Jimmy DuPree vs. Vicente Rondon ~ 'vacant' WBA Light-Heavyweight Championship

[Bill Paxtom]

Saturday ~ Febrary 27, 1971

Nuevo Circo {Bull Ring} ~ Caracas, Venezuela

Attendance .... { 10,500 }

'vacant' WBA Light-Heavyweght Chamoionship

Tale of the Tape

Jimmy Dupree {Jersey City, New Jersey}
Age.......... 34 years, 10 months
Height...... 6' 0"
Reach...... 72"
Weight..... 173 1/4 lbs.
Record .... 32-5-2 {20 KO's}
Rank........ #1 WBA / #1 Ring

Vicente Rondon {Caracas, Venezuela}
Age......... 32 years, 7 months
Height...... 6' 3"
Reach...... 77"
Weight..... 175 lbs.
Record..... 29-5-1 {17 KO's}
Rank........ #2 WBA / #9 Ring

Betting-Favorite........ Jimmy DuPree { 7-5 }

Fight Purses
* Jimmy DuPree ......... $30,000
* Vicente Rondon........ $20,000