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Lightweight · United States
Billy Petrole 122-26-15, 1 NC 65 KO · 1922–1934
Billy Petrole was a lightweight boxer from United States, born Jan 10, 1905. Record 122-26-15, 1 NC with 65 knockouts over 1922–1934. Billy Petrole last fought Barney Ross on Jan 24, 1934 and lost by UD over 10 rounds.
Also: بيلي بيترولي · ビリー・ペトロール · Billy Petrolle +1 more William Michael Petrolle
Born Jan 10, 1905
Died May 14, 1983
Country 🇺🇸 United States
Stance Orthodox
Height 170 cm
Reach 178 cm
Nickname The Fargo Express
Debut May 8, 1922
Career 1922–1934
Rounds boxed 741
KO share 53%
Born in Berwick, Pennsylvania, United States
Confirmed bouts 14 of 164
Career record Record
122-26-15, 1 NC, 65 KOs · 1922–1934
Last result L
UD 10/10 · New York Coliseum, New York City, 🇺🇸
The record 164 bouts, 1922–1934, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in. Wikidata: 83-21-10
L
UD 10/10 · New York Coliseum, New York City, 🇺🇸
Petrole 122-25-15 · Ross 48-2-2
W
TKO 6/10 · Ridgewood Grove, New York City, 🇺🇸
Petrole 121-25-15 · Loayza 5-8-1
W
Sammy Fuller
UD 10/10 · Ridgewood Grove, New York City, 🇺🇸
Petrole 120-25-15 · Fuller —
D
Sammy Fuller
PTS 10/10 · Boston Garden, Boston, 🇺🇸
Petrole 120-25-14 · Fuller —
W
RTD 4/10 · Polo Grounds, New York City, 🇺🇸
Petrole 119-25-14 · Klaveren 30-6-4
L
UD 10/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Petrole 119-24-14 · Ross 42-2-2
L
For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles UD 15/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Petrole 119-23-14 · Canzoneri 92-11-9
W
Tommy Grogan
UD 10/10 · Greenlee Field, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Petrole 118-23-14 · Grogan —
W
UD 10/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Petrole 117-23-14 · Battalino 40-13-2
W
TKO 12/12 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Petrole 116-23-14 · Battalino 40-12-2
W
KO 6/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Petrole 115-23-14 · Ran —
W
Billy Townsend
KO 7/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Petrole 114-23-14 · Townsend —
W
Iowa Joe Rivers
PTS 4/4 · Convention Hall, Kansas City, 🇺🇸
Petrole 113-23-14 · Rivers —
L
UD 10/10 · Yankee Stadium, New York City, 🇺🇸
Petrole 113-22-14 · McLarnin —
W
KO 9/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Petrole 112-22-14 · Suárez —
L
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Petrole 112-21-14 · McLarnin —
W
Lope Tenorio
10 · Coliseum, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Petrole 111-21-14 · Tenorio —
W
King Tut
KO 4/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Petrole 110-21-14 · Tut —
W
Jackie Moore
KO 1/10 · Memorial Coliseum, Cedar Rapids, 🇺🇸
Petrole 109-21-14 · Moore —
L
King Tut
KO 1/10 · Saint Paul, Minnesota, 🇺🇸
Petrole 109-20-14 · Tut —
Show all 164 bouts W
Billy Light
6 · Fargo, North Dakota, 🇺🇸
Petrole 108-20-14 · Light —
W
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Petrole 107-20-14 · McLarnin —
W
Spug Myers
6 · Armory, Duluth, 🇺🇸
Petrole 106-20-14 · Myers —
L
For NBA and The Ring light-welterweight titles UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Petrole 106-19-14 · Berg 84-4-5
W
PTS 10/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Petrole 105-19-14 · Canzoneri 76-7-9
W
Doty Turner
KO 3/10 · Lake Kampeska Arena, Watertown, 🇺🇸
Petrole 104-19-14 · Turner —
W
Frankie LaFay
TKO 3/12 · Forest Park, Dayton, 🇺🇸
Petrole 103-19-14 · LaFay —
W
Paddy Walthier
KO 4/10 · Congress Outdoor Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Petrole 102-19-14 · Walthier —
W
Johnny Curtin
KO 5/10 · Forest Park, Dayton, 🇺🇸
Petrole 101-19-14 · Curtin —
W
Johnny Melton
PTS 10/10 · Arena, Schenectady, 🇺🇸
Petrole 100-19-14 · Melton —
W
Izzy Kline
KO 2/10 · Calumet, Michigan, 🇺🇸
Petrole 99-19-14 · Kline —
W
Red Fry
TKO 1/10 · Avalon Arena, La Crosse, 🇺🇸
Petrole 98-19-14 · Fry —
W
Tony Sanders
KO 1/6 · Fargo, North Dakota, 🇺🇸
Petrole 97-19-14 · Sanders —
W
Joe Azzarella
KO 3/10 · Armory, Indianapolis, 🇺🇸
Petrole 96-19-14 · Azzarella —
W
Jackie Kane
KO 9/10 · Avalon Arena, La Crosse, 🇺🇸
Petrole 95-19-14 · Kane —
W
Joey Brooks
KO 3/10 · National Theater, Louisville, 🇺🇸
Petrole 94-19-14 · Brooks —
L
Jackie Purvis
10 · Armory, Indianapolis, 🇺🇸
Petrole 94-18-14 · Purvis —
L
King Tut
PTS 10/10 · Navin Field, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Petrole 94-17-14 · Tut —
W
10 · Armory, Duluth, 🇺🇸
Petrole 93-17-14 · Goodrich 111-42-22
W
Harry Kahn
DQ 3/10 · Janesville, Wisconsin, 🇺🇸
Petrole 92-17-14 · Kahn —
W
Ray Miller
PTS 10/10 · Olympia Stadium, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Petrole 91-17-14 · Miller —
L
Ray Miller
PTS 10/10 · Olympia Stadium, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Petrole 91-16-14 · Miller —
W
Norman Brown
TKO 4/10 · Sioux Falls, Iowa, 🇺🇸
Petrole 90-16-14 · Brown —
W
Bulldog Gonzalez
KO 2/10 · Dance Palace, Huron, 🇺🇸
Petrole 89-16-14 · Gonzalez —
W
Jimmy Borde
10 · Armory, Duluth, 🇺🇸
Petrole 88-16-14 · Borde —
W
Tony Ross
TKO 4/10 · Grand Forks, North Dakota, 🇺🇸
Petrole 87-16-14 · Ross —
L
King Tut
10 · Auditorium, Minneapolis, 🇺🇸
Petrole 87-15-14 · Tut —
W
TKO 2/10 · Olympia Stadium, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Petrole 86-15-14 · Loayza 2-2-0
W
TKO 5/10 · Mills Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Petrole 85-15-14 · Berg 57-3-4
W
Jackie Kane
10 · Duluth, Minnesota, 🇺🇸
Petrole 84-15-14 · Kane —
D
PTS 10/10 · Mills Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Petrole 84-15-13 · Berg 57-3-3
W
Billy Engman
KO 3/10 · Aberdeen, South Dakota, 🇺🇸
Petrole 83-15-13 · Engman —
W
Al Rammy
KO 2 · Duluth, Minnesota, 🇺🇸
Petrole 82-15-13 · Rammy —
D
Doc Snell
PTS 6/6 · Dugdale Park, Seattle, 🇺🇸
Petrole 82-15-12 · Snell —
W
Bruce Flowers
PTS 10/10 · Olympia Stadium, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Petrole 81-15-12 · Flowers —
W
Jackie Kane
10 · Muehlebach Field, Kansas City, 🇺🇸
Petrole 80-15-12 · Kane —
W
Armand Schaekels
KO 3/10 · Olympia Stadium, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Petrole 79-15-12 · Schaekels —
W
Eddie Dwyer
KO 4/10 · Lake Kampeska Arena, Watertown, 🇺🇸
Petrole 78-15-12 · Dwyer —
L
Tommy Grogan
TKO 7/10 · City Auditorium, Omaha, 🇺🇸
Petrole 78-14-12 · Grogan —
L
Bruce Flowers
PTS 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Petrole 78-13-12 · Flowers —
W
Rusty Jones
KO 4/10 · Auditorium, Bismarck, 🇺🇸
Petrole 77-13-12 · Jones —
W
Spug Myers
PTS 10/10 · Olympia Stadium, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Petrole 76-13-12 · Myers —
D
Russie LeRoy
10 · Fargo, North Dakota, 🇺🇸
Petrole 76-13-11 · LeRoy —
L
10 · Auditorium, Minneapolis, 🇺🇸
Petrole 76-12-11 · Mandell 104-6-11
W
Cuddy DeMarco
RTD 7/10 · Fargo Auditorium, Fargo, 🇺🇸
Petrole 75-12-11 · DeMarco —
W
Harry Kahn
10 · Armory, Duluth, 🇺🇸
Petrole 74-12-11 · Kahn —
L
Tommy Herman
TKO 7/10 · Baker Bowl, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Petrole 74-11-11 · Herman —
W
Harry Kahn
10 · Auditorium, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Petrole 73-11-11 · Kahn —
W
Johnny Ceccoli
KO 6/10 · American Legion, West Springfield, 🇺🇸
Petrole 72-11-11 · Ceccoli —
W
King Tut
PTS 10/10 · New Hippodrome Arena, Saint Paul, 🇺🇸
Petrole 71-11-11 · Tut —
W
King Tut
DQ 4/10 · New Hippodrome Arena, Saint Paul, 🇺🇸
Petrole 70-11-11 · Tut —
W
Eddie Brady
KO 1/10 · Fargo Auditorium, Fargo, 🇺🇸
Petrole 69-11-11 · Brady —
W
Basil Galiano
PTS 10/10 · Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Petrole 68-11-11 · Galiano —
L
Billy Wallace
PTS 10/10 · Polo Grounds, New York City, 🇺🇸
Petrole 68-10-11 · Wallace —
W
Jack Duffy
KO 1/10 · Armory, Akron, 🇺🇸
Petrole 67-10-11 · Duffy —
W
Johnny Hayes
TKO 5/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Petrole 66-10-11 · Hayes —
NC
Cuddy DeMarco
NC 4/10 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Petrole 66-10-11 · DeMarco —
D
Freddie Mueller
PTS 10/10 · Coliseum, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Petrole 66-10-10 · Mueller —
W
Joe Jawson
KO 7/10 · Sioux Falls Coliseum, Sioux Falls, 🇺🇸
Petrole 65-10-10 · Jawson —
W
Willie Ames
KO 3/10 · Duluth, Minnesota, 🇺🇸
Petrole 64-10-10 · Ames —
W
Frankie Frisco
KO 3/10 · Grand Forks, North Dakota, 🇺🇸
Petrole 63-10-10 · Frisco —
D
Spug Myers
PTS 10/10 · Coliseum, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Petrole 63-10-9 · Myers —
W
Tommy Kid Murphy
KO 3/10 · Fargo Auditorium, Fargo, 🇺🇸
Petrole 62-10-9 · Murphy —
W
Les Murray
TKO 3/10 · Auditorium, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Petrole 61-10-9 · Murray —
D
Cuddy DeMarco
PTS 6/6 · Broadway Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Petrole 61-10-8 · DeMarco —
W
Johnny O'Donnell
TKO 2/10 · Auditorium, Saint Paul, 🇺🇸
Petrole 60-10-8 · O'Donnell —
W
Billy Pollock
KO 1/10 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Petrole 59-10-8 · Pollock —
W
KO 2/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Petrole 58-10-8 · Martínez —
W
Alf Simmons
10 · Fargo Auditorium, Fargo, 🇺🇸
Petrole 57-10-8 · Simmons —
W
Ruby Stein
10 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Petrole 56-10-8 · Stein —
W
Johnny Ceccoli
10 · Newark, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
Petrole 55-10-8 · Ceccoli —
W
Johnny Adams
KO 8/10 · Comiskey Park, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Petrole 54-10-8 · Adams —
W
Johnny Rocco
KO 8/10 · Lexington Park, Saint Paul, 🇺🇸
Petrole 53-10-8 · Rocco —
D
Ray Miller
PTS 10/10 · Coney Island Stadium, New York City, 🇺🇸
Petrole 53-10-7 · Miller —
W
Frankie Schaeffer
KO 1/10 · East Chicago, Indiana, 🇺🇸
Petrole 52-10-7 · Schaeffer —
L
UD 10/10 · Coney Island Stadium, New York City, 🇺🇸
Petrole 52-9-7 · Terris 76-4-3
W
Danny Cooney
DQ 4/10 · Fargo Auditorium, Fargo, 🇺🇸
Petrole 51-9-7 · Cooney —
W
Joe Jawson
10 · Knights of Columbus Gym, Sioux City, 🇺🇸
Petrole 50-9-7 · Jawson —
L
PTS 12/12 · Foot Guard Hall, Hartford, 🇺🇸
Petrole 50-8-7 · Kaplan 65-11-15
L
PTS 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Petrole 50-7-7 · Vogel —
W
Eddie Wagner
KO 10/10 · Fargo Auditorium, Fargo, 🇺🇸
Petrole 49-7-7 · Wagner —
L
Charley Manty
PTS 12/12 · Foot Guard Hall, Hartford, 🇺🇸
Petrole 49-6-7 · Manty —
W
Steve Smith
PTS 12/12 · Foot Guard Hall, Hartford, 🇺🇸
Petrole 48-6-7 · Smith —
W
Joe Azzarella
KO 6/8 · Empress Theater, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Petrole 47-6-7 · Azzarella —
W
Ruby Stein
PTS 10/10 · City Hall, Holyoke, 🇺🇸
Petrole 46-6-7 · Stein —
L
Johnny Drew
PTS 10/10 · City Hall, Holyoke, 🇺🇸
Petrole 46-5-7 · Drew —
D
Joe Jawson
10 · American Legion Hall, La Crosse, 🇺🇸
Petrole 46-5-6 · Jawson —
W
Red Cap Wilson
10 · Fargo Auditorium, Fargo, 🇺🇸
Petrole 45-5-6 · Wilson —
W
Nick Lombardi
TKO 7 · Auditorium, Bismarck, 🇺🇸
Petrole 44-5-6 · Lombardi —
W
Carl Leonard
KO 3/10 · Maier Park, Vernon, 🇺🇸
Petrole 43-5-6 · Leonard —
D
Jimmy Hackley
PTS 6/6 · Maier Park, Vernon, 🇺🇸
Petrole 43-5-5 · Hackley —
W
Johnny Lamar
DQ 3/8 · Arena, Vernon, 🇺🇸
Petrole 42-5-5 · Lamar —
W
Frankie Fink
PTS 6/6 · Arena, Vernon, 🇺🇸
Petrole 41-5-5 · Fink —
W
Johnny Knauf
10 · Grand Forks, North Dakota, 🇺🇸
Petrole 40-5-5 · Knauf —
W
Al Holzman
10 · Fargo Auditorium, Fargo, 🇺🇸
Petrole 39-5-5 · Holzman —
W
Johnny Knauf
DQ 4 · Grand Forks, North Dakota, 🇺🇸
Petrole 38-5-5 · Knauf —
W
Andy Tucker
PTS 10/10 · City Hall, Holyoke, 🇺🇸
Petrole 37-5-5 · Tucker —
L
Bobby Garcia
PTS 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Petrole 37-4-5 · Garcia —
W
Al Shubert
PTS 10/10 · City Hall, Holyoke, 🇺🇸
Petrole 36-4-5 · Shubert —
L
Babe Ruth
PTS 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Petrole 36-3-5 · Ruth —
W
Sylvio Mireault
KO 1/10 · City Hall, Holyoke, 🇺🇸
Petrole 35-3-5 · Mireault —
W
Reddy Blanchard
10 · Fargo Auditorium, Fargo, 🇺🇸
Petrole 34-3-5 · Blanchard —
W
Charley Raymond
10 · Minot, North Dakota, 🇺🇸
Petrole 33-3-5 · Raymond —
W
Eddie Root
KO 3 · Fargo Auditorium, Fargo, 🇺🇸
Petrole 32-3-5 · Root —
W
Gaston Charles
10 · Auditorium, Sioux City, 🇺🇸
Petrole 31-3-5 · Charles —
W
Alex Novecky
10 · Fargo, North Dakota, 🇺🇸
Petrole 30-3-5 · Novecky —
W
Battling Strayer
TKO 5/10 · Auditorium, Sioux City, 🇺🇸
Petrole 29-3-5 · Strayer —
W
Roscoe Hall
8 · Coliseum, Des Moines, 🇺🇸
Petrole 28-3-5 · Hall —
D
Johnny Schauer
8 · Fargo Auditorium, Fargo, 🇺🇸
Petrole 28-3-4 · Schauer —
W
Tommy Tibbetts
KO 4/10 · Duluth, Minnesota, 🇺🇸
Petrole 27-3-4 · Tibbetts —
W
Freddie Burke
KO 3 · Baker, Minnesota, 🇺🇸
Petrole 26-3-4 · Burke —
W
Rusty Jones
6 · Curling Rink Arena, Duluth, 🇺🇸
Petrole 25-3-4 · Jones —
W
Kid Worley
10 · Cudahy Recreation Hall, Sioux City, 🇺🇸
Petrole 24-3-4 · Worley —
W
Pete Campi
PTS 8/8 · Milbank, South Dakota, 🇺🇸
Petrole 23-3-4 · Campi —
W
Billy O'Brien
KO 5 · Carrington, North Dakota, 🇺🇸
Petrole 22-3-4 · O'Brien —
D
Jimmy Lundy
PTS 10/10 · Shrine Arena, Helena, 🇺🇸
Petrole 22-3-3 · Lundy —
W
Joe McCabe
KO 4 · Fargo Auditorium, Fargo, 🇺🇸
Petrole 21-3-3 · McCabe —
W
Len Schwabel
10 · Jamestown, North Dakota, 🇺🇸
Petrole 20-3-3 · Schwabel —
W
Rusty Jones
10 · Fargo, North Dakota, 🇺🇸
Petrole 19-3-3 · Jones —
L
Rusty Jones
6 · Shrine Auditorium, Duluth, 🇺🇸
Petrole 19-2-3 · Jones —
W
Otto Wallace
10 · Fargo Auditorium, Fargo, 🇺🇸
Petrole 18-2-3 · Wallace —
W
Sammy Leonard
6 · Athletic Club, Minneapolis, 🇺🇸
Petrole 17-2-3 · Leonard —
W
Jimmy Moore
TKO 2/6 · Shrine Auditorium, Duluth, 🇺🇸
Petrole 16-2-3 · Moore —
W
Irish Kennedy
TKO 4 · Fargo Auditorium, Fargo, 🇺🇸
Petrole 15-2-3 · Kennedy —
W
Jack Moochie
8 · Fargo Auditorium, Fargo, 🇺🇸
Petrole 14-2-3 · Moochie —
W
Jimmy Freyler
KO 3/10 · Shrine Arena, Helena, 🇺🇸
Petrole 13-2-3 · Freyler —
W
Young Harry Runcorn
KO 1 · Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, 🇨🇦
Petrole 12-2-3 · Runcorn —
W
Sammy Rose
KO 2 · Havana, North Dakota, 🇺🇸
Petrole 11-2-3 · Rose —
W
Irish Kennedy
10 · Fargo Auditorium, Fargo, 🇺🇸
Petrole 10-2-3 · Kennedy —
W
Irish Kennedy
10 · Jamestown, North Dakota, 🇺🇸
Petrole 9-2-3 · Kennedy —
D
Eddie DeBeau
PTS 10/10 · Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 🇺🇸
Petrole 9-2-2 · DeBeau —
W
Eddie DeBeau
10 · Jamestown, North Dakota, 🇺🇸
Petrole 8-2-2 · DeBeau —
W
Doc Snell
PTS 8/8 · Race Track, Alan, 🇺🇸
Petrole 7-2-2 · Snell —
D
Jackie Nichols
10 · Valley City Fairgrounds, Valley City, 🇺🇸
Petrole 7-2-1 · Nichols —
W
Mike Ertle
KO 1/10 · Company H Armory, Jamestown, 🇺🇸
Petrole 6-2-1 · Ertle —
D
Jimmy Woodhall
6 · Fargo Auditorium, Fargo, 🇺🇸
Petrole 6-2-0 · Woodhall —
W
Jackie Nichols
10 · Company H Armory, Jamestown, 🇺🇸
Petrole 5-2-0 · Nichols —
L
Submarine Smith
8 · Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, 🇺🇸
Petrole 5-1-0 · Smith —
W
Lou Boomer
KO 1/6 · Fargo Auditorium, Fargo, 🇺🇸
Petrole 4-1-0 · Boomer —
W
Johnny Gannon
KO 3 · United States of America
Petrole 3-1-0 · Gannon —
W
Submarine Smith
4 · Fargo Auditorium, Fargo, 🇺🇸
Petrole 2-1-0 · Smith —
W
Jackie Rose
KO 2/6 · Fargo Auditorium, Fargo, 🇺🇸
Petrole 1-1-0 · Rose —
W
Kid Fogarty
KO 2/6 · Fargo Auditorium, Fargo, 🇺🇸
Petrole 0-1-0 · Fogarty —
L
Sammy Dorkins
PTS 4/4 · Bolton Hall, Troy, 🇺🇸
Petrole 0-0-0 · Dorkins —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles No world title reigns recorded.
Facts
What is Billy Petrole's record? Billy Petrole's professional record is 122-26-15, 1 NC with 65 knockouts.
Who did Billy Petrole fight last? Billy Petrole last fought Barney Ross on Jan 24, 1934 and lost by UD over 10 rounds. Sources Boxerbook ID 10059 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/10059 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.