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Lightweight Cesar Barrow suffered his third professional defeat after trailing on points when a 10-round contest against Trinidadian Johnny DePeiza ended in Port of Spain. The fight was held on February 1, 1963.Barrow broke into the professional ranks on April 1, 1955 and Joe Primo was his first scalp. Barrow defeated Primo by points at the end of the four-round contest.
Born on March 4, 1935, Barrow was a skilled lightweight boxer who knocked out 46 percent of his opponents. He was undefeated in 12 fights when he challenged Trinidadian James Harper at the BGCC ground in March 1960.
Harper knocked out the Guyanese in the first round. However, Barrow was quick to return the favour and gained revenge in September of the next year. Then, Harper was KOed in round three.
He would snatch the national lightweight title in May 1960, following a fifth round knockout of Emmett Smith at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground. Barrow lost six of his last seven fights. He died in July 2005.

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