Fight:18274

Kid Gavilan 148 lbs beat Beau Jack 140 lbs by UD in round 10 of 10

• Date: 1949-10-14
• Location: Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, USA
• Referee: Frank Sikora

Scoring: 55-45, 58-42, 54-46
Attendance: 5,189

"Gavilan, with superior boxing skill, punished the rushing, wild-swinging Beau Jack with jolting left hooks to the head and body and mixed these punches with sharp right crosses. Beau Jack, the one time Augusta, Ga., bootblack, fought five rounds with his left eye swollen nearly shut. Gavilan popped a hard right into the eye in the fourth round and it started swelling immediately. The squat Beau Jack always rushed into close quarters with swinging fists, but failed to land effectively. Gavilan kept his tigerish foe tied up after Beau Jack’s swings landed harmlessly, and retaliated with sharp punches. He had Beau Jack on the ropes in the third round under heavy, accurate blows to the head and the Georgia Negro was unable to fight back." (AP)