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Young Jack Thompson 145 lbs lost to Jackie Fields 146 lbs by UD in round 10 of 10
- Date: 1929-03-25
- Location: Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Vacant National Boxing Association World Welterweight Title
- Bout summary: [1]
- 9,000 fans attended, paying a gate of $45,000.
- Joe Dundee had been stripped of this title; California recognized Jackie Fields as World Welterweight Champion on April 19, 1929.
- According to the Chicago Tribune, a riot broke out in the audience in round 8, in which one person was killed and many were injured.
- "The Night All Hell Broke Loose in the Chicago Coliseum" by Robert Soderman