Kid Gavilan vs. Johnny Greco

Kid Gavilan 147 lbs beat Johnny Greco 150 lbs by KO at 2:43 in round 6 of 10

• Date: 1950-08-16
• Location: Delormier Stadium, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

“A left hook to the chin, thrown by Kid Gavilan, the Cuban Hawk stopped Johnny Greco, Canadian welterweight champion, in two minutes and 43 seconds of the sixth round of a scheduled 10-round bout at the Royals’ Stadium last night. The punch that stopped Greco was a short one, but it followed fast on the heels of a right-hand punch to the chin that shook Johnny visibly and set him up for the kayo.”

Source: Dink Carroll, “Kid Gavilan Flattens Greco in Sixth Round,” The Montreal Gazette, August 17, 1950, p. 17.

Notes

• Gavilan was a 2.5-to-1 favorite.

Figures

• Attendance: 9,177
• Gate: $33,653