Eddie Booker vs. Jack Chase

Eddie Booker 159 lbs lost to Jack Chase 157 lbs by PTS in round 15 of 15

• Date: 1943-01-11
• Location: Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, USA
• Referee: Frankie Carter

USA California State Middleweight Title

• First 15-round bout in California since 1914

"In the first long-distance fight in California since 1914, Jack Chase of Walsenburg, Colorado, defeated Eddie Booker of San Francisco in 15 rounds last night to win the latter's state middleweight championship. The Colorado boy who formerly fought under the name Young Joe Louis landed the heavier punches to take a close decision. Booker operated a clever attack, but Chase scored with solid blows in almost every round to gain referee Frankie Carter's verdict." -Associated Press

• 15 round fights were legalized in California in November of '42, and this was the first 15 rounder under the new law.