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Mario Severino, "Marty Servo" (born in Schenectady, New York
Schenectady, New York

Schenectady is a city in Schenectady County, New York, New York, United States, of which it is the county seat. As of the United States Census 2000, the city had a population of 61,821, making it the ninth-largest city in New York....
 November 3, 1919, died in Pueblo, Colorado
Pueblo, Colorado

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 February 9, 1969) was the former world welterweight
Welterweight

Welterweight is a weight class division in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like kickboxing, taekwondo and mixed martial arts also began to use it for their own weight division system....
 boxing champion. Servo began boxing in the mid-1930s. He became a professional boxer in 1938 and was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame
International Boxing Hall of Fame

The modern International Boxing Hall of Fame is located in Canastota, New York, New York, United States, within driving distance from the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown and the National Soccer Hall of Fame in Oneonta, New York....
 in 1989.

Servo had an impressive amateur career. He captured the Golden Gloves and Diamond Belt Featherweight Titles, and ended his career with an impressive record of 91-4.

He turned professional as a lightweight and, in his first three years as a professional boxer, managed a 43-0-2 record.






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Mario Severino, "Marty Servo" (born in Schenectady, New York
Schenectady, New York

Schenectady is a city in Schenectady County, New York, New York, United States, of which it is the county seat. As of the United States Census 2000, the city had a population of 61,821, making it the ninth-largest city in New York....
 November 3, 1919, died in Pueblo, Colorado
Pueblo, Colorado

Pueblo is a Colorado municipalities#Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous city of Pueblo County, Colorado, Colorado, United States....
 February 9, 1969) was the former world welterweight
Welterweight

Welterweight is a weight class division in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like kickboxing, taekwondo and mixed martial arts also began to use it for their own weight division system....
 boxing champion. Servo began boxing in the mid-1930s. He became a professional boxer in 1938 and was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame
International Boxing Hall of Fame

The modern International Boxing Hall of Fame is located in Canastota, New York, New York, United States, within driving distance from the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown and the National Soccer Hall of Fame in Oneonta, New York....
 in 1989.

Servo had an impressive amateur career. He captured the Golden Gloves and Diamond Belt Featherweight Titles, and ended his career with an impressive record of 91-4.

He turned professional as a lightweight and, in his first three years as a professional boxer, managed a 43-0-2 record. As a welterweight he lost two close decisions to the legendary Sugar Ray Robinson
Sugar Ray Robinson

Sugar Ray Robinson was a professional boxer. Frequently cited as the greatest boxer of all time, Robinson's performances at the welterweight and middleweight divisions prompted sportswriters to create "pound for pound" rankings, where they compared fighters regardless of weight....
.

Servo’s boxing career was interrupted when he served in the United States Coast Guard
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 in World War II
World War II

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. He resumed his career after the War and won the World Welterweight Title by knocking out Freddie "Red" Cochrane in the fourth round on February 1, 1946.

Servo and his manager, Al Weill
Al Weill

Armand "Al" Weill was a boxing manager. He managed four world champions Rocky Marciano, Marty Servo, Lou Ambers, Joey Archibald and several other boxers....
, then made a bad career decision. He agreed to fight middleweight contender Rocky Graziano
Rocky Graziano

Rocky Graziano, born Thomas Rocco Barbella in New York City , was an United States Boxing. Graziano was considered one of the greatest knockout artists in boxing history, often displaying the capacity to take his opponent out with a single punch....
 in a non-title match. Graziano was a big favorite in New York City
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 and the bout was viewed as a big money fight. The two fought on March 29, 1946.

Unfortunately for Servo, this bout effectively finished him as a top-line fighter. The heavier and stronger Graziano knocked Servo out and severely injured his nose. Servo never recovered from the injuries suffered in the Graziano bout and he was forced to relinquish his title and retire. His final ring record, including a knockout loss suffered in an ill-advised comeback attempt, was 48 wins (15 knockout
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s), 4 losses, and 2 draws.