Floyd Patterson vs. Lalu Sabotin

Floyd Patterson 168 lbs beat Lalu Sabotin 175 lbs by TKO at 1:30 in round 5 of 8

• Date: 1952-12-29
• Location: Eastern Parkway Arena, Brooklyn, New York, USA
• Referee: Mark Conn

Patterson smothered Sabotin from the opening bell with solid left jabs, left hooks to the jaw and body, and leaping right-hand leads to the face. The referee stepped in to halt the "uneven" affair in the fifth. "It was Patterson all the way."

Notes

• Floyd Patterson 3-0 (3 KOs) vs. Lalu Sabotin 21-6 (10 KOs)
• It was Patterson's television debut as the main event.
• It was the third knockout loss of Sabotin's professional career.
• Sabotin, who entered having lost his four previous matches, fought professionally four more times after this bout and lost each.

Sources

• "Sabotin Stopped by Patterson (1952 Dec. 30) Hendersonville Times News p. 12. Article
• "Pro Patterson KO's Sabotin" (1952 Dec. 30) Daytona Beach Morning Journal p. 8. Article