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Sampson Powell 164 lbs beat Vern Escoe 174 lbs by KO in round 9 of 10

• Date: 1945-01-19
• Location: Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Escoe fought the last five rounds with his left eye basically swollen shut and bleeding badly. Sampson pummelled from that point on, and dropped him three times in the 9th and final round.

Source: Detroit Free Press