Leroy Haynes vs. Tony Cancela
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Leroy Haynes 194 lbs beat Tony Cancela 188 lbs by TKO at 2:33 in round 3 of 10
- Date: 1935-07-15
- Location: Arena Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Referee: Matt Adgie
- Attendance: 4,000
Tony Cancela of Tampa was battered into a helpless hulk by Leroy Haynes and was saved from a finishing punch as Referee Matt Adgie stopped the bout in the third. Haynes technical kayo of Cancela marked the first time the Tampan had ever been stopped.
- Source: Moshier, Jeff. "Tony Cancela and Bobby Wilson, Florida Boxers, Meet Knockout Defeats in North" The Evening-Independent (1935, Jul 16) p. 9. Article
Cancela was down twice in the 1st round, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.