Harry Weekly
(Harry Weekley)

BORN   April 12, 1916; East Liverpool, Ohio (Some sources report Alliance, Ohio)
DIED December 1 1978; Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
HEIGHT 5-8
WEIGHT 120-145 lbs
RACE Swiss-Irish-American
MANAGERS "Broadway" Johnny Cox; R.E. Heffner

Weekly was a quality fighter who was recognized by the states of Louisiana and Alabama as Light-Welterweight Champion of the World during 1940-1941; He won four contests while making this title claim

During his career, Weekly defeated such men as Jerome Conforto, Saverio Turiello, Ervin Berlier, Carmelo Fenoy, Quentin "Baby" Breese, Bobby Britton and the "Yucatan Kid"

1931
Aug 31 Ralph Hazen                Zanesville, Oh                    W  6
Dec 10 Paddy Gilmore              East Liverpool, Oh                W  4
          -Some sources report "Cleveland, Oh"

1932
Mar 22 Jimmy Gilligan             East Liverpool, Oh                W  6

1933
Mar 11 Jackie McFarland           Akron, Oh                         W  4
Mar 24 Johnny Durso               Pittsburgh, Pa                    W  6
May 19 Joey Chames                Pittsburgh, Pa                    W  6
May 22 Heebie Thomas              Pittsburgh, Pa                   KO  4
Aug 24 Eddie Zivic                Pasadena, Ca                      L  4
Oct 10 Sammy Torrise              Galion, Oh                        W  8
Dec  9 Sammy Schack               Mansfield, Oh                    ND  8
          -Some sources report 12/10/33

1934
Mar 19 Charley Burns              Pittsburgh, Pa                    L  8
Apr  2 Tony Leone                 Canton, Oh                        W  8
Apr 16 Henry Scarpucci            Canton, Oh                        W 10
Jul  9 Dominic Mancini            Pittsburgh, Pa                    W  6
          -Some sources report "D 10"
Jul 16 Charley Burns              Millvale, Pa                      L 10

1935
Aug    Chet O'Kelly               Canton, Oh                        D 10

1936
Sep 28 Jack Kelly                 Canton, Oh                        W  6

1938
Jul  4 Frankie Wallace            Akron, Oh                         D 10
Oct  6 Wesley Ramey               Dallas, Tx                        L 10

1939
Mar 23 J. Dee Williams            Cleveland, Oh                     W 10
Sep  6 Ray Sharkey                Cleveland, Oh                     W  6

1940
Feb 26 Johnny Shepard             New Orleans, La                   W  8
May  8 Wishy Jones                New Orleans, La                   W  6
May 27 Ted Tellos                 Mexico City, Mex                 KO  1
Jun  7 Ben Montalbo               Mobile, Al                        W  8
Jul  8 "Irish" Johnny Dean        New Orleans, La                   W  8
Aug  5 Ben Montalbo               New Orleans, La                   W  6
Aug 26 Jerome Conforto            New Orleans, La                   D 10
Sep 23 Jerome Conforto            New Orleans, La                   W 12
	  -Welterweight Championship of the South
Oct 28 Jerome Conforto            New Orleans, La                   W 15
	  -Light-Welterweight Championship of the World
           (as recognized by Louisiana)

1941
Feb 17 Johnny Durso               Mobile, Al                        W 10
Mar  2 Ervin Berlier              New Orleans, La                   L 10
Apr 14 Saverio Turiello           New Orleans, La                   W 10
Apr 28 "Indian" Billy Lee         New Orleans, La                   W 10
May 19 Ervin Berlier              New Orleans, La                  KO  3
Jun 27 Carmelo Fenoy              Birmingham, Al                    W 10
	  -Light-Welterweight Championship of the World
           (as recognized by Louisiana and Alabama)
Jul 28 Quentin "Baby" Breese      New Orleans, La                   W 15
	  -Light-Welterweight Championship of the World
           (as recognized by Louisiana)
Oc  20 Ervin Berlier              New Orleans, La                  KO  5
	  -Light-Welterweight Championship of the World
           (as recognized by Louisiana)
Nov 17 Bobby Britton              Hot Springs, Ar                   W 10
          -Some sources report 11/10/41; 
          Some sources report "New Orleans, La"
Dec  1 Fritzie Zivic              Cleveland, Oh                    LT  9

1942
Apr 16 Aldo Spoldi                New Orleans, La                   L 10
May 11 Yucatan Kid                New Orleans, La                   W 10
May    -Weekly was inducted into the United States Navy

1944
Jun    -Ring Magazine reports Weekly was in the Merchant
          Marines, stationed in St. Petersburg, Florida; 
          that the Zivic loss was the only kayo against him;
          it also mentions a win against "the Yucatan Kid"

1945
          -Weekly was Physical Instructor at the United States
          Maritime Service Training Station in Florida

*** Much Personal Data And Photo Provided By Edward Moinette (Louisville, Oh) ***

Record courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
 
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