Fight:23494

Ray Robinson 151 lbs beat Young Gene Buffalo 146 lbs by KO at 2:55 in round 1 of 10

• Date: 1949-02-10
• Location: Kingston Armory, Kingston, Pennsylvania, USA
• Referee: Johnny Kelly
• Judge: Andy Mihal
• Judge: Stan Tarutis

Robinson scored the knockout with a long left to the chin that sent Buffalo to the ropes. Robinson followed up with a hard right to the chin that put Buffalo down for the count. It took five minutes for Buffalo to revive after the knockout. Buffalo had spent much of the 1st round boxing out of a crouch as he retreated from Robinson.

• Robinson's purse: approximately $2,700

Source: Wilkes-Barre Record