A day like today, Julio César Chávez defended his WBC belt

April 8th

1995

Mexican boxing idol Julio César Chávez, defended his WBC super lightweight crown defeating  Italian idol, Giovanni Parisi by a UD.  Parisi had been Olympic gold medalist  at the featherweight division  in 1988 . The bout took place in the parking lot  of the Caesar´s Palace in Las Vegas. The Referee was Joe Cortez. The Judges were Carol Castellano, Terry Smith and Lou Filippo.