nicolino locche

[Bill Paxtom]

Nicolino Locche

More important wins thru the end of 1961.

Pedro Benelli
* July 30, 1960 .......... {W Dec 10} ...... Nicolino Locche - 10-1-4 {3 KO's} - vs. - Pedro Benelli - 35-3-3 {21 KO's}
* December 1, 1961 ... {W Dec 10} ...... Nicolino Locche - 20-1-6 {5 KO's} - vs. - Pedro Benelli - 46-5-5 {29 KO's}

Pedro Benelli was a hard-punching Lightweight from Buenos Aires, who could really work his opponent over
with 'non-stop' punching.

Pedro was ranked as the #4 Argentinian Lightweight in mid-1960.

On July 30, 1960 > the 20 1/2 year-old Nicolino Locche was very impressive in scoring a solid 10-Round Decision over
the 27 year-old veteran Pedro Benelli.

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Ubaldino Escobar
* September 29, 1961 ...... {W Dec 10} ... Nicolino Locche - 17-1-6 {4 KO's} - vs. - Ubaldino Escubar - 22-1-4 {17 KO's}
* October 10, 1961 .......... {W Dec 10} ... Nicolino Locche - 18-1-6 {4 KO's} - vs. - Ubaldino Escubar - 22-2-4 {17 KO's}

Ubaldino Escbar was a vicious punching fighter from Buenos Aires.

On September 29, 1961 > Ubaldino Escobar {Age; 20 years, 6 months} travelled to Mendoza, Argentina to take on
the highly-touted 22 year-old Nicolino Locche in a battle of young Lightweight stars.

It was a 'slam-bang' affair for the first 3-Rounds. In Round 4, Ubaldino did the 'unthinkable', he dropped Nicolino with a
single left-hook, and had him down and nearly out.

There was 'controversey' here, as the count was long, and Nicolino got added time to get up.

Nicolino eventually cleared his head, and boxed his way to a 10-Round Decision.

There were the 'typical' voices of disapproval from the Ubaldino Escobar Camp. There were cries of 'robbery'.
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12-Days later, these '2' young Lightweights were battling it out again in Mendoza, Argentina.

This time, Nicolono fought with a tighter defense, and used better counter-punching, as he neutralized Ubaldino's
wild-rushes and wide-left hooks to score a solid points win 10-Round Decision.

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[Bill Paxtom]

1961

Nicolino Locche



September 29, 1961

Mendoza Association of Boxing ~ Mendoza, Argentina

~ The Night The Untouchable Went Down ~

According to Leonardo Paludi {President of the Mendoza Association of Boxing}

Nicolino Locche ~ 17-1-6 {4 KO's} ~ 134 lbs. ~ 5' 6" ~ {Age; 22 years, 0 months}
vs.
Ubaldino Escobar ~ 22-1-4 {17 KO's} ~ 136 lbs. ~ 5' 7" ~ {Age; 20 years, 6 months}
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~ The Bout ~

The first '3-Rounds' were action packed, as the visiting Ubaldo Escobar from Buenos Aires went
'toe-to-toe' with Nicolino in a torrid 'slam-bang' affair.

Nicolino was faster, but Ubaldo was hitting harder.

Then it happened >

In Round 4, both met at Center-Ring, and Nicolino was doing his best 'defensive moves' by bobbing and
ducking, as well as enticing Ubaldo to come in with a lead punch.

Ubaldo missed with several right-hand leads as Nicolino ducked and bent low. Then as Nicolino came up,
Ubaldo came in with a tremendous left-hook, that landed 'flush' on Nicolino's chin.

At the {0:55 Mark}, Nicolino 'crashed' into the canvas, and was 'out'.

Ubaldo stood over Nicolino, looking down at the fallen star. He wasted a good 3-Seconds, before he
was directed to a Neutral-Corner by the Referee.

When the Referee got back to Nicolino, nearly 6-Seconds had past, and the Referee picked up the
count at '2'. Nicolino started to move and rolled over on his side.

Just at that moment, Ubaldo Escobar foolishly started bouncing around in the Neutral-Corner, and
then walked out to Center-Ring where Nicolino was still laying.

As the Referee reached the count of '6', he stopped the count, and walked Ubaldo back to the
'Neutral Corner'.

Another 3-Seconds were wasted.

When the Referee got back to Nicolino, he picked up the count at '6'. Nicolino pulled himself up
at the '8-Count', and was now standing, but was 'groggy'.

The Referee waived for the bout to resume, and Ubaldo came charging in. But despite having a
nearly 'out-on-his-feet' Nicolino in fornt of him, Ubaldo failed to land a solid follow up punch, as
Nicolino used every trick he had to survive Round 4.

By the time Round 5 started, Nicolino was back to using his slippery-skills to box his way clear, and
get the cob-webs out of his head.

Picking up in Round 6, Nicolino boxed, jabbed and countered his way over the last 5-Rounds to winning
a 10-Round Decision.

After the bout, there were cries that Nicolino was down at least a full 10-Seconds.

The Ubaldo Escobar Camp cried 'foul' and wanted the bout changed to a 'Knockout Win' for their fighter,
or change the verdict to 'No Contest'.

The Mendoza Association of Boxing verified that Nicolino Locche won the Decision, and that the error
was on the part of Ubaldo Escobar for failing to move to a 'Neutral Corner', and remain there until the
Referee signaled for him to move out.

The Mendoza Association of Boxing set up an immediate rematch for 12-Days later.