Fight:95327
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Jake Kilrain 192 lbs beat George Godfrey 174 lbs by KO in round 44
- Date: 1891-03-13
- Location: California A.C., San Francisco, California, USA
- Referee: Hiram Cook
Fought for a purse of $5,000 offered by the California Athletic Club [$4,500 to the winner and $500 to the loser] and a side bet of $2,500.
- In the 36th round Godfrey's seconds clearly violated Queensberry rules when they entered the ring, picked him up from the floor and carried him to his stool.
- Kilrain repeatedly resorted to London Prize Ring rules and narrowly avoided disqualification.
Fight report from The San Francisco Morning Call: [1]