Len Matthews vs. Candy McFarland

Len Matthews 135 lbs beat Candy McFarland 136 lbs by UD in round 10 of 10

• Date: 1959-07-31
• Location: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA
• Referee: Al Berl 6-3
• Judge: Joe Eppy 8-2
• Judge: Artie Aidala 9-1

"Lightweight contender Len Matthews turned the tables on Candy McFarland in their TV fight at MSG last night. Matthews won a lopsided 10 round decision after staggering McFarland five times and flooring him once in the last round. Matthews won on a rounds basis, 8-2, 9-1 and 6-3-1 over Sugar Ray Robinson's lanky protege, who had beaten Len in four of their five bouts as amateurs. Fleet-footed Candy was content to jab and run in most of the rounds." -United Press International

• Unofficial AP scorecard - 9-1 Matthews

Post fight comment

• "I'm not even thinking of a title shot at Joe Brown. I'm at least a year away from a fight with Brown." -Len Matthews