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Photograph was edited for publication purposes. Photograph caption date stamped June 23, 1960 reads "Kid Rayo, Nicaraguan welter champion, fights Irish Billy Collins tonight in a triple main event at the Olympic. The other top bouts are Emelio Flores vs. Noel Humphreys and Ray Riojas vs. Timmie Jefferson. The three bouts are 10-rounders."
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