Editing Alberto Dávila (section)

===Later career===
In 1987, he attempted to become a world champion again by traveling to [[Colombia]] and challenging Lora, but he lost a 12-round decision.<ref name="going"/> He won a few fights after his loss to Lora, including a decision victory over Edel Geronimo in March 1987.<ref name="going"/><ref>{{cite news|last=Kresal|first=Steve|title=Davila Beats Geronimo in Unanimous Decision|work=Los Angeles Times|date=March 24, 1987|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-03-24-sp-102-story.html|access-date=December 6, 2010}}</ref>

His next fight came three months later against [[Frankie Duarte]], whom he had knocked out in a 1977 bout.<ref>{{cite news|last=Springer|first=Steve|title=Duarte Evens the Score in a Bittersweet Victory|work=Los Angeles Times|date=June 28, 1987|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-06-28-sp-306-story.html|access-date=December 6, 2010}}</ref> The [[North American Boxing Federation]] (NABF) bantamweight championship was at stake, along with California's title in the division. Despite a left eye that had a cut over it, Dávila was leading on the judges' scorecards entering the 10th round. With 51 seconds left in the round, a doctor stopped the bout due to the cut, giving a technical knockout win to Duarte.<ref name="protest">{{cite news|title=Title fight protest could be upheld|work=The Lewiston Daily Sun|agency=Associated Press|date=July 3, 1987|page=22|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=714gAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YGUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3577,557914|accessdate=December 6, 2010}}</ref> Dávila filed an official protest, seeking to have the result overturned. He claimed that an accidental [[headbutt]] during round four caused the cut; under the rules of the NABF, fights halted after three rounds went to a judges' decision.<ref name="protest"/> The protest was voted on in July by [[California State Athletic Commission|California's State Athletic Commission]]; the voters deadlocked 3–3, leaving the result unchanged.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sports People; A Split Decision|work=The New York Times|date=July 18, 1987|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/07/18/sports/sports-people-a-split-decision.html|accessdate=December 6, 2010}}</ref> In a bout held at the [[Great Western Forum]] in [[Inglewood, California]] on November 3, 1987, against Mexico's Juan Estrada, Dávila suffered an accidental headbutt and was given the victory through a [[technical decision]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Davila Is Butted, Awarded Decision|work=Los Angeles Times|date=November 4, 1987|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-11-04-sp-12194-story.html|access-date=December 6, 2010}}</ref>

The NABF bantamweight championship was later vacated by the federation due to Duarte's "inactivity".<ref name="tonight">{{cite news|title=Davila Will Fight Contreras Tonight|work=Los Angeles Times|date=April 21, 1988|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-04-21-sp-2282-story.html|access-date=December 6, 2010}}</ref> Dávila was matched against Gil Contreras for the belt in April 1988, with a second WBC title match against Lora promised to him if he won.<ref name="tonight"/> After scoring an eighth-round knockdown of Contreras, Dávila narrowly won a unanimous decision; all three judges had him ahead by either one or two points.<ref>{{cite news|title=Davila Wins a Decision Over Contreras in 12|work=Los Angeles Times|date=April 22, 1988|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-04-22-sp-1714-story.html|access-date=December 6, 2010}}</ref> The rematch versus Lora was scheduled at the Great Western Forum for August 1. Dávila, nearly 34 at the time, was the oldest bantamweight championship participant.<ref>{{cite news|title=Lora defends title tonight|work=[[The Miami News]]|date=August 1, 1988|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8bImAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uAEGAAAAIBAJ&pg=2671,118396|accessdate=December 6, 2010}}</ref> For the second time, Dávila lost to Lora by a judges' decision after 12 rounds.<ref>{{cite news|title=Lora retains crown|work=[[The Vindicator]]|agency=Associated Press|date=August 2, 1988|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PTBKAAAAIBAJ&sjid=A4YMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3883,411151|accessdate=December 7, 2010}}</ref> Following the fight, he announced his retirement.<ref name="dwell"/> His final win–loss record has been given alternately as 55–10–1 and 56–10 with one [[No contest (boxing)|no contest]].<ref name="boxrec"/><ref name="regulation">{{cite book|last=Rodriguez|first=Robert G.|title=The Regulation of Boxing: A History and Comparative Analysis of Policies Among American States|publisher=[[McFarland & Company]]|year=2009|pages=50–53|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0o1iPjMQ7-0C&pg=PA51|isbn=978-0-7864-3862-4|accessdate=December 7, 2010}}</ref>