Fight:759374

Johnny 'Bandit' Romero 173 lbs beat Clarence Jones 174 lbs by TKO in round 9 of 10

• Date: 1939-07-11
• Location: Municipal Auditorium, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
• Referee: Ray Palmer
• Judge: Robert Dana
• Judge: Albert Graff

Romero appeared to have knocked out Jones in the 2nd round, after putting him down for the second time in the round. Jones appeared to have barely missed beating the count, in the eyes of W.J. McGoogan of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Romero was cut on the left eye in the 4th round, put Jones down once each in the 7th, 8th, and 9th rounds.