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March 29, 1912
Main Event
HW - Sam Langford (CH) (33-6-2) scored a TKO12 over John Heenan (3/3) (29-9-1) to retain all three titles.
Heenan gave Langford a lot of trouble up until the 11th round. I had Langford with a small lead after 10. Both had a swollen eye. Langford dropped Heenan in the 11th and again in the 12th then the ref stopped it.
I had it 106-103 at the stoppage. Langford has now won 13 bouts in a row, has not lost in his last 14 (draw with Peter Jackson in there). He has defended the WBA title 6 times, the WBC 5 times and the IBF 4 times.
Regional Title
WW - Ted Lewis (9/7) (18-2-1) got up off the canvas twice to stop Jack Willis (27/40) (16-11-2) in the 9th to keep his CBU WW title.
Lewis was down twice in the 5th and behind on the score cards when he KO'd Willis in the 9th. He struggled to a draw in their first meeting. I had it 76-74 Willis at the stoppage.
Other fights
FW - Tommy Warren (UR/10) (15-0) (pre) broke Al Wright's (88/club) (8-13-2) nose in the first round and the ref stopped the fight in the 4th. I had Warren ahead 29-28 at the stoppage.
HW - John Sullivan (21/18) (40-9) KO1 Bill Curran (128/132) (11-11) (curran at pre)
LW - Jack Everhardt (13/10) (18-7-3) KO3 Young Joseph (74/83) (12-16-4) (big chance for Joseph but he continues to be one of the worst 7 rated fighters in the LBA)
MW - Charles Goff (75/44) (17-13-2) KO9 Peter Newton (31/55) (14-3) (newton at pre)
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