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1905-07-19 Colma Arena, Colma, California, US

• Buddy Ryan W TKO George Peterson
• Joe Thomas D PTS George Brown

Bout results reported in the July 20, 1905 San Francisco Call: [1].
Show preview (Peterson-Ryan bout billed for World Welterweight Title): [2]

Ryan defended his claim to be World "White" Champion at 145lbs. Shortly afterward, he was stabbed in a fracas with his manager, resulting in the loss of an eye and his retirement from boxing. By the 1920s he was running a cigar store in Chicago. July 19, 1927 Daily News Searchlight (of Bremerton, WA, USA).