▁the ▁early ▁r ounds . ▁Jack , ▁a ▁popular ▁favorite , ▁held ▁the ▁N YS AC ▁Light weight ▁Championship ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁bout , ▁which ▁may ▁have ▁account ed ▁for ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁the ▁crowd . ▁ ▁Win ▁over ▁P ete ▁L ello ▁after ▁seven ▁month ▁break ▁from ▁box ing , ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁On ▁October ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁Zur ita ▁defeated ▁P ete ▁L ello ▁in ▁a ▁second ▁round ▁knock out ▁at ▁the ▁Arena ▁Col ise o ▁in ▁Mexico ▁City . ▁A typ ically ▁the ▁blow ▁that ▁ended ▁the ▁fight ▁was ▁a ▁ter r ific ▁upper cut ▁to ▁the ▁body ▁of ▁L ello ▁in ▁the ▁opening ▁seconds ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁round . ▁A ▁crowd ▁of ▁ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁saw ▁the ▁bout ▁in ▁the ▁b ull ring . ▁The ▁bout ▁was ▁Zur ita ' s ▁first ▁after ▁a ▁seven ▁month ▁lay off ▁from ▁box ing ▁to ▁recover ▁from ▁accident ally ▁shooting ▁himself ▁in ▁the ▁hand ▁around ▁June . ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁Zur ita ▁knock ed ▁out ▁Ald o ▁Sp old i , ▁European ▁Light weight ▁Champion , ▁in ▁the ▁fourth ▁round ▁at ▁Municipal ▁Aud itor ium ▁in ▁San ▁Antonio , ▁Texas . ▁In ▁the ▁main ▁event ▁before ▁a ▁crowd ▁of ▁ 5 0 0 0 , ▁a ▁hard ▁right ▁to ▁the ▁face ▁put ▁Sp old i ▁down ▁for ▁a ▁count ▁of ▁nine . ▁After ▁ar ising , ▁Zur