the event. The anti-riot team would have to jump into the ring when, fifty two seconds into the fight, an apparently drunk fan jumped into it, with the apparent intention of attacking one of the combatants. The man did not reach any of the night's main stars, however, because five policemen were able to stop him, immediately taking him out of the arena. Zamora and Zarate began slugging right after that incident, with Zamora earning the first round on the judge's scorecards by throwing more punches than Zarate. In the second round, Zamora appeared hurt after a right and left combination by Zarate, but he roared back to hit Zarate with a right and left combination of his own later in that round. Round three was filled with combinations from both fighters. Zarate, however, began to connect with long jabs and short-range hooks. Zamora began to throw wide punches and seemed spent. He suffered a knockdown towards the end of the round. By round four, Zarate looked stronger and fresher than Zamora. He kept attacking the WBA champion, who tried in vain to answer. Early in the round Zarate dropped Zamora twice and Alfonzo Zamora Sr. threw in the towel, giving Zarate a fourth round knockout victory. Aftermath Immediately after the fight was over, Alfonso Zamora Sr. and Arturo Hernandez had a fight of their own, and the anti-riot police once again intervened, putting a stop to the fight between Zarate and Zamora's trainers. Zarate went on to lose to Wilfredo Gómez for Gómez's WBC World Jr. Featherweight championship. He defended his WBC World Bantamweight title five more times before losing it, on June 3rd of 1979, to Lupe Pintor by a fifteen round split decision in Las Vegas, Nevada. Admiration towards Zarate by boxing fans grew considerably after he beat Zamora. Zarate retired after losing to Pintor, but had a mildly successful comeback during the middle 1980s, going as far as challenging Jeff Fenech for the WBC World Jr. Featherweight championship on October 16, 1987 in Sydney, Australia. Zamora's popularity was not diminished after losing to Zarate, but his self-esteem was. Zamora lost his WBA World Bantamweight title in his very next fight, being knocked out in ten rounds by Panamanian Jorge Luján on November 19 in Los Angeles. He only won four of his last eight bouts, retiring before the 1970s were over. A proposed "super-fight" against Wilfredo