Sport & Note

Battling Battalino

Male

"Bat Battalino"
(Cristoforo Battaglini)
(Christopher Battaglini)
(some sources report: Christopher Battaglia)
Featherweight, USA, Hartford, Connecticut
Born: February 18, 1908, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Died: July 25, 1977, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Height: 5ft 6in, mt 1,67 (5ft 5in, mt 1,64)

He was born to an Italian immigrants family

Italian-American

as an amateur:
1926 named Connecticut State featherweight champion
1927 Connecticut State featherweight champion
1927 National AAU featherweight champion

Amateur fights courtesy of Bob Yalen

Notes:
first fights were in 1925
(Bobby Brooks at St. Peter's Hall,
then a number of bouts at Park)

Amateur record: reportedly had a total of 59 fights;
below are 57 contests, won 52, lost 4, NC 1

Battalino was inducted into the
International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2003

Amateur results

Date	Opponent	Place	Result
1925
+ Feb. 20	Young Brooks	Hartford, Connecticut	WPTS 3
+ Feb. 23	Bud Wilson	Hartford, Connecticut	WPTS 3
+ Mar. 9	Mickey Cushman	Hartford, Connecticut	WPTS 3
+ Mar. 13	Pancho Villa	Hartford, Connecticut	WPTS 3
+ Mar. 23	Jimmy Clinch	Hartford, Connecticut	WPTS 4
+ Apr. 6	Jimmy Clinch	Hartford, Connecticut	WPTS 3
- June 4	Johnny Dawson	Meriden, Connecticut	LPTS 4
- July 10	Tony DePalma	New Haven, Connecticut	LPTS 3
+ Aug. 10	Kid Carmon	Hartford, Connecticut	WPTS 3
+ Aug. 17	Sailor Pasha	Hartford, Connecticut	WTKO 2
* Aug. 24	Joe Champ	Hartford, Connecticut	NC 2
+ Aug. 31	Joe Lokufsky	Hartford, Connecticut	WKO 1
+ Aug. 31	Kid Satilo	Hartford, Connecticut	WKO 1
+ Sept. 25	Pat Duffy	Hartford, Connecticut	WPTS 3
+ Oct. 8	Saul San Filippo	Hartford, Connecticut	WPTS 3
+ Nov. 3	Vincent Gullo	Hartford, Connecticut	WPTS 3
+ Nov. 17	Noah Kaplan	Hartford, Connecticut	WPTS 3
1926
+ Jan. 16	Noah Kaplan	Hartford, Connecticut	WPTS 3
+ Feb. 2	Johnny Mack	New Haven, Connecticut	WPTS 3
+ Feb. 11	Jimmy Clinch	Hartford, Connecticut	WPTS 3
- Feb. 19	Patsy Ruffalo	Newark, New Jersey	LPTS 3
+ Feb. 25	Eddie Curley	Somerville, Massachusetts	WPTS 3
+ Feb. 25	Eddie Roberts	Somerville, Massachusetts	WPTS 3
Battalino named Connecticut State featherweight champion in March 1926
+ May 17	Johnny Bodine	Hartford, Connecticut	WPTS 4
+ June 14	Young Reggio	Hartford, Connecticut	WPTS 3
+ June 21	Art Bodine	Hartford, Connecticut	WDQ 3
+ June 29	Frankie Kudlo	Hartford, Connecticut	WTKO 3
+ July 12	Abe Bodine	Hartford, Connecticut	WPTS 3
+ July 26	Armand Massey	Hartford, Connecticut	WKO 1
+ Aug. 2	Johnny Douglas	Hartford, Connecticut	WPTS 3
- Aug. 17	Abe Bodine	Hartford, Connecticut	LDQ 3
+ Aug. 30	John Rizzo	Hartford, Connecticut	WKO 1
+ Sept. 7	Dicky Demonti	Hartford, Connecticut	WKO 1
+ Sept. 17	Jimmy Slattery	Hartford, Connecticut	WTKO 1
+ Sept. 27	Johnny Andrews	Hartford, Connecticut	WTKO 1
+ Nov. 11	Roy Desnoyers	Hartford, Connecticut	WTKO 2
+ Nov. 19	Eddie DeMar	New Britain, Connecticut	WTKO 2
+ Dec. 30	Harry Devine	Hartford, Connecticut	WPTS 3
1927
+ Jan. 13	Johnny Sabinelli	Hartford, Connecticut	WPTS 3
+ Jan. 20	Mario Pagnoni	Hartford, Connecticut	WKO 1
+ Jan. 21	Rollo Roland	New Britain, Connecticut	WKO 3
+ Jan. 27	Oscar Bergstrom	Hartford, Connecticut	WPTS 3
+ Feb. 3	Harry Devine	Hartford, Connecticut	WKO 2
+ Feb. 10	Teddy Delullo	Hartford, Connecticut	WTKO 2
+ Feb. 18	Joe Scalzi	Hartford, Connecticut	WKO 2
(Won Connecticut State Featherweight Title)
+ Mar. 4	Art Potionzio	New Britain, Connecticut	WPTS 3
+ Mar. 10	Artie DeLuca	Brooklyn, New York	WPTS 3
+ Mar. 24	Jack McCormick	Hartford, Connecticut	WKO 1
+ Apr. 1	Jack Miller	New Britain, Connecticut	WKO 1
+ Apr. 15	Andy Callahan	Hartford, Connecticut	WKO 1
+ Apr. 25	Johnny Sullivan	Boston, Massachusetts	WKO 2
+ Apr. 25	Joe Sheridan	Boston, Massachusetts	WKO 1
+ Apr. 26	Harry Devine	Boston, Massachusetts	WKO 1
+ Apr. 26	Louis New	Boston, Massachusetts	WKO 1
(Won National AAU Featherweight Title)
+ May 11	Paul Ventura	Hartford, Connecticut	WTKO 2
+ May 17	Paul Ventura	Hartford, Connecticut	WKO 1
+ May 27	Jimmy Walter	Hartford, Connecticut	WTKO 2

Professional record

Date	Opponent	Place	Result
1927
+ June 6	Archie Rosenberg	Hartford, United States	KO 2
+ June 30	Jimmy Rossi	New Haven, United States	KO 1
+ July 8	Jimmy Horsburgh	New Haven, United States	W 3
+ July 28	Kid Wagner	New Haven, United States	TKO 1
+ Aug. 4	Tony DePalma	West Haven, United States	W 6
+ Aug. 25	Frisco Bautista	West Haven, United States	KO 4
+ Sept. 15	Joe Curry	New Haven, United States	W 6
= Sept. 22	Joe Curry	New Haven, United States	Draw 6
+ Nov. 12	Jimmy Bones	Bridgeport, United States	W 6
= Dec. 2	Philly Griffin	New Britain, United States	Draw 6
1928
+ Feb. 20	Johnny Ciccone	New Haven, United States	W 6
- Apr. 3	Johnny Ciccone	New Haven, United States	L 6
+ July 16	Jimmy Scully	Hartford, United States	KO 5
+ Sept. 17	Milton Cohen	Hartford, United States	W 8
+ Oct. 26	Jules Sombathy	Hartford, United States	W 10
+ Nov. 15	Milton Cohen	Hartford, United States	W 10
+ Dec. 6	Jimmy Garcia	Hartford, United States	TKO 1
1929
+ Jan. 4	Ralph Nischo	Hartford, United States	KO 1
+ Feb. 7	Joe Curry	Hartford, United States	TKO 2
+ Feb. 21	Tony Leto	Hartford, United States	TKO 7
+ June 5	Eddie Lord	Hartford, United States	W 10
+ July 26	Panama Al Brown	Hartford, United States	W 10
+ Sept. 23	Andre Routis	East Hartford, United States	W 15
World Featherweight Title
1930
+ Jan. 9	Phil Verdi	New Haven, United States	TKO 3
- Jan. 20	Lew Massey	Philadelphia, United States	L 10
+ Feb. 25	Ignacio Fernandez	Hartford, United States	W 10
- Mar. 20	Bud Taylor	Detroit, United States	L 10
+ Apr. 14	Benny Nabors	Waterbury, United States	KO 4
+ Apr. 25	Bushy Graham	Hartford, United States	W 10
+ May 5	Lew Massey	Philadelphia, United States	W 10
+ May 21	Vic Burrone	North Braddock, United States	W 10
- June 10	Cecil Payne	Cincinnati, United States	L 10
+ July 15	Ignacio Fernandez	East Hartford, United States	KO 5
World Featherweight Title
- July 24	Cecil Payne	Cincinnati, United States	L 10
+ Aug. 18	Bud Taylor	East Hartford, United States	W 10
- Sept. 5	Roger Bernard	Detroit, United States	L 10
- Sept. 24	Louis Kaplan	East Hartford, United States	L 10
- Oct. 20	Young Zazzarino	Jersey City, United States	LDQ 3
+ Dec. 12	Kid Chocolate	New York, United States	W 15
World Featherweight Title
1931
- Jan. 23	Eddie Shea	Chicago, United States	L 10
+ Mar. 6	Young Zazzarino	Hartford, United States	W 10
- Mar. 20	Andy Callahan	Boston, United States	L 10
+ Apr. 20	Andy Martin	Hartford, United States	W 10
+ May 22	Fidel LaBARBA	New York, United States	W 15
World Featherweight Title
+ June 15	Johnny Datto	East Hartford, United States	KO 5
+ July 1	Bobby Brady	Jersey City, United States	W 10
+ July 23	Freddie Miller	Cincinnati, United States	W 10
World Featherweight Title
+ Sept. 15	Eddie Shea	East Hartford, United States	W 10
- Sept. 24	Bushy Graham	Cincinnati, United States	L 10
- Oct. 12	Roger Bernard	Philadelphia, United States	L 10
+ Nov. 4	Earl Mastro	Chicago, United States	W 10
World Featherweight Title
+ Nov. 19	Bushy Graham	Chicago, United States	KO 1
+ Dec. 11	Al Singer	New York, United States	TKO 2
1932
* Jan. 27	Freddie Miller	Cincinnati, United States	NC 3
World Featherweight Title
+ Feb. 24	Billy Shaw	Saint Louis, United States	TKO 2
+ Mar. 11	Eddie Ran	New York, United States	W 10
- Mar. 24	Billy Petrolle	New York, United States	TKO by 12
- May 20	Billy Petrolle	Chicago, United States	L 10
- June 28	Frankie Petrolle	Long Island City, Queens	L 10
- July 19	Frankie Petrolle	Long Island City, Queens	L 10
+ July 28	Willie Hines	Brooklyn, United States	KO 3
+ Aug. 11	Billy Townsend	Brooklyn, United States	W 10
- Sept. 5	Eddie Holmes	Providence, United States	L 10
- Oct. 21	Barney Ross	Chicago, United States	L 10
1933
+ July 28	Benny Whitler	Poughkeepsie, United States	KO 2
- Aug. 9	Phil Rafferty	New York, United States	L 8
1934
+ Apr. 12	Antonio Cerdan	Río de Janeiro, Brazil	W 10
+ June 14	Mario Francisco	Río de Janeiro, Brazil	W 10
+ July 24	Jackie Davis	Hartford, United States	W 10
- Sept. 11	Lew Feldman	West Haven, United States	L 10
+ Oct. 1	Lew Feldman	Hartford, United States	W 10
+ Oct. 23	Cocoa Kid	Hartford, United States	TKO 7
- Nov. 26	Jimmy Leto	Hartford, United States	L 10
1935 Inactive
1936
+ Jan. 30	Pete Nebo	Hartford, United States	TKO 2
+ Feb. 5	Midget Mexico	New York, United States	W 10
+ Feb. 25	Joey Greb	Bronx, United States	W 6
- Apr. 8	Al Roth	New York, United States	L 10
- June 15	Howard Scott	Washington, United States	L 10
- July 6	Howard Scott	Hartford, United States	L 10
1937-1938 Inactive
1939
+ July 11	Sal Canata	Hartford, United States	TKO 1
+ July 25	Oscar Suggs	Hartford, United States	W 6
+ Aug. 8	Felix Garcia	Hartford, United States	KO 2
+ Sept. 5	Johnny Castonguay	Hartford, United States	KO 4
+ Sept. 12	Frankie Young	Hartford, United States	W 6
+ Sept. 26	Frankie Young	Hartford, United States	W 8
+ Oct. 30	Jerry Maloni	Holyoke, United States	W 10
= Nov. 16	George Pepe	New Haven, United States	Draw 8
- Dec. 4	George Martin	Holyoke, United States	L 10
1940
- Jan. 30	Dick Turcotte	Hartford, United States	L 10

Summary

Total bouts: 89, Won: 59 (23 inside the limit), Lost: 26 (1 inside the limit), Draw: 3, NC: 1