Fight:271090

Coley Welch 155 lbs beat Italian Jack Dempsey 161 lbs by TKO in round 5 of 8

• Date: 1938-08-25
• Location: Exposition Building, Portland, Maine, USA

Welch began to hurt Dempsey in the 3rd round, and knocked him down six times in the 4th and 5th rounds. Dempsey's cornerman Johnny Buckley, eventually threw in the towel.

Source: Portland Press Herald