Stan Harrington vs. Charley Scott (1st meeting)
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Charley Scott 146 lbs lost to Stan Harrington 149 lbs by SD in round 10 of 10
- Date: 1962-06-02
- Location: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA
- Referee: Barney Felix 4-5
- Judge: Bill Recht 2-6
- Judge: Tony Rossi 5-4
"Although he was floored in the 5th round for the first time in his career, Hawaii's Stan Harrington came on strong and gained a split decision over favored Charley Scott of Philadelphia in a television 10 rounder at MSG Saturday night. Harrington swept the first three rounds handily with sharp left hooks and solid rights to the head. But Scott opened up with a series of left hooks to the head and body that hurt Harrington. Another left hook sent Harrington to the canvas face down. He barely beat referee Barney Felix's count as he staggered up at nine. Then, Harrington tore after Scott and battered him in the last 15 seconds. After that it was a bruising no let-up battle the rest of the way." -Associated Press
- Harrington was a substitute for Jorge Fernandez, who had to remain in Argentina due to his ailing wife. Harrington was reluctant to accept the bout because he felt he was robbed in the Garden against Gaspar Ortega, which was his only previous bout outside of Honolulu. Matchmaker Teddy Brenner assured him he would receive a square deal.
- After this bout, Teddy Brenner offered Harrington a July 14th match with Jorge Fernandez in the Garden. However, the bout never came off.
Unofficial scorecards
- AP - 7-3 Harrington
- UPI - 5-3-2 Harrington
- An unofficial poll of 11 sportswriters favored the decision for Harrington by a tally of 10-1