Sixto Escobar vs. Eugene Huat

Sixto Escobar 116 lbs beat Eugene Huat 117 lbs by UD in round 15 of 15

• Date: 1934-08-08
• Location: Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
• Referee: Mickey McGowan
• Judge: Jack Long
• Judge: Andre Benubien

Attendance: 7,600; Gate: $9,828.60

Reported as future undisputed World Bantamweight Champion Sixto Escobar's first 15-rounder, per Montreal's The Gazette newspaper.

The following December, Escobar fractured an ankle when he was struck by an automobile. He had to cancel a scheduled Dec. 20 bout in Montreal with the winner of the Lou Salica-Baby Quintana contest, and was out for months recuperating. Dec. 5 Los Angeles Times. So he went back home to Puerto Rico where he received a hero's welcome. Dec. 9 New York Times

This bout was not for any title whatsoever, per the Montreal Herald and Gazette, although it is sometimes recorded as such.