Featherweight · United States
Petey Sarron 119-24-13 21 KO · 1924–1939
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Updated Oct 12, 2026 · Sources: Wikidata, English Wikipedia
Petey Sarron was a featherweight boxer from United States, born Nov 21, 1906. Record 119-24-13 with 21 knockouts over 1924–1939. World titles: WBA featherweight (1936–1937). Petey Sarron last fought Sammy Angott on Jul 17, 1939 and lost by PTS over 10 rounds.
Also: بيتى سارون · بيتي سارون · ペティ・サロン
Born Nov 21, 1906
Died Jul 3, 1994
Country 🇺🇸 United States
Stance Orthodox
Reach 160 cm
Nickname Birmingham Bomber
Debut Oct 20, 1924
Career 1924–1939
Rounds boxed 1305
KO share 18%
Born in Birmingham, Alabama
Titles WBA featherweight · 1936–1937
Boxerbook rating 1651 ± 348 · inactive since Jul 1939Why here › Confirmed bouts 13 of 156
Career record Record
119-24-13, 21 KOs · 1924–1939
Last result L
PTS 10/10 · Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
The record 156 bouts, 1924–1939, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
L
PTS 10/10 · Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Sarron 119-23-13 · Angott 48-13-2
W
Yucatán Kid
MD 10/10 · City Stadium, Richmond, 🇺🇸
Sarron 118-23-13 · Kid —
W
Wishy Jones
10 · City Auditorium, Birmingham, 🇺🇸
Sarron 117-23-13 · Jones —
W
Yucatán Kid
PTS 10/10 · Beach Arena, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Sarron 116-23-13 · Kid —
W
Mike Gamiere
PTS 10/10 · Arena, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Sarron 115-23-13 · Gamiere —
W
Yucatán Kid
PTS 15/15 · Griffith Stadium, Washington, 🇺🇸
Sarron 114-23-13 · Kid —
W
Lou Gevinson
PTS 10/10 · Griffith Stadium, Washington, 🇺🇸
Sarron 113-23-13 · Gevinson —
W
Joey Green
10 · American Legion Arena, Mobile, 🇺🇸
Sarron 112-23-13 · Green —
W
Joey Temmes
PTS 10/10 · Greenwood, Mississippi, 🇺🇸
Sarron 111-23-13 · Temmes —
W
Bobby Britton
PTS 10/10 · Coliseum, Coral Gables, 🇺🇸
Sarron 110-23-13 · Britton —
W
Ray Ingram
PTS 10/10 · City Auditorium, Richmond, 🇺🇸
Sarron 109-23-13 · Ingram —
W
Carl Guggino
PTS 10/10 · Hippodrome, New York City, 🇺🇸
Sarron 108-23-13 · Guggino —
L
Lost NBA and The Ring featherweight titles KO 6/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Sarron 108-22-13 · Armstrong 74-13-7
W
Teddy Braun
PTS 10/10 · Old Drill Hall, Cape Town, 🇿🇦
Sarron 107-22-13 · Braun —
W
Retained NBA and The Ring featherweight titles PTS 12/12 · Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, 🇿🇦
Sarron 106-22-13 · Miller 194-21-6
L
PTS 10/10 · Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, 🇿🇦
Sarron 106-21-13 · Miller 193-21-6
L
DQ 9/10 · Harringay Arena, Harringay, 🇬🇧
Sarron 106-19-13 · Crowley —
L
DQ 1/10 · Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, 🇿🇦
Sarron 106-19-13 · Mizler —
W
PTS 10/10 · Harringay Arena, Harringay, 🇬🇧
Sarron 105-19-13 · Mizler —
W
Andy Martin
KO 5/12 · Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, 🇿🇦
Sarron 104-19-13 · Martin —
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KO 12/12 · Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, 🇿🇦
Sarron 103-19-13 · Stevens —
D
Nick Camarata
PTS 10/10 · City Stadium, Richmond, 🇺🇸
Sarron 103-19-12 · Camarata —
W
Jackie Carter
PTS 10/10 · Idora Park, Youngstown, 🇺🇸
Sarron 102-19-12 · Carter —
W
Davey Abad
PTS 10/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Sarron 101-19-12 · Abad —
W
Baby Manuel
Retained NBA and The Ring featherweight titles UD 15/15 · Sportatorium, Dallas, 🇺🇸
Sarron 100-19-12 · Manuel —
W
Bobby Dean
KO 5/10 · Griffith Stadium, Washington, 🇺🇸
Sarron 99-19-12 · Dean —
W
Lloyd Pine
PTS 10/10 · League Park, Akron, 🇺🇸
Sarron 98-19-12 · Pine —
W
Nick Camarata
PTS 10/10 · Jai Alai Fronton, Arabi, 🇺🇸
Sarron 97-19-12 · Camarata —
W
Won NBA and The Ring featherweight titles MD 15/15 · Griffith Stadium, Washington, 🇺🇸
Sarron 96-19-12 · Miller 180-16-5
L
For NBA and The Ring featherweight titles PTS 15/15 · Coliseum, Coral Gables, 🇺🇸
Sarron 96-18-12 · Miller 177-16-5
W
Carl Guggino
PTS 10/10 · Miami Stadium, Miami, 🇺🇸
Sarron 95-18-12 · Guggino —
D
Carl Guggino
PTS 10/10 · Cinderella Ballroom, Miami, 🇺🇸
Sarron 95-18-11 · Guggino —
W
Jimmy McNamara
PTS 10/10 · Cinderella Ballroom, Miami, 🇺🇸
Sarron 94-18-11 · McNamara —
W
Andy Martin
10 · City Auditorium, Birmingham, 🇺🇸
Sarron 93-18-11 · Martin —
W
PTS 10/10 · Griffith Stadium, Washington, 🇺🇸
Sarron 92-18-11 · Rivers —
W
Young Chocolate
UD 10/10 · Rose Gardens Stadium, Kingston, 🇯🇲
Sarron 91-18-11 · Chocolate —
W
Joey Temmes
PTS 10/10 · Griffith Stadium, Washington, 🇺🇸
Sarron 90-18-11 · Temmes —
W
PTS 10/10 · Auditorium, Washington, 🇺🇸
Sarron 89-18-11 · Rivers —
W
PTS 10/10 · Coliseum, Coral Gables, 🇺🇸
Sarron 88-18-11 · Covelli —
W
Baby Manuel
PTS 10/10 · Beach Arena, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Sarron 87-18-11 · Manuel —
W
Patsy Severo
PTS 10/10 · Cinderella Ballroom, Miami, 🇺🇸
Sarron 86-18-11 · Severo —
W
PTS 10/10 · Auditorium, Washington, 🇺🇸
Sarron 85-18-11 · Rivers —
W
Frankie Wallace
PTS 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Sarron 84-18-11 · Wallace —
W
MD 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Sarron 83-18-11 · Bass 162-34-9
W
DQ 6/10 · Griffith Stadium, Washington, 🇺🇸
Sarron 82-18-11 · Bass 161-33-9
W
SD 10/10 · Griffith Stadium, Washington, 🇺🇸
Sarron 81-18-11 · Foreman —
L
PTS 8/8 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Sarron 81-17-11 · Feldman —
W
Ray Schneider
PTS 10/10 · Duval County Armory, Jacksonville, 🇺🇸
Sarron 80-17-11 · Schneider —
W
Bucky Burton
PTS 12/12 · Biscayne Arena, Miami, 🇺🇸
Sarron 79-17-11 · Burton —
L
Bucky Burton
SD 10/10 · Biscayne Arena, Miami, 🇺🇸
Sarron 79-16-11 · Burton —
L
PTS 10/10 · Music Hall Arena, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Sarron 79-15-11 · Miller 120-10-4
L
PTS 10/10 · Portner's Arena, Alexandria, 🇺🇸
Sarron 79-14-11 · Covelli —
W
Bucky Burton
PTS 10/10 · Biscayne Arena, Miami, 🇺🇸
Sarron 78-14-11 · Burton —
W
Varias Milling
PTS 10/10 · Portner's Arena, Alexandria, 🇺🇸
Sarron 77-14-11 · Milling —
L
UD 10/10 · Portner's Arena, Alexandria, 🇺🇸
Sarron 77-13-11 · Miller 113-10-4
W
Eddie Burl
PTS 10/10 · Portner's Arena, Alexandria, 🇺🇸
Sarron 76-13-11 · Burl —
W
Mickey Genaro
PTS 10/10 · Twin City Arena, Laurel, 🇺🇸
Sarron 75-13-11 · Genaro —
D
Eddie Burl
PTS 10/10 · Twin City Arena, Laurel, 🇺🇸
Sarron 75-13-10 · Burl —
L
Eddie Burl
PTS 10/10 · Twin City Arena, Laurel, 🇺🇸
Sarron 75-12-10 · Burl —
W
Johnny Farr
PTS 8/8 · Portner's Arena, Alexandria, 🇺🇸
Sarron 74-12-10 · Farr —
W
Johnny Datto
10 · City Auditorium, Birmingham, 🇺🇸
Sarron 73-12-10 · Datto —
W
Johnny Datto
TKO 1/10 · Northside Arena, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Sarron 72-12-10 · Datto —
D
PTS 10/10 · Portner's Arena, Alexandria, 🇺🇸
Sarron 72-12-9 · Paul —
D
MD 8/8 · Portner's Arena, Alexandria, 🇺🇸
Sarron 72-12-8 · Paul —
W
Miki Gelb
PTS 8/8 · Portner's Arena, Alexandria, 🇺🇸
Sarron 71-12-8 · Gelb —
W
Benny Schwartz
KO 7/8 · Portner's Arena, Alexandria, 🇺🇸
Sarron 70-12-8 · Schwartz —
W
Frankie DeAngelo
TKO 7/8 · Portner's Arena, Alexandria, 🇺🇸
Sarron 69-12-8 · DeAngelo —
D
Charley Van Reedon
PTS 10/10 · Duval County Armory, Jacksonville, 🇺🇸
Sarron 69-12-7 · Reedon —
L
Harry Sankey
PTS 10/10 · Arena, New Haven, 🇺🇸
Sarron 69-11-7 · Sankey —
L
PTS 10/10 · Olympia Stadium, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Sarron 69-10-7 · LaBarba 61-11-7
W
Chico Cisneros
PTS 10/10 · Cinderella Ballroom, Miami, 🇺🇸
Sarron 68-10-7 · Cisneros —
D
Chico Cisneros
PTS 10/10 · Biscayne Arena, Miami, 🇺🇸
Sarron 68-10-6 · Cisneros —
W
Charley Van Reedon
KO 1/10 · Cinderella Ballroom, Miami, 🇺🇸
Sarron 67-10-6 · Reedon —
W
Mickey Genaro
UD 10/10 · Duval County Armory, Jacksonville, 🇺🇸
Sarron 66-10-6 · Genaro —
W
Gilbert Castillo
PTS 10/10 · Cinderella Ballroom, Miami, 🇺🇸
Sarron 65-10-6 · Castillo —
W
Charley Van Reedon
PTS 10/10 · Armory, Jacksonville, 🇺🇸
Sarron 64-10-6 · Reedon —
W
Midget Mike O'Dowd
TKO 3/10 · City Auditorium, Birmingham, 🇺🇸
Sarron 63-10-6 · O'Dowd —
W
Eddie Burl
PTS 10/10 · Armory, Jacksonville, 🇺🇸
Sarron 62-10-6 · Burl —
W
Gilbert Castillo
PTS 10/10 · Cinderella Ballroom, Miami, 🇺🇸
Sarron 61-10-6 · Castillo —
W
Gilbert Castillo
PTS 10/10 · Cinderella Ballroom, Miami, 🇺🇸
Sarron 60-10-6 · Castillo —
D
Midget Mike O'Dowd
PTS 8/8 · American Legion Stadium, Greenwood, 🇺🇸
Sarron 60-10-5 · O'Dowd —
W
Babe Ruth
PTS 10/10 · American Legion Stadium, Greenwood, 🇺🇸
Sarron 59-10-5 · Ruth —
W
Davey Abad
10 · City Auditorium, Birmingham, 🇺🇸
Sarron 58-10-5 · Abad —
W
Mickey Genaro
10 · City Auditorium, Birmingham, 🇺🇸
Sarron 57-10-5 · Genaro —
W
Tony Leto
KO 4/10 · City Auditorium, Birmingham, 🇺🇸
Sarron 56-10-5 · Leto —
W
Emil Paluso
10 · City Auditorium, Birmingham, 🇺🇸
Sarron 55-10-5 · Paluso —
W
Johnnie Leckie
PTS 15/15 · Opera House, Palmerston North, 🇳🇿
Sarron 54-10-5 · Leckie —
W
Sammy Shack
PTS 15/15 · Kensington Drill Hall, Dunedin, 🇳🇿
Sarron 53-10-5 · Shack —
L
PTS 15/15 · Speedway Stadium, Dunedin, 🇳🇿
Sarron 53-9-5 · Donovan —
L
PTS 15/15 · Kilbirnie Stadium, Wellington, 🇳🇿
Sarron 53-8-5 · Donovan —
L
DQ 7/15 · Western Park, New Plymouth, 🇳🇿
Sarron 53-7-5 · Donovan —
W
Johnnie Leckie
PTS 15/15 · Town Hall, Wellington, 🇳🇿
Sarron 52-7-5 · Leckie —
W
Johnnie Leckie
PTS 15/15 · Municipal Theatre, Napier, 🇳🇿
Sarron 51-7-5 · Leckie —
W
Billy Grime
TKO 14/15 · Town Hall, Auckland, 🇳🇿
Sarron 50-7-5 · Grime —
W
Billy Grime
TKO 14/15 · Town Hall, Wellington, 🇳🇿
Sarron 49-7-5 · Grime —
W
TKO 11/15 · Town Hall, Wellington, 🇳🇿
Sarron 48-7-5 · Jones —
W
Billy Grime
PTS 15/15 · Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane, 🇦🇺
Sarron 47-7-5 · Grime —
W
Billy Grime
RTD 9/15 · Sydney Stadium, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Sarron 46-7-5 · Grime —
L
Billy Grime
PTS 15/15 · Sydney Stadium, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Sarron 46-6-5 · Grime —
D
PTS 15/15 · Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane, 🇦🇺
Sarron 46-6-4 · Corbett —
W
Johnnie Leckie
KO 13/15 · Sydney Stadium, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Sarron 45-6-4 · Leckie —
W
Young Siki
PTS 15/15 · West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Sarron 44-6-4 · Siki —
L
Johnnie Leckie
PTS 15/15 · Sydney Stadium, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Sarron 44-5-4 · Leckie —
W
PTS 15/15 · West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Sarron 43-5-4 · Silverberg —
W
Charlie Glasson
KO 5/15 · West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Sarron 42-5-4 · Glasson —
L
Mickey Gill
PTS 10/10 · Hot Springs, Arkansas, 🇺🇸
Sarron 42-4-4 · Gill —
W
Johnny Erickson
6 · Coliseum, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Sarron 41-4-4 · Erickson —
W
Emil Paluso
10 · Birmingham A.C., Birmingham, 🇺🇸
Sarron 40-4-4 · Paluso —
W
Jimmy McDermott
PTS 10/10 · American Legion Stadium, Greenwood, 🇺🇸
Sarron 39-4-4 · McDermott —
W
PTS 10/10 · American Legion Stadium, Greenwood, 🇺🇸
Sarron 38-4-4 · Forbes 97-22-27
W
Benny Schwartz
10 · City Auditorium, Birmingham, 🇺🇸
Sarron 37-4-4 · Schwartz —
L
Emil Paluso
PTS 10/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Sarron 37-3-4 · Paluso —
W
Kid Pancho
PTS 12/12 · Market Square Garden, Oklahoma City, 🇺🇸
Sarron 36-3-4 · Pancho —
W
Mike Sansone
PTS 10/10 · American Legion Stadium, Greenwood, 🇺🇸
Sarron 35-3-4 · Sansone —
W
Mike Sansone
PTS 10/10 · American Legion Stadium, Greenwood, 🇺🇸
Sarron 34-3-4 · Sansone —
W
Kid Pancho
PTS 10/10 · Market Square Garden, Oklahoma City, 🇺🇸
Sarron 33-3-4 · Pancho —
W
Joe Lucas
10 · Birmingham A.C., Birmingham, 🇺🇸
Sarron 32-3-4 · Lucas —
W
Quina Lee
KO 8/10 · Birmingham A.C., Birmingham, 🇺🇸
Sarron 31-3-4 · Lee —
W
Mickey Gill
PTS 8/8 · Memphis, Tennessee, 🇺🇸
Sarron 30-3-4 · Gill —
W
Joe Lucas
PTS 10/10 · Savannah, Georgia, 🇺🇸
Sarron 29-3-4 · Lucas —
W
Jackie Daley
10 · Birmingham A.C., Birmingham, 🇺🇸
Sarron 28-3-4 · Daley —
W
Pinky May
10 · Birmingham A.C., Birmingham, 🇺🇸
Sarron 27-3-4 · May —
W
Dudley Stadler
TKO 6/12 · Hi-Way Park, Gretna, 🇺🇸
Sarron 26-3-4 · Stadler —
D
Pinky May
PTS 10/10 · Savannah, Georgia, 🇺🇸
Sarron 26-3-3 · May —
W
Steve Stetson
KO 2/10 · City Auditorium, Birmingham, 🇺🇸
Sarron 25-3-3 · Stetson —
W
Bobby Binckley
PTS 10/10 · Memphis, Tennessee, 🇺🇸
Sarron 24-3-3 · Binckley —
W
Johnny Franks
PTS 8/8 · Memphis Stadium, Memphis, 🇺🇸
Sarron 23-3-3 · Franks —
W
Steve Stetson
10 · Birmingham A.C., Birmingham, 🇺🇸
Sarron 22-3-3 · Stetson —
W
Leroy Dougan
PTS 8/8 · Memphis Stadium, Memphis, 🇺🇸
Sarron 21-3-3 · Dougan —
W
PTS 8/8 · Memphis Stadium, Memphis, 🇺🇸
Sarron 20-3-3 · Moore 160-53-37
W
Bud Harris
KO 4/10 · Birmingham A.C., Birmingham, 🇺🇸
Sarron 19-3-3 · Harris —
W
Tony Leto
DQ 3/10 · Miami Field, Miami, 🇺🇸
Sarron 18-3-3 · Leto —
W
Tony Leto
PTS 10/10 · Miami Field, Miami, 🇺🇸
Sarron 17-3-3 · Leto —
W
Benny Regan
10 · Stalllworth Casino, Tuscaloosa, 🇺🇸
Sarron 16-3-3 · Regan —
W
10 · Birmingham A.C., Birmingham, 🇺🇸
Sarron 15-3-3 · Moore 160-50-37
W
Leroy Dougan
10 · Birmingham A.C., Birmingham, 🇺🇸
Sarron 14-3-3 · Dougan —
W
Benny Regan
PTS 10/10 · Ponce de Leon Ballpark, Atlanta, 🇺🇸
Sarron 13-3-3 · Regan —
W
Benny Regan
PTS 10/10 · Birmingham A.C., Birmingham, 🇺🇸
Sarron 12-3-3 · Regan —
W
Bud Harris
PTS 10/10 · Masonic Temple, Birmingham, 🇺🇸
Sarron 11-3-3 · Harris —
W
Leroy Jordan
KO 3/10 · Birmingham A.C., Birmingham, 🇺🇸
Sarron 10-3-3 · Jordan —
W
Tommy Williams
PTS 6/6 · Race Track Arena, Pompano Beach, 🇺🇸
Sarron 9-3-3 · Williams —
W
Happy Atherton
MD 10/10 · Legion Arena, Lake Worth, 🇺🇸
Sarron 8-3-3 · Atherton —
D
Tony Leto
PTS 10/10 · Miami Field, Miami, 🇺🇸
Sarron 8-3-2 · Leto —
W
Johnny Moore
PTS 10/10 · Miami Field, Miami, 🇺🇸
Sarron 7-3-2 · Moore —
W
Harry Allen
PTS 10/10 · Miami Field, Miami, 🇺🇸
Sarron 6-3-2 · Allen —
L
Genaro Pino
PTS 10/10 · Miami Field, Miami, 🇺🇸
Sarron 6-2-2 · Pino —
D
Genaro Pino
PTS 10/10 · Miami Field, Miami, 🇺🇸
Sarron 6-2-1 · Pino —
W
Mutt Griffin
10 · Miami Field, Miami, 🇺🇸
Sarron 5-2-1 · Griffin —
D
Mickey Gill
10 · Miami Field, Miami, 🇺🇸
Sarron 5-2-0 · Gill —
L
Mickey Gill
10 · Miami Field, Miami, 🇺🇸
Sarron 5-1-0 · Gill —
W
Battling Dick Bowden
KO 1/10 · Miami Field, Miami, 🇺🇸
Sarron 4-1-0 · Bowden —
L
Red Keenan
DQ 6/10 · Biscayne Stadium, Miami, 🇺🇸
Sarron 4-0-0 · Keenan —
W
Billy Cecil
8 · Stansanco A.C., Louisville, 🇺🇸
Sarron 3-0-0 · Cecil —
W
Red Burke
PTS 10/10 · Birmingham A.C., Birmingham, 🇺🇸
Sarron 2-0-0 · Burke —
W
Dude Gustin
PTS 8/8 · Gulf State Steel YMCA, Gadsden, 🇺🇸
Sarron 1-0-0 · Gustin —
W
Red Burke
PTS 10/10 · Birmingham A.C., Birmingham, 🇺🇸
Sarron 0-0-0 · Burke —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles
Facts
What is Petey Sarron's record? Petey Sarron's professional record is 119-24-13 with 21 knockouts.
Who did Petey Sarron fight last? Petey Sarron last fought Sammy Angott on Jul 17, 1939 and lost by PTS over 10 rounds.
Which world titles has Petey Sarron held? Petey Sarron has held 1 world title reign: WBA featherweight (1936–1937). Sources Boxerbook ID 1114 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/1114 . 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.
