Fight:174601

Jimmy Wilde beat Young Zulu Kid 110 lbs by RTD in round 11 of 20

• Date: 1916-12-18
• Location: Holborn Stadium, Holborn, London, United Kingdom
• Referee: JT Hulls Jr

LONDON, Dec. 18 - Jimmy Wilde, flyweight champion of England, knocked out Frankie di Melfi, known as Young Zulu Kid of Brooklyn, N.Y., in the eleventh round of their match today. By his victory, Wilde reaffirmed his right to the title of flyweight champion of the world. The contest was to have gone twenty rounds of three minutes each. Both men were under weight and appeared to be in excellent condition. They fought fast and furiously. The early rounds were about even with the Zulu Kid the aggressor. In the eleventh round Wilde sent the Kid to the ropes with a strong left to the jaw. Clinging to the ropes, the American fighter took a dozen body blows and then dropped on one knee. As soon as the Kid regained his feet Wilde shot smashing right and left blows to the jaw, flooring the Kid, whose seconds, without waiting for the count, threw in a towel.