1954: Johnny Ortega In Kayo Win Over Tommy Rhett
Posted by Matt Ortega | April 22, 2008Fifty-four years ago, my father’s uncle, Johnny Ortega, knocked out Tommy Rhett in the eighth round to capture the California State Flyweight championship in front of 1,753 at the Richmond Auditorium. Below is a copy of the Humboldt Standard from the morning after the fight, April 23, 1954, and includes a quick write-up of the fight.
