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Carmen Basilio "The Upstate Onion Farmer" was an American professional boxer with a 56-16-7 record. 27 of those wins came by knockout (48% KO rate). Carmen Basilio died on November 7, 2012.

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CarmenBasilio

“The Upstate Onion Farmer”

Carmen Basilio

56

Wins27 KO · 48%

16

Losses

7

Draws79 tracked bouts

Height
5′7″
Stance
Orthodox
Tracked since
Nov 24, 1948
Died
Nov 7, 2012
Title reigns
6 reigns
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Current streak
L1
Last bout
L to Paul Pender · UD · Apr 22, 1961

Title Reigns

6 reigns
Reigns
6
Divisions
2
Bodies
2
Longest · Ring Welterweight
1 yr

Middleweight

2 reigns
BodyHeldLength
RingSep 1957 – Mar 19586 mo
WBASep 1957 – Mar 19586 mo

Welterweight

4 reigns
BodyHeldLength
RingSep 1956 – Sep 19571 yr
WBASep 1956 – Sep 19571 yr
RingJun 1955 – Mar 19569 mo
WBAJun 1955 – Mar 19569 mo

Complete Fight History

Showing 50 of 79

1961

APR 22L toPaul Pender· UDBoston Garden · Boston56-16-7

MAR 11d.Don Jordan· UDWar Memorial Auditorium · Syracuse56-15-7

JAN 7d.Gaspar Ortega· UDMSG · NYC55-15-7

1960

JUN 29L toGene Fullmer· TKO · R12Derks Field · Salt Lake City54-15-7

1959

AUG 28L toGene Fullmer· TKO · R14Cow Palace · Daly City54-14-7

APR 1d.Arley Seifer· TKO · R3Bell Auditorium · Augusta54-13-7

1958

SEP 5d.Art Aragon· TKO · R8Wrigley Field · LA53-13-7

MAR 25L toSugar Ray Robinson· SDChicago Stadium · Chicago52-13-7

1957

SEP 23d.Sugar Ray Robinson· SDYankee Stadium · Bronx52-12-7

MAY 16d.Harold Jones· TKO · R4Auditorium · Portland51-12-7

FEB 22d.Johnny Saxton· TKO · R2Arena · Cleveland50-12-7

1956

SEP 12d.Johnny Saxton· TKO · R9War Memorial Auditorium · Syracuse49-12-7

MAR 14L toJohnny Saxton· UDChicago Stadium · Chicago48-12-7

1955

NOV 30d.Tony DeMarco· TKO · R12Boston Garden · Boston48-11-7

SEP 7d.Gil Turner· MDWar Memorial Auditorium · Syracuse47-11-7

AUG 10d.Italo Scortichini· UDMSG · New York City46-11-7

JUN 10d.Tony DeMarco· TKO · R12War Memorial Auditorium · Syracuse45-11-7

JAN 21d.Peter Müller· UDWar Memorial Auditorium · Syracuse44-11-7

1954

DEC 16d.Ronnie Harper· RTD · R3Armory · Akron43-11-7

OCT 15d.Allie Gronik· UDWar Memorial Auditorium · Syracuse42-11-7

SEP 10d.Carmine Fiore· UDMSG · NYC41-11-7

AUG 17d.Ronnie Harper· TKO · R2Fort Wayne · Indiana40-11-7

JUN 26d.Al Andrews· UDWar Memorial Auditorium · Syracuse39-11-7

MAY 15d.Italo Scortichini· UDWar Memorial Auditorium · Syracuse38-11-7

APR 17d.Pierre Langlois· UDWar Memorial Auditorium · Syracuse37-11-7

JAN 16drewItalo Scortichini· PTSDinner Key Auditorium · Coconut Grove36-11-7

1953

DEC 19drewPierre Langlois· PTSWar Memorial Auditorium · Syracuse36-11-6

NOV 28d.Johnny Cunningham· KO · R4Civic Auditorium · Toledo36-11-5

SEP 18L toKid Gavilán· SDWar Memorial Auditorium · Syracuse35-11-5

JUL 25drewBilly Graham· PTSWar Memorial Auditorium · Syracuse35-10-5

JUN 6d.Billy Graham· UDMemorial Stadium · Syracuse35-10-4

APR 11d.Carmine Fiore· TKO · R9War Memorial Auditorium · Syracuse34-10-4

FEB 28d.Vic Cardell· UDSports Arena · Toledo33-10-4

JAN 12d.Ike Williams· UDWar Memorial Auditorium · Syracuse32-10-4

1952

NOV 18d.Chuck Foster· TKO · R5Memorial Auditorium · Buffalo31-10-4

OCT 20d.Sammy Giuliani· KO · R3War Memorial Auditorium · Syracuse30-10-4

SEP 22d.Baby Williams· UDAuditorium · Miami Beach29-10-4

AUG 20L toBilly Graham· UDChicago Stadium · Chicago28-10-4

JUL 16L toChuck Davey· UDChicago Stadium · Chicago28-9-4

MAY 29drewChuck Davey· PTSWar Memorial Auditorium · Syracuse28-8-4

MAR 31d.Jackie O'Brien· MDSouth Main Street Armory · Wilkes-Barre28-8-3

FEB 28d.Jimmy Cousins· UDArmory · Akron27-8-3

FEB 4d.Emmett Norris· UDSouth Main Street Armory · Wilkes-Barre26-8-3

1951

SEP 26L toRoss Virgo· UDMunicipal Auditorium · New Orleans25-8-3

SEP 17d.Shamus McCray· PTSWar Memorial Auditorium · Syracuse25-7-3

JUN 18L toJohnny Cesario· UDMcConnell Field · Utica24-7-3

MAY 29L toLester Felton· UDState Fair Coliseum · Syracuse24-6-3

APR 12d.Eddie Giosa· UDState Fair Coliseum · Syracuse24-5-3

MAR 9d.Floro Hita· PTSState Fair Coliseum · Syracuse23-5-3

1950

DEC 15L toVic Cardell· SDMSG · NYC22-5-3

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Common Questions

What is Carmen Basilio's professional boxing record?
Carmen Basilio's professional record is 56-16-7, with 27 knockouts.
Has Carmen Basilio lost a fight?
Yes. Carmen Basilio lost 16 professional fights and finished with a 56-16-7 record.
When is Carmen Basilio's next fight?
Carmen Basilio died on November 7, 2012 and has no next fight.
Is Carmen Basilio retired?
Carmen Basilio died on November 7, 2012; the last bout Kill The Body has tracked was on April 22, 1961.