Middleweight · United States
Paul Pender 40-6-2 20 KO · 1949–1962
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Paul Pender was a middleweight boxer from United States, born Jun 20, 1930. Record 40-6-2 with 20 knockouts over 1949–1962. Paul Pender last fought Terry Downes on Apr 7, 1962 and won by UD over 15 rounds.
Also: Пол Пендер · بول بيندر · ポール・ペンダー +2 more Paul Richard Pender · Pender
Born Jun 20, 1930
Died Jan 12, 2003
Country 🇺🇸 United States
Stance Orthodox
Height 178 cm
Reach 183 cm
Debut Jan 28, 1949
Career 1949–1962
Rounds boxed 343
KO share 50%
Born in Brookline, Massachusetts
Titles NYSAC and The Ring middleweight titles 1962
Boxerbook rating 1868 ± 308 · inactive since Apr 1962Why here › Confirmed bouts 7 of 48
Career record Record
40-6-2, 20 KOs · 1949–1962
Last result W
Won NYSAC and The Ring middleweight titles UD 15/15 · Arena, Boston, 🇺🇸
The record 48 bouts, 1949–1962, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
W
Won NYSAC and The Ring middleweight titles UD 15/15 · Arena, Boston, 🇺🇸
Pender 39-6-2 · Downes 28-7-0
L
For NYSAC and The Ring middleweight titles RTD 9/15 · Empire Pool, Wembley, 🇬🇧
Pender 39-5-2 · Downes 27-7-0
W
For NYSAC and The Ring middleweight titles UD 15/15 · Boston Garden, Boston, 🇺🇸
Pender 38-5-2 · Basilio 56-15-7
W
For NYSAC and The Ring middleweight titles TKO 7/15 · Arena, Boston, 🇺🇸
Pender 37-5-2 · Downes 25-6-0
W
For NYSAC and The Ring middleweight titles SD 15/15 · Boston Garden, Boston, 🇺🇸
Pender 36-5-2 · Robinson 144-7-2
W
Won NYSAC and The Ring middleweight titles SD 15/15 · Boston Garden, Boston, 🇺🇸
Pender 35-5-2 · Robinson 143-6-2
W
Gene Hamilton
UD 10/10 · Boston Garden, Boston, 🇺🇸
Pender 34-5-2 · Hamilton —
W
Jackson Brown
Won USA New England middleweight title UD 12/12 · Pierce Memorial Field, East Providence, 🇺🇸
Pender 33-5-2 · Brown —
W
UD 10/10 · Boston Garden, Boston, 🇺🇸
Pender 32-5-2 · Jones 48-25-4
W
Joe Shaw
TKO 5/10 · Arcadia Ballroom, Providence, 🇺🇸
Pender 31-5-2 · Shaw —
W
Young Beau Jack
DQ 3/10 · Arcadia Ballroom, Providence, 🇺🇸
Pender 30-5-2 · Jack —
W
Joe Gomes
TKO 6/10 · Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, 🇺🇸
Pender 29-5-2 · Gomes —
W
Willie Kid Johnson
TKO 3/10 · Arcadia Ballroom, Providence, 🇺🇸
Pender 28-5-2 · Johnson —
W
Pete Adams
TKO 4/10 · Arena, Boston, 🇺🇸
Pender 27-5-2 · Adams —
W
Jackson Brown
TKO 3/10 · Boston Garden, Boston, 🇺🇸
Pender 26-5-2 · Brown —
W
Jimmy Skinner
UD 10/10 · Mechanics Building, Boston, 🇺🇸
Pender 25-5-2 · Skinner —
L
UD 10/10 · Eastern Parkway Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Pender 25-4-2 · Fullmer 27-0-0
W
TKO 4/10 · Mechanics Building, Boston, 🇺🇸
Pender 24-4-2 · Mack —
W
Ted Olla
SD 10/10 · Eastern Parkway Arena, Brooklyn, 🇺🇸
Pender 23-4-2 · Olla —
W
Larry Villeneuve
UD 10/10 · Arena, Boston, 🇺🇸
Pender 22-4-2 · Villeneuve —
Show all 48 bouts L
Jimmy Beau
TKO 5/10 · Boston Garden, Boston, 🇺🇸
Pender 22-3-2 · Beau —
W
Otis Graham
UD 10/10 · Mechanics Building, Boston, 🇺🇸
Pender 21-3-2 · Graham —
L
KO 3/10 · Boston Garden, Boston, 🇺🇸
Pender 21-2-2 · Hairston —
D
Joe Rindone
PTS 10/10 · Boston Garden, Boston, 🇺🇸
Pender 21-2-1 · Rindone —
L
Joe Rindone
UD 10/10 · Boston Garden, Boston, 🇺🇸
Pender 21-1-1 · Rindone —
W
Norman Hayes
KO 7/10 · Mechanics Building, Boston, 🇺🇸
Pender 20-1-1 · Hayes —
L
Norman Hayes
UD 10/10 · Mechanics Building, Boston, 🇺🇸
Pender 20-0-1 · Hayes —
W
Harold Sampson
TKO 3/10 · Mechanics Building, Boston, 🇺🇸
Pender 19-0-1 · Sampson —
W
Norman Horton
KO 2/10 · Mechanics Building, Boston, 🇺🇸
Pender 18-0-1 · Horton —
W
Ernie Durando
UD 10/10 · Arena, Boston, 🇺🇸
Pender 17-0-1 · Durando —
W
Roy Wouters
UD 10/10 · Miners Forum, Glace Bay, 🇨🇦
Pender 16-0-1 · Wouters —
W
Bobby James
UD 10/10 · Arena, Boston, 🇺🇸
Pender 15-0-1 · James —
W
Al Couture
TKO 7/10 · Exposition Building, Portland, 🇺🇸
Pender 14-0-1 · Couture —
W
Charley Dodson
UD 10/10 · Exposition Building, Portland, 🇺🇸
Pender 13-0-1 · Dodson —
W
Leon Brown
TKO 5/8 · Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, 🇺🇸
Pender 12-0-1 · Brown —
W
Sonny Horne
UD 10/10 · Boston Garden, Boston, 🇺🇸
Pender 11-0-1 · Horne —
D
Bill Daley
PTS 10/10 · Mechanics Building, Boston, 🇺🇸
Pender 11-0-0 · Daley —
W
Bill Daley
UD 8/8 · Mechanics Building, Boston, 🇺🇸
Pender 10-0-0 · Daley —
W
Jose Contreras
KO 2/6 · Mechanics Hall, Worcester, 🇺🇸
Pender 9-0-0 · Contreras —
W
Mike Gillo
PTS 6/6 · Arena, New Haven, 🇺🇸
Pender 8-0-0 · Gillo —
W
Ted Brassley
TKO 3/6 · Mechanics Building, Boston, 🇺🇸
Pender 7-0-0 · Brassley —
W
Eddie Richardson
KO 1 · Candlelite Stadium, Bridgeport, 🇺🇸
Pender 6-0-0 · Richardson —
W
Mike Saad
UD 6/6 · Boston Garden, Boston, 🇺🇸
Pender 5-0-0 · Saad —
W
Johnny Rice
KO 1/6 · Arena, Boston, 🇺🇸
Pender 4-0-0 · Rice —
W
George Meyers
KO 3/6 · Arena, Boston, 🇺🇸
Pender 3-0-0 · Meyers —
W
Frank Theodore
KO 2/4 · Boston Garden, Boston, 🇺🇸
Pender 2-0-0 · Theodore —
W
Mickey Lane
KO 2/6 · Mechanics Building, Boston, 🇺🇸
Pender 1-0-0 · Lane —
W
Paul Williams
KO 1/4 · Mechanics Building, Boston, 🇺🇸
Pender 0-0-0 · Williams —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles No world title reigns recorded.
Facts
What is Paul Pender's record? Paul Pender's professional record is 40-6-2 with 20 knockouts.
Who did Paul Pender fight last? Paul Pender last fought Terry Downes on Apr 7, 1962 and won by UD over 15 rounds. Sources Boxerbook ID 18928 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/18928 . 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.
