▁round ▁technical ▁knock out ▁in ▁Mexico ▁City . ▁In ▁four ▁earlier ▁meet ings ▁with ▁Cas an ova , ▁in ▁a ▁Mexican ▁Fe ather weight ▁Title ▁match ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁and ▁in ▁matches ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁April ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁and ▁June ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁Zur ita ▁would ▁lose . ▁Though ▁each ▁box er ▁was ▁close ▁in ▁height ▁and ▁very ▁close ▁in ▁reach , ▁Zur ita ▁did ▁not ▁seem ▁to ▁match ▁up ▁well ▁with ▁Cas an ova ▁who ▁was ▁two ▁years ▁older ▁and ▁may ▁have ▁benef ited ▁from ▁two ▁extra ▁years ▁in ▁age . ▁By ▁September ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁Cas an ova ▁had ▁taken ▁the ▁Mexican ▁Fe ather weight ▁Championship , ▁and ▁had ▁scored ▁seven ▁successful ▁def enses ▁of ▁the ▁title . ▁ ▁Mid - care er ▁as ▁a ▁professional ▁ ▁T aking ▁the ▁Mexican ▁Light weight ▁Title , ▁September ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁Zur ita ▁first ▁took ▁the ▁Mexican ▁Light weight ▁Title ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁against ▁Joe ▁Con de ▁in ▁a ▁twelve ▁round ▁points ▁decision ▁at ▁the ▁Arena ▁in ▁Mexico ▁City , ▁though ▁few ▁if ▁any ▁American ▁newsp apers ▁covered ▁the ▁story . ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁Zur ita ▁first ▁defeated ▁Jimmy ▁H atch er ▁in ▁a ▁ten ▁round ▁decision ▁at ▁the ▁Walk athon ▁Theater ▁in ▁San ▁Antonio , ▁Texas . ▁He ▁defeated