Billy Backus vs. Marc Gervais

Billy Backus 148 lbs beat Marc Gervais 148 lbs by KO at 1:32 in round 10 of 10

• Date: 1975-08-23
• Location: Broome County Arena, Binghamton, New York, USA

"Canastota's Billy Backus waited until the last round, but finally put away his opponent Marc Gervais, with a left hook at 1:32 of the final round in the feature bout at the Broome County Arena here. A crowd of 1,500 watched the action. There was only one other knockdown in the battle of welterweights, Backus putting Gervais down for an eight-count in the 8th round." -Syracuse Herald-American

• Gervais was taken to a local hospital after the fight for observation of a possible concussion.