Boone Kirkman vs. Doug Jones (1st meeting)
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Boone Kirkman 195 lbs lost to Doug Jones 190 lbs by TKO in round 7 of 10
- Date: 1967-06-29
- Location: Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington, USA
- Referee: Whitey Domstad
- Judge: 70-63
Jones opened a cut over Kirkman's eye with a short right hand in the first round. The eye got worse as the fight progressed. Sensing the end might be near, Kirkman jolted Jones several times in the seventh round as he pursued Jones with the eye swollen shut.
The ring physician stopped the fight after the seventh round and Jones was awarded a TKO victory.
A record Seattle crowd of 13,762 attended the fight.
(Source: The Sun June 30, 1967)