▁at ▁the ▁Aud itor ium ▁in ▁Oak land , ▁California . ▁ ▁Wood s ▁was ▁down ▁for ▁a ▁nine ▁count ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁round ▁from ▁a ▁powerful ▁left ▁to ▁the ▁body ▁by ▁Zur ita . ▁R ings iders ▁gave ▁Zur ita ▁seven ▁of ▁the ▁ten ▁r ounds . ▁Wood s ▁held ▁his ▁own ▁in ▁the ▁fourth ▁and ▁fifth , ▁but ▁Zur ita ▁finished ▁strong ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁r ounds . ▁ ▁T aking ▁the ▁NBA ▁World ▁Light weight ▁Title , ▁March ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁ ▁Zur ita ▁won ▁the ▁NBA ▁World ▁Light weight ▁Title ▁on ▁March ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁against ▁Sam my ▁Ang ott ▁in ▁a ▁fifteen ▁round ▁un anim ous ▁decision ▁at ▁Gil more ▁Field , ▁the ▁Hollywood ▁Ball ▁Park , ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁California . ▁Zur ita ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁Mexican ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁World ▁Light weight ▁Championship ▁in ▁a ▁bit ▁of ▁an ▁ups et ▁victory ▁that ▁saw ▁Ang ott ▁as ▁a ▁ 4 ▁to ▁ 1 ▁favorite . ▁It ▁was ▁Ang ott ' s ▁first ▁loss ▁in ▁the ▁light weight ▁class . ▁Zur ita ▁skill fully ▁blocked ▁Ang ott ' s ▁left ▁hook s ▁and ▁upper cut s ▁and ▁scored ▁with ▁counter ▁p unch es ▁to ▁the ▁body , ▁though ▁Ang ott ▁appeared ▁tired ▁and ▁h agg ard ▁from ▁having ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁light weight ▁limit . ▁Ang ott ▁won ▁only ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁when ▁Zur ita ▁appeared ▁puzz led ▁by ▁his ▁style , ▁but ▁the ▁remaining ▁four