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March 1890 results
The second of three March fight cards featured a much anticipated match between #3 Dick Matthews and #6 ranked Tom Sayers. This fight came in at 3-2 odds for Sayers, but "The Brighton Boy" came in grossly overweight for the contest. Round 1 saw Sayers thudding some hurt on Matthews, with Matthews rallying late to make the round close. It was the highlight of Sayers' evening, as Matthews laid into Sayers from round 2 onward, hitting his opponent at will and with authority. Sayers showed his gameness in the early rounds, remaining upright when many a foe would have dropped from the withering barrage. But it was all academic from the 2nd round onward, and by round 8, Sayers looked a beaten man. Early in round 9, Matthews floored his opponent with a vicious uppercut, and fans in attendance probably hoped a bloody and swollen Sayers would stay on the canvas. But Sayers climbed wearily to his feet to take more punishment. Matthews obliged with a renewed onslaught until the referee stopped the match with 1:05 left in the round, awarding a TKO victory to Matthews.
In an intriguing undercard bout, Jake Kilrain handed Mexico's Alex Garcia his first defeat in a 10 round unanimous decision. Kilrain was at the top of his form tonight, using his wily ring knowledge to duck Garcia's earlier salvos and wear his opponent out. The late rounds belong solely to Kilrain, who impressed all in attendance with a quality effort against Garcia's home crowd.
Below are complete results from Estadio Saltillo:
March 10, 1890
HW: Dick Matthews 12-0-0 (6) TKO9 Thomas Sayers 12-0-0 (2)
HW: Jake Kilrain 7-5-0 (1) UD10 Alex Garcia 12-1-0 (3)
HW: Dominic McCaffrey 12-1-0 (2) KO4 Mervine Thompson 9-3-0 (3)
HW: George Old Choco Godfrey 6-5-2 (0) KO5 Jimmy Ryan 10-2-0 (2)
HW: George Rooke 9-2-2 (3) TKO5 Fred Pointer 5-6-1 (0)
HW: Dan McCarty 3-9-1 (0) SD4 Marvin Stinson 4-9-0 (0)
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