Tony Zale vs Marcel Cerdan (Full Fight Highlights)

Marcel Cerdan 158 lbs beat Tony Zale 159 lbs by RTD in round 11 of 15 Date: 1948-09-21 Location: Roosevelt Stadium, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA Referee: Paul Cavalier 8-2 World Middleweight Title Attendance: 19,272 Gate: $242,840 Fight was named Ring Magazine Fight of the Year Zale was floored with a left hook to the jaw at the close of the 11th round and was helped back to his corner by his trainer. Cavalier stopped the fight in between rounds. Cerdan, a 2-1 underdog, becomes the first non-American to hold the Middleweight title in the 20th century. Before the fight, Zale had predicted he would knockout Cerdan within seven rounds. Zale won the 3rd and 4th rounds, on the scorecard of referee Cavalier, with the 9th round even. Cerdan was awarded the other rounds.