Battling Battalino boxer

Battling Battalino boxer
bouts
88
won
57
lost
26
draw
3
Status
inactive
Division
featherweight
Debut
1927-06-06
Height
5′ 5½″/166cm
Reach
65″/165cm
Age
69
Born
1908-02-18
Death
1977-07-25
Nationality
USA

Christopher Battaglia (February 18, 1908 – July 25, 1977) better known as Battling Battalino, was an American World Featherweight boxing champion. Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Battalino engaged in 88 bouts during his career, of which he won 57 (23 knockouts), lost 26, and drew 3. He was managed by Hy Malley and Lenny Marello. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2003.Christopher Battaglia was born on February 18, 1908 to an Italian family in Hartford, Connecticut. The son of Italian immigrants, he never attended high school, but worked in a typewriter factory and labored in the tobacco fields. A good amateur boxer, Battalino won the National AAU featherweight championship in Boston in 1927. He had fifty-nine amateur bouts, knocking out forty-six of his opponents.As a professional, Battalino would become known as a courageous and rugged fighter with good inside boxing abilities. He was not known for a disciplined and studied boxing technique, but rather, a strong and relentless attack.Battalino became a professional boxer in June 1927. His first big win came on July 26, 1929, when he upset NBA world bantamweight champion "Panama" Al Brown on a 10-round decision in Hartford, Connecticut. Battalino knocked Brown down for a short count in the third. He won the first four rounds, and held his own through the remaining six.The victory over Brown made Battalino a top contender and garnered him a title match with world featherweight champion André Routis on September 23, 1929, in his hometown, Hartford, Connecticut. The 21-year-old Battalino made the most of his opportunity and defeated Frenchman Routis over 15 rounds, becoming one of the youngest competitors to win the world featherweight title. Before an enthused audience of 13,866, Battalino outboxed and outsmarted the older Routis at both long range, and infighting, and landed more blows. In a rare occurrence, Battalino was awarded all fifteen of the rounds in the championship fight. The new champion had become a Hartford Hero when the Mayor presented him a medal the previous November for saving a child from drowning.

Date Opponent Last Opponents' Results Place Result
1940-01-30 Dick Turcotte LWWWLW Foot Guard Hall, Hartford LOST
Points
1939-12-04 George Martin WWLWLL Valley Arena, Holyoke LOST
Unanimous decision
1939-11-16 George Pepe WWWDLL Arena, New Haven DRAW
Points
1939-10-30 Jerry Maloni WLWDWW Valley Arena, Holyoke WIN
Split-decision
1939-09-26 Frankie Young WLDLWL Foot Guard Hall, Hartford WIN
Points
1939-09-12 Frankie Young LWLDLW Capitol Park Arena, Hartford WIN
Points
1939-09-05 Johnny Castonguay L Capitol Park Arena, Hartford WIN
Technical knockout
1939-08-08 Felix Garcia LWLLLL Capitol Park Arena, Hartford WIN
KO
1939-07-25 Oscar Suggs LLLWWD Capitol Park Arena, Hartford WIN
Points
1939-07-11 Sal Canata LWLWWL Capitol Park Arena, Hartford WIN
Technical knockout
1936-07-06 Howard Scott WWWWWW South Park Arena, Hartford LOST
Points
1936-06-15 Howard Scott WWWWWW Griffith Stadium, Washington LOST
Points
1936-04-08 Al Roth WWLLLL Star Casino, New York LOST
Points
1936-02-25 Joey Greb DLLDWL New York Coliseum, Bronx WIN
Points
1936-02-05 Midget Mexico WLWWWL Star Casino, New York WIN
Points
1936-01-30 Pete Nebo WLLWLL Foot Guard Hall, Hartford WIN
Technical knockout
1934-11-26 Jimmy Leto WWLDLW Foot Guard Hall, Hartford LOST
Points
1934-10-23 Cocoa Kid WWWLWL Foot Guard Hall, Hartford WIN
Technical knockout
1934-10-01 Lew Feldman WLLDWW South Park Arena, Hartford WIN
Points
1934-09-11 Lew Feldman WWLLDW White City Stadium, West Haven LOST
Points
1934-07-24 Jackie Davis WWLDWD South Park Arena, Hartford WIN
Points
1934-06-08 Antonio Cerdan DLLL Estadio Riachuelo, Río de Janeiro WIN
Points
1933-08-09 Phil Rafferty LLLLLW Polo Grounds, New York LOST
Split-decision
1933-07-28 Benny Whitler DDDLLL Woodcliff Park, Poughkeepsie WIN
KO
1932-10-21 Barney Ross WWWWWW Chicago Stadium, Chicago LOST
Unanimous decision
1932-09-05 Eddie Holmes LWLLWW Providence LOST
Points
1932-08-11 Billy Townsend LLWWLL Ebbets Field, Brooklyn WIN
Points
1932-07-28 Willie Hines WWWWLL Fort Hamilton Arena, Brooklyn WIN
KO
1932-07-19 Frankie Petrolle LWWLLW Queensboro Stadium, Long Island City, Queens LOST
Points
1932-06-28 Frankie Petrolle LLWWLL Queensboro Stadium, Long Island City, Queens LOST
Points
1932-05-20 Billy Petrolle WLWWWW Chicago Stadium, Chicago LOST
Unanimous decision
1932-03-24 Billy Petrolle LWLWWW Madison Square Garden, New York LOST
Technical knockout
1932-03-11 Eddie Ran WWWLWW Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
Unanimous decision
1932-02-24 Billy Shaw LLLLLL Coliseum, Saint Louis WIN
KO
1932-01-27 Freddie Miller WLWWWW Music Hall Arena, Cincinnati NC
No Contest
1931-12-11 Al Singer LWWWWW Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
Technical knockout
1931-11-19 Bushy Graham WWWWWW Chicago Stadium, Chicago WIN
KO
1931-11-04 Earl Mastro WWWWWW Chicago Stadium, Chicago WIN
Majority decision
1931-10-12 Roger Bernard WLWLWL Arena, Philadelphia LOST
Majority decision
1931-09-24 Bushy Graham WWWWWW Redland Field, Cincinnati LOST
Split-decision
1931-09-15 Eddie Shea LWWWLW Hurley Stadium, East Hartford WIN
Points
1931-07-23 Freddie Miller WWWWWW Redland Field, Cincinnati WIN
Unanimous decision
1931-07-01 Bobby Brady WLWLWL Baseball Park, Jersey City WIN
Points
1931-06-15 Johnny Datto WWWLLL Hurley Stadium, East Hartford WIN
KO
1931-05-22 Fidel LaBarba DWWLDW Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
Unanimous decision
1931-04-20 Andy Martin WWLWWW Foot Guard Hall, Hartford WIN
Points
1931-03-20 Andy Callahan LWWWWW Boston Garden, Boston LOST
Unanimous decision
1931-03-06 Young Zazzarino WWLDWW Foot Guard Hall, Hartford WIN
Points
1931-01-23 Eddie Shea LWWWWW Chicago Stadium, Chicago LOST
Unanimous decision
1930-12-12 Kid Chocolate WWLWWL Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
Unanimous decision
1930-10-20 Young Zazzarino LWWWLD Oakland Arena, Jersey City LOST
1930-09-24 Louis 'Kid' Kaplan LWWWWW Hurley Stadium, East Hartford LOST
Points
1930-09-05 Roger Bernard WWWWWW Olympia Stadium, Detroit LOST
Points
1930-08-18 Bud Taylor WLWWLW Hurley Stadium, East Hartford WIN
Points
1930-07-24 Cecil Payne DWWWWW Redland Field, Cincinnati LOST
Unanimous decision
1930-07-15 Ignacio Fernandez WLLLLW Hurley Stadium, East Hartford WIN
KO
1930-06-10 Cecil Payne WLWDWW Redland Field, Cincinnati LOST
Unanimous decision
1930-05-21 Vic Burrone WLDLWL Meyers Bowl, North Braddock WIN
Unanimous decision
1930-05-05 Lew Massey WWLWWW Arena, Philadelphia WIN
Majority decision
1930-04-25 Bushy Graham WLLDWW Foot Guard Hall, Hartford WIN
Points
1930-04-14 Benny Nabors WWWWLW Buckingham Hall, Waterbury WIN
KO
1930-03-20 Bud Taylor DLWDWL Olympia Stadium, Detroit LOST
Points
1930-02-25 Ignacio Fernandez WWWWLL Foot Guard Hall, Hartford WIN
Points
1930-01-20 Lew Massey WWWWDW Arena, Philadelphia LOST
Unanimous decision
1930-01-09 Phil Verdi LWLWWW Arena, New Haven WIN
Technical knockout
1929-09-23 Andre Routis LWLLLL Hurley Stadium, East Hartford WIN
Points
1929-07-26 Panama Al Brown WWWWWW Bulkeley Stadium, Hartford WIN
Points
1929-06-05 Eddie Lord WWWWWW Bulkeley Stadium, Hartford WIN
Points
1929-02-21 Tony Leto WWWWWW Foot Guard Hall, Hartford WIN
Technical knockout
1929-02-07 Joe Curry WLWWWD Foot Guard Hall, Hartford WIN
Technical knockout
1929-01-04 Ralph Nischo LWDLLW Foot Guard Hall, Hartford WIN
KO
1928-12-06 Jimmy Garcia WWW Foot Guard Hall, Hartford WIN
Technical knockout
1928-11-15 Milton Cohen LDWWWL Foot Guard Hall, Hartford WIN
Points
1928-10-26 Jules Sombathy WLWWLW Foot Guard Hall, Hartford WIN
Points
1928-09-17 Milton Cohen WLDWWW Velodrome, Hartford WIN
Points
1928-07-16 Jimmy Scully WLLWWL Velodrome, Hartford WIN
KO
1928-04-03 Johnny Ciccone WLWWLL Arena, New Haven LOST
Points
1928-02-20 Johnny Ciccone LWLWWL Arena, New Haven WIN
Points
1927-12-02 Philly Griffin WLLLWW Stanley Arena, New Britain DRAW
Points
1927-11-12 Jimmy Bones WWWLLL State Armory, Bridgeport WIN
Points
1927-09-22 Joe Curry WLLWLL Arena, New Haven DRAW
Points
1927-09-15 Joe Curry LDWLLW Arena, New Haven WIN
Points
1927-08-25 Frisco Bautista WLWLWL White City Stadium, West Haven WIN
Technical knockout
1927-08-04 Tony DePalma WWLWWL White City Stadium, West Haven WIN
Points
1927-07-28 Kid Wagner WWLLWW Arena, New Haven WIN
Technical knockout
1927-07-08 Jimmy Horsburgh LWDLLL Nutmeg Stadium, New Haven NC
1927-06-30 Jimmy Rossi WLWLW Arena, New Haven WIN
KO
1927-06-06 Archie Rosenberg debut Velodrome, Hartford WIN
KO