Joey Archibald
Featherweight · United States

Joey Archibald

60-42-5 29 KO · 1932–1943

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Updated · Sources: Wikidata, English Wikipedia

Joey Archibald was a featherweight boxer from United States, born Feb 20, 1914. Record 60-42-5 with 29 knockouts over 1932–1943. World titles: WBA featherweight (1939–1940). Joey Archibald last fought Doll Rafferty on Aug 11, 1943 and lost by KO in round 3 of 10.

Also: جوي أرشيبالد · ジョーイ・アーチボルト
BornFeb 20, 1914
DiedFeb 3, 1998
Country🇺🇸 United States
StanceOrthodox
DebutApr 29, 1932
Career1932–1943
Rounds boxed811
KO share48%
Born inProvidence, Rhode Island
TitlesWBA featherweight · 1939–1940
Boxerbook rating1172 ± 340 · inactive since Aug 1943Why here ›
Confirmed bouts7 of 107

Career record

Record
60-42-5, 29 KOs · 1932–1943

Last result

L
Doll Rafferty
KO 3/10 · Borchert Field, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
1943-08-11 ›
✓ one source

The record

107 bouts, 1932–1943, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
L
Doll Rafferty
KO 3/10 · Borchert Field, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Archibald 60-41-5 · Rafferty —
1943-08-11 ›
✓ one source
L
Tony Costa
MD 10/10 · Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, 🇺🇸
Archibald 60-40-5 · Costa —
1943-05-10 ›
✓ one source
L
Carroll Alexander
SD 8/8 · Uline Arena, Washington, 🇺🇸
Archibald 60-39-5 · Alexander —
1943-04-09 ›
✓ one source
L
Sal Bartolo 🇺🇸
UD 10/10 · Arena, Boston, 🇺🇸
Archibald 60-38-5 · Bartolo —
1943-03-26 ›
✓ one source
L
Joey Pirrone
UD 8/8 · Arena, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Archibald 60-37-5 · Pirrone —
1943-01-07 ›
✓ one source
L
Lou Transparenti
UD 10/10 · Coliseum, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Archibald 60-36-5 · Transparenti —
1942-11-02 ›
✓ one source
L
Willie Pep 🇺🇸
UD 10/10 · Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, 🇺🇸
Archibald 60-35-5 · Pep 51-0-0
1942-10-16 ›
✓✓ two sources
L
Adelfo Giz
KO 2/10 · Arena Cristal, Havana, 🇨🇺
Archibald 60-34-5 · Giz —
1942-09-05 ›
✓ one source
L
PTS 10/10 · Scott Stadium, Toledo, 🇺🇸
Archibald 60-33-5 · Goldberg —
1942-07-21 ›
✓ one source
L
Johnny Forte
PTS 8/8 · Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Archibald 60-32-5 · Forte —
1942-07-07 ›
✓ one source
L
Willie Pep 🇺🇸
PTS 10/10 · Bulkeley Stadium, Hartford, 🇺🇸
Archibald 60-31-5 · Pep 42-0-0
1942-06-23 ›
✓✓ two sources
L
Mike Raffa
KO 5/10 · Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Archibald 60-30-5 · Raffa —
1942-05-25 ›
✓ one source
D
Aaron Seltzer
PTS 8/8 · New York Coliseum, New York City, 🇺🇸
Archibald 60-30-4 · Seltzer —
1942-04-14 ›
✓ one source
D
Frankie Rubino
PTS 8/8 · Broadway Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Archibald 60-30-3 · Rubino —
1942-03-24 ›
✓ one source
L
Lulu Costantino
PTS 8/8 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Archibald 60-29-3 · Costantino —
1942-02-09 ›
✓ one source
L
Harry Jeffra 🇺🇸
UD 10/10 · Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, 🇺🇸
Archibald 60-28-3 · Jeffra —
1941-11-10 ›
✓ one source
W
Billy Banks
PTS 10/10 · Uline Arena, Washington, 🇺🇸
Archibald 59-28-3 · Banks —
1941-10-14 ›
✓ one source
L
Chalky Wright 🇺🇸
Lost NYSAC and The Ring featherweight titles
KO 11/15 · Griffith Stadium, Washington, 🇺🇸
Archibald 59-27-3 · Wright 128-29-17
1941-09-11 ›
✓✓ two sources
L
Richie Lemos 🇺🇸
PTS 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Archibald 59-26-3 · Lemos —
1941-08-26 ›
✓ one source
L
Lou Transparenti
SD 10/10 · Oriole Park, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Archibald 59-25-3 · Transparenti —
1941-07-17 ›
✓ one source
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L
Bobby Ivy
MD 10/10 · Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, 🇺🇸
Archibald 59-24-3 · Ivy —
1941-06-09 ›
✓ one source
W
Harry Jeffra 🇺🇸
Won NYSAC and The Ring featherweight titles
SD 15/15 · Griffith Stadium, Washington, 🇺🇸
Archibald 58-24-3 · Jeffra —
1941-05-12 ›
✓ one source
W
Larry Bolvin
PTS 10/10 · Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, 🇺🇸
Archibald 57-24-3 · Bolvin —
1941-03-10 ›
✓ one source
L
Larry Bolvin
KO 4/10 · Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, 🇺🇸
Archibald 57-23-3 · Bolvin —
1941-02-03 ›
✓ one source
W
Billy Banks
PTS 10/10 · Turner's Arena, Washington, 🇺🇸
Archibald 56-23-3 · Banks —
1940-12-16 ›
✓ one source
L
Tommy Forte
UD 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Archibald 56-22-3 · Forte —
1940-11-11 ›
✓ one source
L
Bill Speary
UD 10/10 · Kingston Armory, Kingston, 🇺🇸
Archibald 56-21-3 · Speary —
1940-10-01 ›
✓ one source
L
Bobby Ivy
PTS 10/10 · Bulkeley Stadium, Hartford, 🇺🇸
Archibald 56-20-3 · Ivy —
1940-08-20 ›
✓ one source
L
Joe Marinelli
MD 10/10 · Patterson Blvd. Arena, Dayton, 🇺🇸
Archibald 56-19-3 · Marinelli —
1940-08-02 ›
✓ one source
L
Harry Jeffra 🇺🇸
Lost NYSAC and The Ring featherweight titles
UD 15/15 · Coliseum, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Archibald 56-18-3 · Jeffra —
1940-05-20 ›
✓ one source
L
SD 10/10 · Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Archibald 56-17-3 · Perrin —
1940-02-26 ›
✓ one source
L
Al Mancini
PTS 10/10 · Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, 🇺🇸
Archibald 56-16-3 · Mancini —
1939-11-13 ›
✓ one source
W
Harry Jeffra 🇺🇸
Retained NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring featherweight titles
SD 15/15 · Griffith Stadium, Washington, 🇺🇸
Archibald 55-16-3 · Jeffra —
1939-09-28 ›
✓ one source
L
Simon Chavez
PTS 10/10 · Nuevo Circo, Caracas, 🇻🇪
Archibald 55-15-3 · Chavez —
1939-07-09 ›
✓ one source
W
Joey Silva
PTS 10/10 · Griffith Stadium, Washington, 🇺🇸
Archibald 54-15-3 · Silva —
1939-06-05 ›
✓ one source
W
Leo Rodak 🇺🇸
Retained NYSAC featherweight title
PTS 15/15 · Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, 🇺🇸
Archibald 53-15-3 · Rodak —
1939-04-18 ›
✓ one source
L
Jimmy Gilligan
UD 10/10 · Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Archibald 53-14-3 · Gilligan —
1939-02-27 ›
✓ one source
W
Al Mancini
PTS 10/10 · Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, 🇺🇸
Archibald 52-14-3 · Mancini —
1939-02-06 ›
✓ one source
W
Jerry Mazza
KO 2/10 · Turner's Arena, Washington, 🇺🇸
Archibald 51-14-3 · Mazza —
1939-01-16 ›
✓ one source
L
Petey Scalzo 🇺🇸
KO 2/10 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Archibald 51-13-3 · Scalzo 48-2-2
1938-12-05 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Paul Lee
UD 10/10 · Turner's Arena, Washington, 🇺🇸
Archibald 50-13-3 · Lee —
1938-11-21 ›
✓ one source
W
Mike Belloise 🇺🇸
Won vacant NYSAC featherweight title
MD 15/15 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Archibald 49-13-3 · Belloise —
1938-10-17 ›
✓ one source
W
Tony Dupre
PTS 10/10 · Griffith Stadium, Washington, 🇺🇸
Archibald 48-13-3 · Dupre —
1938-09-12 ›
✓ one source
W
Mike Belloise 🇺🇸
UD 10/10 · Griffith Stadium, Washington, 🇺🇸
Archibald 47-13-3 · Belloise —
1938-07-11 ›
✓ one source
W
Johnny Scibelli
KO 2/10 · Turner's Arena, Washington, 🇺🇸
Archibald 46-13-3 · Scibelli —
1938-03-28 ›
✓ one source
W
Sammy Crocetti
PTS 10/10 · Marieville Gardens, North Providence, 🇺🇸
Archibald 45-13-3 · Crocetti —
1938-03-14 ›
✓ one source
W
Johnny Mirabella
TKO 9/10 · Turner's Arena, Washington, 🇺🇸
Archibald 44-13-3 · Mirabella —
1938-03-07 ›
✓ one source
W
Biff Lemieux
UD 10/10 · Rialto Theater, Washington, 🇺🇸
Archibald 43-13-3 · Lemieux —
1937-12-10 ›
✓ one source
W
Joe Marciente
TKO 4/8 · Griffith Stadium, Washington, 🇺🇸
Archibald 42-13-3 · Marciente —
1937-09-01 ›
✓ one source
W
Lou Gevinson
TKO 8/10 · Griffith Stadium, Washington, 🇺🇸
Archibald 41-13-3 · Gevinson —
1937-08-02 ›
✓ one source
W
Harry Gentile
TKO 6/10 · Griffith Stadium, Washington, 🇺🇸
Archibald 40-13-3 · Gentile —
1937-07-21 ›
✓ one source
W
Nicky Jerome
KO 10/10 · Griffith Stadium, Washington, 🇺🇸
Archibald 39-13-3 · Jerome —
1937-06-23 ›
✓ one source
W
Ray Ingram
TKO 7/10 · Griffith Stadium, Washington, 🇺🇸
Archibald 38-13-3 · Ingram —
1937-06-02 ›
✓ one source
W
Lawrence Gunn
KO 6/8 · Turner's Arena, Washington, 🇺🇸
Archibald 37-13-3 · Gunn —
1937-05-17 ›
✓ one source
W
Buddy Grimes
UD 8/8 · Turner's Arena, Washington, 🇺🇸
Archibald 36-13-3 · Grimes —
1937-05-03 ›
✓ one source
L
Tony Dupre
DQ 4/10 · Infantry Hall, Providence, 🇺🇸
Archibald 36-12-3 · Dupre —
1937-04-19 ›
✓ one source
L
Aurel Toma 🇷🇴
PTS 8/8 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Archibald 36-11-3 · Toma —
1937-04-05 ›
✓ one source
W
Cyril Joseph
PTS 6/6 · Hippodrome, New York City, 🇺🇸
Archibald 35-11-3 · Joseph —
1937-02-10 ›
✓ one source
W
Biff Lemieux
Retained USA New England featherweight title
UD 12/12 · Egleston Square Stadium, Boston, 🇺🇸
Archibald 34-11-3 · Lemieux —
1937-01-28 ›
✓ one source
W
Joe Bottom
KO 2/6 · Arena, Syracuse, 🇺🇸
Archibald 33-11-3 · Bottom —
1937-01-08 ›
✓ one source
W
Biff Lemieux
Won vacant USA New England featherweight title
UD 12/12 · Egleston Square Stadium, Boston, 🇺🇸
Archibald 32-11-3 · Lemieux —
1936-11-26 ›
✓ one source
W
Joey Wach
PTS 6/6 · Hippodrome, New York City, 🇺🇸
Archibald 31-11-3 · Wach —
1936-10-28 ›
✓ one source
L
Nat Litfin
PTS 8/8 · New York Coliseum, New York City, 🇺🇸
Archibald 31-10-3 · Litfin —
1936-07-28 ›
✓ one source
L
Johnny Cabello
KO 2/8 · Orange County Fairgrounds, Middletown, 🇺🇸
Archibald 31-9-3 · Cabello —
1936-06-25 ›
✓ one source
W
Katsumi Morioka
PTS 8/8 · Woodcliff Park, Poughkeepsie, 🇺🇸
Archibald 30-9-3 · Morioka —
1936-06-01 ›
✓ one source
L
Lou Camps
PTS 8/8 · New York Coliseum, New York City, 🇺🇸
Archibald 30-8-3 · Camps —
1936-04-21 ›
✓ one source
W
Phil Siriani
PTS 6/6 · New York Coliseum, New York City, 🇺🇸
Archibald 29-8-3 · Siriani —
1936-03-24 ›
✓ one source
W
Johnny Mirabella
PTS 6/6 · Broadway Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Archibald 28-8-3 · Mirabella —
1936-03-17 ›
✓ one source
W
Jose Santos
TKO 2/8 · Broadway Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Archibald 27-8-3 · Santos —
1936-02-04 ›
✓ one source
W
Indian Quintana
PTS 8/8 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Archibald 26-8-3 · Quintana —
1935-11-15 ›
✓ one source
L
Johnny Mauro
PTS 8/8 · Triboro Stadium, Long Island City, 🇺🇸
Archibald 26-7-3 · Mauro —
1935-09-26 ›
✓ one source
W
Jose Santos
PTS 8/8 · Woodcliff Park, Poughkeepsie, 🇺🇸
Archibald 25-7-3 · Santos —
1935-09-10 ›
✓ one source
W
Johnny Bang
PTS 6/6 · New York Coliseum, New York City, 🇺🇸
Archibald 24-7-3 · Bang —
1935-08-06 ›
✓ one source
W
Jimmy Martin
PTS 8/8 · Coney Island Velodrome, New York City, 🇺🇸
Archibald 23-7-3 · Martin —
1935-07-30 ›
✓ one source
L
Sixto Escobar 🇺🇸
TKO 6/8 · Polo Grounds, New York City, 🇺🇸
Archibald 23-6-3 · Escobar 23-9-2
1935-05-28 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Joey Brown
KO 2/6 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Archibald 22-6-3 · Brown —
1935-05-10 ›
✓ one source
D
Jose Santos
PTS 8/8 · Providence, Rhode Island, 🇺🇸
Archibald 22-6-2 · Santos —
1935-04-24 ›
✓ one source
W
Petty Dixon
TKO 4/8 · Casino, Fall River, 🇺🇸
Archibald 21-6-2 · Dixon —
1935-03-14 ›
✓ one source
W
Herb Cormier
KO 5/8 · Providence, Rhode Island, 🇺🇸
Archibald 20-6-2 · Cormier —
1934-12-12 ›
✓ one source
W
Frankie McKenna
PTS 8/8 · Casino, Fall River, 🇺🇸
Archibald 19-6-2 · McKenna —
1934-11-30 ›
✓ one source
W
Frankie McKenna
PTS 8/8 · Casino, Fall River, 🇺🇸
Archibald 18-6-2 · McKenna —
1934-11-23 ›
✓ one source
L
PTS 10/10 · Forum, Montreal, 🇨🇦
Archibald 18-5-2 · Martin —
1934-09-19 ›
✓ one source
D
Dick Welsh
PTS 8/8 · Valley Arena, Holyoke, 🇺🇸
Archibald 18-5-1 · Welsh —
1934-09-17 ›
✓ one source
W
Jimmy Doyle
TKO 2/8 · Heywood Arena, West Springfield, 🇺🇸
Archibald 17-5-1 · Doyle —
1934-08-13 ›
✓ one source
W
Skippy Allen
KO 3/8 · Heywood Arena, West Springfield, 🇺🇸
Archibald 16-5-1 · Allen —
1934-07-23 ›
✓ one source
L
Felipe Andrade
PTS 8/8 · Heywood Arena, West Springfield, 🇺🇸
Archibald 16-4-1 · Andrade —
1934-07-09 ›
✓ one source
L
Sixto Escobar 🇺🇸
UD 10/10 · Valley Arena Gardens, Holyoke, 🇺🇸
Archibald 16-3-1 · Escobar 19-8-2
1934-05-21 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Damasco Seda
KO 6/6 · Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, 🇺🇸
Archibald 15-3-1 · Seda —
1934-05-18 ›
✓ one source
W
Freddie Lattanzio
RTD 4/10 · Valley Arena, Holyoke, 🇺🇸
Archibald 14-3-1 · Lattanzio —
1934-05-14 ›
✓ one source
W
Johnny Bang
PTS 10/10 · Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, 🇺🇸
Archibald 13-3-1 · Bang —
1933-12-05 ›
✓ one source
W
Ruby Bradley
KO 7/10 · Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, 🇺🇸
Archibald 12-3-1 · Bradley —
1933-11-07 ›
✓ one source
W
Jimmy Lorenzo
KO 5/6 · Providence, Rhode Island, 🇺🇸
Archibald 11-3-1 · Lorenzo —
1933-10-24 ›
✓ one source
D
Johnny Bang
PTS 10/10 · New Bedford, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸
Archibald 11-3-0 · Bang —
1933-10-16 ›
✓ one source
W
Billy Walsh
KO 2/8 · Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, 🇺🇸
Archibald 10-3-0 · Walsh —
1933-10-10 ›
✓ one source
W
Francis Walsh
PTS 8/8 · Providence, Rhode Island, 🇺🇸
Archibald 9-3-0 · Walsh —
1933-06-14 ›
✓ one source
L
PTS 10/10 · Casino, Fall River, 🇺🇸
Archibald 9-2-0 · Genaro 94-20-9
1933-04-05 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Buster Nadeau
KO 4/8 · Casino, Fall River, 🇺🇸
Archibald 8-2-0 · Nadeau —
1933-03-15 ›
✓ one source
W
Herb Bradley
KO 3/8 · Casino, Fall River, 🇺🇸
Archibald 7-2-0 · Bradley —
1933-03-08 ›
✓ one source
W
Mike Fortier
KO 2/6 · Casino, Fall River, 🇺🇸
Archibald 6-2-0 · Fortier —
1933-02-08 ›
✓ one source
L
Ruby Bradley
PTS 8/8 · Casino, Fall River, 🇺🇸
Archibald 6-1-0 · Bradley —
1933-01-18 ›
✓ one source
W
Herb Bradley
TKO 3/6 · Infantry Hall, Providence, 🇺🇸
Archibald 5-1-0 · Bradley —
1933-01-16 ›
✓ one source
W
Bobby Mullins
KO 1/6 · Casino, Fall River, 🇺🇸
Archibald 4-1-0 · Mullins —
1933-01-11 ›
✓ one source
W
Francis Walsh
PTS 10/10 · Mechanics Hall, Worcester, 🇺🇸
Archibald 3-1-0 · Walsh —
1932-10-27 ›
✓ one source
L
Herb Bradley
PTS 8/8 · Woonsocket, Rhode Island, 🇺🇸
Archibald 3-0-0 · Bradley —
1932-06-08 ›
✓ one source
W
Johnny Troncone
KO 3/6 · Casino, Fall River, 🇺🇸
Archibald 2-0-0 · Troncone —
1932-05-18 ›
✓ one source
W
Leo Cass
KO 1/6 · Casino, Fall River, 🇺🇸
Archibald 1-0-0 · Cass —
1932-05-06 ›
✓ one source
W
Ernest Hebert
KO 4/6 · Casino, Fall River, 🇺🇸
Archibald 0-0-0 · Hebert —
1932-04-29 ›
✓ one source

Ratings now

Not in any current ranking.

World titles

1939-10-29 – 1940-03-29

Facts

What is Joey Archibald's record?
Joey Archibald's professional record is 60-42-5 with 29 knockouts.
Who did Joey Archibald fight last?
Joey Archibald last fought Doll Rafferty on Aug 11, 1943 and lost by KO in round 3 of 10.
Which world titles has Joey Archibald held?
Joey Archibald has held 1 world title reign: WBA featherweight (1939–1940).

Sources

Boxerbook ID 16197 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/16197. Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.

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