Billy Conn (64-11-1, 15) was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. on October 8, 1917. At the age of 16 years on July 20, 1934, he made his professional boxing debut against Johnny Lewis, winning the fight via 3rd-round KO.
On his 57th career fight at 21 years old, Conn became a light-heavyweight world champion on July 15, 1939 after defeating Melio Bettina via 15-round unanimous decision to win the vacant The Ring title.
Conn's last fight was a 9th-round KO win against Jackie Lyons at age 31 on November 25, 1948. He was on a 2-fight winning streak by his last fight.
Some of Billy Conn's best fights were against Tony Zale, Joe Louis and Fritzie Zivic. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Billy Conn".
Conn has 11 losses on his boxing record. For details about these losses refer to "Billy Conn Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
76 | Nov 25, 1948 31 years, 1 months 64-11-1 (15) | Jackie Lyons | 9 | KO | Win | |
75 | Nov 15, 1948 31 years, 1 months 63-11-1 (14) | Mike O'Dowd | 9 | TKO | Win | |
74  | Jun 19, 1946 28 years, 8 months 62-11-1 (13) | 32 years, 1 month 54-1 (46) | HW | 8 | KO | Loss For The Ring |
73  | Feb 13, 1942 24 years, 4 months 62-10-1 (13) | 28 years, 8 months 51-15-2 (29) | 12 | UD | Win | |
72 | Jan 28, 1942 24 years, 3 months 61-10-1 (13) | Jay D Turner | 10 | UD | Win | |
71 | Jan 12, 1942 24 years, 3 months 60-10-1 (13) | Henry Cooper | 12 | UD | Win | |
70 | Jun 18, 1941 23 years, 8 months 59-10-1 (13) | 27 years, 1 month 49-1 (41) | HW | 13 | KO | Loss For The Ring |
69 | May 26, 1941 23 years, 7 months 59-9-1 (13) | Buddy Knox | 8 | TKO | Win | |
68 | Apr 4, 1941 23 years, 5 months 58-9-1 (12) | Gunnar Bärlund | 8 | TKO | Win | |
67 | Mar 5, 1941 23 years, 4 months 57-9-1 (11) | Danny Hassett | 5 | KO | Win | |
66 | Feb 27, 1941 23 years, 4 months 56-9-1 (10) | Ira Hughes | 4 | TKO | Win | |
65 | Nov 29, 1940 23 years, 1 months 55-9-1 (9) | Lee Savold | 10 | UD | Win | |
64 | Oct 18, 1940 23 years 54-9-1 (9) | Al McCoy | 10 | UD | Win | |
63 | Sep 6, 1940 22 years, 10 months 53-9-1 (9) | Bob Pastor | 13 | KO | Win | |
62 | Jun 5, 1940 22 years, 7 months 52-9-1 (8) | Gus Lesnevich | LHW | 15 | UD | Win Defended The Ring |
61 | Jan 10, 1940 22 years, 3 months 51-9-1 (8) | Henry Cooper | 12 | UD | Win | |
60 | Nov 17, 1939 22 years, 1 months 50-9-1 (8) | Gus Lesnevich | LHW | 15 | UD | Win Defended The Ring |
59 | Sep 25, 1939 21 years, 11 months 49-9-1 (8) | Melio Bettina | LHW | 15 | UD | Win Defended The Ring |
58 | Aug 14, 1939 21 years, 10 months 48-9-1 (8) | Gus Dorazio | 8 | TKO | Win | |
57 | Jul 15, 1939 21 years, 9 months 47-9-1 (7) | Melio Bettina | LHW | 15 | UD | Win Won The Ring Vacant |
56 | May 12, 1939 21 years, 7 months 46-9-1 (7) | Solly Krieger | 12 | UD | Win | |
55 | Feb 10, 1939 21 years, 4 months 45-9-1 (7) | Fred Apostoli | 15 | UD | Win | |
54 | Jan 6, 1939 21 years, 2 months 44-9-1 (7) | Fred Apostoli | 10 | UD | Win | |
53 | Nov 28, 1938 21 years, 1 months 43-9-1 (7) | Solly Krieger | 12 | UD | Win | |
52 | Oct 27, 1938 21 years 42-9-1 (7) | Honeyboy Jones | 10 | PTS | Win | |
51 | Sep 14, 1938 20 years, 11 months 41-9-1 (7) | Ray Actis | 8 | TKO | Win | |
50 | Jul 25, 1938 20 years, 9 months 40-9-1 (6) | Teddy Yarosz | 12 | UD | Loss | |
49 | May 10, 1938 20 years, 7 months 40-8-1 (6) | Eric Seelig | 10 | MD | Win | |
48 | Apr 4, 1938 20 years, 5 months 39-8-1 (6) | Domenico Ceccarelli | 10 | PTS | Win | |
47 | Jan 24, 1938 20 years, 3 months 38-8-1 (6) | Honeyboy Jones | 12 | PTS | Win | |
46 | Dec 16, 1937 20 years, 2 months 37-8-1 (6) | Solly Krieger | 12 | UD | Loss | |
45 | Nov 8, 1937 20 years, 1 months 37-7-1 (6) | Young Corbett III | 10 | UD | Win | |
44 | Sep 30, 1937 19 years, 11 months 36-7-1 (6) | Teddy Yarosz | 15 | SD | Win | |
43 | Aug 13, 1937 19 years, 10 months 35-7-1 (6) | Young Corbett III | 10 | PTS | Loss | |
42 | Aug 3, 1937 19 years, 9 months 35-6-1 (6) | Ralph Chong | 5 | RTD | Win | |
41 | Jun 30, 1937 19 years, 8 months 34-6-1 (5) | Teddy Yarosz | 12 | SD | Win | |
40 | May 27, 1937 19 years, 7 months 33-6-1 (5) | Oscar Rankins | 10 | SD | Win | |
39 | May 3, 1937 19 years, 6 months 32-6-1 (5) | Vince Dundee | 10 | UD | Win | |
38 | Mar 11, 1937 19 years, 5 months 31-6-1 (5) | Eddie Babe Risko | 10 | UD | Win | |
37  | Dec 28, 1936 19 years, 2 months 30-6-1 (5) | 23 years, 7 months 48-16-4 (26) | 10 | SD | Win | |
36 | Dec 2, 1936 19 years, 1 months 29-6-1 (5) | Jimmy Brown | 9 | TKO | Win | |
35 | Oct 22, 1936 19 years 28-6-1 (4) | Ralph Chong | 8 | UD | Win | |
34 | Oct 19, 1936 19 years 27-6-1 (4) | Charley Weise | 10 | UD | Win | |
33 | Sep 21, 1936 18 years, 11 months 26-6-1 (4) | Roscoe Manning | 5 | TKO | Win | |
32 | Sep 8, 1936 18 years, 11 months 25-6-1 (3) | Honeyboy Jones | 10 | SD | Win | |
31 | Aug 10, 1936 18 years, 10 months 24-6-1 (3) | Teddy Movan | 8 | UD | Win | |
30 | Jul 30, 1936 18 years, 9 months 23-6-1 (3) | Teddy Movan | 8 | UD | Win | |
29 | Jun 15, 1936 18 years, 8 months 22-6-1 (3) | General Burrows | 8 | UD | Win | |
28 | Jun 3, 1936 18 years, 7 months 21-6-1 (3) | Honeyboy Jones | 10 | PTS | Win | |
27 | May 27, 1936 18 years, 7 months 20-6-1 (3) | Honeyboy Jones | 8 | UD | Win | |
26 | May 19, 1936 18 years, 7 months 19-6-1 (3) | Dick Ambrose | 6 | SD | Win | |
25 | Apr 27, 1936 18 years, 6 months 18-6-1 (3) | General Burrows | 6 | PTS | Win | |
24 | Apr 13, 1936 18 years, 6 months 17-6-1 (3) | Steve Nickleash | 6 | UD | Win | |
23 | Mar 16, 1936 18 years, 5 months 16-6-1 (3) | Steve Nickleash | 6 | UD | Win | |
22 | Feb 17, 1936 18 years, 4 months 15-6-1 (3) | Louis Cook | 8 | UD | Win | |
21 | Feb 3, 1936 18 years, 3 months 14-6-1 (3) | Louis Cook | 6 | UD | Win | |
20 | Jan 27, 1936 18 years, 3 months 13-6-1 (3) | Johnny Yurcini | 4 | TKO | Win | |
19 | Nov 18, 1935 18 years, 1 months 12-6-1 (2) | Steve Walters | 6 | PTS | Win | |
18 | Oct 14, 1935 18 years 11-6-1 (2) | Teddy Movan | 6 | PTS | Draw | |
17 | Oct 7, 1935 17 years, 11 months 11-6 (2) | Johnny Yurcini | 6 | PTS | Win | |
16 | Sep 10, 1935 17 years, 11 months 10-6 (2) | Johnny Yurcini | 6 | PTS | Win | |
15 | Sep 9, 1935 17 years, 11 months 9-6 (2) | George Liggins | 4 | UD | Win | |
14 | Aug 19, 1935 17 years, 10 months 8-6 (2) | Teddy Movan | 4 | SD | Loss | |
13 | Jul 29, 1935 17 years, 9 months 8-5 (2) | Ray Eberle | 5 | UD | Win | |
12 | Jul 9, 1935 17 years, 9 months 7-5 (2) | Teddy Movan | 4 | PTS | Loss | |
11 | Jun 10, 1935 17 years, 8 months 7-4 (2) | Ralph Gizzy | 6 | PTS | Loss | |
10 | Jun 3, 1935 17 years, 7 months 7-3 (2) | Ray Eberle | 6 | SD | Win | |
9 | Apr 25, 1935 17 years, 6 months 6-3 (2) | Ralph Gizzy | 4 | UD | Loss | |
8 | Apr 8, 1935 17 years, 6 months 6-2 (2) | George Schlee | 2 | KO | Win | |
7 | Mar 13, 1935 17 years, 5 months 5-2 (1) | Stanley Nagy | 4 | PTS | Win | |
6 | Feb 25, 1935 17 years, 4 months 4-2 (1) | Ray Eberle | 6 | PTS | Loss | |
5 | Jan 29, 1935 17 years, 3 months 4-1 (1) | Johnny Birek | 6 | SD | Win | |
4 | Nov 12, 1934 17 years, 1 months 3-1 (1) | Pete Leone | 3 | RTD | Loss | |
3 | Sep 27, 1934 16 years, 11 months 3-0 (1) | Paddy Gray | 4 | PTS | Win | |
2 | Aug 30, 1934 16 years, 10 months 2-0 (1) | Bob Dorman | 6 | PTS | Win | |
1 | Jul 20, 1934 16 years, 9 months 1-0 (1) | Johnny Lewis | 3 | KO | Win |
