Jimmy Bivins vs. Tami Mauriello (2nd meeting)
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Jimmy Bivins 177 lbs beat Tami Mauriello 187 lbs by MD in round 10 of 10
- Date: 1943-03-12
- Location: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA
- Referee: Arthur Donovan 6-4
- Judge: Marty Monroe 5-5
- Judge: John Potter 6-3
"Jimmy Bivins clinched his spot at the head of the parade of all active heavyweights tonight by pounding out a slashing 10 round decision over young Tami Mauriello before a jam-packed MSG crowd. Making it two in a row over the kid from the Bronx, Jimmy came close to punching Tami's ears off through the middle rounds and then stood off his rival's closing rush to win by a narrow edge after the fastest heavyweight hammering seen here in quite a spell." -Associated Press
- Officials during this bout were Referee Arthur Donovan, Judge John Potter and Judge Marty Monroe.
- Unofficial AP scorecard - 6-4 Bivins
- Unofficial UP scorecard - 5-4-1 Bivins
- There were no knockdowns reported in this bout.
- Bivins lost the 7th round due to a low blow.
- Attendance - 19,982
- Gate - $74,715
- This bout was reported to be Mauriello's last as he had signed up for military service. However, he was turned down due to bone chips in his foot from a childhood accident. He resumed his career in July.