Vicente Mijares ~ 'Talented Mexican Lightweight'

[Bill Paxtom]

Thursday ~ November 4, 1976

Olympic Auditorium ~ Los Angeles, California

#3 WBA / #3 WBC - Vicente Mijares - 22-0-0 {11 KO's} ~ 5' 6 1/2" ~ 134 1/2 lbs. ~ {Age; 22 years, 10 months}
vs.
#11 WBA / #16 WBC - Mar 'Sea Base' Basa - 44-3-1 {14 KO's} ~ 5' 7" ~ 136 lbs. ~ {Age; 26 years, 10 months}
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~ The Skinny ~

Vicente Mijares in a 'stay busy' bout, while waiting for a World Championship bout.

Mar Basa is a quick and crafty-boxer from The Philippines. 'Sea Base' is a stable-mate
of WBA Super-Featherweight Champion - Ben Villaflor.

Up thru May 1976, Mar Basa had a 'posted' record of 43-1-1 with {14 KO's}, and was ranked
as the #7 WBA Super-Featherweight.

But a loss {L TKO 9} to #1 World-ranked Super-Featherweight - Samuel Serrano in Puerto Rico
on May 8th ended his incredible run.

The 8-Year Professional bounced back by scoring an 'upset win' {W Dec 10} over highly-regarded
and #12 WBA-ranked Lightweight Korean - Chung-Moon Chin back on August 10, 1976.

But on September 15th, 'Sea Base' was stopped {L KO 5} by #5 WBC Lightweight - Buzzsaw Yamabe
in a WBC South-Pacific Elimination bout in Honolulu, Hawaii.
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~ Mijares Chases Down Filipino, Scores Decision Win At The Olympic ~

#3 World-rated Lightweight - Vicente Mijares chased-and-chased, and scored a wide-points 10-Round
Decision over 'fleet-footed' southpaw Mar Base of The Philippines.

The 'smart-boxing' Mijares stalked the light-punching Filipino for the outset, by firing in steady left-jabs,
and short right-hands to the body, as Mar Base stayed on the outside and tried to counter with right-jabs.

When the Filipino moved in close to trade, he was out-punched, and was forced to retreat and attempt
to counter from the outside.

Mijares had his way over the early going, and scored a 'flash-knockdown' in Round 4, when he caught
Mar Base with a hard-counter right-hand to the chin.

The Mexican then kept up the pace with a steady-offense, and had the Filipino in retreat-mode in every
Round. The Filipino was hurt in Rounds 8 and 9 as well, but the crafty-boxer was able to use his quick
footwork to escape and avoid getting trapped.

Scorecards
* Referee - John Thomas ...... 100-92
* Judge Eddie Fiero .............. 100-89
* Judge - Marty Dankin .......... 99-90
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Harry Kabakoff {Manager for Vicente Mijares} >
"There is not much more we can do, but wait for a contract to Challenge for one of the World Titles. We were
offered $10,000 to fight WBC Champion - Esteban DeJesus in a {non-title bout} on Television, and set for the
end of November. That is not acceptable for us."

'We are only looking for a Championship Bout now, no 'non-title' bouts."