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Wrapping up the fight action from Sept. 1929:

Sep. 20, 1929: Friday night fight card at Gran Stadium in Havana, Cuba before a large crowd to witness a WBA title clash plus several top Cuban fighters in the preliminary bouts. One of the main support bouts has unbeaten FW prospect Kid Chocolate, who has won all 10 of his prior bouts inside the distance, taking on another top young prospect, Baby Arizmendi from Mexico. The action in the early rounds favors the Mexican (Arizmendi). Kid Chocolate starts to pick up the pace in round three, and the Cuban crowd cheers him on. The bout turns into a real see-saw battle heading into the middle rounds, as both men slug away, impressing the knowledgeable fight fans here. The bout goes the distance, and the judges' cards result in a draw (95-95, 94-96 Arizmendi, 96-94 Chocolate) which is sufficient to keep Kid Chocolate unbeaten at 10-0-1 (10) compared to 12-1-1 (7) post-fight for Arizmendi. Then, on to the main event, as WBA LW king Luis Vicentini defends his crown against "the Fargo Express," Billy Petrolle, who enters on a four-bout win streak including the capture of the NABF LW crown. Petrolle seems ready to step up to the next level when -- just one minute into the fight -- he uncorks a big uppercut that puts the Champ down for an eight-count; Vicentini is forced to cover up to survive. By the end of round three, Vicentini's left eye is starting to balloon up. The game Chilean battles back, dominating the action in round four. In round 10, Petrolle lets Vicentini know he means business, nailing the Champ with another uppercut. The bout enters the final round, and this time Vicentini comes back, stunning Petrolle with a big uppercut of his own. No knockdowns, and it goes to the scorecards -- with Petrolle taking a UD 15 (143-140, 145-138, 143-140). The "Fargo Express" takes the WBA belt and moves to 29-3-2 (18) with the win. Vicentini drops to 29-6 (12).

Sep. 21, 1929: More fight action back in the UK, this time at the venerable Harringay Arena in London. Main support bout features two "hot" young MW prospects, unbeaten Jock McAvoy, the "Rochdale Thunderbolt" and Roy "Showboat" McQuillan, who is coming across the pond for his first outing on British soil. There's a surprisingly quick finish to this one, as McAvoy flattens McQuillan just one minute into the first round. McAvoy remains unbeaten, moving to 13-0-2 (11) and enhancing his growing reputation. It's McQuillan's second KO loss -- the other one coming at the expense of another top young MW, Freddie Steele, leaving him at 11-2 (9) overall. The main event is for the WBA HW crown, and it's the first WBA HW title bout in Great Britain in almost nine years. George Godfrey is defending against Young Stribling, whom he defeated in a UD 12 in 1928. Stribling gets off to a strong start and compiles an early points lead over the defending Champ. Godfrey starts to press on the inside, taking punishment in the form of a rapidly swelling left eye for his efforts. His aggressiveness does not pay off, however, as Stribling reasserts himself in the later rounds. In round 12, he stuns Godfrey with a hook to the head and, later in the round, Godfrey goes down in a barrage of punches. A second KD in round 14 helps to seal his fate. Stribling goes on to take a UD 15 by a fairly large margin (146-137, 145-138, 146-137) to regain the title he held twice before, in 1926 and 1927. Post-fight, Stribling moves to 32-5-1 (18) compared to 38-9-1 (27) for Godfrey.

Sep. 21, 1929: Back to the Cow Palace in San Francisco for some more exciting fight action. Featured bout is for the WBA JLW title, and the protagonists are defending Champion Benny Bass and his challenger, former Champ Johnny Dundee, the "Scotch Wop." After alot of posturing and feinting for the first five rounds, the two men are even (48-all), according to the unofficial scorer. Bass steps up the pace in the middle rounds, and Dundee suffers a cut under his left eye in round seven. However, it is an inspired performance by the former Champ who pulls ahead to a narrow lead (96-95) after ten. Another strong round from Dundee in round 11, and Bass' left eye starts to swell as a result of the impact of the repeated blows. Then, in round 12, the cut over Dundee's eye is reopened. The bout goes to the final round then, all of a sudden, Bass is called for a blatant foul and DQ'd. His corner protests, but to no avail. The DQ 15 result means Dundee regains the crown he held for five years, from 1921 to 1926. Dundee had a narrow lead on two of the three scorecards heading into the final round. He moves to 53-20-2 (15) as a result while Bass emerges from the bout at 32-8-3 (12).

Sep. 27, 1929: Next Friday night fight card is at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh. Key bout, the main event, has Ray Miller defending his USBA LW crown against veteran Jimmy Goodrich. The bout appears to be faily close through the first four rounds, but then the veteran Goodrich steps up the pace and does well in rounds five and six. Behind, Miller flails around the ring, unable to connect with any kind of frequency and struggles for the rest of the bout. Nonetheless, it goes the distance and Goodrich takes a very close MD 12 (115-115, 116-113, 116-113) to take the title. He moves to 41-11-1 (10) overall while Miller slips to 27-5 (13).

Sep. 28, 1929: Next fight card at Rizal Arena in Manila sees a pair of OPBF title contests to whet the appetites of the fight fans gathered here. First up is a second successive matchup for the vacant OPBF BW title, with the bout in July having resulted in a draw. Once again, former WBA Champ Pete Sarmiento is involved, this time his opponent is another up-and-comer, Speedy Dado, who is 14-4 but still at Pre-Prime career stage. Action is slow to develop, but Dado steps up in the pace in round five and six, with Sarmiento's right eye showing signs of swelling as a result. Dado's lack of experience then begins to slow, as Sarmiento works his way inside and lands a sharp blow that causes a cut to open under Dado's left eye in round seven. A late surge by Sarmiento, who also has to battle a cut eye in the final round, is enough for him to regain the belt -- by a narrow margin that was growing in the later rounds. UD 12 for Sarmiento (115-113, 115-113, 116-112). He moves to 30-10-6 (20) while Dado is 14-5 (10).
The second of the co-main event title affairs is a rematch for the OPBF WW title, with Irineo Flores taking on former Champ Lope Tenorio -- with Flores having won the belt in April Tenorio via a UD 12. In round three, Tenorio suffers a cut over his left eye. Flores targets the cut and tries to put his opponent on the defensive. Tenorio, on the other hand, sets up shop on the outside and, with the help of his corner, avoids having the cut become a bigger problem. No knockdowns as the bout goes the distance, and Tenorio takes a UD 12 (117-112, 116-113, 115-114) to regain the belt. Post-fight records: Tenorio, 23-5-5 (6); Flores, 29-11-2 (17).

Sep. 28, 1929: Final fight card of the month is at Yankee Stadium in New York City. Featured is a rematch of a WBA title contest from earlier in the year, involving two top JWWs, defending Champ Jack Kid Berg and Tony "the Roman Warrior" Canzoneri. This is the second meeting in what could develop into a keen rivalry between these two. For this bout, Canzoneri has graduated to Prime career stage for the first time. After an even round one, Berg has a slight edge in round two. Even round three, edge to Canzoneri in round four. The two battle away on the inside in the fifth, another close round. At this point, the unofficial ringside observer has the bout even (48-all). Berg becomes the aggressor in rounds six and seven, while Canzoneri battles a cut over his right eye. The US challenger, who has plenty of crowd support, mounts a surge throughout the middle rounds. The cut is reopened in round nine. Canzoneri clings to a narrow lead on the unofficial card (96-95) headed into the final five rounds. Berg steps up the pace in rounds 11 and 12, and Canzoneri tries to set up a nice counter with an uppercut. However, the cut over his eye has become a huge problem, leading to a late stoppage. With the crowd howling in protest, the bout is declared a TKO 12 win for Berg -- same result as the earlier title bout in London. Berg's record is now 22-1-2 (12) overall compared to 18-3 (11) for Canzoneri.

Will be taking a bit of a hiatus for a week or so before resuming with fight cards starting in October 1929 (the month of the Stock Market crash).