Joey Giambra vs. Al Andrews (1st meeting)

Joey Giambra 158 lbs beat Al Andrews 162 lbs by UD in round 10 of 10

• Date: 1956-01-25
• Location: Municipal Auditorium, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
• Referee: Elder Craft 97-88
• Judge: Charles E Ford 96-95
• Judge: Johnny Burton 96-94

"Joey Giambra is nearer a crack at the world middleweight championship after a fast finish Wednesday night gave him a unanimous 10-round decision over Al Andrews. Giambra, from Buffalo, N.Y., swept the last three round on the cards of the officials. Giambra weighed 158 and Andrews of St. Paul, Minn., 161 3/4. A crowd of 3,000 watched the nationally televised fight in Norfolk's City Auditorium." -Associated Press

• Unofficial AP scorecard - 97-93 Giambra
• This was Giambra's first fight since being discharged from the U.S. Army on December 9th 1955.