On May 31, 1966, a 30-year-old Éder Jofre (47-1-4, 37 KOs) got a shot at the undisputed bantamweight championship held by 23-year-old Fighting Harada (42-3, 17 KOs).
Jofre came in to the fight after a draw in his last fight with a 71% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 26 days. Harada was on a 11-fight win streak with a 37% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 16 days.
Fighting Harada defeated Éder Jofre via unanimous decision in the rematch and successfully defended his WBA, WBC, and The Ring bantamweight titles. Harada improves his record to 43-3, while Jofre adds a loss to his record at 47-2-4.
On May 18, 1965, the 29-year-old undisputed bantamweight world champion, Éder Jofre (47-0-3, 37 KOs), faced a 22-year-old Japanese boxer Fighting Harada (38-3, 17 KOs) in an undisputed title defense fight.
Jofre came in to the fight on a 35-fight win streak with a 74% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 21 days. Harada was on a 7-fight win streak with a 41% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 14 days.
Fighting Harada defeated Éder Jofre via split decision and wins the WBA, WBC, and The Ring bantamweight world champion — and becomes the undisputed bantamweight world champion. Harada improves his record to 39-3, while Jofre adds a loss to his record at 47-1-3.