Jimmy Bivins vs. Tami Mauriello (1st meeting)

Jimmy Bivins 177 lbs beat Tami Mauriello 181 lbs by SD in round 10 of 10

• Date: 1942-09-15
• Location: Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
• Referee: Joe Sedley 4-5
• Judge: 5-4

"Slugging Jimmy Bivins proved to 7,794 home-town customers last night that highly touted Tami Mauriello can be beaten, but he'll have to do it again soon in New York to convince everybody. The Cleveland Negro let fly a vicious left hook which parked Tami on the floor for a count of one in the 1st round. But the 10 round scrap was close enough that referee Joe Sedley even saw it Mauriello's way, although the two judges thought otherwise. The Brooklyn Italian took everything Bivins had in the 1st round but rallied sharply. Tami reached such a peak in the 10th round that Bivins buried his head in Mauriello's mid-section to guard against any chance of a knockout." -Associated Press

• Mauriello lost the 5th round due to a low blow.
• Mauriello was guaranteed $12,000 for this bout.
• A breach of contract action and writ of attachment for Mauriello's $12,000 purse was filed earlier in the day in Common Pleas court by Henry Andrews, operator of the Syracuse Sporting Enterprise Association. Andrews charged that Mauriello and his manager, James Remini, signed a contract for a fight with Johnny Nelson on September 4th, but then canceled the agreement on August 18th. The plaintiff said he spent $2,900 in pre-fight arrangements
• There was a rematch clause in the contract for the return match to take place in New York. The return took place the following March.