"Sonny Liston stopped Henry Clark Saturday at 2:47 of the 7th round in a nationally televised bout scheduled for ten. The former heavyweight champion picked away at Clark with hard left jabs and short hooks. Liston never backed away and scored repeatedly with counter-punches as Clark missed with wild bolo punches. Liston jarred Clark in the 6th, when Clark was warned for a low blow, and staggered him in the 7th with a left uppercut and a long right. At that point, Clark was dodging, but not fighting back. When referee Frankie Carter stopped the bout, he and judges  Jack Downey and Jack Silver each had it 6-0, Liston, under the California scoring system. Although Clark was never off his feet, the bout goes into the books as a KO."

Notes

Purses (including TV monies) - Liston - $20,000, Clark - $12,500

Clark entered the fight ranked No. 5 by the WBA and No. 9 by The Ring magazine.

A crowd of 4,500 produced a gate of $20,916.

This was Liston's 7th straight knockout win since losing his second fight against Muhammad Ali. Undercard,

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