Lou Filippo (December 1, 1925 - November 2, 2009) was a professional

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and later boxing judge. Filippo was born on December 1, 1925 in Los Angeles, California, attended Fremont High School in South Los Angeles, and served in the Navy during

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. He fought more than 250 amateur fights and his professional record as a lightweight was 28 wins, 9 losses and 3 draws, with 8 knockouts. He retired in 1957. Filippo later became a referee and judge, including judging 85 world championship fights, most famously being the judge that had

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the winner over

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in April 1987 in a

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that Leonard won by split decision. He continued to judge until his death. He played a referee in the first five ''

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'' films. He also had small roles in a number of other films. He was inducted into the

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and elected as its President in 1993. In 1997, Filippo was honored by the

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. Filippo died in Los Angeles, at age 83, after suffering a stroke.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Filippo, Lou 1925 births 2009 deaths Boxers from Los Angeles American male boxers Lightweight boxers