Louisville Boxing Association

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42 of the 92 beginners were in action and they went 29-8-5 against the TC's.


Notables in action

Jack Dempsey (4-0), Andrew Golota (7-0), Michael Grant (4-0), Ike Ibeabuchi (3-0), David Izon (7-0), Oleg Maskaev (8-0), and Igme Tavares* (2-0) all won their bouts


Up to club

Vernon Ben Benware (4-3), Jean Belval (7-1), Brian Laspada (7-0), Melvin Foster (3-2-1), Leroy Jones (7-1), Andrew Golota (7-0), Oleg Maskaev (8-0), Allen Smith (5-1), Antoine Palatis (2-2-2), Colin Wilson (3-2-1), and Samson Po'uha (5-3)

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May 2, 1914

Regional Title Fight

HW - (OBF) Peter Jackson (3/3) (45-10-3) made short work of Herbert A Slade (47/53) (30-22-3) with a TKO2 for his first defense of the OBF HW title. Slade was cut in the first round and then cut again in the second. The ref stopped it at that point.

Scorecard: 10-9

Other Fights

HW - Charley Mitchell (60/44) (35-16-3) KO8 Carl Morris (16/37) (22-3) 67-65 Morris

LW - Harry Gilmore (32/27) (37-17-1) MD10 Willie Rothwell (124/club) (7-12) (gilmore at post)

MW - Jack Burke (35/34) (33-19-6) UD10 Frank Bosworth (100/107) (17-12-2)

LH - Fred McKay (UR) (5-3-4) UD8 Derrick Harmon (UR) (7-1) 77-74 (both at pre in this club fight)

JFly - Jose Victor Burgos (UR) (7-0) UD8 Paul Weir (UR) (4-2) 80-70 (both at pre in this club fight)

Fight Card Notes

- Karen Hernandez is the topless ring card girl for the main event
- Mitchell was down in the second
- Rothwell drops to club
- Weird fight with Harmon being a 4 and McKay being a 1 ... McKay was a 3-1 favorite and dominated the fight
- Weir down twice and cut

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17 of the 36 beginners were in action and they went 13-4 against the TC's.

Notables in action

Mehani Addae* (2-0), Vincenzo Cantatore (4-0), and Carlos DeLeon (4-0) all won their bouts.


Up to club

Phil Gregory (4-3), Lighting Lupe (2-5), Matvey Fisichev* (6-1), Torsten May (8-0), and Robert Norton (7-0-1)

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May 2, 1914

Regional Title Fight

LH - (EBU) Georges Carpentier (6/6) (29-6) scored an easy KO1 over Joe Craig (CB) (12-21-1) for his first defense of the EBU LHW title. Carpentier did what he was supposed to do and banged out the overmatched challenger in the first round.

Scorecard: NA


CW - (CBU) Terry Dunstan (UR) (8-0) scored a UD12 over Chidi Enoma (UR) (5-2) to win the vacant CBU CW title. Dunstan lost the first two rounds but then cruised the rest of the way for the win. There were no cuts or knockdowns in the fight.

Scorecard: 116-112 x 3

Other Fights

HW - Frank Moran (48/46) (24-4-2) UTD6 Terry Kellar (84/103) (20-11-2)

BW - Willie Schumacher (38/31) (20-5-3) TKO7 Joe Bertrand (28/33) (23-8-3)

LW - Willie Jackson (UR) (6-0-1) UD8 Dave Wallace (CB) (14-23-1) 77-74

SW - Michel Lelong* (UR) (6-0-1) UD8 Roy Bima (UR) (4-3-1) 78-74 (both at pre in this club fight)

Fight Card Notes

- Brandi Bryant was the topless ring card girl for the main event
- Moran fight stopped because of accidental head butt

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16 of the 49 beginners were in action and they went 16-0 against the TC's.


Notables in action

Bert Lytell (2-0) and Matthew Saad Muhammad (2-0) both won their bouts.


Up to club

Miguel Cuello (8-0), Asluddin Umarov (7-1), Joseph Kiwanuka (5-1), and Alex Woods (4-1)

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May 8, 1914


World Title Fight

MW - (WBO title fight & first round WBO title tourney fight) Mike Gibbons (CH) (27-1-1) TD7 George Rooke (9/9) (32-22-2) (rooke is post but rolled to be prime in this fight .... because Gibbons is the champ he will advance to the second round)

Scorecard: 66-66

Title Tourney Fight

FW - (WBA-first round) Johnny Kilbane (5/5) (27-6-3) MD10 Patsy Brannigan (15/17) 96-94

Other Fights

LW - Tim Kearns (20/11) (24-12-3) KO10 Sam Bolen (9/13) (25-18-3) 86-85

MW - Georges Bernard (79/67) (15-2) UD10 Terry Mitchell (96/103) (14-7) 97-94 (Bernard at pre)

LW - Freddie Dawson (UR) (9-0) SD10 Jack Grace (CB) (14-23-1) 77-75 (Dawson at pre in this club fight)

HW - Chris Byrd (UR) (6-0) TKO7 Jack Reed (CB) (15-18-3) 59-55 (byrd at pre in this club fight)

Fight Card Notes

- Kyli Ryan was the topless ring card girl for the main event
- Gibbons down in the 4th
- Bolen down 3 times in 10th

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18 of the 45 beginners were in action and they went 16-1-1 against the TC's.


Notables in action

Joe Calzaghe (7-0), Rovilson Manlucu* (3-0), and Scott Pemberton (3-0) all won their bouts.


Up to club

Miguel Jimenez (6-1), Vincenzo Imparato (6-1), and George Sabuni (3-2-2)

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May 8th, 1914


Regional Title Fight

WW - (CBU) Mysterious Billy Smith (17/14) (30-7-1) scored a UD12 over William Sullivan (28/34) (19-10-3) for his 2nd defense of the CBU WW title. Smith dropped Sullivan 4 times in the win but couldn't put him away.

Scorecard: 120-106/119-105/118-106


MW - (OBF) Joe Costa (35/34) (20-12-5) scored a UD12 over Edward Rollins (62/76) (31-28) (post) for his first defense of the MW OBF title. Rollins hung around thanks to a lot of fouls but lost a point in the 10th which probably cost him the fight.

Scorecard: 115-113 x 3

Other Fights

LHW - Tommy Gibbons (11/9) (19-1) TKO4 Arthur Pelkey (76/77) (14-7-1)

HW - Bill Lang (16/15) (32-10-1) TKO7 Stockings Conroy (70/83) (15-16-4)

LW - Gilberto Gonzalez (UR) (8-0) KO8 Bill Crane (CB) (8-13-4) 69-64 (gonzalez at pre for this club fight)

Fly - Emile Famechon (UR) (6-0-1) DRAW8 Vincente Andrales (UR) (4-2-1) 76-76 (both at pre in this club fight)

Fight Card Notes

- Malina Rojel was the topless ring card girl for the main event
- Gonzalez KO comes with :22 left

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27 of the 58 beginners were in action and they went 25-1-1 against the TC's.


Notables in action

Rocky Castellani (2-0), Bryan Downey (3-0), Howard Eastman (4-0), Panama Joe Gans (2-0), Meqwran Lusalah* (4-0), Mike O'Dowd (4-0), Carl Olson (3-0), Harry Simon (4-0), Artie Towne (4-0), and Robert Villemain (4-0)


Up to club

Poul Knudson (7-0-1), Darren Obah (8-0), and Heath Todd (7-0-1)

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May 9, 1914


World Title Fight

WW - (WBC) Joe Gans (CH) (42-8-5) (post) scored a KO10 over Dick Burge (8/8) (32-24-3) (post) for his second defense of the WBC WW title. Gans was controlling the fight and then dropped Burge 3 times in the 10th to close it out

Scorecard: 89-83

Regional Title Fight

LHW - (ABA) PJ Rentzler (18/14) (27-25-4) (post) scored a UD12 over Joseph Laryea (UR) (5-1-1) (pre) for his first defense of the ABA LHW title. Rentzler controlled the fight the entire way. No knockdowns but Laryea was cut over the left eye in the 8th.

Scorecard: 117-113/117-113/116-114

Other Fights

HW - George Christian (31/28) (21-1) UD10 Dick Rice (167/168) (10-12)

FW - Benny Soloman (23/16) (26-7-3) KO5 Tommy Warren (33/45) (20-6)

MW - David Mendez (UR) (7-0) MD8 Setefano Vasuibau (UR) (2-4-1) 80-73 (both at pre for this club fight)

SW - Thandabanta Ggola (UR) (4-1-1) SD8 Myung-Sup Park (UR) (6-1) 76-75 Ggola (both at pre for this club fight)

Fight Card Notes

- Rosie Jones was the topless ring card girl for the main event
- my Mexican Bias may have shown for Mendez as the other two scores were 76-76 & 77-75
- Nice upset by Ggola, both fighters down in this fight