Record details

Art ARAGON

"Golden Boy"

Lightweight

Male

(Arthur Anthony Aragon)
(some ssources report: Arthur Benjamin Aragon)
USA, Los Angeles, California
Born: November 13, 1927, Belen, New Mexico, USA
Died: March 25, 2008, Northridge, Los Angeles, California, USA
Height: 5ft 8in, mt 1,72

Mexican-American

(Aragon converted to Judaism later in life
and is buried in a Jewish cemetery in Los Angeles)

No amateur results

Professional record


1944
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ May 23	Frenchy Rene	Los Angeles, United States	W 4
+ June 6	Ray Puente	Los Angeles, United States	W 4
+ June 20	Frankie Gallardo	Los Angeles, United States	KO 2
+ July 4	Tino Wilson	Los Angeles, United States	TKO 1
+ July 25	Spider Hewitt	Los Angeles, United States	W 4
+ Aug. 1	Luis Salas	Los Angeles, United States	TKO 1
+ Aug. 8	Lou Bernal	Los Angeles, United States	W 6
+ Sept. 5	Henry Zamora	Los Angeles, United States	KO 1
+ Sept. 19	Gene Rooney	Los Angeles, United States	TKO 2
+ Oct. 9	Stacky Rowe	Santa Monica, United States	KO 1
+ Oct. 16	Tony Riviera	Santa Monica, United States	KO 1
- Oct. 30	Bert White	Santa Monica, United States	L 5

1945
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Feb. 9	Bert White	Hollywood, United States	L 6
+ Oct. 3	Fabela Chavez	Las Vegas, United States	W 6
- Oct. 17	Fabela Chavez	Las Vegas, United States	L 8

1946
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Oct. 7	Billy Ryan	Boston, United States	KO 2
+ Oct. 14	Bobby Burton	Boston, United States	KO 4
+ Oct. 21	Pedro Corchado	Boston, United States	KO 1
= Nov. 5	Billy Napper	Salem, United States	Draw 8
+ Nov. 18	Patsy Zoccano	Boston, United States	KO 1
+ Nov. 25	Johnny Parker	Boston, United States	KO 1
+ Dec. 9	Al Costa	Boston, United States	W 10

1947
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- May 20	Charley Early	Salem, United States	L 10
+ July 25	Morris Corona	Hollywood, United States	KO 3
- Aug. 29	Bobby Jarvis	Hollywood, United States	L 6

1948
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
= Feb. 3	Jimmy Shans	Los Angeles, United States	Draw 6
+ Mar. 22	Ray Louis	Santa Monica, United States	KO 1
+ Mar. 30	Connie Smith	Los Angeles, United States	TKO 1
- May 11	Clyde Coyhis	Los Angeles, United States	TKO by 7
- June 23	John L. Davis	Oakland, United States	L 8
+ July 21	John L. Davis	Oakland, United States	W 10
= Aug. 25	Tommy Campbell	Oakland, United States	TKO 2
+ Sept. 20	Ritchie Shinn	San Francisco, United States	TKO 7
= Nov. 1	Jesse Flores	San Francisco, United States	Draw 10

1949
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 28	Chuchu Ruiz	Hollywood, United States	KO 2
+ Feb. 18	Ray Powell	Hollywood, United States	KO 1
+ Mar. 11	Alfredo Pescatore	Hollywood, United States	KO 1
+ Apr. 1	Tim Dalton	Hollywood, United States	TKO 7
- Apr. 27	Luther Rawlings	Detroit, United States	L 10
+ May 20	Benny Black	Hollywood, United States	W 10
+ June 17	Wilf Desjardins	Hollywood, United States	TKO 2
+ July 8	Harold Jones	Hollywood, United States	W 10
+ Aug. 26	Bolton Ford	Hollywood, United States	TKO 2
+ Sept. 9	Shamus McCray	Albuquerque, United States	W 10
+ Sept. 16	Tony Chavez	Hollywood, United States	TKO 1
+ Sept. 30	John L Davis	Hollywood, United States	W 10
+ Oct. 14	Julio Cesar Jiminez	Hollywood, United States	W 10
+ Nov. 4	Freddie Herman	Hollywood, United States	TKO 5
+ Dec. 2	Alfredo Escobar	Hollywood, United States	TKO 3
- Dec. 20	Mario Trigo	Los Angeles, United States	L 10

1950
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 24	Mario Trigo	Los Angeles, United States	W 10
+ Feb. 14	Enrique Bolanos	Los Angeles, United States	TKO 12
+ Apr. 18	Guillermo Gimenez	Los Angeles, United States	TKO 2
+ May 16	TommyCAMPBELL	Los Angeles, United States	KO 3
- June 6	Carlos Chavez	Los Angeles, United States	L 10
+ July 18	Enrique Bolanos	Los Angeles, United States	TKO 3
- Sept. 26	John L. Davis	Los Angeles, United States	L 12
California State Lightweight Title
+ Nov. 3	Archie Whitewater	Hollywood, United States	KO 2
+ Nov. 21	Carlos Chavez	Los Angeles, United States	KO 1
= Dec. 12	Mario Trigo	Los Angeles, United States	Draw 10

1951
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Mar. 6	El Conscripto	Los Angeles, United States	KO 3
+ Apr. 17	Harold Jones	Los Angeles, United States	W 10
+ May 8	Mario Trigo	Los Angeles, United States	TKO 9
vacant California State Lightweight Title
+ May 22	Teddy Davis	Los Angeles, United States	W 10
+ July 24	Johnny Gonsalves	Los Angeles, United States	W 10
+ Aug. 28	Jimmy Carter	Los Angeles, United States	W 10
- Nov. 14	Jimmy Carter	Los Angeles, United States	L 15
World Lightweight Title

1952
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Feb. 5	Manny Madrid	Los Angeles, United States	TKO 6
+ Mar. 4	Lauro Salas	Los Angeles, United States	W 10
+ Apr. 15	Freddie Herman	Sacramento, United States	TKO 10
+ June 19	Joey Barnum	Albuquerque, United States	KO 2
+ Oct. 16	Philip Kim	Los Angeles, United States	TKO 8
+ Nov. 20	Bobby Terrance	Hollywood, United States	TKO 10

1953
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Jan. 29	Billy Graham	Los Angeles, United States	L 10
+ June 26	Elmer Beltz	Los Angeles, United States	TKO 1
+ Aug. 5	Henry Davis	San Francisco, United States	TKO 10
- Oct. 2	Ramon Fuentes	Los Angeles, United States	L 10
+ Dec. 3	Danny Womber	Los Angeles, United States	W 10
+ Dec. 15	Art Soto	Sacramento, United States	KO 10

1954
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Feb. 18	Chuck Davey	Los Angeles, United States	W 10
- July 1	Vince Martinez	Los Angeles, United States	L 10
+ Sept. 1	Mario Trigo	Albuquerque, United States	TKO 5

1955
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Mar. 14	Armando Muniz	El Paso, United States	KO 3
+ Mar. 27	Mario Trigo	Mexicali, Mexico	KO 4
+ Apr. 21	Morris Leviege	Los Angeles, United States	TKO 7
+ May 5	Johnny McCray	Los Angeles, United States	TKO 2
+ June 2	Don Jordan	Los Angeles, United States	W 10
- Aug. 4	Joe Miceli	Los Angeles, United States	L 10
+ Oct. 27	Woody Winslow	Los Angeles, United States	KO 10
+ Dec. 15	Don Jordan	Los Angeles, United States	W 10

1956
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Feb. 7	Ramon Tiscareno	Hollywood, United States	KO 2
+ Mar. 27	Danny Giovanelli	Hollywood, United States	KO 9
+ Apr. 9	Raul Perez	Stockton, United States	TKO 5
+ May 3	Jimmy Carter	Los Angeles, United States	W 10
+ Aug. 29	Cisco Andrade	Los Angeles, United States	TKO 9
+ Dec. 4	Gene Poirier	Hollywood, United States	TKO 3

1957
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Sept. 2	Alfredo Cota	Tijuana, Mexico	W 10
+ Dec. 20	Woody Winslow	San Diego, United States	W 10

1958
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 6	Joey Abasta	Tucson, United States	TKO 6
+ Feb. 4	Walter Tyler	San Bernardino, United States	KO 8
+ Mar. 15	Chico Vejar	Hollywood, United States	W 10
+ Apr. 17	Bobby Terrance	Albuquerque, United States	KO 9
+ May 24	Alfonso Flores	Hollywood, United States	TKO 6
- Sept. 5	Carmen Basilio	Los Angeles, United States	TKO by 8
= Dec. 2	Frankie Belma	Fresno, United States	Draw 10

1959
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 7	Jesse Bogart	Albuquerque, United States	KO 2
+ Jan. 13	Dickie Wong	Phoenix, United States	KO 2
+ Jan. 31	Charlie Sawyer	Hollywood, United States	KO 4
- Apr. 25	Joe Miceli	Hollywood, United States	L 10
+ May 12	Bobby Terrance	Yuma, United States	KO 2
+ May 29	Rocky Caballero	Hollywood, United States	TKO 3
+ June 8	Hank Davis	Tucson, United States	KO 5
+ July 3	Pat Lowry	Hollywood, United States	W 10
+ Oct. 5	Peter Schmidt	Santa Monica, United States	W 10
- Dec. 3	Reybon Stubbs	Los Angeles, United States	L 10

1960
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Jan. 21	Alvaro Gutierrez	Los Angeles, United States	TKO by 9

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