On October 29, 1957, Tony DeMarco (54-9-1, 31 KOs) and Virgil Akins (45-17-1, 24 KOs) meet in the ring in a 15-round welterweight bout.
Tony DeMarco is coming in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 48% KO rate; his last fight was a majority decision win over Walter Byars, 5 months and 4 days ago. Virgil Akins is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 38% KO rate, with his last fight being a points decision loss to Gil Turner, 1 month and 11 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Virgil Akins at 99-1 winning odds. Tony DeMarco really doesn't have much to present against Akins.
Virgil Akins stopped Tony DeMarco via KO in the 14th round. Akins improves his record to 46-17-1 (25 KOs), while DeMarco adds a loss to his record at 54-10-1.