Louisville Boxing Association

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13 of the 32 beginners were in action and they went 8-5 against the TC's.


Notables in action

Jeff Buck* (3-0) and Aidan Nilessen* (4-0) both won their bouts.


Up to club

Otilio Villarreal (4-2-1), Freddie Boynton (5-1-1), Ryan Cranney* (5-1-1), and Santiago Samaniego (8-0)

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May 15, 1914

HW - (CBU) Sam Langford (2/2) (41-9-2) UD12 Jimmy Elliot (14/16) (37-12-4) 117-113 Langford survived cut in first round that was reopened 3 times

MW - (WBO first round tourney fight) Stanley Ketchel (5/2) (37-11) KO11 Rube Ferns (7/14) (24-17-1) 96-92 Ketchel down once, Ferns down 5 times

LW - Dave Holly (3/2) (28-11-8) UD10 Young Joseph (26/42) (20-19-5) (post) 98-95

MW - Frank Craig (39/36) (37-16-3) (post) KO1 Frank Glover (61/76) (28-24-1) (post) NA

WW - Wilfred Benitez (UR) (7-0) (pre) UD8 Cy Flynn (CB) (16-19-2) 78-75 Benitez just gets the job done with a lackluster effort

HW - Bill Brennan (UR) (9-0) (pre) KO3 Jack Reed (CB) (15-19-3) 18-18 Reed down in the first, Brennan down in the second, Reed out in the third

Amy Diamond was the topless ring card girl for the main event

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25 of the 50 were in action and they went 20-3-2 against the TC's.


Notables in action

Sonny Barnes* (4-0), Frankie Fernandez (2-0), Charley Fusari (4-0), Floyd Mayweather Sr. (4-0), and Tommy Robson (4-0) all won their bouts. Bernard Docusen (2-1) lost his.

Up to club

Traore Dramane (2-3), Dillon Carew (6-1-1), and Henry Jesai (5-1)

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I see Langford is currently the Canadian champ. What's the situation in regards to him getting a shot at one of the world titles?

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May 15, 1914


Regional Title Fights

LW - (CBU) Young Griffo (26/18) (43-11-10) (end) scored a mild upset with a UD12 over George Dawson (20/31) (18-1) to win the CBU LW title. Everyone thought Griffo had a foot in the retired community but he turned back the clocks with a great performance. No cuts or knockdowns in this one.

Scorecard: 116-112/116-112/115-113

LHW - (NABF) Jackie Clark (8/4) (21-4-1) won a UD12 over Bob Sweeney (3/8) (19-1) to win the NABF LHW title. Clark out boxed Sweeney and stayed away from Bob's power the whole night.

Scorecard: 117-112/117-112/118-111

Other Fights

LW - Charley White (41/35) (23-11-6) UD10 Jack Curley (75/85) (17-13-3)

MW - Kid Locke (56/46) (23-9-2) MD10 Walter Coffey (46/56) (20-11-1)

LHW - Joe Kahut (UR) (12-0-1) DRAW8 Jack Beauscholte (CB) (16-19-4) 76-76 (Kahut at pre in this club fight)

JBW - Amma Bidouane* (UR) (7-0) UD8 Sammy Stewart (UR) (2-4) 80-72 (both at pre in this club fight)

Fight Card Notes

- Stephanie Emma was the topless ring card girl for the main event
- Kahut down in the 3rd

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19 of the 36 were in action and they went 14-3-2 against the TC's.

Notables in action

Diosbelys Hurtado (3-0), Lovemore N'Dou (6-0), and Rhys Pinhey (4-0)


up to club

Hisao Arai (4-1-2), Gaitan Hart (6-2), and Antonio Guinaldo (6-2)

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May 16, 1914


World Title Fight

FW - (WBA) Billy O'Donnell (15/CH) (17-16-2) stuns the world with a KO8 over Owen Moran (CH/11BW) (37-11-7) to win the WBA FW title. O'Donnell was in the fight and broke it open a bit with a knockdown in the 7th. Moran was still groggy and got hit with a booming shot and was out in the 8th. This fight was also a first round title tourney bout. Moran has decided to drop back down to BW after a 3-3 trip to the FW division.

Scorecard: 67-65

Regional Title Fight

JMW - (EBU) Maurice Hope (UR) (9-0) (pre) scored a KO7 over Viktor Fessetchko (UR) (2-2-3) (pre) for his first defense of the EBU JMW title. Fessetchko was down in the 2nd and the 6th before being KO'd in the 7th.

Scorecard: 59-53

Other Fights

LHW - Jim Dunn (23/20) (25-10-2) MD10 Frank Girton (13/19) (20-6)

Fly - Frankie Mason (18/14) (20-8) UD10 Joe Gates (20/21) (21-9)

LHW - Danny Brewer (UR) (7-1-1) UD8 Thomas Reid (UR) (6-1) 79-72 (both at pre in this club fight)

FW - Hector Marquez (UR) (9-0) KO1 Joe Reilly (CB) (11-18-4) NA (Marquez at pre in this club fight)

Fight Card Notes

- Casey Keller is the topless ring card girl for the main event
- Reid down twice

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Owen Moran decided that rather than move down to BW he would hang up his gloves. Rumors swirled that he suffered a detached retina in his last fight against O'Donnell.

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25 of the 56 beginners were in action this month and they went 19-5-1 against the TC's.

Notables in Action

Art Aragon (5-0) and Raul Balbi (7-0) both won their bouts. Steve Johnston (3-2) lost again and will not be mentioned again as a notable.

Up to club

Djamel Lifa (6-0), Rocco Zecca (1-6-1), Luis Davila (5-2-1), Stephen Chungu (7-0), and Art Aragon (5-0).

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May 16, 1914

Regional Title Fight

JFW - (NABF) Arthur Johnson (UR) (10-0) (pre) scored a KO8 over Adan Vargas (UR) (6-1) (pre) for his first defense of the NABF JFW title. Vargas was down in the second but had battled back to even the fight out when he was KO'd in the 8th.

Scorecard: 66-66


JWW - (CBU) Justin Rowsell (UR) (6-0-1) (pre) overcame 4-1 odds to score a KO4 over Moses James (UR) (6-1) (pre) to win the vacant CBU JWW title. James was down in the 3rd and out in the 4th.

Scorecard: 29-27

Other Fights

WW - Jimmy Conley (24/19) (22-7-1) UD10 Charley Hitte (12/20) (33-15) 98-93 (Hitte at post)

HW - Jim McCormick (18/14) (29-7) KO7 Fred Crossley (21/32) (29-23-2) (crossley at post)

WW - Pedro Jimenez (UR) (7-0-1) MD8 Mambea Bakari (UR) (4-2-1) (both at pre for this club fight)

JLW - Carlos Alberto Hernandez (UR) (8-0) UD8 Guy Ratazayo (UR) (4-2-3) 77-74 (both at pre in this club fight)

Fight Card Notes

- Sandra Nilsson is the topless ring card girl for the main event
- Conley has pretty easy time with fading Hitte
- Crossley down 5 times
- decided not to watch undefeated fighters rated under 4 until they get to main division
- tougher than expected fight for Hernandez, Ratazayo down in the 5th