Featherweight · Italy
Jackie Sharkey 59-72-23, 2 NC 2 KO · 1914–1938
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Jackie Sharkey was a featherweight boxer from Italy, born Jun 20, 1897. Record 59-72-23, 2 NC with 2 knockouts over 1914–1938. Jackie Sharkey last fought Lew Jenkins on Apr 1, 1938 and lost by KO in round 2 of 10.
Also: Giovanni Cervati
Born Jun 20, 1897
Died Mar 1970
Country 🇮🇹 Italy
Stance Orthodox
Nickname Jack Sharkey · Little Jackie Sharkey
Debut May 23, 1914
Career 1914–1938
Rounds boxed 614
KO share 3%
Born in Bologna, Emilia Romagna, Italy
Titles World bantamweight title at stake 1919
Confirmed bouts 29 of 156
Career record Record
59-72-23, 2 NC, 2 KOs · 1914–1938
Last result L
KO 2/10 · Sportatorium, Dallas, 🇺🇸
The record 156 bouts, 1914–1938, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
L
KO 2/10 · Sportatorium, Dallas, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 59-71-23 · Jenkins 11-4-2
L
TKO 6/10 · Civic Auditorium, Grand Rapids, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 59-70-23 · Ambers 57-2-5
L
TKO 6/10 · Public Hall, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 59-69-23 · Arizmendi 72-11-9
L
UD 10/10 · Auditorium, Minneapolis, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 59-68-23 · Miller 123-10-4
L
For NBA and The Ring featherweight titles UD 10/10 · Music Hall Arena, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 59-67-23 · Miller 117-10-4
L
PTS 10/10 · Auditorium, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 59-66-23 · Miller 112-10-4
L
PTS 10/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 59-65-23 · Miller 100-7-4
L
10 · Auditorium, Minneapolis, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 59-64-23 · Genaro 77-16-7
L
Young Mulligan
PTS 10/10 · Armory, Norwalk, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 59-63-23 · Mulligan —
W
Georgie Sanders
PTS 8/8 · Hot Springs, Arkansas, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 58-63-23 · Sanders —
L
Giovanni Salerno
10 · Floral Park Arena, North Bergen, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 58-62-23 · Salerno —
L
Red Chapman
TKO 3/10 · Lawrence, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 58-61-23 · Chapman —
L
Johnny Kochansky
10 · Jersey City, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 58-60-23 · Kochansky —
NC
Petey Mack
12 · Jersey City, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 58-60-23 · Mack —
L
Harry London
TKO 4/10 · Hollywood Baseball Park, Long Branch, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 58-59-23 · London —
W
Midget Mike Moran
10 · Bayonne, Louisiana, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 57-59-23 · Moran —
NC
Pete Sarmiento
NC 3/12 · Dexter Park Stadium, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 57-59-23 · Sarmiento —
W
Johnny Curtin
12 · Oakland AA, Jersey City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 56-59-23 · Curtin —
D
PTS 4/4 · Polo Grounds, New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 56-59-22 · Lynch 96-35-19
L
Frankie Fasano
PTS 10/10 · Manhattan Casino, New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 56-58-22 · Fasano —
Show all 156 bouts W
Harry London
PTS 10/10 · Manhattan Casino, New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 55-58-22 · London —
W
Willie Tucker
KO 1 · Columbus Hall, Yonkers, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 54-58-22 · Tucker —
L
Eddie Bowen
10 · Barracks, Washington, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 54-57-22 · Bowen —
L
Frankie Fasano
DQ 2 · Pioneer Sporting Club, New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 54-56-22 · Fasano —
W
Willie Duffy
PTS 10/10 · Columbus Hall, Yonkers, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 53-56-22 · Duffy —
L
Izzy Cooper
PTS 6/6 · Broadway Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 53-55-22 · Cooper —
W
Jack Dalton
PTS 8/8 · Shreveport, Louisiana, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 52-55-22 · Dalton —
L
Eddie McKenna
TKO 8/15 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 52-54-22 · McKenna —
L
Jack Lockhart
KO 1/4 · Arena, Seattle, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 52-53-22 · Lockhart —
L
George Marks
PTS 4/4 · Arena, Vernon, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 52-52-22 · Marks —
L
PTS 12/12 · Queensboro Stadium, New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 52-51-22 · Zivic —
W
Mickey Brown
PTS 12/12 · Rink SC, New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 51-51-22 · Brown —
L
Johnny Curtin
PTS 8/8 · Polo Grounds, New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 51-50-22 · Curtin —
L
Charlie Beecher
PTS 8/8 · Coliseum, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 51-49-22 · Beecher —
L
Johnny Curtin
12 · 4th Regiment Armory, Jersey City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 51-48-22 · Curtin —
L
Tommy Gerrard
12 · Arena, Trenton, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 51-47-22 · Gerrard —
L
Sammy Sieger
PTS 12/12 · Queensboro Stadium, New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 51-46-22 · Sieger —
L
For NYSAC super featherweight title UD 15/15 · Ebbets Field, New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 51-45-22 · Dundee 173-45-44
W
Jack Hausner
PTS 12/12 · Palace of Joy, New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 50-45-22 · Hausner —
D
Vincent 'Pepper' Martin
PTS 12/12 · Ebbets Field, New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 50-45-21 · Martin —
W
Roy Moore
PTS 12/12 · Pioneer Sporting Club, New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 49-45-21 · Moore —
W
Harry London
PTS 12/12 · Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 48-45-21 · London —
W
Joe O'Donnell
8 · Ice Palace, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 47-45-21 · O'Donnell —
W
Sammy Nable
PTS 12/12 · Pioneer Sporting Club, New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 46-45-21 · Nable —
W
Willie Spencer
PTS 12/12 · Pioneer Sporting Club, New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 45-45-21 · Spencer —
L
10 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 45-44-21 · Brown —
W
Earl McArthur
10 · Edgewater Garden, Sioux City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 44-44-21 · McArthur —
L
For NYSAC and NBA bantamweight titles PTS 15/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 44-43-21 · Buff —
L
William Vincent
PTS 8/8 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 44-42-21 · Vincent —
D
Sammy Nable
PTS 12/12 · Broadway Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 44-42-20 · Nable —
W
Roy Moore
10 · Twin Cities AC, East Chicago, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 43-42-20 · Moore —
D
Cowboy Eddie Anderson
PTS 12/12 · Palace of Joy, New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 43-42-19 · Anderson —
D
PTS 10/10 · Boxing Drome, New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 43-42-18 · Burman 71-12-16
D
Willie Spencer
PTS 12/12 · Palace of Joy, New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 43-42-17 · Spencer —
W
Midget Smith
PTS 12/12 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 42-42-17 · Smith —
W
Benny Coster
PTS 15/15 · Pioneer Sporting Club, New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 41-42-17 · Coster —
L
Midget Smith
SD 15/15 · Manhattan Casino, New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 41-41-17 · Smith —
D
Midget Smith
PTS 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 41-41-16 · Smith —
L
Roy Moore
TKO 11/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 41-40-16 · Moore —
L
KO 15/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 41-39-16 · Lynch 60-17-15
W
PTS 15/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 40-39-16 · Ledoux 87-13-5
D
10 · East Chicago, Indiana, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 40-39-15 · Burman 65-8-13
D
PTS 15/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 40-39-14 · Lynch 58-17-12
W
10 · Oswego Arena, East Chicago, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 39-39-14 · Herman 86-25-13
D
Terry Martin
PTS 12/12 · Armory, Boston, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 39-39-13 · Martin —
L
12 · Armory AA, Outdoor Arena, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 39-38-13 · Burns —
L
Dick Loadman
10 · Auditorium, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 39-37-13 · Loadman —
L
Young Montreal
PTS 12/12 · Infantry Hall, Providence, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 39-36-13 · Montreal —
D
Chip Davis
10 · Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 39-36-12 · Davis —
D
Abe Friedman
PTS 12/12 · Armory, Boston, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 39-36-11 · Friedman —
W
Lew Angelo
8 · Grand Theatre, Trenton, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 38-36-11 · Angelo —
W
Roy Moore
10 · Roller Palace Rink, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 37-36-11 · Moore —
W
Jimmy Conway
KO 1/12 · Crescent Rink, Lowell, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 36-36-11 · Conway —
L
12 · Portland, Maine, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 36-35-11 · Moore 91-20-19
W
William Vincent
10 · Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 35-35-11 · Vincent —
L
8 · Grand View Auditorium, Jersey City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 35-34-11 · Buff —
W
Patsy Wallace
6 · Olympia AC, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 34-34-11 · Wallace —
W
Marty Collins
10 · Grand Opera House, Syracuse, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 33-34-11 · Collins —
W
Patsy Johnson
8 · 1st Regiment Armory, Newark, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 32-34-11 · Johnson —
W
10 · Auditorium, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 31-34-11 · Wilde 127-1-1
L
Kid Regan
8 · Saint Louis, Missouri, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 31-33-11 · Regan —
W
Kid Regan
8 · Saint Louis, Missouri, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 30-33-11 · Regan —
W
Sammy Marino
10 · Auditorium, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 29-33-11 · Marino —
W
World bantamweight title at stake 10 · Roller Palace Rink, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 28-33-11 · Herman 71-22-11
W
William Vincent
10 · Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 27-33-11 · Vincent —
W
World bantamweight title at stake 10 · Auditorium, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 26-33-11 · Herman 71-20-11
W
Patsy Johnson
10 · Arena, Syracuse, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 25-33-11 · Johnson —
W
10 · Auditorium, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 24-33-11 · Burman 46-3-10
W
10 · John Wagner's Arena, Racine, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 23-33-11 · Moore 87-16-18
W
Abe Friedman
6 · Olympia AC, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 22-33-11 · Friedman —
W
Frankie Mason
8 · Light Guard Armory, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 21-33-11 · Mason —
W
Chalky Wimler
6 · Duquesne Garden, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 20-33-11 · Wimler —
L
10 · Grand Theater, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 20-32-11 · Wolfe 49-11-16
W
Patsy Johnson
8 · McGuigan's Arena, Harrison, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 19-32-11 · Johnson —
L
Patsy Johnson
Harrison AC, Trenton, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 19-31-11 · Johnson —
D
8 · Grand Theatre, Trenton, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 19-31-10 · Burman 41-2-6
W
Young Eddie Wagond
6 · National AC, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 18-31-10 · Wagond —
D
Dick Loadman
PTS 12/12 · Albaugh Theater, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 18-31-9 · Loadman —
W
Harold Farese
8 · Broad AC, Newark, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 17-31-9 · Farese —
L
Patsy Johnson
8 · Trenton, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 17-30-9 · Johnson —
L
Harold Farese
8 · McGuigan's Arena, Harrison, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 17-29-9 · Farese —
W
Young Terry McGovern
6 · Cambria AC, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 16-29-9 · McGovern —
W
Eddie Wimler
6 · Olympia AC, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 15-29-9 · Wimler —
L
6 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 15-28-9 · Burns —
D
Dick Loadman
10 · Bison Stadium, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 15-28-8 · Loadman —
L
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 15-27-8 · Herman 63-13-9
L
8 · Armory AA, Jersey City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 15-26-8 · Moore 71-16-18
W
Harvey Crosby
DQ 1/8 · Armory AA Outdoor Arena, Jersey City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 14-26-8 · Crosby —
L
Harvey Crosby
8 · 4th Regiment Armory, Jersey City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 14-25-8 · Crosby —
L
Al Shubert
PTS 12/12 · New Bedford, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 14-24-8 · Shubert —
D
6 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 14-24-7 · Burns —
L
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 14-23-7 · Herman 61-11-9
W
Joe Tuber
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 13-23-7 · Tuber —
L
PTS 12/12 · Lyric Theater, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 13-22-7 · Williams 99-15-8
L
10 · Town Hall, Scranton, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 13-21-7 · Burns —
L
PTS 10/10 · Lyric Theater, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 13-20-7 · Moore 65-14-17
D
Joey Leonard
10 · Town Hall, Scranton, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 13-20-6 · Leonard —
D
Andy Chaney
PTS 15/15 · Albaugh Theater, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 13-20-5 · Chaney —
D
Steve Flessner
PTS 10/10 · Albaugh Theater, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 13-20-4 · Flessner —
W
Freddie Haefling
10 · Coliseum A.C., Wilkes-Barre, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 12-20-4 · Haefling —
L
10 · German Hall, Albany, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 12-19-4 · Moore 59-11-16
L
10 · Auditorium, Albany, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 12-18-4 · Burns —
L
10 · Convention Hall, Saratoga, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 12-17-4 · Moore 55-10-15
L
6 · Oriole Park, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 12-16-4 · Williams 95-13-7
L
10 · Pioneer SC, New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 12-15-4 · Burman 28-1-4
D
William Vincent
10 · National SC, Albany, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 12-15-3 · Vincent —
D
William Vincent
10 · German Hall, Albany, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 12-15-2 · Vincent —
W
Frankie Daly
10 · Fairmont SC, New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 11-15-2 · Daly —
W
Johnny Solzberg
10 · Harlem SC, New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 10-15-2 · Solzberg —
L
10 · Pioneer S.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 10-14-2 · Lynch 21-3-2
L
10 · Harlem SC, New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 10-13-2 · Burns —
D
10 · Pioneer Sporting Club, New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 10-13-1 · Coulon 64-9-9
L
Mickey Dunn
10 · Harlem SC, New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 10-12-1 · Dunn —
W
Bobby Hubon
10 · Pioneer Sporting Club, New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 9-12-1 · Hubon —
W
Gardner Brooks
10 · Hunter Point SC, New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 8-12-1 · Brooks —
L
10 · Pioneer SC, New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 8-11-1 · Burns —
L
10 · Fairmont AC, New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 8-10-1 · Moore 46-7-14
W
Bobby Hubon
10 · Pioneer Sporting Club, New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 7-10-1 · Hubon —
L
Frankie Britt
10 · Marieville Gardens, North Providence, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 7-9-1 · Britt —
L
10 · Pioneer Sporting Club, New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 7-8-1 · Lynch 13-1-0
L
KO 5 · Vanderbilt AC, New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 7-7-1 · Kid —
W
Jack Sayles
10 · Stadium AC, New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 6-7-1 · Sayles —
W
Johnny Taylor
10 · Brown's Gym AA, New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 5-7-1 · Taylor —
L
Freddie Haefling
10 · Majestic Theatre, Wilkes-Barre, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 5-6-1 · Haefling —
W
Johnny Fisse
10 · Fairmont AC, New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 4-6-1 · Fisse —
W
Abe Friedman
10 · Majestic Theatre, Wilkes-Barre, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 3-6-1 · Friedman —
L
Abe Friedman
10 · Olympia Boxing Club, New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 3-5-1 · Friedman —
W
Freddie Haefling
PTS 10/10 · Majestic Theater, Waterbury, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 2-5-1 · Haefling —
W
Eddie Gorman
DQ 2/6 · Broadway Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 1-5-1 · Gorman —
L
Johnny Eggers
KO 3 · Vanderbilt AC, New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 1-4-1 · Eggers —
L
Teddy Jacobs
10 · Long Acre AA, New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 1-3-1 · Jacobs —
L
Jack Diamond
TKO 2 · Brown's Gym AA, New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 1-2-1 · Diamond —
D
Young Benny
10 · Brown's Gym, New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 1-2-0 · Benny —
W
Buddy Faulkes
PTS 12/12 · Hanna Armory, New Britain, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 0-2-0 · Faulkes —
L
Frankie Daly
10 · Olympic AC, New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 0-1-0 · Daly —
L
Percy Young Aubrey
10 · Brown's Gym AA, New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 0-0-0 · Aubrey —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles No world title reigns recorded.
Facts
What is Jackie Sharkey's record? Jackie Sharkey's professional record is 59-72-23, 2 NC with 2 knockouts.
Who did Jackie Sharkey fight last? Jackie Sharkey last fought Lew Jenkins on Apr 1, 1938 and lost by KO in round 2 of 10. Sources Boxerbook ID 8718 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/8718 . 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.
