Paddy DeMarco
Paddy DeMarco 
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| Birth Name | Paddy deMarco |
| Fight name | Billygoat |
| Weight class | lightweight |
| nationality | US-american |
| birthday | February 10, 1928 |
| place of birth | Brooklyn |
| Date of death | December 13, 1997 |
| Place of death | Salt Lake City |
| Combat Statistics | |
| Struggles | 104 |
| Victories | 75 |
| Knockout victories | 8th |
| Defeats | 26th |
| draw | 3 |
Paddy DeMarco (* 10. February 1928 in Brooklyn , † 13 December 1997 in Salt Lake City ) was an American boxer in the lightweight . DeMarco was the lightweight world champion from March to November 1954.
DeMarco won his first professional fight in March 1945 against Sal Vigo on points. In the same year, DeMarco won four more fights, but lost for the first time to Butch Charles in October of that year. Despite the defeat, DeMarco continued to box and achieved a total of 32 wins and two losses by September 1949. On September 10, 1949, DeMarco fought the legendary boxer Willie Pep , whose combat statistics at the time were an unbelievable 131 wins in one loss and one draw. DeMarco lost in a unanimous decision in ten rounds. On March 5, 1954, he won the world lightweight title against Jimmy Carter and held it until November 17, 1954, when he lost to Jimmy Carter by technical knockout . DeMarco's last fight took place on November 3, 1959 in Fresno against Benny Medina .
Individual evidence
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| SURNAME | DeMarco, Paddy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American boxer in lightweight |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 10, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brooklyn , New York City , New York , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 13, 1997 |
| Place of death | Salt Lake City , Utah , United States |