On this day in history, Gomez retains WBC crown

December 13, 1980

Wilfredo “Bazooka” Gomez knocked out Jose Cervantes to successfully defend his WBC super bantamweight title for a 13th time.

The Puerto Rican legend, who is one of the top knockout punchers of all time, stopped the Colombian challenger in the third round to record his 31st KO in 32 fights.