Sixto Escobar vs. Johnny Bang

Article found in Pete Sanstol's scrapbook

Sixto Escobar 120 lbs beat Johnny Bang 121 lbs by KO in round 5 of 10

• Date: 1935-06-21
• Location: Luna Park Arena, Brooklyn, New York, USA

"Escobar dropped Bang for a count of nine in the first round, put him down for another nine count in the fourth and finished him with a right to the jaw late in the fifth. Escobar used a stinging right hand to riddle Bang's defence. The first time he unleashed it, in the opening round, it landed flush on the chin and the Boston boy sat down for the nine count while the crowd of 2,000 made ready for home." Montreal Gazette newspaper