Roberto Durán vs. Sugar Ray Leonard II

Roberto Durán vs. Sugar Ray Leonard II, billed as The Super Fight, and later popularly known as the No Más Fight, was a boxing match which took place on November 25, 1980, at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, United States. It was the second of three bouts between the pair. It gained its name from the moment at the end of the eighth round when Durán turned away from Leonard towards the referee and quit by apparently saying, "No más" (Spanish for "No more").

The Super Fight
DateNovember 25, 1980
VenueLouisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Title(s) on the lineWBC and The Ring welterweight titles
Tale of the tape
Boxer Roberto Durán Ray Leonard
Nickname Manos de Piedra
("Hands of Stone")
Sugar
Hometown Panama City, Panama Palmer Park, Maryland, US
Pre-fight record 72–1 (56 KO) 27–1 (18 KO)
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 146 lb (66 kg) 146 lb (66 kg)
Style Orthodox Orthodox
Recognition WBC and The Ring welterweight champion
2-division world champion
Former welterweight champion
Result
Leonard wins via 8th-round TKO
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