Harold Dade (March 24, 1923 in
Chicago, IL – July 17, 1962) was an
American professional boxer
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in the Bantamweight division who held the World Bantamweight championship.
Amateur career
*Won the 1940
Chicago Golden Gloves Championship in the flyweight (112 lb) division by decision over
Gene Evans
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Background
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. Dropped a decision for the (112 lb) Intercity Championship to
Demetrio Carabella.
*Won the 1941 Chicago Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions in the flyweight (112 lb) division by decision over Paul Carbetta. He was on the short end of an unpopular decision at the Intercity matches in the same year against Diogenes Leon.
*Runner up in the 1941
National AAU Championship in Boston, in the Flyweight Class. Dade defeated
Tony Peppi of Boston in the semi-finals, before losing the final to
Lawrence Torpy of Philadelphia.
Pro career
Dade turned pro in 1942 and captured the World Bantamweight championship in 1947 with a win over
Manuel Ortiz.
Professional boxing record
See also
*
List of world bantamweight boxing champions
References
External links
*
Harold Dade - CBZ Profile
1923 births
1962 deaths
Boxers from Chicago
Flyweight boxers
World bantamweight boxing champions
American male boxers
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