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Pete Bufala
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Lightweight
Male
“Buster”
USA, Chester, Pennsylvania
Base: Chester, Pennsylvania and Las Vegas, Nevada
Born: January 1, 1942, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: October 8, 1976, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Weight: 132, 135 lbs
Italian-American
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as an amateur:
1961 Diamond Belt and Mid Atlantic AAU Featherweight Champion at Philadelphia
Bufala was killed at approximately 4:30 a.m. in Las Vegas on Oct. 8, 1976,
shortly after he had returned home from his shift as a baccarat dealer
at the MGM Grand Hotel. The killer first shot Bufala in the chest with a 9 mm slug,
then stepped closer and fired another bullet into his brain.
He was only 32. His killer(s) were never found.
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No amateur results
Professional record| | | 1962 | | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | + May 21 | Ruben de Jesus | New York City, New York | W 4 | | - Oct. 23 |  Ricky Palmieri | Providence, Rhode Island | L 6 | | - Nov. 1 | Ricky Palmieri | Worcester, Massachusetts | L 6 | | | | 1963 | | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | + Apr. 1 | Bobby Harmon | Baltimore, Maryland | W 4 | | + June 17 | Bobby Harmon | Baltimore, Maryland | W 4 | | - Nov. 20 | John Howard | Norfolk, Virginia | cTKO by 1 | | | | 1964 | | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | + Feb. 5 | Billy Webster | Norfolk, Virginia | TKO 2 | | + Mar. 11 | John Howard | Norfolk, Virginia | W 6 | | + May 27 | John Howard | Richmond, Virginia | W 4 | | + Sept. 2 | Pedro Reyes | Las Vegas, Nevada | W 5 | | + Sept. 16 | Jorge Rivera | Las Vegas, Nevada | W 5 | | + Sept. 22 | Jorge Rivera | Las Vegas, Nevada | W 5 | | + Oct. 6 | Joey Aguilar | Las Vegas, Nevada | W 6 | | + Oct. 6 | Joey Aguilar | Las Vegas, Nevada | W 6 | | = Oct. 6 | Beto Maldonado | Las Vegas, Nevada | Draw 6 | | + Nov. 10 | Arnie Cota Robles | Las Vegas, Nevada | W 8 | | + Dec. 8 | Beto Maldonado | Las Vegas, Nevada | W 8 | | + Dec. 15 | Daniel Valdez | Las Vegas, Nevada | W 6 | | | | 1965 | | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | - Jan. 12 | Larry Flores | Las Vegas, Nevada | KO by 8 | | + Apr. 6 | Fidel Cruz | Las Vegas, Nevada | W 6 | | = Apr. 13 | Johnny Brooks | Las Vegas, Nevada | Draw 10 | | - May 18 | Dave White | Las Vegas, Nevada | TKO by 2 | | | | | 1966
Inactive | | | | 1967 | | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | + Feb. 6 | Perro Reyes | Las Vegas, Nevada | W 6 |
Summary
Total bouts: 23, Won: 16 (1 inside the limit), Lost: 5 (3 inside the limit), Draw: 2, NC: 0, ND: 0
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