Marvin Johnson vs. Billy Douglas
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Marvin Johnson 175 lbs beat Billy Douglas 176 lbs by TKO at 2:35 in round 5 of 10
- Date: 1977-11-01
- Location: Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Referee: Charley Sgrillo
"In a semi-windup, Marvin Johnson, 175, of Indianapolis stopped Billy "Dynamite" Douglas, 176, of Columbus, Ohio at 2:35 of the 5th round of their scheduled 10 round light heavyweight bout. Johnson cut Douglas' right eye in the 1st round and the wound bled profusely until referee Charles Segullo stopped the fight in the 5th" -United Press International.
- The main event on this card was Matthew Saad Muhammad (then Matthew Franklin) against Lee Royster over 10 rounds.