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HISTORY: On June 28, 1966 at the Sam Houston Coliseum in Houston, Texas Ernie Terrell fought Doug Jones in a top ten heavyweight bout and for Terrell his 2nd defense of his WBA world heavyweight title.. Terrell would win a 15 round decision. Unofficial AP scorecard - 147-141 Terrell. Terrell was a 6 to 5 betting favorite. In the month preceding the fight, Associated Press interchangeably referred to either Jones or Zora Folley as WBA's No.2 heavyweight contender. A crowd of 9,346 produced a gate of $102,165. The fight was shown on closed circuit television in 70 theaters and arenas around the United States. There was no home television or radio. Purses: Terrell - $40,866 from the live gate and 42% of closed circuit TV for app. $250,000. Jones - $25,541 from the live gate and 20% of closed circuit TV for app. $125,000.
Presented here is an original, official program for this event.
FULL DESCRIPTION: This as an original, official program which names and pictures both fighters on the cover. 20 pages complete including covers. Tight binding. Not scored or written on. Clean inside and out. Very tiny fold at lower left corner. 8 1/2" x 11."
