The Archive · 1939

"Kid" Berg of Britain Beaten on Decision Successful Campaign in U.S. Finally Halted

New York, Feb. 4.

Baby Presse, of Kansas City, halted the long winning streak of Jackie "Kid" Berg, British fighter, in a ten-round bout tonight when he won on decision.

Berg, former world junior welterweight champion who has been making a successful comeback in the United States in recent months, lost to a younger and more' aggressive fighter.

The American boxer weighed 141 pounds, while Berg tipped the scales at 145 pounds—United Press.

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