What is Billy Backus's record?

Billy Backus's professional record is 49-21-5 with 23 knockouts.

Which world titles has Billy Backus held?

Billy Backus has held 2 world title reigns: WBA welterweight (1970–1971), WBC welterweight (1970–1971).

Welterweight · United States

Billy Backus

49-21-5 23 KO · 1961–1978

Billy Backus was a welterweight boxer from United States, born Mar 5, 1943. Record 49-21-5 with 23 knockouts over 1961–1978. World titles: WBA welterweight (1970–1971), WBC welterweight (1970–1971). Billy Backus last fought José Cuevas on May 20, 1978 and lost by TKO in round 2 of 15.

Also: بيلي باكوس · ビリー・バッカス · Howard William Backus

BornMar 5, 1943

Country🇺🇸 United States

StanceSouthpaw

Height170 cm

DebutSep 16, 1961

Career1961–1978

Rounds boxed622

KO share47%

Born inCanastota, New York

TitlesWBA, WBC welterweight · 1970–1971

Boxerbook rating1529 ± 269 · inactive since May 1978Why here ›

Confirmed bouts7 of 75

Career record

Record

49-21-5, 23 KOs · 1961–1978

Last result

José Cuevas 🇲🇽

For WBA welterweight title

TKO 2/15 · Forum, Inglewood, California, 🇺🇸

1978-05-20 ›
✓✓ two sources

The record

75 bouts, 1961–1978, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.

José Cuevas 🇲🇽

For WBA welterweight title

TKO 2/15 · Forum, Inglewood, California, 🇺🇸

Backus 49-20-5 · Cuevas 21-6-0

1978-05-20 ›
✓✓ two sources

Everaldo Costa Azevedo 🇧🇷

SD 12/12 · War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, 🇺🇸

Backus 49-20-4 · Azevedo —

1977-11-19 ›
✓ one source

Joe Grier

UD 10/10 · War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, 🇺🇸

Backus 48-20-4 · Grier —

1977-08-25 ›
✓ one source

Rafael Rodriguez 🇺🇸

UD 12/12 · War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, 🇺🇸

Backus 47-20-4 · Rodriguez —

1977-06-03 ›
✓ one source

Roy Barrientos

UD 10/10 · War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, 🇺🇸

Backus 46-20-4 · Barrientos —

1977-04-08 ›
✓ one source

Justice Ortiz

UD 10/10 · War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, 🇺🇸

Backus 45-20-4 · Ortiz —

1977-01-27 ›
✓ one source

Tony Lopes

TKO 9/10 · War Memorial Auditorium, Utica, 🇺🇸

Backus 44-20-4 · Lopes —

1976-11-20 ›
✓ one source

Pablo Rodriguez

UD 10/10 · Utica Memorial Auditorium, Utica, 🇺🇸

Backus 43-20-4 · Rodriguez —

1976-09-11 ›
✓ one source

Jose Papo Melendez

UD 10/10 · Colonie Coliseum, Latham, 🇺🇸

Backus 42-20-4 · Melendez —

1976-05-28 ›
✓ one source

Angel Robinson Garcia 🇨🇺

UD 10/10 · War Memorial Auditorium, Utica, 🇺🇸

Backus 41-20-4 · Garcia 135-73-20

1976-04-03 ›
✓✓ two sources

Pablo Rodriguez

UD 10/10 · War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, 🇺🇸

Backus 40-20-4 · Rodriguez —

1976-01-24 ›
✓ one source

Marc Gervais

KO 10/10 · Broome County Arena, Binghamton, 🇺🇸

Backus 39-20-4 · Gervais —

1975-08-23 ›
✓ one source

Rocky Mattioli 🇮🇹

KO 5/10 · Festival Hall, Melbourne, 🇦🇺

Backus 39-19-4 · Mattioli 33-3-1

1975-04-11 ›
✓✓ two sources

Eckhard Dagge 🇩🇪

TKO 3/10 · Germany, 🇩🇪

Backus 39-18-4 · Dagge 12-0-0

1974-06-20 ›
✓✓ two sources

Jacques Kechichian

RTD 5/10 · Paris, 🇫🇷

Backus 38-18-4 · Kechichian —

1974-04-30 ›
✓ one source

Roger Menetrey 🇫🇷

PTS 12/12 · Palais des Sports, Paris, 🇫🇷

Backus 38-17-4 · Menetrey —

1974-03-18 ›
✓ one source

Roger Zami 🇫🇷

TKO 9/10 · Palais des Sports, Paris, 🇫🇷

Backus 37-17-4 · Zami —

1974-01-21 ›
✓ one source

Zovek Barajas

TKO 3/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸

Backus 37-16-4 · Barajas —

1973-12-06 ›
✓ one source

Miguel Barreto

MD 12/12 · Felt Forum, New York City, 🇺🇸

Backus 36-15-4 · Barreto —

1973-08-04 ›
✓ one source

Al Romano

KO 3/10 · Three Rivers Inn, Syracuse, 🇺🇸

Backus 36-15-4 · Romano —

1973-08-04 ›
✓ one source

Show all 75 bouts

Jack Tillman

For WBA North American welterweight title

UD 12/12 · Civic Center, Baltimore, 🇺🇸

Backus 36-14-4 · Tillman —

1973-02-13 ›
✓ one source

Hedgemon Lewis 🇺🇸

For NYSAC welterweight title

UD 15/15 · War Memorial Auditorium, Utica, 🇺🇸

Backus 36-13-4 · Lewis 45-4-0

1972-12-08 ›
✓✓ two sources

Dorman Crawford

TKO 8/10 · War Memorial Auditorium, Utica, 🇺🇸

Backus 35-13-4 · Crawford —

1972-09-23 ›
✓ one source

Hedgemon Lewis 🇺🇸

For vacant NYSAC welterweight title

UD 15/15 · War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, 🇺🇸

Backus 35-12-4 · Lewis 42-4-0

1972-06-16 ›
✓ one source

Hedgemon Lewis 🇺🇸

For vacant NYSAC welterweight title

UD 15/15 · War Memorial Auditorium, Utica, 🇺🇸

Backus 35-11-4 · Lewis 41-4-0

1972-06-06 ›
✓ one source

Danny McAloon

UD 12/12 · War Memorial Auditorium, Utica, 🇺🇸

Backus 34-11-4 · McAloon —

1972-04-14 ›
✓ one source

Irish Pat Murphy

TKO 7/10 · War Memorial Auditorium, Utica, 🇺🇸

Backus 33-11-4 · Murphy —

1972-02-12 ›
✓ one source

Jose Gabino

UD 10/10 · War Memorial Auditorium, Utica, 🇺🇸

Backus 32-11-4 · Gabino —

1971-12-10 ›
✓ one source

José Nápoles 🇨🇺

For WBA, WBC, NYSAC, and The Ring welterweight titles

TKO 8/15 · Forum, Inglewood, 🇺🇸

Backus 32-10-4 · Nápoles 66-5-0

1971-06-04 ›
✓✓ two sources

Robert Gallois 🇫🇷

MD 10/10 · Palais des Sports, Paris, 🇫🇷

Backus 31-10-4 · Gallois —

1971-03-15 ›
✓ one source

Bobby Williams

UD 12/12 · War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, 🇺🇸

Backus 30-10-4 · Williams —

1971-01-23 ›
✓ one source

José Nápoles 🇨🇺

Won WBA, WBC, NYSAC, and The Ring welterweight titles

TKO 4/15 · War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, 🇺🇸

Backus 29-10-4 · Nápoles 65-4-0

1970-12-03 ›
✓✓ two sources

Denny Stiletto

KO 8/10 · War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, 🇺🇸

Backus 28-10-4 · Stiletto —

1970-10-03 ›
✓ one source

Manuel Gonzalez

UD 10/10 · War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, 🇺🇸

Backus 27-10-4 · Gonzalez —

1970-07-22 ›
✓ one source

Frank Steele

UD 10/10 · War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, 🇺🇸

Backus 26-10-4 · Steele —

1970-06-15 ›
✓ one source

Manuel Burgo

UD 10/10 · War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, 🇺🇸

Backus 25-10-4 · Burgo —

1970-03-24 ›
✓ one source

Ricky Ortiz

Won New York State welterweight title

TKO 8/10 · War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, 🇺🇸

Backus 24-10-4 · Ortiz —

1970-01-30 ›
✓ one source

Ricky Ortiz

MD 10/10 · War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, 🇺🇸

Backus 24-10-3 · Ortiz —

1969-10-31 ›
✓ one source

Jerry Pellegrini

UD 10/10 · War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, 🇺🇸

Backus 23-10-3 · Pellegrini —

1969-09-19 ›
✓ one source

Jerry Pellegrini

UD 10/10 · Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, 🇺🇸

Backus 23-9-3 · Pellegrini —

1969-07-21 ›
✓ one source

Percy Pugh

UD 15/15 · Rivergate Exhibition Hall, New Orleans, 🇺🇸

Backus 23-8-3 · Pugh —

1969-06-16 ›
✓ one source

Percy Pugh

UD 12/12 · War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, 🇺🇸

Backus 22-8-3 · Pugh —

1969-04-25 ›
✓ one source

CL Lewis

TKO 7/10 · War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, 🇺🇸

Backus 21-8-3 · Lewis —

1969-03-17 ›
✓ one source

Percy Pugh

SD 12/12 · War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, 🇺🇸

Backus 20-8-3 · Pugh —

1969-01-24 ›
✓ one source

Freddie Cobb

TKO 5/10 · War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, 🇺🇸

Backus 19-8-3 · Cobb —

1968-12-14 ›
✓ one source

Vince Shomo

TKO 8/10 · War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, 🇺🇸

Backus 18-8-3 · Shomo —

1968-11-16 ›
✓ one source

Johnny Brooks

UD 10/10 · Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, 🇺🇸

Backus 17-8-3 · Brooks —

1968-10-07 ›
✓ one source

Curtis Phillips

TKO 7/10 · War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, 🇺🇸

Backus 16-8-3 · Phillips —

1968-09-14 ›
✓ one source

Jerry Pellegrini

SD 10/10 · Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, 🇺🇸

Backus 15-8-3 · Pellegrini —

1968-07-29 ›
✓ one source

Percy Pugh

UD 10/10 · Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, 🇺🇸

Backus 15-7-3 · Pugh —

1968-06-03 ›
✓ one source

Dick French

TKO 6/10 · War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, 🇺🇸

Backus 14-7-3 · French —

1968-05-19 ›
✓ one source

Danny Andrews

UD 10/10 · War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, 🇺🇸

Backus 13-7-3 · Andrews —

1968-04-06 ›
✓ one source

Juan Ramos

UD 10/10 · War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, 🇺🇸

Backus 12-7-3 · Ramos —

1968-02-10 ›
✓ one source

Gene Herrick

TKO 6/10 · Portland, Maine, 🇺🇸

Backus 11-7-3 · Herrick —

1967-11-30 ›
✓ one source

Curtis Phillips

TKO 6/10 · War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, 🇺🇸

Backus 10-7-3 · Phillips —

1967-11-24 ›
✓ one source

Ernie Robbins

KO 3/6 · Mechanics Hall, Worcester, 🇺🇸

Backus 9-7-3 · Robbins —

1967-10-23 ›
✓ one source

Tod Purtell

KO 1 · Worcester, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

Backus 8-7-3 · Purtell —

1967-10-16 ›
✓ one source

Rudy Richardson

UD 8/8 · War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, 🇺🇸

Backus 8-6-3 · Richardson —

1965-05-05 ›
✓ one source

Billy Anderson

PTS 10/10 · War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, 🇺🇸

Backus 8-5-3 · Anderson —

1964-10-30 ›
✓ one source

Genaro Soto

PTS 6/6 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸

Backus 8-4-3 · Soto —

1964-07-17 ›
✓ one source

Colin Fraser

UD 10/10 · War Memorial Auditorium, Utica, 🇺🇸

Backus 7-4-3 · Fraser —

1964-05-19 ›
✓ one source

Lew Anderson

TKO 5/8 · War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, 🇺🇸

Backus 6-4-3 · Anderson —

1964-04-18 ›
✓ one source

Dave Hilton Sr.

KO 7/8 · War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, 🇺🇸

Backus 5-4-3 · Hilton Sr. —

1964-02-29 ›
✓ one source

Colin Fraser

RTD 5/8 · War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, 🇺🇸

Backus 4-4-3 · Fraser —

1964-02-01 ›
✓ one source

Billy Anderson

UD 8/8 · Mechanics Hall, Worcester, 🇺🇸

Backus 4-3-3 · Anderson —

1963-12-19 ›
✓ one source

Fernand Chretien

UD 10/10 · Saint Anthony's Club, New Castle (Shawtown), 🇺🇸

Backus 4-2-3 · Chretien —

1963-08-02 ›
✓ one source

Dick French

UD 8/8 · Mechanics Hall, Worcester, 🇺🇸

Backus 4-1-3 · French —

1963-02-28 ›
✓ one source

Marcel Bizien

PTS 8/8 · Plaza Ballroom, Paterson, 🇺🇸

Backus 4-1-2 · Bizien —

1963-01-23 ›
✓ one source

Mike Cortez

PTS 4/4 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸

Backus 4-1-1 · Cortez —

1962-12-22 ›
✓ one source

Luis Aponte Ortiz

PTS 4/4 · Gladiators' Arena, Totowa, 🇺🇸

Backus 4-0-1 · Ortiz —

1962-11-24 ›
✓ one source

Barney Barnez

PTS 4/4 · Totowa, New Jersey, 🇺🇸

Backus 3-0-1 · Barnez —

1962-06-22 ›
✓ one source

Steve Gessler

PTS 6/6 · Saint-Jerome, Quebec, 🇨🇦

Backus 2-0-1 · Gessler —

1962-06-06 ›
✓ one source

Sugar Lawson

PTS 4/4 · Gladiators' Arena, Totowa, 🇺🇸

Backus 2-0-0 · Lawson —

1962-04-27 ›
✓ one source

Randy Sanders

PTS 4/4 · Gladiators' Arena, Totowa, 🇺🇸

Backus 1-0-0 · Sanders —

1962-03-09 ›
✓ one source

Ike Anthony

TKO 2/4 · War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, 🇺🇸

Backus 0-0-0 · Anthony —

1961-09-16 ›
✓ one source

Ratings now

Not in any current ranking.

World titles

WBAWelterweight

1970-12-03 – 1971-06-04

WBCWelterweight

1970-12-03 – 1971-06-04

Facts

What is Billy Backus's record?: Billy Backus's professional record is 49-21-5 with 23 knockouts.
Who did Billy Backus fight last?: Billy Backus last fought José Cuevas on May 20, 1978 and lost by TKO in round 2 of 15.
Which world titles has Billy Backus held?: Billy Backus has held 2 world title reigns: WBA welterweight (1970–1971), WBC welterweight (1970–1971).

Sources

Boxerbook ID 11023 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/11023. Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.

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