FEATHERWEIGHT division

LOUIS 'KID' KAPLAN

Retired

Born 1901-10-15, KYIV, RUSSIAN EMPIRE (died aged 69)· Died 1970-10-26, NORWICH, CT.· USA

Residence: MERIDAN, CT.· Height: 157 cm (5'2")· Reach: 159 cm (5'2.5")· aka KID KAPLAN, MERIDAN BUZZSAW

Debut: 1918-03-07· Career: 1918–1933 (16 years)

Wins (Official)

108

Losses (Official)

Draws (Official)

Rated Fights

144

Excluding 21 newspaper decisions (15-2-4)

Belts heldUSA NEW ENGLAND WBC

EARLY LIFE

AMATEUR CAREER

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

LIFE AFTER BOXING

A state boxing referee for many years he was also associated with the restaurant, Kid Kaplan's, at 290 Trumbull Street, Hartford.

PERSONAL LIFE

DEATH

LEGACY

Head-to-Head Comparison

Compare LOUIS 'KID' KAPLAN's career against any other fighter on record — records, ratings, common opponents, and any direct bouts.

Title Reigns — 2

world

WBC

as NYSAC

FEATHERWEIGHT

1925-01-02 → 1929-05-27 · 4y 4m · 0 defences

Lost to ANDRÉ ROUTIS · TKO

area

USA NEW ENGLAND

LIGHTWEIGHT

1922-09-14 → 1953-09-10 · 30y 11m · 0 defences

Lost to TEDDY DAVIS · Wu

Complete Record — 166 Bouts

Date	Result	Opponent	Rds	Div.
🔒 20 FEB 1933	LOSS	COCOA KID	10	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 13 OCT 1932	DEC	EDDIE HOLMES	10	WELTERWEIGHT
🔒 09 SEP 1932	LOSS	PANCHO VILLA	10	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 04 AUG 1932	DEC	FRANKIE PETROLLE	8	WELTERWEIGHT
🔒 19 JUL 1932	DEC	EMIL ROSSI	8	WELTERWEIGHT
🔒 29 JUN 1932	DEC	JACKIE PILKINGTON	10	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 20 NOV 1931	LOSS	EDDIE RAN	1	WELTERWEIGHT
🔒 04 NOV 1931	DEC	HARRY DUBLINSKY	8	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 12 OCT 1931	KO	PANCHO VILLA	9	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 08 SEP 1931	DEC	JACKIE PILKINGTON	10	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 24 AUG 1931	DEC	SAMMY MANDELL	10	WELTERWEIGHT
🔒 23 JUL 1931	DEC	TOMMY JARRETT	10	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 20 APR 1931	DEC	RALPH LENNY	10	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 06 APR 1931	DEC	BILLY LYNCH	10	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 16 MAR 1931	DEC	BUSTER BROWN	10	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 04 MAR 1931	TKO	TOMMY CROWLEY	6	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 04 FEB 1931	DEC	JACK PORTNEY	10	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 17 OCT 1930	LOSS	JUSTO SUÁREZ	10	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 24 SEP 1930	DEC	BATTLING BATTALINO	10	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 09 AUG 1930	TKO	JIMMY O'BRIEN	9	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 30 JUN 1930	DEC	MAURICE HOLTZER	10	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 19 JUN 1930	DEC	TOMMY CROWLEY	10	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 02 JUN 1930	DEC	JOEY MEDILL	10	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 18 MAR 1930	DEC	JOHNNY FARR	10	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 24 FEB 1930	LOSS	JACK PORTNEY	10	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 13 DEC 1929	DEC	ANDY CALLAHAN	10	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 19 NOV 1929	DEC	EMORY CABANA	10	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 30 OCT 1929	TKO	EDDIE WOLFE	7	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 17 SEP 1929	LOSS	EMORY CABANA	10	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 09 SEP 1929	TKO	HENRI DEWANCKER	7	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 22 AUG 1929	DEC	JOE TRABON	10	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 10 MAY 1929	DEC	BILLY WALLACE	10	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 11 APR 1929	DEC	JOEY MEDILL	10	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 02 APR 1929	DEC	JOE GLICK	10	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 26 FEB 1929	LOSS	FREDDIE MUELLER	8	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 14 FEB 1929	DEC	PHIL MCGRAW	10	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 11 JAN 1929	DQ	JOHNNY JADICK	7	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 01 JAN 1929	DEC	RITCHIE KING	10	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 16 OCT 1928	DEC	BRUCE FLOWERS	10	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 21 SEP 1928	KO	BERT LAMB	7	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 02 JUL 1928	LOSS	MANUEL QUINTERO	10	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 31 MAY 1928	LOSS	MANUEL QUINTERO	10	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 08 MAY 1928	DEC	GEORGIE DAY	10	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 27 FEB 1928	DEC	JOE TRABON	10	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 20 FEB 1928	DEC	BOBBY MAYS	10	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 01 NOV 1927	DEC	MIKE DUNDEE	12	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 18 OCT 1927	LOSS	JIMMY MCLARNIN	8	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 11 OCT 1927	DEC	TOMMY CELLO	10	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 08 SEP 1927	TKO	CLICKY CLARK	5	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 29 JUN 1927	DEC	BRUCE FLOWERS	10	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 15 JUN 1927	DEC	JACKIE FIELDS	10	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 09 MAY 1927	DEC	AL FOREMAN	10	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 02 MAY 1927	TKO	TONY VACCARELLI	8	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 04 APR 1927	DEC	JOHNNY CECCOLI	10	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 28 MAR 1927	DEC	JACKIE BRADY	10	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 18 MAR 1927	TKO	FRANKIE FINK	8	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 17 JAN 1927	DEC	LOU PALUSO	12	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 10 JAN 1927	KO	PARIS CANGEY	4	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 02 DEC 1926	LOSS	BILLY WALLACE	5	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 05 NOV 1926	DEC	TOMMY CELLO	10	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 03 AUG 1926	DEC	TOMMY CELLO	10	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 28 JUN 1926	TKO	BOBBY GARCIA	10	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 04 JUN 1926	NWS-W	BILLY WHITE	10	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 21 APR 1926	KO	LEO (KID) ROY	7	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 12 APR 1926	UD	MICKEY CHAPIN	10	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 26 MAR 1926	DEC	TOMMY HERMAN	12	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 08 MAR 1926	DRAW	EDDIE WAGNER	10	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 01 MAR 1926	DEC	BILLY PETROLLE	12	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 25 JAN 1926	DEC	BILLY MURPHY	10	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 18 DEC 1925	UD	BABE HERMAN	15	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 27 AUG 1925	DRAW	BABE HERMAN	15	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 05 AUG 1925	NWS-W	BILLY KENNEDY	12	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 26 JUN 1925	NWS-W	FRANKIE SCHAEFFER	10	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 22 MAY 1925	TKO	STEVE KID SULLIVAN	5	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 28 MAR 1925	NWS-W	ERNIE GOOZEMAN	12	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 11 MAR 1925	NWS-W	JOHNNY FARR	12	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 10 FEB 1925	NWS-W	BUD RIDLEY	12	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 02 JAN 1925	TKO	DANNY KRAMER	9	FEATHERWEIGHT	TITLE
🔒 12 DEC 1924	KO	JOSE LOMBARDO	4	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 21 NOV 1924	DEC	BOBBY GARCIA	10	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 10 OCT 1924	KO	ANGEL DIAZ	3	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 15 SEP 1924	DEC	LOU PALUSO	12	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 21 AUG 1924	DQ	PAL MORAN	9	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 09 JUN 1924	DEC	BOBBY GARCIA	12	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 24 APR 1924	DRAW	CUDDY DEMARCO	12	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 20 MAR 1924	DRAW	BOBBY GARCIA	12	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 21 FEB 1924	DEC	BILLY DEFOE	12	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 01 FEB 1924	UD	EDDIE BRADY	12	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 07 JAN 1924	DRAW	CUDDY DEMARCO	10	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 13 DEC 1923	DEC	ALLENTOWN JOHNNY LEONARD	12	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 28 SEP 1923	DEC	JIMMY GOODRICH	10	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 09 AUG 1923	TKO	TOMMY NOBLE	7	BANTAMWEIGHT
🔒 03 JUL 1923	DRAW	BABE HERMAN	12	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 12 JUN 1923	DRAW	BABE HERMAN	12	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 02 JUN 1923	DRAW	BABE HERMAN	8	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 17 MAY 1923	KO	DANNY FRUSH	6	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 16 APR 1923	DEC	HARVEY BRIGHT	12	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 14 MAR 1923	LOSS	AL SHUBERT	12	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 08 MAR 1923	DEC	BABE HERMAN	12	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 15 JAN 1923	DEC	MICKEY TRAVERS	12	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 18 DEC 1922	LOSS	BABE HERMAN	12	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 24 NOV 1922	UD	STEVE KID SULLIVAN	12	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 14 NOV 1922	DEC	GENE DELMONT	12	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 20 OCT 1922	DEC	ANDY CHANEY	12	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 14 SEP 1922	DEC	JOHNNY SHUGRUE	12	LIGHTWEIGHT	TITLE
🔒 10 AUG 1922	DEC	EDDIE WAGNER	12	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 29 JUN 1922	DQ	EARL BAIRD	8	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 09 JUN 1922	LOSS	EDDIE WAGNER	12	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 29 MAY 1922	DEC	EARL BAIRD	12	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 13 MAY 1922	DEC	JOHNNY LISSE	12	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 18 APR 1922	NWS-W	JOHNNY WILLIAMS	12	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 10 APR 1922	DEC	DICK RUSSELL	10	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 01 APR 1922	DEC	HUGHIE HUTCHINSON	12	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 20 MAR 1922	TKO	ARTIE ROSE	2	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 13 MAR 1922	DEC	KNOCKOUT AL WAGNER	8	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 06 MAR 1922	DRAW	JACKIE COBURN	6	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 02 MAR 1922	DRAW	MICKEY TRAVERS	12	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 25 FEB 1922	DRAW	HUGHIE HUTCHINSON	12	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 13 FEB 1922	TKO	DICK RUSSELL	2	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 29 NOV 1921	DEC	JIMMY DWYER	12	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 19 NOV 1921	DEC	FREDDIE JACKS	12	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 31 OCT 1921	DEC	DUTCH BRANDT	12	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 24 OCT 1921	DEC	AL SHUBERT	12	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 10 OCT 1921	DQ	BILLY DEFOE	5	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 23 SEP 1921	DEC	PETE MCDONALD	12	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 02 SEP 1921	DEC	BILLY MURPHY	12	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 19 AUG 1921	DEC	KID LEWIS	12	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 01 JUL 1921	DEC	SAMMY WALTZ	12	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 09 JUN 1921	TKO	JACK CUNNINGHAM	1	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 14 MAY 1921	DEC	ROMEO ROCHE	10	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 07 APR 1921	NWS-W	JOE CURRIE	8	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 31 MAR 1921	DQ	TERRY O'CONNOR	5	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 11 MAR 1921	LOSS	ROMEO ROCHE	10	LIGHTWEIGHT
🔒 25 FEB 1921	LOSS	ROMEO ROCHE	10	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 21 FEB 1921	NWS-W	JOHNNY WILLIAMS	8	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 03 FEB 1921	LOSS	JIMMY DWYER	8	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 27 DEC 1920	LOSS	MICKEY TRAVERS	10	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 11 DEC 1920	LOSS	JOHNNY SHUGRUE	12	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 04 DEC 1920	DRAW	IRISH KID WILLIAMS	8	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 12 NOV 1920	TKO	ARTIE O'LEARY	6	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 06 NOV 1920	DEC	JOE HALL	8	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 17 AUG 1920	NC	MICKEY TRAVERS	5	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 14 AUG 1920	DRAW	MICKEY TRAVERS	8	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 18 JUN 1920	KO	JOHNNY GRAY	10	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 10 JUN 1920	DEC	JIMMY FARREN	10	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 29 MAY 1920	NWS-D	GEORGE PROTO	6	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 29 APR 1920	LOSS	MICKEY TRAVERS	6	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 13 APR 1920	LOSS	MICKEY TRAVERS	10	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 29 MAR 1920	TKO	BATTLING GREEN	7	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 04 MAR 1920	TKO	GEORGE SMITH	3	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 21 FEB 1920	NWS-W	EDDIE FORD	8	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 22 JAN 1920	NWS-W	JOHNNY (KO) ROMANO	6	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 27 DEC 1919	NWS-W	BATTLING HARRIS	6	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 18 DEC 1919	TKO	GEORGE HEBOR	4	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 01 DEC 1919	NWS-W	FRANKIE MACK	6	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 30 OCT 1919	NWS-W	TERRY O'CONNOR	6	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 25 AUG 1919	LOSS	HAPPY GORMAN	5	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 15 AUG 1919	NWS-L	BUSTER ROTHMAN	6	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 14 AUG 1919	NWS-L	JOHNNY MILO	6	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 12 AUG 1919	KO	GEORGE WOODS	3	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 05 AUG 1919	NWS-D	TOMMY WHITE	4	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 13 JUN 1919	NWS-D	PHIL BLACK	6	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 16 MAY 1919	NWS-D	YOUNG JACK DEMPSEY	4	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 29 APR 1918	LOSS	GEORGE PROTO	6	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 21 MAR 1918	NWS-W	FRANKIE MACK	4	FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 07 MAR 1918	KO	YOUNG ROCCO	1	FEATHERWEIGHT

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Boxing Family

Brother
IZZY KAPLAN

Final Resting Place

BETH HILLEL SYNAGOGUE MEMORIAL PARK

EAST GRANCY, HARTFORD COUNTY, CT.

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