Barney Ross vs. Ceferino Garcia (3rd meeting)
Barney Ross 143 lbs beat Ceferino Garcia 146 lbs by UD in round 15 of 15
- Date: 1937-09-23
- Location: Polo Grounds, New York, New York, USA
- Referee: Billy Cavanaugh 7-5
- Judge: Marvin Goldberg 9-4
- Judge: George LeCron 9-4
World Welterweight Title
Photo #2, Photo #3, Photo taken at weigh-in
One of four title bouts on Promoter Mike Jacobs's "Carnival of Champions" fight card: including Sixto Escobar-Harry Jeffra for the Bantamweight Title, Lou Ambers-Pedro Montanez for the Lightweight Title, and Fred Apostoli-Marcel Thil for the IBU Middleweight Title.
"In as masterful an exhibition of boxing, as admirable a demonstration of fighting courage and as determined a stand a champion has flashed in recent years, Ross matched his wits against the power of his challenger's punches and won the unanimous decision." New York Times
Ross breaks his left hand during this bout. The official scoring on rounds was: Cavanaugh 7-5-3 for Ross; Goldberg 9-4-2 for Ross; LeCron 9-4-2 for Ross.