Joey Archibald (February 20, 1914 – February 3 1998) was the former world boxing
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champion. He was born in
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Archibald won the NYSAC version of the then vacant world crown when he defeated Mike Belloise on October 17 1938. He gained universal recognition as the champion when he defeated
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in April 1939. Archibald lost the title to
Harry JeffraHarry Jeffra was an American boxer. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was a former world bantamweight and NYSAC featherweight boxing champion...
in May 1940, but regained it from Jeffra on May 12 1941.
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Joey Archibald (February 20, 1914 – February 3 1998) was the former world boxing
featherweightFeatherweight is a weight class division in the sport of boxing, Mixed Martial Arts and wrestling .-Professional boxing:A featherweight boxer weighs in at 126 pounds . In the early days of the division, this limit fluctuated. The British have generally always recognized the limit at 126 pounds, but...
champion. He was born in
Providence, Rhode IslandProvidence is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Rhode Island, and one of the first cities established in the United States. Located in Providence County, it is the estimated second or third largest city in the New England region...
.
Archibald won the NYSAC version of the then vacant world crown when he defeated Mike Belloise on October 17 1938. He gained universal recognition as the champion when he defeated
Leo RodakLeo Rodak is an American boxer from Chicago. Leo was undefeated in his first 22 fights. with one of those wins coming against Tommy Paul.From 1931-1933 Leo fought in the Chicago Golden Gloves tournament...
in April 1939. Archibald lost the title to
Harry JeffraHarry Jeffra was an American boxer. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was a former world bantamweight and NYSAC featherweight boxing champion...
in May 1940, but regained it from Jeffra on May 12 1941. His reign was short lived as
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knocked him out on September 11 1941 to wrest the crown from him.
Archibald, despite his fine effort against Jeffra to regain the title, appeared to be a fighter in decline from 1939 on. In fact, Archibald lost 27 out of 34 fights from July 1939 until his retirement from the ring in August 1943. His final record was 61 wins (30 KOs), 42 losses and 5 draws.