Frankie Covelli

Frankie Covelli
Born	Frankie Covelli (1913-05-04)May 4, 1913 Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died	February 16, 2003(2003-02-16) (aged 89) Chicago, Illinois
Nationality	American
Statistics
Weight(s)	Featherweight
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	157
Wins	94
Wins by KO	19
Losses	40
Draws	22
No contests	1

Frankie Covelli (May 4, 1913 – February 16, 2003^[1] ) was an American boxer from Brooklyn New York.

Life

Covelli began boxing in 1929. Among other notable fighters, he fought Freddie Miller two times, losing both bouts by decision, and also lost to Henry Armstrong. He held Baby Arizmendi to a draw. Covelli fought Willie Joyce twice. The first fight he lost by decision but won the second fight by a decision. He also defeated former bantamweight champion Sixto Escobar.

In Covelli's only title fight he lost to Petey Scalzo for the National Boxing Association featherweight title by TKO at Griffith Stadium in 1940. He retired from boxing later that year.

External links

• Boxing record for Frankie Covelli from BoxRec (registration required)

1. "United States Social Security Death Index". Retrieved 2 August 2013.