Bunny Sterling vs. Billy Douglas
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Billy Douglas 159 lbs lost to Bunny Sterling 163 lbs by PTS in round 10 of 10
- Date: 1971-04-27
- Location: Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, United Kingdom
- Referee: Sid Nathan 48.25-49.75
"On the same bill British and Commonwealth middleweight champion Bunny Sterling easily outpointed American Billy Douglas. Douglas, 158 1/2, was disappointing and all his camp could say afterward was that points shouldn't be awarded for running away. This referred to Sterling's tactics of scoring on the retreat. As it was, Sterling, 163, gave Bill a boxing lesson and the latter seemed sluggish and unable to do anything about it. The crowd didn't like it much and slow-hand-clapped at times. But Sterling's victory was so easy and Douglas' so poor that they had very little to cheer about." -Ring Magazine, August 1971 issue
- Billy Douglas was a substitute for Fate Davis, who picked up an injury in a 10-round draw with Mark Rowe 3 weeks earlier.
- This bout was a co-feature with the 10-rounder between Jack Bodell and Bill Drover.
- Referee Sid Nathan was the sole official and scored it 49 3/4 - 48 1/4 in favor of Sterling.