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Freddie Steele 149 lbs beat Leonard Bennett 147 lbs by PTS in round 6 of 6
- Date: 1933-01-17
- Location: Crystal Pool, Seattle, Washington, USA
- Referee: Jack Neville
Steele's jaw was fractured in two places. After setting it, Drs. J.S. Thomas & H.T. Buckner recommended that Steele allow it to heal for several months before resuming boxing. Two months later, on March 24, Steele was involved in an automobile accident in Tacoma. He was driving a light roadster along the street when it plunged into the parked car of H. B. Veith, Seattle, in front of the Sierra Apartments. Steele's car catapulted into the apartment building and caught fire, and sent flames through Mrs. Glenn Gross's apartment. She escaped. Donald Piper, Steele's passenger, pulled him out of the burning car. Steele suffered a brain concussion and was hospitalized.