Editing Alberto Dávila (section)

===WBC title reign===
Pintor moved into the super bantamweight division,<ref>{{cite book|last=Hudson Jr.|first=David L.|title=Combat Sports: An Encyclopedia of Wrestling, Fighting, and Mixed Martial Arts|publisher=Greenwood Press|year=2009|pages=256–257|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LmhFCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA257|isbn=978-0-313-34383-4}}</ref> and Dávila eventually became the full WBC bantamweight champion. He returned to the ring two months after the Bejines bout for a fight against Julio Rodrigues in which the WBC title was not at stake.<ref>{{cite news|title=Davila, Garza Sign For Fights|work=[[Star-Banner]]|agency=Associated Press|date=November 3, 1983|page=7B|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bEAxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XAYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4492,2057816|accessdate=December 6, 2010}}</ref> In the summer of 1984, he defended the title against [[Dominican Republic|Dominican]] [[Enrique Sanchez (Dominican boxer)|Enrique Sanchez]] in [[Miami]], in a fight held outdoors. The early rounds saw Sanchez take control of the contest; an eight-punch flurry by him in round two caused Dávila to stagger. However, the fight turned in round six, as rain fell onto the ring.<ref name="defend">{{cite news|title=Davila, Garza Defend Titles On the Beach|work=[[The Daily Gazette|The Schenectady Gazette]]|agency=Associated Press|date=May 28, 1984|page=28|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-hAhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XHMFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1907,3039485|accessdate=December 6, 2010}}</ref> Dávila scored a [[Knockout#Knockdown|knockdown]] near the end of round ten, and continued his attack on Sanchez at the start of the next round, earning a [[technical knockout]] to retain his title. After the fight, he compared the rain to "holy water", saying "It revived me. It was a miracle."<ref name="defend"/>

The WBC stated that Dávila would automatically give up his championship if he did not fight Pintor by August 15, 1984.<ref>{{cite news|title=WBC threatening to strip titles from 2 champions|work=[[The Tuscaloosa News]]|agency=Associated Press|date=June 26, 1984|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aTUdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=laUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2960,6980626|accessdate=December 6, 2010}}</ref> A title defense was instead scheduled on September 14, 1984, versus [[Miguel "Happy" Lora|Miguel Lora]], but in a [[sparring]] session two weeks before the fight date, Dávila injured his back. This led to a postponement.<ref>{{cite news|title=And Finally...|work=Herald-Journal|date=September 14, 1984|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NGIsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=084EAAAAIBAJ&pg=3636,3574583|accessdate=December 6, 2010}}</ref> Later, he worsened his injury while doing yardwork, leading to a yearlong absence from fighting. As a result, his belt was stripped by the WBC;<ref name="going"/> it was officially vacated in the WBC's rankings on March 23, 1985.<ref>{{cite news|date=March 23, 1985|title=WBC Ratings|page=13|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/148575470/|work=[[Reno Gazette-Journal]]|agency=Associated Press|access-date=November 6, 2021|via=Newspapers.com|url-access=subscription }}</ref>