Joe Brown vs. Orlando Zulueta (2nd meeting)

Joe Brown 134 lbs beat Orlando Zulueta 134 lbs by TKO in round 15 of 15

• Date: 1957-06-19
• Location: Denver Coliseum, Denver, Colorado, USA
• Referee: Ray Keech

"Joe Brown, 134 1/4, knocked Orlando Zulueta, 133 3/4, to the canvas in the 13th round for a nine count and finished him off with a flurry of rights a scant 21 seconds before the end of the nationally televised title fight last night. Referee Ray Keech was roundly booed by the crowd of 3,686 in the Denver Coliseum for stopping the bout. Zulueta got up at the count of eight after his second knockdown. The three officials had Brown ahead on points when the fight was stopped." -Associated Press

• Unofficial AP scorecard at the time of stoppage - 60-58 Brown
• Contracts for this bout were only formally signed on May 28th
• Gate - $20,290.50
• TV rights - $30,000
• Purses: Brown - $25,000 (guarantee), Zulueta - 20% of gate and TV (app. $10,000)

Post fight comments

• "I asked Zulueta if he was alright when he got up, but he only mumbled. His eyes were glassy and I thought there was no use in taking a chance that he might be seriously injured." -Referee Ray Keech

• "That was the lousiest decision I ever saw in my life." -Hymie Wallman, Zulueta's manager