Jimmy McDermott vs. Eddie Spence

Jimmy McDermott 161 lbs beat Eddie Spence 160 lbs by UD in round 4 of 4

• Date: 1964-02-17
• Location: Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, USA


SPENCE LOSES CLOSE VOTE, GETS REMATCH - BERKSHIRE EAGLE, February 18, 1964




He'll oppose Jimmy McDermott Thursday Night in Worcester, MA.

BOSTON - Eddie Spence, 160, of Pittsfield, a loser to Jimmy McDermott, 161, of Portland, Maine, in a keen four-rounde middleweight bout last night at the Boston Garden, received one of the quickest rematches in the history of boxing.

The fight was one of the preliminaries on the card that featured Larry Carney and Joe DeNucci in 10 round main bout. Carney received the decision.

Roger Sala, Spence's manager, felt that his fighter won comfortably. The referee voted 48-37 for McDermott, and both judges scored 38-37 for the Portland boy, who gained his 12th consecutive victory. He is unbeaten as a pro. It was Spence's third loss against seven wins.

Sala said, "I thought Eddie won every round but the first. I wold have called that even. McDermott crowded Eddie several times, but didn't hit him well. At the end of the bout, McDermott's face was a mask of red. That was because Eddie hit him so many times with good left jabs.

There were no knockdowns.