ita ▁put ▁Sp old i ▁down ▁for ▁the ▁full ▁count . ▁ ▁Los ing ▁the ▁NBA ▁Light weight ▁World ▁Championship ▁against ▁I ke ▁Williams , ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁Zur ita ▁lost ▁the ▁NBA ▁World ▁Light weight ▁Championship ▁before ▁a ▁crowd ▁of ▁ 3 5 , 0 0 0 ▁by ▁a ▁second ▁round ▁knock out ▁from ▁Black ▁New ▁Jersey ▁box er ▁I ke ▁Williams ▁in ▁Mexico ▁City ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁Their ▁first ▁planned ▁meeting ▁in ▁Philadelphia ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁cancel led ▁by ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁Box ing ▁Commission ▁who ▁recognized ▁Bob ▁Mont gom ery ▁as ▁the ▁light weight ▁champion . ▁Williams ▁made ▁a ▁two ▁f isted ▁attack ▁to ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁Zur ita ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁which ▁Zur ita ▁could ▁not ▁hold ▁off , ▁though ▁he ▁had ▁made ▁an ▁effective ▁defense ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round . ▁It ▁was ▁Zur ita ' s ▁first ▁title ▁defense . ▁Short ly ▁after ▁Zur ita ▁was ▁counted ▁out , ▁Williams ' ▁corner ▁was ▁crow ded ▁by ▁fans , ▁and ▁several ▁polic eman ▁were ▁required ▁to ▁clear ▁the ▁ring ▁before ▁Williams ▁could ▁return ▁to ▁his ▁dress ing ▁room . ▁ ▁Zur ita ▁defeated ▁Mike ▁B ello ise ▁on ▁January ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁in ▁a ▁third ▁round ▁technical ▁decision , ▁when ▁B ello ise ▁failed ▁to ▁come ▁out ▁at ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁fourth ▁round . ▁Zur ita ▁had ▁flo ored ▁the ▁former ▁World ▁Fe ather weight ▁Champion ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of