Description
Paul Pender
Record 40-6-2
Division middle
Bouts 48
Career 1949-1962
Debut 1949-01-28
Nationality USA
Residence Brookline, Massachusetts, USA
Birth place Brookline, Massachusetts, USA
Born: 1930-06-20
Died: 2003-01-12 (Age: 72)
Paul Pender was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, on June 20, 1930, into an Irish-American family whose roots were in Killarney, County Kerry. As a youth, he won All-Stars honors as a high school footballer and excelled at swimming. An intelligent and articulate young man, he completed a couple of years studying politics at Staly College, Brookline, before deciding to give boxing a try. In January 1949, having won the New England amateur title, he turned pro.
Categories: World Middleweight Champions |American World Champions |World Boxing Hall of Fame Members |Irish American Boxers |The Ring Magazine Champions
