Featherweight · United States
Newsboy Brown 75-14-11 14 KO · 1921–1933
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Newsboy Brown was a featherweight boxer from United States, born Aug 17, 1905. Record 75-14-11 with 14 knockouts over 1921–1933. Newsboy Brown last fought Rodolfo Casanova on Apr 2, 1933 and lost by KO in round 3 of 10.
Also: موزع الصحف براون · ニュースボーイ・ブラウン · David Montrose
Born Aug 17, 1905
Died Feb 18, 1977
Country 🇺🇸 United States
Stance Orthodox
Debut Apr 21, 1921
Career 1921–1933
Rounds boxed 684
KO share 19%
Born in Russian Empire
Titles Oriental bantamweight title 1932
Confirmed bouts 15 of 100
Career record Record
75-14-11, 14 KOs · 1921–1933
Last result L
KO 3/10 · El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
The record 100 bouts, 1921–1933, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in. Wikidata: 57-13-5
Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 100, Wikipedia (es) · 1
L
KO 3/10 · El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Brown 75-13-11 · Casanova 17-1-0
L
For vacant world featherweight title PTS 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Brown 75-12-11 · Arizmendi 46-5-8
L
PTS 12/12 · Forum, Montreal, 🇨🇦
Brown 75-11-11 · Pladner —
W
PTS 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Brown 74-11-11 · Arizmendi 45-4-8
L
PTS 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Brown 74-10-11 · Arizmendi 44-4-8
W
Lou Pacion
PTS 12/12 · Manila, 🇵🇭
Brown 73-10-11 · Pacion —
W
Cris Pineda
Won vacant Oriental bantamweight title SD 12/12 · Manila, 🇵🇭
Brown 72-10-11 · Pineda —
L
Lost USA California State bantamweight title PTS 10/10 · Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, 🇺🇸
Brown 72-9-11 · Tommy —
W
PTS 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Brown 71-9-11 · Brown 85-10-8
W
Retained USA California State bantamweight title PTS 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Brown 70-9-11 · Tommy —
L
PTS 12/12 · Forum, Montreal, 🇨🇦
Brown 70-8-11 · Huat —
W
PTS 12/12 · Forum, Montreal, 🇨🇦
Brown 69-8-11 · Huat —
W
Archie Bell
PTS 8/8 · Queensboro Stadium, New York City, 🇺🇸
Brown 68-8-11 · Bell —
W
Cris Pineda
PTS 10/10 · Meadowbrook Arena, North Adams, 🇺🇸
Brown 67-8-11 · Pineda —
W
Ray Montoya
PTS 10/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Brown 66-8-11 · Montoya —
W
Billy Cain
KO 2/4 · Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Brown 65-8-11 · Cain —
W
Won USA California State bantamweight title KO 3/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Brown 64-8-11 · Dado 52-5-11
L
For vacant USA California State bantamweight title PTS 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Brown 64-7-11 · Dado 51-5-11
W
Claude Varner
PTS 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Brown 63-7-11 · Varner —
W
Claude Varner
PTS 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Brown 62-7-11 · Varner —
Show all 100 bouts W
Chato Laredo
PTS 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Brown 61-7-11 · Laredo —
W
PTS 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Brown 60-7-11 · Wolgast 85-5-1
W
Tommy Gardner
PTS 10/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Brown 59-7-11 · Gardner —
W
PTS 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Brown 58-7-11 · Dano 33-12-17
L
Chato Laredo
SD 8/8 · Ciudad Juarez, 🇲🇽
Brown 58-6-11 · Laredo —
W
Tommy Hughes
PTS 10/10 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Brown 57-6-11 · Hughes —
L
PTS 10/10 · Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Brown 57-5-11 · Dano 27-10-17
W
PTS 10/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Brown 56-5-11 · Peters —
W
Tommy Hughes
PTS 10/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Brown 55-5-11 · Hughes —
W
Ernie Hood
TKO 7/10 · Pasadena Arena, Pasadena, 🇺🇸
Brown 54-5-11 · Hood —
W
Alfredo Imperial
PTS 10/10 · Pismo Beach Arena, Pismo Beach, 🇺🇸
Brown 53-5-11 · Imperial —
W
Blas Rodriguez
PTS 10/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Brown 52-5-11 · Rodriguez —
W
Ray Montoya
PTS 10/10 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Brown 51-5-11 · Montoya —
D
Delos 'Kid' Williams
PTS 10/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Brown 51-5-10 · Williams —
W
PTS 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Brown 50-5-10 · Peters —
L
Lost world flyweight title PTS 15/15 · Orient Football Ground, Clapton, 🇬🇧
Brown 50-4-10 · Hill —
W
Retained world flyweight title TKO 6/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Brown 49-4-10 · Dado 27-2-7
W
KO 9/10 · Kenwood Armory, Minneapolis, 🇺🇸
Brown 48-4-10 · Mayberry —
W
Johnny McCoy
Won world flyweight title PTS 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Brown 47-4-10 · McCoy —
L
For vacant NYSAC flyweight title UD 15/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Brown 47-3-10 · Schwartz —
L
PTS 10/10 · Coliseum, Toronto, 🇨🇦
Brown 47-2-10 · Belanger —
W
Frankie Novey
PTS 10/10 · Culver City Stadium, Culver City, 🇺🇸
Brown 46-2-10 · Novey —
W
Johnny Stack
KO 7 · Culver City, California, 🇺🇸
Brown 45-2-10 · Stack —
W
Johnny Vacca
PTS 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Brown 44-2-10 · Vacca —
W
Harry Goldstein
PTS 10/10 · Mechanics Building, Boston, 🇺🇸
Brown 43-2-10 · Goldstein —
W
Alex Burlie
PTS 10/10 · Arena Gardens, Toronto, 🇨🇦
Brown 42-2-10 · Burlie —
W
Ernie Peters
PTS 8/8 · Coliseum, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Brown 41-2-10 · Peters —
L
Willie Davies
MD 10/10 · Motor Square Garden, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Brown 41-1-10 · Davies —
W
Artie Shiere
TKO 4/10 · Auditorium, Sioux City, 🇺🇸
Brown 40-1-10 · Shiere —
W
Happy Atherton
PTS 10/10 · Walker AC, New York City, 🇺🇸
Brown 39-1-10 · Atherton —
W
PTS 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Brown 38-1-10 · Genaro 59-6-5
W
Young Nationalista
PTS 10/10 · Arena, Vernon, 🇺🇸
Brown 37-1-10 · Nationalista —
D
PTS 10/10 · Arena, Vernon, 🇺🇸
Brown 37-1-9 · LaBarba 17-2-2
W
Teddy Silva
PTS 10/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Brown 36-1-9 · Silva —
W
Johnny Godinez
PTS 8/8 · Armory, Pasadena, 🇺🇸
Brown 35-1-9 · Godinez —
W
Frankie Novey
PTS 8/8 · Civic Auditorium, Fresno, 🇺🇸
Brown 34-1-9 · Novey —
W
Young Nationalista
KO 6/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Brown 33-1-9 · Nationalista —
W
PTS 10/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Brown 32-1-9 · Schwartz —
W
PTS 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Brown 31-1-9 · Genaro 52-4-4
W
Alkie Akol
PTS 8/8 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Brown 30-1-9 · Akol —
W
Frankie Grandetta
PTS 6/6 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Brown 29-1-9 · Grandetta —
D
Young Nationalista
PTS 10/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Brown 29-1-8 · Nationalista —
L
Georgie Rivers
PTS 10/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Brown 29-0-8 · Rivers —
D
PTS 10/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Brown 29-0-7 · LaBarba 4-2-1
D
Henry 'Kid' Wolfe
PTS 10/10 · Armory, Reading, 🇺🇸
Brown 29-0-6 · Wolfe —
W
Marty Gold
10 · Arena, Trenton, 🇺🇸
Brown 28-0-6 · Gold —
W
Kid Fredericks
8 · Arena, Trenton, 🇺🇸
Brown 27-0-6 · Fredericks —
W
Johnny Royce
KO 4/8 · Armory, Reading, 🇺🇸
Brown 26-0-6 · Royce —
W
Frankie Murray
PTS 10/10 · Armory, Boston, 🇺🇸
Brown 25-0-6 · Murray —
W
Willie Woods
PTS 10/10 · Mechanics Building, Boston, 🇺🇸
Brown 24-0-6 · Woods —
W
Wilbur Cohen
PTS 10/10 · Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, 🇺🇸
Brown 23-0-6 · Cohen —
W
Kid Pancho
10 · Auditorium, Sioux City, 🇺🇸
Brown 22-0-6 · Pancho —
W
Johnny Walker
KO 3/10 · East Chicago, Indiana, 🇺🇸
Brown 21-0-6 · Walker —
D
Kid Pancho
12 · Market Hall, San Antonio, 🇺🇸
Brown 21-0-5 · Pancho —
W
Kid Pancho
12 · Market Hall, San Antonio, 🇺🇸
Brown 20-0-5 · Pancho —
W
Freddie Dunn
6 · Auditorium, Sioux City, 🇺🇸
Brown 19-0-5 · Dunn —
W
Paul Milnar
8 · Auditorium, Des Moines, 🇺🇸
Brown 18-0-5 · Milnar —
W
Jock McFee
8 · Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 🇺🇸
Brown 17-0-5 · McFee —
W
Earl Puryear
10 · Auditorium, Sioux City, 🇺🇸
Brown 16-0-5 · Puryear —
W
Connie Curry
PTS 10/10 · City Auditorium, Omaha, 🇺🇸
Brown 15-0-5 · Curry —
D
Connie Curry
10 · Mizzou Park, Sioux City, 🇺🇸
Brown 15-0-4 · Curry —
W
Harold Jelsma
KO 3/8 · Roof Garden, Sioux City, 🇺🇸
Brown 14-0-4 · Jelsma —
W
Paul Milnar
10 · Mizzou Park, Sioux City, 🇺🇸
Brown 13-0-4 · Milnar —
W
Harold Jelsma
PTS 10/10 · Newcastle, Nebraska, 🇺🇸
Brown 12-0-4 · Jelsma —
D
Connie Curry
10 · Mizzou Park, Sioux City, 🇺🇸
Brown 12-0-3 · Curry —
W
Harold Jelsma
PTS 6/6 · City Auditorium, Lincoln, 🇺🇸
Brown 11-0-3 · Jelsma —
D
Abie Gordon
6 · Sportsmen's Club, Sioux City, 🇺🇸
Brown 11-0-2 · Gordon —
W
Benny Rose
KO 3/8 · Cudahy Plant Gymnasium, Sioux City, 🇺🇸
Brown 10-0-2 · Rose —
W
Jimmy Josephs
6 · Mizzou Park, Sioux City, 🇺🇸
Brown 9-0-2 · Josephs —
W
Earl Smith
6 · Metropolitan AC, Sioux City, 🇺🇸
Brown 8-0-2 · Smith —
W
Paul Milnar
6 · Cudahy Recreation Hall, Sioux City, 🇺🇸
Brown 7-0-2 · Milnar —
W
Jimmy Magner
8 · Whiting, Iowa, 🇺🇸
Brown 6-0-2 · Magner —
W
Jimmy Magner
8 · Cudahy AC, Sioux City, 🇺🇸
Brown 5-0-2 · Magner —
W
Duke Duval
6 · Edgewater Garden, Sioux City, 🇺🇸
Brown 4-0-2 · Duval —
D
Connie Curry
6 · Edgewater Garden, Sioux City, 🇺🇸
Brown 4-0-1 · Curry —
D
Connie Curry
6 · Auditorium, Sioux City, 🇺🇸
Brown 4-0-0 · Curry —
W
Jack Skelly
6 · Ballpark, Sioux City, 🇺🇸
Brown 3-0-0 · Skelly —
W
Kid Pitts
KO 1/6 · Auditorium, Sioux City, 🇺🇸
Brown 2-0-0 · Pitts —
W
Dick Stone
6 · Auditorium, Sioux City, 🇺🇸
Brown 1-0-0 · Stone —
W
Kid Pitts
TKO 3/6 · Auditorium, Sioux City, 🇺🇸
Brown 0-0-0 · Pitts —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles No world title reigns recorded.
Facts
What is Newsboy Brown's record? Newsboy Brown's professional record is 75-14-11 with 14 knockouts.
Who did Newsboy Brown fight last? Newsboy Brown last fought Rodolfo Casanova on Apr 2, 1933 and lost by KO in round 3 of 10. Sources Boxerbook ID 10775 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/10775 . 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.
