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Name: Gene Butler
Hometown: Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA
Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Stance: Orthodox
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record

Gene Butler boxed as an amateur in 1950 before turning professional on November 27, 1950. Fighting out of Baltimore, Maryland he engaged in five professional fights before joining the Navy in 1951. On January 28, 1952, he lost a four-round decision in Baltimore, Maryland, to Walter Brown while on leave from the Navy. Butler transferred from the Navy to the Air Force and spent two years boxing as an amateur while stationed in Korea. In 1954 Gene Butler, representing the Westover Air Force Base in Chicopee, Massachusetts, won the following Golden Gloves titles.

• 1954 Greater Lowell Golden Gloves 135 Lb title.
• 1954 New England Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions 135 Lb title.

After competing in the Eastern Regional Golden Gloves Tournament, he returned to the professional ranks on September 30, 1954, losing a six-round decision to Tommy Nee in Boston, Massachusetts. He remained in New England for the remainder of his career, living in Boston, Massachusetts, before settling in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.