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Bobby English 135 lbs beat Jesse Underwood 136 lbs by KO at 2:45 in round 4 of 10
- Date: 1950-03-23
- Location: Casino, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
- Referee: Ed McDonald
Shade knocked English down in the 1st round with a left to the body for a nine-count, and had things his way through the 2nd round. At the start of the 3rd round, English hurt Shade with a left hook to the chin, and Shade was never the same after that. Shade went down twice in the 3rd round, but neither were ruled a knockdown. Shade then went down five times in the 4th round, before being counted out.
Shade's manager Frankie O'Day, reported that his fighter had been ill before the bout, and that Shade had vomited between the 2nd and 3rd rounds.
Source: Fall River Herald News