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Total Fights | 79 |
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Wins | 56 |
Losses | 16 |
Draws | 7 |
No-Contests | 0 |
Title Wins | 9 |
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Title Defenses | 2 |
Title-Fight KOs | 4 |
KO Wins | 27 |
KO Losses | 2 |
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In a professional boxing career spanning 12 years and four months, Carmen Basilio fought 79 times with 56 wins, 16 losses, and 7 draws.
Basilio retired from professional boxing with a record of 56-16-7, which included nine world-title wins and two successful title defense fights at the welterweight weight division. He had a 34.2% knockouts-to-fights ratio with 27 of his total 79 fights being knockout wins, four of which were in title fights. Basilio lost twice via knockout, both of them in title fights.
His last fight was a 15-round unanimous decision defeat to Paul Pender on April 22, 1961. Basilio was fighting for the middleweight NYSAC and The Ring titles.
Some of Basilio's best fights and notable victories include wins over five Hall-of-Famers (Sugar Ray Robinson, Tony DeMarco, Billy Graham, Ike Williams, and Lew Jenkins), Johnny Saxton, Art Aragon, and Harold Jones.
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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79 | Apr 22, 1961 | 34 | Paul Pender | Loss * | UD |
78 | Mar 11, 1961 | 33 | Don Jordan | Win | UD |
77 | Jan 7, 1961 | 33 | Gaspar Ortega | Win | UD |
76 | Jun 29, 1960 | 33 | Gene Fullmer | Loss * | TKO12 |
75 | Aug 28, 1959 | 32 | Gene Fullmer | Loss * | TKO14 |
74 | Apr 1, 1959 | 31 | Arley Seifer | Win | TKO3 |
73 | Sep 5, 1958 | 31 | Art Aragon | Win | TKO8 |
72 | Mar 25, 1958 | 30 | Sugar Ray Robinson | Loss * | SD |
71 | Sep 23, 1957 | 30 | Sugar Ray Robinson | Win * | SD |
70 | May 16, 1957 | 30 | Harold Jones | Win | TKO4 |
69 | Feb 22, 1957 | 29 | Johnny Saxton | Win * | TKO2 |
68 | Sep 12, 1956 | 29 | Johnny Saxton | Win * | TKO9 |
67 | Mar 14, 1956 | 28 | Johnny Saxton | Loss * | UD |
66 | Nov 30, 1955 | 28 | Tony DeMarco | Win * | TKO12 |
65 | Sep 7, 1955 | 28 | Gil Turner | Win | MD |
64 | Aug 10, 1955 | 28 | Italo Scortichini | Win | UD |
63 | Jun 10, 1955 | 28 | Tony DeMarco | Win * | TKO12 |
62 | Jan 21, 1955 | 27 | Peter Müller | Win | UD |
61 | Dec 16, 1954 | 27 | Ronnie Harper | Win | RTD3 |
60 | Oct 15, 1954 | 27 | Allie Gronik | Win | UD |
59 | Sep 10, 1954 | 27 | Carmine Fiore | Win | UD |
58 | Aug 17, 1954 | 27 | Ronnie Harper | Win | TKO2 |
57 | Jun 26, 1954 | 27 | Al Andrews | Win | UD |
56 | May 15, 1954 | 27 | Italo Scortichini | Win | UD |
55 | Apr 17, 1954 | 27 | Pierre Langlois | Win | UD |
54 | Jan 16, 1954 | 26 | Italo Scortichini | Draw | PTS |
53 | Dec 19, 1953 | 26 | Pierre Langlois | Draw | PTS |
52 | Nov 28, 1953 | 26 | Johnny Cunningham | Win | KO4 |
51 | Sep 18, 1953 | 26 | Kid Gavilan | Loss * | SD |
50 | Jul 25, 1953 | 26 | Billy Graham | Draw | PTS |
49 | Jun 6, 1953 | 26 | Billy Graham | Win | UD |
48 | Apr 11, 1953 | 26 | Carmine Fiore | Win | TKO9 |
47 | Feb 28, 1953 | 25 | Vic Cardell | Win | UD |
46 | Jan 12, 1953 | 25 | Ike Williams | Win | UD |
45 | Nov 18, 1952 | 25 | Chuck Foster | Win | TKO5 |
44 | Oct 20, 1952 | 25 | Sammy Giuliani | Win | KO3 |
43 | Sep 22, 1952 | 25 | Baby Williams | Win | UD |
42 | Aug 20, 1952 | 25 | Billy Graham | Loss | UD |
41 | Jul 16, 1952 | 25 | Chuck Davey | Loss | UD |
40 | May 29, 1952 | 25 | Chuck Davey | Draw | PTS |
39 | Mar 31, 1952 | 24 | Jackie O'Brien | Win | MD |
38 | Feb 28, 1952 | 24 | Jimmy Cousins | Win | UD |
37 | Feb 4, 1952 | 24 | Emmett Norris | Win | UD |
36 | Sep 26, 1951 | 24 | Ross Virgo | Loss | UD |
35 | Sep 17, 1951 | 24 | Shamus McCray | Win | PTS |
34 | Jun 18, 1951 | 24 | Johnny Cesario | Loss | UD |
33 | May 29, 1951 | 24 | Lester Felton | Loss | UD |
32 | Apr 12, 1951 | 24 | Eddie Giosa | Win | UD |
31 | Mar 9, 1951 | 23 | Floro Hita | Win | PTS |
30 | Dec 15, 1950 | 23 | Vic Cardell | Loss | SD |
29 | Aug 28, 1950 | 23 | Eddie Giosa | Loss | PTS |
28 | Jul 31, 1950 | 23 | Guillermo Gimenez | Win | RTD8 |
27 | Jun 21, 1950 | 23 | Guillermo Gimenez | Win | RTD7 |
26 | May 5, 1950 | 23 | Gaby Ferland | Win | KO1 |
25 | Apr 12, 1950 | 23 | Gaby Ferland | Draw | PTS |
24 | Mar 27, 1950 | 22 | Mike Koballa | Loss | UD |
23 | Mar 6, 1950 | 22 | Lew Jenkins | Win | MD |
22 | Feb 7, 1950 | 22 | Adrien Mourguiart | Win | TKO7 |
21 | Jan 24, 1950 | 22 | Cassell Tate | Win | MD |
20 | Jan 10, 1950 | 22 | Sonny Jim Hampton | Win | UD |
19 | Sep 30, 1949 | 22 | Johnny Parker | Win | RTD2 |
18 | Sep 7, 1949 | 22 | Tony DiPelino | Win | UD |
17 | Aug 17, 1949 | 22 | Johnny Cunningham | Win | PTS |
16 | Aug 2, 1949 | 22 | Johnny Cunningham | Loss | SD |
15 | Jul 21, 1949 | 22 | Sammy Daniels | Win | UD |
14 | Jul 12, 1949 | 22 | Jesse Bradshaw | Win | TKO2 |
13 | Jun 7, 1949 | 22 | Johnny Cunningham | Win | KO2 |
12 | May 18, 1949 | 22 | Johnny Clemons | Win | KO3 |
11 | May 2, 1949 | 22 | Connie Thies | Loss | PTS |
10 | Apr 20, 1949 | 22 | Elliot Throop | Win | KO1 |
9 | Mar 18, 1949 | 21 | Jerry Drain | Win | TKO3 |
8 | Feb 17, 1949 | 21 | Luke Jordan | Win | PTS |
7 | Jan 25, 1949 | 21 | Ernie Hall | Win | KO2 |
6 | Jan 19, 1949 | 21 | Jimmy Parlin | Draw | PTS |
5 | Jan 5, 1949 | 21 | Johnny Cunningham | Draw | PTS |
4 | Dec 15, 1948 | 21 | Rolly Johns | Win | SD |
3 | Dec 8, 1948 | 21 | Eddie Thomas | Win | KO2 |
2 | Nov 29, 1948 | 21 | Bruce Walters | Win | KO1 |
1 | Nov 24, 1948 | 21 | Jimmy Evans | Win | KO3 |
* World-title fight
Carmen Basilio (The Upstate Onion Farmer) was an American professional boxer. He was born in Canastota, New York on April 2, 1927. He was a two-weight-class world champion. He died on November 7, 2012 at the age of 85 years. Basilio was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 1990. His professional boxing career spanned more than 12 years — from 1948 to 1961.
Basilio made his professional boxing debut against Jimmy Evans at the age of 21 on November 24, 1948, defeating Evans via 3rd round KO. He went on to win 3 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 2 wins via stoppage.
He had his first world title fight at the age of 26 on September 18, 1953 after 50 professional fights, against Kid Gavilan for the NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring titles. He lost to Gavilan via 15 round split decision.
Basilio won three world titles at two weight classes. For all the details about Basilio's world title wins and defenses refer to the "Championships" section below.
Basilio had a total of 16 losses in his professional boxing career.
His last professional fight was on April 22, 1961 against Paul Pender for Pender's middleweight NYSAC and The Ring titles. Basilio lost the fight via 15 round unanimous decision.
Basilio had a total of 11 world-title fights, which includes winning nine world titles and two successful title defenses. He won five of these fights and lost six.
Carmen Basilio fought for world titles in seven fights and won three of these fights, two of these victories coming via way of stoppage. In total, he won three belts across two weight classes.
Date | Opponent | Division | Titles Won | Method |
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Sep 23, 1957 | Sugar Ray Robinson | Middleweight | NBA, NYSAC, The Ring | SD |
Sep 12, 1956 | Johnny Saxton | Welterweight | NBA, NYSAC, The Ring | TKO |
Jun 10, 1955 | Tony DeMarco | Welterweight | NBA, NYSAC, The Ring | TKO |
Carmen Basilio had four world-title defense fights across two weight classes — welterweight (x3) and middleweight. He won two of them and lost two times.
Following is the table of his successful title defense fights, the next section has the fights where he lost his titles.
Date | Opponent | Division | Titles Defended | Method |
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Feb 22, 1957 | Johnny Saxton | Welterweight | NBA, NYSAC, The Ring | TKO |
Nov 30, 1955 | Tony DeMarco | Welterweight | NBA, NYSAC, The Ring | TKO |
Carmen Basilio lost two world-title defense fights, and lost a total of six titles in these fights.
Date | Opponent | Division | Titles Lost | Method |
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Mar 25, 1958 | Sugar Ray Robinson | Middleweight | NBA, NYSAC, The Ring | SD |
Mar 14, 1956 | Johnny Saxton | Welterweight | NBA, NYSAC, The Ring | UD |
Basilio fought a total of 79 times during his professional career, which includes 11 world-title fights at two weight divisions. He was among the very best of his generation and was known for his great performances in his fights. These six fights are the highlight of his career.
September 18, 1953: In his first world-title fight, Carmen Basilio loses to Kid Gavilan via 15 round split decision. He was fighting for the NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring welterweight titles.
June 10, 1955: Basilio wins the NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring welterweight titles from Tony DeMarco, by beating DeMarco via 12th round TKO.
November 30, 1955: Basilio successfully defends the NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring welterweight titles against Tony DeMarco, winning the fight via 12th round TKO.
September 12, 1956: Basilio wins the NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring welterweight titles from Johnny Saxton, by beating Saxton via 9th round TKO.
February 22, 1957: Basilio successfully defends the NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring welterweight titles against Johnny Saxton, winning the fight via 2nd round TKO.
September 23, 1957: Basilio wins the NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring middleweight titles from Sugar Ray Robinson, by beating Robinson via 15 round split decision.
Basilio knocked out 27 of his 79 opponents. By his last fight, his KO ratio was at 34.2%. Of his total 56 wins, 27 of them were via KO (48.2%).
Basilio's first world-title win were the NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring belts at welterweight. He defeated Tony DeMarco via 12 round TKO to win the titles.
Basilio won three world titles at two weight classes.
Basilio had a total of four title defense fights. He was successful two times and lost two times.