Lou Ambers vs. Pedro Montanez (2nd meeting)
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Lou Ambers 134 lbs beat Pedro Montanez 135 lbs by MD in round 15 of 15
- Date: 1937-09-23
- Location: Polo Grounds, New York, New York, USA
- Referee: Johnny Marto 6-6
- Judge: 11-3
World Lightweight Title
Photo #2; Pre-fight photo
This was one of four title bouts on Promoter Mike Jacobs's "Carnival of Champions" fight card, including: Sixto Escobar-Harry Jeffra for the Bantamweight Title, Ceferino Garcia-Barney Ross for the Welterweight Title, and Fred Apostoli-Marcel Thil for the IBU Middleweight Title.
"At every turn... the shifty, unorthodox Ambers was the master." The referee called it a draw, the two judges voted for Ambers. New York Times (Unofficial AP scorecard: 12-1-2 for Ambers.)