Teddy Yarosz

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Teddy Yarosz
Statistics
Real name Thaddeus Yarosz
Rated at Middleweight
Light Heavyweight
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
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Nationality American
Born (1910-06-24)June 24, 1910
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Rochester, Pennsylvania
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 128
Wins 106
Wins by KO 17
Losses 18
Draws 3
No contests 1

Teddy Yarosz (24 June 1910 – 29 March 1974) was an American athlete in boxing. He held the world middleweight boxing championship during 1934–1935.

Personal life

Yarosz was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Lived in Monaca, Pennsylvania. His brother Tommy Yarosz also became a boxer.

Professional boxing career

Yarosz became a professional boxer in 1929, trained by Ray Arcel. He won the NYSAC World Middleweight Title and National Boxing Association World Middleweight Title with a win over Vince Dundee on 11 September 1934 in his native Pittsburgh.[1] He lost the belt to Babe Risko in 1935.

Yarosz was featured on the cover of the January 1934 issue of The Ring magazine.

Yarosz was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in the Class of 2006.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by NYSAC World Middleweight Champion
11 Sep 1934– 19 Sep 1935
Succeeded by
Eddie (Babe) Risko
Preceded by NBA World Middleweight Champion
11 Sep 1934– 19 Sep 1935
Succeeded by
Eddie (Babe) Risko


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