Len Matthews vs. Jimmy Soo
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Len Matthews 138 lbs beat Jimmy Soo 141 lbs by KO at 1:46 in round 8 of 10
- Date: 1961-10-02
- Location: Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Referee: Joe Sweeney 2-4
- Judge: Pete Pantaleo 3-4
- Judge: Lou Tress 2-4
Matthews knocked Soo out with a left hook to the jaw, to win a bout he was losing.
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer
"Len Matthews, the No. 8 ranking NBA lightweight contender, has won a must victory and stalled the comeback of Jimmy Soo but he needed a knockout punch to do it. Matthews was behind in points in the scheduled 10 round feature bout at the arena Monday night until he unleashed a long left hook and a right to the jaw to knock out Soo in 1:46 of the 8th round." -Associated Press
- Going into this bout Matthews was already signed to a rematch with Alfredo Urbina on November 20th.