Charley Zivic
American boxer (1925-1984)
- Born
- 31 January 1925, Pittsburgh
- Died
- 27 November 1984, UPMC Mercy
- Citizenship
- United States
- Sport
- boxing
- Discipline
- middleweight, welterweight
- Occupation
- boxer, salesperson
Charley Zivic (January 31, 1925 – November 27, 1984) was a Lebanese American professional boxer from 1944 through 1951, with 42 wins, 13 losses, and 4 draws. Notably, he fought through his entire career with a metal plate in his right arm – limiting his range of motion to 5 to 7 inches – an injury he sustained when, as a ten-year-old boy, he dove off a two-story shanty roof in his Lower Hill District neighborhood - and a dead or dying right kidney.
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