Freddie Little
# Freddie Little

Freddie Little (born April 25, 1936) is a retired American professional boxer who held the undisputed junior middleweight championship. He used to work at Anthony Saville Middle School in Las Vegas, Nevada as a P.E. teacher but suffered a medical injury and no longer works there

## Professional career

Little turned professional in 1957 and challenged the World light middleweight title against Ki-Soo Kim, but lost by split decision in 1967. In 1968 he challenged for the title against Sandro Mazzinghi. The bout stopped with Mazzinghi bleeding from cuts over both eyes. The ringside officials ruled a "no-contest", though under normal circumstances Little would have won by technical knockout.

In 1969 Little captured the vacant World light middleweight title winning by decision against Stanley Hayward. He defended the belt twice before losing it to Carmelo Bossi in 1970 by decision. He retired in 1972.

## Professional boxing record

| 58 fights | 51 wins | 6 losses |
| - | - | - |
| By knockout | 31 | 1 |
| By decision | 20 | 4 |
| By disqualification | 0 | 1 |
| No contests | 1 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Age | Location | Notes |
| 58 | Win | 51–6 (1) | Billy Walker | RTD | 6 (10) | Jul 6, 1972 | 36 years, 72 days | Tahoe-Carson Speedway, Carson City, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 57 | Win | 50–6 (1) | Vicente Medina | PTS | 10 | Apr 20, 1972 | 35 years, 361 days | Sahara Tahoe Hotel, Stateline, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 56 | Win | 49–6 (1) | Clarence Geigger | UD | 10 | Apr 13, 1972 | 34 years, 353 days | Sahara Tahoe Hotel, Stateline, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 55 | Win | 48–6 (1) | Maurice Rice | KO | 5 (10) | Dec 23, 1971 | 35 years, 242 days | Sahara Tahoe, High Sierra Theatre, Stateline, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 54 | Win | 47–6 (1) | Clarence Geigger | PTS | 10 | Nov 25, 1970 | 34 years, 214 days | Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 53 | Loss | 46–6 (1) | Carmelo Bossi | UD | 15 | Jul 9, 1970 | 34 years, 75 days | Stadio Sada, Monza, Lombardia, Italy | Lost WBA and WBC junior-middleweight titles |
| 52 | Win | 46–5 (1) | Gerhard Piaskowy | PTS | 15 | Mar 20, 1970 | 33 years, 329 days | Sportpalast, Schoeneberg, Berlin, Germany | Retained WBA and WBC junior-middleweight titles |
| 51 | Loss | 45–5 (1) | Eddie Pace | DQ | 8 (10) | Jan 23, 1970 | 33 years, 273 days | Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Lazio, Italy | Little was disqualified for "not fighting" |
| 50 | Win | 45–4 (1) | Carmelo Bossi | TD | 3 (10) | Oct 31, 1969 | 33 years, 189 days | Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Lazio, Italy | |
| 49 | Win | 44–4 (1) | Hisao Minami | KO | 2 (15) | Sep 9, 1969 | 33 years, 137 days | Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, Osaka, Japan | Retained WBA and WBC junior-middleweight titles |
| 48 | Win | 43–4 (1) | Joe N'Gidi | TKO | 7 (10) | Aug 9, 1969 | 33 years, 106 days | Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa | |
| 47 | Win | 42–4 (1) | Ezra Mzinyane | PTS | 10 | Jul 26, 1969 | 33 years, 92 days | Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa | |
| 46 | Win | 41–4 (1) | Stanley Hayward | UD | 15 | Mar 17, 1969 | 32 years, 326 days | Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | Won vacant WBA and WBC junior-middleweight titles |
| 45 | Win | 40–4 (1) | Sugar Boy Nando | KO | 4 (10) | Nov 29, 1968 | 32 years, 218 days | Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Lazio, Italy | |
| 44 | NC | 39–4 (1) | Sandro Mazzinghi | NC | 8 (15) | Oct 25, 1968 | 32 years, 183 days | Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Lazio, Italy | WBA and WBC junior-middleweight titles at stake; Little originally declared as the winner via knockout before referee Tomser declared the bout a no-contest |
| 43 | Win | 39–4 | Willard Wynn | KO | 3 (10) | Jun 19, 1968 | 32 years, 55 days | Auditorium, Oakland, California, U.S. | |
| 42 | Win | 38–4 | Mel Collins | UD | 10 | Jan 17, 1968 | 31 years, 267 days | Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 41 | Loss | 37–4 | Kim Ki-soo | SD | 15 | Oct 3, 1967 | 31 years, 161 days | Dongdaemun Baseball Stadium, Seoul, South Korea | For WBA and WBC junior-middleweight titles |
| 40 | Win | 37–3 | Harold Richardson | UD | 10 | Jul 17, 1967 | 31 years, 83 days | Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
| 39 | Win | 36–3 | Charlie James | UD | 10 | Apr 10, 1967 | 30 years, 350 days | Fremont Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 38 | Win | 35–3 | Fred McWilliams | UD | 10 | Mar 16, 1967 | 30 years, 325 days | Fremont Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 37 | Win | 34–3 | Willard Wynn | TKO | 8 (10) | Feb 16, 1967 | 30 years, 297 days | Fremont Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 36 | Win | 33–3 | Johnny Gumbs | UD | 10 | Sep 26, 1966 | 30 years, 154 days | Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 35 | Win | 32–3 | Eddie Pace | MD | 10 | Jun 13, 1966 | 30 years, 49 days | Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 34 | Win | 31–3 | Ernest Burford | TKO | 8 (10) | Apr 11, 1966 | 29 years, 351 days | Hacienda Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 33 | Loss | 30–3 | Eddie Pace | SD | 12 | Jan 31, 1966 | 29 years, 281 days | Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 32 | Win | 30–2 | Denny Moyer | KO | 4 (10) | Jan 3, 1966 | 29 years, 253 days | Hacienda Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 31 | Win | 29–2 | Charley Austin | KO | 7 (10) | Oct 18, 1965 | 29 years, 176 days | Hacienda Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 30 | Win | 28–2 | Sonny Gill | KO | 2 (10) | Sep 13, 1965 | 29 years, 141 days | Hacienda Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 29 | Win | 27–2 | Milo Calhoun | UD | 10 | Aug 16, 1965 | 29 years, 113 days | Hacienda Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 28 | Win | 26–2 | John Henry Smith | KO | 3 (10) | Jun 1, 1965 | 29 years, 37 days | Hacienda Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 27 | Win | 25–2 | Tommy Sims | TKO | 7 (10) | Aug 16, 1963 | 27 years, 113 days | National Guard Armory, Bogalusa, Louisiana, U.S. | |
| 26 | Win | 24–2 | Larry Howard | KO | 1 (8) | May 5, 1961 | 25 years, 10 days | Jefferson County Armory, Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. | |
| 25 | Win | 23–2 | Charley Joseph | UD | 10 | Jan 1, 1961 | 24 years, 251 days | Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
| 24 | Loss | 22–2 | George Benton | MD | 10 | Oct 18, 1960 | 24 years, 176 days | Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
| 23 | Win | 22–1 | Billy Stanley | KO | 2 (12) | Sep 12, 1960 | 24 years, 140 days | Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 22 | Win | 21–1 | Clive Stewart | KO | 4 (12) | Aug 15, 1960 | 23 years, 356 days | Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 21 | Win | 20–1 | Charley Cotton | UD | 10 | Jun 6, 1960 | 24 years, 42 days | Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
| 20 | Win | 19–1 | Mel Collins | TKO | 6 (10) | May 17, 1960 | 24 years, 22 days | Bogalusa, Louisiana, U.S. | |
| 19 | Win | 18–1 | Gene Hamilton | TKO | 4 (?) | Apr 5, 1960 | 23 years, 346 days | Lions Club, Bogalusa, Louisiana, U.S. | |
| 18 | Win | 17–1 | Ernest Burford | UD | 10 | Sep 14, 1959 | 23 years, 142 days | Bogalusa, Louisiana, U.S. | Won Southern middleweight crown |
| 17 | Win | 16–1 | Billy Tisdale | UD | 10 | Jun 29, 1959 | 23 years, 65 days | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
| 16 | Win | 15–1 | Norris Burse | TKO | 7 (10) | May 12, 1959 | 23 years, 17 days | Houston, Texas, U.S. | |
| 15 | Win | 14–1 | George Price | KO | 2 (8) | Jan 13, 1959 | 22 years, 263 days | Houston, Texas, U.S. | |
| 14 | Win | 13–1 | Harold Redman | KO | 2 (?) | Oct 10, 1958 | 22 years, 168 days | Franklinton, Louisiana, U.S. | |
| 13 | Win | 12–1 | Joe Gleason | RTD | 3 (8) | Aug 4, 1958 | 22 years, 101 days | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
| 12 | Loss | 11–1 | Norris Burse | KO | 5 (10) | Jul 7, 1958 | 22 years, 73 days | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Ike Stewart | TKO | 4 (6) | Jun 30, 1958 | 22 years, 66 days | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Larry Osbey | TKO | 1 (6) | May 29, 1958 | 22 years, 34 days | Sports Arena, Bogalusa, Louisiana, U.S. | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | John Victor Penn | TKO | 4 (6) | May 20, 1958 | 22 years, 25 days | Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | George King | TKO | 3 (?) | May 7, 1958 | 22 years, 12 days | Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, U.S. | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | George King | KO | 1 (6) | Dec 2, 1957 | 21 years, 221 days | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Harold Redman | PTS | 8 | Aug 31, 1957 | 21 years, 128 days | Central Memorial HS Stadium, Bogalusa, Louisiana, U.S. | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Pedro Bradley | TKO | 5 (6) | Jun 3, 1957 | 21 years, 39 days | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Earl Gray | UD | 6 | May 20, 1957 | 21 years, 25 days | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | James Glover | KO | 2 (?) | Apr 25, 1957 | 21 years, 0 days | Fort Whiting Armory, Mobile, Alabama, U.S. | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Johnny Powell | KO | 4 (4) | Apr 22, 1957 | 20 years, 362 days | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Joe Muscato | KO | 1 (4) | Apr 5, 1957 | 20 years, 345 days | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
