter McGowan, Wembley, England. |
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