Always display infographic in interactive mode
What is interactive mode infographic?

The infographic you see by default is an image. On the interactive infographic, you can mouseover, click, tap etc. on the chart to see more details about the fights. The browser's localStorage will be used to store your preference.

Tony DeMarco Record

58-12-1
Total Fights71
Wins58
Losses12
Draws1
No-Contests0
Title Wins3
Title Defenses0
Title-Fight KOs1
KO Wins33
KO Losses7
Tony DeMarco Record & Stats
Tony DeMarco's Record
Tony DeMarco's boxing record and career infographic

      Featured Opponents

      What is Tony DeMarco's boxing record?

      In a professional boxing career spanning 13 years and three months, Tony DeMarco fought 71 times with 58 wins, 12 losses, and 1 draw.

      DeMarco retired from professional boxing with a record of 58-12-1, which included three welterweight world-title wins. He had a 46.5% knockouts-to-fights ratio with 33 of his total 71 fights being knockout wins, one of which was in a title fight. DeMarco suffered seven knockout losses in his career, four of which were in title fights.

      His last fight was a 10-round unanimous decision victory over Stefan Redl on February 6, 1962.

      Some of DeMarco's best fights and notable victories include wins over Hall-of-Famer Kid Gavilán, Johnny Saxton, Wallace Bud Smith, George Araujo, Chris Christensen, Don Jordan, and Gaspar Ortega.

      #DateAgeOpponentResVia
      71Feb 6, 196230Stefan RedlWinUD
      70Dec 19, 196129Don JordanWinKO2
      69Feb 10, 196028Denny MoyerLossTKO2
      68Apr 20, 195927Edward G. ConnorsWinUD
      67Mar 11, 195927George MonroeWinTKO8
      66Jan 21, 195826Virgil AkinsLoss *TKO12
      65Oct 29, 195725Virgil AkinsLoss *KO14
      64May 25, 195725Walter ByarsWinMD
      63Mar 30, 195725Larry BoardmanWinUD
      62Feb 9, 195725Gaspar OrtegaWinUD
      61Dec 21, 195624Gaspar OrtegaLossSD
      60Nov 23, 195624Gaspar OrtegaLossSD
      59Oct 13, 195624Kid GavilánWinUD
      58Jun 16, 195624Vince MartinezWinUD
      57Apr 28, 195624Arthur PersleyWinUD
      56Mar 5, 195624Wallace Bud SmithWinTKO9
      55Nov 30, 195523Carmen BasilioLoss *TKO12
      54Sep 14, 195523Chico VejarWinTKO1
      53Jun 10, 195523Carmen BasilioLoss *TKO12
      52Apr 1, 195523Johnny SaxtonWin *TKO14
      51Feb 11, 195523Jimmy CarterDrawPTS
      50Nov 6, 195422Pat ManziWinTKO1
      49Sep 25, 195422Chris ChristensenWinTKO6
      48Jul 12, 195422George AraujoWinTKO5
      47May 22, 195422Johnny CesarioWinUD
      46Apr 24, 195422Carlos ChavezWinUD
      45Mar 15, 195422Wilbur WilsonWinKO2
      44Jan 18, 195422Wilbur WilsonWinUD
      43Dec 12, 195321Teddy DavisWinUD
      42Oct 10, 195321Paddy DeMarcoWinSD
      41Sep 19, 195321Chick BoucherWinTKO6
      40Sep 10, 195321Bertie ConnWinTKO1
      39Aug 3, 195321Terry YoungWinTKO5
      38Jul 18, 195321Pat DemersWinTKO6
      37Jun 25, 195321Jimmy ReddingWinKO2
      36Jun 13, 195321Ken ParsleyWinKO6
      35May 15, 195220Gene PoirierLossPTS
      34May 1, 195220Brian KellyLossUD
      33Mar 6, 195220Puggy BrownWinKO5
      32Mar 1, 195220Jackie O'BrienWinSD
      31Feb 26, 195220Abdoul AliWinKO2
      30Feb 18, 195220Freeman KingWinSD
      29Jan 26, 195220Julio ColonWinKO3
      28Jan 15, 195220Llewellyn RichardsonWinPTS
      27Dec 17, 195119Manny SantosWinTKO2
      26Dec 7, 195119Joe TorrensWinPTS
      25Nov 27, 195119Stanley HilliardWinKO4
      24Oct 1, 195119Freeman KingWinSD
      23Mar 12, 195119Chick BoucherLossTKO4
      22Feb 19, 195119Reggie MartinaWinKO1
      21Jan 18, 195119Larry GriffinWinUD
      20Jan 11, 195118Ken MurrayWinKO2
      19Dec 11, 195018Ken MurrayWinUD
      18Oct 30, 195018Joe WrightWinUD
      17Oct 9, 195018Des ShanleyWinUD
      16Sep 25, 195018Bobby WeaverWinTKO3
      15Sep 19, 195018Ricky FerreiraWinPTS
      14Jul 10, 195018Roger RinguetteWinTKO1
      13Feb 20, 195018Bobby VealWinKO2
      12Jan 9, 195017Art SuffolettaLossRTD5
      11Dec 19, 194917Frankie SteeleWinTKO3
      10Nov 14, 194917Frankie SteeleWinSD
      9Oct 21, 194917Vic YoungWinTKO1
      8Oct 7, 194917Jay WhiteLossPTS
      7Sep 12, 194917Roger LessardWinKO5
      6Feb 17, 194917Ray DulmaineWinRTD1
      5Jan 14, 194917Joe PalazaWinTKO2
      4Dec 14, 194816George SilvaWinPTS
      3Dec 10, 194816Billy SheaWinTKO3
      2Nov 16, 194816Meteor JonesWinKO2
      1Oct 21, 194816Meteor JonesWinKO1

      * World-title fight

      Boxing career

      Tony DeMarco (Boston Bomber) was an American professional boxer. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. on January 14, 1932. He was a welterweight world champion. He died on October 11, 2021 at the age of 89 years. DeMarco was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 2019. His professional boxing career spanned more than 13 years — from 1948 to 1962.

      DeMarco made his professional boxing debut against Meteor Jones at the age of 16 on October 21, 1948, defeating Jones via 1st round KO. He went on to win 6 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 5 wins via stoppage.

      He had his first world title fight at the age of 23 on April 1, 1955 after 51 professional fights, against Johnny Saxton for the welterweight NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring titles. He defeated Saxton via 14th round TKO to become the welterweight champion of the world.

      DeMarco won one world title at welterweight. For all the details about DeMarco's world title wins and defenses refer to the "Championships" section below.

      DeMarco had a total of 12 losses in his professional boxing career.

      His last professional fight was a non-title bout against Stefan Redl at 30 years of age, on February 6, 1962. DeMarco won the fight via 10 round unanimous decision.

      Championships

      DeMarco had a total of five world-title fights, which includes winning three world titles and zero successful title defenses. He won one of these fights and lost four.

      Title Wins

      Tony DeMarco fought for a welterweight world title in four fights and won once, which came via way of stoppage. He won one welterweight belt.

      DateOpponentDivisionTitles WonMethod
      Apr 1, 1955Johnny SaxtonWelterweightNBA, NYSAC, The RingTKO

      Title Losses

      Tony DeMarco lost one world-title defense fight, and lost three titles in the fight.

      DateOpponentDivisionTitles LostMethod
      Jun 10, 1955Carmen BasilioWelterweightNBA, NYSAC, The RingTKO

      Highlights

      DeMarco fought a total of 71 times during his professional career, which includes 5 world-title fights at the welterweight division. These two fights are the highlight of his career.

      • April 1, 1955: DeMarco wins his first world titles by defeating Johnny Saxton via 14th round TKO. He is now the NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring welterweight world champion.

      • October 13, 1956: Tony DeMarco beats Kid Gavilán via 10th round unanimous decision.

      FAQs

      Age
      Record
      Rounds
      KOs
      Height
      Reach
      Ape Index
      Stance
      Layoff
      Win Streak
      Career Score