▁world ▁three - c ush ion ▁championship . ▁According ly , ▁Harold ▁Wor st , ▁the ▁reign ing ▁champion ▁since ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁issued ▁a ▁challenge ▁match ▁to ▁K ats ura ▁to ▁defend ▁his ▁title , ▁with ▁the ▁match ▁to ▁take ▁place ▁March ▁ 1 3 – 1 8 ▁of ▁that ▁year ▁at ▁the ▁P ant l ind ▁Hotel ▁in ▁Grand ▁Rap ids , ▁Michigan , ▁for ▁a ▁pur se ▁of ▁$ 2 , 0 0 0 . ▁The ▁preceding ▁year ▁Wor st ▁had ▁issued ▁a ▁similar ▁title - def ending ▁challenge ▁to ▁Joe ▁Cham aco ▁of ▁Mexico , ▁which ▁also ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁Grand ▁Rap ids ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁ven ue . ▁Wor st ▁even ▁took ▁un success ful ▁legal ▁action ▁to ▁block ▁an ▁Argent in ian ▁three - c ush ion ▁tournament , ▁bil led ▁as ▁a ▁" world ▁title " ▁event , ▁that ▁was ▁scheduled ▁to ▁overlap ▁the ▁dates ▁of ▁his ▁title ▁match ▁with ▁K ats ura . ▁Wor st ▁defeated ▁K ats ura ▁in ▁six ▁out ▁of ▁seven ▁matches , ▁with ▁total ▁three - c ush ions ▁scored ▁between ▁them , ▁respectively , ▁of ▁ 3 5 0 ▁and ▁ 2 7 6 . ▁Meanwhile , ▁Cham aco ▁claimed ▁the ▁world ▁crown ▁as ▁well , ▁after ▁winning ▁the ▁tournament ▁in ▁Argentina . ▁ ▁After ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁Little ▁was ▁heard ▁from ▁K ats ura ▁for ▁many ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁world ▁championship . ▁Mc Go ort y ▁l ament ed