Fight:16453

Carmen Basilio 151 lbs beat Pierre Langlois 155 lbs by UD in round 10 of 10

• Date: 1954-04-17
• Location: War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, New York, USA
• Referee: Al Berl 6-3
• Judge: Frank Forbes 5-3
• Judge: Anse Carroll 5-4

Basilio fought out of a bob and weave, shooting punches in spurts in this bout as he outboxed Langlois. Basilio opened a cut over Langlois' left eye in the 2nd round. Basilio appeared to tire after the 8th round.

Attendance: 6,383
Gate: $26,393

Source: Syracuse Herald Journal