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.
The odds of winning are at 97.7-2.3 in favor of Virgil Akins. Tony DeMarco won't be able to do much 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.