On October 4, 1940, Henry Armstrong (111-13-8, 76 KOs), the welterweight The Ring champion, defends his title against fellow American challenger, Fritzie Zivic (100-24-5, 52 KOs).
Henry Armstrong is coming in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 57% KO rate; his last fight was a 4th round KO victory over Phil Furr, 11 days ago. Fritzie Zivic is on a 6-fight win streak with a 40% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Sammy Angott, 1 month and 5 days ago.
The winning odds are at 92.4-7.6 in favor of Henry Armstrong. It is going to be very difficult for Fritzie Zivic to win this fight.
Fritzie Zivic defeated Henry Armstrong via unanimous decision and wins the The Ring title — in his first world-title fight. Zivic improves his record to 101-24-5, while Armstrong adds a loss to his record at 111-14-8.