Teddy Yarosz
Encyclopedia
Teddy Yarosz was an American
athlete in boxing
. He held the world middleweight
boxing championship during 1934-1935.
. His brother Tommy Yarosz also became a boxer.
. He won the NYSAC World Middleweight Title and National Boxing Association World Middleweight Title with a win over Vince Dundee
on September 11, 1934 in his native Pittsburgh http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17082069. He lost the belt to Babe Risko in 1935.
Yarosz was featured on the cover of the January 1934 issue of The Ring magazine.
Yarosz was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame
in the Class of 2006.
United States
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athlete in boxing
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
. He held the world middleweight
Middleweight
Middleweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation seems to have begun in the 1840s. In the bare-knuckle era, the first middleweight championship fight was between Tom Chandler and Dooney Harris in 1897...
boxing championship during 1934-1935.
Personal life
Yarosz was born in Monaca, PennsylvaniaMonaca, Pennsylvania
Monaca is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States along the Ohio River, northwest of Pittsburgh. Monaca was first incorporated as Phillipsburg in 1840, and had been known by that name since the 1820s. In 1892, the name of the borough was changed to Monaca in honor of the Native...
. His brother Tommy Yarosz also became a boxer.
Professional boxing career
Yarosz became a professional boxer in 1929, trained by Ray ArcelRay Arcel
Ray Arcel was a boxing trainer who was active from the 1920s through the 1980s. He trained eighteen world champions....
. He won the NYSAC World Middleweight Title and National Boxing Association World Middleweight Title with a win over Vince Dundee
Vince Dundee
Vince Dundee , the former New York State middleweight champion of the world was born Vincenzo Lazzara in Sicily in 1904.-Personal:The Lazzara family emigrated from Sicily to the United States and lived in Baltimore...
on September 11, 1934 in his native Pittsburgh http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17082069. He lost the belt to Babe Risko in 1935.
Yarosz was featured on the cover of the January 1934 issue of The Ring magazine.
Yarosz 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, United States, within driving distance from the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown and the National Soccer Hall of Fame in Oneonta...
in the Class of 2006.