Billy Backus
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Billy Backus is an American former professional boxer best known for briefly holding the world welterweight title in the early 1970s.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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professional boxer ⓘ world welterweight boxing champion ⓘ |
| activeYearsAsBoxer | 1962–1978 ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1943-03-05 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Italian American ⓘ |
| givenName | Billy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hallOfFameAssociation | International Boxing Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUncle | Carmen Basilio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isFrom | Canastota, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lostTitleInRematchWith | José Nápoles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Billy Backus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | briefly holding the world welterweight boxing title in the early 1970s ⓘ |
| notableWinAgainst | José Nápoles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | boxer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Canastota, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfResidence | Canastota, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative | Carmen Basilio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport | boxing ⓘ |
| stance | southpaw ⓘ |
| titleHeld |
WBA welterweight title
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WBC welterweight title NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| turnedProfessionalIn | 1962 ⓘ |
| weightClass | welterweight ⓘ |
| wonTitleYear | 1970 ⓘ |
| worldChampionIn | welterweight boxing ⓘ |
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