Freddie Little (51-6, 31) was born in Picayune, Mississippi, U.S. on April 25, 1936. At the age of 20 years on April 5, 1957, he made his professional boxing debut against Joe Muscato, winning the fight via 1st-round KO.
On his 41st career fight at 31 years old, Freddie Little got a shot at the WBA and WBC super-welterweight titles against Kim Ki-soo on October 3, 1967 but lost the fight via 15-round split decision.
He became a super-welterweight world champion (WBA and WBC) on March 17, 1969 at the age of 32 years old, on his 46th career fight, after defeating Stanley Hayward via 15-round unanimous decision.
Little's last fight was a 6th-round retirement win against Billy Walker at age 36 on July 6, 1972. He retired with a 5-fight winning streak.
Some of Freddie Little's best fights have been against Denny Moyer and Hisao Minami.
Little has 6 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
58 | Jul 6, 1972 36 years, 2 months 51-6 (31) | Billy Walker | 6 | RTD | WIN | |
57 | Apr 20, 1972 35 years, 11 months 50-6 (30) | Vicente Medina | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
56 | Apr 13, 1972 35 years, 11 months 49-6 (30) | Clarence Geigger | 10 | UD | WIN | |
55 | Dec 23, 1971 35 years, 7 months 48-6 (30) | Maurice Rice | 5 | KO | WIN | |
54 | Nov 25, 1970 34 years, 7 months 47-6 (29) | Clarence Geigger | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
53 | Jul 9, 1970 34 years, 2 months 46-6 (29) | Carmelo Bossi | SWL | 15 | UD | LOSS Lost WBA, WBC |
52 | Mar 20, 1970 33 years, 10 months 46-5 (29) | Gerhard Piaskowy | SWL | 15 | PTS | WIN Defended WBA, WBC |
51 | Jan 23, 1970 33 years, 8 months 45-5 (29) | Eddie Pace | 8 | DQ | LOSS | |
50 | Oct 31, 1969 33 years, 6 months 45-4 (29) | Carmelo Bossi | 3 | TD | WIN | |
49 | Sep 9, 1969 33 years, 4 months 44-4 (29) | Hisao Minami | SWL | 2 | KO | WIN Defended WBA, WBC |
48 | Aug 9, 1969 33 years, 3 months 43-4 (28) | Joe N'Gidi | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
47 | Jul 26, 1969 33 years, 3 months 42-4 (27) | Ezra Mzinyane | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
46 | Mar 17, 1969 32 years, 10 months 41-4 (27) | Stanley Hayward | SWL | 15 | UD | WIN Won WBA, WBC Vacant |
45 | Nov 29, 1968 32 years, 7 months 40-4 (27) | Sugar Boy Nando | 4 | KO | WIN | |
44 | Oct 25, 1968 32 years, 6 months 39-4 (26) | Sandro Mazzinghi | 8 | NC | NC | |
43 | Jun 19, 1968 32 years, 1 months 39-4 (26) | Willard Wynn | 3 | KO | WIN | |
42 | Jan 17, 1968 31 years, 8 months 38-4 (25) | Mel Collins | 10 | UD | WIN | |
41 | Oct 3, 1967 31 years, 5 months 37-4 (25) | Kim Ki-soo | SWL | 15 | SD | LOSS For WBA, WBC |
40 | Jul 17, 1967 31 years, 2 months 37-3 (25) | Harold Richardson | 10 | UD | WIN | |
39 | Apr 10, 1967 30 years, 11 months 36-3 (25) | Charlie James | 10 | UD | WIN | |
38 | Mar 16, 1967 30 years, 10 months 35-3 (25) | Fred McWilliams | 10 | UD | WIN | |
37 | Feb 16, 1967 30 years, 9 months 34-3 (25) | Willard Wynn | 8 | TKO | WIN | |
36 | Sep 26, 1966 30 years, 5 months 33-3 (24) | Johnny Gumbs | 10 | UD | WIN | |
35 | Jun 13, 1966 30 years, 1 months 32-3 (24) | Eddie Pace | 10 | MD | WIN | |
34 | Apr 11, 1966 29 years, 11 months 31-3 (24) | Ernest Burford | 8 | TKO | WIN | |
33 | Jan 31, 1966 29 years, 9 months 30-3 (23) | Eddie Pace | 12 | SD | LOSS | |
32  | Jan 3, 1966 29 years, 8 months 30-2 (23) | 26 years, 4 months 45-18-2 (8) | 4 | KO | WIN | |
31 | Oct 18, 1965 29 years, 5 months 29-2 (22) | Charley Austin | 7 | KO | WIN | |
30 | Sep 13, 1965 29 years, 4 months 28-2 (21) | Sonny Gill | 2 | KO | WIN | |
29 | Aug 16, 1965 29 years, 3 months 27-2 (20) | Milo Calhoun | 10 | UD | WIN | |
28 | Jun 1, 1965 29 years, 1 months 26-2 (20) | John Henry Smith | 3 | KO | WIN | |
27 | Aug 16, 1963 27 years, 3 months 25-2 (19) | Tommy Sims | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
26 | May 5, 1961 25 years 24-2 (18) | Larry Howard | 1 | KO | WIN | |
25 | Jan 1, 1961 24 years, 8 months 23-2 (17) | Charley Joseph | 10 | UD | WIN | |
24  | Oct 18, 1960 24 years, 5 months 22-2 (17) | 27 years, 5 months 38-6-1 (21) | 10 | MD | LOSS | |
23 | Sep 12, 1960 24 years, 4 months 22-1 (17) | Billy Stanley | 2 | KO | WIN | |
22 | Aug 15, 1960 24 years, 3 months 21-1 (16) | Clive Stewart | 4 | KO | WIN | |
21 | Jun 6, 1960 24 years, 1 months 20-1 (15) | Charley Cotton | 10 | UD | WIN | |
20 | May 17, 1960 24 years 19-1 (15) | Mel Collins | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
19 | Apr 5, 1960 23 years, 11 months 18-1 (14) | Gene Hamilton | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
18 | Sep 14, 1959 23 years, 4 months 17-1 (13) | Ernest Burford | MD | 10 | UD | WIN |
17 | Jun 29, 1959 23 years, 2 months 16-1 (13) | Billy Tisdale | 10 | UD | WIN | |
16 | May 12, 1959 23 years 15-1 (13) | Norris Burse | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
15 | Jan 13, 1959 22 years, 8 months 14-1 (12) | George Price | 2 | KO | WIN | |
14 | Oct 10, 1958 22 years, 5 months 13-1 (11) | Harold Redman | 2 | KO | WIN | |
13 | Aug 4, 1958 22 years, 3 months 12-1 (10) | Joe Gleason | 3 | RTD | WIN | |
12 | Jul 7, 1958 22 years, 2 months 11-1 (9) | Norris Burse | 5 | KO | LOSS | |
11 | Jun 30, 1958 22 years, 2 months 11-0 (9) | Ike Stewart | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
10 | May 29, 1958 22 years, 1 months 10-0 (8) | Larry Osbey | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
9 | May 20, 1958 22 years 9-0 (7) | John Victor Penn | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
8 | May 7, 1958 22 years 8-0 (6) | George King | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
7 | Dec 2, 1957 21 years, 7 months 7-0 (5) | George King | 1 | KO | WIN | |
6 | Aug 31, 1957 21 years, 4 months 6-0 (4) | Harold Redman | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
5 | Jun 3, 1957 21 years, 1 months 5-0 (4) | Pedro Bradley | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
4 | May 20, 1957 21 years 4-0 (3) | Earl Gray | 6 | UD | WIN | |
3 | Apr 25, 1957 21 years 3-0 (3) | James Glover | 2 | KO | WIN | |
2 | Apr 22, 1957 20 years, 11 months 2-0 (2) | Johnny Powell | 4 | KO | WIN | |
1 | Apr 5, 1957 20 years, 11 months 1-0 (1) | Joe Muscato | 1 | KO | WIN |
