Lou Nova vs. Howard Fenske

Lou Nova 201 lbs beat Howard Fenske 179 lbs by KO at 0:58 in round 9 of 10

• Date: 1945-06-15
• Location: Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, USA

"Lou Nova, veteran heavyweight from Las Vegas, Nev., KO'd Howard Fenske, previously undefeated from Grand Rapids, Mich., tonight in the 9th round of their scheduled 10 round fight at Olympia Stadium. Nova used his 22 1/2 pound drag in the weights to advantage, badly outclassing Fenske with a barrage of body punches and cut the Grand Rapids youth's left eye before uncorking his knockout punch in the 9th - a right uppercut that caught Fenske flush on the chin." -Associated Press

• Nova also had Fenske down in the 1st round for a no-count.
• Attendance - 6,005
• Gate - $15,118.42