Carlos Monzon vs. Roy Dale

Carlos Monzon 164 lbs beat Roy Dale 161 lbs by KO at 2:40 in round 5 of 10

• Date: 1973-05-05
• Location: Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Lazio, Italy
• Referee: Domenico Carabellese

"World middleweight champion Carlos Monzon of Argentina scored a 5th round knockout over American Roy Dale of Cincinnati in a non-title fight at the Rome Sports Palace Saturday night. Monzon pounded Dale with a series of right and left hooks to the body and head, dropping him in the middle of their scheduled 10 round fight. Monzon used a series of body blows to the stomach, chest and ribs to send Dale to the ropes in the 2nd round and kept up the pressure until a hook to the chin sent Dale to the canvas in the 5th." -United Press International

• This bout was billed as a tuneup for Monzon's June 2nd title defense against Emile Griffith in Monte Carlo.
• Only hours earlier at the weigh-in, Monzon was told his older brother Zacarias was shot and killed in Santa Fe, Argentina the day before.