Tony Zale (67-18-2, 45) was born in Gary, Indiana, U.S. on May 29, 1913. At the age of 21 years on June 11, 1934, he made his professional boxing debut against Eddie Allen, winning the fight via 4-round points decision.
On his 68th career fight at 28 years old, Zale became a middleweight world champion on November 28, 1941 after defeating Georgie Abrams via 15-round unanimous decision to win the vacant The Ring title.
Zale's last fight was a middleweight (The Ring) world-title defense against Marcel Cerdan on September 21, 1948. He lost the fight via 11th-round retirement. He was on a 1-fight losing streak by his last fight.
Some of Tony Zale's best fights were against Rocky Graziano and Al Hostak. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Tony Zale".
Zale has 18 losses on his boxing record. For details about these losses refer to "Tony Zale Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
87  | Sep 21, 1948 35 years, 3 months 67-18-2 (45) | 32 years, 1 month 107-3 (62) | MD | 11 | RTD | Loss Lost The Ring |
86  | Jun 10, 1948 35 years 67-17-2 (45) | 29 years, 5 months 47-7-5 (34) | MD | 3 | KO | Win Won The Ring |
85 | Mar 19, 1948 34 years, 9 months 66-17-2 (44) | Lou Woods | 3 | KO | Win | |
84 | Mar 8, 1948 34 years, 9 months 65-17-2 (43) | Bobby Claus | 4 | TKO | Win | |
83 | Jan 23, 1948 34 years, 7 months 64-17-2 (42) | Al Turner | 5 | KO | Win | |
82 | Jul 16, 1947 34 years, 1 months 63-17-2 (41) | 28 years, 6 months 45-7-5 (33) | MD | 6 | TKO | Loss Lost The Ring |
81 | May 8, 1947 33 years, 11 months 63-16-2 (41) | Cliff Beckett | 6 | TKO | Win | |
80 | Apr 1, 1947 33 years, 10 months 62-16-2 (40) | Al Timmons | 5 | TKO | Win | |
79 | Mar 20, 1947 33 years, 9 months 61-16-2 (39) | Tommy Charles | 4 | KO | Win | |
78 | Feb 12, 1947 33 years, 8 months 60-16-2 (38) | Len Wadsworth | 3 | KO | Win | |
77 | Feb 3, 1947 33 years, 8 months 59-16-2 (37) | Deacon Logan | 6 | TKO | Win | |
76 | Sep 27, 1946 33 years, 3 months 58-16-2 (36) | 27 years, 8 months 43-6-5 (31) | MD | 6 | KO | Win Defended The Ring |
75 | May 2, 1946 32 years, 11 months 57-16-2 (35) | Eddie Rossi | 4 | KO | Win | |
74 | Apr 12, 1946 32 years, 10 months 56-16-2 (34) | Ira Hughes | 2 | KO | Win | |
73 | Feb 26, 1946 32 years, 8 months 55-16-2 (33) | Bobby Claus | 4 | KO | Win | |
72 | Feb 7, 1946 32 years, 8 months 54-16-2 (32) | Oscar Boyd | 3 | KO | Win | |
71 | Jan 17, 1946 32 years, 7 months 53-16-2 (31) | Tony Gillo | 5 | KO | Win | |
70 | Jan 7, 1946 32 years, 7 months 52-16-2 (30) | Bobby Giles | 4 | KO | Win | |
69  | Feb 13, 1942 28 years, 8 months 51-16-2 (29) | 24 years, 4 months 61-10-1 (13) | 12 | UD | Loss | |
68 | Nov 28, 1941 28 years, 5 months 51-15-2 (29) | Georgie Abrams | MD | 15 | UD | Win Won The Ring Vacant |
67 | Aug 16, 1941 28 years, 2 months 50-15-2 (29) | Billy Pryor | 9 | KO | Win | |
66 | Jul 23, 1941 28 years, 1 months 49-15-2 (28) | Ossie Harris | 1 | KO | Win | |
65 | May 28, 1941 27 years, 11 months 48-15-2 (27) | Al Hostak | MD | 2 | KO | Win |
64 | Feb 21, 1941 27 years, 8 months 47-15-2 (26) | Steve Mamakos | MD | 14 | KO | Win |
63 | Jan 10, 1941 27 years, 7 months 46-15-2 (25) | Steve Mamakos | 10 | PTS | Win | |
62 | Jan 1, 1941 27 years, 7 months 45-15-2 (25) | Tony Martin | 7 | TKO | Win | |
61 | Nov 19, 1940 27 years, 5 months 44-15-2 (24) | Fred Apostoli | 10 | PTS | Win | |
60 | Aug 21, 1940 27 years, 2 months 43-15-2 (24) | Billy Soose | 10 | UD | Loss | |
59 | Jul 19, 1940 27 years, 1 months 43-14-2 (24) | Al Hostak | MD | 13 | TKO | Win |
58 | Jun 12, 1940 27 years 42-14-2 (23) | Baby Kid Chocolate | 4 | KO | Win | |
57 | Mar 29, 1940 26 years, 10 months 41-14-2 (22) | Ben Brown | 3 | KO | Win | |
56 | Feb 29, 1940 26 years, 9 months 40-14-2 (21) | Enzo Iannozzi | 4 | KO | Win | |
55 | Jan 29, 1940 26 years, 8 months 39-14-2 (20) | Al Hostak | 10 | UD | Win | |
54 | Dec 8, 1939 26 years, 6 months 38-14-2 (20) | Babe Orgovan | 3 | KO | Win | |
53 | Nov 13, 1939 26 years, 5 months 37-14-2 (19) | Eddie Meleski | 1 | TKO | Win | |
52 | Oct 31, 1939 26 years, 5 months 36-14-2 (18) | Al Wardlow | 3 | KO | Win | |
51 | Oct 6, 1939 26 years, 4 months 35-14-2 (17) | Sherman Edwards | 3 | TKO | Win | |
50 | Aug 14, 1939 26 years, 2 months 34-14-2 (16) | Milton Shivers | 3 | KO | Win | |
49 | May 23, 1939 25 years, 11 months 33-14-2 (15) | Babe Orgovan | 6 | PTS | Win | |
48 | May 1, 1939 25 years, 11 months 32-14-2 (15) | Johnny Shaw | 5 | KO | Win | |
47 | Jan 2, 1939 25 years, 7 months 31-14-2 (14) | Nate Bolden | 10 | PTS | Loss | |
46 | Nov 18, 1938 25 years, 5 months 31-13-2 (14) | Enzo Innazzi | 6 | PTS | Win | |
45 | Oct 31, 1938 25 years, 5 months 30-13-2 (14) | Jimmy Clark | 2 | KO | Win | |
44 | Oct 10, 1938 25 years, 4 months 29-13-2 (13) | Tony Cisco | 10 | UD | Win | |
43 | Aug 22, 1938 25 years, 2 months 28-13-2 (13) | Billy Celebron | 10 | PTS | Loss | |
42 | Jul 18, 1938 25 years, 1 months 28-12-2 (13) | Billy Celebron | 10 | PTS | Draw | |
41 | Jun 13, 1938 25 years 28-12-1 (13) | Jimmy Clark | 8 | TKO | Win | |
40 | May 16, 1938 24 years, 11 months 27-12-1 (12) | Bobby LaMonte | 5 | TKO | Win | |
39 | Mar 28, 1938 24 years, 9 months 26-12-1 (11) | King Wyatt | 8 | PTS | Win | |
38 | Feb 21, 1938 24 years, 8 months 25-12-1 (11) | Jimmy Clark | 1 | KO | Loss | |
37 | Jan 24, 1938 24 years, 7 months 25-11-1 (11) | Henry Schaft | 8 | PTS | Win | |
36 | Jan 3, 1938 24 years, 7 months 24-11-1 (11) | Nate Bolden | 8 | SD | Win | |
35 | Nov 22, 1937 24 years, 5 months 23-11-1 (11) | Nate Bolden | 5 | PTS | Win | |
34 | Nov 10, 1937 24 years, 5 months 22-11-1 (11) | Leon Jackson | 6 | PTS | Win | |
33 | Nov 1, 1937 24 years, 5 months 21-11-1 (11) | Nate Bolden | 5 | PTS | Loss | |
32 | Oct 18, 1937 24 years, 4 months 21-10-1 (11) | Bobby Gerry | 2 | KO | Win | |
31 | Oct 11, 1937 24 years, 4 months 20-10-1 (10) | Billy Brown | 1 | KO | Win | |
30 | Sep 17, 1937 24 years, 3 months 19-10-1 (9) | Elby Johnson | 3 | TKO | Win | |
29 | Aug 16, 1937 24 years, 2 months 18-10-1 (8) | Manuel Davila | 4 | PTS | Loss | |
28 | Jul 26, 1937 24 years, 1 months 18-9-1 (8) | Elby Johnson | 4 | PTS | Win | |
27 | Apr 13, 1936 22 years, 10 months 17-9-1 (8) | Jack Moran | 5 | PTS | Draw | |
26 | Jul 2, 1935 22 years, 1 months 17-9 (8) | Dave Clark | 5 | PTS | Loss | |
25 | May 6, 1935 21 years, 11 months 17-8 (8) | Johnny Phagan | 6 | KO | Loss | |
24 | Mar 27, 1935 21 years, 9 months 17-7 (8) | Roughhouse Glover | 9 | TKO | Loss | |
23 | Mar 11, 1935 21 years, 9 months 17-6 (8) | Max Elling | 8 | PTS | Win | |
22 | Feb 25, 1935 21 years, 8 months 16-6 (8) | Young Jack Blackburn | 6 | PTS | Win | |
21 | Dec 28, 1934 21 years, 6 months 15-6 (8) | Joey Bazzone | 6 | PTS | Loss | |
20 | Dec 17, 1934 21 years, 6 months 15-5 (8) | Jack Gibbons | 10 | PTS | Loss | |
19 | Nov 26, 1934 21 years, 5 months 15-4 (8) | Kid Leonard | 10 | PTS | Loss | |
18 | Nov 5, 1934 21 years, 5 months 15-3 (8) | Jack Charvez | 8 | PTS | Win | |
17 | Oct 29, 1934 21 years, 5 months 14-3 (8) | Jack Schwartz | 4 | TKO | Win | |
16 | Oct 22, 1934 21 years, 4 months 13-3 (7) | Frankie Misko | 6 | KO | Win | |
15 | Oct 8, 1934 21 years, 4 months 12-3 (6) | Young Jack Blackburn | 8 | PTS | Win | |
14 | Sep 17, 1934 21 years, 3 months 11-3 (6) | Mickey Misko | 4 | KO | Win | |
13 | Sep 3, 1934 21 years, 3 months 10-3 (5) | Mickey Misko | 8 | PTS | Loss | |
12 | Aug 27, 1934 21 years, 2 months 10-2 (5) | Wilbur Stokes | 8 | PTS | Win | |
11 | Aug 15, 1934 21 years, 2 months 9-2 (5) | George Black | 6 | PTS | Loss | |
10 | Aug 13, 1934 21 years, 2 months 9-1 (5) | Billy Hood | 6 | PTS | Loss | |
9 | Aug 7, 1934 21 years, 2 months 9-0 (5) | Bruce Wade | 3 | KO | Win | |
8 | Jul 30, 1934 21 years, 2 months 8-0 (4) | Bobby Millsap | 4 | PTS | Win | |
7 | Jul 16, 1934 21 years, 1 months 7-0 (4) | Einar Hedquist | 4 | TKO | Win | |
6 | Jul 9, 1934 21 years, 1 months 6-0 (3) | Lou Bartell | 4 | PTS | Win | |
5 | Jul 2, 1934 21 years, 1 months 5-0 (3) | Ossie Jefferson | 3 | KO | Win | |
4 | Jun 25, 1934 21 years 4-0 (2) | Johnny Liston | 3 | KO | Win | |
3 | Jun 21, 1934 21 years 3-0 (1) | Bobby Millsap | 1 | KO | Win | |
2 | Jun 15, 1934 21 years 2-0 (0) | Johnny Simpson | 4 | PTS | Win | |
1 | Jun 11, 1934 21 years 1-0 (0) | Eddie Allen | 4 | PTS | Win |
