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Name: Red Iago
Birth Name: Arnold E. Iago
Hometown: Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA
Birthplace: Fairfax, Minnesota, USA
Died: 1994-08-02 (Age:92)
Pro Boxer: Record

At an early age moved to Lawton, N.D., where his father was the county sheriff. Fire destroyed the town's school, and by time it was rebuilt, Iago had started working as a railroad telegrapher. He was still working for the railroad when he moved to the Twin Cities to box in the early 1920s. Minnesota and Wisconsin had a combined amateur boxing championship, and Iago won the lightweight division three years. He had more than 40 fights, including one on a card that included Gene Tunney.

In his later years, he was a member of the Four Redheads, a popular swing band.