Fight:124286

Jeff Pegues 229 lbs beat Shelby Gross 196 lbs by KO in round 1 of 8

• Date: 1996-06-15
• Location: National Guard Armory, Wentworth, North Carolina, USA
• Judge: Billy Costello
• Judge: Harry Barnett

"Before Gross turned pro, Mitchell took him to a fight card in Wentworth, North Carolina. They needed a last minute fighter that night and Mitchell asked Shelby to do it. 'They gave me $400-$500, I can’t remember what it was. Jeff Peagues was a professional fighter [10-2 at the time], 6’ 3” and weighed 236. I saw things weren’t quite right the way Bobby handled things. He put weights on me and held me down on the scale. I weighed 185 pounds. With the weights I weighed 200. I went under a false name 'Jeff Baker' and everything.'"