Babe Risko vs. Freddie Steele (2nd meeting)

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Babe Risko 158 lbs lost to Freddie Steele 157 lbs by UD in round 15 of 15

• Date: 1936-07-11
• Location: Civic Stadium, Seattle, Washington, USA
• Referee: Tommy McCarty 72-93
• Judge: Eddie O'Neill 73-92
• Judge: Al Rosenberg 74.5-91.5

• National Boxing Association World Middleweight Title
• NYSAC World Middleweight Title

Risko was caught by a left hook to the jaw in the first round, and went down for a 6-count--for the only knockdown of the bout. Photo of knockdown

• Steele was a 10-6 favorite, according to the Seattle Times
• Originally scheduled for July 10th, but postponed a day, due to rain.
  

Risko trained at Chauncey's Boathouse on the Edmonds, Washington waterfront, according to the book Edmonds: The Gem of Puget Sound, (1953) by Ray V. Cloud, pp. 139-40. (Wild Bill Boyd would also train here in 1937, per page 140.)