Ezzard Charles vs. Elmer Ray (2nd meeting)
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Ezzard Charles 175 lbs beat Elmer Ray 192 lbs by KO at 2:43 in round 9 of 10
- Date: 1948-05-07
- Location: Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Referee: Tom Kenneally
"Hammer-fisted Ezzard Charles racked up a knockout over Elmer Ray today and called for a shot at light heavyweight champion Gus Lesnevich. The fast moving Charles hanged the aging Ray right out of heavyweight boxing with a left hook at 2:43 of the 9th stanza." -United Press
- Elmer Ray was the 2nd ranked heavyweight in the world going into this bout
- Chicago Promoter Irving Schoenwald wired Gus Lesnevich a $50,000 offer to defend his title against Charles in an outdoor show in Chicago for that summer