Billy Backus Boxing Record: 49-20-5 (23 KOs)

Record & Stats

Record49-20-5 (23 KOs)

Born

Mar 5, 1943

Age

83Y, 6M

Stance

Southpaw

Height

Reach

Ape Index

Stoppages

23 (31%)

Title Fights

2-5 (2 KOs)

Divisions

Analytics

Major Titles

Wins3Record1-2 (1 KO)

	WBA	WBC	IBF	WBO	Ring
WEL147

Billy Backus boxing record

Billy Backus retired with a professional boxing record of 49-20-5 (23 KOs). The complete fight record below covers all 74 bouts, including age, opponent, result, method, round, and date. Backus's most recent fight was a loss to Pipino Cuevas on May 20, 1978.

Backus won major world championships at welterweight, with three title captures spanning the WBA, WBC, and The Ring, including a reign as the undisputed welterweight champion. He went 1-2 in major title fights, with one win by stoppage.

Complete Fight Record

Complete professional boxing record of Billy Backus, including age, opponent, result, method, round, and date.
No	Date	Age	Opponent	Res	Via	Rd	Title	Weight
74	May 20, 1978	35	Pipino Cuevas	L	RTD	1	~ WBA	Welterweight
73	Nov 19, 1977	34	Everaldo Costa Azevedo	D	SD	12	—	Welterweight
72	Aug 25, 1977	34	Joe Grier	W	UD	10	—	Welterweight
71	Jun 3, 1977	34	Rafael Rodriguez	W	UD	12	—	Welterweight
70	Apr 8, 1977	34	Roy Barrientos	W	UD	10	—	Welterweight
69	Jan 27, 1977	33	Justice Ortiz	W	UD	10	—	Welterweight
68	Nov 20, 1976	33	Tony Lopes	W	TKO	9	—	Welterweight
67	Sep 11, 1976	33	Pablo Rodriguez	W	UD	10	—	Welterweight
66	May 28, 1976	33	Jose Papo Melendez	W	UD	10	—	Welterweight
65	Apr 3, 1976	33	Angel Robinson Garcia	W	UD	10	—	Welterweight
64	Jan 24, 1976	32	Pablo Rodriguez	W	UD	10	—	Welterweight
63	Aug 23, 1975	32	Marc Gervais	W	KO	10	—	Welterweight
62	Apr 11, 1975	32	Rocky Mattioli	L	TKO	5	—	Welterweight
61	Jun 20, 1974	31	Eckhard Dagge	L	TKO	3	—	Welterweight
60	Apr 30, 1974	31	Jacques Kechichian	W	RTD	5	—	Welterweight
59	Mar 18, 1974	31	Roger Menetrey	L	PTS	12	—	Welterweight
58	Jan 21, 1974	30	Roger Zami	W	TKO	9	—	Welterweight
57	Dec 6, 1973	30	Zovek Barajas	L	TKO	3	—	Welterweight
56	Aug 4, 1973	30	Al Romano	W	KO	3	—	Welterweight
55	Aug 4, 1973	30	Miguel Barreto	L	MD	12	—	Welterweight
54	Feb 13, 1973	29	Jack Tillman	L	UD	12	~ WBA North American	Welterweight
53	Dec 8, 1972	29	Hedgemon Lewis	L	UD	15	~ NYSAC	Welterweight
52	Sep 23, 1972	29	Dorman Crawford	W	TKO	8	—	Welterweight
51	Jun 6, 1972	29	Hedgemon Lewis	L	UD	15	~ Vacant NYSAC	Welterweight
50	Apr 14, 1972	29	Danny McAloon	W	UD	12	—	Welterweight
49	Feb 12, 1972	28	Irish Pat Murphy	W	TKO	7	—	Welterweight
48	Dec 10, 1971	28	Jose Gabino	W	UD	10	—	Welterweight
47	Jun 4, 1971	28	José Nápoles	L	TKO	8	− WBA− WBC− The Ring	Welterweight
46	Mar 15, 1971	28	Robert Gallois	W	MD	10	—	Welterweight
45	Jan 23, 1971	27	Bobby Williams	W	UD	12	—	Welterweight
44	Dec 3, 1970	27	José Nápoles	W	TKO	4	+ WBA+ WBC+ The Ring	Welterweight
43	Oct 3, 1970	27	Denny Stiletto	W	KO	8	—	Welterweight
42	Jul 22, 1970	27	Manuel Gonzalez	W	UD	10	—	Welterweight
41	Jun 15, 1970	27	Frank Steele	W	UD	10	—	Welterweight
40	Mar 24, 1970	27	Manuel Burgo	W	UD	10	—	Welterweight
39	Jan 30, 1970	26	Ricky Ortiz	W	TKO	8	+ New York State	Welterweight
38	Oct 31, 1969	26	Ricky Ortiz	D	MD	10	—	—
37	Sep 19, 1969	26	Jerry Pellegrini	W	UD	10	—	—
36	Jul 21, 1969	26	Jerry Pellegrini	L	UD	10	—	—
35	Jun 16, 1969	26	Percy Pugh	L	UD	15	—	—
34	Apr 25, 1969	26	Percy Pugh	W	UD	12	—	—
33	Mar 17, 1969	26	CL Lewis	W	TKO	7	—	—
32	Jan 24, 1969	25	Percy Pugh	W	SD	12	—	—
31	Dec 14, 1968	25	Freddie Cobb	W	TKO	5	—	—
30	Nov 16, 1968	25	Vince Shomo	W	TKO	8	—	—
29	Oct 7, 1968	25	Johnny Brooks	W	UD	10	—	—
28	Sep 14, 1968	25	Curtis Phillips	W	TKO	7	—	—
27	Jul 29, 1968	25	Jerry Pellegrini	W	SD	10	—	—
26	Jun 3, 1968	25	Percy Pugh	L	UD	10	—	—
25	May 19, 1968	25	Dick French	W	TKO	6	—	—
24	Apr 6, 1968	25	Danny Andrews	W	UD	10	—	—
23	Feb 10, 1968	24	Juan Ramos	W	UD	10	—	—
22	Nov 30, 1967	24	Gene Herrick	W	TKO	6	—	—
21	Nov 24, 1967	24	Curtis Phillips	W	TKO	6	—	—
20	Oct 23, 1967	24	Ernie Robbins	W	KO	3	—	—
19	Oct 16, 1967	24	Tod Purtell	W	KO	1	—	—
18	May 5, 1965	22	Rudy Richardson	L	UD	8	—	—
17	Oct 30, 1964	21	Billy Anderson	L	PTS	10	—	—
16	Jul 17, 1964	21	Genaro Soto	L	PTS	6	—	—
15	May 19, 1964	21	Colin Fraser	W	UD	10	—	—
14	Apr 18, 1964	21	Lew Anderson	W	TKO	5	—	—
13	Feb 29, 1964	20	Dave Hilton Sr.	W	KO	7	—	—
12	Feb 1, 1964	20	Colin Fraser	W	RTD	5	—	—
11	Dec 19, 1963	20	Billy Anderson	L	UD	8	—	—
10	Aug 2, 1963	20	Fernand Chretien	L	UD	10	—	—
9	Feb 28, 1963	19	Dick French	L	UD	8	—	—
8	Jan 23, 1963	19	Marcel Bizien	D	PTS	8	—	—
7	Dec 22, 1962	19	Mike Cortez	D	PTS	4	—	—
6	Nov 24, 1962	19	Luis Aponte Ortiz	L	PTS	4	—	—
5	Jun 22, 1962	19	Barney Barnez	W	PTS	4	—	—
4	Jun 6, 1962	19	Steve Gessler	W	PTS	6	—	—
3	Apr 27, 1962	19	Sugar Lawson	D	PTS	4	—	—
2	Mar 9, 1962	19	Randy Sanders	W	PTS	4	—	—
1	Sep 16, 1961	18	Ike Anthony	W	TKO	2	—	—