Sport & Note

Mike Ballerino

Male

"Young"
(Michele Ballerini)
Super-Featherweight, USA, Bayonne, New Jersey
Born: April 10, 1901, Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA
Died: April 4, 1965, Tampa, Florida, USA
Height: 5ft 4in, mt 1,62

Italian-American

New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame
Inducted on September 12, 1971

No amateur results

Professional record

Date	Opponent	Place	Result
1920
+ Jan. 1	Kid Ponzo	Manila, Philippines	KO 3
+ Feb. 1	Young Gilbert	Manila, Philippines	KO 3
* Feb. 25	Pancho Villa	Manila, Philippines	ND 6
+ Mar. 1	Kid Aguilar	Manila, Philippines	W 4
- Mar. 10	Pancho Villa	Manila, Philippines	L 6
* Mar. 25	Pancho Villa	Manila, Philippines	ND 6
+ Apr. 1	Kid Saunders	Manila, Philippines	W 4
- Apr. 10	Pancho Villa	Manila, Philippines	L 6
+ May 1	Kid Ponzo	Manila, Philippines	W 4
+ June 1	Kid Taylor	Manila, Philippines	W 4
+ June 10	Leoncio Bernabe	Manila, Philippines	W 6
+ June 20	Eddie Moore	Manila, Philippines	W 10
- July 1	Syd Keenan	Manila, Philippines	L 8
- July 3	Irineo Flores	Manila, Philippines	L 4
1921
+ Jan. 1	Kid Garcia	Manila, Philippines	KO 11
= Jan. 10	Pancho Villa	Manila, Philippines	Draw 15
+ Jan. 15	Kid Tango	Manila, Philippines	KO 3
+ Feb. 1	Young Givinni	Manila, Philippines	KO 1
+ Feb. 5	Tip O'Neill	Manila, Philippines	W 8
= Mar. 1	Cowboy Reyes	Manila, Philippines	Draw 10
- Mar. 5	Pancho Villa	Manila, Philippines	L 10
- May 8	Pancho Villa	Manila, Philippines	L 15
= July 25	Pancho Villa	Manila, Philippines	Draw 15
- Aug. 23	Pancho Villa	Manila, Philippines	L 20
= Sept. 10	Pete Sarmiento	Manila, Philippines	Draw 8
- Oct. 5	Pancho Villa	Manila, Philippines	L 20
= Dec. 29	Frankie Britt	Tacoma, United States	Draw 6
1922
+ Jan. 12	Eddie Moore	Tacoma, United States	W 6
+ Feb. 1	Jimmy Cole	United States, United States	W 4
- Feb. 22	Mirillo Guida	Fort Lewis, United States	L 8
+ Mar. 23	Mike Mitchell	Tacoma, United States	W 4
+ Mar. 28	Soldier Shea	Fort Lewis, United States	TKO 3
+ Mar. 30	Soldier Toth	Camp Lewis, United States	TKO 3
+ Apr. 25	Frank Pantley	Seattle, United States	W 4
+ Apr. 30	Mike DePinto	United States , United States	W 6
+ May 4	Kid LaRose	Tacoma, United States	W 4
- May 18	Sammy Gordon	Tacoma, United States	L 4
= June 12	Mike DePinto	Aberdeen, United States	Draw 6
- June 26	Mike DePinto	Fort Lewis, United States	L 4
+ Sept. 8	Ernie Daley	Olympia, United States	W 6
= Sept. 14	Sammy Gordon	Tacoma, United States	Draw 6
= Sept. 28	Vic Foley	Tacoma, United States	Draw 6
= Oct. 13	Vic Foley	Vancouver, Canada	Draw 10
= Oct. 25	Buddy Ridley	Tacoma, United States	Draw 6
1923
= Jan. 5	Frankie Jerome	New York, United States	Draw 12
- Jan. 19	Carl Tremaine	New York, United States	TKO by 2
+ Feb. 13	Billy Fitzsimmons	Boston, United States	W 10
- Mar. 16	Harvey Bright	New York, United States	L 10
- Mar. 19	Bobby Wolgast	Philadelphia, United States	L 8
* Apr. 30	Cuddy DeMarco	Philadelphia, United States	ND 8
* May 28	Cuddy DeMarco	Pittsburgh, United States	ND 10
- June 18	Charley Goodman	New York, United States	L 6
+ July 31	KO Joe O'Donnell	Philadelphia, United States	W 8
+ Aug. 22	Joe Nelson	New York, United States	W 10
+ Nov. 19	Al Markie	Philadelphia, United States	W 8
+ Dec. 28	Mickey Brown	New York, United States	W 10
1924
+ Feb. 21	Joe Souza	Brooklyn, United States	W 10
+ Mar. 14	Joe Ryder	New York, United States	W 12
+ Apr. 10	Joe Souza	New York, United States	W 10
* Apr. 22	Joe Celmars	Bayonne, United States	ND 12
+ May 30	Steve Kid Sullivan	Brooklyn, United States	W 12
+ June 24	Pepper Martin	Brooklyn, United States	W 12
+ July 15	Allentown Johnny Leonard	Brooklyn, United States	W 10
+ Aug. 5	Allentown Johnny Leonard	Brooklyn, United States	W 12
+ Sept. 10	Tony Vaccarelli	Brooklyn, United States	W 10
- Oct. 15	Steve Kid SULLIVAN	New York, United States	KO by 5
(For World Super-Featherweight Title)
+ Dec. 15	Steve Kid SULLIVAN	Milwaukee, United States	W 10
1925
- Jan. 1	Frankie Monroe	Milwaukee, United States	L 10
+ Feb. 5	Pepper Martin	Brooklyn, United States	KO 11
+ Apr. 1	Steve Kid SULLIVAN	Philadelphia, United States	W 10
(Won World Super-Featherweight Title)
= May 15	Mickey Brown	Bayonne, United States	Draw 12
* June 1	Frankie Callahan	Columbus, United States	ND 10
(Retained World Super-Featherweight Title)
= June 12	Frankie Schaeffer	Aurora, United States	Draw 10
+ June 16	Billy Henry	Kansas City, United States	W 10
= June 23	Babe Ruth	Philadelphia, United States	Draw 10
+ July 6	Pepper Martin	Long Island City, United States	W 15
(Retained World Super-Featherweight Title)
+ Aug. 14	Billy Henry	Bayonne, United States	W 10
- Oct. 21	Ace Hudkins	Los Angeles, United States	L 10
- Dec. 2	Tod Morgan	Los Angeles, United States	TKO by 10
(Lost World Super-Featherweight Title)
1926
- June 5	Allentown Johnny Leonard	Long Island City, Queens	L 10
* June 25	Petey Mack	Bayonne, United States	ND 10
- July 9	Augie Pisano	Long Beach, United States	L 6
= July 21	Allentown Johnny Leonard	Bayonne, United States	Draw 10
- Aug. 30	Georgie Day	New Haven, United States	L 10
+ Sept. 15	Johnny Kochansky	Bayonne, United States	W 10
+ Sept. 30	Eddie Lord	New Haven, United States	W 10
- Nov. 8	Tommy Herman	Philadelphia, United States	L 10
= Nov. 13	Joe Glick	Brooklyn, United States	Draw 10
+ Nov. 29	Georgie Balduc	Brooklyn, United States	W 10
= Dec. 20	Joe Glick	Brooklyn, United States	Draw 10
1927
- Jan. 24	Al Foreman	Philadelphia, United States	L 10
- Feb. 2	Maxie Holub	Akron, United States	L 10
= Mar. 5	Marty Silvers	Brooklyn, United States	Draw 6
- Mar. 18	Nat Kawler	Schenectady, United States	L 10
- Apr. 19	Jack Duffy	Akron, United States	L 10
- Apr. 26	King Tut	Saint Paul, United States	L 10
- Sept. 3	Bobby Burns	Brooklyn, United States	L 6
- Oct. 17	Benny Bass	Philadelphia, United States	L 10
- Nov. 11	Joey Medill	Chicago, United States	L 10
- Nov. 21	Mike Dundee	Dayton, United States	TKO by 10
1928
- Jan. 20	Tommy Grogan	Omaha, United States	TKO by 4
- June 27	Maxie Strub	Conneaut Lake, United States	L 10

Summary

Total bouts: 102, Won: 43 (8 inside the limit), Lost: 34 (5 inside the limit), Draw: 18, NC: 7