Nicholas Sotiropoulos (January 24, 1922 - May 28, 2019) was a featherweight professional
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, Massachusetts.
Professional career
Stato began his professional career on September 5, 1944, with a
knockout
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victory over veteran
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. In his fifth professional fight Stato fought against future great
Buddy Hayes
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in August 1945, Stato had run his record to 22-0. Between March and September 1945, Stato had 17 consecutive fights in Hartford, Connecticut, winning 16 of them.
Though Stato was never a champion, he had an impressive career and fought many prominent small men of his era, including Hayes, Dennis Pat Brady,
Harry Jeffra
Harry Jeffra (born Ignacius Pasquale Guiffi on November 30, 1914 – September 1988) was an American boxer. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he became a World Bantamweight and NYSAC World Featherweight boxing champion. Jeffra's career spanned from 193 ...
and Redtop Davis. At his retirement, Stato could boast a final record of 47 wins (15 by knockout), 14 losses and 7 draws.