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Auburn COPELAND
Male
(Arbuim Blassingame)
Featherweight, USA, Flint, Michigan
Born: December 5, 1932, Flint, Michigan, USA
Died: December 14, 1964, Flint, Michigan, USA
(Copeland was forced to retire because of health problems and died of cancer)
as an amateur:
1948, won USA Bantamweight Championship
1949, won Flint Golden Gloves Bantamweight Championship
1949, won Michigan Golden Gloves Championship
1949, won AAU Bantamweight Championship
amateur record: 47-3-0
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No amateur resultsProfessional record| Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | 1949 | | + May 10 | Robert Gordy | Detroit, United States | W 4 | | + May 16 | Floyd Pruitt | Flint, United States | KO 1 | | + Aug. 23 | Clinton Isom | Detroit, United States | W 4 | | + Oct. 4 | Jimmy Glisson | Toledo, United States | W 4 | | + Nov. 10 | Roy Higa | Minneapolis, United States | W 4 | | + Nov. 21 | Freddy Bryant | Chicago, United States | KO 3 | | + Dec. 8 | Roy Higa | Minneapolis, United States | W 4 | | 1950 | | + Jan. 5 | George Reid | Saginaw, United States | W 6 | | + Feb. 23 | Danny Davis | Minneapolis, United States | W 4 | | - Mar. 16 | Danny Davis | Minneapolis, United States | L 6 | | + May 3 | Jimmy Howard | Toledo, United States | W 4 | | + June 29 | Mel Hammond | Minneapolis, United States | W 6 | | + Nov. 30 | Eddie Gonzalez | Flint, United States | KO 5 | | + Dec. 12 | Charley Cox | Detroit, United States | TKO 4 | | 1951 | | + Jan. 4 | Baby Tampico | Detroit, United States | W 6 | | + Feb. 19 | Eddie Marsh | Flint, United States | W 4 | | + Apr. 26 | Joe Barone | Flint, United States | W 6 | | + June 4 | Joey Longo | Flint, United States | W 6 | | + July 2 | Herky Kaminsky | Flint, United States | W 8 | | + July 28 | Tommy Baker | Flint, United States | W 8 | | + Oct. 8 | Harry LaSane | Flint, United States | W 10 | | + Dec. 6 | Raul Prado | Flint, United States | W 8 | | 1952 | | - Apr. 24 | Tommy Salem | Minneapolis, United States | L 8 | | + Apr. 29 | Raul Prado | Milwaukee, United States | W 8 | | + May 10 | Kayo Morgan | Detroit, United States | W 8 | | + Dec. 8 | Willie Reece | Flint, United States | KO 3 | | 1953 | | + May 19 | Tony Maiorana | Los Angeles, United States | W 6 | | = June 16 | Al Cruz | Los Angeles, United States | Draw 10 | | + June 30 | Oscar Torres | Los Angeles, United States | TKO 6 | | + Sept. 29 | Reuben Smith | Los Angeles, United States | W 10 | | - Oct. 27 | Rudy Garcia | Los Angeles, United States | L 10 | | 1954 | | + Sept. 29 | Pete Kawula | Chicago, United States | W 6 | | + Oct. 29 | Frankie Sodano | New York, United States | W 8 | | + Nov. 10 | Dick Powell | Chicago, United States | W 6 | | + Nov. 23 | Paul Smith | Denver, United States | W 8 | | + Dec. 17 | Al Tisi | New York, United States | W 8 | | + Dec. 28 | Arthur Portley | Milwaukee, United States | W 8 | 1955
Inactive | | 1956 | | - Feb. 15 | Bobby Rogers | Chicago, United States | KO by 6 | | 1957 | | - Jan. 31 | Joe Reynolds | Saint Louis, United States | L 8 | | + Sept. 16 | Roberto Garcia | Tijuana, Mexico | W 10 | | + Oct. 24 | Jimmy Feaster | Los Angeles, United States | TKO 6 | | + Nov. 6 | Bobby Gray | Los Angeles, United States | KO 5 | | + Nov. 18 | Joe Shaw | San Diego, United States | TKO 6 | | 1958 | | + Feb. 27 | Felix Cervantes | Los Angeles, United States | TKO 10 | | + Apr. 13 | Felix Cervantes | Mexicali, Mexico | W 10 | | - May 1 | Dwight Hawkins | Los Angeles, United States | L 10 | | + Sept. 27 | Ezequiel Uribe | Culiacan, Mexico | W 10 | | + Oct. 28 | Burt Singer | San Bernardino, United States | KO 6 | | - Nov. 23 | Ernesto Figueroa | Mexico City, Mexico | L 10 | | 1959 | | - Jan. 31 | Kid Anahuac | Monterrey, Mexico | L 10 | | + July 18 | Billy Thomas | Hollywood, United States | W 10 | | + Sept. 12 | Roland Kellem | Hollywood, United States | TKO 5 | | + Dec. 1 | Ray Riojas | Sacramento, United States | W 10 | | + Dec. 29 | Roberto Garcia | Sacramento, United States | W 10 | | 1960 | | + Feb. 19 | Johnny Butterworth | Melbourne, Australia | TKO 9 | | + Mar. 11 | Gary Cowburn | Melbourne, Australia | TKO 11 | | + Mar. 21 | Roy Jacobs | Sydney, Australia | TKO 11 | | + Apr. 1 | Aldo Pravisani | Melbourne, Australia | W 12 | | + Apr. 29 | Conny Rudhof | Melbourne, Australia | KO 9 | | + May 13 | Wally Taylor | Brisbane, Australia | KO 10 | | = Sept. 9 | Aldo Pravisani | Melbourne, Australia | Draw 12 | | + Sept. 23 | George Bracken | Melbourne, Australia | W 12 | | - Oct. 7 | Wally Taylor | Brisbane, Australia | TKO by 8 | | - Nov. 18 | Guizani Rezgui | Melbourne, Australia | L 12 | | 1961 | | + Apr. 12 | Little Cezar | Quezon City, Philippines | TKO 4 | | + Apr. 26 | Sugar Roy Yalong | Quezon City, Philippines | KO 7 | | + May 17 | Young Terror | Quezon City, Philippines | W 10 | | - July 22 | Wally Taylor | Quezon City, Philippines | LDQ 6 | | + Sept. 27 | Army Wonder Boy | Quezon City, Philippines | TKO 6 | | 1962 | | - June 23 | Flash Elorde | Manila, Philippines | L 15 | | + Nov. 2 | Kimpo Amarfio | Melbourne, Australia | W 12 | | + Nov. 23 | George Bracken | Melbourne, Australia | KO 8 | | - Nov. 30 | Love Allotey | Melbourne, Australia | L 12 | | 1963 | | + Feb. 17 | Beresford Francis | Panama City, Panama | W 10 | | - Mar. 17 | Ismael Laguna | Panama City, Panama | L 10 | | 1964 | | + Mar. 31 | Sergio Gomez
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Summary
Total bouts: 76, Won: 60 (21 inside the limit), Lost: 14 (2 inside the limit), Draw: 2, NC: 0
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