Ayub Kalule vs. Sugar Ray Leonard

Astrowars: Kalule vs. Leonard
DateJune 25, 1981
VenueAstrodome, Houston, Texas, U.S.
Title(s) on the lineWBA and The Ring light middleweight titles
Tale of the tape
Boxer Ayub Kalule Ray Leonard
Nickname Sugar
Hometown Kampala, Uganda Palmer Park, Maryland, U.S.
Purse $150,000 $2,500,000
Pre-fight record 36–0 (18 KO) 29–1 (20 KO)
Age 27 years, 5 months 25 years, 1 month
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 153 lb (69 kg) 153 lb (69 kg)
Style Southpaw Orthodox
Recognition WBA and The Ring
Light Middleweight Champion		 WBC and The Ring
Welterweight Champion
Result
Leonard wins via 9th-round technical knockout

Ayub Kalule vs. Sugar Ray Leonard, billed as Astrowars, was a professional boxing match contested on June 25, 1981 for the WBA and The Ring light middleweight titles.

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