AMERICAN HAWAIIAN · AGE 97 · MIDDLEWEIGHTRetired

O

Bobo

Olson

“The Hawaiian SwedeThe Kalihi Kid”

97 – 16 – 2

47 KO · 48.45% RATE · 126 TRACKED BOUTS

Current Form

Last 5

LLWWW

Current Streak

L2

Layoff (Retired)

59.6 years

Last Bout

L to Don Fullmer · MD
Nov 28, 1966

Title Reigns

2 reigns

Title History

Ring
Middleweight
Oct 1953 – Dec 1955
WBA
Middleweight
Oct 1953 – Dec 1955

Derived from Wikipedia bout notes — best-effort, may miss interim or vacated belts.

Complete Fight History

Showing 50 of 126

1966

NOV 28L toDon Fullmer· MDOakland Arena · Oakland—

NOV 28L toDon Fullmer· MDOakland Arena · Oakland97–16–2

JUL 11d.Piero Del Papa· SDSan Francisco Civic Auditorium · SF97–15–2

1965

SEP 23d.Fred Roots· TKO · R3Centennial Coliseum · Reno96–15–2

JUN 24d.Andy Kendall· UDCentennial Coliseum · Reno95–15–2

1964

NOV 27L toJosé Torres· KO · R1MSG · NYC94–15–2

AUG 28d.Wayne Thornton· UDKezar Pavilion · SF94–14–2

JUN 19L toJohnny Persol· MDMSG · NYC93–14–2

MAR 27d.Wayne Thornton· MDKezar Pavilion · SF93–13–2

1963

DEC 9drewHank Casey· SDAuditorium · Oakland92–13–2

OCT 21d.Jose Menno· UDKezar Pavilion · SF92–13–1

MAY 14d.Jesse Bowdry· UDCivic Auditorium · Honolulu91–13–1

APR 30d.Sonny Ray· TKO · R7Civic Auditorium · Honolulu90–13–1

JAN 25d.Tiger Al Williams· TKO · R5Lane County Fairgrounds · Eugene89–13–1

1962

DEC 14drewGiulio Rinaldi· PTSPalaEur · Roma88–13–1

JUN 3d.Lennart Risberg· KO · R6Olympic Stadium · Stockholm88–13

APR 3L toPete Rademacher· UDHonolulu Stadium · Honolulu87–13

JAN 19d.Artie Dixon· UDCivic Auditorium · Honolulu87–12

JAN 12d.Tiger Al Williams· UDCivic Auditorium · Honolulu86–12

1961

NOV 14d.Roy Smith· TKO · R8Civic Auditorium · Honolulu85–12

OCT 23d.Sixto Rodriguez· UDSan Francisco Civic Auditorium · SF84–12

SEP 11L toSixto Rodriguez· UDSan Francisco Civic Auditorium · SF83–12

AUG 14d.Roque Maravilla· UDAuditorium · Oakland83–11

FEB 16d.Floyd Buchanan· TKO · R3Memorial Arena · Victoria82–11

JAN 19d.Bobby Daniels· UDColiseum · Spokane81–11

1960

AUG 31L toDoug Jones· KO · R6Chicago Stadium · Chicago80–11

JUN 6d.Mike Holt· PTSRand Stadium · Johannesburg80–10

MAY 5d.Al Sparks· TKO · R5Exhibition Gardens · Vancouver79–10

APR 7d.Roque Maravilla· TKO · R7Auditorium · Portland78–10

1959

AUG 25d.George Kartalian· TKO · R5Memorial Auditorium · Fresno77–10

MAR 30d.Rory Calhoun· UDCow Palace · Daly City76–10

1958

DEC 16d.Tommy Villa· TKO · R5Memorial Auditorium · Fresno75–10

NOV 25d.Paddy Young· TKO · R6Auditorium · Oakland74–10

OCT 28d.Don Grant· TKO · R7Auditorium · Oakland73–10

1957

AUG 17L toPat McMurtry· KO · R2Meadows Race Track · Portland72–10

JUN 18d.Joey Maxim· SDAuditorium · Portland72–9

JUN 18d.Joey Maxim· SDPortland Auditorium · Portland—

1956

MAY 18L toSugar Ray Robinson· KO · R4Wrigley Field · LA—

MAY 18L toSugar Ray Robinson· KO · R4Wrigley Field · LA71–9

1955

DEC 9L toSugar Ray Robinson· KO · R2Chicago Stadium · Chicago—

DEC 9L toSugar Ray Robinson· KO · R2Chicago Stadium · Chicago71–8

AUG 26d.Joey Giambra· UDCow Palace · Daly City71–7

AUG 13d.Jimmy Martinez· UDMultnomah Stadium · Portland70–7

JUN 22L toArchie Moore· KO · R3Polo Grounds · NYC—

JUN 22L toArchie Moore· KO · R3Polo Grounds · NYC69–7

APR 13d.Joey Maxim· UDCow Palace · Daly City—

APR 13d.Joey Maxim· UDCow Palace · Daly City69–6

MAR 12d.Willie Vaughn· UDLegion Stadium · Hollywood68–6

FEB 16d.Ralph Jones· UDChicago Stadium · Chicago67–6

1954

DEC 15d.Pierre Langlois· TKO · R11Cow Palace · Daly City66–6

Common Questions

What is Bobo Olson's professional boxing record?: Bobo Olson's professional record is 97-16-2, with 47 knockouts.
When is Bobo Olson's next fight?: Bobo Olson does not have a scheduled fight on the books.
What weight class does Bobo Olson fight at?: Bobo Olson fights at Middleweight.
Is Bobo Olson retired?: Bobo Olson has not fought in over 59 years. We do not track retirement announcements directly; the long layoff suggests an inactive career.