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Carmen
Basilio
“The Upstate Onion Farmer”56 – 16 – 7
27 KO · 48.21% RATE · 79 TRACKED BOUTS
Tale of the Tape
Height
5′7″ (169 cm)
Stance
Orthodox
Current Form
Carmen Basilio "The Upstate Onion Farmer" is a United States professional boxer with a 56-16-7 record. 27 of those wins came by knockout (48% KO rate).
Title Reigns
6 reignsTitle 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
Title history is best-effort and may miss interim or vacated belts.
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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- Carmen Basilio's professional record is 56-16-7, with 27 knockouts.
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- Carmen Basilio has not fought in over 65 years and has no scheduled bout — no official retirement has been recorded.