Antonio Gomez ~ "El Leon de Cumana"

[Bill Paxtom]

December 1, 1971

~ Jose Legra Has A Bout With Influenza, Forced To Withdraw From WBA Title Bout ~

Manager - Oswaldo Sanchez stated the his fighter has been battling the 'Flu Bug' since early November.
And that over the past month, they were hoping that the Cuban-born boxer would 'shake' the lingering
Flu.

Jose Legra was set to challenge WBA Featherweight Champion - Antonio Gomez on Saturday Night,
December 11th in Caracas, Venezuela.

Oswaldo Sanchez has asked for a 4-Week postponement, until mid-January 1972.

Oswaldo Sanchez >
"I know that Mr. Ramiro Machado wanted this bout to go on in Caracas, Venezuela. But for me to put my
weakened fighter {Jose Legra} in the Ring with a powerful Champion like Antonio Gomez is just not
'a smart decision'.

Jose Legra, a 27 1/2 year-old Cuban-born boxer, has lived in Barcelona, Spain since October 1963.

Jose is also the former WBC Featherweight Champion from {July 24, 1968 -thru- January 21, 1969}. Currently,
Legra is the European Featherweight Champion, and has held that Title for 18-Months, since June 26, 1970.

The Cuban is a 'brilliant' boxer and 'masterful' Ring Technician, who has an incredible record of
123-8-4 with {48 KO's} over an 11-year span.

Legra is ranked as a Featherweight at; #4 WBA and #7 WBC.