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	Lou FILIPPO
	Lightweight Male USA Born: December 1, 1925, Los Angeles, California, USA Died: November 2, 2009, Downey, California, USA (Died at Downey Regional Medical Center after suffering a stroke) Height: 5ft 6in, mt 1,67 Italian-American

as an amateur:

fought in more than 250 bouts

Filippo attended Fremont High School in South Los Angeles and served in the Navy during World War II.
Became a referee and ring judge.
He proceeded to referee and judge 85 world championship fights, including Sugar Ray Leonard's controversial split-decision victory over Marvin Hagler in 1987 (Filippo scored narrowly in Hagler's favor) and Shane Mosley's split-decision victory over Oscar De La Hoya at Staples Center in 2000, awarding Mosley a 116-112 score.

He was inducted into the World Boxing of Fame and elected as its President in 1993.
In 1997 wa honoured by the Cauliflower Alley Club.

Boxing historian Don Fraser of the California Boxing Hall of Fame recalled that Filippo was originally awarded a victory in the first bout against Ortiz after being hit after the bell, but a Times reporter questioned a member of the California State Athletic Commission about that ruling, and the no-contest decision was invoked.

He became a referee, judge and was a longtime member of the World Boxing Hall of Fame (WBHF) as a former President and Treasurer.

Filippo appeared in five "Rocky" movies.

No amateur results

Professional record


1947
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Mar. 17	Mario Luna	Ocean Park, USA	W 4
= Mar. 28	Benny O'Neill	Hollywood, USA	Draw 4
+ May 29	Al Merrio	South Gate, USA	TKO 3
+ July 29	Martin O'Malley	Los Angeles, USA	W 4
+ Aug. 11	Eddie Martin	Ocean Park, USA	KO 2
+ Aug. 22	Bernardo Ramirez	Hollywood, USA	W 4
+ Nov. 5	Lem Thomas	Wilmington, USA	W 6
- Nov. 14	Freddie Herman	Hollywood, USA	TKO by 1
+ Dec. 26	Darnell Carter	Hollywood, USA	KO 1

1948
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Jan. 16	Freddie Herman	Hollywood, USA	TKO by 4
+ Mar. 12	George Pallo	Hollywood, USA	TKO 5
- May 7	Lem Thomas	Hollywood, USA	L 6
- June 15	Chuck Cureton	Los Angeles, USA	L 6
+ July 9	Jose Luis	Hollywood, USA	W 4
+ July 12	Jesse Salazar	Ocean Park, USA	W 4
= Aug. 27	Tello Cruz	Hollywood, USA	Draw 6
+ Sept. 20	Tommy Vargas	Ocean Park, USA	W 4


1949-1950 Inactive

1951
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ May 29	Aaron Junior	Los Angeles, USA	W 4
+ June 15	Edgar Flowers	Hollywood, USA	W 4
+ June 19	George Cramer	Los Angeles, USA	TKO 4
+ July 20	Placido De La O	Hollywood, USA	W 4


1952-1953 Inactive

1954
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ May 8	Amado Martinez	Hollywood, USA	W 6
= June 28	Jimmy Florita	Los Angeles, USA	TDraw 3
+ Oct. 9	Johnny Hart	Hollywood, USA	W 10
- Nov. 20	Rudy Jordan	Hollywood, USA	TKO by 7

1955
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Feb. 19	Art Ramponi	Hollywood, USA	W 10
- Apr. 16	Jorge Macias	Hollywood, USA	L 10
- May 21	Jorge Macias	Hollywood, USA	cTKO by 7
+ Oct. 29	Vince Bonomo	Hollywood, USA	W 10

1956
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 5	Jimmy Sweat	Los Angeles, USA	cTKO 6
+ Apr. 14	Gilberto Muniz	Hollywood, USA	TKO 2
+ Aug. 18	Rudy Mendoza	Hollywood, USA	KO 3
- Sept. 22	Lauro Salas	Hollywood, USA	cTKO by 9
+ Dec. 1	Kid Castro	Hollywood, USA	W 10

1957
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
* Mar. 2	Carlos Ortiz	Hollywood, USA	NC 9
- Apr. 9	Carlos Ortiz	Hollywood, USA	cTKO by 7

Summary

Total bouts: 36, Won: 23 (8 inside the limit), Lost: 9 (6 inside the limit), Draw: 3, NC: 1, ND: 0

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