Petey Scalzo
American boxer (1917-1993)
ペティ・スカルツォ
- Born
- 1 August 1917, Brooklyn
- Died
- 15 June 1993, New York City
- Citizenship
- United States
- Sport
- boxing
- Discipline
- featherweight
- Occupation
- boxer
- Height
- 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Petey Scalzo (1917-1993) was an American boxer from Hell's Kitchen, New York. He was declared the National Boxing Association Featherweight Championship of the World on May 1, 1940, two weeks prior to winning a sixth-round technical knockout over Frankie Covelli on May 15, 1940. The NBA had withdrawn the world featherweight championship from Joey Archibald the previous month for his refusal to fight leading contenders, including Scalzo.
Scalzo's manager was the hard working Pete Reilly who found monthly bouts for Scalzo as he began to rise in the boxing ranks. His trainers were Dan and Nick Florio.
Awards and honours
- WBA World Featherweight Champion
External links
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