Pernell Whitaker vs Farrain Comeaux

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There was a crowd of 19,000 at Madison Square Garden to see U.S. Olympians Pernell Whitaker, Evander Holyfield, Mark Breland, Meldrick Taylor, Tyrell Biggs and Virgil Hill make their professional debuts. The card was called "Night of Gold." The bouts were shown live in primetime on ABC. Whitaker, the 1984 Olympic lightweight gold medalist, made $75,000. Comeaux's record was announced as 10-0 with 6 KOs. Following the loss to Whitaker, Comeaux did not fight again for 14 months. He returned to the ring with a win in January of 1986 but retired after losing his next two fights.