John Callura (September 14, 1917Other sources report his year of birth 1914 or 1915. – November 4, 1993) was a

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. He was born and died in

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. Callura won the national featherweight title in 1931 and was a member of the

1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held duri ...

team. In 1932 he was eliminated in the first round of the Olympic flyweight competition after losing his fight to the eventual bronze medalist

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. He turned professional in 1936 and became the world featherweight champion by defeating Jackie Wilson in 1943. He defended his title twice until losing to

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. In 1969, he was inducted into

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1932 Olympic record

Below is the record of Jackie Callura, a Canadian flyweight boxer who competed at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics: * Round of 16: lost to

(United States) by decision

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CSHOF profile
1917 births 1993 deaths Featherweight boxers Boxers at the 1932 Summer Olympics Boxing people from Ontario Canadian sportspeople of Italian descent Olympic boxers of Canada Sportspeople from Hamilton, Ontario Canadian male boxers {{Canada-boxing-bio-stub