Richie Howard

77 27 5
17 KOs 4 KOs
Box-pro
division Welter
status inactive
bouts 109
rounds 919
KOs 22.08%
career 1945-1959
debut 1945-01-01

ID# 026412
birth name John Obed Howard
sex male
alias Kid Howard
nationality Kanada
residence Halifax, Nova Scotia, Kanada
birth place Terrace Bay, Nova Scotia, Kanada
followers
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Box-pro 109 bouts

datew-l-dlast 6result
1959-07-28 Tommy Tibbs 48 52 3
Halifax
L-PTS
1959-06-02 Jackie Hayden 33 10 8
Halifax
W-KO

Ring September 1959 p 52
1959-05-05 Tommy Nethercott 3 3 1
Halifax
W-PTS
1958-11-03 Tommy Tibbs 46 47 3
Halifax
W-MD
ref: Frank McIntosh 3-3   Don Kerr 3-6   Alex Nickerson 4-3
A supplemental scoring system favored Howard.
1958-10-15 Vernon Lynch 6 0 3
Halifax
W-KO
2:27    
Ring Jan 1959 p58
1958-08-15 Keith Paris 14 22 1
Bridgewater
W-PTS
1958-07-21 Keith Paris 14 21 1
New Glasgow
W-PTS
1958-07-08 Vernon Lynch 4 0 2
Halifax
D-PTS
1958-06-10 Johnny Juliano 5 8 2
Halifax
W-TKO
1958-05-06 George Seabrook 4 16 4
Forum, Halifax
W-PTS
1957-10-19 Jackie Hayden 29 9 6
Stellarton
W-UD

1957-09-16 Jackie Hayden 28 9 6
Stellarton
L-UD
1957-08-23 Bobby Soares 23 14 1
Summerside
W-UD
1957-06-04 Teddy Davis 68 58 6
Forum, Halifax
L-TKO
1957-05-03 Arthur Persley 53 8 2
Halifax Forum, Halifax
L-PTS
1956-12-01 Willie Toweel 26 1 2
Olympia Ice Rink, Johannesburg
L-PTS
1956-11-10 Willie Toweel 25 1 2
Rand Stadium, Johannesburg
L-PTS

1956-10-02 Glen Flanagan 81 22 12
Halifax
W-UD
1956-09-04 Teddy Davis 67 54 5
Forum, Halifax
W-MD
ref: 4-3    4-3    4-4
1956-08-14 Teddy Davis 66 54 5
Forum, Halifax
L-PTS
1956-07-03 Teddy Davis 65 53 5
Forum, Halifax
W-UD
1956-06-12 Jackie Hayden 26 7 6
Halifax Forum, Halifax
W-TKO

1956-05-10 Jackie Hayden 26 6 6
Halifax
W-UD
1955-10-17 Orlando Zulueta 56 23 10
Forum, Halifax
W-SD
ref: Billy Conn 2-4   Harold Johnson 6-3   John O'Sullivan 4-3
1955-09-26 Basil Marie 29 19 1
Halifax
W-PTS
1955-08-16 Basil Marie 28 19 1
Halifax
L-TKO
1955-07-19 Pat Marcune 38 16 3
Halifax
W-UD
1955-06-28 Kenny Lane 29 4 0
Halifax
L-UD
1955-05-30 Kenny Lane 26 4 0
Halifax
L-PTS
1955-05-03 Young Junior 45 50 10
Halifax
W-PTS
1955-02-08 Ralph Dupas 51 6 4
Coliseum Arena, New Orleans
L-UD
ref: Eddie Wolfe 1-8   Phil Gaffney 1-9   Pete Giarusso 3-7
1954-12-13 Brian Kelly 39 15 3
Mont St. Louis Col. Auditorium, Montreal
W-MD
Desmond Green 4-4   Rene Ouimet 6-3   James Regan 5-3
Kelly was knocked down in the 7th and 10th round.
1954-10-29 Orlando Zulueta 54 19 9
Forum, Halifax
W-UD
Scoring: 5-4-1, 5-2-3, 3-2-5
1954-10-15 Brian Kelly 38 14 3
Halifax
W-UD
1954-09-28 Armand Savoie 49 18 5
Halifax
W-SD

1954-08-31 Young Junior 45 47 10
Halifax
W-PTS
1954-08-03 Eddie James 10 3 1
Halifax
W-UD
1954-06-15 Armand Savoie 48 16 5
Halifax
L-TKO
1954-05-17 Claude Fortin 23 10 5
Halifax
W-UD
1954-01-22 Tommy Bazzano 45 35 4
Legion Arena, West Palm Beach
W-PTS
ref: Cy Gottfried 78-77
1954-01-09 Frankie Freese 11 8 5
Bayfront Park Auditorium, Miami
W-PTS
1953-10-30 Dennis Pat Brady 73 16 4
Halifax
W-PTS
1953-09-29 Charlie 'Petey'
Smith
49 32 8
Halifax
W-SD
1953-08-31 Charlie 'Petey'
Smith
49 31 8
Halifax
W-PTS
1953-07-27 Claude Fortin 15 8 3
Truro
D-PTS
1953-06-29 Larry Mujica 32 10 4
Bayfront Park Auditorium, Miami
W-SD
1953-06-15 Santiago Gonzalez 4 5 0
Bayfront Park Auditorium, Miami
W-TKO
Gonzalez was stopped on a cut eye.
1953-06-02 Al Villafarra 7 0 1
Auditorium, Miami Beach
W-PTS
1953-05-22 Frankie Ryff 8 0 0
Madison Square Garden, New York
L-PTS
1953-04-20 Ralph Dupas 37 3 3
Coliseum Arena, New Orleans
L-UD
ref: Pete Giarusso 2-4   Phil Gaffney 0-6   Francis Kercheval 2-5
1953-04-07 Fred Monforte 27 14 2
Westchester County Center, White Plains
W-UD
1953-03-17 Larry Mujica 30 9 2
Auditorium, Miami Beach
D-PTS
1953-03-06 Joey Gambino 9 0 2
Legion Arena, West Palm Beach
W-PTS

1952-10-06 Orlando Zulueta 42 16 8
Dartmouth
L-PTS
Ring Jan 1953 p51
1952-08-11 Juan Melendez 7 8 0
Dartmouth
W-PTS
1952-07-01 Filiberto Osario 37 49 11
Halifax
W-PTS
Exact date unknown.
1951-05-24 Jean Richard 47 27 7
Glace Bay
W-PTS
1951-05-12 Phil Morizio 19 4 1
Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn
W-PTS
1951-04-30 Little Dynamite 22 8 0
Turner's Arena, Washington
L-TKO
1951-03-12 Little Dynamite 20 8 0
Turner's Arena, Washington
L-PTS
1951-02-20 Frankie Sodano 30 1 0
Westchester County Center, White Plains
D-PTS
1951-02-05 Jimmy Cooper 25 11 2
Turner's Arena, Washington
W-UD
1951-01-27 Charley Titone 51 10 9
Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn
W-PTS
1951-01-06 Charley Titone 49 10 9
Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn
L-SD
1950-11-21 Jean Richard 45 24 6
Mont St. Louis Col. Auditorium, Montreal
L-MD
1950-10-30 Ray Famechon 62 6 0
Forum, Montreal
L-MD
Dr Geoffrion 4-4   Leon Germain 2-7   Johnny Gow 4-5
1950-09-19 Jean Richard 45 21 6
Halifax Arena, Halifax
W-PTS
1950-08-31 Ray Edwards 30 15 5
Fort Hamilton Arena, Brooklyn
W-UD
1950-08-17 Guillermo Roberts 10 24 9
Fort Hamilton Arena, Brooklyn
W-KO
1950-08-03 Gurney Van Hook 12 8 5
Fort Hamilton Arena, Brooklyn
W-PTS
1950-07-28 Filiberto Osario 31 36 11
Long Beach Stadium, Long Beach
W-PTS
1950-07-26 Carl Minnis 4 2 0
New Haven
D-PTS
1950-07-04 Jerry Laliberte 6 6 1
Exchange Stadium, Montreal
W-PTS
1950-03-03 Buddy Hayes 88 31 3
Armouries, Halifax
W-PTS
1949-12-16 Jimmy Adshade 8 3 0
Halifax
W-KO
1949-10-21 Crosley Irvine 5 17 0
Halifax Arena, Halifax
W-KO
0:39    
Maritime Lightweight Championship
1948-12-07 George LaFalgio 26 5 0
Park Arena, The Bronx
L-PTS
1948-11-30 Johnny (Red)
DeFazio
20 7 0
Jersey City Gardens, Jersey City
L-PTS
Richie suffered a fractured jaw.TR March 1949
1948-11-23 George Wright 2 20 2
Park Arena, The Bronx
W-PTS
1948-11-16 Johnny (Red)
DeFazio
19 6 0
Jersey City Gardens, Jersey City
W-PTS
ref: Frank Manna 3-2
1948-09-14 Teddy Swain 20 23 4
Halifax
W-UD
1948-08-24 Tommy Wells 22 17 1
Halifax
W-PTS
1948-07-27 Jean Richard 31 12 3
Halifax
L-UD
1948-06-29 Tony Riccio 7 4 1
Halifax
W-PTS
1948-06-01 Edgar Perreault 21 3 1
Halifax
W-KO
1948-05-18 Doc Blanchard 26 12 3
Halifax
W-PTS
1948-04-19 Percy Paris 15 4 3
Halifax
W-PTS
1948-03-01 Vic Young 19 23 2
Armouries, Halifax
W-UD
1947-12-12 Percy Paris 14 2 3
Halifax
W-PTS
1947-10-24 Til LeBlanc 8 5 0
Halifax
W-PTS
1947-08-19 Doc Blanchard 20 9 3
Halifax
L-PTS
1947-07-09 Jean Richard 22 6 2
Halifax
L-PTS
1947-06-10 Jean Richard 22 4 2
Halifax Forum, Halifax
W-SD
1947-04-11 Raymond Daoust 20 9 0
Halifax
W-PTS
1947-03-28 Jimmy Adshade 4 0 0
Halifax
W-KO
1947-01-31 Russel Kid Lantz 3 3 1
Armory, Halifax
W-TKO
Maritime Lightweight Title
1946-11-09 Russel Kid Lantz 3 2 1
Shirley Steet Arena, Halifax
W-PTS
1946-09-17 Isaac Thomas 4 3 0
Halifax
W-PTS
1946-08-01 Isaac Thomas 4 2 0
New Glasgow
W-PTS
Exact date unknown.
1946-07-29 Isaac Thomas 3 2 0
Sydney
L-PTS
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