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Panama Al Brown
Born
Alfonso Teofilo Brown
July 5, 1902
Colón, Panama
Died
April 11, 1951(1951-04-11) (aged 48)
New York City, United States
Nationality
Panamanian
Other names
Panama Al Brown
Kid Theophilo
Statistics
Weight(s)
Flyweight
Bantamweight
Featherweight
Height
5 ft 9 in (175 cm)[1]
Reach
72.5 in (184 cm)[1]
Stance
Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights
163
Wins
131
Wins by KO
59
Losses
20
Draws
12
Alfonso Teofilo Brown (July 5, 1902 – April 11, 1951), better known as Panama Al Brown, was a Panamanian professional boxer. He made history by becoming boxing's first Latin American world champion, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest bantamweight boxers in history.[2][3]
Brown won the NYSAC and lineal bantamweight titles in 1929 after defeating Gregorio Vidal. In 1930, he won both the NBA and IBU bantamweight titles, after defeating Johnny Erickson and Eugène Huat. After relocating to Paris, France, Brown became known within the gay nightlife of the time for his flamboyant lifestyle and his interest in the arts, performing in a cabaret.
As an Afro-Panamanian in the US, Brown faced racial barriers throughout his boxing career,[4] and had been stripped of the NYSAC and NBA titles by 1934. He held the IBU title until 1935, when he lost it to Baltasar Sangchili.
Panama Al Brown (1927)
In 1938, Brown fought for the IBU bantamweight title again in a rematch with Sangchili, winning on points. He continued to box until 1942, but failed to achieve the same level of success he had previously enjoyed. In 2002, Brown was named one of the 80 best fighters of the past 80 years by The Ring magazine.[5] He currently ranks #5 in BoxRec's ranking of the greatest bantamweight boxers in history.[6] He has been inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.[7]
^ abBoxing record for Panama Al Brown from BoxRec (registration required). Retrieved October 19, 2018.
^Friedman, p. 19.
^Hudson, David (2009). Combat Sports: An Encyclopedia of Wrestling, Fighting, and Mixed Martial Arts, p. 37. Greenwood Press, Westport. ISBN 978-0-313-34383-4.
^Zabel, Barbara (2004). Assembling Art: The Machine and the American Avant-Garde, p. 176. University Press of Mississippi. ISBN 157806595X.
^"About.com: Boxing". Boxing.about.com. Archived from the original on January 8, 2017. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
^"BoxRec". boxrec.com.
^William Dettloff, "The first Hispanic world boxing champion," ESPN September 15, 2008.
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division's Undisputed Champion because Balthazar Sangchili had defeated PanamaAlBrown and was recognized by the IBU. Due to this, Sanstol sent a letter to...
the fastest fight in that division's history, New York. October 4 – PanamaAlBrown retains the world Bantamweight title with a fifteen-round decision...
three pounds to his opponent. On January 25, 1930, Silverberg lost to PanamaAlBrown reigning NBA World Bantamweight Champion, in a non-title ten round...
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his NYSAC title in January of 1929. 9 PanamaAlBrown (def. Gregorio Vidal) 18 Jun 1929 – 3 Feb 1930 0 Brown's undisputed status ended when he got stripped...
pong and hydrotherapy. He also worked as a trainer for noted boxers PanamaAlBrown and Young Perez. On 17 July 1923, he married Marcelle Eugénie Henriette...
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produced in Panama in year order. "Don't Give Up Panamian short drama film written by Edgar Carrillo, Matt Ferro; Directed by Matt Ferro". Panama films (sorted...
(vocals), Josh "Woody" Willis (guitar), Josh Smith (bass) and Christopher Brown (drums), the band released one Demo-EP and a Split-EP together with Cordelle...
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