On This Day, Lionel Rose defeated Fighting Harada

February  26^th, 1968.- Australian, Lionel Rose, defeated  Japanese idol, Masahiko “Fighting” Harada, by unanimous decision in 15 rounds, to become bantamweight world champion. The bout was at  the Nihon Budokan in Tokyo. The  Referee was, Ko Toyama, and the Judges were Ken Morita ( current Japanese Boxing Federation President) and Hiroyuki Tozaki.