On May 28, 1935, Jimmy McLarnin (53-9-3, 21 KOs), the welterweight The Ring champion, defends his title against former world champion Barney Ross (56-3-3, 13 KOs).
Jimmy McLarnin is coming in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 32% KO rate; his last fight was a split decision win over Ross, 8 months and 11 days ago. Barney Ross is on a 3-fight win streak with a 21% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Henry Woods, 1 month and 19 days ago.
The winning odds are at 76.7-23.3 in favor of Barney Ross. It is going to be a competitive fight and Jimmy McLarnin will put up a very good fight, but Ross will prevail.
Barney Ross defeated Jimmy McLarnin via unanimous decision in the rematch and wins the The Ring title. Ross improves his record to 57-3-3, while McLarnin adds a loss to his record at 53-10-3.