Welterweight · United States
Johnny Saxton 55-9-3 21 KO · 1949–1958
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Johnny Saxton was a welterweight boxer from United States, born Jul 4, 1930. Record 55-9-3 with 21 knockouts over 1949–1958. World titles: WBA welterweight (1956), WBA welterweight (1954–1955). Johnny Saxton last fought Willie Greene on Dec 15, 1958 and lost by TKO in round 3 of 10.
Also: Джонні Сакстон · جوني ساكستون · ジョニー・サクストン +1 more Saxton
Born Jul 4, 1930
Died Oct 4, 2008
Country 🇺🇸 United States
Stance Orthodox
Height 173 cm
Debut May 9, 1949
Career 1949–1958
Rounds boxed 514
KO share 38%
Born in Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Titles WBA welterweight · 1954–1956
Boxerbook rating 1642 ± 314 · inactive since Dec 1958Why here › Confirmed bouts 11 of 67
Career record Record
55-9-3, 21 KOs · 1949–1958
Last result L
Willie Greene
TKO 3/10 · Arcadia Ballroom, Providence, 🇺🇸
The record 67 bouts, 1949–1958, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
L
Willie Greene
TKO 3/10 · Arcadia Ballroom, Providence, 🇺🇸
Saxton 55-8-3 · Greene —
L
UD 10/10 · Auditorium, Portland, 🇺🇸
Saxton 55-7-3 · Moyer 16-0-0
W
Barry Allison
SD 10/10 · Valley Arena, Holyoke, 🇺🇸
Saxton 54-7-3 · Allison —
L
Joe Miceli
TKO 3/10 · Capitol Arena, Washington, 🇺🇸
Saxton 54-6-3 · Miceli —
L
For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring welterweight titles TKO 2/15 · Arena, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Saxton 54-5-3 · Basilio 49-12-7
L
Lost NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring welterweight titles TKO 9/15 · War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, 🇺🇸
Saxton 54-4-3 · Basilio 48-12-7
W
Don Williams
MD 10/10 · Auditorium, Worcester, 🇺🇸
Saxton 53-4-3 · Williams —
W
Barry Allison
UD 10/10 · Arena, Boston, 🇺🇸
Saxton 52-4-3 · Allison —
W
TKO 10/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Saxton 51-4-3 · Turner —
W
Won NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring welterweight titles UD 15/15 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Saxton 50-4-3 · Basilio 48-11-7
W
UD 10/10 · Auditorium, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Saxton 49-4-3 · Jones 37-15-3
W
Jackie O'Brien
UD 10/10 · Valley Arena, Holyoke, 🇺🇸
Saxton 48-4-3 · O'Brien —
W
Joe Shaw
UD 10/10 · Portland, Maine, 🇺🇸
Saxton 47-4-3 · Shaw —
W
Jimmy Fuller
TKO 6/10 · Maple Arena, Brockton, 🇺🇸
Saxton 46-4-3 · Fuller —
L
Lost NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring welterweight titles TKO 14/15 · Boston Garden, Boston, 🇺🇸
Saxton 46-3-3 · DeMarco 45-5-1
L
Ronnie Delaney
UD 10/10 · Armory, Akron, 🇺🇸
Saxton 46-2-3 · Delaney —
W
Ramon Fuentes
UD 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Saxton 45-2-3 · Fuentes —
W
Won NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring welterweight titles UD 15/15 · Silver Bowl, Mount Carmel, 🇺🇸
Saxton 44-2-3 · Gavilán 98-14-4
D
Johnny Lombardo
PTS 10/10 · Silver Bowl, Mount Carmel, 🇺🇸
Saxton 44-2-2 · Lombardo —
D
SD 10/10 · Auditorium, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Saxton 44-2-1 · Smith 19-9-4
Show all 67 bouts W
UD 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Saxton 43-2-1 · Bratton 60-21-3
W
Mickey Laurent
TKO 7/10 · Eastern Parkway Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Saxton 42-2-1 · Laurent —
L
SD 10/10 · Auditorium, Minneapolis, 🇺🇸
Saxton 42-1-1 · Flanagan —
W
Herman McCray
KO 3/10 · Casino, Fall River, 🇺🇸
Saxton 41-1-1 · McCray —
W
UD 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Saxton 40-1-1 · Giardello 47-10-6
W
TKO 2/10 · Fair Grounds Arena, Allentown, 🇺🇸
Saxton 39-1-1 · Williams —
L
SD 10/10 · Connie Mack Stadium, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Saxton 39-0-1 · Turner —
W
Joe Miceli
UD 10/10 · Olympia Stadium, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Saxton 38-0-1 · Miceli —
W
UD 10/10 · Ridgewood Grove, New York City, 🇺🇸
Saxton 37-0-1 · Williams —
D
SD 10/10 · Auditorium, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Saxton 37-0-0 · Smith 16-7-3
W
UD 10/10 · Auditorium, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Saxton 36-0-0 · Williams —
W
Freddie Dawson
UD 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Saxton 35-0-0 · Dawson —
W
Danny Womber
UD 10/10 · Auditorium, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Saxton 34-0-0 · Womber —
W
Raul Perez
KO 1/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Saxton 33-0-0 · Perez —
W
Mario Trigo
RTD 3/10 · Arena, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Saxton 32-0-0 · Trigo —
W
SD 10/10 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Saxton 31-0-0 · Jones 22-4-2
W
UD 10/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Saxton 30-0-0 · Akins 23-8-0
W
Bobby Lee
UD 10/10 · Veterans Hospital, Coatesville, 🇺🇸
Saxton 29-0-0 · Lee —
W
Luther Rawlings
UD 10/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Saxton 28-0-0 · Rawlings —
W
Bobby Lee
KO 7/10 · Coliseum, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Saxton 27-0-0 · Lee —
W
Charlie Thompson
PTS 10/10 · Casino, Fall River, 🇺🇸
Saxton 26-0-0 · Thompson —
W
Lester Felton
DQ 6/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Saxton 25-0-0 · Felton —
W
TKO 7/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Saxton 24-0-0 · Minelli —
W
Charley Salas
UD 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Saxton 23-0-0 · Salas —
W
Marshall Clayton
TKO 7/10 · Turner's Arena, Washington, 🇺🇸
Saxton 22-0-0 · Clayton —
W
Honeychile Johnson
MD 10/10 · Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Saxton 21-0-0 · Johnson —
W
Tommy Ciarlo
TKO 5/10 · Fair Grounds Arena, Allentown, 🇺🇸
Saxton 20-0-0 · Ciarlo —
W
Joey Carkido
RTD 5/10 · Toppi Stadium, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Saxton 19-0-0 · Carkido —
W
Gaby Ferland
TKO 7/10 · Fair Grounds Arena, Allentown, 🇺🇸
Saxton 18-0-0 · Ferland —
W
Lloyd Tate
TKO 3/10 · Toppi Stadium, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Saxton 17-0-0 · Tate —
W
Tony Pellone
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Saxton 16-0-0 · Pellone —
W
Sonny Bunn
SD 10/10 · Coney Island Velodrome, New York City, 🇺🇸
Saxton 15-0-0 · Bunn —
W
Mike Koballa
PTS 8/8 · Twin City Bowl, Elizabeth, 🇺🇸
Saxton 14-0-0 · Koballa —
W
Losiel Isadore
PTS 6/6 · Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Saxton 13-0-0 · Isadore —
W
Bert Linam
TKO 1/10 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Saxton 12-0-0 · Linam —
W
Joe Miceli
SD 10/10 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Saxton 11-0-0 · Miceli —
W
John Bowman
KO 3/8 · Convention Hall, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Saxton 10-0-0 · Bowman —
W
Aldo Minelli
UD 8/8 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Saxton 9-0-0 · Minelli —
W
Charley Salas
UD 8/8 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Saxton 8-0-0 · Salas —
W
Mario Moreno
KO 2/8 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Saxton 7-0-0 · Moreno —
W
Adrien Mourguiart
KO 4/8 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Saxton 6-0-0 · Mourguiart —
W
Bucky Slocum
PTS 4/4 · Convention Hall, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Saxton 5-0-0 · Slocum —
W
Horace Bailey
PTS 6/6 · Arena, Trenton, 🇺🇸
Saxton 4-0-0 · Bailey —
W
KO 2/6 · Fair Grounds Arena, Allentown, 🇺🇸
Saxton 3-0-0 · Hunter —
W
Dave Andrews
UD 8/8 · Jerome Stadium, New York City, 🇺🇸
Saxton 2-0-0 · Andrews —
W
George Dixon
TKO 1/6 · Jerome Stadium, New York City, 🇺🇸
Saxton 1-0-0 · Dixon —
W
Jimmy Swann
KO 3/6 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Saxton 0-0-0 · Swann —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
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Facts
What is Johnny Saxton's record? Johnny Saxton's professional record is 55-9-3 with 21 knockouts.
Who did Johnny Saxton fight last? Johnny Saxton last fought Willie Greene on Dec 15, 1958 and lost by TKO in round 3 of 10.
Which world titles has Johnny Saxton held? Johnny Saxton has held 2 world title reigns: WBA welterweight (1956), WBA welterweight (1954–1955). Sources Boxerbook ID 4630 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/4630 . 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.
