Joey Giambra
American boxer
- Born
- 30 July 1931, Buffalo
- Died
- 2 March 2018, Las Vegas
- Citizenship
- United States
- Sport
- boxing
- Discipline
- middleweight
- Occupation
- boxer
William Joseph Giambra (July 30, 1931 – March 2, 2018) was an American boxer who faced and defeated most of the top contenders of his era.
He was the son of Sicilian immigrants Michele Giambra (born in the city of Caltanissetta) and Rosa Maggio Giambra (born in Cammarata).
Giambra fought as a middleweight, he defeated future middleweight champion Joey Giardello in two out of three matches and claimed May 18 on the wildly popular KQRS/Minneapolis Morning Show that he was "robbed" in the first bout.
Giambra was never given the opportunity to fight for the world middleweight championship, although he defeated Rocky Castellani twice, Castellani was given the opportunity to fight in an elimination bout for the world title against Sugar Ray Robinson.
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