Harold Johnson vs. Von Clay

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Harold Johnson 174 lbs beat Von Clay 175 lbs by TKO at 2:28 in round 2 of 15

• Date: 1961-04-24
• Location: Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
• Referee: Dave Beloff

• National Boxing Association World Light Heavyweight Title (1st defense by Johnson)

Notes

• There was a crowd of 6,735.
• The gross gate was $39,993, and the net was $32,970.
• Johnson got 40% of the net ($13,188) and Clay got 20% ($6,594).
• Clay was knocked down once in the first round and three times in the second, which triggered the three knockdown rule.