George Salvadore vs. Andre Shelaeff
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George Salvadore 146 lbs beat Andre Shelaeff 144 lbs by PTS in round 8 of 8
- Date: 1938-12-12
- Location: National Hall, San Francisco, California, USA
- Referee: Frankie Carter
A Coroner's Jury exonerated Salvadore of any wrongdoing.
- In February 1939, the AP reported that Paul Shelaeff sued the doctors and the CA State Athletic Commission for $100,000. Shelaeff was described as a Russian priest living in Manchuria. A coroner's inquest had shown that the fighter was suffering from lobar pneumonia when he entered the ring.