A day like today, Wilfredo Gomez defended his world title

September 28th, 1979.- Wilfredo Gomez, from Puerto Rico, considered  the best super bantamweight of all timed , defended his crown after defeating Panamanian, Carlos Mendoza, by TKO in 10 rounds. It took place at the Caesar´s Palace in Las Vegas. Mendoza, was a tough cookie,  once having been a  rival of  “Hands of Stone” Duran.  But against Wilfredo,  the action was halted at 2 and 29 seconds of that mentioned round, after Carlos was dropped hard twice. The Referee was Richard Green, while the Judges were Art Lurie and Duane Ford.