Marty Servo | |
Nationality: | American |
Realname: | Mario Severino |
Weight: | Welterweight |
Height: | 5 ft 7 in |
Birth Date: | November 3, 1919 |
Birth Place: | Schenectady, New York |
Death Place: | Pueblo, Colorado |
Style: | Orthodox |
Total: | 53 |
Wins: | 47 |
Ko: | 14 |
Losses: | 4 |
Draws: | 2 |
Mario "Marty" Severino (November 3, 1919 - February 9, 1969) was a professional boxer who held the undisputed world welterweight championship being the NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring welterweight titles.[1] Servo began boxing in the mid-1930s. He became a professional boxer in 1938 and was inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 1989.[2]
Servo had an impressive amateur career. He captured the Golden Gloves and Diamond Belt Featherweight titles, and ended his career with an impressive record of 91-4.
He turned professional as a lightweight and, in his first three years as a professional boxer, managed a 42–0–2 record. As a welterweight he lost two close decisions to the legendary Sugar Ray Robinson.
Servo’s boxing career was interrupted by service in the United States Coast Guard during World War II. He resumed his career after the War and won the World Welterweight Title by knocking out Freddie "Red" Cochrane in the fourth round on February 1, 1946.
Servo and his manager, Al Weill, then made a bad career decision. He agreed to fight the middleweight contender Rocky Graziano in a non-title match. Graziano was a big favorite in New York City and the bout was seen as a big money fight. The two fought on March 29, 1946. This bout effectively finished Servo as a top-line fighter. The heavier and stronger Graziano knocked Servo out and severely injured his nose. Servo never recovered from the injuries and he was forced to relinquish his title and retire. His final ring record, including a knockout loss suffered in an ill-advised comeback attempt, was 48 wins (15 knockouts), 4 losses and 2 draws.
Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes | |
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53 | Loss | 47–4–2 | Joe DiMartino | KO | 1 (10) | Aug 5, 1946 | ||
52 | Win | 47–3–2 | Benny Singleton | KO | 2 (10) | Jul 21, 1946 | ||
51 | Loss | 46–3–2 | Rocky Graziano | TKO | 2 (10) | Mar 29, 1946 | ||
50 | Win | 46–2–2 | Freddie Cochrane | KO | 4 (15) | Feb 1, 1946 | ||
49 | Win | 45–2–2 | Stanley Sims | UD | 10 | Jan 10, 1946 | ||
48 | Win | 44–2–2 | Freddie Camuso | KO | 5 (10) | Dec 10, 1945 | ||
47 | Loss | 43–2–2 | Sugar Ray Robinson | SD | 10 | May 28, 1942 | ||
46 | Win | 43–1–2 | Lew Jenkins | UD | 10 | Feb 17, 1942 | ||
45 | Loss | 42–1–2 | Sugar Ray Robinson | UD | 10 | Sep 25, 1941 | ||
44 | Win | 42–0–2 | Bobby Britton | PTS | 10 | Jul 15, 1941 | ||
43 | Win | 41–0–2 | Wishy Jones | PTS | 10 | Jun 17, 1941 | ||
42 | Win | 40–0–2 | Billy Davis | PTS | 10 | May 19, 1941 | ||
41 | Win | 39–0–2 | Billy Duffy | PTS | 8 | Apr 22, 1941 | ||
40 | Win | 38–0–2 | Danny Falco | PTS | 8 | Apr 14, 1941 | ||
39 | Win | 37–0–2 | Billy Bullock | TKO | 4 (10) | Mar 3, 1941 | ||
38 | Win | 36–0–2 | Freddie Archer | PTS | 6 | Feb 28, 1941 | ||
37 | Win | 35–0–2 | Mitsos Grispos | PTS | 10 | Feb 14, 1941 | ||
36 | Win | 34–0–2 | Billy Maher | PTS | 10 | Oct 21, 1940 | ||
35 | Win | 33–0–2 | Lou Fortuna | PTS | 8 | Sep 16, 1940 | ||
34 | Win | 32–0–2 | Eddie Zivic | TKO | 6 (10) | Jul 25, 1940 | ||
33 | Win | 31–0–2 | Maurice Arnault | PTS | 6 | May 10, 1940 | ||
32 | Win | 30–0–2 | Dominic DeCiantis | PTS | 6 | Apr 26, 1940 | ||
31 | Win | 29–0–2 | Willie Andrews | UD | 8 | Apr 15, 1940 | ||
30 | Draw | 28–0–2 | Lenny Mancini | PTS | 6 | Jan 24, 1940 | ||
29 | Win | 28–0–1 | Joe Marciente | KO | 3 (8) | Jan 16, 1940 | ||
28 | Draw | 27–0–1 | Joe De Jesus | PTS | 6 | Dec 1, 1939 | ||
27 | Win | 27–0 | Jerry Zullo | PTS | 8 | Oct 10, 1939 | ||
26 | Win | 26–0 | Bobby Ivy | PTS | 8 | Sep 12, 1939 | ||
25 | Win | 25–0 | Martin Riley | PTS | 8 | Aug 15, 1939 | ||
24 | Win | 24–0 | George Salamone | PTS | 8 | Aug 8, 1939 | ||
23 | Win | 23–0 | Young Chappie | PTS | 8 | Jul 25, 1939 | ||
22 | Win | 22–0 | George Brown | PTS | 6 | Jul 11, 1939 | ||
21 | Win | 21–0 | Larry Esposito | PTS | 6 | Jul 7, 1939 | ||
20 | Win | 20–0 | Mike Angieri | TKO | 5 (6) | May 16, 1939 | ||
19 | Win | 19–0 | Frankie Rao | PTS | 6 | May 8, 1939 | ||
18 | Win | 18–0 | Al Gillette | TKO | 2 (8) | May 2, 1939 | ||
17 | Win | 17–0 | Lloyd Lasky | PTS | 6 | Apr 25, 1939 | ||
16 | Win | 16–0 | Lloyd Lasky | KO | 1 (6) | Apr 20, 1939 | ||
15 | Win | 15–0 | Tony Giello | PTS | 6 | Mar 24, 1939 | ||
14 | Win | 14–0 | Ray Garvey | PTS | 6 | Mar 14, 1939 | ||
13 | Win | 13–0 | Frankie Parchia | PTS | 6 | Feb 21, 1939 | ||
12 | Win | 12–0 | Tommy Fontana | PTS | 6 | Feb 14, 1939 | ||
11 | Win | 11–0 | Martin Riley | PTS | 6 | Feb 6, 1939 | ||
10 | Win | 10–0 | Joey Sole | TKO | 4 (6) | Jan 16, 1939 | ||
9 | Win | 9–0 | Eddie Barton | PTS | 6 | Jan 10, 1939 | ||
8 | Win | 8–0 | Vince DeMarco | KO | 3 (6) | Jan 3, 1939 | ||
7 | Win | 7–0 | Tommy Fontana | PTS | 6 | Dec 20, 1938 | ||
6 | Win | 6–0 | Eddie Voccia | KO | 1 (6) | Dec 13, 1938 | ||
5 | Win | 5–0 | Al Ragone | PTS | 6 | Nov 8, 1938 | ||
4 | Win | 4–0 | Eddie Voccia | TKO | 4 (6) | Oct 25, 1938 | ||
3 | Win | 3–0 | Monty Pignatore | PTS | 6 | Oct 17, 1938 | ||
2 | Win | 2–0 | Joe Coskey | TKO | 2 (6) | Sep 15, 1938 | ||
1 | Win | 1–0 | Jerry Hall | PTS | 6 | Aug 29, 1938 | ||