Emile Griffith vs. Nessim Max Cohen (2nd meeting)

Emile Griffith 154 lbs drew with Nessim Max Cohen 159 lbs by PTS in round 10 of 10

• Date: 1973-03-12
• Location: Palais des Sports, Paris, Paris, France

"A doping test made on New York middleweight Emile Griffith after his draw with Max Cohen of France "showed positive results," the French Boxing Federation announced Tuesday. Neither the substance Griffith was supposed to have taken nor its possible effect on the 35 year old former world champion was revealed by Bernard Restout, president of the federation. Griffith was hampered by a cold during a week's training in Paris before the fight and was on medication. The fight between Griffith and Cohen at the Palais Des Sport was slow and without knockdowns." -Associated Press

• Bernard Restout of the Franch Boxing Federation stated he would be sending results of the test to the NY Boxing Commission, the WBC and the EBU.
• Griffith was scheduled to fight Gratien Tonna in Paris on April 16th, but due to the results of this test, the bout was called off.