In this bout, Jose Luis "El Zurdo" Ramirez (Mexico) lost his WBC Lightweight title to Julio Cesar "JC" Chavez (Mexico). Chavez successfully defended his WBA Lightweight title at the same time. 

The ending of this match was deemed controversial. At the beginning of the eleventh of the twelve scheduled rounds, Chavez and Ramirez butted heads, causing Ramirez to bleed near his forehead. The ring doctor, Flip Holman, examined Ramirez and then stopped the fight. Chavez was deemed the winner by technical decision. Ramirez protested the decision to no avail.

In the other WBC title fight of the evening, Miguel "Happy" Lora (Colombia) faced Raul "Jibaro" Perez (Mexico) for Bantamweight honors. Perez emerged as the new champion by unanimous decision after twelve scheduled rounds.

The undercard:

• David Gonzalez vs. Antonio Gonzalez (Mexico). David Gonzalez won on points after ten scheduled rounds.
• Anthony Chavez vs. Pedro "Toro Loco" Sanchez (Dominican Republic). Sanchez won with a technical knockout in the third of four scheduled rounds. 
• Robert "Preacherman" Daniels vs. Rodney Stockton. Daniels knocked Stockton out for the win, in the sixth of an indeterminate number of rounds.
• Renaldo "Little Red" Carter vs. Daniel Garcia. Garcia secured the win by technical knockout in the second of an indeterminate number of rounds.
• Carlos "Cruz" Cruzat (Chile) vs. Venustiano Paredes (Mexico). Cruzat beat the newcomer Paredes by technical knockout in the second of an unknown number of rounds.
• Mario Morales (Mexico) vs. Ricardo Rosales. Morales knocked Rosales out in the first of an unknown number of rounds, in only Rosales' second professional bout

For more information:

• Video of the Chavez-Ramirez matchup: "Julio Cesar Chavez vs Jose Luis Ramirez DATE:1988-10-29". 
• About Julio Cesar Chavez: "Famous boxers: Julio Cesar Chavez".
• About Jose Luis Ramirez: "The Case for Jose Luis Ramirez in the Hall". 
• Video of the Lora-Perez matchup: "Raul Jibaro Perez vs Miguel Lora - 1988-10-29 - WBC World Bantamweight Title" (in English with Spanish simultaneous interpretation).
• Miguel Lora: "Miguel 'Happy' Lora, the boxer who moved like Shakira". 
• Raul Perez: "Best I faced: Raul 'Jibaro' Perez". 
• David Gonzalez: "David Gonzalez: Wasted Talent". 
• Robert Daniels: “'The Preacherman' Cometh Back: Interview with former world cruiserweight champion Robert Daniels". 
• Carlos Cruzat: "Carlos Cruzat hace recuerdos de un día clave en Coquimbo para su carrera" ("Carlos Cruzat remembers a key day for his career in Coquimbo"; in Spanish. In Google Chrome browsers, right-click to translate to English.)