Ken Buchanan vs. Chu Chu Malave

Ken Buchanan 138 lbs beat Edwin Malave 141 lbs by TKO at 1:43 in round 7 of 10

• Date: 1973-09-01
• Location: Felt Forum, New York, New York, USA
• Referee: Herbie Kronowitz

"Former lightweight champion Ken Buchanan turned Chu Chu Malave into a bloody, helpless hulk with a blazing assortment of punches and stopped him at 1:43 of the 7th round in a scheduled 10 round bout Saturday. Buchanan dropped Malave midway through the 7th for a count of three with a right-left-right combination to the head. Malave rose on wobbly legs, was knocked against the ropes by a hard right to the jaw and was being pummeled when referee Herbie Kronowitz stopped the bout. Buchanan almost ended the bout in the 1st round when he staggered Malave with a straight right to the jaw, buckled his knees with a right uppercut flush on the chin, and then rained at least 15 hard punches on his opponent who was pinned against the ropes." -Associated Press

• When the bout was stopped Malave was bleeding from cuts in the mouth, the nose and from over an eye. Buchanan sustained a cut over his left eye in the 4th round from an unintentional butt.