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Middleweight · Golden Age (1920–1959)

Fred Apostoli

61
Wins
10
Losses
1
Draws
31
KOs
51%
KO %
Born
1913
Died
1973
Nationality
USA
Career
1934–1948

Stopped Marcel Thil and later served in the US Navy.

Titles & Honours

Career Timeline

1934–1948
  1. Milestone

    First recorded professional bout

    vs Gilbert Attell · W TKO

  2. Milestone

    25th recorded win

    vs Tommy Jones · KO. Newspaper decisions excluded.

  3. Title history

    Title reign begins

    NY World Middleweight Champion (1938–1939). Year from profile title history; exact title-winning bout not identified.

  4. Milestone

    50th recorded win

    vs Sheik Rangel · PTS. Newspaper decisions excluded.

  5. Milestone

    Latest recorded bout

    vs Earl Turner · L UD. Not necessarily the retirement date.

Derived from the current archive and profile honours. Title-reign years are not exact bout dates; title claims are not independently verified. Signature fights use existing profile selections, or clearly labelled wins over other archived fighters when no selections exist. Year-only dates retain their original precision.

Photo Archive

No freely licensed photographs of Fred Apostoli are available in this archive.

Fight-by-Fight Record

DateResultOpponentMethodRoundVenue
1934-10-08WGilbert AttellTKO3Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S.
1934-11-12WJack RileyKO1Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S.
1934-11-30WEddie DanielsTKO2Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S.
1935-01-07WEddie FoxTKO5Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S.
1935-01-28WAndy DiVodiPTS6Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S.
1935-02-22WNewsboy MillichTKO4Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, California, U.S.
1935-04-01LFreddie SteeleTKO10Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S.
1935-05-31WMike PayanPTS10Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S.
1935-07-17WEddie SchneiderKO1Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S.
1935-07-31WDick FosterTKO6Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S.
1935-08-14WRudy MendezPTS8Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S.
1935-10-04WYoung StuhleyPTS10Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S.
1935-10-25WBabe MarinoPTS10Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S.
1935-11-27WSwede BerglundPTS10Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S.
1936-01-20WFrankie BrittPTS10Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S.
1936-02-28WPaul PirroneRTD7Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S.
1936-04-06WYoung StuhleyPTS10Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S.
1936-05-08WEddie Babe RiskoPTS10Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S.
1936-08-21WMarty SimmonsPTS10Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S.
1936-10-09WLou BrouillardPTS10Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S.
1936-12-14WBabe MarinoPTS10Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S.
1937-01-27LKen OverlinMD10Hippodrome, New York City, New York, U.S.
1937-02-17WSolly KriegerUD10Hippodrome, New York City, New York, U.S.
1937-03-15WButch LynchTKO9Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
1937-04-14WSolly KriegerTKO5Hippodrome, New York City, New York, U.S.
1937-06-11WDale SparrPTS10Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S.
1937-06-22WTommy JonesKO2Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, U.S.
1937-09-23WMarcel ThilTKO10Polo Grounds, New York City, New York, U.S.
1937-10-25WTony CelliTKO2Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1938-01-07WFreddie SteeleTKO9Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
1938-02-04WGlen LeeSD12Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
1938-02-22LYoung Corbett IIIPTS10Seals Stadium, San Francisco, California, U.S.
1938-04-01WGlen LeePTS10Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
1938-09-06WMike PayanKO2Civic Auditorium, San Jose, California, U.S.
1938-09-16WButch LynchTKO2Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S.
1938-11-18WYoung Corbett IIITKO8Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
1938-12-20WAl CocozzaTKO4Arena, New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
1939-01-06LBilly ConnUD10Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
1939-02-10LBilly ConnUD15Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
1939-04-17WGeorge NicholsKO2Open-Air Arena, Houston, Texas, U.S.
1939-05-01WEric SeeligSD10Public Hall, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
1939-08-07WMohamed FahmyTKO3Eastern States Coliseum, West Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
1939-08-28WGlen LeeMD10Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1939-10-02LCeferino GarciaKO7Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
1940-01-05WMelio BettinaMD12Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
1940-02-02LMelio BettinaRTD12Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
1940-07-22WDale SparrKO5Coliseum Bowl, San Francisco, California, U.S.
1940-08-19WBig Boy HoguePTS10Coliseum Bowl, San Francisco, California, U.S.
1940-09-16WBobby PachoPTS10Coliseum Bowl, San Francisco, California, U.S.
1940-11-19LTony ZalePTS10Civic Auditorium, Seattle, Washington, U.S.
1941-08-21WBill McDowellTKO2Foreman Field, Naval Base, Norfolk, New Jersey, U.S.
1941-09-15WJoey SpanglerTKO5Municipal Auditorium, Norfolk, New Jersey, U.S.
1941-10-14WEl BrookmanTKO6Uline Arena, Washington, D.C., U.S.
1942-03-07WAugie ArellanoTKO5Ridgewood Grove , New York City, New York, U.S.
1942-04-04WJoe MulliTKO2Ridgewood Grove, New York City, New York, U.S.
1942-06-26DKen OverlinPTS10Foreman Field, Naval Base, Norfolk, New Jersey, U.S.
1942-08-24WSaverio TurielloPTS10Foreman Field, Naval Base, Norfolk, New Jersey, U.S.
1946-08-12WPedro JimenezTKO4Coliseum Bowl, San Francisco, California, U.S.
1946-08-27WSheik RangelPTS10Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, U.S.
1946-09-09WDencio Cabanela JrTKO7Coliseum Bowl, San Francisco, California, U.S.
1946-09-20WGeorge DukeKO9Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S.
1946-10-21WTommy EganPTS10Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S.
1946-11-18WFrankie AngustainMD10Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S.
1946-12-11WPaul LewisUD10Auditorium, Oakland, California, U.S.
1947-02-28LBobby VolkTKO1Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S.
1947-04-07WBobby VolkKO3Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S.
1947-05-02WGeorge DukePTS10Los Banos, California, U.S.
1947-05-21WBobby VolkSD10Oaks Ballpark, Emeryville, California, U.S.
1947-07-14WReuben ShankRTD8Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S.
1947-08-25WReuben ShankUD10Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S.
1947-11-17WGeorgie AbramsMD10Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S.
1948-12-01LEarl TurnerUD10Auditorium, Oakland, California, U.S.

Showing 72 of 72 recorded fights · last updated 2026-10-15. Imported record tables are not independently verified and may be incomplete. Early-era logs include newspaper decisions (NWS), which are not counted in the official totals above.

Record notes

Fight record last retrieved: 2026-10-11. Title histories remain subject to archival review.

Historical-era totals differ between record-keeping conventions (newspaper decisions, exhibitions).

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