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Billy Purnell

277 KOs
183 KOs
5Draws
Last six: L-L-L-W-D-L
Career
division
Lightweight
status
inactive
bouts
50
rounds
320
KO %
25.9%
KO wins
7
KO losses
3
career
1929–1945
debut
1929-02-01
last fight
1945-03-27
Profile
alias
Young Kid Norfolk
sex
M
nationality
United States
origin
United States
city / state / zip
Chester, Pennsylvania
dob
0000-00-00

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Fight history

date
w-l-d
last 6
result
Mar 27
Oscar Boyd
4 4 1
L-PTS
Buffalo, New York, United States
8 of 8 · 160 / 160 lbs
Event →
Jan 25
Leroy Snead
5 2 0
D-PTS
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
6 of 6
Event →
Jul 17
Lorenzo Gill
2 0 0
W-PTS
Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Event →
May 7
Al Tribuani
13 2 1
L-PTS
York, Pennsylvania, United States
8 of 8 · 152 / 148 lbs
Event →
Apr 26
John Garner
6 0 0
L-TKO
Turner's Arena, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
7 of 8 · 160 / 169 lbs · 1:20
Referee: Marty Gallagher
Event →
Feb 8
Billy Morris
3 0 0
L-PTS
Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
6 of 6 · 152 / 147 lbs
Event →
Feb 1
Buddy Holmes
0 2 1
W-PTS
Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
4 of 4 · 158 / 153 lbs
Event →
May 13
Carl Turner
19 14 6
L-PTS
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States
10 of 10 · 154 / 151 lbs
Event →
Oct 20
Ed Faris
12 14 2
W-PTS
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States
6 of 6
Event →
May 4
Joe Cook
2 2 1
W-PTS
New Albert Hall, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
6 of 6
Event →
Jul 23
Harry Serody
29 0 1
L-PTS
Maple Grove Arena, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
8 of 8
Event →
Nov 20
Johnny Craven
18 6 2
D-PTS
Germantown A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
8 of 8
Event →
Oct 4
Al Rowe
36 1 6
W-TKO
New Broadway A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
6 of 8 · 139 / 141 lbs
Event →
Apr 6
Bill Harkins
2 0 0
D-PTS
Cambria A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
6 of 6 · 142 / 150 lbs
Event →
Feb 23
Tommy Conway
7 12 0
W-PTS
Cambria A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
6 of 6 · 139 / 139 lbs
Event →
Feb 2
Victor Lotti
14 14 0
L-KO
Mechanics Hall, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
2 of 6
Event →
Oct 9
Harry Serody
21 0 1
L-TKO
Waltz Dream Arena, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
7 of 8 · 139 / 137 lbs
Event →
Apr 17
Mike Marshall
15 12 4
W-PTS
Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
6 of 6 · 140 / 140 lbs
Event →
Mar 13
Jack Portney
25 6 2
L-PTS
Waltz Dream Arena, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
8 of 8
Event →
Oct 31
Cosmo Cassandra
9 13 3
W-PTS
Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
6 of 6 · 136 / 137 lbs
Event →
Sep 30
Al Rowe
33 1 5
L-PTS
Cambria A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
8 of 8 · 137 / 140 lbs
Event →
May 6
Mike Marshall
14 9 2
W-PTS
Cambria A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
8 of 8 · 138 / 139 lbs
Event →
Apr 8
Mike Marshall
13 8 2
W-PTS
Cambria A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
8 of 8 · 139 / 139 lbs
Event →
Dec 25
Tommy Conway
5 4 0
W-PTS
Cambria A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
8 of 8
Event →
Nov 19
Calvin Reed
10 5 1
L-PTS
Broadway A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
6 of 6 · 137 / 134 lbs
Event →
Oct 30
Buddy Bezenah
3 1 3
D-PTS
Cambria A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
8 of 8 · 136 / 134 lbs
Event →
Oct 8
Bud Mangino
2 2 0
L-PTS
New Broadway A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
8 of 8 · 138 / 134 lbs
Event →
Aug 13
Billy Ritchie
13 7 0
W-PTS
Leiperville Arena, Leiperville, Pennsylvania, United States
8 of 8 · 134 / 129 lbs
Event →
Jun 9
Jimmy Johnson
0 1 0
W-KO
Auditorium, Wilmington, Delaware, United States
4 of 6 · 141 / 139 lbs
Event →
Apr 24
Adrian Elton
31 4 7
W-TKO
Cambria A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
5 of 6
Event →
Apr 10
Ted Borman
8 2 3
W-PTS
Cambria A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
6 of 6
Event →
Mar 30
Young Wills
10 16 6
W-PTS
Waltz Dream Arena, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
8 of 8 · 135 / 133 lbs
Event →
Aug 26
Eddie Leroy
4 4 0
L-PTS
Open Air Arena, Leiperville, Pennsylvania, USA
6 of 6 · 128 / 129 lbs
Event →
Aug 25
Tony Lucci
0 4 1
W-PTS
Arena Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
6 of 6 · 133 / 135 lbs
Event →
Aug 18
Tiger Taylor
7 6 2
W-PTS
Waltz Dream Arena, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
8 of 8 · 130 / 130 lbs
Event →
Jul 4
Oscar Bernard
21 8 3
L-PTS
Maryland Ball Park, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
8 of 8
Event →
Jul 2
Charley Purri
3 1 0
W-TKO
Open Air Arena, Leiperville, Pennsylvania, United States
4 of 6 · 130 / 130 lbs
Referee: Herman Hindin
Event →
Jun 13
Calvin Reed
10 3 0
D-PTS
Maryland Ball Park, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Jun 10
Calvin Reed
9 3 0
L-PTS
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Jun 3
Al Tendler
4 2 1
W-TKO
Open Air Arena, Leiperville, Pennsylvania, United States
1 of 6 · 130 / 125 lbs
Referee: Joe Griffo
Event →
Apr 3
Ranny Beasley
0 0 0
W-TKO
Armory, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
3 of 4 · 134 / 134 lbs
Event →
Mar 13
Lew Searles
4 1 0
L-PTS
Armory, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
6 of 6 · 133 / 139 lbs
Event →
Mar 11
Tiger Taylor
6 4 2
W-PTS
New Albert Hall, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
8 of 8 · 132 lbs
Event →
Feb 20
Jimmy Walker
2 4 0
W-TKO
Armory, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
3 of 6 · 132 / 132 lbs
Event →
Jan 21
Carlos Zavalla
0 1 0
W-PTS
New Albert Hall, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
8 of 8
Event →
Jan 16
Battling Griffin
4 5 1
L-PTS
Armory, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
6 of 6 · 130 / 124 lbs
Event →
Sep 24
Jimmy Walker
2 2 0
W-PTS
Delaware County Arena, Leiperville, Pennsylvania, United States
6 of 6 · 128 / 130 lbs
Event →
Sep 20
Lopez Santino
0 0 0
W-PTS
Salisbury, Maryland, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Sep 20
Cal Perkins
0 0 0
W-PTS
Salisbury, Maryland, United States
Event →
Feb 1
Calvin Reed
2 1 0
L-PTS
Auditorium, Norristown, Pennsylvania, United States
8 of 8 · 126 / 133 lbs
Event →