Fight:23983

Jake LaMotta 163 lbs beat Coley Welch 164 lbs by UD in round 10 of 10

• Date: 1944-03-17
• Location: Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

The two fought an even first round, with LaMotta taking the last nine rounds. Welch's body took a pounding in the body during the bout, and finished with a cut left eye and a mouse over his right eye.

Attendance: 10,000

Source: Lowell Sun, March 18, 1944