Dwight Hawkins vs. Auburn Copeland

Dwight Hawkins 124 lbs beat Auburn Copeland 127 lbs by SD in round 10 of 10

• Date: 1958-05-01
• Location: Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA
• Referee: Dynamite Jackson 96-94
• Judge: Lee Grossman 95-96
• Judge: Joey Olmos 95-94

"Auburn Copeland was treated for a possible broken jaw Thursday night after losing a 10 round decision at the Olympic Auditorium to Dwight Hawkins. Copeland's manager, Johnny Igrao, claimed his smooth-punching fighter suffered the injury in the 3rd round but wouldn't stop fighting. The decision was announced as a draw at first and then changed to a one-point decision for Hawkins when judge Joey Olmos corrected his scorecard." -United Press

• Copeland did not fight again until September 27th of '58.
• Hawkins was a substitute for Jimmy Moser, who was forced out of the bout with a nose injury. This bout was supposed to be a 12 round bout for the vacant California state featherweight title between Moser and Copeland.
• Hawkins was a 10-1 underdog going into this bout.

Post fight comment

• "Your jaw's broken, Kid. I wanted to stop it but he wouldn't let me." -Johnny Igrao, Copleand's manager