Middleweight · United States
Tony Zale 67-18-2 45 KO · 1934–1948
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Tony Zale was a middleweight boxer from United States, born May 29, 1913. Record 67-18-2 with 45 knockouts over 1934–1948. World titles: WBA middleweight (1948), WBA middleweight (1940–1947). Tony Zale last fought Marcel Cerdan on Sep 21, 1948 and lost by RTD in round 11 of 15.
Also: Тони Зэйл · Тоні Залє · تونى زال +8 more توني زال · تونی زاله · トニー・ゼール · Anthony Florian Zaleski · Antoni Załęski · Antony Florian Zaleski · Zale · Зэйл, Тони
Born May 29, 1913
Died Mar 20, 1997
Country 🇺🇸 United States, 🇵🇱 Poland
Stance Orthodox
Height 171 cm
Reach 175.5 cm
Nickname Man of Steel
Debut Jun 11, 1934
Career 1934–1948
Rounds boxed 501
KO share 67%
Born in Gary, Indiana, U.S.
Titles WBA middleweight · 1940–1948
Boxerbook rating 1722 ± 334 · inactive since Sep 1948Why here › Confirmed bouts 11 of 87
Career record Record
67-18-2, 45 KOs · 1934–1948
Last result L
For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring middleweight titles RTD 11/15 · Roosevelt Stadium, Jersey City, 🇺🇸
The record 87 bouts, 1934–1948, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
L
For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring middleweight titles RTD 11/15 · Roosevelt Stadium, Jersey City, 🇺🇸
Zale 67-17-2 · Cerdan 107-3-0
W
Won NBA and The Ring middleweight titles KO 3/15 · Ruppert Stadium, Newark, 🇺🇸
Zale 66-17-2 · Graziano 47-7-5
W
Lou Woods
KO 3/10 · Arena, Toledo, 🇺🇸
Zale 65-17-2 · Woods —
W
Bobby Claus
TKO 4/10 · Little Rock, Arkansas, 🇺🇸
Zale 64-17-2 · Claus —
W
Al Turner
KO 5/10 · Armory, Grand Rapids, 🇺🇸
Zale 63-17-2 · Turner —
L
For NBA and The Ring middleweight titles TKO 6/15 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Zale 63-16-2 · Graziano 45-7-5
W
Cliff Beckett
TKO 6/10 · Arena, Youngstown, 🇺🇸
Zale 62-16-2 · Beckett —
W
Al Timmons
TKO 5/10 · Memorial Hall, Kansas City, 🇺🇸
Zale 61-16-2 · Timmons —
W
Tommy Charles
KO 4/10 · Ellis Auditorium, Memphis, 🇺🇸
Zale 60-16-2 · Charles —
W
KO 3/10 · Forum, Wichita, 🇺🇸
Zale 59-16-2 · Wadsworth —
W
Deacon Logan
TKO 6/10 · Auditorium, Omaha, 🇺🇸
Zale 58-16-2 · Logan —
W
For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring middleweight titles KO 6/15 · Yankee Stadium, New York City, 🇺🇸
Zale 57-16-2 · Graziano 43-6-5
W
Eddie Rossi
KO 4/10 · Auditorium, Memphis, 🇺🇸
Zale 56-16-2 · Rossi —
W
Ira Hughes
KO 2/10 · City Auditorium, Omaha, 🇺🇸
Zale 55-16-2 · Hughes —
W
Bobby Claus
KO 4/10 · Houston, Texas, 🇺🇸
Zale 54-16-2 · Claus —
W
Oscar Boyd
KO 3/10 · Coliseum, Des Moines, 🇺🇸
Zale 53-16-2 · Boyd —
W
Tony Gillo
KO 5/10 · Municipal Auditorium, Norfolk, 🇺🇸
Zale 52-16-2 · Gillo —
W
Bobby Giles
KO 4/10 · Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, 🇺🇸
Zale 51-16-2 · Giles —
L
UD 12/12 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Zale 51-15-2 · Conn 61-10-1
W
For NBA, vacant NYSAC, and The Ring middleweight titles UD 15/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Zale 50-15-2 · Abrams 43-4-2
Show all 87 bouts W
Billy Pryor
KO 9/10 · Juneau Park, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Zale 49-15-2 · Pryor —
W
Ossie Harris
KO 1/10 · Chicago Stadium Outdoor Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Zale 48-15-2 · Harris —
W
For NBA middleweight title KO 2/15 · Chicago Stadium Outdoor Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Zale 47-15-2 · Hostak 54-4-8
W
Steve Mamakos
Retained NBA middleweight title KO 14/15 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Zale 46-15-2 · Mamakos —
W
Steve Mamakos
PTS 10/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Zale 45-15-2 · Mamakos —
W
Tony Martin
TKO 7/10 · Auditorium, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Zale 44-15-2 · Martin —
W
PTS 10/10 · Civic Auditorium, Seattle, 🇺🇸
Zale 43-15-2 · Apostoli 42-7-0
L
UD 10/10 · Civic Stadium, Seattle, 🇺🇸
Zale 43-14-2 · Soose 25-4-0
W
Won NBA middleweight title TKO 13/15 · Civic Stadium, Seattle, 🇺🇸
Zale 42-14-2 · Hostak 51-3-8
W
Baby Kid Chocolate
KO 4/10 · Idora Park, Youngstown, 🇺🇸
Zale 41-14-2 · Chocolate —
W
Ben Brown
KO 3/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Zale 40-14-2 · Brown —
W
Enzo Iannozzi
KO 4/10 · Rayen-Wood Auditorium, Youngstown, 🇺🇸
Zale 39-14-2 · Iannozzi —
W
UD 10/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Zale 38-14-2 · Hostak 51-2-8
W
Babe Orgovan
KO 3/8 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Zale 37-14-2 · Orgovan —
W
Eddie Meleski
TKO 1/10 · Marigold Gardens, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Zale 36-14-2 · Meleski —
W
Al Wardlow
KO 3/10 · Rayen-Wood Auditorium, Youngstown, 🇺🇸
Zale 35-14-2 · Wardlow —
W
Sherman Edwards
TKO 3/6 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Zale 34-14-2 · Edwards —
W
Milton Shivers
KO 3/10 · Marigold Gardens Outdoor Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Zale 33-14-2 · Shivers —
W
Babe Orgovan
PTS 6/6 · Madison Square Garden, New York, 🇺🇸
Zale 32-14-2 · Orgovan —
W
Johnny Shaw
KO 5/8 · Marigold Gardens, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Zale 31-14-2 · Shaw —
L
Nate Bolden
PTS 10/10 · Marigold Gardens, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Zale 31-13-2 · Bolden —
W
Enzo Innazzi
PTS 6/6 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Zale 30-13-2 · Innazzi —
W
KO 2/8 · Marigold Gardens, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Zale 29-13-2 · Clark —
W
Tony Cisco
UD 10/10 · Marigold Gardens, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Zale 28-13-2 · Cisco —
L
Billy Celebron
PTS 10/10 · Marigold Gardens Outdoor Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Zale 28-12-2 · Celebron —
D
Billy Celebron
PTS 10/10 · Marigold Gardens Outdoor Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Zale 28-12-1 · Celebron —
W
TKO 8/8 · Marigold Gardens Outdoor Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Zale 27-12-1 · Clark —
W
Bobby LaMonte
TKO 5/8 · Marigold Gardens, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Zale 26-12-1 · LaMonte —
W
King Wyatt
PTS 8/8 · Marigold Gardens, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Zale 25-12-1 · Wyatt —
L
KO 1/8 · Marigold Gardens, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Zale 25-11-1 · Clark —
W
Henry Schaft
PTS 8/8 · Marigold Gardens, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Zale 24-11-1 · Schaft —
W
Nate Bolden
SD 8/8 · Marigold Gardens, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Zale 23-11-1 · Bolden —
W
Nate Bolden
PTS 5/5 · Marigold Gardens, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Zale 22-11-1 · Bolden —
W
Leon Jackson
PTS 6/6 · Marigold Gardens, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Zale 21-11-1 · Jackson —
L
Nate Bolden
PTS 5/5 · Marigold Gardens, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Zale 21-10-1 · Bolden —
W
Bobby Gerry
KO 2/4 · Marigold Gardens, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Zale 20-10-1 · Gerry —
W
Billy Brown
KO 1/4 · Marigold Gardens, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Zale 19-10-1 · Brown —
W
Elby Johnson
TKO 3/4 · White City Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Zale 18-10-1 · Johnson —
L
Manuel Davila
PTS 4/4 · Marigold Gardens Outdoor Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Zale 18-9-1 · Davila —
W
Elby Johnson
PTS 4/4 · Marigold Gardens Outdoor Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Zale 17-9-1 · Johnson —
D
PTS 5/5 · Marigold Gardens, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Zale 17-9-0 · Moran —
L
Dave Clark
PTS 5/5 · Comiskey Park, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Zale 17-8-0 · Clark —
L
Johnny Phagan
KO 6/8 · Midway Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Zale 17-7-0 · Phagan —
L
Roughhouse Glover
TKO 9/10 · Music Hall Arena, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Zale 17-6-0 · Glover —
W
Max Elling
PTS 8/8 · Marigold Gardens, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Zale 16-6-0 · Elling —
W
Young Jack Blackburn
PTS 6/6 · Marigold Gardens, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Zale 15-6-0 · Blackburn —
L
Joey Bazzone
PTS 6/6 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Zale 15-5-0 · Bazzone —
L
Jack Gibbons
PTS 10/10 · Midway Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Zale 15-4-0 · Gibbons —
L
Kid Leonard
PTS 10/10 · Peoria, Illinois, 🇺🇸
Zale 15-3-0 · Leonard —
W
Jack Charvez
PTS 8/8 · Midway Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Zale 14-3-0 · Charvez —
W
Jack Schwartz
TKO 4/8 · Auditorium, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Zale 13-3-0 · Schwartz —
W
Frankie Misko
KO 6/8 · Midway Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Zale 12-3-0 · Misko —
W
Young Jack Blackburn
PTS 8/8 · Midway Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Zale 11-3-0 · Blackburn —
W
Mickey Misko
KO 4/8 · White City Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Zale 10-3-0 · Misko —
L
Mickey Misko
PTS 8/8 · White City Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Zale 10-2-0 · Misko —
W
Wilbur Stokes
PTS 8/8 · White City Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Zale 9-2-0 · Stokes —
L
George Black
PTS 6/6 · Auditorium, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Zale 9-1-0 · Black —
L
Billy Hood
PTS 6/6 · White City Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Zale 9-0-0 · Hood —
W
Bruce Wade
KO 3/4 · Peoria, Illinois, 🇺🇸
Zale 8-0-0 · Wade —
W
Bobby Millsap
PTS 4/4 · White City Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Zale 7-0-0 · Millsap —
W
Einar Hedquist
TKO 4/4 · White City Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Zale 6-0-0 · Hedquist —
W
Lou Bartell
PTS 4/4 · White City Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Zale 5-0-0 · Bartell —
W
Ossie Jefferson
KO 3/4 · White City Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Zale 4-0-0 · Jefferson —
W
Johnny Liston
KO 3/4 · White City Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Zale 3-0-0 · Liston —
W
Bobby Millsap
KO 1/4 · Bacon's Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Zale 2-0-0 · Millsap —
W
Johnny Simpson
PTS 4/4 · Northwest Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Zale 1-0-0 · Simpson —
W
Eddie Allen
PTS 4/4 · Marigold Gardens Outdoor Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Zale 0-0-0 · Allen —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles
Facts
What is Tony Zale's record? Tony Zale's professional record is 67-18-2 with 45 knockouts.
Who did Tony Zale fight last? Tony Zale last fought Marcel Cerdan on Sep 21, 1948 and lost by RTD in round 11 of 15.
Which world titles has Tony Zale held? Tony Zale has held 2 world title reigns: WBA middleweight (1948), WBA middleweight (1940–1947). Sources Boxerbook ID 19289 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/19289 . 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.
