Jan Persson vs. Spider McNortey

Jan Persson 119 lbs beat Spider McNortey 119 lbs by PTS in round 8 of 8

• Date: 1965-10-02
• Location: Kungliga Tennishallen, Stockholm, Sweden

Nigerian Spider McNortey made his European pro debut by making a good fight against undefeated Swedish bantam Jan Persson. The Swede took the lead in the first 4 rounds, scoring with precise and hard punches. The Nigerian took it all without blinking. In the last two rounds of this 6 rounder, McNortey came a live and made it an even and crowdpleasing fight, scoring with clean hits like his opponent.

McNortey fought until 1969, losing 16 and got 1 draw. No wins.