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			|   | Johnny BUSSO |  
			|  | LightweightMaleUSA, New York City, New York
 Born: June 4, 1934, Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
 Died: December 11, 2000, New York City, New York, USA
 Height: 5ft 9in, mt 1,75
 
 
 
 
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| No amateur results Professional record|  |  | 1952 |  | Date | Opponent | Place | Result |  | + Dec. 4 | Rudy Rocco | Sunnyside, United States | W 4 |  | + Dec. 18 | Johnny Betancourt | Sunnyside, United States | W 4 |  |  |  | 1953 |  | Date | Opponent | Place | Result |  | + Jan. 8 | Mike Estrado | Sunnyside, United States | W 4 |  | + Jan. 22 |  Earl  Dennis | Sunnyside, United States | W 4 |  | + Feb. 5 |  Earl  Dennis | Sunnyside, United States | W 4 |  | + Feb. 19 | Mike Estrado | Sunnyside, United States | W 4 |  | + Mar. 5 |  Frankie  Ippolito | Sunnyside, United States | TKO 5 |  | + Mar. 19 | Rene Roman | Sunnyside, United States | KO 2 |  | + Apr. 2 | Tommy Morgano | Sunnyside, United States | TKO 3 |  | + Apr. 27 |  Chick Boucher | Brooklyn, United States | TKO 3 |  | = May 18 | Frederico Escalero | Brooklyn, United States | Draw 6 |  | - June 5 |  Tommy Marciano | New York, United States | L 4 |  | + Aug. 10 | Des Shanley | Brooklyn, United States | KO 2 |  | + Oct. 9 | Battleship Martinez | New York, United States | TKO 2 |  | + Nov. 20 |  Tommy Marciano | New York, United States | TKO 5 |  | + Dec. 14 | Johnny Betancourt | Brooklyn, United States | TKO 1 |  |  |  | 1954 |  | Date | Opponent | Place | Result |  | + Feb. 8 | Rocky Sullivan | Brooklyn, United States | W 6 |  | + Mar. 8 | Frederico Escalero | Brooklyn, United States | W 6 |  | + May 17 | Bernie Lynn | Brooklyn, United States | W 6 |  | + June 24 | Gus Robinson | Brooklyn, United States | TKO 3 |  | + July 8 | Bernie Lynn | Brooklyn, United States | W 8 |  | + July 29 | Frederico Escalero | Brooklyn, United States | TKO 5 |  | - Nov. 19 |  Dennis Pat Brady | New York, United States | L 8 |  |  |  | 1955 |  | Date | Opponent | Place | Result |  | + Feb. 28 | Cortez Jackson | Brooklyn, United States | TKO 6 |  | - Apr. 18 |  Gene Poirier | Brooklyn, United States | TKO by 3 |  | + Oct. 10 | Johnny Lissy | New York, United States | W 6 |  | + Nov. 8 |  Rocky Randell | Tampa, United States | TKO 5 |  | + Dec. 6 |  Dennis Pat Brady | Tampa, United States | W 10 |  |  |  | 1956 |  | Date | Opponent | Place | Result |  | + Mar. 15 |  Frankie Ippolito | Sunnyside, Queens | W 8 |  | + Apr. 30 |  Orlando Zulueta | New York, United States | W 10 |  | + June 15 |  Johnny DiGilio | New York, United States | TKO 6 |  | + Oct. 1 |  Tommy Salem | New York, United States | W 10 |  |  |  | 1957 |  | Date | Opponent | Place | Result |  | - Jan. 7 | Bobby Courchesne | New York, United States | L 10 |  | + May 14 | Tommy Elder | Houston, United States | TKO 8 |  | + June 28 |  Larry Boardman | Boston, United States | W 10 |  | - Aug. 30 |  Ralph Dupas | Miami Beach, United States | L 10 |  | + Oct. 25 |  Gale Kerwin | New York, United States | W 10 |  |  |  | 1958 |  | Date | Opponent | Place | Result |  | - Jan. 3 |  Paolo Rosi | New York, United States | L 10 |  | + Apr. 11 |  Larry Boardman | Boston, United States | TKO 9 |  | + May 23 |  Lahouari Godih | New York, United States | W 10 |  | + June 27 |  Carlos Ortiz | New York, United States | W 10 |  | - Sept. 19 |  Carlos Ortiz | New York, United States | L 10 |  | + Nov. 5 |  Joe Brown | Miami Beach, United States | W 10 |  |  |  | 1959 |  | Date | Opponent | Place | Result |  | - Feb. 11 |  Joe  Brown | Houston, United States | L 15 |  | World Lightweight Title |  | - Apr. 17 |  Kenny Lane | Hollywood, United States | TKO by 6 |  | - Oct. 15 |  Battling Torres | Los Angeles, United States | KO by 2 |  |  |  | 1960 |  | Date | Opponent | Place | Result |  | - Feb. 1 |  Len Matthews | Philadelphia, United States | KO by 1 |  |  |  | 1961 |  | Date | Opponent | Place | Result |  | + Feb. 2 | Al King | Bristol, United States | W 10 |  | - Apr. 24 | Joey Donovan | New York, United States | L 10 | 
   
SummaryTotal bouts: 49, Won: 36 (15 inside the limit), Lost: 12 (4 inside the limit), Draw: 1, NC: 0, ND: 0 |