Bryan Downey vs. Johnny Wilson (1st meeting)
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Bryan Downey lost to Johnny Wilson by DQ in round 7 of 12
- Date: 1921-07-27
- Location: League Park, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Referee: Jimmy Gardner
Notes
Bout fought at catchweights with no official weigh-in After the bout, Downey's manager claimed Downey had weighed 154 in the afternoon and stated that Wilson weighed about 172. Wilson was floored three times in the seventh. As Wilson arose from the last knockdown, Downey hit him with a punch that knocked him out. The referee disqualified Downey, but the Cleveland and Ohio commissions disagreed with the result and recognized Downey as winning by 7th round kayo. Downey was recognized as Middleweight champion in Ohio from this point.