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Harold Gomes

BORN   August 22 1933; Providence, Rhode Island
HEIGHT 5-5
WEIGHT 119-139 lbs

Gomes was a talented boxer who was unbeaten for the first three years of his career and compiled a career record of 50-10-0 with 24 knockouts; During his career, he captured the NBA Super Featherweight Championship of the World

Harold
defeated such men as Lulu Perez, Paul Jorgensen, Ike Chestnut, Bil Bossio, Harold Smith, Daniel Berrios, Eduardo Guerrero, Jay Fullmer, Jimmy Kelly, Black Pico, Tony Tibbs, Pat Marcune and Paul Alba

1951
Sep 17 "K.O." Billy St. Pierre    Providence, RI                     KO  2
Oct 15 Paul Hallie                Providence, RI                     KO  2
Nov  5 Manuel Baptista            Providence, RI                     TK  2
Nov 26 Al Duarte                  Providence, RI                      W  4
Dec 10 Billy Cruz                 Providence, RI                     KO  3

1952
Feb  4 Al Duarte                  Providence, RI                     KO  2
Mar  3 Don Nelson                 Providence, RI                      W  4
Mar 10 Don Nelson                 Providence, RI                      W  4
Mar 31 Manuel Baptista            Providence, RI                      W  6
Apr 21 Tommy Tibbs                Providence, RI                      W  6
May 12 Tommy Tibbs                Providence, RI                      W  6
Dec  1 Manuel Baptista            Providence, RI                      W  6
Dec 29 Nick DeVanno               Providence, RI                     KO  2

1953
Feb  2 Tommy Tibbs                Providence, RI                      W  8
Apr  6 Bobby Davis                Providence, RI                     KO  3
May  7 Filberto Osario            Fall River, Ma                      W 10
          -Some sources report 5/06/53
Jun 12 Art Mullins                New York, NY                        W  4
Sep 10 George Allen               Boston, Ma                         KO  2
Sep 28 Art Mullins                Providence, RI                      W  6
Nov  5 Bobby Chabot               Fall River, Ma                     KO  5
Dec 10 Stoney Gaudette            Fall River, Ma                     KO  1

1954
Jan 28 Tommy Tibbs                Fall River, Ma                      L 10
Mar  1 Young Saint                Boston, Ma                         KO  3
Mar 15 Johnny O'Brien             Boston, Ma                          W 12
Apr 10 Black Pico                 Boston, Ma                         TK 10
May 11 Bill Bossio                Boston, Ma                          W 10
Jun 12 Tommy Tibbs                Boston, Ma                         LK 10
Jul 12 Joe Wilkinson              Boston, Ma                          W 10
Oct  5 Tommy Tibbs                Boston, Ma                         LT  9

1955
Mar 28 Art Mullins                Brockton, NY                        W  8
Oct 24 Jimmy Ithia                Providence, RI                     TK  7
Nov  7 Sergio Penalver            Providence, RI                     KO  2
Nov 28 Carlo Fusco                Providence, RI                      W 10

1956
Jan  9 Joe Wilkinson              Providence, RI                     KO  5
Feb  6 Pat Marcune                Providence, RI                     TK  9
Mar 12 Johnny O'Brien             Providence, RI                      W 12
Apr 16 Dom Sacco                  Providence, RI                     TK  4
Oct 29 Charlie McGarrity          Providence, RI                     TK 10
Nov 12 Segundo Perez              New Britain, Ct                    TK  3

1957
Apr 24 Bobby Rogers               Providence, RI                     KO  9
Jul 12 Lulu Perez                 Cleveland, Oh                      TK  6
Aug 28 Isidro Martinez            Boston, Ma                          L 10

1958
Jan 20 Harold Smith               New York, NY                       KO  7
Mar  7 Ike Chestnut               New York, NY                        W 10
Oct 14 Johnny Bean                Holyoke, Ma                         W 10
Oct 28 Louis Carmona              Holyoke, Ma                         W 10

1959
Mar 27 Paul Jorgensen             Miami Beach, Fl                     W 10
Jun 29 Jimmy Kelly                Providence, RI                     KO  3
          -Super Featherweight Championship of New England
Jul 20 Paul Jorgensen             Providence, RI                      W 15
          -NBA Super Featherweight Championship of the World
Oct  2 Jay Fullmer                Providence, RI                      W 10

1960
Mar 16 Gabriel "Flash" Elorde     Quezon City, Philippines           LK  7
          -Super Featherweight Championship of the World
Aug 17 Gabriel "Flash" Elorde     San Francisco, Ca                  LK  1
          -Super Featherweight Championship of the World

1962
Feb 27 Paul Alba                  Houston, Tx                        KO  2
May 25 Eduardo "Lalo" Guerrero    Los Angeles, Ca                     W 10
Jul 10 Johnny Bean                New Bedford, Ma                     W 10
Sep 19 Daniel Berrios             Miami Beach, Fl                     W 10
Oct 18 Johnny Bizzarro            Erie, Pa                            L 10

1963
Apr 19 Valerio Nunez              Milan, Italy                       LK  5
Oct  8 Frankie Taylor             London, England                    LK  9
Oct 29 Dave Coventry              London, England                    LK  1


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

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