Lee Halfpenny

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Name: Lee Halfpenny
Birth Name: Leroy Halfpenny
Hometown: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Died: 1993-12-29 (Age:87)
Judge: Record
Referee: Record
Pro Boxer: Record

  • Amateur lightweight world champion between 1928 and 1931
  • Turned professional after about 130 amateur fights, including a finals tryout for the 1928 Olympics
  • Compiled a record of 45-2 before retiring in 1931 because of a broken hand
  • Died of a heart attack