Rudell Stitch vs. Rudy Sawyer

Rudell Stitch 147 lbs beat Rudy Sawyer 147 lbs by TKO at 2:15 in round 1 of 10

• Date: 1959-07-01
• Location: Jefferson County Armory, Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Notes

• Stitch was ranked second in the world at welterweight, and Sawyer was unranked.
• Referee Rolly Schwartz was brought in from Cincinnati after Sawyer's manager requested a neutral referee.
• Stitch dropped Sawyer with a short right to the chin. A volley of punches sent him down for a second time, and a long right dropped him for the third and final time.
• This was the only time Sawyer was stopped in his 24-fight professional career.

Newspaper Article

• "Stitch Stops Sawyer In 1st" - St. Petersburg Times - July 2, 1959