Ike Chestnut

World Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee

Name: Ike Chestnut
Birth Name: Issac Chestnut
Hometown: New York, New York, USA
Birthplace: Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Died: 1987-07-30 (Age:58)
Height: 168cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record

Trainer: Whitey Bimstein

• Inducted into the WBHOF, October 2006.
• In the Social Security Death Records on the website of RootsWeb, there is one Issac Chestnut who was born on October 12, 1928 and died on July 15, 1987. His last listed residence was the Bronx in New York City.

February 20, 1950 Isaac Chestnut of the Salem Crescent AC won the Open New York Daily News Golden Gloves Championship at bantamwight vs. Samuel Lawry also of the Salem Crescent AC.

March 5, 1952 he won the New York Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions at featherweight vs. Danny Joseph by decision.

Preceded by: Joseph Wamsley	New York Daily News Golden Gloves Open Bantamweight Champion 1950	Succeeded by: Samuel Lawry
Preceded by: Frankie Ryff	New York Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions Featherweight Champion 1952	Succeeded by: Edson Brown