Julie Kogon was an American boxer from New Haven, Connecticut

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At one time in his professional career Julie Kogon was ranked by Ring as the #10 lightweight in the world for July 1944. Kogon went undefeated in his first 22 fights, going 17–0–4–1. He beat Petey Scalzo

Petey Scalzo

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 by decision at Madison Square Garden

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. He fought the legendary Willie Pep

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 in Connecticut, and lost by decision. Kogon also faced the great Ike Williams

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 at Madison Square Garden

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, and lost by decision. He won the New England lightweight title in 1947.

After his professional career ended, among other endeavors, Kogon was an instructor of intramural boxing at Yale

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Kogon was inducted into The Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame on Nov. 21, 2009.

External links

• http://www.boxrec.com/media/index.php?title=Human:13865
• http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=13865&cat=boxer