Len Matthews vs. Jose (Chico) Veliz (1st meeting)

Len Matthews 138 lbs beat Jose Veliz 138 lbs by TKO at 0:32 in round 8 of 10

• Date: 1963-12-02
• Location: Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
• Referee: Zach Clayton

"Len Matthews, Philadelphia, stopped Jose Veliz, a Cuban fighting out of Miami, with a TKO at 32 seconds of the 8th round of the scheduled 10 round co-feature. It was Matthews' sixth consecutive knockout since he came out of an 18 month retirement last April." -Associated Press

• This was a co-featured 10 rounder sharing the bill with Jesse Smith v Gomeo Brennan.
• Veliz subbed on two days notice when original opponent Jose Napoles and his manager could not get a visa in time.