In front of an audience that included Amelia Earhart, Jones is disqualified for continuous low hitting and holding.
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July 13- Billy Conn defeats Melio Bettina by decision in fifteen rounds to win the vacant world Light-Heavyweight title, in Pittsburgh.
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