Doug Vaillant vs. Len Matthews (1st meeting)
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Douglas Vaillant 138 lbs drew with Len Matthews 135 lbs by MD in round 10 of 10
- Date: 1960-04-22
- Location: Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, USA
- Referee: Jimmy Peerless 97-97
- Judge: Stuart Winston 98-91
- Judge: Gus Jacobson 96-96
"Len Matthews of Philadelphia and Doug Vaillant, a 20 year old Cuban, fought to a 10 round draw Friday night. Two of the three officials called it even and the third gave it to Vaillant. Vaillant thought he was declared the winner when the voting was announced and began jumping up and down in his corner until the rule was explained to him." -Associated Press
- Unofficial AP scorecard - 97-97 Draw
Post fight comments
- "I thought he won the fight and I'm willing to meet him again any time, any place, even in his hometown of Philadelphia." -Bernard Barker, Vaillant's manager
- "I thought Matthews won on effective punching. He was the aggressor all the way. We're willing to fight him again, any time." -Tony Graziano, Matthew's manager