Nino Valdes vs. Brian London

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Nino Valdes 218 lbs beat Brian London 211 lbs by RTD in round 7 of 10

  • Date: 1959-12-01
  • Location: Empire Pool, Wembley, London, United Kingdom
  • Referee: Jack Hart

Valdez was scheduled to fight in Canada but was forced to retire due to vision problems.

"Cuban Nino Valdes looked anything but sharp, but won the companion 10 rounder on the all-heavyweight card when Briton Brian London called it quits after seven rounds. The crowd of 11,000 wasn't happy with the bout, booing, clapping and stamping their feet as London announced he was quitting because of cuts. There were no knockdowns." -Associated Press

  • Unofficial AP scorecard (after 7 completed rounds) - 3-3-1 even.

Newspapaper Article

  • UPI - December 1 [1]