Dave Sands vs. Dick Turpin
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Dave Sands 159 lbs beat Dick Turpin 157 lbs by KO at 2:45 in round 1 of 15
- Date: 1949-09-06
- Location: Harringay Arena, Harringay, London, United Kingdom
- Referee: Ben Green
"Dave Sands, the Australian triple champion, won the British Empire middleweight crown last night by knocking out titleholder Dick Turpin of England in the 1st round of a scheduled 15 round bout. A capacity crowd of 10,600 in Harringay Arena saw Sands floor Turpin twice for counts of nine before finishing him off." -Associated Press
- Sands held the Australian middleweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight titles going into this bout.
- British Promoter Jack Solomons announced he was hoping to match Sands with middleweight champion Jake LaMotta.