Gil Turner vs. Johnny Lombardo (1st meeting)

Gil Turner 152 lbs beat Johnny Lombardo 151 lbs by TKO at 1:00 in round 7 of 10

• Date: 1953-05-11
• Location: Eastern Parkway Arena, Brooklyn, New York, USA
• Referee: Barney Felix

"Aggressive Gil Turner was back on the victory trail today, aiming for a big money shot in August with Chuck Davey. Gil stopped Johnny Lombardo of Mt. Carmel, Pa., Monday night in the 7th round at Eastern Parkway Arena. For the first three rounds, Lombardo matched Turner punch for punch, but he faded under the Philadelphia welterweight contender's ceaseless bombardment from then on. Referee Barney Felix halted the one-sided bout after Johnny had absorbed 21 straight punches and then another stream of 12 without a return in the 7th." -Associated Press

• Although the big money match with Chuck Davey failed to materialize, Turner did headline Madison Square Garden in August against Ramon Fuentes.