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On the evening of May 14, 1931, in St. Louis, Missouri, 17-year-old '''Johnny Paladin''' won a benefit bout for the family of a fellow amateur boxer who had died recently from injuries received in the ring.

:Paladin, weighing 135 pounds, fought Jack Richards at Battery A Armory to a three-round draw. The judges permitted a fourth round and awarded the bout to Paladin on points. The show was put on for the family of [[Bill Kardinski]], Belleville, Ill., amateur, who died of brain concussion following a bout April 21. Paladin's death leaves his mother and five younger children destitite, as the father is an invalid.

Source: May 16 ''New York Times''

[[Category: Ring Fatalities|Paladin, Johnny]]

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