🇺🇸UNITED STATES · AGE 99Retired

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Carmen

Basilio

“The Upstate Onion Farmer”

56 – 16 – 7

27 KO · 48.21% RATE · 16 TRACKED BOUTS

Tale of the Tape

Height

0′2″ (5 cm)

Current Form

Last 5

WLLLW

Current Streak

W1

Layoff (Retired)

65.4 years

Last Bout

d. Gaspar Ortega · UD
Jan 7, 1961

Title Reigns

6 reigns

Title History

Ring
Middleweight
Sep 1957 – Mar 1958
WBA
Middleweight
Sep 1957 – Mar 1958
Ring
Welterweight
Sep 1956 – Sep 1957
WBA
Welterweight
Sep 1956 – Sep 1957
Ring
Welterweight
Jun 1955 – Mar 1956
WBA
Welterweight
Jun 1955 – Mar 1956

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

Complete Fight History

Showing 16 of 16

1961

JAN 7d.Gaspar Ortega· UDMSG · NYC—

1960

JUN 29L toGene Fullmer· TKO · R12Derks Field · Salt Lake City—

1959

AUG 28L toGene Fullmer· TKO · R14Cow Palace · Daly City—

1958

MAR 25L toSugar Ray Robinson· SDChicago Stadium · Chicago—

1957

SEP 23d.Sugar Ray Robinson· SDYankee Stadium · Bronx—

FEB 22d.Johnny Saxton· TKO · R2Arena · Cleveland—

1956

SEP 12d.Johnny Saxton· TKO · R9War Memorial Auditorium · Syracuse—

MAR 14L toJohnny Saxton· UDChicago Stadium · Chicago—

1955

NOV 30d.Tony DeMarco· TKO · R12Boston Garden · Boston—

JUN 10d.Tony DeMarco· TKO · R12War Memorial Auditorium · Syracuse—

1953

SEP 18L toKid Gavilán· SDWar Memorial Auditorium · Syracuse—

JUL 25drewBilly Graham· SDWar Memorial Auditorium · Syracuse—

JUN 6d.Billy Graham· UDMemorial Stadium · Syracuse—

JAN 12d.Ike Williams· UDWar Memorial Auditorium · Syracuse—

1952

AUG 20L toBilly Graham· UDChicago Stadium · Chicago—

1950

MAR 6d.Lew Jenkins· MDState Fair Coliseum · Syracuse—