Jofre: Height: 5′ 4″ Reach: 66″ Legra: height 5′ 8″ / 173cm reach 63″ 1973-05-05 : Eder Jofre 125 lbs beat Jose Legra 125½ lbs by MD in round 15 of 15 Location: Ginasio Presidente Medici, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil Referee: Jay Edson 146-141 Judge: Newton Campos 148-143 Judge: Lorenzo Sanchez 143-143 "Former world bantamweight champion Eder Jofre amazed the experts by winning the WBC featherweight title from Jose Legra via a 15 round majority decision in Brasilia, Brazil. Jofre, 37 years old, punished Legra with body blows, but went down near the end of the 3rd round and suffered cuts around both his eyes. Legra, 30, tried to press the advantage of the 3rd round knockdown in the 4th round by taking after Jofre, but Eder fought him to a standoff. Jofre became the aggressor and remained that way, but the major difference through the later rounds was that Legra's punches lacked steam. Legra also lost points for fouls." -World Boxing, September 1973 issue Jose Lobato, Legra's manager, claimed they were robbed, stating that he was forcibly prevented from seeing the judges scorecards Note: 1973-10-21 : Eder Jofre 124¼ lbs beat Vicente Saldivar 125¾ lbs by KO at 1:40 in round 4 of 15 Location: Ginásio de Esportes Antônio Balbino, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil Jofre's title was stripped on June 18, 1974 for failure to defend. The WBC ordered Jofre to defend his title against mandatory challenger Alfredo Marcano of Venezuelia or be stripped of the title. Co-manager Marcos Lazaro tried to strike a deal on Jofre’s behalf, but Abraham Katzenelson refused to accept the financial terms. On June 17, 1974, the WBC stripped Eder of his title for failure to defend against Alfredo Marcano. Jofre vs Legra link: This content is protected
