Sport & Note

Jackie Callura

Male

(John Callura)
Featherweight, Canada, Hamilton, Ontario
Born: September 14, 1917, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Died: November 4, 1993, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
(some sources report: November 15, 1993)
Height: 5ft 6 1/2in, mt 1,69

Italian-Canadian

as an amateur:
1931 Canadian flyweight champion
1932 Los Angeles, California, Olympic Games flyweight preliminaries
Lpts Louis Salica, USA

He was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1969

No amateur results

Professional record

Date	Opponent	Place	Result
1936
+ Apr. 3	Joe Tambe	Hamilton, Canada	KO 7
- June 5	Lefty Gwynne	Hamilton, Canada	L 10
+ Sept. 22	Gib Black	Saginaw, United States	KO 3
+ Sept. 23	Spider Armstrong	Toronto, Canada	KO 3
- Sept. 29	Wilmer Van	Green Bay, United States	L 6
+ Oct. 19	Gib Black	Toronto, Canada	W 6
+ Oct. 20	Dave Casson	Detroit, United States	W 0
+ Oct. 27	Frankie Jarr	Detroit, United States	W 8
+ Nov. 2	Leo Rittenour	Flint, United States	W 8
- Nov. 23	Spider Armstrong	Toronto, Canada	L 6
1937
- Jan. 4	Billy Marquart	Chicago, United States	L 6
- Jan. 22	Lloyd Pine	Mansfield, United States	L 10
+ Feb. 12	Lloyd Pine	Mansfield, United States	W 10
= Mar. 8	Young Mickey Walker	Chicago, United States	Draw 5
+ Apr. 5	Pat Robertson	Chicago, United States	W 8
- May 14	Leo Rodak	Chicago, United States	L 10
+ June 8	Ray Cook	Hamilton, Canada	W 10
- June 14	Mel Glionna	Toronto, Canada	L 6
+ Aug. 23	Davey Paul	Toronto, Canada	W 8
+ Sept. 20	Lloyd Pine	Toronto, Canada	W 8
- Oct. 22	KO Morgan	Toronto, Canada	L 10
+ Nov. 15	Barney Ruffner	Toronto, Canada	W 6
+ Dec. 7	Jimmy Gilligan	Toronto, Canada	TKO 5
+ Dec. 21	Al Manriquez	Toronto, Canada	TKO 3
- Dec. 28	Frankie Martin	Toronto, Canada	L 8
1938
- Jan. 14	Varias Milling	Chicago, United States	L 10
- Feb. 8	KO Morgan	Muskegon, United States	L 10
+ Mar. 7	Frankie Martin	Toronto, Canada	W 10
Canadian Featherweight Title
- May 9	Dave Castilloux	Montreal, Canada	L 10
+ July 7	Harry Gerson	Montreal, Canada	W 8
+ Aug. 1	Frankie Jarr	Toronto, Canada	W 8
+ Aug. 16	Henry Hook	Toronto, Canada	W 8
+ Sept. 19	Joe Tambe	Buffalo, United States	W 6
+ Nov. 7	Jimmy Gilligan	Toronto, Canada	W 8
+ Nov. 14	Jimmy Gilligan	Buffalo, United States	W 6
= Dec. 26	Joey Brown	Buffalo, United States	Draw 6
1939
+ Jan. 3	Freddie Miller	Rochester, United States	W 10
+ Jan. 16	Spider Armstrong	Toronto, Canada	W 8
+ Feb. 13	Eddie Scott	Toronto, Canada	W 6
+ Feb. 24	Joey Brown	Syracuse, United States	TKO 6
- Mar. 17	Frankie Kainrath	Chicago, United States	L 8
= Mar. 28	Mike Gamiere	Rochester, United States	Draw 10
- Apr. 27	Joey Bagnato	Toronto, Canada	KO by 5
- May 15	Mike Martyk	Toronto, Canada	L 8
+ June 5	Mike Martyk	Toronto, Canada	WDQ 5
+ June 15	Mel Glionna	Toronto, Canada	W 6
+ July 10	Charley Roberts	Rochester, United States	W 8
+ Aug. 15	Eddie Carson	Milwaukee, United States	W 6
+ Sept. 18	Henry Huerta	Milwaukee, United States	W 10
+ Nov. 16	Leone Efrati	Milwaukee, United States	W 10
+ Dec. 26	Henry Smith	Buffalo, United States	W 6
1940
- Jan. 8	Harris Blake	Buffalo, United States	L 6
+ Jan. 15	Charley Roberts	Buffalo, United States	W 6
- Jan. 22	Joe Marinelli	Dayton, United States	L 10
+ Feb. 15	Lee Sheppard	Rochester, United States	W 8
- Feb. 19	Joey Bagnato	Toronto, Canada	L 6
- Mar. 4	Maxie Shapiro	New York, United States	L 8
= Apr. 4	Lou Salica	Rochester, United States	Draw 10
- May 29	Aurel Toma	Oakland, United States	L 10
= July 1	Ritchie Shinn	San Francisco, United States	Draw 6
= Aug. 21	Chick Delaney	Oakland, United States	Draw 10
+ Sept. 11	Chick Delaney	Oakland, United States	KO 2
= Sept. 25	Baby Arizmendi	Oakland, United States	Draw 10
+ Oct. 11	Gene Espinosa	San Francisco, United States	W 10
= Nov. 11	Georgie Pace	Toronto, Canada	Draw 10
+ Dec. 9	Jimmy Fox	Toronto, Canada	TKO 3
1941
- Feb. 24	Jimmy Hatcher	Miami Beach, United States	L 10
= Mar. 10	Jimmy Perrin	New Orleans, United States	Draw 10
+ Apr. 7	Jimmy Perrin	New Orleans, United States	TKO 4
+ May 6	Guy Serean	New Orleans, United States	W 10
+ Sept. 8	Guy Serean	New Orleans, United States	W 10
+ Oct. 6	Nick Camarata	New Orleans, United States	W 10
+ Oct. 20	Frankie Garcia	Louisville, United States	KO 2
1942
+ Jan. 26	Larry Bolvin	Providence, United States	W 10
+ Feb. 27	Larry Bolvin	Providence, United States	KO 4
+ Mar. 23	Ted Christie	Providence, United States	KO 3
+ Apr. 13	Bill Speary	New Orleans, United States	W 10
- May 4	Bobby Poison Ivy	Providence, United States	L 10
+ May 28	Sammy Garcia	Hamilton, Canada	KO 5
- June 29	Vince Dell'Orto	New Orleans, United States	L 10
- July 27	Bobby Poison Ivy	Providence, United States	L 10
+ Aug. 31	Davey Crawford	Providence, United States	W 10
= Sept. 21	Davey Crawford	Providence, United States	Draw 10
+ Sept. 28	Vince Dell'Orto	New Orleans, United States	W 10
+ Nov. 23	Curley St Angelo	Providence, United States	KO 2
- Dec. 11	Cleo Shans	Boston, United States	L 10
1943
+ Jan. 18	Jackie Wilson	Providence, United States	W 15
National Boxing Association World Featherweight Title
+ Mar. 18	Jackie Wilson	Boston, United States	W 15
National Boxing Association World Featherweight Title
- Apr. 26	Tony Costa	Providence, United States	L 10
- May 21	Lew Hanbury	Washington, United States	L 10
- June 30	Phil Terranova	Hartford, United States	TKO by 3
+ July 30	Frankie Ryan	Mobile, United States	KO 4
- Aug. 16	Phil Terranova	New Orleans, United States	KO by 8
National Boxing Association World Featherweight Title
+ Oct. 1	Mike Martyk	Hamilton, Canada	W 10
+ Oct. 20	Juan Villalba	New Orleans, United States	W 10
- Dec. 27	Phil Terranova	New Orleans, United States	TKO by 6
National Boxing Association World Featherweight Title
1944
- Jan. 31	Charley Cabey Lewis	Providence, United States	L 10
- June 6	Pat Demers	New Bedford, United States	L 10
1945
= Mar. 20	Paul Reguejo	Los Angeles, United States	Draw 6
- Apr. 24	Paul Reguejo	San Jose, United States	L 10
1946
+ May 13	Jackie Harris	Boston, United States	TKO 8
- June 4	Tommy Greb	Salem, United States	L 10
- June 25	Jimmy Corti	Trenton, United States	L 8
- July 2	Florient Desmarais	Manchester, United States	L 10
- Oct. 16	Chico Morales	Memphis, United States	L 10
= Nov. 7	Bobby Jackson	El Paso, United States	Draw 10
- Nov. 29	Jackie Graves	Minneapolis, United States	KO by 7
- Dec. 4	Manny Ortega	El Paso, United States	KO by 2
1947
- June 4	Humberto Sierra	Miami, United States	TKO by 7

Summary

Total bouts: 109, Won: 57 (16 inside the limit), Lost: 40 (7 inside the limit), Draw: 12, NC: 0