Laurent Dauthuille vs. Steve Belloise
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Steve Belloise 161 lbs lost to Laurent Dauthuille 158 lbs by TKO in round 7 of 10
- Date: 1950-05-01
- Location: Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Referee: Tommy Sullivan
“Referee Tommy Sullivan halted the one-sided affair just after the seventh round started when Belloise was incapable of offering any more resistance to his 26-year-old ringwise opponent. Throughout the fight, the crowd voiced its disapproval and shouted for the American-Italian to “fight.” But Steve appeared to “black out” after Dauthuille tagged him with a walloping right hand midway through the first round.”
Vic Morris Jr., “One-Sided Seventh Round TKO Helps Frenchman’s Title Hopes, The Ottawa Journal, May 2, 1950, p. 19.
Note
Belloise (who retired seven months later) probably suffered a very severe concussion in this bout. See this account of the fight and its aftermath: