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"Fighting Newsboy"
(Giuseppe Di Melfi)
Flyweight, USA, Brooklyn, New York
Born: April 22, 1897, Anzi, Potenza, Basilicata, Italy
- son of Domenico Di Melfi and Rosa Valentino -
Died: April 20, 1971, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Height: 4ft 11in, mt 1,50

All family with Domenico, Rosa, Giuseppe and little Maria (3 years)
emigrated to the US in 1904 with the North American ship sailed from Naples

Italian-American

No amateur results

Professional record

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1912
* Dec. 1Kid DennisNew York, United StatesND 4
1913
+ Jan. 1Young ToddNew York, United StatesKO 2
+ Jan. 10Tommy LargenNew York, United StatesKO 1
* Jan. 27Johnny BurnsBrooklyn, United StatesND 4
+ Feb. 1Johnny BoraxBrooklyn, United StatesKO 2
+ Feb. 10Young LippeBrooklyn, United StatesKO 2
* Mar. 1Young DeMeyerBrooklyn, United StatesND 10
* Mar. 10Young DeMeyerUnited StatesND 6
* Apr. 1Jimmy MurrayBrooklyn, United StatesND 6
* Apr. 10Danny BurnsUnited StatesND 6
* May 1Eddie SiegelHarlem, United StatesND 6
* June 1Jimmy MurrayBrooklyn, United StatesND 6
* Aug. 1Jimmy MurrayBrooklyn, United StatesND 6
* Sept. 1Young GormanBrooklyn, United StatesND 6
* Oct. 1Young DeMeyerBrooklyn, United StatesND 6
* Nov. 1Murray AllenUnited StatesND 6
1914
* Jan. 15Young DiamondNew York, United States ND 6
* Feb. 17Young DiamondBrooklyn, United States ND 6
* Feb. 20Young JeffriesBrooklyn, United States ND 6
* Feb. 27Young CampbellBrooklyn, United States ND 6
* Feb. 28Young DiamondBrooklyn, United States ND 6
* Mar. 9Jimmy CurtisNew York, United States ND 6
* Mar. 19Jimmy CurtisNew York, United States ND 6
* Mar. 24Barney SnyderBrooklyn, United States ND 10
* Apr. 9Jimmy FitzpatrickNew York, United States ND 10
* Apr. 18Barney SnyderBrooklyn, United States ND 10
* Apr. 25 Johnny RosnerBrooklyn, United States ND 10
* May 15Bobby HansenBrooklyn, United States ND 10
* May 23 Johnny RosnerBrooklyn, United States ND 10
* May 30Jimmy BailyBrooklyn, United States ND 10
* June 4 Johnny RosnerNew York, United States ND 10
* June 11 Johnny RosnerNew York, United States ND 6
* June 13 Johnny RosnerNew York, United States ND 10
* June 26Young SharkeyFar Rockaway, United StatesND 10
* July 10 Johnny RosnerRockaway, United States ND 10
* Aug. 1Murray AllenGlen Cove, United States ND 10
* Aug. 10Artie SimonsAlbany, United States ND 10
* Aug. 17Jimmy MurrayBrooklyn, United States ND 10
+ Aug. 19Chuck ConnorsBergen Beach, United States KO 2
* Oct. 5Young McGovernPhiladelphia, United States ND 6
* Oct. 19Ed RiversPhiladelphia, United States ND 6
+ Nov. 3Jimmy MurphySaint Louis, United States W 8
+ Nov. 10Tommy GaretySaint Louis, United States W 8
- Nov. 24Pete HermanNew Orleans, United States L 15
= Dec. 4Eddie CoulonSaint Louis, United States Draw 8
+ Dec. 27Joe BellPacific, United States KO 1
1915
+ Jan. 1Kid WaggonerAlton, United States TKO 2
+ Jan. 5Bobby BurnsSaint Louis, United States WDQ 4
- Jan. 25Ansel BellUnited StatesKO by 1
* Feb. 18Young MarinoBrooklyn, United States ND 10
* Mar. 2Young BennyAlbany, United States ND 10
= Mar. 25Memphis Pal MooreNew Orleans, United States Draw 10
* Apr. 9Bobby BurnsDallas, United States ND 10
+ Apr. 24One Punch HoganNew Orleans, United States W 10
= May 1Pete HermanNew Orleans, United States Draw 10
= June 25Johnny SolzbergBrooklyn, United States Draw 10
* July 7 Johnny RosnerNew York, United States ND 10
+ Aug. 24Bobby BurnsSaint Louis, United States W 8
= Aug. 31Bobby BurnsSaint Louis, United States Draw 8
- Nov. 8One Punch HoganNew Orleans, United States L 15
= Nov. 22One Punch HoganNew Orleans, United States Draw 20
- Nov. 29Pete HermanNew Orleans, United States L 15
+ Dec. 31 Jack DoyleNew Orleans, United States W 15
1916
- Jan. 13Memphis Pal MooreMemphis, United States L 8
* Feb. 18Walter NelsonBrooklyn, United States ND 10
* Feb. 25Johnny SolzbergBrooklyn, United States ND 10
* Mar. 10Benny McCoyBrooklyn, United States ND 10
* Mar. 14Johnny ErtleBrooklyn, United States ND 10
* May 15Joe TuberPhiladelphia, United States ND 6
+ June 2Jackie SharkeyBrooklyn, United States KO 5
* June 5Johnny SolzbergNew York, United States ND 10
* June 24 Monte AttellBronx, United States ND 10
* June 28Jimmy MurrayBrooklyn, United States ND 10
- July 27Young BennyBrooklyn, United States LDQ 3
* Aug. 5Memphis Pal MooreBrooklyn, United States ND 10
- Aug. 12Abe FriedmanBrooklyn, United States LDQ 7
* Sept. 18Buddy FaulkesBrooklyn, United States ND 10
- Dec. 18 Jimmy WildeHolborn, Great BritainTKO by 11
World Flyweight Title
1917
* Feb. 12Jack CliffordBrooklyn, United States ND 10
- Feb. 22Frankie BurnsNew York, United States TKO by 4
* Feb. 28Johnny SaxonPoughkeepsie, United States ND 10
= Mar. 29Jimmy CurtisHot Springs, United States Draw 10
- Apr. 23Joe TuberBaltimore, United States L 15
- Apr. 30Paul DemersNew Bedford, United States L 12
* May 22Frankie MasonFort Wayne, United States ND 10
* May 29Jimmy PappasBrooklyn, United States ND 10
* June 11Benny CosterBrooklyn, United States ND 10
* June 15Frankie MasonFort Wayne, United States ND 10
= Sept. 14Johnny RussellProvidence, United States Draw 12
* Sept. 23Frank RectorBrooklyn, United States ND 10
- Sept. 28Johnny RosnerBrooklyn, United States KO by 7
1918
= Feb. 1Nate JacksonHot Springs, United States Draw 10
* Feb. 8Nate JacksonHot Springs, United States ND 8
= Feb. 18Grover HughesHot Springs, United States Draw 10
* Mar. 5Bobby HughesHot Springs, United States ND 10
* Mar. 16Patsy ScanlonHot Springs, United States ND 10
= Apr. 2Jimmy MurphySaint Louis, United States Draw 8
* Apr. 12Pekin Kid HermanPeoria, United States ND 10
* Sept. 6Pete HermanJersey City, United States ND 8
- Sept. 10Battling HurleyBoston, United States L 6
1919
* Jan. 17Jack DouglasHot Springs, United States ND 10
* Apr. 1Sammy SandowHot Springs, United States ND 10
* Apr. 14 Nate JacksonHot Springs, United States ND 10
* May 1Frankie MasonCleveland, United States ND 10
* June 27Roy MooreSuperior, United States ND 10
* Dec. 12Babe AsherSaint Louis, United States ND 8
* Dec. 16Frankie OsnerAlton, United States ND 8
1920
- Jan. 1Frankie OsnerAlton, United States L 8
- Jan. 26Harry BramerHot Springs, United States L 10
- Feb. 2Eddie CoulonHot Springs, United States L 10
+ Feb. 6Charles DernsHoboken, United States KO 5
+ Feb. 13Red WatsonNew Orleans, United States TKO 9
* Feb. 19Frankie MasonTerre Haute, United States ND 10
* Mar. 4Knockout BrownHot Springs, United States ND 10
- Apr. 10Battling Al MurrayUnited States L 12
* Apr. 12 Jimmy WildeWindsor, Canada ND 10
- Dec. 25Dick GriffinEl Paso, United States L 15
1921
= Feb. 9Young MarinoDetroit, United States Draw 10
= Mar. 7Joe MetrangaNew Orleans, United States Draw 15
- Mar. 14Ashton DonzaNew Orleans, United States L 15
- Apr. 5Sammy NableBrooklyn, United States L 15
- Apr. 16Johnny BuffBrooklyn, United States L 15
* May 18Earl McArthurSioux City, United States ND 10
- June 4Johnny CurtinConey Island, United States L 12
- Oct. 17Johnny KaiserMemphis, United States L 8
1922
- Jan. 2Mickey NelsonBrooklyn, United States L 12
- Nov. 30Sammy CohenBrooklyn, United States L 10
1923
Inactive
1924
- Mar. 31 Bobby HughesHot Springs, United States L 10
- Apr. 28 Jack DoyleNew Orleans, United States L 10
- Sept. 25Willie DarcyYonkers, United States L 10
1925
- Apr. 29Joe LucasWindsor, Canada TKO by 3
1926
Inactive
1927
- Apr. 25Eddie WolfeMemphis, United States L 8
1928
- Apr. 13Gaylor LewisBrooklyn, United States L 6
- Apr. 26Benny BrostoffBrooklyn, United States KO by 5

 

Summary

Total bouts: 134, Won: 16 (10 inside the limit), Lost: 32 (6 inside the limit), Draw: 13, NC: 73
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