On February 22, 1957, Carmen Basilio and Johnny Saxton met again in an immediate rematch.
Basilio came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 33% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 10 days.
Carmen Basilio made very easy work of Johnny Saxton in the rematch, stopping the challenger via TKO in the 2nd. Basilio improves his record to 50-12-7 (24 KOs)
On September 12, 1956, Carmen Basilio and Johnny Saxton met again in an immediate rematch.
Basilio came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 32% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 29 days.
In the rematch, Carmen Basilio stopped the champion via TKO in the 9th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and is crowned the new The Ring welterweight champion. Basilio improves his record to 49-12-7 (23 KOs)
On June 10, 1955, a 28-year-old Carmen Basilio (44-11-7, 20 KOs) got a shot at the The Ring welterweight title held by 23-year-old Tony DeMarco (46-5-1, 29 KOs).
Basilio came in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 32% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 20 days. DeMarco was on a 1-fight win streak with a 55% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 9 days.
Carmen Basilio stopped the champion via TKO in the 12th round of the 15-round world-title fight, winning the first world title of his career, and is crowned the new The Ring welterweight champion. Basilio improves his record to 45-11-7 (21 KOs), while DeMarco adds a loss to his record at 46-6-1.
On September 23, 1957, a 30-year-old Carmen Basilio (51-12-7, 25 KOs) got a shot at the The Ring middleweight title held by 36-year-old Sugar Ray Robinson (140-5-2, 92 KOs).
Basilio came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 35% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 7 days. Robinson was on a 1-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 22 days.
Carmen Basilio defeated Sugar Ray Robinson via split decision and wins the The Ring title. Basilio improves his record to 52-12-7, while Robinson adds a loss to his record at 140-6-2.
On November 30, 1955, Carmen Basilio and Tony DeMarco met again in a rematch.
Basilio came in to the fight on a 11-fight win streak with a 32% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 23 days. DeMarco was on a 1-fight win streak with a 55% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 16 days.
In the rematch, Carmen Basilio stopped Tony DeMarco via TKO in the 12th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his The Ring welterweight title. Basilio improves his record to 48-11-7 (22 KOs), while DeMarco adds a loss to his record at 47-7-1.
On July 31, 1950, a 23-year-old Carmen Basilio (21-3-3, 13 KOs) and Guillermo Gimenez met in the ring for the 2nd time,.
Basilio came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 48% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 10 days.
In the rematch, Carmen Basilio stopped Guillermo Gimenez via RTD in the 8th round. Basilio improves his record to 22-3-3 (14 KOs)
On May 5, 1950, a 23-year-old Carmen Basilio (19-3-3, 11 KOs) and Gaby Ferland met in the ring for the 2nd time,.
Basilio came in to the fight after a draw in his last fight with a 44% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 23 days.
In the rematch, Carmen Basilio stopped Gaby Ferland via KO in the 1st round. Basilio improves his record to 20-3-3 (12 KOs)
On September 5, 1958, a 31-year-old Carmen Basilio (52-13-7, 25 KOs) and Art Aragon met in the ring.
Basilio came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 34% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 11 days.
Carmen Basilio stopped Art Aragon via TKO in the 8th round. Basilio improves his record to 53-13-7 (26 KOs)
On June 6, 1953, a 26-year-old Carmen Basilio (34-10-4, 17 KOs) and Billy Graham met in the ring for the 2nd time,.
Basilio came in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 35% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 26 days.
In the rematch, Carmen Basilio defeated Billy Graham via unanimous decision in the 12-round fight. Basilio improves his record to 35-10-4
On September 18, 1953, a 26-year-old Carmen Basilio (35-10-5, 17 KOs) got a shot at the welterweight The Ring title held by 27-year-old Cuban boxer Kid Gavilan (94-13-4, 27 KOs).
Basilio came in to the fight after a draw in his last fight with a 34% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 24 days. Gavilán was on a 3-fight win streak with a 24% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 23 days.
Kid Gavilán defeated Carmen Basilio via split decision and successfully defended his The Ring welterweight title. Gavilán improves his record to 95-13-4, while Basilio adds a loss to his record at 35-11-5.