Record details

Total bouts: 109

Won: 77

(17 inside the limit)

Lost: 27

(4 inside the limit)

Draw: 5

No Contest: 0

No Decision: 0

See below for details

Richie HOWARD

"Kid Howard"

Lightweight

Male

(John Obed Howard)
Canada, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Born: October 9, 1928, Terrace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: January 4, 1975, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

No amateur results

Professional record


1945
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 1	Lloyd Martin	Halifax, Canada	W 4
+ Feb. 1	Young Sailor	Halifax, Canada	KO 2
+ Mar. 1	Harry Poulton	Charlottetown, Canada	KO 2

1946
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 1	Bernie Cormier	Glace Bay, Canada	W 6
+ Feb. 1	Allie Earl	Glace Bay, Canada	KO 1
- Apr. 1	Isaac Thomas	Glace Bay, Canada	L 6
+ May 1	Percy Paris	New Glasgow, Canada	KO 6
+ May 15	Isaac Thomas	Glace Bay, Canada	KO 1
+ June 1	Percy Paris	New Glasgow, Canada	KO 3
+ July 1	Isaac Thomas	Halifax, Canada	W 6
- July 29	Isaac Thomas	Sydney, Canada	L 6
+ Aug. 1	Isaac Thomas	New Glasgow, Canada	W 10
+ Nov. 9	Russel Kid Lantz	Halifax, Canada	W 10

1947
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 31	Russel Kid Lantz	Halifax, Canada	TKO 7
+ Mar. 28	Jimmy Adshade	Halifax, Canada	KO 5
+ Apr. 11	Raymond Daoust	Halifax, Canada	W 10
+ June 10	Jean Richard	Halifax, Canada	W 10
- July 9	Jean Richard	Halifax, Canada	L 10
- Aug. 19	Doc Blanchard	Halifax, Canada	L 10
+ Oct. 24	Til LeBlanc	Halifax, Canada	W 10
+ Dec. 12	Percy Paris	Halifax, Canada	W 10

1948
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Mar. 1	Vic Young	Halifax, Canada	W 10
+ Apr. 19	Percy Paris	Halifax, Canada	W 10
+ May 18	Doc Blanchard	Halifax, Canada	W 10
+ June 1	Edgar Perrault	Halifax, Canada	KO 1
+ June 29	Tony Riccio	Halifax, Canada	W 10
- July 27	Jean Richard	Halifax, Canada	L 10
+ Aug. 24	Tommy Wells	Halifax, Canada	W 10
+ Sept. 14	Teddy Swain	Halifax, Canada	W 10
+ Nov. 16	Johnny DeFazio	Jersey City, United States	W 6
+ Nov. 23	George Wright	Bronx, United States	W 6
- Nov. 30	Johnny DeFazio	Jersey City, United States	L 6
- Dec. 7	George LaFalgio	Bronx, United States	L 8

1949
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Oct. 21	Crosley Irvine	Halifax, Canada	KO 2
+ Dec. 16	Jimmy Adshade	Halifax, Canada	KO 8

1950
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Mar. 3	Buddy Hayes	Halifax, Canada	W 10
+ July 4	Jerry Laliberte	Montreal, Canada	W 8
= July 26	Carl Minnis	New Haven, United States	Draw 6
+ July 28	Filiberto Osario	Long Beach, United States	W 6
+ Aug. 3	Gurney Van Hook	Brooklyn, United States	W 6
+ Aug. 17	Guillermo Roberts	Brooklyn, United States	KO 1
+ Aug. 31	Ray Edwards	Brooklyn, United States	W 8
+ Sept. 19	Jean Richard	Halifax, Canada	W 10
- Oct. 30	Ray Famechon	Montreal, Canada	L 10
- Nov. 21	Jean Richard	Montreal, Canada	L 10

1951
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Jan. 6	Charley Titone	Brooklyn, United States	L 8
+ Jan. 27	Charley Titone	Brooklyn, United States	W 8
+ Feb. 5	Jimmy Cooper	Washington, United States	W 10
= Feb. 20	Frankie Sodano	White Plains, United States	Draw 8
- Mar. 12	Little Dynamite	Washington, United States	L 10
- Apr. 30	Little Dynamite	Washington, United States	TKO by 9
+ May 12	Phil Morizio	Brooklyn, United States	W 8
+ May 24	Jean Richard	Glace Bay, Canada	W 10

1952
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ July 1	Filiberto Osario	Halifax, Canada	W 10
+ Aug. 11	Juan Melendez	Dartmouth, Canada	W 10
- Oct. 6	Orlando Zulueta	Dartmouth, Canada	L 10

1953
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Mar. 6	Joey Gambino	West Palm Beach, United States	W 10
= Mar. 17	Larry Mujica	Miami Beach, United States	Draw 10
+ Apr. 7	Fred Monforte	White Plains, United States	W 8
- Apr. 20	Ralph Dupas	New Orleans, United States	L 8
- May 22	Frankie Ryff	New York, United States	L 8
+ June 2	Al Villafarra	Miami Beach, United States	W 10
+ June 15	Santiago Gonzalez	Miami, United States	TKO 5
+ June 29	Larry Mujica	Miami, United States	W 8
= July 27	Claude Fortin	Truro, Canada	Draw 10
+ Aug. 31	Charlie Smith	Halifax, Canada	W 10
+ Sept. 29	Charlie Smith	Halifax, Canada	W 10
+ Oct. 30	Dennis Pat Brady	Halifax, Canada	W 10

1954
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 9	Frankie Freese	Miami, United States	W 8
+ Jan. 22	Tommy Bazzano	West Palm Beach, United States	W 8
+ May 17	Claude Fortin	Halifax, Canada	W 10
- June 15	Armand Savoie	Halifax, Canada	TKO by 4
+ Aug. 3	Eddie James	Halifax, Canada	W 10
+ Aug. 31	Young Junior	Halifax, Canada	W 10
+ Sept. 28	Armand Savoie	Halifax, Canada	W 12
Canadian Lightweight Title
+ Oct. 15	Brian Kelly	Halifax, Canada	W 10
+ Oct. 29	Orlando Zulueta	Halifax, Canada	W 10
+ Dec. 13	Brian Kelly	Montreal, Canada	W 10

1955
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Feb. 8	Ralph Dupas	New Orleans, United States	L 10
+ May 3	Young Junior	Halifax, Canada	W 10
- May 30	Kenny Lane	Halifax, Canada	L 10
- June 28	Kenny Lane	Halifax, Canada	L 10
+ July 19	Pat Marcune	Halifax, Canada	W 10
- Aug. 16	Basil Marie	Halifax, Canada	TKO by 5
+ Sept. 26	Basil Marie	Halifax, Canada	W 10
+ Oct. 17	Orlando Zulueta	Halifax, Canada	W 10

1956
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ May 10	Jackie Hayden	Halifax, Canada	W 10
+ June 12	Jackie Hayden	Halifax, Canada	TKO 7
Canadian Lightweight Title
+ July 3	Teddy Davis	Halifax, Canada	W 10
- Aug. 14	Teddy Davis	Halifax, Canada	L 10
+ Sept. 4	Teddy Davis	Halifax, Canada	W 10
+ Oct. 2	Glen Flanagan	Halifax, Canada	W 10
- Nov. 10	Willie Toweel	Johannesburg, South Africa	L 15
British Empire Lightweight Title
- Dec. 1	Willie Toweel	Johannesburg, South Africa	L 10

1957
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- May 3	Arthur Persley	Halifax, Canada	L 10
- June 4	Teddy Davis	Halifax, Canada	TKO by 8
+ Aug. 23	Bobby Soares	Summerside, Canada	W 10
- Sept. 16	Jackie Hayden	Stellarton, Canada	L 10
+ Oct. 19	Jackie Hayden	Stellarton, Canada	W 12
Canadian Lightweight Title

1958
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ May 6	George Seabrook	Halifax, Canada	W 10
+ June 10	Johnny Juliano	Halifax, Canada	KO 7
= July 8	Vernon Lynch	Halifax, Canada	Draw 10
+ July 21	Keith Paris	New Glasgow, Canada	W 10
+ Aug. 15	Keith Paris	Bridgewater, Canada	W 10
+ Oct. 15	Vernon Lynch	Halifax, Canada	KO 10
+ Nov. 3	Tommy Tibbs	Halifax, Canada	W 10

1959
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ May 5	Tommy Nethercott	Halifax, Canada	W 10
+ June 2	Jackie Hayden	Halifax, Canada	KO 8
Canadian Lightweight Title
- July 28	Tommy Tibbs	Halifax, Canada	L 10