Middleweight · United States
Freddie Steele 123-5-11, 1 NC 58 KO · 1926–1941
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Freddie Steele was a middleweight boxer from United States, born Dec 18, 1912. Record 123-5-11, 1 NC with 58 knockouts over 1926–1941. World titles: WBA middleweight (1936–1938). Freddie Steele last fought Jimmy Casino on May 23, 1941 and lost by TKO in round 5 of 10.
Also: Φρέντι Στιλ · Фредди Стил · Ֆրեդդի Սթիլ +9 more فردی استیل · فريدى ستيل · فريدي ستيل · فریڈی اسٹیل · フレディ・スティール · 費迪·史泰爾 · 프레디 스틸 · Steele · Стил, Фредди
Born Dec 18, 1912
Died Aug 22, 1984
Country 🇺🇸 United States
Stance Orthodox
Height 178 cm
Reach 183 cm
Nickname Tacoma Assassin
Debut Nov 10, 1926
Career 1926–1941
Rounds boxed 718
KO share 47%
Born in Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Titles WBA middleweight · 1936–1938
Boxerbook rating 1813 ± 350 · inactive since May 1941Why here › Confirmed bouts 17 of 140
Career record Record
123-5-11, 1 NC, 58 KOs · 1926–1941
Last result L
Jimmy Casino
TKO 5/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
The record 140 bouts, 1926–1941, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in. Wikidata: 120-4-9
L
Jimmy Casino
TKO 5/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Steele 123-4-11 · Casino —
L
Lost NBA middleweight title KO 1/15 · Civic Ice Arena, Seattle, 🇺🇸
Steele 123-3-11 · Hostak 45-1-8
W
UD 10/10 · Civic Ice Arena, Seattle, 🇺🇸
Steele 122-3-11 · Krieger 67-15-5
W
Retained NBA, NYSAC middleweight titles TKO 7/15 · Public Hall, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Steele 121-3-11 · Barth —
W
Bob Turner
KO 1/10 · Convention Hall, Rochester, 🇺🇸
Steele 120-3-11 · Turner —
L
TKO 9/12 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Steele 120-2-11 · Apostoli 27-2-0
W
Retained NBA and NYSAC middleweight titles KO 4/15 · Civic Auditorium, Seattle, 🇺🇸
Steele 119-2-11 · Overlin 79-11-2
W
Charley Williams
TKO 8/10 · Griffith Stadium, Washington, 🇺🇸
Steele 118-2-11 · Williams —
W
Frank Battaglia
Retained NBA and NYSAC middleweight titles KO 3/15 · Civic Auditorium, Seattle, 🇺🇸
Steele 117-2-11 · Battaglia —
W
Paul Pirrone
TKO 1/10 · Convention Hall, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Steele 116-2-11 · Pirrone —
W
Retained NBA and NYSAC middleweight titles UD 15/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Steele 115-2-11 · Risko 64-16-10
W
Retained NBA and NYSAC middleweight titles UD 10/10 · Auditorium, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Steele 114-2-11 · Jones 111-25-15
W
Young Stuhley
PTS 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Steele 113-2-11 · Stuhley —
W
Al Rossi
KO 1/10 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Steele 112-2-11 · Rossi —
W
TKO 2/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Steele 111-2-11 · Lesnevich 29-1-3
W
Allen Matthews
UD 10/10 · Civic Auditorium, Seattle, 🇺🇸
Steele 110-2-11 · Matthews —
W
Young Stuhley
PTS 10/10 · Armory, Spokane, 🇺🇸
Steele 109-2-11 · Stuhley —
W
Jackie Aldare
KO 2/10 · Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, 🇺🇸
Steele 108-2-11 · Aldare —
W
Won NBA and NYSAC middleweight titles UD 15/15 · Civic Stadium, Seattle, 🇺🇸
Steele 107-2-11 · Risko 61-14-10
W
Tony Fisher
UD 10/10 · Civic Ice Arena, Seattle, 🇺🇸
Steele 106-2-11 · Fisher —
Show all 140 bouts W
UD 10/10 · Civic Ice Arena, Seattle, 🇺🇸
Steele 105-2-11 · Risko 60-12-10
W
Young Stuhley
PTS 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Steele 104-2-11 · Stuhley —
W
Henry Firpo
KO 2/10 · Crystal Pool, Seattle, 🇺🇸
Steele 103-2-11 · Firpo —
W
Meyer Grace
KO 1/10 · Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, 🇺🇸
Steele 102-2-11 · Grace —
W
Young Stuhley
PTS 10/10 · Civic Auditorium, Seattle, 🇺🇸
Steele 101-2-11 · Stuhley —
W
Mike Payan
TKO 5/10 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Steele 100-2-11 · Payan —
W
Swede Berglund
TKO 6/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Steele 99-2-11 · Berglund —
W
UD 10/10 · Civic Ice Arena, Seattle, 🇺🇸
Steele 98-2-11 · Jones 108-24-14
W
TKO 3/10 · Civic Ice Arena, Seattle, 🇺🇸
Steele 97-2-11 · Dundee 117-18-14
W
Al Rossi
TKO 2/10 · Civic Ice Arena, Seattle, 🇺🇸
Steele 96-2-11 · Rossi —
W
Mike Payan
PTS 10/10 · Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, 🇺🇸
Steele 95-2-11 · Payan —
W
Sammy O'Dell
KO 1/10 · Civic Auditorium, Seattle, 🇺🇸
Steele 94-2-11 · O'Dell —
W
TKO 10/10 · Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Steele 93-2-11 · Apostoli 6-0-0
W
Indian Jimmy Rivers
KO 9/10 · Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, 🇺🇸
Steele 92-2-11 · Rivers —
W
Indian Jimmy Rivers
TKO 5/10 · Auditorium, Portland, 🇺🇸
Steele 91-2-11 · Rivers —
W
Baby Joe Gans
KO 3/10 · Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, 🇺🇸
Steele 90-2-11 · Gans —
W
Tommy Rios
PTS 10/10 · Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, 🇺🇸
Steele 89-2-11 · Rios —
W
Andy DiVodi
KO 6/10 · Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, 🇺🇸
Steele 88-2-11 · DiVodi —
W
Jack Hibbard
TKO 4/10 · Walla Walla, Washington, 🇺🇸
Steele 87-2-11 · Hibbard —
W
Jimmy Evans
TKO 4/10 · Crystal Pool, Seattle, 🇺🇸
Steele 86-2-11 · Evans —
W
Andy DiVodi
PTS 10/10 · Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, 🇺🇸
Steele 85-2-11 · DiVodi —
W
KO 1/10 · Armory, Yakima, 🇺🇸
Steele 84-2-11 · Glick 136-71-32
W
Bucky Lawless
TKO 2/10 · Civic Ice Arena, Seattle, 🇺🇸
Steele 83-2-11 · Lawless —
NC
Sammy Slaughter
NC 1/10 · Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Steele 83-2-11 · Slaughter —
W
Babe Marino
PTS 10/10 · Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Steele 82-2-11 · Marino —
D
PTS 10/10 · Civic Ice Arena, Seattle, 🇺🇸
Steele 82-2-10 · Jones 108-22-13
W
Joe Cardoza
KO 2/10 · Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, 🇺🇸
Steele 81-2-10 · Cardoza —
W
Eddie Murdock
KO 4/10 · Civic Ice Arena, Seattle, 🇺🇸
Steele 80-2-10 · Murdock —
W
Vivencio Alicante
KO 2/10 · Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, 🇺🇸
Steele 79-2-10 · Alicante —
W
Johnny Romero
KO 2/8 · Crystal Pool, Seattle, 🇺🇸
Steele 78-2-10 · Romero —
W
Leonard Bennett
PTS 8/8 · Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, 🇺🇸
Steele 77-2-10 · Bennett —
W
Petey Mike
PTS 10/10 · Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, 🇺🇸
Steele 76-2-10 · Mike —
W
Frankie Petrolle
KO 3/10 · Civic Ice Arena, Seattle, 🇺🇸
Steele 75-2-10 · Petrolle —
W
PTS 6/6 · Civic Ice Arena, Seattle, 🇺🇸
Steele 74-2-10 · Ran —
W
PTS 8/8 · Natatorium Park, Spokane, 🇺🇸
Steele 73-2-10 · Glick 135-56-30
W
Alvin Lewis
KO 3/6 · Civic Ice Arena, Seattle, 🇺🇸
Steele 72-2-10 · Lewis —
W
Tiger Lee Paige
PTS 6/6 · Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, 🇺🇸
Steele 71-2-10 · Paige —
W
Gilbert Attell
KO 3/6 · Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, 🇺🇸
Steele 70-2-10 · Attell —
W
Leonard Bennett
Retained Pacific Northwest welterweight title PTS 6/6 · Crystal Pool, Seattle, 🇺🇸
Steele 69-2-10 · Bennett —
W
Battling Dozier
PTS 6/6 · Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, 🇺🇸
Steele 68-2-10 · Dozier —
W
Millio Millitti
PTS 6/6 · Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, 🇺🇸
Steele 67-2-10 · Millitti —
W
Tommy Herman
PTS 6/6 · Crystal Pool, Seattle, 🇺🇸
Steele 66-2-10 · Herman —
L
Tommy Herman
PTS 4/4 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Steele 66-1-10 · Herman —
W
KO 2/4 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Steele 65-1-10 · Garcia 32-9-8
W
David Velasco
PTS 6/6 · Civic Ice Arena, Seattle, 🇺🇸
Steele 64-1-10 · Velasco —
W
Billy Townsend
PTS 6/6 · Civic Ice Arena, Seattle, 🇺🇸
Steele 63-1-10 · Townsend —
W
Alfonso Gonzales
PTS 6/6 · Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, 🇺🇸
Steele 62-1-10 · Gonzales —
W
Tiger Lee Paige
PTS 6/6 · Gonzaga Stadium, Spokane, 🇺🇸
Steele 61-1-10 · Paige —
W
Ralph Chong
TKO 6/6 · Civic Ice Arena, Seattle, 🇺🇸
Steele 60-1-10 · Chong —
W
Larry Murphy
PTS 6/6 · Arena, Dishman, 🇺🇸
Steele 59-1-10 · Murphy —
W
Alfonso Gonzales
PTS 6/6 · Civic Ice Arena, Seattle, 🇺🇸
Steele 58-1-10 · Gonzales —
W
Frankie Stetson
PTS 6/6 · Auditorium, Portland, 🇺🇸
Steele 57-1-10 · Stetson —
W
KO 2/6 · Civic Ice Arena, Seattle, 🇺🇸
Steele 56-1-10 · Garcia 31-7-6
W
Tony Portillo
Won vacant Pacific Northwest welterweight title PTS 6/6 · Civic Ice Arena, Seattle, 🇺🇸
Steele 55-1-10 · Portillo —
W
Bobby Vincent
PTS 6/6 · Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, 🇺🇸
Steele 54-1-10 · Vincent —
W
Matt Calo
PTS 6/6 · Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, 🇺🇸
Steele 53-1-10 · Calo —
W
Tiger Lee Paige
PTS 6/6 · Civic Ice Arena, Seattle, 🇺🇸
Steele 52-1-10 · Paige —
W
Freddie Goldstein
PTS 6/6 · Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, 🇺🇸
Steele 51-1-10 · Goldstein —
W
Matt Calo
PTS 6/6 · Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, 🇺🇸
Steele 50-1-10 · Calo —
W
Cowboy Sammy Evans
PTS 6/6 · Civic Ice Arena, Seattle, 🇺🇸
Steele 49-1-10 · Evans —
W
Johnny Woods
TKO 3/6 · Arena, Dishman, 🇺🇸
Steele 48-1-10 · Woods —
W
Don Fraser
PTS 6/6 · Arena, Dishman, 🇺🇸
Steele 47-1-10 · Fraser —
W
Al Gracio
TKO 3/6 · Arena, Dishman, 🇺🇸
Steele 46-1-10 · Gracio —
W
Jimmy Owens
UD 6/6 · Civic Ice Arena, Seattle, 🇺🇸
Steele 45-1-10 · Owens —
W
Jimmy Owens
UD 6/6 · Civic Ice Arena, Seattle, 🇺🇸
Steele 44-1-10 · Owens —
W
Joe Townsend
KO 2/6 · Civic Ice Arena, Seattle, 🇺🇸
Steele 43-1-10 · Townsend —
W
Esten Hunter
PTS 6/6 · Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, 🇺🇸
Steele 42-1-10 · Hunter —
W
Teddy Palacios
KO 1/6 · Civic Ice Arena, Seattle, 🇺🇸
Steele 41-1-10 · Palacios —
W
Ritchie King
KO 1/6 · Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, 🇺🇸
Steele 40-1-10 · King —
W
Nels Ferguson
TKO 2/6 · Civic Ice Arena, Seattle, 🇺🇸
Steele 39-1-10 · Ferguson —
W
Nels Ferguson
PTS 6/6 · Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, 🇺🇸
Steele 38-1-10 · Ferguson —
W
Mickey Cochrane
KO 2/6 · Knights of Columbus Gym, Yakima, 🇺🇸
Steele 37-1-10 · Cochrane —
D
Joe Townsend
PTS 6/6 · Crystal Pool, Seattle, 🇺🇸
Steele 37-1-9 · Townsend —
W
Mickey Trad
PTS 6/6 · Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, 🇺🇸
Steele 36-1-9 · Trad —
W
Tony Portillo
PTS 6/6 · Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, 🇺🇸
Steele 35-1-9 · Portillo —
L
Tony Portillo
PTS 6/6 · Crystal Pool, Seattle, 🇺🇸
Steele 35-0-9 · Portillo —
D
Tony Portillo
PTS 6/6 · Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, 🇺🇸
Steele 35-0-8 · Portillo —
W
Joey Coffman
PTS 6/6 · Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, 🇺🇸
Steele 34-0-8 · Coffman —
W
Al Gracio
TKO 1/6 · Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, 🇺🇸
Steele 33-0-8 · Gracio —
W
Leslie Carter
TKO 5/6 · Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, 🇺🇸
Steele 32-0-8 · Carter —
W
Jimmy Farrar
TKO 3/6 · Civic Ice Arena, Seattle, 🇺🇸
Steele 31-0-8 · Farrar —
W
Tommy Fielding
PTS 6/6 · Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, 🇺🇸
Steele 30-0-8 · Fielding —
W
Tommy Fielding
PTS 6/6 · Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, 🇺🇸
Steele 29-0-8 · Fielding —
W
Joe Townsend
PTS 6/6 · Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, 🇺🇸
Steele 28-0-8 · Townsend —
W
Joe Townsend
PTS 6/6 · Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, 🇺🇸
Steele 27-0-8 · Townsend —
D
Joe Townsend
PTS 6/6 · Civic Ice Arena, Seattle, 🇺🇸
Steele 27-0-7 · Townsend —
D
PTS 6/6 · Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, 🇺🇸
Steele 27-0-6 · Britt 13-9-5
W
Jack Red Rondeaux
KO 4/6 · Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, 🇺🇸
Steele 26-0-6 · Rondeaux —
W
Jack Nash
KO 2/6 · Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, 🇺🇸
Steele 25-0-6 · Nash —
W
Frankie Monroe
PTS 6/6 · Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, 🇺🇸
Steele 24-0-6 · Monroe —
W
Jimmy Pavolic
PTS 6/6 · Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, 🇺🇸
Steele 23-0-6 · Pavolic —
W
Paddy Ryan
KO 1/4 · Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, 🇺🇸
Steele 22-0-6 · Ryan —
W
Harry Davis
TKO 2/4 · Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, 🇺🇸
Steele 21-0-6 · Davis —
W
Johnny Lussier
PTS 4/4 · Northwest A.C., Tacoma, 🇺🇸
Steele 20-0-6 · Lussier —
W
Honey Melody
KO 3 · Northwest A.C., Tacoma, 🇺🇸
Steele 19-0-6 · Melody —
W
Arnold Smith
KO 1/4 · Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, 🇺🇸
Steele 18-0-6 · Smith —
W
Ralph Smith
PTS 4/4 · Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, 🇺🇸
Steele 17-0-6 · Smith —
W
Eddie Foster
KO 2/4 · Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, 🇺🇸
Steele 16-0-6 · Foster —
W
Floyd Soldier Brown
PTS 4/4 · Tacoma, Washington, 🇺🇸
Steele 15-0-6 · Brown —
W
Len Lockren
PTS 4/4 · Tacoma, Washington, 🇺🇸
Steele 14-0-6 · Lockren —
D
Len Lockren
PTS 4/4 · Tacoma, Washington, 🇺🇸
Steele 14-0-5 · Lockren —
D
Jimmy Pavolic
PTS 4/4 · Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, 🇺🇸
Steele 14-0-4 · Pavolic —
W
Johnny Leonard
PTS 4/4 · Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, 🇺🇸
Steele 13-0-4 · Leonard —
W
Eddie Harmon
KO 2 · Tacoma, Washington, 🇺🇸
Steele 12-0-4 · Harmon —
W
Ralph Smith
PTS 4/4 · Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, 🇺🇸
Steele 11-0-4 · Smith —
W
Jimmy Warfield
KO 1 · Tacoma, Washington, 🇺🇸
Steele 10-0-4 · Warfield —
D
Larry Hannon
PTS 4/4 · Skating Rink, Centralia, 🇺🇸
Steele 10-0-3 · Hannon —
W
Harry Ketchel
KO 2 · Chehalis, Washington, 🇺🇸
Steele 9-0-3 · Ketchel —
D
Eddie Harmon
PTS 4/4 · Chehalis, Washington, 🇺🇸
Steele 9-0-2 · Harmon —
W
Young Tex Vernon
PTS 6/6 · Legion Hall, Olympia, 🇺🇸
Steele 8-0-2 · Vernon —
W
Billy Quilter
KO 2/4 · Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, 🇺🇸
Steele 7-0-2 · Quilter —
W
Bud Weaver
TKO 4/4 · Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, 🇺🇸
Steele 6-0-2 · Weaver —
W
Billy Edwards
KO 4/4 · Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, 🇺🇸
Steele 5-0-2 · Edwards —
W
Hermosa Villa
PTS 4/4 · Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, 🇺🇸
Steele 4-0-2 · Villa —
W
Nick Vonda
PTS 4/4 · Liberty Hall, Bellingham, 🇺🇸
Steele 3-0-2 · Vonda —
D
PTS 4/4 · Liberty Hall, Bellingham, 🇺🇸
Steele 3-0-1 · Britt 13-9-4
W
George Wilson
PTS 4/4 · Liberty Hall, Bellingham, 🇺🇸
Steele 2-0-1 · Wilson —
W
Mocus Canning
PTS 4/4 · Liberty Hall, Bellingham, 🇺🇸
Steele 1-0-1 · Canning —
D
PTS 4/4 · Liberty Hall, Bellingham, 🇺🇸
Steele 1-0-0 · Britt 13-9-3
W
PTS 4/4 · Liberty Hall, Bellingham, 🇺🇸
Steele 0-0-0 · Britt 13-8-3
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles
Facts
What is Freddie Steele's record? Freddie Steele's professional record is 123-5-11, 1 NC with 58 knockouts.
Who did Freddie Steele fight last? Freddie Steele last fought Jimmy Casino on May 23, 1941 and lost by TKO in round 5 of 10.
Which world titles has Freddie Steele held? Freddie Steele has held 1 world title reign: WBA middleweight (1936–1938). Sources Boxerbook ID 9442 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/9442 . 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.
