65.United States National Championships

Kansas City

May 5-7, 1955


Quarterfinals (incomplete)

1955-05-06 51kg Heiji Shimabukuro George Nii TKO 3
1955-05-06 51kg Charles Branch P.Villobos TKO 3
1955-05-06 51kg Fred Benton Thomas Smith PTS
1955-05-06 51kg James Anderson J.Keatts PTS
1955-05-06 54kg Jerry Morales George Nakaoka PTS
1955-05-06 54kg John Cereghin Fred Griffin PTS
1955-05-06 54kg David Reiser Eugene Pitts PTS
1955-05-06 54kg Ward Yee James Gilliam PTS
1955-05-06 57kg Joe Charles Leroy Jeffery PTS
1955-05-06 57kg Rod Graddon Cleo Eloby PTS
1955-05-06 57kg Nicholas Akana Bernard Jones PTS
1955-05-06 57kg John Bermudez Scott Sherman TKO 1
1955-05-06 60kg Joe Parks Gerald Elton TKO 2
1955-05-06 60kg Walter Taylor Curt Davis PTS
1955-05-06 60kg William Cherry Kenny Morris PTS
1955-05-06 60kg Jack Puscas Choichi Hokama PTS
1955-05-06 63,5kg Terry Smith Billy Haynes PTS
1955-05-06 63,5kg James Mitchener James McCoy PTS
1955-05-06 63,5kg Robert Cofer Eugene Tippett TKO 1
1955-05-06 63,5kg Herman Thompson Earl Jefferson PTS
1955-05-06 67kg Walter Sabbath Wayburn Cox TKO 2
1955-05-06 67kg Jerry Stern T.Thomas TKO 1
1955-05-06 67kg Ruddell Stitch Pete Thompson PTS
1955-05-06 67kg Jerry Gray James Warren KO 2
1955-05-06 75kg Paul Wright Dennis Stetteler TKO 3
1955-05-06 75kg Sonny Ingram Ray King PTS
1955-05-06 75kg Floyd McCoy George Harrell TKO 3
1955-05-06 75kg Russell Patrick Lowell Patrick TKO 3

Semifinals 

1955-05-07 51kg Heiji Shimabukuro Charles Branch PTS
1955-05-07 51kg James Anderson Fred Benton KO 1
1955-05-07 54kg John Cereghin David Reiser WO.
1955-05-07 54kg Ward Yee Jerry Morales PTS
1955-05-07 57kg Joe Charles Rod Graddon PTS
1955-05-07 57kg Nicholas Akana John Bermudez PTS
1955-05-07 60kg Walter Taylor William Cherry PTS
1955-05-07 60kg Jack Puscas Joe Parks PTS
1955-05-07 63,5kg Herman Thompson Terry Smith PTS
1955-05-07 63,5kg Robert Cofer James Mitchener TKO 2
1955-05-07 67kg Ruddell Stitch Jerry Gray PTS
1955-05-07 67kg Walter Sabbath Jerry Stern TKO 2
1955-05-06 71kg Frank Davis Willie Russell PTS
1955-05-06 71kg William Anderson Randolph Covey PTS
1955-05-07 75kg Floyd McCoy Russell Patrick PTS
1955-05-07 75kg Paul Wright Sonny Ingram TKO 3
1955-05-06 81kg Bob Scrivans John Knight PTS
1955-05-06 81kg John Horne James Boyd PTS
1955-05-06 +81kg John Johnson Wayne Womochil PTS
1955-05-06 +81kg George Moore J.Stewart TKO 3

Finals

1955-05-07 51kg Heiji Shimabukuro James Anderson TKO 2
1955-05-07 54kg John Cereghin Ward Yee PTS
1955-05-07 57kg Joe Charles Nicholas Akana PTS
1955-05-07 60kg Jack Puscas Walter Taylor KO 1
1955-05-07 63,5kg Robert Cofer Herman Thompson KO 1
1955-05-07 67kg Walter Sabbath Ruddell Stitch PTS
1955-05-07 71kg Frank Davis William Anderson PTS
1955-05-07 75kg Paul Wright Floyd McCoy PTS
1955-05-07 81kg John Horne Bob Scrivans TKO 1
1955-05-07 +81kg George Moore John Johnson KO 1

sources: "Honolulu Advertiser" - May 7, 1955 (page 13) & "Honolulu Advertiser " - May 8, 1955 (page 113) & "Oakland Tribune" - May 8, 1955 (page 58)


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