The Archive · 1938

Completely Outclassed

Detroit, Apr. 19.

A fight which started in the ring and finished in the dressing room sulted in Sixto Escobar, world bantamweight champion, being decisively beaten by Kayo" Morgan, local battler, in a ten-round non-title bout tonight, Usually ranked within the three bantamweights, Morgan completely outclassed the Puerto Rican, who recently regained his title by knocking out Harry Jeffra, who beat him last September. Escobar showed brilliant form against Jeffra and hit his Baltimore foe so hard he fracture ed his jaw in two places.

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