nicolino locche

[Bill Paxtom]

Nicolino Locche

~ 1st Big Win ~

February 26, 1960

General San Martin Estadio ~ Mendoza, Mendoza, Argentina

* Capacity .......{ 9000 }
* Attendance .. { 9000 } 'Sell Out'

Nicolino Locche ~ 8-1-3 {3 KO's} ~ {Age 20 years, 5 months}
vs.
Jaime Gine ~ 69-0-7 {25 KO's} ~ {Age; 26 years, 10 months}

Jaime Gine was the Argentinian Lightweight Champion, and World-Rated at #10. Jaime was based
out of Cordoba, and was willing to take on the young and 'rough-fighting' 20 year-old Nicolino Locche
in his own backyard.

Jaime, a 6-Year Professional was undefeated in '76-Bouts', an incredible run since turning Professional
in March 1954, including winning the Argentinian Lightweight Championship on May 4, 1957.

If anybody questioned Jaime Gine's talent, he held World-Rated Cuban - Orlando Zulueta to a 10-Round
Draw on {July 18, 1959}, and scored a {W Dec 10} over Orland Zulueta in a rematch on {October 17, 1959}.

Jaime Gin



Nicolino, despite only having '12' Professional bouts under his belt, was already be proclaimed as a future
Title Challenger.
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Fighting behind a hometown crowd of 9000 screaming Mendozan's, Nicolino Locche was relentless over the
early going, by pressing forward and pounding the 'undefeated' and talented Jaime Gine backwards throughout
the first 2-Rounds.

But the 'slick-boxing' Gine was able to make a charge in Rounds 3, 4, 5 and 6, by scoring with aggressive lead
right-hands, and left-right combinations, while using his fine boxing skills with smooth movement and sharp
counters.

Round 7 was fought on 'neutral-ground', as both fighters were resting and gearing-up for their late-Rounds
charge.

But by the middle of Round 8, Jaime's arms were sore from the constant pounding by the muscularly-built
20 year-old Nicolino.

Then, Nicolino made a strong charge at the end of Round 8, and pinned Jaime on the ropes with a 'two-fisted'
attack, that had the 26 year-old covering up with both hands in front of his face.

With the crowd of 9000 cheering {'Nico, Nico, Nico' } > Locche boxed beautifully over the last 2-Rounds to
secure a narrow 10-Round Decision and 'upset' win over the #10 World-Ranked and Argentinian Lightweight
Champion - Jaime Gine.

'KO Mundial' scored the bout for Nicolino Locche {196-195}, or 5-4-1 in Rounds