Sims Bids for State Super Lightweight Title

By MIKE HISERMAN

Sept. 16, 1987 12 AM PT

Walter Sims (22-4-2, 15 knockouts) of North Hollywood will face champion John Montes for the state super lightweight title in tonight’s 12-round main event at the Spruce Goose in Long Beach.

Montes (34-4, 25 knockouts) of Anaheim won the state title in June with a 12-round decision over Eric Martin in Irvine.

Pulga Franco of Van Nuys will make his pro debut against Fernando Garcia (0-1) of Los Angeles in a super bantamweight bout. Preliminary bouts begin at 7:30.

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Mike Hiserman

Mike Hiserman is former Sports editor of the Los Angeles Times. He wrote for the Long Beach Press Telegram and Orange County Register before joining The Times in 1982 and won an Associated Press Sports Editors award for investigative reporting on betting scams. Hiserman has been Sports editor of The Times’ San Fernando Valley and Orange County editions. He retired in November 2020.

Sims Bids for State Super Lightweight Title

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