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Johnny Dundee

1893–1965Sciacca, SicilyFirst-generation immigrantHistoric
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Why Included

First junior lightweight champion

Biography

First junior lightweight champion; The Scotch Wop; born Giuseppe Carrora. International Boxing Hall of Fame; first junior lightweight world champion (1921)

Notable For

  • First junior lightweight champion
  • The Scotch Wop
  • born Giuseppe Carrora

Honors & Recognition

  • International Boxing Hall of Fame
  • first junior lightweight world champion (1921)
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Quick Facts

Field
Sports
Specialty
Boxing
Years
1893–1965
Birth Place
Sciacca, Sicily
Origin
First-generation immigrant
Regional Ancestry
Sicily
Ancestry Verification
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