Tony DeMarco

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Tony DeMarco was an American professional boxer and former world welterweight champion known for his aggressive, crowd-pleasing fighting style during the 1950s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
professional boxer
world welterweight boxing champion
activeYearsEnd 1962
activeYearsStart 1948
birthName Leonardo Liotta NERFINISHED
championshipWon World Welterweight Title NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1932-01-14
dateOfDeath 2021-10-11
debutInProfession 1948
draws 1
ethnicGroup Italian American
familyName Liotta NERFINISHED
fightingStyle aggressive
crowd-pleasing
foughtForTitleAgainst Carmen Basilio NERFINISHED
Johnny Saxton NERFINISHED
givenName Leonardo NERFINISHED
heritage Sicilian descent
honor Statue in Boston’s North End
languageSpoken English
losses 12
lostTitleTo Carmen Basilio NERFINISHED
memberOfSportsHallOfFame International Boxing Hall of Fame NERFINISHED
World Boxing Hall of Fame NERFINISHED
name Tony DeMarco NERFINISHED
notableEra 1950s
notableFor exciting, action-packed fights in the 1950s
notableOpponent Carmen Basilio NERFINISHED
Johnny Saxton NERFINISHED
Kid Gavilán NERFINISHED
notableWork World Welterweight Championship reign NERFINISHED
occupation boxer
placeOfBirth Boston, Massachusetts
surface form: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
placeOfDeath Boston, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Boston, Massachusetts
surface form: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
sexOrGender male
sport boxing
style orthodox stance
titleHeld World Welterweight Champion NERFINISHED
totalFights 71
weightClass lightweight
welterweight
wins 58
winsByKO 33
wonTitleFrom Johnny Saxton NERFINISHED

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Carmen Basilio notableOpponent Tony DeMarco
Carmen Basilio wonTitleFrom Tony DeMarco