Fight:36138

Bob Murphy 160 lbs beat Johnny Gardea 160 lbs by TKO at 3:00 in round 5 of 10

• Date: 1949-03-25
• Location: Coliseum, San Diego, California, USA

Gardea knocked Murphy down with a left to the face in the 1st round, for a nine-count. Murphy began to rally in the 2nd round, cutting Gardea over his right eye in this round. Murphy had his made near a knockout in the 3rd round. In the 4th and 5th round, Murphy pounded Gardea in the corners. At the end of the 5th round, the cut had worsened enough to lead the ring doctor to stop the bout.

Source: San Diego Union