Albert Wright (Chalky) was an American professional boxer. He was a featherweight world champion. In a career spanning 20 years and 15 days, Wright amassed a record of 171-46-19, which includes 87 wins via KO, 2 of which were in world-title fights. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 1997.
Chalky Wright was born in Willcox, Arizona, U.S. on February 1, 1912. He made his professional debut at the age of 16 years on February 23, 1928 against Nilo Balles. Wright defeated Balles via 4 round points decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Wright became a world champion at the age of 29 after 175 professional fights. He challenged Joey Archibald for the The Ring featherweight title and stopped the champion in the 11th of the 15-round fight, winning his first world title.
Wright's last fight was a 3rd-round RTD loss to Ernie Hunick at age 36, on March 9, 1948.
Some of Chalky Wright's best fights were against Harry Jeffra, Joey Archibald, Lulu Costantino, Phil Terranova, and Joey Ferrando. For a complete list of Wright's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Chalky Wright".
Wright has 46 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Chalky Wright Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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238 | Mar 09, 1948 | 36 | ![]() | loss | RTD 3 |
237 | Jun 24, 1947 | 35 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
236 | May 12, 1947 | 35 | ![]() | draw | PTS 10 |
235 | Nov 27, 1946 | 34 | ![]() | loss | KO 3 |
234 | Oct 15, 1946 | 34 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
233 | Aug 27, 1946 | 34 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
232 | Apr 17, 1946 | 34 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
231 | Mar 27, 1946 | 34 | ![]() | loss | KO 1 |
230 | Mar 05, 1946 | 34 | ![]() | win | RTD 3 |
229 | Feb 19, 1946 | 34 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
228 | Jan 25, 1946 | 33 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
227 | Dec 14, 1945 | 33 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
226 | Nov 02, 1945 | 33 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
225 | Oct 05, 1945 | 33 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
224 | Sep 21, 1945 | 33 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
223 | Aug 28, 1945 | 33 | ![]() | win | SD 10 |
222 | Jul 31, 1945 | 33 | ![]() | win | KO 6 |
221 | Apr 17, 1945 | 33 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
220 | Apr 09, 1945 | 33 | ![]() | nc | NA
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219 | Feb 05, 1945 | 33 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
218 | Dec 05, 1944 | 32 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
217 | Sep 29, 1944 | 32 | ![]() | loss | UD 15 |
216 | Jul 17, 1944 | 32 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
215 | Jul 10, 1944 | 32 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
214 | Jun 05, 1944 | 32 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
213 | May 22, 1944 | 32 | ![]() | win | KO 8 |
212 | May 01, 1944 | 32 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
211 | Mar 05, 1944 | 32 | ![]() | draw | PTS 10 |
210 | Feb 06, 1944 | 32 | ![]() | win | KO 6 |
209 | Jan 23, 1944 | 31 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
208 | Nov 19, 1943 | 31 | ![]() | win | RTD 1 |
207 | Nov 08, 1943 | 31 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
206 | Oct 26, 1943 | 31 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
205 | Aug 09, 1943 | 31 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
204 | Jul 21, 1943 | 31 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
203 | Jul 03, 1943 | 31 | ![]() | win | KO 8 |
202 | Jun 04, 1943 | 31 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
201 | May 25, 1943 | 31 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
200 | May 17, 1943 | 31 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
199 | Mar 10, 1943 | 31 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
198 | Feb 23, 1943 | 31 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
197 | Feb 15, 1943 | 31 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
196 | Jan 15, 1943 | 30 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
195 | Nov 20, 1942 | 30 | ![]() | loss | UD 15 |
194 | Oct 20, 1942 | 30 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
193 | Oct 13, 1942 | 30 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
192 | Sep 25, 1942 | 30 | ![]() | win | SD 15 |
191 | Aug 27, 1942 | 30 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
190 | Aug 15, 1942 | 30 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
189 | Aug 06, 1942 | 30 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
188 | Jul 13, 1942 | 30 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
187 | Jun 19, 1942 | 30 | ![]() | win | TKO 10 |
186 | May 07, 1942 | 30 | ![]() | win | MD 8 |
185 | Apr 06, 1942 | 30 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
184 | Mar 24, 1942 | 30 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
183 | Feb 18, 1942 | 30 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
182 | Feb 03, 1942 | 30 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
181 | Jan 13, 1942 | 29 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
180 | Nov 28, 1941 | 29 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
179 | Oct 31, 1941 | 29 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
178 | Oct 14, 1941 | 29 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
177 | Oct 02, 1941 | 29 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
176 | Sep 11, 1941 | 29 | ![]() | win | KO 11 |
175 | Aug 05, 1941 | 29 | ![]() | win | KO 6 |
174 | Jul 17, 1941 | 29 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
173 | Jun 24, 1941 | 29 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
172 | Jun 17, 1941 | 29 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
171 | Jun 03, 1941 | 29 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
170 | May 29, 1941 | 29 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
169 | May 22, 1941 | 29 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
168 | May 01, 1941 | 29 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
167 | Mar 17, 1941 | 29 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
166 | Mar 05, 1941 | 29 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
165 | Feb 24, 1941 | 29 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
164 | Feb 19, 1941 | 29 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
163 | Feb 04, 1941 | 29 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
162 | Jan 14, 1941 | 28 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
161 | Jan 06, 1941 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
160 | Dec 09, 1940 | 28 | ![]() | loss | MD 10 |
159 | Oct 07, 1940 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
158 | Sep 09, 1940 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
157 | Aug 12, 1940 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
156 | Jul 15, 1940 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
155 | Jun 24, 1940 | 28 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
154 | Apr 29, 1940 | 28 | ![]() | loss | MD 10 |
153 | Apr 01, 1940 | 28 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
152 | Mar 11, 1940 | 28 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
151 | Feb 22, 1940 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
150 | Feb 19, 1940 | 28 | ![]() | win | MD 8 |
149 | Jan 29, 1940 | 27 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
148 | Jan 16, 1940 | 27 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
147 | Dec 01, 1939 | 27 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
146 | Sep 18, 1939 | 27 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
145 | Aug 21, 1939 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
144 | Aug 08, 1939 | 27 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
143 | Jun 08, 1939 | 27 | ![]() | win | KO 7 |
142 | May 25, 1939 | 27 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
141 | Apr 27, 1939 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
140 | Mar 21, 1939 | 27 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
139 | Mar 11, 1939 | 27 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
138 | Feb 14, 1939 | 27 | ![]() | loss | PTS 8 |
137 | Jan 31, 1939 | 26 | ![]() | loss | PTS 8 |
136 | Jan 14, 1939 | 26 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
135 | Jan 03, 1939 | 26 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
134 | Dec 26, 1938 | 26 | ![]() | loss | PTS 8 |
133 | Dec 05, 1938 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
132 | Nov 25, 1938 | 26 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
131 | Nov 07, 1938 | 26 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
130 | Aug 17, 1938 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
129 | Feb 01, 1938 | 26 | ![]() | loss | KO 3 |
128 | Nov 30, 1937 | 25 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
127 | Oct 19, 1937 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
126 | Oct 05, 1937 | 25 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
125 | Sep 07, 1937 | 25 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
124 | Aug 17, 1937 | 25 | ![]() | draw | PTS 10 |
123 | Jul 21, 1937 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
122 | Jul 05, 1937 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
121 | Jun 09, 1937 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
120 | May 18, 1937 | 25 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
119 | Apr 14, 1937 | 25 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
118 | Jan 15, 1937 | 24 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
117 | Sep 29, 1936 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
116 | Aug 20, 1936 | 24 | ![]() | draw | PTS 6 |
115 | Jul 06, 1936 | 24 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
114 | May 21, 1936 | 24 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
113 | Apr 28, 1936 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
112 | Apr 17, 1936 | 24 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
111 | Apr 10, 1936 | 24 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
110 | Mar 25, 1936 | 24 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
109 | May 10, 1935 | 23 | ![]() | loss | KO 2 |
108 | Apr 06, 1935 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
107 | Feb 16, 1935 | 23 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
106 | Feb 02, 1935 | 23 | ![]() | loss | KO 4 |
105 | Nov 17, 1934 | 22 | ![]() | loss | PTS 6 |
104 | Oct 08, 1934 | 22 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
103 | Jun 29, 1934 | 22 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
102 | Jun 08, 1934 | 22 | ![]() | loss | PTS 8 |
101 | May 29, 1934 | 22 | ![]() | draw | PTS 6 |
100 | May 25, 1934 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
99 | May 01, 1934 | 22 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
98 | Apr 17, 1934 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
97 | Feb 20, 1934 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
96 | Jan 30, 1934 | 21 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
95 | Oct 17, 1933 | 21 | ![]() | loss | KO 1 |
94 | Sep 19, 1933 | 21 | ![]() | draw | PTS 8 |
93 | Sep 05, 1933 | 21 | ![]() | win | RTD 2 |
92 | Sep 01, 1933 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
91 | Aug 22, 1933 | 21 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
90 | Apr 11, 1933 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
89 | Jan 06, 1933 | 20 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
88 | Dec 15, 1932 | 20 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
87 | Dec 07, 1932 | 20 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
86 | Nov 22, 1932 | 20 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
85 | Nov 15, 1932 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
84 | Nov 09, 1932 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
83 | Oct 19, 1932 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
82 | Oct 11, 1932 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
81 | Sep 02, 1932 | 20 | ![]() | draw | PTS 6 |
80 | Aug 26, 1932 | 20 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
79 | Jul 12, 1932 | 20 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
78 | Jun 07, 1932 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
77 | May 18, 1932 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
76 | May 03, 1932 | 20 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
75 | Apr 29, 1932 | 20 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
74 | Feb 16, 1932 | 20 | ![]() | draw | PTS 6 |
73 | Feb 05, 1932 | 20 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
72 | Jan 12, 1932 | 19 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
71 | Nov 24, 1931 | 19 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
70 | Oct 29, 1931 | 19 | ![]() | draw | PTS 10 |
69 | Oct 08, 1931 | 19 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
68 | Sep 15, 1931 | 19 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
67 | Aug 11, 1931 | 19 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
66 | Aug 06, 1931 | 19 | ![]() | draw | PTS 6 |
65 | Jul 29, 1931 | 19 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
64 | Jul 04, 1931 | 19 | ![]() | loss | PTS 6 |
63 | Jun 12, 1931 | 19 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
62 | May 01, 1931 | 19 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
61 | Apr 27, 1931 | 19 | ![]() | nc | NA
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60 | Apr 24, 1931 | 19 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
59 | Apr 07, 1931 | 19 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
58 | Mar 31, 1931 | 19 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
57 | Mar 10, 1931 | 19 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
56 | Feb 13, 1931 | 19 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
55 | Jan 28, 1931 | 18 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
54 | Jan 13, 1931 | 18 | ![]() | loss | PTS 6 |
53 | Dec 12, 1930 | 18 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
52 | Nov 18, 1930 | 18 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
51 | Nov 14, 1930 | 18 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
50 | Nov 07, 1930 | 18 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
49 | Oct 24, 1930 | 18 | ![]() | draw | PTS 6 |
48 | Oct 21, 1930 | 18 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
47 | Oct 07, 1930 | 18 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
46 | Sep 16, 1930 | 18 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
45 | Aug 12, 1930 | 18 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
44 | Jul 21, 1930 | 18 | ![]() | draw | PTS 6 |
43 | Jul 10, 1930 | 18 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
42 | Jul 05, 1930 | 18 | ![]() | loss | PTS 4 |
41 | Jun 26, 1930 | 18 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
40 | Jun 17, 1930 | 18 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
39 | Jun 12, 1930 | 18 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
38 | May 08, 1930 | 18 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
37 | Apr 24, 1930 | 18 | ![]() | loss | PTS 8 |
36 | Jan 30, 1930 | 17 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
35 | Dec 03, 1929 | 17 | ![]() | loss | PTS 4 |
34 | Nov 27, 1929 | 17 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
33 | Oct 24, 1929 | 17 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
32 | Oct 10, 1929 | 17 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
31 | Oct 02, 1929 | 17 | ![]() | draw | PTS 4 |
30 | Sep 12, 1929 | 17 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
29 | Sep 10, 1929 | 17 | ![]() | loss | PTS 4 |
28 | Sep 04, 1929 | 17 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
27 | Aug 29, 1929 | 17 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
26 | Aug 21, 1929 | 17 | ![]() | loss | PTS 4 |
25 | Jul 05, 1929 | 17 | ![]() | loss | PTS 4 |
24 | May 02, 1929 | 17 | ![]() | draw | PTS 6 |
23 | Apr 18, 1929 | 17 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
22 | Apr 09, 1929 | 17 | ![]() | draw | PTS 4 |
21 | Apr 02, 1929 | 17 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
20 | Mar 28, 1929 | 17 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
19 | Mar 14, 1929 | 17 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
18 | Feb 07, 1929 | 17 | ![]() | loss | PTS 6 |
17 | Jan 24, 1929 | 16 | ![]() | draw | PTS 6 |
16 | Jan 17, 1929 | 16 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
15 | Dec 20, 1928 | 16 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
14 | Dec 13, 1928 | 16 | ![]() | draw | PTS 6 |
13 | Nov 22, 1928 | 16 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
12 | Oct 03, 1928 | 16 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
11 | Sep 13, 1928 | 16 | ![]() | draw | PTS 4 |
10 | Aug 23, 1928 | 16 | ![]() | loss | PTS 4 |
9 | Jul 26, 1928 | 16 | ![]() | loss | PTS 4 |
8 | Jul 12, 1928 | 16 | ![]() | draw | PTS 4 |
7 | Jun 20, 1928 | 16 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
6 | May 31, 1928 | 16 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
5 | May 24, 1928 | 16 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
4 | May 03, 1928 | 16 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
3 | Apr 12, 1928 | 16 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
2 | Mar 01, 1928 | 16 | ![]() | loss | PTS 4 |
1 | Feb 23, 1928 | 16 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |