Billy Lepido

Name: Billy Lepido
Alias: Lapido
Hometown: New York, New York, USA
Birthplace: The Bronx, New York, USA
Pro Boxer: Record

Managers: Tony Maglio, Mike Miele

"Fight fans can be certain of one thing when they see Billy Lapido in action—and that is that they'll get ACTION in every round. Rugged, resourceful and resilient—that's his stock in trade. He's busy and aggressive; crowding his foe and punching all the time. Stunning wallops fail to keep Lapido from coming in....

"Born in the Bronx 21 years ago, Billy is a high school graduate. Although he took a commercial course, he decided to become a fighter. He explains, 'my uncle, Tony Maglio, is a good fight manager; so I was sure to be well handled. And co-manager Mike Miele has a clean, and airy gym where I could train. Also, grinned Lapido, 'because I like to fight.' ...

"Billy had enlisted in the Navy two years before and worked as a typist in the Brooklyn Navy yard. In August, 1953, he was assigned to a destroyer escort, now in Key West, Florida....

"Billy likes any kind of music. He plays a guitar."

Ring Magazine: December 1953, p. 27