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Kenny Lane

BORN   April 9 1932; Big Rapids, Michigan
DIED August 5 2008; Muskegon, Michigan
HEIGHT 5-5 (Some sources report 5-7)
WEIGHT 134-149 lbs
MANAGERS Jack Kearns, Walter "Pete" Petroskey

Lane was a boxer; He had many fights and fought for many years; He fought average opponents and he fought champions; In a career of 100 bouts, he lost but 16; During his career, he was a top contender in his division and he also won the Lightweight Championship of the World (as recognized by Michigan state)

Kenny defeated such men as Carlos Ortiz, Virgil Akins, Ralph Dupas, Orlando Zulueta, Carlos Hernandez, Johnny Busso, Len Matthews, Jackie Blair, Armand Savoie, Glen Flanagan, Frankie Ryff, Paul Armstead, Ritchie "Kid" Howard, Enrique Esqueda, Larry Boardman, Johnny Gonsalves, Lahouari Godih, Hoacine Khalfi, Douglas Vaillant, Aissa Hashas, Luis Molina, Vicente Derado, Johnny Bizzarro and Stoffel Steyn

Lane was inducted into the Muskegon Area Sports Hall of Fame in 1988 and the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 2004

1953
Apr  9 Clinton McDade              Grand Rapids, Mi                  W  4
Apr 16 Jimmy DeMura                Detroit, Mi                       W  4
Apr 30 Jimmy DeMura                Detroit, Mi                       W  4
May 11 John Walls                  Chicago, Il                       W  4
May 23 Milton Scott                Chicago, Il                       W  4
Jun 15 Benny Uhl                   Chicago, Il                       W  5
Jun 18 Johnny Valentine            Detroit, Mi                       W  4
Jul 16 Frank O'Neal                Detroit, Mi                      KO  3
Jul 23 Roon McGilvery              Detroit, Mi                       W  4
Aug  6 Dick Holling                Detroit, Mi                      KO  2
Aug 20 Don Grinton                 Detroit, Mi                      KO  4
Sep 10 Eddie Crawford              Detroit, Mi                       W  6
Sep 14 Ralph Cervantes             Saginaw, Mi                       W  6
Sep 29 Ken Hohner                  Grand Rapids, Mi                  W  8
Oct 20 Ron Stribling               Lansing, Mi                      LK  2
Dec  1 Ron Stribling               Grand Rapids, Mi                  W  8
 
1954
Jan  2 Mike Turcotte               New Orleans, La                   W  6
Jan 14 Jesse Underwood             Saginaw, Mi                       W 10
Feb  1 John Barnes                 Detroit, Mi                      LK  1
Mar 22 John Barnes                 Detroit, Mi                       L  8
May 27 Sammy Rodgers               Muskegon, Mi                      W 10
Jun 22 Elmer Lakatos               Detroit, Mi                       W 10
Aug 12 John Barnes                 Muskegon, Mi                      W 10
Oct  4 Georgie Collins             New York. NY                      W 10
Nov  8 Orlando Zulueta             New York, NY                      W 10
Dec 13 Danny Jo Perez              New York, NY                      W 10
 
1955
Feb 14 Jackie Blair                New York, NY                      W 10
Mar 14 Ralph Dupas                 New Orleans, La                   L 10
Mar 29 Armand Savoie               Grand Rapids, Mi                  W 10
May 31 Richie "Kid" Howard         Halifax, NS, Canada               W 10
Jun  7 Eli Leggett                 Detroit, Mi                       W 10
Jun 21 Larry Boardman              Miami Beach, Fl                   W 10
Jun 28 Richie "Kid" Howard         Halifax, NS, Canada               W 10
Jul 12 Jimmy Ford                  Miami Beach, Fl                   W 10
Jul 28 Elmer Lakatos               Milwaukee, Wi                    KO  8
Aug  3 Noel Humphreys              Mt. Pleasant, Mi                  W 10
Aug 16 Hocine Khalfi               Miami Beach, Fl                   W 10
Oct  3 Paddy DeMarco               New York, NY                      L 10
Nov  7 Kid Centella                New Orleans, La                   W 10
Dec  6 Don Mason                   Milwaukee, Wi                     W 10
 
1956
Feb 25 Isaac Vaughn                Lansing, Mi                       W 10
Mar 25 Enrique Esqueda             Mexico City, Mexico               W 10
May 10 Danny Davis                 St. Paul, Mn                      W 10
Jul  9 Ralph Dupas                 New Orleans, La                   W 10
Aug  2 Glen Flanagan               Minneapolis, Mn                   W 10
Aug 30 Ralph Capone                Muskegon, Mi                     KO  5
Sep 19 Ludwig Lightburn            Miami, Fl                         W 10
Nov 14 Frankie Ryff                Miami, Fl                         W 10
 
1957
Jan 30 Frankie Ryff                Norfolk, Va                      KO  6
Apr  6 Danny Davis                 Muskegon, Mi                     KO  4
May 22 Henry Brown                 Detroit, Mi                      KO  6
Aug  3 Teddy "Red Top" Davis       Muskegon, Mi                      W 10
Aug 20 Johnny Gonsalves            Oakland, Ca                       W 10
Oct 30 Orlando Zulueta             Chicago, Il                       W 10
Dec  9 Luke Easter                 San Francisco, Ca                KO  8
 
1958
Jan  9 Johnny Gonsalves            Oakland, Ca                       W 10
May 26 Dave Dupas                  Dallas, Tx                       KO  6
Jul 23 Joe Brown                   Houston, Tx                       L 15
          -Lightweight Championship of the World
Sep  6 Orlando Zulueta             Muskegon, Mi                      W 10
Nov  7 Lahouari Godih              Syracuse, NY                      W 10
Dec 31 Carlos Ortiz                Miami Beach, Fl                   W 10
 
1959
Apr 17 Johnny Busso                Hollywood, Ca                    KO  6
Jun 12 Carlos Ortiz                New York, NY                     LK  2
          -Light Welterweight Championship of the World
Oct 28 Virgil Akins                Washington, DC                    W 10
Dec 29 Ray Lancaster               St. Paul, Mn                     KO  3
 
1960
Jan 13 Ralph Dupas                 New York, NY                      L 10
Apr 25 Jerry Black                 Philadelphia, Pa                  W 10
Aug 16 Douglas Vaillant            Miami Beach, Fl                   W 10
Sep 27 Sid Adams                   Philadelphia, Pa                 KO  1
Oct  8 Len Matthews                Los Angeles, Ca                  LK  3
Dec  6 Lahouari Godih              Philadelphia, Pa                  W 10
 
1961
Jan 23 Jose Stable                 New York, NY                      L 10
Feb 20 Carlos Hernandez            Caracas, Venezuela                D 10
May  1 Garland "Rip" Randall       Dallas, Tx                        W 10
May 16 Manuel Gonzalez             Odessa, Tx                        W 10
Jun  8 Curtis Cokes                Dallas, Tx                        D 10
Jun 16 Ray Portilla                San Antonio, Tx                  KO  6
Jun 30 Wilbert Robertson           Muskegon, Mi                      W  6
Aug 14 T.J. Jones                  Chicago, Il                       W 10
Sep 22 Virgil Akins                Annapolis, Md                     W 10
Oct 16 Aissa Hashas                Paris, Fra                        W 10
 
1962
Jan 23 Garland "Rip" Randall       Houston, Tx                       L 10
Apr 14 Luis Molina                 San Jose, Ca                      W 10
Jun 11 Tommy Tibbs                 Boston, Ma                        W 10
Jul 14 Carlos Hernandez            New York, NY                      W 10
Sep 15 Len Matthews                Philadelphia, Pa                 KO  9
 
1963
Mar  2 Vicente Derado              New York, NY                      W 10
Aug 19 Paul Armstead               Saginaw, Mi                       W 15
          -Lightweight Championship of the World;
          (as recognized by Michigan state)
1964
Feb 19 Johnny Bizzarro             Erie, Pa                          W 10
Apr 11 Carlos Ortiz                San Juan, Puerto Rico             L 15
          -WBC Lightweight Championship of the World;
          WBA Lightweight Championship of the World
May  9 Stoffel Steyn               Johannesburg, Transvaal, SAfrica KO  9
Jun  2 Dave Charnley               London, England                   L 10
Oct  5 Carlos Hernandez            Maracaibo, Venezuela             LK  2
 
1965
Oct 25 Eddie Perkins               New Orleans, La                   L 10
 
 
1982
Jul 17 Bobby Plegge                Muskegon, Mi                      W  8
 
1983
Apr 16 Paul Lewis                  Muskegon, Mi                     KO  2
Jun 18 Willie McIntosh             Muskegon, Mi                     KO  8
 
1985
Nov  2 Dave Guerra                 Grand Rapids, Mi                  L  8

 

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

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