- Born
- 1935
- Died
- 1997
- Nationality
- USA
- Career
- 1951–1965
A slick mover trained by Angelo Dundee.
Titles & Honours
- World Light Heavyweight Champion (1963–1965)
Career Timeline
1951–1965- Milestone
First recorded professional bout
vs Domingo Rivera · W PTS
- Signature fight
vs Jimmy Carter
W KO · Sports Palace, Pensacola, Florida , U.S.. Archive selection: one of the first three wins over distinct fighters profiled here, not an expert-selected signature fight.
- Milestone
25th recorded win
vs Jimmy Martinez · PTS. Newspaper decisions excluded.
- Signature fight
vs Joey Maxim
W UD · Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.. Archive selection: one of the first three wins over distinct fighters profiled here, not an expert-selected signature fight.
- Milestone
50th recorded win
vs Jerry Luedee · UD. Newspaper decisions excluded.
- Title history
Title reign begins
World Light Heavyweight Champion (1963–1965). Year from profile title history; exact title-winning bout not identified.
- Signature fight
vs Harold Johnson
W SD · Las Vegas Convention Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.. Archive selection: one of the first three wins over distinct fighters profiled here, not an expert-selected signature fight.
- Milestone
Latest recorded bout
vs José Torres · L TKO. 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 Willie Pastrano are available in this archive.
Fight-by-Fight Record
| Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951-09-10 | W | Domingo Rivera | PTS | 4 | Municipal Auditorium , New Orleans , Louisiana, U.S. |
| 1951-09-17 | W | Frankie Speed | PTS | 4 | Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| 1951-10-01 | W | Jimmy Conino | PTS | 4 | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| 1952-04-01 | W | Alvin Boudreaux | PTS | 4 | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| 1952-04-21 | D | Alvin Pellegrini | PTS | 4 | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| 1952-07-01 | W | Buzz Brown | KO | 2 | Miami Beach Auditorium , Miami Beach, Florida , U.S. |
| 1952-07-08 | W | John Chaney | PTS | 6 | Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| 1952-07-22 | W | Al McCoy | KO | 2 | Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| 1952-07-28 | W | Jimmy Carter | KO | 4 | Sports Palace, Pensacola, Florida , U.S. |
| 1952-08-05 | W | Sonny Luciano | PTS | 8 | Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| 1952-08-19 | W | Sonny Luciano | PTS | 8 | Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| 1952-09-08 | W | Johnny Capitano | PTS | 6 | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| 1952-10-06 | L | Alvin Pellegrini | PTS | 6 | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| 1952-10-14 | W | Lonnie Rylant | KO | 3 | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| 1952-11-17 | W | Alvin Pellegrini | UD | 6 | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| 1952-11-24 | W | Alvin Boudreaux | TKO | 2 | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| 1952-12-15 | D | Alvin Pellegrini | MD | 8 | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| 1953-01-26 | W | Alfredo LaGrutta | UD | 8 | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| 1953-02-24 | W | Emerson Butcher | UD | 8 | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| 1953-03-03 | W | Chick Boucher | TKO | 3 | Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| 1953-03-16 | W | Roger Trevino | UD | 8 | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| 1953-04-06 | W | Chato Hernandez | UD | 8 | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| 1953-05-25 | L | Johnny Cesario | MD | 8 | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| 1953-07-14 | L | Del Flanagan | SD | 8 | Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| 1953-09-22 | D | Elmer Beltz | PTS | 10 | Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| 1953-10-05 | W | Elmer Beltz | MD | 8 | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| 1953-11-30 | L | Italo Scortichini | SD | 10 | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| 1954-03-29 | W | Jimmy Martinez | UD | 10 | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| 1954-04-12 | W | Jacques Royer-Crecy | UD | 10 | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| 1954-06-18 | W | Tommy Hatcher | KO | 1 | Abba Temple Auditorium, Mobile, Alabama , U.S. |
| 1954-08-09 | W | Tommy Bazzano | TKO | 8 | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| 1954-08-24 | W | Jimmy Martinez | PTS | 10 | Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| 1954-09-14 | W | Jackie LaBua | SD | 10 | Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| 1954-11-23 | W | Bobby Dykes | UD | 10 | Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| 1955-03-01 | W | Tony Johnson | UD | 10 | Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| 1955-03-23 | W | Al Andrews | UD | 10 | Chicago Stadium , Chicago , Illinois, U.S. |
| 1955-04-22 | D | Willie Troy | PTS | 10 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| 1955-06-28 | W | Joey Maxim | UD | 10 | Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| 1955-07-27 | W | Chuck Spieser | UD | 10 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| 1955-10-03 | W | Paddy Young | UD | 10 | Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| 1955-11-18 | W | Joey Rowan | UD | 10 | Madison Square Garden , New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1955-12-19 | W | Rex Layne | UD | 10 | Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| 1956-01-27 | D | Chuck Spieser | PTS | 10 | Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| 1956-04-04 | W | Johnny Arthur | UD | 10 | Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| 1956-05-30 | W | Chuck Spieser | SD | 10 | Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| 1956-08-24 | W | Pat McMurtry | UD | 10 | Lincoln Bowl , Tacoma, Washington , U.S. |
| 1956-12-26 | W | Charley Norkus | UD | 10 | Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| 1957-02-20 | W | John Holman | UD | 10 | State Fairgrounds, Louisville, Kentucky , U.S. |
| 1957-05-14 | W | Neal Welch | UD | 10 | Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| 1957-06-11 | L | Roy Harris | UD | 10 | Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston , Texas, U.S. |
| 1957-09-10 | W | George Peyton | TKO | 8 | Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| 1957-10-22 | W | Dick Richardson | PTS | 10 | Harringay Arena , London, England |
| 1957-11-27 | W | Willi Besmanoff | UD | 10 | Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| 1958-02-25 | W | Brian London | PTS | 10 | Harringay Arena, London, England |
| 1958-04-21 | W | Joe Bygraves | PTS | 10 | Granby Halls , Leicester , England |
| 1958-06-15 | W | Franco Cavicchi | PTS | 10 | Sports Palace, Bologna , Emilia-Romagna, Italy |
| 1958-08-25 | W | Tommy Thompson | KO | 4 | City Auditorium, Columbus, Georgia , U.S. |
| 1958-09-30 | L | Brian London | TKO | 5 | Harringay Arena, London, England |
| 1959-02-24 | L | Joe Erskine | PTS | 10 | Wembley Stadium , London, England |
| 1959-07-24 | L | Alonzo Johnson | UD | 10 | Freedom Hall State Fairground, Louisville, Kentucky , U.S. |
| 1959-08-20 | W | Tom Davis | TKO | 3 | Chilhowee Park, Knoxville, Tennessee , U.S. |
| 1959-12-07 | W | Charley Pavlis | UD | 10 | Fort Homer W. Hesterly Armory , Tampa, Florida , U.S. |
| 1960-01-20 | W | Jerry Luedee | UD | 10 | Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| 1960-04-09 | W | George Kartalian | RTD | 6 | Bell Auditorium, Augusta, Georgia , U.S. |
| 1960-05-06 | W | Alonzo Johnson | UD | 10 | Fairgrounds Coliseum, Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| 1960-06-01 | W | Sonny Ray | UD | 10 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| 1960-09-16 | L | Chic Calderwood | PTS | 10 | Kelvin Hall , Glasgow , Scotland |
| 1960-12-27 | L | Jesse Bowdry | UD | 10 | Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| 1961-08-06 | D | Lennart Risberg | PTS | 12 | Stockholm Olympic Stadium , Stockholm , Södermanland , Sweden |
| 1962-05-01 | W | Tom McNeeley | UD | 10 | Boston Arena , Boston , Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1962-05-28 | D | Archie Moore | MD | 10 | Los Angeles Sports Arena , Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| 1962-06-25 | W | Billy Ryan | UD | 10 | Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| 1962-09-08 | W | Rodolfo Diaz | SD | 10 | Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| 1963-02-09 | L | Wayne Thornton | UD | 10 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1963-03-23 | D | Wayne Thornton | MD | 10 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1963-05-04 | W | Wayne Thornton | MD | 10 | Las Vegas Convention Center , Paradise, Nevada , U.S. |
| 1963-06-01 | W | Harold Johnson | SD | 15 | Las Vegas Convention Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. |
| 1963-08-31 | W | Ollie Wilson | UD | 10 | Jacksonville Coliseum , Jacksonville, Florida , U.S. |
| 1963-09-20 | L | Gregorio Peralta | UD | 10 | Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| 1963-11-30 | W | Mike Holt | PTS | 10 | Rand Stadium , Johannesburg , Gauteng , South Africa |
| 1964-04-10 | W | Gregorio Peralta | TKO | 5 | Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| 1964-11-30 | W | Terry Downes | TKO | 11 | Kings Hall , Manchester , North West England , England |
| 1965-03-30 | L | José Torres | TKO | 9 | Madison Square Garden , New York City, New York, U.S. |
Showing 83 of 83 recorded fights · last updated 2026-10-17. 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: 2026-10-17. Title histories remain subject to archival review.
Historical-era totals differ between record-keeping conventions (newspaper decisions, exhibitions).
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