Carmen Basilio vs Johnny Saxton (1956) — result

Lost NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring welterweight titles · 15 rounds

Basilio · TKO 9/15

Sep 12, 1956 · War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, 🇺🇸

Basilio going in48-12-7

Saxton going in54-4-3

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MethodTKO

Round9 of 15

TitleLost NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring welterweight titles

Sources

English Wikipedia
side b · observed 2026-10-11
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Saxton

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English Wikipedia
side a · observed 2026-10-11
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmen_Basilio

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