Joe Brown

“Old Bones”

Boxing · Deceased

122-47-14 (2 NC)RECORD

56WINS BY KO / TKO

66WINS BY DECISION

185PRO FIGHTS

Profile

Full name	Not added yet
Nickname	Old Bones
Date of birth	18 May 1926
Died	4 Dec 1997
Nationality	American
Birthplace	Baton Rouge, United States
Based in	Not added yet
Weight classes	Lightweight
Trainers	Not added yet
Height	171 cm (5′7″)
Reach	173 cm (68″)
Stance	Orthodox
Years active	1941–1970
Status	Deceased
Pro debut	12 Sep 1941
Last fight	Loss vs Dave Oropeza, 24 Aug 1970

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Titles and honours

NYSAC, NBA and The Ring lightweight champion (1956–1962)

Background

Joe Brown was an American boxer from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, who won the undisputed lightweight title from Bud Smith in 1956 and made eleven successful defences before losing it to Carlos Ortiz in 1962. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1996.

Fight history

185 professional fights. Newest first.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	Dave Oropeza	Decision (unanimous)	10	24 Aug 1970	Riverside Ballroom Arena, Phoenix, Arizona, US
Win	Ramon Flores	Decision (unanimous)	10	24 Apr 1970	Sports Center, Tucson, Arizona, US
Draw	Steve Freeman	Decision (points)	10	12 Aug 1969	Houston, Texas, US
Loss	Chucho Garcia	TKO	9	6 Nov 1968	Sam's Sports Palace, Beaumont, Texas, US
Loss	Ricardo Medrano	Decision (unanimous)	10	10 Sep 1968	Sam's Sports Palace, Beaumont, Texas, US
Loss	Chango Carmona	TKO	4	8 Jun 1968	Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win	Vic Graffio	TKO	8	23 Apr 1968	Sam's Sports Palace, Beaumont, Texas, US
Win	Nat Jackson	TKO	6	13 Dec 1967	National Guard Armory, Pensacola, Florida, US
Win	Benito Juarez	Decision (unanimous)	10	11 Sep 1967	Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Loss	Percy Pugh	Decision (unanimous)	10	1 Aug 1967	Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Win	Joe Barrientes	Decision (majority)	10	26 Jun 1967	Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Win	Blackie Zamora	TKO	8	16 Jun 1967	Teamsters Hall, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, US
Win	Rodwell LeKay	Decision (points)	10	27 Aug 1966	Praça de Touros Monumental, Maputo, Mozambique
Loss	Joe N'Gidi	Decision (points)	10	30 Jul 1966	Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng, Union of South Africa
Loss	Joe Ngidi	Decision (points)	10	25 Jun 1966	Curries Fountain, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, Union of South Africa
Win	Enoch Nhlapo	Decision (points)	10	4 Jun 1966	Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng, Union of South Africa
Win	Josiah Nakedi	KO	9	14 May 1966	Bochabela Arena, Bloemfontein, Free State, Union of South Africa
Draw	Jarmo Berglöf	Decision (majority)	10	15 Apr 1966	Helsinki, Finland
Loss	Bruno Arcari	Decision (points)	10	11 Mar 1966	Roma, Lazio, Italy
Loss	Frankie Narvaez	Decision (unanimous)	10	13 Nov 1965	Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Loss	Mario Rossito	Decision (points)	10	2 Oct 1965	Coliseo Humberto Perea, Barranquilla, Colombia
Loss	Antonio Herrera	Decision (unanimous)	10	26 Aug 1965	Cali, Colombia
Win	Blackie Zamora	Decision (unanimous)	10	30 Jun 1965	Memorial Coliseum, Corpus Christi, Texas, US
Loss	Joey Olguin	Decision (unanimous)	10	18 May 1965	Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, US
Loss	Vic Andreetti	TKO	5	9 Mar 1965	Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, England
Loss	Joe N'Gidi	Decision (points)	10	27 Feb 1965	Wembley Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng, Union of South Africa
Win	Levi Madi	Decision (points)	10	9 Feb 1965	Green Point Track, Cape Town, Western Cape, Union of South Africa
Win	Joas Kangaroo Maoto	KO	6	19 Dec 1964	Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng, Union of South Africa
Win	Levi Madi	Decision (points)	10	21 Nov 1964	Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng, Union of South Africa
Loss	Percy Hayles	Decision (points)	10	3 Oct 1964	National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica
Win	Hector Diaz	KO	8	14 Sep 1964	City Auditorium, Omaha, Nebraska, US
Loss	Ricardo Medrano	Disqualification	10	25 Aug 1964	City Coliseum, Austin, Texas, US
Win	Esteban Santamaria	Decision (split)	10	21 Jun 1964	Arena de Colon, Colon City, Panama
Loss	Paul Armstead	Decision (unanimous)	10	25 May 1964	Kezar Pavilion, San Francisco, California, US
Win	Tony Perez	Decision (points)	10	5 May 1964	San Jose, California, US
Loss	Paul Armstead	Decision (split)	10	28 Apr 1964	Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, US
Loss	Manuel Gonzalez	Decision (unanimous)	10	2 Apr 1964	Ector County Coliseum, Odessa, Texas, US
Loss	Carlos Morocho Hernández	KO	3	11 Nov 1963	Maracaibo, Venezuela
Win	Pedro Galasso	TKO	5	14 Sep 1963	Auditório da TV-Excelsior, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Loss	Nicolino Locche	Decision (unanimous)	10	10 Aug 1963	Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Loss	Alfredo Urbina	Decision (unanimous)	10	22 Jun 1963	Arena Coliseo, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Win	Joey Lopes	TKO (corner retirement)	7	21 May 1963	Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, US
Win	Manuel Alvarez	KO	8	20 Apr 1963	Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Loss	Dave Charnley	KO	6	25 Feb 1963	King's Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester, Lancashire, England
Win	Tony Noriega	KO	6	22 Jan 1963	City Auditorium, Houston, Texas, US
Loss	Luis Molina	Decision (unanimous)	10	24 Aug 1962	Municipal Stadium, San Jose, California, US
Loss	Carlos Ortiz	Decision (unanimous)	15	21 Apr 1962	Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, US	Lost NYSAC, NBA and The Ring lightweight titles
Win	Bert Somodio	Decision (unanimous)	15	28 Oct 1961	Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines	Retained NYSAC, NBA and The Ring lightweight titles
Win	Dave Charnley	Decision (points)	15	18 Apr 1961	Earls Court Arena, Kensington, London, England	Retained NYSAC, NBA and The Ring lightweight titles
Win	Joey Parks	Decision (unanimous)	10	7 Mar 1961	Houston, Texas, US
Loss	Giordano Campari	Decision (points)	10	7 Dec 1960	Palazzo dello Sport, Milan, Lombardia, Italy
Win	Cisco Andrade	Decision (unanimous)	15	28 Oct 1960	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, US	Retained NYSAC, NBA and The Ring lightweight titles
Win	Raymundo Torres	KO	4	4 Oct 1960	Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, US
Win	Harlow Irwin	TKO	5	25 Aug 1960	Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US
Loss	Ray Portilla	TKO	6	21 Mar 1960	Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, US
Win	Joey Parks	Decision (unanimous)	10	14 Dec 1959	Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Win	Dave Charnley	TKO	6	2 Dec 1959	Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, US	Retained NYSAC, NBA and The Ring lightweight titles
Draw	Joey Parks	Decision (points)	10	25 Sep 1959	State Fair Coliseum, Albuquerque, New Mexico, US
Win	Gale Kerwin	TKO	4	9 Sep 1959	Fairgrounds Coliseum, Columbus, Ohio, US
Win	Santiago Ramirez	KO	8	27 Aug 1959	Memorial Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, US
Win	Paolo Rosi	TKO	9	3 Jun 1959	Uline Arena, Washington, D.C., US	Retained NYSAC, NBA and The Ring lightweight titles
Win	Johnny Busso	Decision (unanimous)	15	11 Feb 1959	Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, US	Retained NYSAC, NBA and The Ring lightweight titles
Loss	Johnny Busso	Decision (unanimous)	10	5 Nov 1958	Exhibition Hall, Miami Beach, Florida, US
Win	Kenny Lane	Decision (unanimous)	15	23 Jul 1958	Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, US	Retained NYSAC, NBA and The Ring lightweight titles
Win	Ralph Dupas	TKO	8	7 May 1958	Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, US	Retained NYSAC, NBA and The Ring lightweight titles
Win	Orlando Echevarria	KO	1	26 Feb 1958	Palacio de Deportes, Havana, Cuba
Win	Ernie Williams	TKO	5	24 Jan 1958	Capitol Arena, Washington, D.C., US
Win	Joey Lopes	TKO	11	4 Dec 1957	Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US	Retained NYSAC, NBA and The Ring lightweight titles
Win	Kid Centella	Decision (unanimous)	10	12 Nov 1957	Houston, Texas, US
Draw	Joey Lopes	Decision (majority)	10	21 Aug 1957	Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US
Win	Gilberto Holguin	Decision (unanimous)	10	30 Jul 1957	Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, US
Win	Orlando Zulueta	TKO	15	19 Jun 1957	Coliseum, Denver, Colorado, US	Retained NYSAC, NBA and The Ring lightweight titles
Win	Armand Savoie	Decision (split)	10	12 Mar 1957	Houston, Texas, US
Win	Wallace "Bud" Smith	TKO	11	13 Feb 1957	Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, US	Retained NYSAC, NBA and The Ring lightweight titles
Win	Wallace "Bud" Smith	Decision (split)	15	24 Aug 1956	Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, US	Won NYSAC, NBA and The Ring lightweight titles
Win	Eddie Brant	TKO	3	6 Jun 1956	Sportatorium, Beaumont, Texas, US
Win	Wallace "Bud" Smith	Decision (unanimous)	10	2 May 1956	Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, US
Win	Arthur Persley	KO	9	6 Feb 1956	Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Win	Ray Portilla	TKO	5	13 Dec 1955	Auditorium, Houston, Texas, US
Win	Ray Riojas	TKO (corner retirement)	7	8 Nov 1955	City Auditorium, Houston, Texas, US
Win	Jimmy Hackney	Decision (unanimous)	10	1 Oct 1955	Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Loss	Arthur Persley	Decision (unanimous)	12	1 Aug 1955	Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Win	Junius West	KO	3	16 Jun 1955	Arena de Colon, Colón, Panama
Win	Tony Armenteros	Decision (points)	10	20 Mar 1955	Arena de Colon, Colón, Panama
Win	Bobby Rosado	Decision (unanimous)	10	6 Mar 1955	Arena de Colon, Colón, Panama
Win	Tito Despaigne	KO	4	30 Jan 1955	Arena de Colon, Colón, Panama
Win	Tony Armenteros	TKO	8	18 Jan 1955	Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Loss	Tony Armenteros	Decision (points)	6	29 Dec 1954	Dinner Key Auditorium, Coconut Grove, Florida, US
Loss	Carl Coates	Decision (split)	10	28 Sep 1954	Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Win	Nat Jackson	KO	4	31 Aug 1954	Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Win	Wilfrdo Brown	KO	4	25 Jul 1954	Arena de Colon, Colón, Panama
Win	Federico Plummer	TKO	9	20 Jun 1954	Arena de Colon, Colón, Panama
Win	Elvis Matthews	TKO	7	18 May 1954	Fort Homer Hesterly Armory, Tampa, Florida, US
Win	Little David	TKO	9	13 Apr 1954	Fort Homer Hesterly Armory, Tampa, Florida, US
Win	Jimmy Louis	Decision (unanimous)	6	5 Apr 1954	Front Street Arena, Columbus, Ohio, US
Win	Isaac Logart	Decision (unanimous)	10	24 Mar 1954	Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, US
Loss	Charlie Smith	Disqualification	6	8 Feb 1954	Arcadia Ballroom, Providence, Rhode Island, US
Win	Cliff Dyes	TKO	9	29 Dec 1953	Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, US
Win	Ernie Hall	TKO	3	10 Nov 1953	Fort Homer Hesterly Armory, Tampa, Florida, US
Draw	Luther Rawlings	Decision (points)	10	9 Jun 1953	Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, US
Draw	Orlando Zulueta	Decision (points)	10	22 Apr 1953	Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, US
Win	Joey Greenwood	Decision (unanimous)	10	7 Jan 1953	Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, US
Win	Don Bowman	KO	1	10 Dec 1952	Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, US
Loss	George Araujo	KO	7	10 Oct 1952	St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, US
Win	Jimmy Taylor	Decision (split)	10	22 Aug 1952	Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Win	Marshall Clayton	TKO (corner retirement)	8	18 Jul 1952	Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Win	Melvin Bartholomew	Decision (points)	10	11 Jul 1952	Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Win	Jerry Turner	TKO	5	10 Jun 1952	Fort Homer Hesterly Armory, Tampa, Florida, US
Win	Calvin Smith	TKO	7	28 Mar 1952	Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Win	Walter Haines	Decision (split)	10	14 Mar 1952	Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Draw	Walter Haines	Decision (points)	10	15 Feb 1952	Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Draw	Walter Haines	Decision (points)	6	4 Feb 1952	Miami Stadium, Miami, Florida, US
Loss	Virgil Akins	Decision (unanimous)	10	6 Dec 1951	Kiel Auditorium, Saint Louis, Missouri, US
Win	Stonewall Jackson	TKO	5	28 Sep 1951	Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Win	Tommy Campbell	KO	1	31 Aug 1951	Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Win	Virgil Akins	Decision (points)	10	6 Jul 1951	Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Win	Virgil Akins	Decision (unanimous)	10	25 May 1951	Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Win	Honeychile Johnson	Decision (unanimous)	10	11 May 1951	Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Win	Lester Felton	Decision (split)	10	27 Apr 1951	Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Win	Teddy Davis	Decision (unanimous)	10	13 Apr 1951	Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Win	Baby Neff Ortiz	KO	2	19 Mar 1951	Ocean Park Arena, Santa Monica, California, US
Loss	Tommy Campbell	Decision (majority)	10	20 Feb 1951	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, US
Win	Bernie Hall	KO	11	14 Dec 1950	Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
No contest	Irvin Steen	No contest	10	27 Nov 1950	Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Win	Charley Williams	KO	1	30 Oct 1950	Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Win	Jack Hassen	KO	8	22 Sep 1950	West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Loss	John L. Davis	Decision (unanimous)	10	16 Jun 1950	Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, US
Win	Dave Marsh	Decision (points)	4	22 Feb 1950	Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US
Win	Danny Womber	Decision (unanimous)	8	6 Feb 1950	Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US
Win	Milton Scott	TKO	2	20 Jan 1950	Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US
Win	Isaac Jenkins	Decision (points)	6	5 Dec 1949	Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Win	Charley Milan	Decision (unanimous)	10	1 Jul 1949	Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Win	Willie Russell	Decision (unanimous)	10	6 Jun 1949	Parkway Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio, US
Win	Leroy Willis	Decision (points)	10	27 May 1949	Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Draw	John LaBroi	Decision (points)	10	23 May 1949	Marigold Gardens, Chicago, Illinois, US
Win	Hugh Sublett	Decision (unanimous)	8	10 May 1949	Palais Royale, South Bend, Indiana, US
Win	Joe Sgro	Decision (points)	8	25 Apr 1949	Marigold Gardens, Chicago, Illinois, US
Win	Luther Rawlings	Decision (points)	10	28 Mar 1949	Marigold Gardens, Chicago, Illinois, US
Win	Booker T Ellis	Decision (points)	6	22 Mar 1949	Auditorium, Saint Paul, Minnesota, US
Win	Loisel Isadore	KO	2	21 Jan 1949	Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Loss	Johnny Bratton	KO	4	3 Dec 1948	Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Win	Arthur Persley	Decision (points)	8	31 Oct 1948	Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Win	Frankie Cockrell	KO	5	26 Oct 1948	Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, US
Loss	Freddie Dawson	Decision (unanimous)	10	1 Oct 1948	Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Draw	Luther Burgess	Decision (points)	10	25 Jul 1948	Pelican Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Loss	Bobby McQuillar	Decision (points)	10	7 May 1948	Pelican Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Draw	Bobby McQuillar	Decision (points)	10	28 Feb 1948	Pelican Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Win	Joey Bagnato	KO	1	15 Dec 1947	Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Loss	Arthur King	Decision (split)	8	10 Nov 1947	Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Win	Arthur King	Decision (unanimous)	8	21 Oct 1947	Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Win	Ernie Butler	KO	5	6 Oct 1947	Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey, US
Win	Danny Robinson	Decision (points)	10	24 Sep 1947	Jersey City Gardens, Jersey City, New Jersey, US
Win	Danny Webb	Decision (points)	10	6 Aug 1947	Exchange Stadium, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win	Freddie Latson	Decision (points)	6	23 Jul 1947	Crystal Arena, Norwalk, Connecticut, US
Win	Walter Stevens	Decision (points)	6	14 Jul 1947	Meadowbrook Bowl, Newark, New Jersey, US
Win	Melvin Bartholomew	Decision (unanimous)	10	4 Jul 1947	Pelican Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Win	Leonard Caesar	Disqualification	10	18 May 1947	Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Loss	Sandy Saddler	TKO (corner retirement)	2	2 May 1947	Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Win	Jimmy Carter	Decision (points)	10	18 Apr 1947	Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Loss	Melvin Bartholomew	Decision (unanimous)	10	28 Mar 1947	Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Draw	Buster Tyler	Decision (points)	10	7 Mar 1947	Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Win	Janius West	Decision (points)	10	20 Dec 1946	Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Win	Bob Weatherly	Decision (points)	8	18 Oct 1946	Pelican Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Loss	Buster Tyler	Decision (points)	10	26 Jul 1946	Pelican Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Win	Midget Jones	Decision (points)	8	28 Jun 1946	Pelican Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Win	Arthur Ross	KO	2	3 May 1946	Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Win	Francis Adams	Decision (points)	6	5 Apr 1946	Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Win	Leonard Caesar	Decision (points)	8	29 Mar 1946	Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Draw	Leonard Caesar	Decision (points)	6	22 Mar 1946	Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Win	Johnny Monroe	Decision (points)	6	20 Jan 1946	Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Loss	Leonard Caesar	Decision (points)	5	13 Jan 1946	Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Loss	Melvin Bartholomew	KO	3	9 Jul 1945	Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Win	Leonard Caesar	Decision (points)	4	3 Sep 1943	Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Win	Leonard Caesar	Decision (points)	4	1 Aug 1943	Pelican Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Win	Charles Wright	KO	3	19 Apr 1943	Pelican Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Win	Richard Germaine	TKO	4	2 Apr 1943	Victory Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Loss	Midget Jones	Decision (points)	6	26 Mar 1943	Victory Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Win	Kenneth Hurst	Decision (points)	6	19 Feb 1943	Victory Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Win	Richard Germaine	KO	3	24 Jan 1943	Victory Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Win	Ringer Thompson	Decision (points)	4	15 Jan 1943	Victory Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Win	Ringer Thompson	Decision (points)	6	13 Dec 1942	Victory Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Win	Kid Alphonse	KO	3	27 Jul 1942	Legion Field, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, US
Loss	John L. Robertson	KO	1	5 Dec 1941	Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Draw	George Bradford	Decision (points)	4	6 Oct 1941	Athletic Club, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, US
No contest	Ringer Thompson	No contest		12 Sep 1941	Catholic High School Gym, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, US	Pro debut

Record source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).