Middleweight · United States
Carmen Basilio 56-16-7 27 KO · 1948–1961
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Carmen Basilio was a middleweight boxer from United States, born Apr 2, 1927. Record 56-16-7 with 27 knockouts over 1948–1961. World titles: WBA middleweight (1957–1958), WBA welterweight (1956–1957), WBA welterweight (1955–1956). Carmen Basilio last fought Paul Pender on Apr 22, 1961 and lost by UD over 15 rounds.
Also: Кармен Базилио · Кармен Базиліо · كارمن باسيليو +5 more کارمن باسیلی. · カーメン・バシリオ · Basilio · Carmine Basilio · Базилио, Кармен
Born Apr 2, 1927
Died Nov 7, 2012
Country 🇺🇸 United States
Stance Orthodox
Height 169 cm
Nickname The Upstate Onion Farmer
Debut Nov 24, 1948
Career 1948–1961
Rounds boxed 635
KO share 48%
Born in Canastota, New York, U.S.
Titles WBA welterweight · 1955–1957; WBA middleweight · 1957–1958
Boxerbook rating 1770 ± 306 · inactive since Apr 1961Why here › Confirmed bouts 18 of 79
Career record Record
56-16-7, 27 KOs · 1948–1961
Last result L
For NYSAC and The Ring middleweight titles UD 15/15 · Boston Garden, Boston, 🇺🇸
The record 79 bouts, 1948–1961, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
L
For NYSAC and The Ring middleweight titles UD 15/15 · Boston Garden, Boston, 🇺🇸
Basilio 56-15-7 · Pender 38-5-2
W
UD 10/10 · War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, 🇺🇸
Basilio 55-15-7 · Jordan 51-16-1
W
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Basilio 54-15-7 · Ortega 57-20-2
L
For NBA middleweight title TKO 12/15 · Derks Field, Salt Lake City, 🇺🇸
Basilio 54-14-7 · Fullmer 51-4-1
L
For vacant NBA middleweight title TKO 14/15 · Cow Palace, Daly City, 🇺🇸
Basilio 54-13-7 · Fullmer 49-4-0
W
Arley Seifer
TKO 3/10 · Bell Auditorium, Augusta, 🇺🇸
Basilio 53-13-7 · Seifer —
W
TKO 8/10 · Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Basilio 52-13-7 · Aragon —
L
For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring middleweight titles SD 15/15 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Basilio 52-12-7 · Robinson 141-6-2
W
Won NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring middleweight titles SD 15/15 · Yankee Stadium, Bronx, 🇺🇸
Basilio 51-12-7 · Robinson 141-5-2
W
Harold Jones
TKO 4/10 · Auditorium, Portland, 🇺🇸
Basilio 50-12-7 · Jones —
W
For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring welterweight titles TKO 2/15 · Arena, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Basilio 49-12-7 · Saxton 54-5-3
W
Won NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring welterweight titles TKO 9/15 · War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, 🇺🇸
Basilio 48-12-7 · Saxton 54-4-3
L
For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring welterweight titles UD 15/15 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Basilio 48-11-7 · Saxton 50-4-3
W
For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring welterweight titles TKO 12/15 · Boston Garden, Boston, 🇺🇸
Basilio 47-11-7 · DeMarco 47-6-1
W
MD 10/10 · War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, 🇺🇸
Basilio 46-11-7 · Turner —
W
Italo Scortichini
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Basilio 45-11-7 · Scortichini —
W
Won NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring welterweight titles TKO 12/15 · War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, 🇺🇸
Basilio 44-11-7 · DeMarco 46-5-1
W
UD 10/10 · War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, 🇺🇸
Basilio 43-11-7 · Müller —
W
Ronnie Harper
RTD 3/10 · Armory, Akron, 🇺🇸
Basilio 42-11-7 · Harper —
W
Allie Gronik
UD 10/10 · War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, 🇺🇸
Basilio 41-11-7 · Gronik —
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Carmine Fiore
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Basilio 40-11-7 · Fiore —
W
Ronnie Harper
TKO 2/10 · Fort Wayne, Indiana, 🇺🇸
Basilio 39-11-7 · Harper —
W
Al Andrews
UD 10/10 · War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, 🇺🇸
Basilio 38-11-7 · Andrews —
W
Italo Scortichini
UD 10/10 · War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, 🇺🇸
Basilio 37-11-7 · Scortichini —
W
UD 10/10 · War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, 🇺🇸
Basilio 36-11-7 · Langlois —
D
Italo Scortichini
PTS 10/10 · Dinner Key Auditorium, Coconut Grove, 🇺🇸
Basilio 36-11-6 · Scortichini —
D
PTS 10/10 · War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, 🇺🇸
Basilio 36-11-5 · Langlois —
W
Johnny Cunningham
KO 4/10 · Civic Auditorium, Toledo, 🇺🇸
Basilio 35-11-5 · Cunningham —
L
For NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring welterweight titles SD 15/15 · War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, 🇺🇸
Basilio 35-10-5 · Gavilán 94-13-4
D
For USA New York State welterweight title PTS 12/12 · War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, 🇺🇸
Basilio 35-10-4 · Graham 100-11-8
W
Won inaugural USA New York State welterweight title UD 12/12 · Memorial Stadium, Syracuse, 🇺🇸
Basilio 34-10-4 · Graham 100-10-8
W
Carmine Fiore
TKO 9/10 · War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, 🇺🇸
Basilio 33-10-4 · Fiore —
W
Vic Cardell
UD 10/10 · Sports Arena, Toledo, 🇺🇸
Basilio 32-10-4 · Cardell —
W
UD 10/10 · War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, 🇺🇸
Basilio 31-10-4 · Williams 122-20-4
W
Chuck Foster
TKO 5/10 · Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Basilio 30-10-4 · Foster —
W
Sammy Giuliani
KO 3/10 · War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, 🇺🇸
Basilio 29-10-4 · Giuliani —
W
Baby Williams
UD 10/10 · Auditorium, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Basilio 28-10-4 · Williams —
L
UD 10/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Basilio 28-9-4 · Graham 97-8-8
L
Chuck Davey
UD 10/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Basilio 28-8-4 · Davey —
D
Chuck Davey
PTS 10/10 · War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, 🇺🇸
Basilio 28-8-3 · Davey —
W
Jackie O'Brien
MD 10/10 · South Main Street Armory, Wilkes-Barre, 🇺🇸
Basilio 27-8-3 · O'Brien —
W
Jimmy Cousins
UD 8/8 · Armory, Akron, 🇺🇸
Basilio 26-8-3 · Cousins —
W
Emmett Norris
UD 10/10 · South Main Street Armory, Wilkes-Barre, 🇺🇸
Basilio 25-8-3 · Norris —
L
UD 10/10 · Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Basilio 25-7-3 · Virgo —
W
Shamus McCray
PTS 8/8 · War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, 🇺🇸
Basilio 24-7-3 · McCray —
L
Johnny Cesario
UD 10/10 · McConnell Field, Utica, 🇺🇸
Basilio 24-6-3 · Cesario —
L
Lester Felton
UD 10/10 · State Fair Coliseum, Syracuse, 🇺🇸
Basilio 24-5-3 · Felton —
W
UD 10/10 · State Fair Coliseum, Syracuse, 🇺🇸
Basilio 23-5-3 · Giosa —
W
Floro Hita
PTS 8/8 · State Fair Coliseum, Syracuse, 🇺🇸
Basilio 22-5-3 · Hita —
L
Vic Cardell
SD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Basilio 22-4-3 · Cardell —
L
PTS 10/10 · Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Basilio 22-3-3 · Giosa —
W
Guillermo Gimenez
RTD 8/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Basilio 21-3-3 · Gimenez —
W
Guillermo Gimenez
RTD 7/10 · Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Basilio 20-3-3 · Gimenez —
W
Gaby Ferland
KO 1/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Basilio 19-3-3 · Ferland —
D
Gaby Ferland
PTS 10/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Basilio 19-3-2 · Ferland —
L
Mike Koballa
UD 8/8 · Eastern Parkway Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Basilio 19-2-2 · Koballa —
W
MD 10/10 · State Fair Coliseum, Syracuse, 🇺🇸
Basilio 18-2-2 · Jenkins 74-39-5
W
Adrien Mourguiart
TKO 7/10 · Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Basilio 17-2-2 · Mourguiart —
W
Cassell Tate
MD 8/8 · Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Basilio 16-2-2 · Tate —
W
Sonny Jim Hampton
UD 8/8 · Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Basilio 15-2-2 · Hampton —
W
Johnny Parker
RTD 2/8 · State Fair Coliseum, Syracuse, 🇺🇸
Basilio 14-2-2 · Parker —
W
Tony DiPelino
UD 8/8 · Red Wing Stadium, Rochester, 🇺🇸
Basilio 13-2-2 · DiPelino —
W
Johnny Cunningham
PTS 8/8 · MacArthur Stadium, Syracuse, 🇺🇸
Basilio 12-2-2 · Cunningham —
L
Johnny Cunningham
SD 8/8 · Bennett's Field, Utica, 🇺🇸
Basilio 12-1-2 · Cunningham —
W
Sammy Daniels
UD 8/8 · Bennett's Field, Utica, 🇺🇸
Basilio 11-1-2 · Daniels —
W
Jesse Bradshaw
TKO 2/6 · MacArthur Stadium, Syracuse, 🇺🇸
Basilio 10-1-2 · Bradshaw —
W
Johnny Cunningham
KO 2/6 · MacArthur Stadium, Syracuse, 🇺🇸
Basilio 9-1-2 · Cunningham —
W
Johnny Clemons
KO 3/6 · State Fair Coliseum, Syracuse, 🇺🇸
Basilio 8-1-2 · Clemons —
L
Connie Thies
PTS 6/6 · Sports Arena, Rochester, 🇺🇸
Basilio 8-0-2 · Thies —
W
Elliot Throop
KO 1/6 · State Fair Coliseum, Syracuse, 🇺🇸
Basilio 7-0-2 · Throop —
W
Jerry Drain
TKO 3/6 · State Fair Coliseum, Syracuse, 🇺🇸
Basilio 6-0-2 · Drain —
W
Luke Jordan
PTS 6/6 · Sports Arena, Rochester, 🇺🇸
Basilio 5-0-2 · Jordan —
W
Ernie Hall
KO 2/6 · State Fair Coliseum, Syracuse, 🇺🇸
Basilio 4-0-2 · Hall —
D
Jimmy Parlin
PTS 6/6 · Kalurah Temple, Binghamton, 🇺🇸
Basilio 4-0-1 · Parlin —
D
Johnny Cunningham
PTS 6/6 · Kalurah Temple, Binghamton, 🇺🇸
Basilio 4-0-0 · Cunningham —
W
Rolly Johns
SD 6/6 · State Fair Coliseum, Syracuse, 🇺🇸
Basilio 3-0-0 · Johns —
W
KO 2/6 · Kalurah Temple, Binghamton, 🇺🇸
Basilio 2-0-0 · Thomas —
W
Bruce Walters
KO 1/4 · State Fair Coliseum, Syracuse, 🇺🇸
Basilio 1-0-0 · Walters —
W
Jimmy Evans
KO 3/4 · Kalurah Temple, Binghamton, 🇺🇸
Basilio 0-0-0 · Evans —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles
Facts
What is Carmen Basilio's record? Carmen Basilio's professional record is 56-16-7 with 27 knockouts.
Who did Carmen Basilio fight last? Carmen Basilio last fought Paul Pender on Apr 22, 1961 and lost by UD over 15 rounds.
Which world titles has Carmen Basilio held? Carmen Basilio has held 3 world title reigns: WBA middleweight (1957–1958), WBA welterweight (1956–1957), WBA welterweight (1955–1956). Sources Boxerbook ID 17636 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/17636 . 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.
