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Len Matthews

4229 KOs
103 KOs
3Draws
Last six: W-W-W-W-W-L
Career
division
Lightweight
status
inactive
bouts
55
rounds
366
KO %
69%
KO wins
29
KO losses
3
career
1957–1964
debut
1957-11-07
last fight
1964-04-20
Profile
sex
M
height
5′ 8″ / 173cm
nationality
United States
origin
Philadelphia, PA
city / state / zip
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
dob
1939-05-12
age
87
death
2005-08-29

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Fight history

date
w-l-d
last 6
result
Apr 20
Jose Veliz
22 10 2
L-UD
Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
10 of 10 · 135 / 136 lbs
Referee: Joe Sweeney
Event →
Dec 2
Jose Veliz
21 9 2
W-KO
Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
8 of 10
Event →
Sep 16
JD Ellis
25 21 1
W-TKO
Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
10 of 10 · 136 / 139 lbs · 2:12
Referee: Joe Sweeney
Event →
Aug 13
Manuel Alvarez
76 11 17
W-KO
Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
8 of 10
Event →
Jun 17
Dick French
23 3 0
W-TKO
Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
3 of 10 · 135 / 141 lbs
Event →
Jun 12
Wayman Dawson
13 13 0
W-KO
Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
3 · 137 / 143 lbs
Event →
May 16
Freddie Jackson
13 7 4
W-TKO
Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
4 · 136 / 139 lbs
Event →
Sep 15
Kenny Lane
74 11 2
L-TKO
Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
9 of 10 · 136 / 140 lbs · 2:54
Referee: Joe Sweeney
Event →
Jul 17
Jimmy McMillan
4 3 2
W-KO
Reading, Pennsylvania, United States
3
Event →
May 28
Johnny Palmer
20 7 2
W-TKO
Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
3 of 10 · 137 / 141 lbs
Event →
Apr 26
Johnny Palmer
20 6 2
W-TKO
Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
1 of 10
Referee: Dave Beloff
Event →
Feb 20
Luis Molina
17 0 0
L-TKO
Civic Auditorium, San Jose, California, United States
1 of 10 · 135 / 138 lbs · 1:50
Referee: Fred Apostoli
Event →
Jan 4
Eddie Armstrong
17 10 1
D-PTS
Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
10 of 10 · 137 / 141 lbs
Event →
Nov 20
Alfredo Urbina
30 7 3
W-UD
Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
10 of 10 · 136 / 136 lbs
Event →
Oct 2
Jimmy Soo
42 2 0
W-KO
Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
8 of 10 · 138 / 141 lbs
Event →
Sep 5
Dave Charnley
39 7 1
L-PTS
Empire Pool, Wembley, London, United Kingdom
10 of 10x3 · 136 / 137 lbs
Event →
May 27
Paolo Rosi
34 7 2
L-UD
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
10 of 10 · 136 / 136 lbs
Event →
Apr 6
Eddie Armstrong
16 8 1
W-PTS
Convention Hall, Camden, New Jersey, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Mar 27
Carlos Hernandez
19 0 3
L-PTS
Caracas, Venezuela
10 of 10 · 135 / 133 lbs
Event →
Feb 6
JD Ellis
20 10 1
W-TKO
St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York, United States
10 of 10 · 139 / 137 lbs
Event →
Dec 6
Douglas Vaillant
22 2 4
L-PTS
Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
10 of 10 · 137 / 136 lbs
Event →
Nov 14
Alfredo Urbina
27 4 2
W-MD
Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
10 of 10 · 136 / 136 lbs
Judges: Lou Tress 46-47 | Nate Lopinson 45-46
Referee: Zach Clayton (46-46)
Event →
Oct 8
Kenny Lane
62 8 0
W-TKO
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA
3 of 10 · 137 / 138 lbs · 2:51
Referee: Frankie Van
Event →
Sep 27
Jorge Quintero
13 4 0
W-TKO
Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
6 of 10 · 138 / 142 lbs
Event →
Aug 5
Jorge Quintero
13 3 0
W-TKO
Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
10 of 10 · 137 / 141 lbs · 2:50
Referee: Paul Cavalier
Event →
May 12
Arthur Persley
64 13 2
W-KO
Cambria A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
4 of 10 · 1:09
Event →
Apr 22
Douglas Vaillant
21 1 2
D-PTS
Miami Beach, Florida, United States
10 of 10 · 135 / 138 lbs
Event →
Mar 15
Lahouari Godih
50 9 2
W-UD
Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
10 of 10 · 137 / 138 lbs
Event →
Feb 19
Lahouari Godih
50 8 2
W-SD
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
10 of 10 · 138 / 137 lbs
Event →
Feb 1
Johnny Busso
35 10 1
W-KO
Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
1 of 10 · 2:48
Event →
Nov 20
Willie Toweel
42 3 2
L-SD
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
10 of 10 · 139 / 137 lbs
Event →
Sep 28
Paul Armstead
26 6 1
W-UD
Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
10 of 10 · 134 / 133 lbs
Event →
Sep 4
Rolando Morales
27 3 2
W-PTS
Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
10 of 10 · 135 / 136 lbs
Event →
Jul 31
Candy McFarland
15 2 1
W-UD
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
10 of 10 · 135 / 136 lbs
Event →
Jul 3
Johnny Gonsalves
52 15 3
W-PTS
Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
10 of 10 · 135 / 136 lbs
Event →
Jun 8
Roger Harvey
13 9 2
W-PTS
Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
8 of 8 · 135 / 140 lbs
Event →
Apr 13
Carlos Ortiz
28 2 0
L-TKO
Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
6 of 10 · 135 / 136 lbs · 2:21
Referee: Pete Pantaleo
Event →
Feb 16
Ray Lancaster
25 5 1
W-TKO
Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
2 of 10 · 135 / 138 lbs · 2:23
Event →
Jan 16
Paul Armstead
23 4 1
L-SD
Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, USA
10 of 10 · 134 / 135 lbs
Judges: George Latka 94-96 | Lee Grossman 96-95
Referee: Jimmy Wilson (97-95)
Event →
Dec 22
Ray Lancaster
25 5 0
D-PTS
Cambria A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
8 of 8 · 139 lbs
Event →
Oct 21
Orlando Zulueta
64 35 11
W-UD
Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
10 of 10 · 133 / 135 lbs
Event →
Sep 12
Tommy Tibbs
45 46 3
W-UD
Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
10 of 10 · 132 / 131 lbs
Event →
Aug 4
Steve Ward
32 4 2
W-KO
St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York, United States
9 of 10 · 132 / 138 lbs · 1:23
Event →
Jul 11
Bobby Rogers
15 5 3
W-TKO
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
3 of 10 · 132 / 135 lbs
Event →
Jun 12
Henry Brown
25 6 2
W-KO
Connie Mack Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
4 of 8
Event →
May 13
Henry Gault
62 22 2
W-UD
Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
8 of 8
Event →
Apr 4
Iggy Maldonado
11 17 5
W-TKO
Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
2
Event →
Mar 26
Charlie Slaughter
23 28 6
W-KO
Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
3 · 2:16
Event →
Mar 13
Buck Earnhardt
4 12 1
W-KO
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
1
Event →
Feb 12
Norman Young
5 3 1
W-KO
Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
4 · 130 / 138 lbs · 2:30
Event →