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The date and location of this fight are uncertain. In the 1947 edition of The Ring Record Book, it is shown as occurring on February 26 in Detroit, although Boland's opponent is identified as Jean Le Vasseur (not otherwise known). There was no program held that night.
Name: Gene Boland Hometown: Detroit, Michigan, USA Pro Boxer: Record. In 1944, Boland reached the finals of the National Amateur Championships in the lightweight division, losing to Art Prince at Detroit's Olympia. November 1946, The Ring magazine.
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Feb 23, 2009 · There are clips of his boxing triumphs in the ‘40s over the likes of Sal Belloise, Gene Boland and Rocky Castellani. Pictures of his days as a Clifton cop and movie stuntman in the ‘50s,...
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Giuseppe LaMotta (April 27, 1925 – December 29, 2020), better known as Joey LaMotta, was an American boxer who was the younger brother and one time manager of former world middleweight boxing champion, Jake LaMotta. LaMotta also boxed for a short time in 1945 and 1946. His record was 32 wins (22 KOs), 5 losses (1 KO), and 2 draws.
Upon discharge from the service in 1946, he turned professional, scoring 24 straight victories at the start of his career. He won 35 of his 42 professional fights, knocking out 21 of his opponents. Among the many he defeated were Sal Belloise, Rocky Castellani, and Gene Boland.
As a professional middleweight boxer, Cartier fought some of the best fighters of his era, including Gene Hairston, Billy Kilgore, Garth Panther, Randy Sandy, Bobby Dykes, Gene Boland, and Billy Kilroy (all of whom he beat), as well as Pierre Langlois (a ten-round draw), Rocky Castellani, and world champions Kid Gavilán, Joey Giardello, Carl ...
