Freddie Little

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Freddie Little
Freddie Little c. 1970
Born (1936-04-25) April 25, 1936 (age 88)
Picayune, Mississippi, U.S.
Statistics
Weight(s)Light middleweight
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Boxing record
Total fights58
Wins51
Wins by KO31
Losses6
No contests1

Freddie Little (born April 25, 1936) is a retired American professional boxer who held the undisputed junior middleweight championship. He used to work at Anthony Saville Middle School in Las Vegas, Nevada as a P.E. teacher but suffered a medical injury and no longer works there.

Professional career

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Little turned professional in 1957 and challenged the World light middleweight title against Ki-Soo Kim, but lost by split decision in 1967. In 1968 he challenged for the title against Sandro Mazzinghi. The bout stopped with Mazzinghi bleeding from cuts over both eyes. The ringside officials ruled a "no-contest", though under normal circumstances Little would have won by technical knockout.[1]

In 1969 Little captured the vacant World light middleweight title winning by decision against Stanley Hayward.[2] He defended the belt twice before losing it to Carmelo Bossi in 1970 by decision. He retired in 1972.[1]

Professional boxing record

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58 fights 51 wins 6 losses
By knockout 31 1
By decision 20 4
By disqualification 0 1
No contests 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Age Location Notes
58 Win 51–6 (1) Billy Walker RTD 6 (10) Jul 6, 1972 36 years, 72 days Tahoe-Carson Speedway, Carson City, Nevada, U.S.
57 Win 50–6 (1) Vicente Medina PTS 10 Apr 20, 1972 35 years, 361 days Sahara Tahoe Hotel, Stateline, Nevada, U.S.
56 Win 49–6 (1) Clarence Geigger UD 10 Apr 13, 1972 34 years, 353 days Sahara Tahoe Hotel, Stateline, Nevada, U.S.
55 Win 48–6 (1) Maurice Rice KO 5 (10) Dec 23, 1971 35 years, 242 days Sahara Tahoe, High Sierra Theatre, Stateline, Nevada, U.S.
54 Win 47–6 (1) Clarence Geigger PTS 10 Nov 25, 1970 34 years, 214 days Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
53 Loss 46–6 (1) Carmelo Bossi UD 15 Jul 9, 1970 34 years, 75 days Stadio Sada, Monza, Lombardia, Italy Lost WBA and WBC junior-middleweight titles
52 Win 46–5 (1) Gerhard Piaskowy PTS 15 Mar 20, 1970 33 years, 329 days Sportpalast, Schoeneberg, Berlin, Germany Retained WBA and WBC junior-middleweight titles
51 Loss 45–5 (1) Eddie Pace DQ 8 (10) Jan 23, 1970 33 years, 273 days Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Lazio, Italy Little was disqualified for "not fighting"
50 Win 45–4 (1) Carmelo Bossi TD 3 (10) Oct 31, 1969 33 years, 189 days Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Lazio, Italy
49 Win 44–4 (1) Hisao Minami KO 2 (15) Sep 9, 1969 33 years, 137 days Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, Osaka, Japan Retained WBA and WBC junior-middleweight titles
48 Win 43–4 (1) Joe N'Gidi TKO 7 (10) Aug 9, 1969 33 years, 106 days Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
47 Win 42–4 (1) Ezra Mzinyane PTS 10 Jul 26, 1969 33 years, 92 days Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
46 Win 41–4 (1) Stanley Hayward UD 15 Mar 17, 1969 32 years, 326 days Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. Won vacant WBA and WBC junior-middleweight titles
45 Win 40–4 (1) Sugar Boy Nando KO 4 (10) Nov 29, 1968 32 years, 218 days Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Lazio, Italy
44 NC 39–4 (1) Sandro Mazzinghi NC 8 (15) Oct 25, 1968 32 years, 183 days Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Lazio, Italy WBA and WBC junior-middleweight titles at stake;
Little originally declared as the winner via knockout before referee Tomser declared the bout a no-contest
43 Win 39–4 Willard Wynn KO 3 (10) Jun 19, 1968 32 years, 55 days Auditorium, Oakland, California, U.S.
42 Win 38–4 Mel Collins UD 10 Jan 17, 1968 31 years, 267 days Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
41 Loss 37–4 Kim Ki-soo SD 15 Oct 3, 1967 31 years, 161 days Dongdaemun Baseball Stadium, Seoul, South Korea For WBA and WBC junior-middleweight titles
40 Win 37–3 Harold Richardson UD 10 Jul 17, 1967 31 years, 83 days Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
39 Win 36–3 Charlie James UD 10 Apr 10, 1967 30 years, 350 days Fremont Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
38 Win 35–3 Fred McWilliams UD 10 Mar 16, 1967 30 years, 325 days Fremont Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
37 Win 34–3 Willard Wynn TKO 8 (10) Feb 16, 1967 30 years, 297 days Fremont Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
36 Win 33–3 Johnny Gumbs UD 10 Sep 26, 1966 30 years, 154 days Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
35 Win 32–3 Eddie Pace MD 10 Jun 13, 1966 30 years, 49 days Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
34 Win 31–3 Ernest Burford TKO 8 (10) Apr 11, 1966 29 years, 351 days Hacienda Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
33 Loss 30–3 Eddie Pace SD 12 Jan 31, 1966 29 years, 281 days Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
32 Win 30–2 Denny Moyer KO 4 (10) Jan 3, 1966 29 years, 253 days Hacienda Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
31 Win 29–2 Charley Austin KO 7 (10) Oct 18, 1965 29 years, 176 days Hacienda Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
30 Win 28–2 Sonny Gill KO 2 (10) Sep 13, 1965 29 years, 141 days Hacienda Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
29 Win 27–2 Milo Calhoun UD 10 Aug 16, 1965 29 years, 113 days Hacienda Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
28 Win 26–2 John Henry Smith KO 3 (10) Jun 1, 1965 29 years, 37 days Hacienda Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
27 Win 25–2 Tommy Sims TKO 7 (10) Aug 16, 1963 27 years, 113 days National Guard Armory, Bogalusa, Louisiana, U.S.
26 Win 24–2 Larry Howard KO 1 (8) May 5, 1961 25 years, 10 days Jefferson County Armory, Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
25 Win 23–2 Charley Joseph UD 10 Jan 1, 1961 24 years, 251 days Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
24 Loss 22–2 George Benton MD 10 Oct 18, 1960 24 years, 176 days Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
23 Win 22–1 Billy Stanley KO 2 (12) Sep 12, 1960 24 years, 140 days Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
22 Win 21–1 Clive Stewart KO 4 (12) Aug 15, 1960 23 years, 356 days Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
21 Win 20–1 Charley Cotton UD 10 Jun 6, 1960 24 years, 42 days Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
20 Win 19–1 Mel Collins TKO 6 (10) May 17, 1960 24 years, 22 days Bogalusa, Louisiana, U.S.
19 Win 18–1 Gene Hamilton TKO 4 (?) Apr 5, 1960 23 years, 346 days Lions Club, Bogalusa, Louisiana, U.S.
18 Win 17–1 Ernest Burford UD 10 Sep 14, 1959 23 years, 142 days Bogalusa, Louisiana, U.S. Won Southern middleweight crown
17 Win 16–1 Billy Tisdale UD 10 Jun 29, 1959 23 years, 65 days Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
16 Win 15–1 Norris Burse TKO 7 (10) May 12, 1959 23 years, 17 days Houston, Texas, U.S.
15 Win 14–1 George Price KO 2 (8) Jan 13, 1959 22 years, 263 days Houston, Texas, U.S.
14 Win 13–1 Harold Redman KO 2 (?) Oct 10, 1958 22 years, 168 days Franklinton, Louisiana, U.S.
13 Win 12–1 Joe Gleason RTD 3 (8) Aug 4, 1958 22 years, 101 days Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
12 Loss 11–1 Norris Burse KO 5 (10) Jul 7, 1958 22 years, 73 days Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
11 Win 11–0 Ike Stewart TKO 4 (6) Jun 30, 1958 22 years, 66 days Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
10 Win 10–0 Larry Osbey TKO 1 (6) May 29, 1958 22 years, 34 days Sports Arena, Bogalusa, Louisiana, U.S.
9 Win 9–0 John Victor Penn TKO 4 (6) May 20, 1958 22 years, 25 days Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
8 Win 8–0 George King TKO 3 (?) May 7, 1958 22 years, 12 days Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, U.S.
7 Win 7–0 George King KO 1 (6) Dec 2, 1957 21 years, 221 days Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
6 Win 6–0 Harold Redman PTS 8 Aug 31, 1957 21 years, 128 days Central Memorial HS Stadium, Bogalusa, Louisiana, U.S.
5 Win 5–0 Pedro Bradley TKO 5 (6) Jun 3, 1957 21 years, 39 days Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
4 Win 4–0 Earl Gray UD 6 May 20, 1957 21 years, 25 days Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
3 Win 3–0 James Glover KO 2 (?) Apr 25, 1957 21 years, 0 days Fort Whiting Armory, Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
2 Win 2–0 Johnny Powell KO 4 (4) Apr 22, 1957 20 years, 362 days Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
1 Win 1–0 Joe Muscato KO 1 (4) Apr 5, 1957 20 years, 345 days Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Freddie Little. Boxrec.
  2. ^ "Freddie Little - Lineal Junior Middleweight Champion". The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia.
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Sporting positions
World boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Alessandro Mazzinghi 		WBA super welterweight champion
March 17, 1969 – July 9, 1970 		Succeeded by
WBC super welterweight champion
March 17, 1969 – July 9, 1970
Undisputed super welterweight champion
March 17, 1969 – July 9, 1970
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