Carmen Basilio

Career, Record, Stats

Carmen Basilio (The Upstate Onion Farmer) was an American professional boxer. He was a two-weightclass world champion with 3 world-title wins. In a career spanning 12 years, 4 months, and 29 days, Basilio amassed a record of 56-16-7, which includes 27 wins via KO, 4 of which were in world-title fights. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 1990.

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LEGEND

Carmen Basilio's Boxing Career

Carmen Basilio was born in Canastota, New York on April 2, 1927. He made his professional debut at the age of 21 years on November 24, 1948 against Jimmy Evans. Basilio defeated Evans via 3rd round KO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.

Basilio got his first shot at a world title at the age of 26 after 50 professional fights. On September 18, 1953 Basilio challenged Kid Gavilan's The Ring welterweight title but lost via 15-round split decision.

He became a world champion on June 10, 1955 at the age of 28 years, after by defeating Tony DeMarco, the then-reining The Ring welterweight champion, via 12th round TKO. This was his 63rd fight as a professional.

Basilio then went on to successfully win the middleweight (The Ring) titles also to become a two-division world champion.

Basilio's last fight was a unanimous decision loss to Paul Pender at age 34, on April 22, 1961, in which he was fighting for The Ring middleweight title.

Some of Carmen Basilio's best fights were against Sugar Ray Robinson (HOFer), Tony DeMarco (HOFer), and Ike Williams (HOFer). For a complete list of Basilio's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Carmen Basilio".

Basilio has 16 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Carmen Basilio Losses".

Carmen Basilio's Boxing Record

#	Date	Age	Opponent	Res	Via
79	Apr 22, 1961	34	Paul Pender	loss	UD 15
78	Mar 11, 1961	33	Don Jordan	win	UD 10
77	Jan 07, 1961	33	Gaspar Ortega	win	UD 10
76	Jun 29, 1960	33	Gene Fullmer 28 43-4-1	loss	TKO 12
75	Aug 28, 1959	32	Gene Fullmer 28 41-4	loss	TKO 14
74	Apr 01, 1959	31	Arley Seifer	win	TKO 3
73	Sep 05, 1958	31	Art Aragon	win	TKO 8
72	Mar 25, 1958	30	Sugar Ray Robinson 36 140-6-2	loss	SD 15
71	Sep 23, 1957	30	Sugar Ray Robinson 36 140-5-2	win	SD 15
70	May 16, 1957	30	Harold Jones	win	TKO 4
69	Feb 22, 1957	29	Johnny Saxton	win	TKO 2
68	Sep 12, 1956	29	Johnny Saxton	win	TKO 9
67	Mar 14, 1956	28	Johnny Saxton	loss	UD 15
66	Nov 30, 1955	28	Tony DeMarco 23 47-6-1	win	TKO 12
65	Sep 07, 1955	28	Gil Turner	win	MD 10
64	Aug 10, 1955	28	Italo Scortichini	win	UD 10
63	Jun 10, 1955	28	Tony DeMarco 23 46-5-1	win	TKO 12
62	Jan 21, 1955	27	Peter Müller	win	UD 10
61	Dec 16, 1954	27	Ronnie Harper	win	RTD 3
60	Oct 15, 1954	27	Allie Gronik	win	UD 10
59	Sep 10, 1954	27	Carmine Fiore	win	UD 10
58	Aug 17, 1954	27	Ronnie Harper	win	TKO 2
57	Jun 26, 1954	27	Al Andrews	win	UD 10
56	May 15, 1954	27	Italo Scortichini	win	UD 10
55	Apr 17, 1954	27	Pierre Langlois	win	UD 10
54	Jan 16, 1954	26	Italo Scortichini	draw	PTS 10
53	Dec 19, 1953	26	Pierre Langlois	draw	PTS 10
52	Nov 28, 1953	26	Johnny Cunningham	win	KO 4
51	Sep 18, 1953	26	Kid Gavilan 27 94-13-4	loss	SD 15
50	Jul 25, 1953	26	Billy Graham	draw	PTS 12
49	Jun 06, 1953	26	Billy Graham	win	UD 12
48	Apr 11, 1953	26	Carmine Fiore	win	TKO 9
47	Feb 28, 1953	25	Vic Cardell	win	UD 10
46	Jan 12, 1953	25	Ike Williams 29 122-20-4	win	UD 10
45	Nov 18, 1952	25	Chuck Foster	win	TKO 5
44	Oct 20, 1952	25	Sammy Giuliani	win	KO 3
43	Sep 22, 1952	25	Baby Williams	win	UD 10
42	Aug 20, 1952	25	Billy Graham	loss	UD 10
41	Jul 16, 1952	25	Chuck Davey	loss	UD 10
40	May 29, 1952	25	Chuck Davey	draw	PTS 10
39	Mar 31, 1952	24	Jackie O'Brien	win	MD 10
38	Feb 28, 1952	24	Jimmy Cousins	win	UD 8
37	Feb 04, 1952	24	Emmett Norris	win	UD 10
36	Sep 26, 1951	24	Ross Virgo	loss	UD 10
35	Sep 17, 1951	24	Shamus McCray	win	PTS 8
34	Jun 18, 1951	24	Johnny Cesario	loss	UD 10
33	May 29, 1951	24	Lester Felton	loss	UD 10
32	Apr 12, 1951	24	Eddie Giosa	win	UD 10
31	Mar 09, 1951	23	Floro Hita	win	PTS 8
30	Dec 15, 1950	23	Vic Cardell	loss	SD 10
29	Aug 28, 1950	23	Eddie Giosa	loss	PTS 10
28	Jul 31, 1950	23	Guillermo Gimenez	win	RTD 8
27	Jun 21, 1950	23	Guillermo Gimenez	win	RTD 7
26	May 05, 1950	23	Gaby Ferland	win	KO 1
25	Apr 12, 1950	23	Gaby Ferland	draw	PTS 10
24	Mar 27, 1950	22	Mike Koballa	loss	UD 8
23	Mar 06, 1950	22	Lew Jenkins	win	MD 10
22	Feb 07, 1950	22	Adrien Mourguiart	win	TKO 7
21	Jan 24, 1950	22	Cassell Tate	win	MD 8
20	Jan 10, 1950	22	Sonny Jim Hampton	win	UD 8
19	Sep 30, 1949	22	Johnny Parker	win	RTD 2
18	Sep 07, 1949	22	Tony DiPelino	win	UD 8
17	Aug 17, 1949	22	Johnny Cunningham	win	PTS 8
16	Aug 02, 1949	22	Johnny Cunningham	loss	SD 8
15	Jul 21, 1949	22	Sammy Daniels	win	UD 8
14	Jul 12, 1949	22	Jesse Bradshaw	win	TKO 2
13	Jun 07, 1949	22	Johnny Cunningham	win	KO 2
12	May 18, 1949	22	Johnny Clemons	win	KO 3
11	May 02, 1949	22	Connie Thies	loss	PTS 6
10	Apr 20, 1949	22	Elliot Throop	win	KO 1
9	Mar 18, 1949	21	Jerry Drain	win	TKO 3
8	Feb 17, 1949	21	Luke Jordan	win	PTS 6
7	Jan 25, 1949	21	Ernie Hall	win	KO 2
6	Jan 19, 1949	21	Jimmy Parlin	draw	PTS 6
5	Jan 05, 1949	21	Johnny Cunningham	draw	PTS 6
4	Dec 15, 1948	21	Rolly Johns	win	SD 6
3	Dec 08, 1948	21	Eddie Thomas	win	KO 2
2	Nov 29, 1948	21	Bruce Walters	win	KO 1
1	Nov 24, 1948	21	Jimmy Evans	win	KO 3

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