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This is a summary of ring action from the second half of September 1933, covering 62 bouts.

Sep. 15, 1933: Next Friday night card is at Manila’s Rizal Arena. Featured matchup pairs two Filipino FWs, with Johnny Hill facing Ignacio Fernandez for Hill’s OPBF FW belt. Hill took a UD 12 in a prior encounter between these two. Early on, Fernandez lands some solid shots that cause Hill’s right eye to begin to puff up by the end of the fourth round. Hill seems to grab a solid points lead in the middle rounds of the bout. By the end of round nine, there is noticeable swelling under Fernandez’s right eye. Hill goes on to take a MD12 (117-111, 114-114, 118-110) to retain the title. Post-fight career totals are 30-13-2 (6) for Hill, 26-10-3 (12) for Fernandez.

Sep. 16, 1933: The scene shifts to Europe, and a card at the Palais des Sports in Cannes, France. Co-main events are on the agenda, with the headliner being an EBU title bout. In the first of these, NABF Flyweight Champ Newsboy Brown takes on French Flyweight Eugene Huat. In round five, Huat suffers a cut over his left eye. Nonetheless, the Frenchman battles on and pulls ahead on points. In round eight, Brown suffers a nick under his left eye. Then, in the key ninth round, Huat puts Brown twice with a series of combinations and then goes on to register the upset over the higher rated Brown, taking a UD 10 (97-92, 95-93, 95-93) to zoom up the rankings and run his record to 20-10-5 (9). Brown is left at 37-12-2 (11) after the loss. The EBU title bout has EBU LH Champion Gustave Roth defending against the man he defeated for the belt, Brit Len Harvey. Roth builds an early points edge but the bout comes to a sudden halt in round six when Harvey nails Roth with an overhand right that causes the Belgian to recoil in pain, the result of a broken jaw. Roth cannot continue, and the bout goes down as a TKO 6 win for Harvey, who regains the EBU LH title as a result. Post-fight records: Harvey, 41-10-2 (17); Roth, 27-5-2 (12).

Sep. 16, 1933: Next card is at Detroit’s Briggs Stadium. No titles, and the featured main event has ex-WBA HW Champ Tuffy Griffith facing Jack DeMave. Griffith gets off to a strong start, and by the end of round five he breaks through DeMave’s defenses and puts the Dutchman on the canvas for a five-coutn. DeMave’s left eye begins to swell. Griffith goes on to take a lopsided UD 10 (98-90, 96-92, 99-89) that improves his overall record to 27-7-1 (16). DeMave is now 28-12-2 (15).

Sep. 22, 1933: It’s a Friday night card at Atlantic City’s Convention Hall. The feature pairs two hot young HW prospects, unbeaten Jersey Joe Walcott and once-beaten Steve Hamas. Both men start cautiously, and not much happens for the first four rounds. Then, in round five, the action picks up, as Hamas is cut over his right eye, while Hamas jars Walcott with a jolting uppercut that forces Jersey Joe to cover up. The cut over Hamas’ eye is reopened in the eighth round and is still bleeding going into the final two rounds. Finally, a hard shot from Walcott causes the eye to worsen and, after consultation with the ring physician, the ref calls a halt. TKO 10 for Walcott on the cuts stoppage. Jersey Joe maintains a perfect record, now 17-0 (15), having passed a stern test with a tough opponent in Hamas, who is now 17-2 (13).

Sep. 23, 1933: Next card is at the Olympia in London. The main event is an EBU BW title bout, preceded by a main support matching two ranked FWs, Kid Chocolate from Cuba and veteran Johnny Cuthbert, a former Commonwealth and British titleholder. Nothing of note until round five, when Kid Chocolate connects with a combination of blows that put Cuthbert down for a count of seven. The Cuban takes a large points lead into the later rounds, although Kid Chocolate’s right eye shows signs of swelling by round nine. In the end, though, the UD 10 goes to Kid Chocolate (95-94, 99-90, 99-90), a convincing win with even one hometown judge giving the Cuban the nod. Post-fight records: Chocolate, 21-3-5 (14); Cuthbert, 31-21-1 (10). Then, in the main event, BW Johnny King defends his EBU title against Baltazar Sangchili. King connects with a cross in round five, and Sangchili drops to the canvas in a delayed reaction to the punch, taking an eight count before arising. Then, in round six, there is a clash of heads, and Sangchili emerges from the exchange with a gash over his left eye. King targets the cut, but Sangchili battles back, and by round eight there is noticeable swelling under King’s right eye. The cut over Sangchili’s eye is reopened but is quickly patched up by his corner. The bout goes the distance, with King retaining the title via a solid UD 12 win (117-110, 116-111, 116-111) to run his career record to an excellent 29-3-1 (14). King is now riding a four-bout unbeate streak. Sangchili, who still has a bright future, is 19-4 (15) despite the loss.

Sep. 30, 1933: The month wraps up with a huge card at New York City’s St. Nicolas Arena. Two different WBA Champions are in action, but one of them – MW king Mickey Walker – has moved up to LH, challenging NABF LH Champ, the unbeaten Tiger Jack Fox, in a non-title bout that serves as the co-feature, leading into a WBA title clash as the finale. Walker seems to have some difficulty with Fox and the additional weight, and by the end of the first round, Walker’s left eye begins to swell up. Walker tries to apply pressure on the inside, but Fox responds with surprisingly strong defense and counterpunching. In round three, though, Fox suffers a split lip. Early in round five, with both men mixing it up on the inside, Walker staggers Fox with a strong cross but cannot follow up as Fox does a good job of covering up to last the round. In round eight, the cut is reopened but it turns out not to be a major issue. In the ninth round, an off-balance Walker swings and misses, slipping to the canvas; the ref correctly calls it no knockdown. The bout goes to decision without further incident, and Tiger Jack Fox keeps his unbeaten slate clean by taking a UD 10 (95-94, 97-92, 97-92) with a healthy margin on two of the three cards. Post-fight marks: Fox, 29-0 (21); Walker, 51-4 (38). Walker may need to rethink his move to LH, and he has retained the WBA MW title as a fallback plan. Then, in the WBA title clash, Battling Battalino makes the first defense of his WBA FW title won earlier in the year, facing challenger Commonwealth FW Champ Pete DeGrasse. Early on, DeGrasse suffers a cut on his mouth. DeGrasse, however, lands his share of punches and manages to keep the bout close on points through the early and middle rounds. The bout evolves into a tough, defensive struggle, and it comes down to the final few rounds with the title hanging in the balance. As it turns out, it is the Canadian challenger who outperforms Battalino down the stretch, and he walks away with a UD 15 win (146-141, 146-140, 144-142) and the WBA FW title. DeGrasse improves to 25-8-1 (6) as a result; Battalino’s career totals are now 26-7 (12).