Harold Johnson vs. Hank Casey

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(AP Wirephoto) Johnson sends Casey to the canvas in round eight

Harold Johnson 176 lbs beat Hank Casey 171 lbs by KO at 1:19 in round 8 of 10

  • Date: 1964-04-20
  • Location: Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California, USA
  • Referee: Dick Young

Sports Illustrated reported: "Harold Johnson of Philadelphia, first-ranking light heavyweight, outboxed Hank Casey for seven rounds and knocked him out in the eighth with a top-of-the-head smash in a Santa Monica, Calif. fight. It was Johnson's 72nd victory in 81 bouts and the first KO suffered by Casey in his 40 appearances."

Johnson floored Casey once in the second round and twice in the eighth.