1. Christopher Battalino was managed by Hy Malley and Lenny Marello.
32 Facts About Christopher Battalino
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Christopher Battalino was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2003.
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Christopher Battalino Battaglia was born on February 18,1908, to an Italian family in Hartford, Connecticut.
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Christopher Battalino had fifty-nine amateur bouts, knocking out forty-six of his opponents.
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Christopher Battalino was not known for a disciplined and studied boxing technique, but rather, a strong and relentless attack.
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Christopher Battalino knocked Brown down for a short count in the third.
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Christopher Battalino won the first four rounds, and held his own through the remaining six.
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The 21-year-old Christopher Battalino made the most of his opportunity and defeated Frenchman Routis over 15 rounds, becoming one of the youngest competitors to win the world featherweight title.
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Christopher Battalino made few effective blows with his left after his knockdown in the fourth.
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Christopher Battalino had lost to former champion Graham on September 24,1931, in a non-title split decision in Cincinnati, before later knocking out Graham on November 19,1931, at Chicago Stadium 1:44 into the first round.
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On February 25,1930, Christopher Battalino defeated Ignazio Fernandez in a ten round points decision in Hartford, taking eight of ten rounds.
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Christopher Battalino beat Fernandez again in a title match in East Hartford, Connecticut, with a fifth round knockout, the first of Fernandez's career.
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Christopher Battalino defeated Kid Chocolate in a fifteen round unanimous decision before a crowd of 15,000 at Madison Square Garden for the NYSAC world featherweight championship on December 12,1930.
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Christopher Battalino landed body blows against Chocolate to gain a points advantage in the eleventh through the fourteenth rounds, though Chocolate led the first two rounds as well as the eighth through tenth, and the final round by a shade.
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Christopher Battalino convincingly defeated Hall of Famer Fidel LaBarba at Madison Square Garden before a crowd of 9,000 in a fifteen round Unanimous Decision on May 22,1931.
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Christopher Battalino was forced to score frequently during the infighting against the studied defense of LaBarba.
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Christopher Battalino defeated Earl Mastro in a ten round mixed decision NBA featherweight world championship bout on November 4,1931, before a crowd of 14,000 at Chicago Stadium.
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Christopher Battalino's best known competitors among his non-title victories included Lew Massey, Bud Taylor, Eddie Shea and Al Singer.
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Christopher Battalino defeated Lew Massey on May 5,1930, in a ten round mixed decision in Philadelphia before a crowd of 7,000.
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Christopher Battalino defeated 1927 World Bantamweight Champion Bud Taylor in a ten round points decision before a modest 6,600 fans on August 18,1930, in East Hartford, Connecticut.
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Christopher Battalino was forced to fight on the defensive most of the way, but managed a few staggering rights to the head and heart of Kaplan, though they were never sufficient to slow Kaplan's attack more than momentarily.
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On September 15,1931, Christopher Battalino defeated Eddie Shea before a crowd of 5000 in Hartford in a ten round points decision.
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On January 27,1932, Christopher Battalino defended the title against Freddie Miller before a small crowd of 2,000 in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Christopher Battalino went down in the third round from what the referee considered a harmless right to the chin.
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Christopher Battalino lost to Billy Petrolle on March 24,1932, in Madison Square Garden in a twelve round technical knockout.
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Christopher Battalino lost to the exceptional future light and welterweight champion Barney Ross on October 21,1932, in a ten round unanimous decision at Chicago Stadium.
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Ross's defense did not preclude Christopher Battalino from mounting relentless body attacks after the first two rounds, though Ross weathered them and consistently defended against them without great effect.
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On October 23,1934, Christopher Battalino defeated future World Colored Welterweight champion, Puerto Ricon boxer Cocoa Kid, in a seven round technical knockout in Hartford.
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Christopher Battalino scored with four rapid rights to the head in the fifth.
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When Christopher Battalino retired from boxing after the bout, he settled in Hartford, Connecticut, and worked as a construction laborer.
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Christopher Battalino died on July 25,1977, at Hartford Hospital in West Hartford, and was buried at the Mount St Benedict Cemetery.
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Christopher Battalino left a wife Lilian, two daughters, and six grandchildren.