Lightweight · United States
Lou Ambers 91-8-7 28 KO · 1932–1941
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Lou Ambers was a lightweight boxer from United States, born Nov 8, 1913. Record 91-8-7 with 28 knockouts over 1932–1941. World titles: WBA lightweight (1939–1940), WBA lightweight (1936–1938). Lou Ambers last fought Lew Jenkins on Feb 28, 1941 and lost by TKO in round 7 of 10.
Also: لو أمبيرز · लू एम्बर्स · લૂ અમ્બર્સ +6 more ルー・アンバース · 루 앰버스 · Ambers · Luigi Giuseppe D'Ambrosio · Luigi Giuseppe D’Ambrosio · 루이지 주세페 담브로시오
Born Nov 8, 1913
Died Apr 25, 1995
Country 🇺🇸 United States
Stance Orthodox
Height 164 cm
Reach 178 cm
Nickname The Herkimer Hurricane
Debut Jun 9, 1932
Career 1932–1941
Rounds boxed 841
KO share 31%
Born in Herkimer, New York, US
Titles WBA lightweight · 1936–1940
Boxerbook rating 1780 ± 346 · inactive since Feb 1941Why here › Confirmed bouts 16 of 106
Career record Record
91-8-7, 28 KOs · 1932–1941
Last result L
TKO 7/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
The record 106 bouts, 1932–1941, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in. Wikidata: 90-8-6
L
TKO 7/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ambers 91-7-7 · Jenkins 48-16-5
W
Norment Quarles
PTS 10/10 · State Armory, Hartford, 🇺🇸
Ambers 90-7-7 · Quarles —
L
Lost NYSAC and The Ring lightweight titles TKO 3/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ambers 90-6-7 · Jenkins 45-15-4
W
Norment Quarles
PTS 10/10 · Municipal Auditorium, Charleston, 🇺🇸
Ambers 89-6-7 · Quarles —
W
Wally Hally
PTS 10/10 · City Auditorium, Denver, 🇺🇸
Ambers 88-6-7 · Hally —
W
Al Bummy Davis
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ambers 87-6-7 · Davis —
W
Wally Hally
UD 10/10 · Marieville Gardens, North Providence, 🇺🇸
Ambers 86-6-7 · Hally —
W
Jimmy Vaughn
PTS 10/10 · Foot Guard Hall, Hartford, 🇺🇸
Ambers 85-6-7 · Vaughn —
W
Won NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles UD 15/15 · Yankee Stadium, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ambers 84-6-7 · Armstrong 98-13-7
W
Paul Junior
TKO 8/10 · Boston Garden, Boston, 🇺🇸
Ambers 83-6-7 · Junior —
W
Jimmy Vaughn
PTS 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Ambers 82-6-7 · Vaughn —
W
Honey Mellody
TKO 4/10 · Boston Garden, Boston, 🇺🇸
Ambers 81-6-7 · Mellody —
W
TKO 11/12 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ambers 80-6-7 · Arizmendi 84-17-14
W
Paul Junior
UD 10/10 · Boston Garden, Boston, 🇺🇸
Ambers 79-6-7 · Junior —
W
Joey Silva
PTS 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Ambers 78-6-7 · Silva —
W
Frankie Wallace
RTD 6/10 · Arena, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Ambers 77-6-7 · Wallace —
W
Tommy Cross
UD 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Ambers 76-6-7 · Cross —
W
TKO 3/10 · Arena, Syracuse, 🇺🇸
Ambers 75-6-7 · Halaiko —
L
Lost NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles SD 15/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ambers 75-5-7 · Armstrong 90-13-7
W
Jimmy Vaughn
PTS 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Ambers 74-5-7 · Vaughn —
Show all 106 bouts D
PTS 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Ambers 74-5-6 · Arizmendi 80-16-13
W
Jimmy Garrison
PTS 10/10 · Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, 🇺🇸
Ambers 73-5-6 · Garrison —
W
Jimmy Vaughn
PTS 10/10 · Jefferson County Armory, Louisville, 🇺🇸
Ambers 72-5-6 · Vaughn —
W
Lou Jallos
KO 4/10 · City Auditorium, Richmond, 🇺🇸
Ambers 71-5-6 · Jallos —
W
Frankie Wallace
UD 10/10 · Arena, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Ambers 70-5-6 · Wallace —
W
Charley Burns
MD 10/10 · Municipal Auditorium, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Ambers 69-5-6 · Burns —
W
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles MD 15/15 · Polo Grounds, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ambers 68-5-6 · Montañez 67-4-3
W
Howard Scott
PTS 10/10 · Griffith Stadium, Washington, 🇺🇸
Ambers 67-5-6 · Scott —
W
Howard Scott
PTS 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ambers 66-5-6 · Scott —
W
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles UD 15/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ambers 65-5-6 · Canzoneri 125-18-9
W
Phil Baker
PTS 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ambers 64-5-6 · Baker —
L
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ambers 64-4-6 · Montañez 60-4-3
W
Roger Bernard
PTS 10/10 · Flint, Michigan, 🇺🇸
Ambers 63-4-6 · Bernard —
W
Al Roth
UD 10/10 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ambers 62-4-6 · Roth —
W
Davey Day
SD 10/10 · Hippodrome, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ambers 61-4-6 · Day —
D
Enrico Venturi
PTS 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ambers 61-4-5 · Venturi —
W
Stumpy Jacobs
TKO 7/10 · Convention Hall, Rochester, 🇺🇸
Ambers 60-4-5 · Jacobs —
L
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ambers 60-3-5 · McLarnin —
L
Eddie Cool
SD 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Ambers 60-2-5 · Cool —
W
Won NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles UD 15/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ambers 59-2-5 · Canzoneri 122-16-9
W
Joey Greb
PTS 10/10 · Meadowbrook Field, Newark, 🇺🇸
Ambers 58-2-5 · Greb —
W
TKO 6/10 · Civic Auditorium, Grand Rapids, 🇺🇸
Ambers 57-2-5 · Sharkey 59-70-23
W
Orville Drouillard
PTS 10/10 · Naval Armory, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Ambers 56-2-5 · Drouillard —
W
KO 1/10 · Marieville Gardens, North Providence, 🇺🇸
Ambers 55-2-5 · Brown —
W
Pete Mascia
PTS 6/6 · Broadway Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ambers 54-2-5 · Mascia —
W
Tony Scarpati
TKO 8/10 · Broadway Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ambers 53-2-5 · Scarpati —
W
Eddie Marks
TKO 3/10 · Convention Hall, Utica, 🇺🇸
Ambers 52-2-5 · Marks —
W
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ambers 51-2-5 · Arizmendi 73-11-9
W
Tony Herrera
TKO 9/10 · Broadway Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ambers 50-2-5 · Herrera —
W
PTS 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ambers 49-2-5 · Klick 83-15-12
W
Lou Jallos
TKO 3/10 · Arena, Syracuse, 🇺🇸
Ambers 48-2-5 · Jallos —
W
Jimmy Vaughn
PTS 8/8 · Public Hall, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Ambers 47-2-5 · Vaughn —
W
George Levy
PTS 10/10 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Ambers 46-2-5 · Levy —
W
UD 10/10 · Hickey Park, Millvale, 🇺🇸
Ambers 45-2-5 · Zivic 33-6-4
L
For vacant NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles UD 15/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ambers 45-1-5 · Canzoneri 110-16-9
W
Honeyboy Hughes
TKO 4/10 · Providence, Rhode Island, 🇺🇸
Ambers 44-1-5 · Hughes —
W
Sammy Fuller
UD 15/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ambers 43-1-5 · Fuller —
W
Harry Dublinsky
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ambers 42-1-5 · Dublinsky —
W
Pancho Villa
PTS 10/10 · Casino, Fall River, 🇺🇸
Ambers 41-1-5 · Villa —
W
Mickey Paul
KO 1/10 · Convention Hall, Utica, 🇺🇸
Ambers 40-1-5 · Paul —
W
Billy Hogan
PTS 10/10 · South Park Arena, Hartford, 🇺🇸
Ambers 39-1-5 · Hogan —
W
Tony Herrera
PTS 10/10 · South Park Arena, Hartford, 🇺🇸
Ambers 38-1-5 · Herrera —
W
Roger Bernard
PTS 10/10 · South Park Arena, Hartford, 🇺🇸
Ambers 37-1-5 · Bernard —
W
Phil Rafferty
TKO 8/10 · South Park Arena, Hartford, 🇺🇸
Ambers 36-1-5 · Rafferty —
D
Jimmy Leto
PTS 10/10 · South Park Arena, Hartford, 🇺🇸
Ambers 36-1-4 · Leto —
D
PTS 10/10 · Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, 🇺🇸
Ambers 36-1-3 · Halaiko —
W
Jackie Davis
KO 4/10 · Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, 🇺🇸
Ambers 35-1-3 · Davis —
L
MD 6/6 · Arena, Syracuse, 🇺🇸
Ambers 35-0-3 · Halaiko —
W
Billy Lynch
TKO 9/10 · Providence, Rhode Island, 🇺🇸
Ambers 34-0-3 · Lynch —
W
Eddie Dempsey
KO 3/6 · State Armory, Mohawk, 🇺🇸
Ambers 33-0-3 · Dempsey —
W
UD 10/10 · Valley Arena, Holyoke, 🇺🇸
Ambers 32-0-3 · Jadick 88-25-5
W
Tommy Bashara
KO 2/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Ambers 31-0-3 · Bashara —
W
Tommy Romano
PTS 10/10 · Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, 🇺🇸
Ambers 30-0-3 · Romano —
W
Paris Apice
PTS 10/10 · Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, 🇺🇸
Ambers 29-0-3 · Apice —
W
Patsy LaRocco
TKO 7/10 · Valley Arena, Holyoke, 🇺🇸
Ambers 28-0-3 · LaRocco —
W
Young Joe Firpo
PTS 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Ambers 27-0-3 · Firpo —
W
PTS 10/10 · Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, 🇺🇸
Ambers 26-0-3 · Hardwick 39-10-3
W
Stanley Winneryk
TKO 2/6 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Ambers 25-0-3 · Winneryk —
W
Paris Apice
PTS 10/10 · Valley Arena, Holyoke, 🇺🇸
Ambers 24-0-3 · Apice —
W
Phil Rafferty
PTS 10/10 · Valley Arena, Holyoke, 🇺🇸
Ambers 23-0-3 · Rafferty —
W
Johnny Gaito
PTS 10/10 · Valley Arena, Holyoke, 🇺🇸
Ambers 22-0-3 · Gaito —
W
Stanley Krannenberg
PTS 8/8 · Englewood Arena, Englewood, 🇺🇸
Ambers 21-0-3 · Krannenberg —
W
Joey Costa
PTS 6/6 · Polo Grounds, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ambers 20-0-3 · Costa —
D
Charley Badami
PTS 6/6 · Fugazy Bowl, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ambers 20-0-2 · Badami —
W
Honey Mellody
UD 10/10 · Heywood Arena, West Springfield, 🇺🇸
Ambers 19-0-2 · Mellody —
W
Jack Rose
PTS 4/4 · Polo Grounds, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ambers 18-0-2 · Rose —
W
Roland LeCuyer
TKO 3/6 · Heywood Arena, West Springfield, 🇺🇸
Ambers 17-0-2 · LeCuyer —
W
Al Pieretti
KO 3/6 · Englewood Arena, Englewood, 🇺🇸
Ambers 16-0-2 · Pieretti —
W
Patsy LaRocco
PTS 6/6 · Fugazy Bowl, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ambers 15-0-2 · LaRocco —
W
Ernie Tedesco
6 · Englewood Arena, Englewood, 🇺🇸
Ambers 14-0-2 · Tedesco —
W
Tony Scarpati
PTS 6/6 · Fugazy Bowl, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ambers 13-0-2 · Scarpati —
W
Tommy Barredo
KO 2 · Jamaica Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ambers 12-0-2 · Barredo —
W
Frankie Wallace
PTS 6/6 · Convention Hall, Utica, 🇺🇸
Ambers 11-0-2 · Wallace —
W
Freddie Mitchell
UD 6/6 · Knights of Columbus Hall, Utica, 🇺🇸
Ambers 10-0-2 · Mitchell —
D
Charley Badami
PTS 6/6 · Jamaica Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ambers 10-0-1 · Badami —
W
Paul Scalfaro
PTS 5/5 · Jamaica Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ambers 9-0-1 · Scalfaro —
W
Pedro Nieves
PTS 5/5 · New York Coliseum, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ambers 8-0-1 · Nieves —
W
Joey Kolba
PTS 6/6 · Utica, New York, 🇺🇸
Ambers 7-0-1 · Kolba —
W
Ripper Martin
PTS 6/6 · Convention Hall, Utica, 🇺🇸
Ambers 6-0-1 · Martin —
W
Johnny Clarey
TKO 5/6 · Convention Hall, Utica, 🇺🇸
Ambers 5-0-1 · Clarey —
W
Jerry White
KO 4/6 · Carlstadt, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
Ambers 4-0-1 · White —
D
Phil Stark
PTS 6/6 · New York Coliseum, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ambers 4-0-0 · Stark —
W
Mel Doty
6 · Englewood Arena, Englewood, 🇺🇸
Ambers 3-0-0 · Doty —
W
Ray Meyers
PTS 5/5 · New Lenox S.C., New York, 🇺🇸
Ambers 2-0-0 · Meyers —
W
Joe Pelicano
PTS 6/6 · Fort Hamilton Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ambers 1-0-0 · Pelicano —
W
Frankie Curry
TKO 3/4 · Fort Hamilton Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ambers 0-0-0 · Curry —
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Facts
What is Lou Ambers's record? Lou Ambers's professional record is 91-8-7 with 28 knockouts.
Who did Lou Ambers fight last? Lou Ambers last fought Lew Jenkins on Feb 28, 1941 and lost by TKO in round 7 of 10.
Which world titles has Lou Ambers held? Lou Ambers has held 2 world title reigns: WBA lightweight (1939–1940), WBA lightweight (1936–1938). Sources Boxerbook ID 10748 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/10748 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.
