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Los Angeles Evening Herald headline

Paulino Uzcudun 195 lbs beat Max Baer 202 lbs by PTS in round 20 of 20

  • Date: 1931-07-04
  • Location: Race Track Arena, Reno, Nevada, USA
  • Referee: Jack Dempsey

This is the "first heavyweight bout of any importance in Reno since [Jack] Johnson defeated [James] Jeffries July 4, 1910." Some 18,000 people attended, "virtually equalling the normal population of the city." New York Times

The venue was also nicknamed "Dempsey's Arena." See air view of venue.