Eddie Machen vs. Rueben Vargas (2nd meeting)

Eddie Machen 197 lbs beat Rueben Vargas 195 lbs by TKO at 1:55 in round 6 of 10

• Date: 1959-07-22
• Location: Centennial Exposition Arena, Portland, Oregon, USA
• Referee: Ralph Gruman

"Reuben Vargas had no defense for Eddie Machen's jolting left jabs and powerful right hands Wednesday night and he seemed ready to go down in the 3rd round. But it wasn't until the 6th that Machen moved in to finish Vargas. Less than a minute had elapsed in that round when Machen threw a left that sent Vargas into the ropes and than dropped Vargas with a right. Vargas lurched to his feet at the count of nine, blood running from his mouth. Vargas tried to clinch, but Machen knocked him into the ropes and belted him repeatedly until Referee Ralph Grumen stopped the bout." -Associated Press