Featherweight · United States
Petey Scalzo 90-15-6, 1 NC 48 KO · 1936–1943
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Updated Oct 12, 2026 · Sources: Wikidata, English Wikipedia
Petey Scalzo was a featherweight boxer from United States, born Aug 1, 1917. Record 90-15-6, 1 NC with 48 knockouts over 1936–1943. World titles: WBA featherweight (1940–1941). Petey Scalzo last fought Bob Montgomery on Oct 25, 1943 and lost by TKO in round 6 of 10.
Also: بتي سكالزو · ペティ・スカルツォ
Born Aug 1, 1917
Died Jun 15, 1993
Country 🇺🇸 United States
Stance Orthodox
Height 168 cm
Reach 169 cm
Nickname The Greek
Debut Jun 29, 1936
Career 1936–1943
Rounds boxed 682
KO share 53%
Born in Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Titles WBA featherweight · 1940–1941
Boxerbook rating 1437 ± 343 · inactive since Oct 1943Why here › Confirmed bouts 2 of 112
Career record Record
90-15-6, 1 NC, 48 KOs · 1936–1943
Last result L
TKO 6/10 · Convention Hall, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
The record 112 bouts, 1936–1943, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
L
TKO 6/10 · Convention Hall, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 90-14-6 · Montgomery 54-6-3
W
Eddie Dowl
PTS 8/8 · Broadway Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 89-14-6 · Dowl —
W
Alex Doyle
TKO 7/8 · Fort Hamilton Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 88-14-6 · Doyle —
L
Ellis Phillips
MD 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 88-13-6 · Phillips —
L
Jimmy Collins
UD 10/10 · Coliseum, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 88-12-6 · Collins —
L
Ellis Phillips
UD 10/10 · Convention Hall, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 88-11-6 · Phillips —
L
John Thomas
UD 10/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 88-10-6 · Thomas —
L
Jimmy Hatcher
UD 10/10 · Victory Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 88-9-6 · Hatcher —
W
Toby Vigil
RTD 8/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 87-9-6 · Vigil —
L
Jimmy Hatcher
PTS 8/8 · Broadway Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 87-8-6 · Hatcher —
L
George Latka
UD 10/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 87-7-6 · Latka —
W
Nat Litfin
PTS 8/8 · Broadway Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 86-7-6 · Litfin —
NC
Toby Vigil
NC 6/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 86-7-6 · Vigil —
W
Mickey Farber
PTS 8/8 · Broadway Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 85-7-6 · Farber —
L
Allie Stolz
PTS 8/8 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 85-6-6 · Stolz —
W
Nat Litfin
PTS 8/8 · Broadway Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 84-6-6 · Litfin —
W
Curley Nichols
TKO 5/8 · Broadway Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 83-6-6 · Nichols —
W
Mike Raffa
UD 10/10 · Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 82-6-6 · Raffa —
W
Jimmy Gilligan
TKO 5/8 · Queensboro Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 81-6-6 · Gilligan —
W
Jimmy Gilligan
PTS 8/8 · Fort Hamilton Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 80-6-6 · Gilligan —
Show all 112 bouts L
Lost NBA featherweight title KO 5/12 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 80-5-6 · Lemos —
D
For NBA featherweight title PTS 15/15 · Auditorium, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 80-5-5 · Zwick —
W
TKO 1/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 79-5-5 · Scrivani —
D
Vern Bybee
PTS 10/10 · Coliseum Bowl, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 79-5-4 · Bybee —
L
Guy Serean
TKO 8/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 79-4-4 · Serean —
W
TKO 7/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 78-4-4 · Lemos —
W
Bernie Friedkin
PTS 8/8 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 77-4-4 · Friedkin —
L
PTS 8/8 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 77-3-4 · Kogon —
W
UD 10/10 · City Park Stadium, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 76-3-4 · Perrin —
W
Ginger Foran
PTS 8/8 · Starlight Park, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 75-3-4 · Foran —
W
Maxie Fischer
PTS 10/10 · Meadowbrook Bowl, Newark, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 74-3-4 · Fischer —
W
Bobby Ivy
Retained NBA featherweight title TKO 15/15 · Bulkeley Stadium, Hartford, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 73-3-4 · Ivy —
D
Bernie Friedkin
PTS 8/8 · Dexter Park Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 73-3-3 · Friedkin —
W
PTS 8/8 · Starlight Park, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 72-3-3 · Belloise —
W
Retained NBA featherweight title TKO 6/15 · Griffith Stadium, Washington, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 71-3-3 · Covelli —
W
Ginger Foran
KO 5/8 · New York Coliseum, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 70-3-3 · Foran —
W
Primo Flores
PTS 8/8 · New York Coliseum, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 69-3-3 · Flores —
D
Primo Flores
PTS 8/8 · New York Coliseum, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 69-3-2 · Flores —
W
Jimmy Vaughn
PTS 8/8 · Ridgewood Grove, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 68-3-2 · Vaughn —
W
Tony Dupre
KO 2/8 · Ridgewood Grove, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 67-3-2 · Dupre —
W
Cristobal Jaramillo
PTS 8/8 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 66-3-2 · Jaramillo —
W
Nat Litfin
UD 8/8 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 65-3-2 · Litfin —
W
KO 2/8 · Ridgewood Grove, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 64-3-2 · Buff —
W
Simon Chavez
PTS 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 63-3-2 · Chavez —
W
Hank Nakamura
PTS 8/8 · New York Coliseum, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 62-3-2 · Nakamura —
W
Allie Stolz
KO 4/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 61-3-2 · Stolz —
W
Herbie Gilmore
TKO 5/10 · Marieville Gardens, North Providence, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 60-3-2 · Gilmore —
L
Simon Chavez
PTS 10/10 · Nuevo Circo, Caracas, 🇻🇪
Scalzo 60-2-2 · Chavez —
W
Frankie Wallace
PTS 8/8 · Fort Hamilton Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 59-2-2 · Wallace —
W
Benny Piazza
KO 3/8 · Morris County Arena, Mount Freedom, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 58-2-2 · Piazza —
W
Pete DeGrasse
TKO 4/10 · Hickey Park, Millvale, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 57-2-2 · DeGrasse —
W
Emil Joseph
UD 10/10 · Hickey Park, Millvale, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 56-2-2 · Joseph —
W
Vince Dell'Orto
PTS 8/8 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 55-2-2 · Dell'Orto —
W
Baby Luis
TKO 2/8 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 54-2-2 · Luis —
W
UD 10/10 · Boston Garden, Boston, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 53-2-2 · Bartolo —
W
Jimmy Buckler
TKO 2/10 · Motor Square Garden, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 52-2-2 · Buckler —
W
Minnie DeMore
KO 6/10 · Motor Square Garden, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 51-2-2 · DeMore —
W
Lou Transparenti
TKO 7/10 · Turner's Arena, Washington, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 50-2-2 · Transparenti —
W
Paul 'Tennessee' Lee
PTS 8/8 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 49-2-2 · Lee —
W
KO 2/10 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 48-2-2 · Archibald 51-13-3
W
Johnny Compo
TKO 5/8 · Ridgewood Grove, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 47-2-2 · Compo —
W
Jose Santos
TKO 4/8 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 46-2-2 · Santos —
W
Francis Walsh
KO 2/8 · Prospect Hall, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 45-2-2 · Walsh —
W
Davey Crawford
TKO 3/8 · Broadway Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 44-2-2 · Crawford —
W
Jimmy Lancaster
PTS 8/8 · Fort Hamilton Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 43-2-2 · Lancaster —
W
Vernon Cormier
PTS 8/8 · Fort Hamilton Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 42-2-2 · Cormier —
L
Tony Dupre
PTS 8/8 · Griffith Stadium, Washington, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 42-1-2 · Dupre —
W
Al Ragone
PTS 8/8 · Queensboro Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 41-1-2 · Ragone —
W
Alex Burns
KO 3/8 · Fort Hamilton Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 40-1-2 · Burns —
W
George Karkella
PTS 8/8 · Queensboro Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 39-1-2 · Karkella —
W
George Carlo
TKO 5/8 · Griffith Stadium, Washington, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 38-1-2 · Carlo —
L
PTS 8/8 · New York Coliseum, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 38-0-2 · Belloise —
W
Nat Litfin
PTS 8/8 · New York Coliseum, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 37-0-2 · Litfin —
W
Cristobal Jaramillo
PTS 6/6 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 36-0-2 · Jaramillo —
W
Al Gillette
KO 2/6 · Rialto Theater, Washington, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 35-0-2 · Gillette —
W
Cristobal Jaramillo
UD 8/8 · New York Coliseum, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 34-0-2 · Jaramillo —
W
Al Reid
PTS 8/8 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 33-0-2 · Reid —
W
Red Hutchins
TKO 6/8 · Hippodrome, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 32-0-2 · Hutchins —
W
Al Gillette
KO 1/8 · Fort Hamilton Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 31-0-2 · Gillette —
W
Harry Gentile
TKO 3/8 · Fort Hamilton Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 30-0-2 · Gentile —
W
San Sanchez
KO 1/8 · Arena Stadium, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 29-0-2 · Sanchez —
D
Johnny Pena
PTS 8/8 · Fort Hamilton Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 29-0-1 · Pena —
W
Sammy Russo
KO 1/6 · Dexter Park Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 28-0-1 · Russo —
W
Henry Hook
KO 3/6 · Fort Hamilton Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 27-0-1 · Hook —
W
Al Reid
PTS 8/8 · New York Coliseum, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 26-0-1 · Reid —
W
Harry Gentile
TKO 2/6 · Dexter Park Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 25-0-1 · Gentile —
W
Skippy Allen
KO 2/6 · Dexter Park Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 24-0-1 · Allen —
W
Johnny Compo
PTS 6/6 · Hippodrome, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 23-0-1 · Compo —
W
Joey Wach
PTS 8/8 · New York Coliseum, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 22-0-1 · Wach —
W
Al Gillette
PTS 6/6 · New York Coliseum, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 21-0-1 · Gillette —
W
Cleo Wilson
KO 2/6 · Star Casino, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 20-0-1 · Wilson —
W
Willis Johnson
TKO 5/6 · New York Coliseum, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 19-0-1 · Johnson —
W
Johnny Scibelli
PTS 6/6 · Hippodrome, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 18-0-1 · Scibelli —
W
Jimmy English
PTS 6/6 · Hippodrome, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 17-0-1 · English —
W
Willie Felice
PTS 6/6 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 16-0-1 · Felice —
D
Al Reid
PTS 8/8 · New York Coliseum, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 16-0-0 · Reid —
W
Jimmy Lancaster
PTS 6/6 · Hippodrome, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 15-0-0 · Lancaster —
W
Georgie Holmes
TKO 1/6 · New York Coliseum, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 14-0-0 · Holmes —
W
Connie Holmes
TKO 4/6 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 13-0-0 · Holmes —
W
Johnny Compo
PTS 6/6 · New York Coliseum, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 12-0-0 · Compo —
W
Abe Schone
KO 2/6 · Mecca Sports Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 11-0-0 · Schone —
W
Ramon Pabon
KO 1/6 · Ridgewood Grove, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 10-0-0 · Pabon —
W
Davey Crawford
KO 2/6 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 9-0-0 · Crawford —
W
Abe Schone
PTS 4/4 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 8-0-0 · Schone —
W
Davey Crawford
PTS 4/4 · New York Coliseum, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 7-0-0 · Crawford —
W
Sammy Santillo
PTS 4/4 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 6-0-0 · Santillo —
W
Lou Pisano
KO 1/4 · Fort Hamilton Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 5-0-0 · Pisano —
W
Benny Johnson
KO 3/4 · Queensboro Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 4-0-0 · Johnson —
W
Tommy Vello
KO 1/4 · Dexter Park Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 3-0-0 · Vello —
W
Andy Crispino
TKO 1/6 · Fort Hamilton Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 2-0-0 · Crispino —
W
Dominic Pasquale
KO 1/4 · Queensboro Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 1-0-0 · Pasquale —
W
Damasco Seda
TKO 1/4 · Dyckman Oval, New York City, 🇺🇸
Scalzo 0-0-0 · Seda —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles
Facts
What is Petey Scalzo's record? Petey Scalzo's professional record is 90-15-6, 1 NC with 48 knockouts.
Who did Petey Scalzo fight last? Petey Scalzo last fought Bob Montgomery on Oct 25, 1943 and lost by TKO in round 6 of 10.
Which world titles has Petey Scalzo held? Petey Scalzo has held 1 world title reign: WBA featherweight (1940–1941). Sources Boxerbook ID 11363 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/11363 . 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.
