Larry Boardman vs. Frankie Ryff
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Larry Boardman 138 lbs beat Frankie Ryff 137 lbs by KO at 0:46 in round 9 of 10
- Date: 1956-06-01
- Location: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA
- Referee: Barney Felix 5-3
- Judge: Joe Agnello 5-3
- Judge: Joe Gordon 4-3
Boardman connected throughout the bout with a quick right hand and managed to stun Ryff with this punch in the middle of the bout.
Ryff came out aggressively in the 9th round, and landed a left hook to Boardman's jaw. Boardman responded with a left and right to the body. Ryff bent over from those punches, and when he straightened up, he was met with a right hand to the jaw that floored him. Ryff made it to to the seat of his trunks, before slumping back to the canvas.
Source
New York Times, June 2, 1956