Rowdy Welch vs. Marco Antonio Ludwig

Rowdy Welch 149 lbs beat Marco Antonio Ludwig 148 lbs by TD-U in round 6 of 10

• Date: 1996-05-25
• Location: Interstate Fairgrounds, Spokane, Washington, USA
• Referee: Kevin McCarl
• Judge: Tom Lefebvre 58-56
• Judge: Tom Sporar 58-57
• Judge: Darrin Van Orman 59-56

• Referee: Kevin McCarl
• Judge: Darrin Van Orman 59-56
• Judge: Tom Lefebvre 58-56
• Judge: Tom Sporar 58-57

According to the May 26, 1996, issue of The Spokesman-Review, "Welch, bloodied and battered before 1,400 fans in his hometown, had been awarded a highly unpopular decision over Ramirez (Ludwig) after referee Kevin McCarl stopped the fight. McCarl ruled that a nasty gash above Welch's left eye had been caused by an unintentional headbutt - automatically sending the fight to the three judges at ringside. When the decision was announced fans hurled cups, bottles, crumpled fight programs and insults." [1]