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1931-05-18 Municipal Auditorium, Atlanta, Georgia, US
- Battling Bozo W TKO Murray Gitlitz
- Bobby Hooks W KO Irish Patsy Corbett
- Whit Webb W PTS Jack Wilson
- Clint Townes D PTS Billy Pirkle
- Danny Russo W PTS Roy Smith
Source for the results: The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, GA (5-19-31, p. 17). This article was written by Ralph McGill, later to become one the most famous journalists in the country as editor and published of The Atlanta Constitution. The Hooks-Corbett bout was the semifinal, Hooks was a former University of Georgia football player signed that week to manager Pa Stribling, who worked his corner. Young Stribling put on a 3 round exhibition with Cyclone Smith.