Featherweight · United States
Willie Pep 229-11-1 66 KO · 1940–1966
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Willie Pep was a featherweight boxer from United States, born Sep 19, 1922. Record 229-11-1 with 66 knockouts over 1940–1966. World titles: WBA featherweight (1949–1950), WBA featherweight (1946–1948). Willie Pep last fought Calvin Woodland on Mar 16, 1966 and lost by UD over 6 rounds.
Also: Вилли Пеп · Վիլլի Պեպ · ווילי פפ +7 more ويلي بيب · ویلی پپ · ვილი პეპი · ウィリー・ペップ · 威利·佩普 · Guglielmo Papaleo · Пеп, Вилли
Born Sep 19, 1922
Died Nov 23, 2006
Country 🇺🇸 United States
Stance Orthodox
Height 165 cm
Reach 172.5 cm
Nickname Will o' the Wisp
Debut Jul 25, 1940
Career 1940–1966
Rounds boxed 1951
KO share 29%
Born in Middletown, Connecticut, U.S.
Titles WBA featherweight · 1946–1950
Boxerbook rating 1792 ± 314 · inactive since Mar 1966Why here › Confirmed bouts 15 of 241
Career record Record
229-11-1, 66 KOs · 1940–1966
Last result L
Calvin Woodland
UD 6/6 · City Arena, Richmond, 🇺🇸
The record 241 bouts, 1940–1966, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
L
Calvin Woodland
UD 6/6 · City Arena, Richmond, 🇺🇸
Pep 229-10-1 · Woodland —
W
Ray Coleman
KO 5/10 · Sports Center, Tucson, 🇺🇸
Pep 228-10-1 · Coleman —
W
Sergio Musquiz
TKO 5/10 · Sportatorium, Phoenix, 🇺🇸
Pep 227-10-1 · Musquiz —
W
Tommy Haden
TKO 3/10 · Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, 🇺🇸
Pep 226-10-1 · Haden —
W
Willie Little
TKO 3/10 · War Memorial Arena, Johnstown, 🇺🇸
Pep 225-10-1 · Little —
W
Johnny Gilmore
PTS 6/6 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Pep 224-10-1 · Gilmore —
W
Benny 'Red' Randall
UD 10/10 · Old Coliseum, Quebec City, 🇨🇦
Pep 223-10-1 · Randall —
W
Johnny Gilmore
UD 6/6 · Crystal Arena, Norwalk, 🇺🇸
Pep 222-10-1 · Gilmore —
W
Jackie Lennon
UD 6/6 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Pep 221-10-1 · Lennon —
W
Harold McKeever
UD 8/8 · Little River Auditorium, Miami, 🇺🇸
Pep 220-10-1 · McKeever —
L
Sonny Leon
UD 10/10 · Nuevo Circo, Caracas, 🇻🇪
Pep 220-9-1 · Leon —
L
TKO 9/10 · Boston Garden, Boston, 🇺🇸
Pep 220-8-1 · Bassey —
W
Al Duarte
UD 10/10 · Glovers Bowl, North Adams, 🇺🇸
Pep 219-8-1 · Duarte —
W
Jesse Rodriguez
UD 10/10 · Lake County Fairgrounds, Painesville, 🇺🇸
Pep 218-8-1 · Rodriguez —
W
Luis Carmona
UD 10/10 · Northern Maine Fairgrounds, Presque Isle, 🇺🇸
Pep 217-8-1 · Carmona —
W
Bobby Bell
UD 10/10 · Arena, Norwood, 🇺🇸
Pep 216-8-1 · Bell —
W
Bobby Soares
UD 10/10 · Memorial Hall, Athol, 🇺🇸
Pep 215-8-1 · Soares —
W
Pat McCoy
UD 10/10 · Sargent Field, New Bedford, 🇺🇸
Pep 214-8-1 · McCoy —
W
Bobby Singleton
UD 10/10 · Mechanics Building, Boston, 🇺🇸
Pep 213-8-1 · Singleton —
W
Jimmy Kelly
UD 10/10 · Mechanics Building, Boston, 🇺🇸
Pep 212-8-1 · Kelly —
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Cleo Ortiz
UD 10/10 · Arcadia Ballroom, Providence, 🇺🇸
Pep 211-8-1 · Ortiz —
W
George Stephany
PTS 10/10 · Arena, Bristol, 🇺🇸
Pep 210-8-1 · Stephany —
W
Prince Johnson
UD 10/10 · Valley Arena, Holyoke, 🇺🇸
Pep 209-8-1 · Johnson —
L
Tommy Tibbs
SD 10/10 · Mechanics Building, Boston, 🇺🇸
Pep 209-7-1 · Tibbs —
W
Jimmy Connors
UD 10/10 · Boston Garden, Boston, 🇺🇸
Pep 208-7-1 · Connors —
W
Russell Tague
UD 10/10 · Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, 🇺🇸
Pep 207-7-1 · Tague —
W
Manny Castro
UD 10/10 · County Coliseum, El Paso, 🇺🇸
Pep 206-7-1 · Castro —
W
Manny Castro
UD 10/10 · Memorial Stadium, Florence, 🇺🇸
Pep 205-7-1 · Castro —
W
Cesar Morales
UD 10/10 · War Memorial Auditorium, Fort Lauderdale, 🇺🇸
Pep 204-7-1 · Morales —
W
Hector Bacquettes
TKO 5/10 · Roosevelt Stadium, Lawton, 🇺🇸
Pep 203-7-1 · Bacquettes —
W
Russell Tague
RTD 6/10 · Auditorium, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Pep 202-7-1 · Tague —
W
Manuel Armenteros
RTD 6/10 · Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, 🇺🇸
Pep 201-7-1 · Armenteros —
W
Jackie Blair
PTS 10/10 · State Theatre, Hartford, 🇺🇸
Pep 200-7-1 · Blair —
W
Buddy Baggett
UD 10/10 · Sportatorium, Beaumont, 🇺🇸
Pep 199-7-1 · Baggett —
W
Kid Campeche
UD 10/10 · Fort Homer Hesterly Armory, Tampa, 🇺🇸
Pep 198-7-1 · Campeche —
W
Andy Arel
UD 10/10 · Auditorium, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Pep 197-7-1 · Arel —
W
Leo Carter
TKO 4 · Auditorium, Houston, 🇺🇸
Pep 196-7-1 · Carter —
W
Henry 'Pappy' Gault
UD 10/10 · Fort Homer Hesterly Armory, Tampa, 🇺🇸
Pep 195-7-1 · Gault —
W
Charley Titone
UD 10/10 · Maple Arena, Brockton, 🇺🇸
Pep 194-7-1 · Titone —
W
Henry 'Pappy' Gault
UD 10/10 · Valley Arena, Holyoke, 🇺🇸
Pep 193-7-1 · Gault —
W
Jimmy Ithia
TKO 6/10 · State Theatre, Hartford, 🇺🇸
Pep 192-7-1 · Ithia —
W
Hector Rodriguez
PTS 10/10 · Hedges Stadium, Bridgeport, 🇺🇸
Pep 191-7-1 · Rodriguez —
W
Mickey Mars
TKO 7/10 · Auditorium, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Pep 190-7-1 · Mars —
W
Joey Cam
TKO 3/10 · Arena, Boston, 🇺🇸
Pep 189-7-1 · Cam —
W
Gil Cadilli
UD 10/10 · Olympia Stadium, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Pep 188-7-1 · Cadilli —
L
Gil Cadilli
SD 10/10 · Parks Air Force Base, California, 🇺🇸
Pep 188-6-1 · Cadilli —
W
Charley Titone
UD 10/10 · Valley Arena, Holyoke, 🇺🇸
Pep 187-6-1 · Titone —
W
Myrel Olmstead
UD 10/10 · State Armory, Bennington, 🇺🇸
Pep 186-6-1 · Olmstead —
W
Mario 'Eladio' Colon
PTS 10/10 · Beach Arena, Daytona Beach, 🇺🇸
Pep 185-6-1 · Colon —
W
Til LeBlanc
UD 10/10 · Moncton Arena, Moncton, 🇨🇦
Pep 184-6-1 · LeBlanc —
W
Mike Tourcotte
UD 10/10 · Hartwell Field, Mobile, 🇺🇸
Pep 183-6-1 · Tourcotte —
L
Lulu Perez
TKO 2/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Pep 183-5-1 · Perez —
W
Davey Seabrook
UD 10/10 · Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, 🇺🇸
Pep 182-5-1 · Seabrook —
W
Tony Longo
UD 10/10 · Auditorium, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Pep 181-5-1 · Longo —
W
Billy Lima
TKO 2/10 · City Auditorium, Houston, 🇺🇸
Pep 180-5-1 · Lima —
W
Davey Allen
PTS 10/10 · Legion Arena, West Palm Beach, 🇺🇸
Pep 179-5-1 · Allen —
W
Sonny Luciano
UD 10/10 · Armory, Charlotte, 🇺🇸
Pep 178-5-1 · Luciano —
W
Pat Marcune
TKO 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Pep 177-5-1 · Marcune —
W
Jackie Blair
UD 10/10 · Will Rogers Coliseum, Fort Worth, 🇺🇸
Pep 176-5-1 · Blair —
W
Noel Paquette
UD 10/10 · Auditorium, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Pep 175-5-1 · Paquette —
W
Joey Gambino
UD 10/10 · Fort Homer Hesterly Armory, Tampa, 🇺🇸
Pep 174-5-1 · Gambino —
W
Pepe Alvarez
PTS 10/10 · Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, 🇺🇸
Pep 173-5-1 · Alvarez —
W
Dave Mitchell
UD 10/10 · Auditorium, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Pep 172-5-1 · Mitchell —
W
Billy Lauderdale
UD 10/10 · Nassau Stadium, Nassau, 🇧🇸
Pep 171-5-1 · Lauderdale —
W
Jorge Sanchez
PTS 10/10 · Legion Arena, West Palm Beach, 🇺🇸
Pep 170-5-1 · Sanchez —
W
Fabela Chavez
UD 10/10 · Arena, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Pep 169-5-1 · Chavez —
W
Manny Castro
TKO 5/10 · Auditorium, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Pep 168-5-1 · Castro —
W
Billy Lima
UD 10/10 · Baseball Park, Jacksonville, 🇺🇸
Pep 167-5-1 · Lima —
W
UD 10/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Pep 166-5-1 · Savoie —
W
Bobby Woods
UD 10/10 · Denman Auditorium, Vancouver, 🇨🇦
Pep 165-5-1 · Woods —
W
Billy Lima
UD 10/10 · Legion Field, Pensacola, 🇺🇸
Pep 164-5-1 · Lima —
L
Tommy Collins
TKO 6/10 · Boston Garden, Boston, 🇺🇸
Pep 164-4-1 · Collins —
W
Claude Hammond
UD 10/10 · Auditorium, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Pep 163-4-1 · Hammond —
W
Buddy Baggett
KO 5/10 · Eustis Park, Aiken, 🇺🇸
Pep 162-4-1 · Baggett —
W
Kenny Leach
PTS 10/10 · Golden Park, Columbus, 🇺🇸
Pep 161-4-1 · Leach —
W
Santiago Gonzalez
UD 10/10 · Fort Homer Hesterly Armory, Tampa, 🇺🇸
Pep 160-4-1 · Gonzalez —
L
For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring featherweight titles RTD 9/15 · Polo Grounds, New York City, 🇺🇸
Pep 160-3-1 · Saddler 128-9-2
W
UD 10/10 · Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Pep 159-3-1 · Gonzales —
W
Jesus Compos
UD 10/10 · Coliseum, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Pep 158-3-1 · Compos —
W
Eddie Chavez
MD 10/10 · Cow Palace, Daly City, 🇺🇸
Pep 157-3-1 · Chavez —
W
Baby Neff Ortiz
TKO 5/10 · Kiel Auditorium, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Pep 156-3-1 · Ortiz —
W
Pat Iacobucci
UD 10/10 · Auditorium, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Pep 155-3-1 · Iacobucci —
W
Carlos Chávez
UD 10/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Pep 154-3-1 · Chávez —
W
Eddie Webb
TKO 2/10 · Legion Coliseum, Sarasota, 🇺🇸
Pep 153-3-1 · Webb —
W
Tommy Baker
TKO 4/10 · Auditorium, Hartford, 🇺🇸
Pep 152-3-1 · Baker —
L
For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring featherweight titles RTD 8/15 · Yankee Stadium, New York City, 🇺🇸
Pep 152-2-1 · Saddler 115-7-2
W
Proctor Heinhold
UD 10/10 · Catholic Youth Center, Scranton, 🇺🇸
Pep 151-2-1 · Heinhold —
W
Bobby Bell
UD 10/10 · Griffith Stadium, Washington, 🇺🇸
Pep 150-2-1 · Bell —
W
Bobby Timpson
UD 10/10 · Outdoor Arena, Hartford, 🇺🇸
Pep 149-2-1 · Timpson —
W
Terry Young
UD 10/10 · Arena, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Pep 148-2-1 · Young —
W
Asuncion Llanos
KO 2/10 · Auditorium, Hartford, 🇺🇸
Pep 147-2-1 · Llanos —
W
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring featherweight titles UD 15/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Pep 146-2-1 · Famechon —
W
Jimmy Warren
UD 10/10 · Dinner Key Auditorium, Coconut Grove, 🇺🇸
Pep 145-2-1 · Warren —
W
Roy Andrews
UD 10/10 · Boston Garden, Boston, 🇺🇸
Pep 144-2-1 · Andrews —
W
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring featherweight titles KO 5/15 · Kiel Auditorium, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Pep 143-2-1 · Riley —
W
UD 10/10 · Kiel Auditorium, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Pep 142-2-1 · Dade 35-14-4
W
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring featherweight titles TKO 7/15 · Municipal Stadium, Waterbury, 🇺🇸
Pep 141-2-1 · Campagnuolo —
W
Jean Mougin
UD 10/10 · MacArthur Stadium, Syracuse, 🇺🇸
Pep 140-2-1 · Mougin —
W
Johnny LaRusso
UD 10/10 · Century Stadium, West Springfield, 🇺🇸
Pep 139-2-1 · LaRusso —
W
Al Pennino
UD 10/10 · Wahconah Park, Pittsfield, 🇺🇸
Pep 138-2-1 · Pennino —
W
Luis Ramos
PTS 10/10 · Arena, New Haven, 🇺🇸
Pep 137-2-1 · Ramos —
W
Won NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring featherweight titles UD 15/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Pep 136-2-1 · Saddler 92-6-2
W
UD 10/10 · Kiel Auditorium, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Pep 135-2-1 · Davis —
W
Hermie Freeman
UD 10/10 · Boston Garden, Boston, 🇺🇸
Pep 134-2-1 · Freeman —
L
For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring featherweight titles KO 4/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Pep 134-1-1 · Saddler 86-6-2
W
Johnny LaRusso
PTS 10/10 · Auditorium, Hartford, 🇺🇸
Pep 133-1-1 · LaRusso —
W
Chuck Burton
PTS 8/8 · Jersey City Gardens, Jersey City, 🇺🇸
Pep 132-1-1 · Burton —
W
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Pep 131-1-1 · DeMarco 31-2-0
W
Johnny Dell
TKO 8/10 · Municipal Stadium, Waterbury, 🇺🇸
Pep 130-1-1 · Dell —
W
PTS 10/10 · Auditorium Outdoor Arena, Hartford, 🇺🇸
Pep 129-1-1 · Davis —
W
PTS 10/10 · Auditorium Outdoor Arena, Hartford, 🇺🇸
Pep 128-1-1 · Davis —
W
Young Junior
KO 1/10 · Bennett's Field, Utica, 🇺🇸
Pep 127-1-1 · Junior —
W
Luther Burgess
UD 10/10 · Atwood Stadium, Flint, 🇺🇸
Pep 126-1-1 · Burgess —
W
UD 10/10 · Auditorium, Minneapolis, 🇺🇸
Pep 125-1-1 · Acevedo —
W
Charley Lewis
UD 10/10 · Auditorium, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Pep 124-1-1 · Lewis —
W
Leroy Willis
UD 10/10 · Olympia Stadium, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Pep 123-1-1 · Willis —
W
Humberto Sierra
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring featherweight titles TKO 10/15 · Orange Bowl, Miami, 🇺🇸
Pep 122-1-1 · Sierra —
W
Joey Angelo
UD 10/10 · Boston Garden, Boston, 🇺🇸
Pep 121-1-1 · Angelo —
W
Jimmy McAllister
UD 10/10 · Kiel Auditorium, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Pep 120-1-1 · McAllister —
W
Pedro Biesca
PTS 10/10 · Auditorium, Hartford, 🇺🇸
Pep 119-1-1 · Biesca —
W
Lefty LaChance
TKO 8/10 · Recreation Center, Manchester, 🇺🇸
Pep 118-1-1 · LaChance —
W
Alvaro Estrada
UD 10/10 · City Hall, Lewiston, 🇺🇸
Pep 117-1-1 · Estrada —
W
Archie Wilmer
MD 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Pep 116-1-1 · Wilmer —
W
Jean Barriere
KO 1/10 · Exposition Building, Portland, 🇺🇸
Pep 115-1-1 · Barriere —
W
Jock Leslie
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring featherweight titles KO 12/15 · Atwood Stadium, Flint, 🇺🇸
Pep 114-1-1 · Leslie —
W
Humberto Sierra
UD 10/10 · Auditorium Outdoor Arena, Hartford, 🇺🇸
Pep 113-1-1 · Sierra —
W
Paulie Jackson
UD 10/10 · Sargent Field, New Bedford, 🇺🇸
Pep 112-1-1 · Jackson —
W
Jean Barriere
KO 4/10 · Meadowbrook Arena, North Adams, 🇺🇸
Pep 111-1-1 · Barriere —
W
Leo LeBrun
PTS 8/8 · Crystal Arena, Norwalk, 🇺🇸
Pep 110-1-1 · LeBrun —
W
Joey Fontana
KO 5/10 · Hawkins Stadium, Albany, 🇺🇸
Pep 109-1-1 · Fontana —
W
Victor Flores
PTS 10/10 · Auditorium, Hartford, 🇺🇸
Pep 108-1-1 · Flores —
W
KO 3/10 · Auditorium, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Pep 107-1-1 · Wright 171-43-18
W
Tomas Beato
KO 2/10 · State Armory, Waterbury, 🇺🇸
Pep 106-1-1 · Beato —
W
Paulie Jackson
PTS 10/10 · Auditorium, Minneapolis, 🇺🇸
Pep 105-1-1 · Jackson —
W
Lefty LaChance
TKO 3/10 · Auditorium Outdoor Arena, Hartford, 🇺🇸
Pep 104-1-1 · LaChance —
W
Walter Kolby
TKO 5/10 · Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Pep 103-1-1 · Kolby —
W
Doll Rafferty
KO 6/10 · Auditorium, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Pep 102-1-1 · Rafferty —
W
TKO 8/10 · Auditorium, Minneapolis, 🇺🇸
Pep 101-1-1 · Graves —
W
Harold Gibson
TKO 7/10 · Civic Stadium, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Pep 100-1-1 · Gibson —
W
Retained NYSAC and The Ring featherweight titles KO 12/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Pep 99-1-1 · Bartolo —
W
Jimmy Joyce
PTS 8/8 · Auditorium, Minneapolis, 🇺🇸
Pep 98-1-1 · Joyce —
W
Jose Aponte Torres
UD 10/10 · Kiel Auditorium, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Pep 97-1-1 · Torres —
W
Joey Angelo
UD 10/10 · Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, 🇺🇸
Pep 96-1-1 · Angelo —
W
Ernie Petrone
PTS 10/10 · Arena, New Haven, 🇺🇸
Pep 95-1-1 · Petrone —
W
Georgie Knox
TKO 3/10 · Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, 🇺🇸
Pep 94-1-1 · Knox —
W
UD 10/10 · Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, 🇺🇸
Pep 93-1-1 · Wilson —
W
Jimmy McAllister
KO 2/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Pep 92-1-1 · McAllister —
W
Jimmy Joyce
UD 10/10 · Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Pep 91-1-1 · Joyce —
W
Johnny Virgo
KO 2/10 · Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Pep 90-1-1 · Virgo —
D
Jimmy McAllister
MD 10/10 · Baltimore Garden, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Pep 90-1-0 · McAllister —
W
Harold Gibson
PTS 10/10 · Armory, Lewiston, 🇺🇸
Pep 89-1-0 · Gibson —
W
UD 10/10 · Mechanics Building, Boston, 🇺🇸
Pep 88-1-0 · Giosa —
W
Mike Martyk
TKO 5/10 · Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Pep 87-1-0 · Martyk —
W
Paulie Jackson
PTS 8/8 · Auditorium, Hartford, 🇺🇸
Pep 86-1-0 · Jackson —
W
Retained NYSAC and The Ring featherweight titles UD 15/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Pep 85-1-0 · Terranova —
W
Willie Roache
PTS 10/10 · Arena, New Haven, 🇺🇸
Pep 84-1-0 · Roache —
W
Ralph Walton
PTS 10/10 · Auditorium, Hartford, 🇺🇸
Pep 83-1-0 · Walton —
W
UD 10/10 · Arena, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Pep 82-1-0 · Wright 162-36-18
W
Pedro Hernández
PTS 10/10 · Uline Arena, Washington, 🇺🇸
Pep 81-1-0 · Hernández —
W
Charley Lewis
UD 10/10 · Auditorium, Hartford, 🇺🇸
Pep 80-1-0 · Lewis —
W
Jackie Leamus
UD 10/10 · Forum, Montreal, 🇨🇦
Pep 79-1-0 · Leamus —
W
Retained NYSAC and The Ring featherweight titles UD 15/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Pep 78-1-0 · Wright 162-35-18
W
Charley Lewis
TKO 8/10 · Auditorium Outdoor Arena, Hartford, 🇺🇸
Pep 77-1-0 · Lewis —
W
Joey Peralta
UD 10/10 · Century Stadium, West Springfield, 🇺🇸
Pep 76-1-0 · Peralta —
W
Lulu Costantino
UD 10/10 · Municipal Stadium, Waterbury, 🇺🇸
Pep 75-1-0 · Costantino —
W
UD 10/10 · Braves Field, Boston, 🇺🇸
Pep 74-1-0 · Ortiz 59-11-2
W
UD 10/10 · Comiskey Park, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Pep 73-1-0 · Joyce 52-9-7
W
PTS 10/10 · Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Pep 72-1-0 · Kogon —
W
Joey Bagnato
KO 2/10 · Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Pep 71-1-0 · Bagnato —
W
Frankie Rubino
PTS 10/10 · Coliseum, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Pep 70-1-0 · Rubino —
W
Jackie Leamus
UD 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Pep 69-1-0 · Leamus —
W
Harold 'Snooks' Lacey
PTS 10/10 · Arena, New Haven, 🇺🇸
Pep 68-1-0 · Lacey —
W
Leo Francis
PTS 10/10 · Auditorium, Hartford, 🇺🇸
Pep 67-1-0 · Francis —
W
Retained NYSAC and The Ring featherweight titles UD 15/15 · Braves Field, Boston, 🇺🇸
Pep 66-1-0 · Bartolo —
W
UD 12/12 · Duquesne Gardens, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Pep 65-1-0 · Wilson —
W
Angel Aviles
PTS 10/10 · Municipal Auditorium, Tampa, 🇺🇸
Pep 64-1-0 · Aviles —
W
SD 10/10 · Boston Garden, Boston, 🇺🇸
Pep 63-1-0 · Bartolo —
W
Bobby McIntire
UD 10/10 · Arena Gardens, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Pep 62-1-0 · McIntire —
L
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Pep 62-0-0 · Angott 69-17-5
W
Lou Transparenti
KO 6/10 · Auditorium, Hartford, 🇺🇸
Pep 61-0-0 · Transparenti —
W
Bill Speary
UD 10/10 · Coliseum, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Pep 60-0-0 · Speary —
W
Davey Crawford
UD 10/10 · Mechanics Building, Boston, 🇺🇸
Pep 59-0-0 · Crawford —
W
Allie Stolz
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Pep 58-0-0 · Stolz —
W
Bill Speary
PTS 10/10 · Auditorium, Hartford, 🇺🇸
Pep 57-0-0 · Speary —
W
Vince Dell'Orto
PTS 10/10 · Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Pep 56-0-0 · Dell'Orto —
W
Joey Silva
RTD 9/10 · Washington Hotel Auditorium, Jacksonville, 🇺🇸
Pep 55-0-0 · Silva —
W
Jose Aponte Torres
TKO 7/10 · Turner's Arena, Washington, 🇺🇸
Pep 54-0-0 · Torres —
W
Won NYSAC and The Ring featherweight titles UD 15/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Pep 53-0-0 · Wright 143-33-17
W
George Zengaras
PTS 10/10 · Auditorium, Hartford, 🇺🇸
Pep 52-0-0 · Zengaras —
W
UD 10/10 · Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, 🇺🇸
Pep 51-0-0 · Archibald 60-35-5
W
Bobby McIntire
UD 10/10 · Valley Arena, Holyoke, 🇺🇸
Pep 50-0-0 · McIntire —
W
Vince Dell'Orto
PTS 10/10 · Bulkeley Stadium, Hartford, 🇺🇸
Pep 49-0-0 · Dell'Orto —
W
Frank Franconeri
TKO 1/8 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Pep 48-0-0 · Franconeri —
W
Bobby Ivy
TKO 10/10 · White City Stadium, West Haven, 🇺🇸
Pep 47-0-0 · Ivy —
W
Nat Litfin
PTS 10/10 · White City Stadium, West Haven, 🇺🇸
Pep 46-0-0 · Litfin —
W
Pedro Hernandez
PTS 10/10 · Bulkeley Stadium, Hartford, 🇺🇸
Pep 45-0-0 · Hernandez —
W
Joey Silva
RTD 7/8 · Randolph-Clowes Stadium, Waterbury, 🇺🇸
Pep 44-0-0 · Silva —
W
Abe Denner
Won USA New England featherweight title PTS 12/12 · Bulkeley Stadium, Hartford, 🇺🇸
Pep 43-0-0 · Denner —
W
PTS 10/10 · Bulkeley Stadium, Hartford, 🇺🇸
Pep 42-0-0 · Archibald 60-31-5
W
Joey Iannotti
PTS 8/8 · Auditorium, Hartford, 🇺🇸
Pep 41-0-0 · Iannotti —
W
Aaron Seltzer
PTS 8/8 · Auditorium, Hartford, 🇺🇸
Pep 40-0-0 · Seltzer —
W
Curley Nichols
PTS 8/8 · Arena, New Haven, 🇺🇸
Pep 39-0-0 · Nichols —
W
Spider Armstrong
KO 4/8 · Auditorium, Hartford, 🇺🇸
Pep 38-0-0 · Armstrong —
W
Johnny Compo
PTS 8/8 · Arena, New Haven, 🇺🇸
Pep 37-0-0 · Compo —
W
Willie Roache
PTS 8/8 · Foot Guard Hall, Hartford, 🇺🇸
Pep 36-0-0 · Roache —
W
Angelo Callura
PTS 8/8 · Foot Guard Hall, Hartford, 🇺🇸
Pep 35-0-0 · Callura —
W
Abie Kaufman
PTS 8/8 · Foot Guard Hall, Hartford, 🇺🇸
Pep 34-0-0 · Kaufman —
W
Sammy Parrotta
PTS 4/4 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Pep 33-0-0 · Parrotta —
W
'Mexican' Joe Rivers
TKO 4/8 · Casino, Fall River, 🇺🇸
Pep 32-0-0 · Rivers —
W
Ruby Garcia
UD 4/4 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Pep 31-0-0 · Garcia —
W
Davey Crawford
UD 8/8 · Valley Arena, Holyoke, 🇺🇸
Pep 30-0-0 · Crawford —
W
Buddy Spencer
UD 4/4 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Pep 29-0-0 · Spencer —
W
Connie Savoie
TKO 2/8 · Foot Guard Hall, Hartford, 🇺🇸
Pep 28-0-0 · Savoie —
W
Carlos Manzano
PTS 8/8 · Arena, New Haven, 🇺🇸
Pep 27-0-0 · Manzano —
W
Jackie Harris
TKO 1/8 · Arena, New Haven, 🇺🇸
Pep 26-0-0 · Harris —
W
Eddie Flores
KO 1/8 · Carpet City Arena, Thompsonville, 🇺🇸
Pep 25-0-0 · Flores —
W
Paul Frechette
TKO 3/6 · Bulkeley Stadium, Hartford, 🇺🇸
Pep 24-0-0 · Frechette —
W
Jimmy Gilligan
UD 8/8 · Bulkeley Stadium, Hartford, 🇺🇸
Pep 23-0-0 · Gilligan —
W
Eddie DeAngelis
TKO 3/8 · Bulkeley Stadium, Hartford, 🇺🇸
Pep 22-0-0 · DeAngelis —
W
Harry Hintlian
UD 6/6 · Red Men's Arena, Manchester, 🇺🇸
Pep 21-0-0 · Hintlian —
W
Johnny Cockfield
UD 6/6 · Valley Arena, Holyoke, 🇺🇸
Pep 20-0-0 · Cockfield —
W
Lou Puglese
KO 2/6 · Foot Guard Hall, Hartford, 🇺🇸
Pep 19-0-0 · Puglese —
W
Joey Silva
PTS 6/6 · Foot Guard Hall, Hartford, 🇺🇸
Pep 18-0-0 · Silva —
W
Henry Vasquez
UD 6/6 · Valley Arena, Holyoke, 🇺🇸
Pep 17-0-0 · Vasquez —
W
Joey Gatto
KO 2/6 · Valley Arena, Holyoke, 🇺🇸
Pep 16-0-0 · Gatto —
W
Marty Shapiro
PTS 6/6 · Foot Guard Hall, Hartford, 🇺🇸
Pep 15-0-0 · Shapiro —
W
Ruby Garcia
UD 6/6 · Valley Arena, Holyoke, 🇺🇸
Pep 14-0-0 · Garcia —
W
Ruby Garcia
UD 6/6 · Valley Arena, Holyoke, 🇺🇸
Pep 13-0-0 · Garcia —
W
Don Lyons
KO 2/6 · Valley Arena, Holyoke, 🇺🇸
Pep 12-0-0 · Lyons —
W
Augie Almeida
TKO 6/6 · Arena, New Haven, 🇺🇸
Pep 11-0-0 · Almeida —
W
UD 6/6 · Valley Arena, Holyoke, 🇺🇸
Pep 10-0-0 · Echevarria —
W
Jimmy Mutone
KO 2/6 · Stanley Arena, New Britain, 🇺🇸
Pep 9-0-0 · Mutone —
W
Frank Topazio
TKO 5/6 · Stanley Arena, New Britain, 🇺🇸
Pep 8-0-0 · Topazio —
W
Carlo Daponde
TKO 6/6 · Stanley Arena, New Britain, 🇺🇸
Pep 7-0-0 · Daponde —
W
James McGovern
PTS 4/4 · Arena, New Haven, 🇺🇸
Pep 6-0-0 · McGovern —
W
Jimmy Ritchie
TKO 3/6 · Municipal Stadium, Waterbury, 🇺🇸
Pep 5-0-0 · Ritchie —
W
Jackie Moore
UD 6/6 · Bulkeley Stadium, Hartford, 🇺🇸
Pep 4-0-0 · Moore —
W
Joey Marcus
UD 4/4 · Randolph-Clowes Stadium, Waterbury, 🇺🇸
Pep 3-0-0 · Marcus —
W
Tommy Burns
TKO 1/4 · Bulkeley Stadium, Hartford, 🇺🇸
Pep 2-0-0 · Burns —
W
Joey Wasnick
KO 3/4 · Bulkeley Stadium, Hartford, 🇺🇸
Pep 1-0-0 · Wasnick —
W
Joey Marcus
UD 4/4 · Bulkeley Stadium, Hartford, 🇺🇸
Pep 0-0-0 · Marcus —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles
Facts
What is Willie Pep's record? Willie Pep's professional record is 229-11-1 with 66 knockouts.
Who did Willie Pep fight last? Willie Pep last fought Calvin Woodland on Mar 16, 1966 and lost by UD over 6 rounds.
Which world titles has Willie Pep held? Willie Pep has held 2 world title reigns: WBA featherweight (1949–1950), WBA featherweight (1946–1948). Sources Boxerbook ID 3719 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/3719 . 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.
