Louisville Boxing Association

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14 of the 29 were in action and they went 12-1-1 against the TC's.


Notables in action

Angel Manfreddy (6-0) and Antonio Sanchez* (3-0) both won their fights


Up to club

Angel Manfreddy (6-0), Adam Mwaiposa (4-2-1), and Carlos Rios (6-0)

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May 22, 1914


Regional Title Fight

Fly - (NABF) Dick Jenkins (9/8) (19-3-1) salvaged a DRAW12 against Joe McGrath (6/6) (23-6-4) for his second defense of the NABF Fly title. Jenkins was down in the first

Scorecard: 114-114/113-114/114-114

JLW - (ABU) Rolando Navarette (UR) (9-0) survived a slugfest to pull out a UD12 win over Jong-Kwon Baek (UR) (5-1-1) to win the vacant ABU JLW title. Both fighters ended the fight with one eye shut. Baek was down twice in the sixth. Navarette's left eye went to a Smoke on the Water (deep purple) shade.

Scorecard: 117-109/116-110/116-110

Other Fights

WW - Waldemar Holbgerg (56/44) (16-11) UD10 Eddie Shevlin (51/61) (19-6-1)

BW - Jack Wolfe (9/9) (15-0-1) DRAW10 Billy James (59/55) (17-16-5) 96-94 Wolfe (wolfe at pre)

LHW - Tracy Sneed (UR) (6-0) KO7 Don Rucker (UR) (3-2-1) 56-55 (both at pre for this club fight)

JLW - Natale Vezzoli (UR) (10-1-1) UD8 Tyler Lane (UR) (5-1) (both at pre in this club fight)

Fight Card Notes

- Natasha Lane is the topless ring card girl in the main event
- Sneed down twice in the first
- Vezzoli close to becoming the first main division JLW

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21 of the 45 beginners were in action and they went 19-1-1 against the TC's.


Notables in action

Ansel Bell (3-0), Eddie Compo (5-0), Takashi Koshimoto (7-0), and Toshiaki Nishioka (4-0) all won their bouts


Up to club

Flipper Uehara (8-0) and Takashi Koshimoto (7-0)

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May 22, 1914

Regional Title Fight

Fly - (CBU/EBU) Jimmy Wilde (1/1) (21-0-1) cruised en route to a KO9 over Jack Fox (15/16) (14-5-1) for his 11th defense of the CBU Fly title and his first defense of the EBU Fly title. He still can't get another shot at the World Title though as he is definitely being ducked.

Fox was down twice in the 9th.

Scorecard: 80-73


JMW - (NABF) Jason Papillion (UR) (9-0) (pre) scores a mild upset with a KO6 of Jose Antonio Rivera (UR) (8-1) (pre) for the vacant NABF JMW title. Rivera was down in the first but was battling back and even had Papillion's left eye swollen and bleeding but Papillion ended it in the 6th.

Scorecard: 48-46

Other Fights

HW - Young Sailor Burke (18/16) (24-3) UD10 Al Palzer (56/61) (15-2) (palzer at pre)

MW - Eddie Palmer (27/23) (19-0) TKO1 Herb Goddard (100/108) (10-13-3) NA (palmer at pre)

HW - John L. Gardner (UR) (9-0-1) DRAW8 Tim Logan (UR) (5-6-1) 78-77 Gardner (both at pre for this club fight)

FW - Adolfo Horta Martinez (UR) (10-0) TKO7 Young Byrnes (CB) (14-21-3) 59-55 (Martinez at pre in this club fight)

Fight Card Notes

- Zeina Hart is the topless ring card girl for the main event

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May 23, 1914

MW - (IBF) Les Darcy (CH) (24-1) UD15 Joe Chip (17/19) (27-4) 146-137 outcome was never in doubt as Darcy cruises

FW - Young Pluto (9/6) (30-4-1) UD10 Johnny Dundee (19/25) (19-4) 96-95 despite scoring the fight all the viewers were shocked at who won this fight

WW - George Cole (6/6) (26-13-4) SD10 Mike Glover (18/20) (28-5-3) 96-95 Cole uneventful fight but it was close

HW - Luther McCarty (22/19) (19-0) (pre) UD10 Jack Marks (70/85) (16-19-2) 98-88 Marks got up 4 times

LH - Eddie Mustafa Muhammad (UR) (11-0) (pre) UD8 Gilberto Brown (UR) (4-3-1) (pre) 80-69 Brown down 3 times

FW - Bobby Chacon (UR) (11-0) (pre) UD8 Gil Goulette (CB) (18-25-2) 78-70 Goulette down 4 times

Fight Card Notes

- Jenny McCarthy was the topless ring card girl for the main event
- No one could finish off their hurt opponent

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14 of the 30 beginners were in action this month and they went 11-2-1 against the TC's.

Notables in action

Giovanni Andrade (4-1), Oscar Larios (3-0), and Michio Nakamura* (3-0) all won their fights


Up to club

Steve Edwards* (6-1) and Giovanni Andrade (4-1)

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26 of the 38 beginners were in action this month and they went 24-1-1 against the TC's.

Notables in action

Paulie Ayala (7-0), Gus Foran (8-0), Genaro Garcia (4-0), Lupe Pintor (2-1), Veeraphol Sahaprom (3-0), Mesfin Siwatu* (4-0), Ratanachai Sor Vorapin (7-0), and Lakhin Vasanlit (6-0) all won their bouts.


Up to club

Johnny Ertle (8-0) and Gus Foran (8-0)

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May 23, 1914

Regional Title Fight

JWW - (ABU) Kostya Tszyu (UR) (9-0) (pre) scored a KO5 over Noburu Hatakeyama (UR) (4-4-1) (pre) for his first defense of the ABU JWW title. Tszyu beat the heck out of Hatakeyama, knocking him down 4 times and cut him over his right eye.

Scorecard: 59-55

Other Fights

HW - Sam McVey (28/20) (41-9) UD10 Jack Fallon (23/32) (18-2-1) 99-91

MW - John McConnell (101/82) (17-7-1) UD10 Cyclone Johnny Thompson (49/79) (13-4) (thompson at pre)

WW - Bartley Connolly (21/18) UD10 Young Sammy Smith (70/72) (15-16-3)

LH - Mitchell Roddis* (UR) (8-0) UD8 Ralph Calloway (CB) (12-19-4) 79-72 (roddis at pre for this club fight)

JLW - Jerome Artis (UR) (6-2-2) UD8 Nick Tudge* (UR) (5-3-1) (both at pre for this club fight)

Fight Card Notes

- Heather Vandeven is the topless ring card girl for the main event
- McVey got the win he needed if he is going to get another title shot before going post
- Thompson has been horrible so far in his career

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12 of the 27 beginners were in action this month and they went 11-1 against the TC's.

Notables in action

Samson Dutch Boy Gym (7-0), Willie Jensen (5-0-1), and Jesper David Jenson (4-0) all won their bouts. Jessy Karlier* (1-1) lost his.


Up to club

Willie Jensen (5-0-1) and Tony Badger* (5-2-1)

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May 29, 1914

Regional Title Fight

MW - (NABF) Eddie McGoorty (13/8) (33-5-1) scored a UD12 over Jack Fogarty (12/16) (26-7-1) to win the NABF MW title and move onto the semifinals of the WBO MW title tourney. McGoorty cut Fogarty over both eyes but never really put him away, allowing Fogarty to keep it close.

Scorecard: 115-113/115-113/115-114


CW - (NABF) Louis Del Valle (UR) (8-0-1) (pre) scored a KO10 over Earl Tripp (UR) (5-3) (pre) for his second defense of the NABF CW title. Tripp kept the fight close but Del Valle dropped him twice in the 10th with the second time being for good.

Scorecard: 86-84

Other Fights

WW - Young Peter Jackson (10/8) (32-11-2) TKO8 Johnny Alberts (54/60) (14-8-2)

LH - Joe Butler (15/12) (40-11-3) TKO3 Sam Campbell (64/66) (16-13)

HW - Rodney Bobick (UR) (10-0-1) KO1 Martin Thornton (UR) (6-4) NA (both at pre in this club fight)

BW - Leonardo Lopez (UR) (10-0-1) TKO7 Nathan Barcelona (UR) (5-1) 58-57 (both at pre in this club fight)

Fight Card Notes

- Alanna Hensley is the topless ring card girl for the main event
- Bobick scores first minute KO