Fight:20967

Willie Pep 127 lbs beat Spider Armstrong 126 lbs by KO at 2:40 in round 4 of 8

• Date: 1942-04-14
• Location: Auditorium, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
• Referee: Joe Currie

Pep knocked Armstrong down twice in the 1st round. Armstrong staggered Pep with a left hook in the 2nd round, and took the 3rd round, after landing three rights to the chin. Pep recovered to put Armstrong down twice more in the 4th round, the final for the count.

Source: Hartford Courant