Fight:291937

Buff Mellinger 195 lbs beat Art Sykes 188 lbs by RTD in round 8 of 10

• Date: 1939-05-22
• Location: Music Hall Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Sykes declined to come out for the start of the 9th round due to an injured hand. Mellinger had won "every round with the exception of the first." (New York Times)