On September 23, 1937, Barney Ross (71-3-3, 20 KOs), the welterweight The Ring champion, defends his title against Filipino challenger, Ceferino Garcia (93-23-12, 53 KOs).
Barney Ross is coming in to the fight on a 18-fight win streak with a 26% KO rate; his last fight was a newspaper decision win over Al Manfredo, 1 month and 14 days ago. Ceferino Garcia is on a 5-fight win streak with a 41% KO rate, with his last fight being a 9th round TKO win over Bobby Pacho, 2 months and 1 day ago.
This should be a confident win for Barney Ross at 99-1 winning odds. Ceferino Garcia really doesn't have much to present against Ross.
Barney Ross defeated Ceferino Garcia via unanimous decision in the rematch and successfully defended his The Ring welterweight title. Ross improves his record to 72-3-3, while Garcia adds a loss to his record at 93-24-12.