Fight:226103
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Johnny Forte 127 lbs beat Diogenes Leon 122 lbs by TKO at 0:37 in round 8 of 8
- Date: 1942-02-26
- Location: Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Referee: John Coughlin
Trailing in the bout, after a good start, Leon pulled his mouthpiece from his mouth and hurled it across the ring, signalling that he quit. Leon had been pummeled to the body by Forte in the bout. Leon blamed his actions on the referee in the bout.
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer