Zora Folley vs. Jefferson Davis

Zora Folley 213 lbs beat Jefferson Davis 191 lbs by KO at 1:31 in round 8 of 12

• Date: 1966-06-28
• Location: Centennial Coliseum, Reno, Nevada, USA
• Bout official on June 7.

"Zora Folley of Chandler, Ariz., belted Jefferson Davis of Las Vegas, Nev., with a quick left hook and followed with a barrage of head and body punches to knock out Davis at 1:31 of the 8th round Tuesday night in Reno. The three judges said they did not have Davis, ranked 10th by the WBA, winning one round before the end came to the scheduled 12 round bout. Davis said he did not see the left hook coming that nailed him in the 8th." -Associated Press

Post fight comment

• "He was too experienced for me. He's the best counter-puncher in the game and I made myself too big of a target for him." -Jefferson Davis