Fight:647024

Rocky Compitello 151 lbs lost to Tommy Reece 154 lbs by DQ at 1:35 in round 3 of 8

• Date: 1951-11-15
• Location: Broadway Arena, Brooklyn, New York, USA
• Referee: Jack Appel

• Compitello was warned by the referee numerous times for failing to break clean. After he was disqualified, Compitello struck Appell. The crowd then stormed the ring, before it was cleared by the police. Compitello was promptly booked at the 81st Precinct Police Station for felonious assault.
• Rocky Compitello, the Brooklyn middleweight who punched and kicked referee Jack Appel at the Broadway Arena on Thursday night, escaped criminal prosecution yesterday when the official refused to press charges. But Compitello's Purse Is Withheld Pending Athletic Commission Inquiry--Says He 'Lost Head' When Appel Halted Bout"