Have Billy Costello and Bruce Curry ever fought each other?

Yes. Billy Costello and Bruce Curry met once on January 29, 1984, and Billy Costello won by TKO in round 10.

Who has the better record, Costello or Curry?

Billy Costello is 40-2 and Bruce Curry is 33-8. Billy Costello has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Costello or Curry?

Billy Costello has 23 knockout wins and Bruce Curry has 17. Billy Costello has more.

Do Costello and Curry have any common opponents?

Billy Costello and Bruce Curry share 3 common opponents: Leroy Haley, Ronnie Shields and Willie Rodriguez. Bruce Curry fared better against 1 of them.

Who is bigger, Costello or Curry?

Bruce Curry is the taller fighter at 177 cm, 3 cm above the other. Billy Costello also has the longer reach, by 10 cm.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Costello and Curry?

This comparison is drawn from 42 bouts tracked for Billy Costello and 41 bouts tracked for Bruce Curry. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Billy Costello vs Bruce Curry — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Bruce Curry

Billy Costello (40-2) and Bruce Curry (33-8) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 3 common opponents.

Costello

Wins23 KO · 58%

Losses

Draws42 tracked bouts

Curry

Wins17 KO · 52%

Losses

Draws41 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Costello leads 1–0

Billy Costello and Bruce Curry have met 1 time; Costello leads 1–0.
Met	1984Jan 29	Series
Billy CostelloFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Bruce CurryFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	TKOR10Curry vs Costello	1Meeting

Curry vs Costello · Jan 29, 1984

The Numbers

Costello 6 · Curry 1 of 7 measurable rows

CostelloEdge = longer wingCurry

Record: 40-2 (edge)33-8
Win %0–100%: 95.2% (edge)
80.5%
Wins by knockoutmax 23: 23 (edge)
17
KO rate0–100%: 57.5% (edge)
51.52%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 57% (edge)
52%
Times stopped^†max 5: 2 (edge)
5
Title reignslevelmax 1: 1
1
Bouts per year^‡max 4.3: 2.1
4.3 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 42: 42
41

† Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · ‡ Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Height+1″: Billy Costello: 5′9″; Bruce Curry: 5′10″ (edge)
Reach+4″: Billy Costello: 71″ (edge); Bruce Curry: 67″
Agenot comparable: Billy Costello: Died aged 55; Bruce Curry: 70
Stance: Billy Costello: Orthodox; Bruce Curry: Orthodox

Billy Costello left, Bruce Curry right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Billy Costello40 wins · from 42 tracked bouts

23 by KO/TKO 57%17 on the cards 43%

Bruce Curry33 wins · from 41 tracked bouts

17 by KO/TKO 52%16 on the cards 48%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Billy Costello 42, Bruce Curry 41 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Curry better on 1 · even on 23 shared · Bruce Curry better on 1 · even on 2

CostelloBilly Costello

Opponent

CurryBruce Curry

Billy Costello
Win, UD
1985Feb 1985
HaleyLeroy HaleyUnited States 48–6–2 · Super LightweightCurry betterBruce Curry better — 2–0 to 1–0
Bruce Curry
2–0 against
Win, SD
1983Oct 1983
Win, UD
1983May 1983
Billy Costello
Win, UD
1984Jul 1984
ShieldsRonnie ShieldsUnited StatesEvenEven — 1–0 both
Bruce Curry
Win, UD
1982Nov 1982
Billy Costello
Win, UD
1982Nov 1982
RodriguezWillie RodriguezEvenEven — 1–0 both
Bruce Curry
Win, KO 10
1979Apr 1979

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Billy Costello has won nine straight, the most recent against Juan Laporte. Costello last boxed on Jun 18, 1999.WWWWW

Elkins Sep 1994Passero Apr 1995Scott May 1995Ladson Jan 1997Laporte Jun 19992.1 tracked bouts per year

Bruce Curry last boxed on Apr 29, 1986 — 14,783 days ago. Curry had won once since losing by stoppage to Billy Costello.WWWLW

Haley May 1983Akai Jul 1983Haley Oct 1983Costello Jan 1984Garcia Apr 19864.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Billy Costello and Bruce Curry ever fought each other?: Yes. Billy Costello and Bruce Curry met once on January 29, 1984, and Billy Costello won by TKO in round 10.
Who has the better record, Costello or Curry?: Billy Costello is 40-2 and Bruce Curry is 33-8. Billy Costello has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Costello or Curry?: Billy Costello has 23 knockout wins and Bruce Curry has 17. Billy Costello has more.
Do Costello and Curry have any common opponents?: Billy Costello and Bruce Curry share 3 common opponents: Leroy Haley, Ronnie Shields and Willie Rodriguez. Bruce Curry fared better against 1 of them.
Who is bigger, Costello or Curry?: Bruce Curry is the taller fighter at 177 cm, 3 cm above the other. Billy Costello also has the longer reach, by 10 cm.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Costello and Curry?: This comparison is drawn from 42 bouts tracked for Billy Costello and 41 bouts tracked for Bruce Curry. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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