Dan Bucceroni vs. Cesar Brion

Cesar Brion 203 lbs beat Dan Bucceroni 195 lbs by SD in round 10 of 10

• Date: 1954-12-27
• Location: St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York, USA
• Referee: Barney Felix 4-5
• Judge: Jack Gordon 7-2
• Judge: Nick Gamboli 8-2

"Cesar Brion, Argentina's awkward but armor-plated heavyweight, sought a match with a ranking contender Tuesday as his reward for unexpectedly ruining Dan Bucceroni's comeback. The unranked Brion, who won an upset split decision over Philadelphia's Bucceroni in their TV 10-rounder at St. Nicholas Arena last night. Bucceroni, favored at 13-5, suffered his third straight defeat and completed the most rapid decline of any prominent heavyweight this year. Last January he was ranked 4th and was actually signed for a title bout with Rocky Marciano, but the fight never came off." -United Press

• Unofficial AP scorecard (the UP did not submit a card) - 5-5
• This was Bucceroni's last fight.

Post-fight comment

• "We would prefer to fight Charley Norkus because Norkus won a decision over Cesar early in the year. But if we can't get Norkus, we want Bob Baker." -Hymie Wallman, Brion's manager, on who they wanted next.