Gerry Cooney vs. Jimmy Young

Jimmy Young 223 lbs lost to Gerry Cooney 224 lbs by RTD in round 4 of 10

• Date: 1980-05-25
• Location: Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
• Referee: Tony Perez
• Judge: Charlie Spina
• Judge: Harold Lederman

• Cooney entered the fight ranked #1 by the WBA and #3 by the WBC.
• The fight was televised live on CBS.
• The fight took place in the ballroom of Convention Hall before a crowd of about 3,000.
• Cooney opened a bad cut over Young's right eye in the third round, which led to the fight being stopped at the end of the fourth.