Billy Conn vs. Fred Apostoli (1st meeting)

Billy Conn 168 lbs beat Fred Apostoli 160 lbs by UD in round 10 of 10

• Date: 1939-01-06
• Location: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA
• Referee: Billy Cavanaugh 5-2
• Judge: Bill Healy 5-4
• Judge: George LeCron 6-4

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• The official scorecards read 5-2-3, 5-4-1, and 6-4, all in favor of Conn.
• Unofficial AP scorecard: 5-4-1 Conn
• Attendance: 10,918
• Gate: $25,458.55

"Billy Conn nipped Fred Apostoli in as wild-and-wooly a 10 round punch Party as MSG's fistic arena has seen in years. Referee Billy Kavanaugh and both judges voted unanimously for the 21 year old Pennsylvanian, although Apostoli was the more aggressive throughout and threw the more effective punches. From start to finish the blistering action had the crowd roaring as the two clouters tore at each other. In the 2nd and 3rd heats especially, Apostoli had difficulty getting inside Billy's long looping left and throughout the battle this blow piled up valuable points for Conn." -Associated Press