Description
Fred Apostoli
Alias Boxing Bell Hop
Record: 61-10-1
Division middle
Bouts 72
Career 1934-1948
Debut 1934-10-08
Birth name Alfredo Apostoli
Nationality: USA
Birth place San Francisco, California, USA
Born: 1913-02-02
Died: 1973-11-29 (Age: 60)
Born in San Francisco’s North Beach district and eventually known as the “Boxing Bell Hop,” Fred Apostoli won the Pacific Coast Junior Welterweight, Golden Gloves Middleweight, and the National AAU Middleweight Championship vs. Fred Wallmeyer in 1934.
As a professional, Apostoli became the Middleweight World Champion when he defeated Marcel Thil on September 23, 1937. He held the title until he was defeated by Ceferino Garcia on October 2, 1939.
Categories: Italian American Boxers | United States Amateur Champions | World Middleweight Champions | American World Champions | World War II Veterans | IBHOF Members | Pacific Coast Golden Gloves Champions Trainer: Whitey Bimstein
