Chris Finnegan vs. Hal Carroll

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Chris Finnegan 170 lbs beat Hal Carroll 174 lbs by PTS in round 10 of 10

  • Date: 1971-10-19
  • Location: Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, United Kingdom
  • Referee: Harry Gibbs

"Light heavyweight Chris Finnegan, the British Commonwealth champion, outpointed Hal Carroll of Syracuse, NY in a 10 round bout Tuesday night. Finnegan outboxed his opponent - despite receiving a slight cut at the start of the 5th round - and earned a 49 3/4 to 49 1/4 decision on referee Harry Gibbs' card." -Associated Press

  • After the bout promoter Mike Barrett announced light heavyweight champ Bob Foster had agreed to a title fight in Britain against Finnegan, with date to be determined.