Johnny Bratton vs. Del Flanagan (1st meeting)

Johnny Bratton 147 lbs beat Del Flanagan 146 lbs by SD in round 10 of 10

• Date: 1952-05-23
• Location: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA
• Referee: Al Berl 4-5
• Judge: Joe Agnello 7-5
• Judge: Bert Grant 6-4

• Flanagan was down in the 6th for a nine count.
• Agnello's scorecard was 5-5 in rounds, but went to supplemental scoring, which favored Bratton 7-5.
• Unofficial AP scorecard - 6-4 Bratton
• Bratton's manager, Hymie Wallman announced after this bout he had signed Bratton to a June 18th rematch with Rocky Castellani in Chicago Stadium.