Joe Bugner vs. Larry Middleton
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Larry Middleton 203 lbs beat Joe Bugner 217 lbs by PTS in round 10 of 10
- Date: 1971-11-24
- Location: Ice Rink, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom
- Referee: Roland Dakin
"Joe Bugner, tipped as 'the great white heavyweight hope' only a few short months ago, was knocked down and clearly outpointed Wednesday night by little-known Larry Middleton of Baltimore, Maryland. Middleton floored the former European, British and Commonwealth champion for a seven-count in the 10th and final round." -United Press International
- Referee Roland Dakin - the sole official - scored the bout for Middleton by a score of 49 1/4 to 48 3/4 on the British scoring system.
- Bugner suffered a broken jaw in the 3rd round of this bout, which canceled his December 7th bout on the undercard of the Ralph Charles v Bernie Terrell British and Commonwealth welterweight title bout at London's Royal Albert Hall.
- On December 1st, Bugner underwent surgery on his broken jaw, which sidelined him for several months.