Sport & Note

Harry Jeffra

Male

(Ignazio Pasquale Guiffi)
(Ignacius Pasquale Guiffi)
Featherweight, USA, Baltimore, Maryland
Born: November 30, 1914, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Died: September 1988, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Height: 5ft 4in, mt 1,62

Italian-American

Harry Jeffra has been inducted into the Maryland Athletic Hall of Fame,
the Ring Hall of Fame, the National Italian-American Sports Hall of Fame
and the World Boxing Hall of Fame

No amateur results

Professional record

Date	Opponent	Place	Result
1933
+ Sept. 22	Earl Wise	Baltimore, United States	W 4
+ Sept. 28	Angelo Brocato	Baltimore, United States	W 4
+ Oct. 6	Bob Sponsler	Baltimore, United States	W 4
+ Oct. 18	Earl Wise	Baltimore, United States	W 4
+ Nov. 9	Chester Fowble	Baltimore, United States	W 4
+ Nov. 16	Al Beatty	Baltimore, United States	W 4
+ Dec. 21	Bob Sponsler	Baltimore, United States	KO 1
+ Dec. 27	Russ Driscoll	Baltimore, United States	KO 1
1934
+ Jan. 4	Harry Groves	Baltimore, United States	TKO 4
+ Jan. 8	Lou Votta	Baltimore, United States	W 4
+ Jan. 29	Elmer Lytell	Baltimore, United States	KO 1
+ Feb. 16	Pete Galiano	Baltimore, United States	W 6
+ Apr. 9	Leroy Dougan	Baltimore, United States	W 6
+ July 27	Lou Young	Baltimore, United States	KO 2
+ Aug. 10	Joey Selmar	Baltimore, United States	KO 2
+ Sept. 10	Chester Fowble	Baltimore, United States	TKO 5
1935
+ Jan. 11	Tommy Horn	Baltimore, United States	W 6
+ Jan. 28	Tommy Horn	Baltimore, United States	TKO 3
= Feb. 11	Mike Tardugno	Washington, United States	Draw 6
+ Mar. 18	Nick Montana	Baltimore, United States	TKO 3
+ Apr. 8	Lloyd Pine	Washington, United States	W 6
+ May 20	Milt Jacobs	Baltimore, United States	KO 1
+ June 7	Chester Fowble	Baltimore, United States	KO 2
+ June 21	Eddie Burl	Baltimore, United States	W 8
+ July 11	Mickey Duca	Baltimore, United States	W 8
+ Aug. 2	Billy Landers	Baltimore, United States	W 8
- Oct. 21	Danny London	Baltimore, United States	TKO by 5
+ Nov. 25	Tin Can Romanelli	Baltimore, United States	W 10
- Dec. 30	Victor Vallee	Baltimore, United States	L 10
1936
- Jan. 27	Joey Allen	Baltimore, United States	L 10
+ Mar. 30	Norman Rahn	Baltimore, United States	W 8
+ Apr. 27	Dewey Cannon	Baltimore, United States	KO 3
+ May 4	Joey Teems	Washington, United States	W 6
+ June 1	Joey Teems	Baltimore, United States	W 8
+ June 29	Santos Hugo	Washington, United States	W 6
+ Sept. 7	Sammy Tucker	Baltimore, United States	TKO 4
+ Sept. 21	Joe Transparenti	Baltimore, United States	KO 7
+ Oct. 5	Sixto Escobar	Baltimore, United States	W 10
+ Nov. 23	Skippy Allen	Baltimore, United States	KO 6
+ Dec. 9	Sixto Escobar	New York, United States	W 10
1937
+ Jan. 18	Jackie Corcoran	Baltimore, United States	KO 2
+ Feb. 22	Lawrence Gunn	Baltimore, United States	W 10
+ Mar. 29	Al Gillette	Baltimore, United States	KO 1
+ May 10	Jimmy Martin	Baltimore, United States	TKO 7
+ May 14	Georgie Holmes	Philadelphia, United States	TKO 2
+ June 23	Jimmy Moran	Easton, United States	KO 2
+ July 19	Ruby Bradley	Philadelphia, United States	TKO 4
+ Aug. 14	Biff Lemieux	Milford, United States	W 8
+ Aug. 30	Biff Lemieux	Philadelphia, United States	W 10
+ Sept. 23	Sixto Escobar	New York, United States	W 15
World Bantamweight Title
+ Nov. 1	Biff Lemieux	Dayton, United States	W 10
+ Nov. 16	Jackie Carter	Saint Louis, United States	TKO 4
+ Nov. 26	Indian Quintana	Baltimore, United States	W 10
+ Dec. 20	Armando Sicilia	Washington, United States	W 8
1938
- Jan. 1	Panchito Villa	Mexico City, Mexico	L 10
- Feb. 20	Sixto Escobar	San Juan, Puerto Rico	L 15
World Bantamweight Title
+ Sept. 17	Nicky Jerome	Brooklyn, United States	TKO 6
+ Dec. 19	Johnny Mirabella	Baltimore, United States	TKO 1
1939
* Jan. 9	Danny London	Baltimore, United States	NC 4
+ Jan. 16	Danny London	Baltimore, United States	W 6
+ Feb. 6	Lou Transparenti	Baltimore, United States	KO 6
+ May 1	Marcus Pitts	Baltimore, United States	W 10
+ June 12	Al Mancini	Baltimore, United States	W 8
+ July 11	Johnny Marcelline	Philadelphia, United States	W 10
+ Sept. 11	Baby Yack	Washington, United States	W 8
- Sept. 28	Joey Archibald	Washington, United States	L 15
+ Nov. 20	Andre Sarilla	Baltimore, United States	W 10
+ Dec. 11	Young Johnny Buff	Washington, United States	W 8
1940
+ Apr. 17	Hitoshi Tanaka	Hagerstown, United States	W 8
+ May 20	Joey Archibald	Baltimore, United States	W 15
World Featherweight Title
+ July 29	Spider Armstrong	Baltimore, United States	W 15
World Featherweight Title
+ Aug. 20	Jackie Wilson	Youngstown, United States	W 10
- Nov. 19	Bill Speary	Kingston, United States	L 10
+ Dec. 2	Sixto Escobar	Baltimore, United States	W 10
1941
+ Jan. 6	Bill Speary	Baltimore, United States	W 12
+ Apr. 21	Tony Iacovacci	Baltimore, United States	W 10
+ Apr. 29	Al Brown	Wilkes-Barre, United States	TKO 7
- May 12	Joey Archibald	Washington, United States	L 15
World Featherweight Title
- June 24	Bobby Poison Ivy	Hartford, United States	L 10
- July 29	Patsy Giovanelli	Long Island City, United States	L 8
= Aug. 12	Mike Raffa	Pittsburgh, United States	Draw 10
+ Sept. 8	Tommy Forte	Philadelphia, United States	W 10
+ Sept. 15	Lou Transparenti	Baltimore, United States	W 12
+ Nov. 10	Joey Archibald	Providence, United States	W 10
1942
+ Feb. 2	Bill Speary	Toronto, Canada	W 10
+ Feb. 27	Joey Iannotti	New York, United States	W 8
+ Mar. 9	Jose Domingo Rozo	New York, United States	W 8
+ Mar. 16	Billy Banks	Baltimore, United States	W 10
+ Mar. 30	Sonny Brentz	Baltimore, United States	TKO 2
- Apr. 13	Lulu Costantino	New York, United States	L 8
+ Apr. 28	Frankie Rubino	Brooklyn, United States	W 8
- June 19	Chalky Wright	Baltimore, United States	TKO by 10
World Featherweight Title
1943
= July 30	Frankie Rubino	Brooklyn, United States	Draw 8
+ Aug. 24	Billy Banks	Washington, United States	W 8
+ Sept. 28	Davey Crawford	Long Island City, Queens	W 8
+ Oct. 4	Johnny Cockfield	Washington, United States	W 10
+ Nov. 8	Phil Terranova	Baltimore, United States	W 10
+ Nov. 22	Paulie Jackson	Philadelphia, United States	W 8
1944
+ Jan. 24	Frankie Rubino	Baltimore, United States	W 10
+ Feb. 7	Jimmy Collins	Baltimore, United States	W 10
+ Mar. 13	Frankie Rubino	Baltimore, United States	W 10
+ Mar. 27	Lou Salica	Baltimore, United States	W 10
- May 31	Cleo Shans	Baltimore, United States	L 10
+ Aug. 15	Domingo Diaz	Montreal, Canada	TKO 6
+ Aug. 28	Charley Noel	Montreal, Canada	W 8
+ Nov. 3	Charley Noel	Providence, United States	W 10
= Nov. 20	Phil Terranova	New York, United States	Draw 10
1945
- Jan. 8	Jackie Wilson	Baltimore, United States	L 10
- Feb. 6	Jackie Graves	Minneapolis, United States	L 8
+ Mar. 21	Leroy Jackson	Cleveland, United States	W 8
+ Apr. 4	Leroy Jackson	Cleveland, United States	W 8
+ June 1	Sammy Garcia	Boston, United States	W 10
= Sept. 11	Mickey Quack	Millvale, United States	Draw 10
- Oct. 29	Freddie Russo	Baltimore, United States	L 10
- Nov. 27	Enrique Bolanos	Los Angeles, United States	L 10
1946
+ Jan. 28	Mickey Quack	Pittsburgh, United States	W 10
- Mar. 3	Oscar Calles	Caracas, Venezuela	L 10
= June 25	Nick Stato	Hartford, United States	Draw 8
1947
= Jan. 20	Leslie Harris	Baltimore, United States	Draw 10
+ Feb. 3	Leslie Harris	Baltimore, United States	W 10
1948-1949 Inactive
1950
- Oct. 23	Lenny Alvarez	New Orleans, United States	L 8
- Dec. 12	Packy McFarland	Omaha, United States	L 10

Summary

Total bouts: 122, Won: 94 (28 inside the limit), Lost: 20 (2 inside the limit), Draw: 7, NC: 1