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Harry Jeffra
(Ignacius Pasquale Guiffi )

BORN   November 30 1914; Baltimore, Maryland
DIED September 1988; Baltimore, Maryland
HEIGHT 5-5
WEIGHT 116 1/2 - 131 lbs
MANAGER Max Waxman
TRAINER Heinie Blaustein

Jeffra was a talented fighter who had nearly 122 bouts and lost but 20; He was an excellent boxer who exhibited wonderful footwork accompanied by a sneaky left jab; During his career; he won the Featherweight Championship of the World and the Bantamweight Championship of the World

Harry defeated such men as Lou Salica, Joey Archibald, "Pittsburgh" Jackie Wilson, Sixto Escobar, Phil Terranova, Ruby Bradley, Tommy Forte, Joey Iannotti, Mike Raffa, Indian Quintana, Nicky Jerome and Bill Speary

Harry was inducted into the Ring Boxing Hall of Fame in 1982;
The eminent boxing historian, Hank Kaplan, felt that Jeffra deserved to be inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF link) - as do many others

If you agree and would like to get his name on the ballot for admission,
send an email or write a letter to Ed Brophy (Director), International Boxing Hall of Fame, 1 Hall of Fame Drive, Canastota, NY 13032 - and encourage the placing of Jeffra's name on the ballot

1933
Sep 22 Earl Wise                  Baltimore, Md                      W  4
Sep 28 Angelo Brocato             Baltimore, Md                      W  4
          -Some sources report 9/21/33
Oct  6 Bob Sponsler               Baltimore, Md                      W  4
Oct 18 Earl Wise                  Baltimore, Md                      W  4
Nov  9 Chester Fowble             Baltimore, Md                      W  4
Nov 16 Al Beatty                  Baltimore, Md                      W  4
Dec 21 Bob Sponsler               Baltimore, Md                     KO  1
Dec 27 Russ Driscoll              Baltimore, Md                     KO  1

1934
Jan  4 "Young" Harry Groves       Baltimore, Md                     TK  4
Jan  8 Lew Votta                  Baltimore, Md                      W  4
Jan 29 Elmer Lytell               Baltimore, Md                     KO  1
Feb 16 Pete Galiano               Baltimore, Md                      W  6
Apr  9 Leroy "Kid" Dugan          Baltimore, Md                      W  6
Jul 27 Lou Young                  Baltimore, Md                     KO  2
Aug 10 Joey Selmar                Baltimore, Md                     KO  2
Sep 10 Chester Fowble             Baltimore, Md                     TK  5

1935
Jan 11 Tommy Horn                 Baltimore, Md                      W  6
Jan 28 Tommy Horn                 Baltimore, Md                     TK  3
Feb 11 Mike Tardugno              Washington, DC                     D  6
Mar 18 Nick Montano               Baltimore, Md                     TK  3
Apr  8 Lloyd Pine                 Washington, DC                     W  6
May 20 Milt Jacobs                Baltimore, Md                     KO  1
Jun  7 Chester Fowble             Baltimore, Md                     KO  2
Jun 21 Eddie Burl                 Baltimore, Md                      W  8
Jul 11 Mickey Duca                Baltimore, Md                      W  8
Aug  2 Billy Landers              Baltimore, Md                      W  8
Oct 21 Danny London               Baltimore, Md                     LT  5
Nov 25 Pete Romanelli             Baltimore, Md                      W 10
Dec 30 Victor Vallee              Baltimore, Md                      L 10

1936
Jan 27 Joey Allen                 Baltimore, Md                      L 10
Mar 30 Norman Rahn                Baltimore, Md                      W  8
Apr 27 Dewey Cannon               Baltimore, Md                     KO  3
May  4 Joe Temes                  Washington, DC                     W  6
Jun  1 Joe Temes                  Baltimore, Md                      W  8
Jun 29 Santos Hugo                Washington, DC                     W  6
Sep  7 Sammy Tucker               Baltimore, Md                     TK  4
Sep 21 Joe "Reds" Transparenti    Baltimore, Md                     KO  7
Oct  5 Sixto Escobar              Baltimore, Md                      W 10
Nov 23 Skippy Allen               Baltimore, Md                     KO  6
Dec  9 Sixto Escobar              New York, NY                       W 10

1937
Jan 18 Jackie Corcoran            Baltimore, Md                     KO  2
Feb 22 Lawrence Gunn              Baltimore, Md                      W 10
Mar 29 Al Gillette                Baltimore, Md                     KO  1
May 10 Jimmy Martin               Baltimore, Md                     TK  7
May 14 Georgie Holmes             Philadelphia, Pa                  TK  2
          -Some sources report "Baltimore, Md"
Jun 23 Jimmy Moran                Easton, Pa                        KO  2
          -Some sources report "Baltimore, Md"
Jul 19 Ruby Bradley               Philadelphia, Pa                  KO  4
Aug 14 Biff Lemieux               Milford, NY                        W  8
Aug 30 Biff Lemieux               Philadelphia, Pa                   W 10
          -Some sources report "W 8" on 8/28/37 at "Long Beach, NY"
Sep 23 Sixto Escobar              New York, NY                       W 15
          -Bantamweight Championship of the World
Nov  1 Biff Lemieux               Dayton, Oh                         W 10
Nov 16 Jackie Carter              St. Louis, Mo                     TK  4
Nov 26 Indian Quintana            Baltimore, Md                      W 10
Dec 20 Armando Sicilia            Washington, DC                     W  8

1938
Jan  1 Panchito Villa             Mexico City, Mexico                L 10
Feb 20 Sixto Escobar              San Juan, Puerto Rico              L 15
          -Bantamweight Championship of the World
Sep 17 Nicky Jerome               Brooklyn, NY                      TK  6
Dec 19 Johnny Mirabella           Baltimore, Md                     TK  1

1939
Jan  9 Danny London               Baltimore, Md                     NC  4
Jan 16 Danny London               Baltimore, Md                      W  6
Feb  6 Lou Transparenti           Baltimore, Md                     KO  6
          -Some sources report 2/22/39
May  1 Marcus Pitts               Baltimore, Md                      W 10
Jun 12 Al Mancini                 Baltimore, Md                      W  8
          -Some sources report "W 10"
Jul 11 Johnny Marcelline          Philadelphia, Pa                   W 10
Sep 11 Baby Yack                  Washington, DC                     W  8
Sep 28 Joey Archibald             Washington, DC                     L 15
          -Some sources report this bout as a Featherweight Championship
          of the World contest
Nov 20 Andre Sarilla              Baltimore, Md                      W 10
Dec 11 "Young" Johnny Buff        Washington, DC                     W  8

1940
Apr 17 Hitoshi Tanaka             Hagerstown, Md                     W  8
May 20 Joey Archibald             Baltimore, Md                      W 15
          -Featherweight Championship of the World
          (as recognized by New York and Maryland states)
Jul 29 John "Spider" Armstrong    Baltimore, Md                      W 15
          -Featherweight Championship of the World
          (as recognized by New York and Maryland states)
Aug 20 Jackie Wilson              Youngstown, Pa                     W 10
Nov 19 Bill Speary                Wilkes-Barre, Pa                   L 10
Dec  2 Sixto Escobar              Baltimore, Md                      W 10

1941
Jan  6 Bill Speary                Baltimore, Md                      W 12
Apr 21 Tony Iacovacci             Baltimore, Md                      W 10
Apr 29 Al Brown                   Wilkes-Barre, Pa                  TK  7
May 12 Joey Archibald             Washington, DC                     L 15
          -Featherweight Championship of the World
          (as recognized by New York, Maryland, Pennsylvania and California states)
Jun 24 Bobby "Poison" Ivy         Hartford, Ct                       L 10
Jul 29 Patsy Giovanelli           Long Island City, NY               L  8
Aug 12 Mike Raffa                 Pittsburgh, Pa                     D 10
Sep  8 Tommy Forte                Philadelphia, Pa                   W 10
Sep 15 Lou Transparenti           Baltimore, Md                      W 12
          -Featherweight Championship of Maryland
Nov 10 Joey Archibald             Providence, RI                     W 10

1942
Feb  2 Bill Speary                Toronto, Ontario, Canada           W 10
Feb 27 Joey Iannotti              New York, NY                       W  8
Mar  9 Jose Domingo Rozo          New York, NY                       W  8
Mar 16 Billy Banks                Baltimore, Md                      W 10
Mar 30 Sonny Brentz               Baltimore, Md                     TK  2
Apr 13 Lulu Constantino           New York, NY                       L  8
Apr 28 Frankie Rubino             Brooklyn, NY                       W  8
Jun 19 Albert "Chalky"  Wright    Baltimore, Md                     LT 10
          -Featherweight Championship of the World
          (as recognized by New York state)

1943
Jul 30 Frankie Rubino             Brooklyn, NY                       D  8
          -Some sources report 7/31/43
Aug 24 Billy Banks                Washington, DC                     W  8
Sep 28 Davey Crawford             Long Island City, NY               W  8
Oct  4 Johnny Cockfield           Washington, DC                     W 10
Nov  8 Phil Terranova             Baltimore, Md                      W 10
Nov 22 Paulie Jackson             Philadelphia, Pa                   W  8

1944
Jan 24 Frankie Rubino             Baltimore, Md                      W 10
Feb  7 Jimmy Collins              Baltimore, Md                      W 10
Mar 13 Frankie Rubino             Baltimore, Md                      W 10
Mar 27 Lou Salica                 Baltimore, Md                      W 10
May 31 Cleo Shans                 Baltimore, Md                      L 10
Aug 15 Domingo Diaz               Montreal, Quebec, Canada          TK  6
Aug 28 Charley Noel               Montreal, Quebec, Canada           W  8
Nov  3 Charley Noel               Providence, RI                     W 10
Nov 20 Phil Terranova             New York, NY                       D 10

1945
Jan  8 Jackie Wilson              Baltimore, Md                      L 10
Feb  6 Jackie Graves              Minneapolis, Mn                    L  8
Mar 21 Leroy Jackson              Cleveland, Oh                      W  8
Apr  4 Leroy Jackson              Cleveland, Oh                      W  8
Jun  1 Sammy Garcia               Boston, Ma                         W 10
Sep 11 Mickey Quack               Millvale, Pa                       D 10
Oct 29 Freddie Russo              Baltimore, Md                      L 10
Nov 27 Enrique Bolanos            Los Angeles, Ca                    L 10

1946
Jan 28 Mickey Quack               Pittsburgh, Pa                     W 10
Mar  3 Oscar Calles               Caracas, Venezuela                 L 10
Jun 25 Nick Stato                 Hartford, Ct                       D  8

1947
Jan 20 Leslie Harris              Baltimore, Md                      D 10
Feb  3 Leslie Harris              Baltimore, Md                      W 10

1950
Oct 23 Lenny Alvarez              New Orleans, La                    L  8
Dec 12 Packey McFarland           Omaha, Ne                          L 10
          -Some sources report 12/13/50 at "Wichita, Ks"


*** The Following Bout Is Reported But Not Confirmed ***

1939
Aug 11 Joey Marcelline            Baltimore, Md                      W 10

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

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