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Often incorrectly reported as occurring at Worcester, MA, USA.

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Giroux fouled by a left-hook flush to Leitham's groin. Montreal Gazette

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Giroux was down for a nine-count in the eighth round, while Palacio was floored for nine-counts in the fifth and seventh. Montreal Herald

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Sometimes attributed to a George Farrand. Source here: Montreal Herald

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An unpopular decision. Part of the card opening Montreal's new boxing season. Montreal Herald

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CANADIAN LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE Fight-Foreman defending.

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Brown scored a nine-count knockdown in the first round. Montreal Herald

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Belanger took 7 of the 10 rounds using a sharp straight left to great advantage. Mays had fought a 10 rounder only 2 nights before.

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Fifield was defending his title. He was disqualified by Referee Rivet when he punched the back of Sidders's neck as Sidders was falling forward. Montreal Herald

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Fifield retained the title.
Referee Rivet stopped the bout. Reported as being Lafontaine's ninth professional bout. Montreal Herald

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Reported as the first heavyweight main event held in Montreal in years. Montreal Herald

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The majority decision of Referee Rivet and Judge Gus Bourazza, giving the bout to Durand, was overturned by the Boxing Commission. (Judge Johnny Lynch had called it a draw.) Montreal Herald

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Dilullo's professional debut. Montreal Herald

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Ash's professional debut. His seconds tossed in the towel. Montreal Herald

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"The little blonde Viking raked the westerner fore and aft with his bounding attack, and when it was clear Holliday was no match for him, switched into a display of feinting, ducking, and side-stepping, frequently turning his back on the bewildered western lad." Montreal Herald

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Rivet was the referee for all preliminaries on this card.

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Roy retains
The attendance of 12, 500 set a Canadian record-to-date. Montreal Gazette

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Roy is the Canadian Featherweight Champion at this time, and Newton is the Canadian Lightweight Champion. Roy sagged Newton with rights twice and knocked him down in the final round.

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Supporters carried Roy to his dressing room, as many crowded Foley before he could leave the ring. "Foley made many friends." Montreal Gazette

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Final bout of an elimination tournament to decide a challenger to Leo "Kid" Roy--Canadian Featherweight Champion.

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Miller was billed as the former Australian heavyweight champion.

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6, 800 fans in attendance. O'Grady took a sound beating, but did not go down until a left-hook found his jaw late in the seventh round.

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Ward took seven of the ten rounds with the remaining two even. This was their second meeting, the first was won by Ward.(Montreal Gazette)

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Owens fought as Bill Goethe

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"A strong finish by Jack Ward, local coloured heavyweight, enabled him to secure a ten round decision over Leo Gates in the feature bout at Mount Royal Arena last night."

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"The fight developed into one of the most grueling witnessed in Montreal in some time, and each fought determinedly to the body, administering severe punishment." Gazette (Part of the card that inaugurated professional boxing at the historic Forum.)

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Attendance: 7, 000
Roy fought the last two rounds with injured hands. The Montreal Herald reported he broke his right hand in two places on Garcia's head in the third round.
(Main event of the card that inaugurated professional boxing at the historic Montreal Forum, which had opened five months earlier, and would present world-class boxing for the next 70 years, with its last boxing show presented on December 5, 1995.)

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Prestage was knocked down five times by Ward--who had been a pupil of former champion Jack Johnson for two to three years--before Referee Rivet stopped the bout. Prestige was a late sub for Clemente Saavedra who failed to show.Montreal Herald

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The referee stopped the bout. The first name of St. Onge, reportedly from Valleyfield, was not reported. Montreal Gazette

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Durand is the Canadian Flyweight Champion at this time. A near riot ensued, the crowd of 1, 500 believing Schwartz clearly had been hit four inches low. Chairs were broken up and hurled at the officials, and at physicians Dr. de Martigny and Max Wiseman in particular. Montreal Gazette

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Lablanc's first name not reported. Montreal Gazette

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A "questionable foul." Montreal Gazette

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