Petey Scalzo is an American boxer from Brooklyn

Brooklyn

Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...

, New York

New York

New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

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Petey Scalzo fought Frankie Covelli

Frankie Covelli

Frankie Covelli is an American boxer from Brooklyn New York.Covelli began boxing in 1929. Among other notable fighters, he fought Freddie Miller two times, losing both bouts by decision, and also lost to Henry Armstrong. He held Baby Arizmendi to a draw. Covelli fought Willie Joyce twice. The first...

 for the National Boxing Association World featherweight title at Griffith Stadium

Griffith Stadium

Griffith Stadium was a sports stadium that stood in Washington, D.C. from 1911 to 1965, between Georgia Avenue and 5th Street, and between W Street and Florida Avenue, NW. An earlier wooden baseball park had been built on the same site in 1891...

 Petey beat Covelli by TKO.

Petey defended the National Boxing Association World featherweight title 6 times before losing to Julie Kogon

Julie Kogon

Julie Kogon was an American boxer from New Haven, Connecticut.At one time in his professional career Julie Kogon was ranked by Ring as the #10 lightweight in the world for July 1944. Kogon went undefeated in his first 22 fights, going 17–0–4–1. He beat Petey Scalzo by decision at Madison Square...

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Petey fought Phil Zwick

Phil Zwick

Phil Zwick was an American boxer from Wisconsin.Zwick became a professional boxer in 1923. In 1928, he fought former bantamweight champion Bud Taylor in Milwaukee where he lost by knockout. He fought future featherweight champion Freddie Miller in 1931 and also lost by knockout...

 for the National Boxing Association World featherweight title and beat Phil by decision.

After his boxing career ended, Scalzo refereed boxing matches.

External links

• http://www.boxrec.com/media/index.php?title=Human:25527
• http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=25527&cat=boxer