BOXING YEAR 1970 February 16- Joe Frazier becomes world Heavyweight champion by knocking out Jimmy Ellis in five rounds at New Yorks Madison Square Garden. April 18- Rubén Olivares begins his trilogy of world championship fights with Chucho Castillo by defeating Castillo with a fifteen round unanimous decision in Inglewood. May 9- Vicente Saldivar returns to the ring, with only one fight in the last two years, to win the WBC world Featherweight championship with a fifteen round unanimous decision over Johnny Famechon in Rome, Italy. August 4- George Foreman beats George Chuvalo by a technical knockout in round three in New York. September 26- Ken Buchanan wins the world Lightweight title with a fifteen round split decision over Ismael Laguna of Panama at San Juan, Puerto Rico. October 16- Chapter 2 of Olivares-Castillo, as Chucho Castillo conquers the world Featherweight title with a fourteenth round technical knockout of Rubén Olivares in Inglewood. October 26- Muhammad Ali returns from his forced exile with a three round stoppage of Jerry Quarry in Atlanta. November 7- Carlos Monzón becomes world Middleweight champion by knocking out Nino Benvenuti in twelve rounds in Rome. November 17- Joe Frazier retains his world Heavyweight crown with a two round knockout of reigning world Light Heavyweight champion Bob Foster in Detroit. December 3- Billy Backus beats José Nápoles by knockout in four rounds, winning the world Welterweight title in Syracuse.
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