Nino Valdes vs. Joe Erskine

Nino Valdes 207 lbs beat Joe Erskine 196 lbs by KO at 2:03 in round 1 of 10

• Date: 1957-02-19
• Location: Earls Court Arena, Kensington, London, United Kingdom
• Referee: Jack Hart

"Nino Valdes, the big Cuban who is making a habit of whipping British heavyweights, scored a TKO over Joe Erskine, Britain's champion, last night at 2:03 of the 1st round of a scheduled 10 rounder. Valdes finished Erskine almost before the capacity crowd of 18,000 had settled in it's seats at Earls Court Arena. A right to the chin sent Erskine down for a six count. As he got off the canvas, Valdes followed with a solid left hook. Erskine, who never had been beaten in 30 professional fights, was so groggy he did not know what was happening. He was defenseless and went down again when Valdes landed several more good punches. Referee Jack Hart then stopped the fight." -United Press