Pete Cerkan

Name: Pete Cerkan
Alias: The Powerful Pole
Birth Name: Peter Vincent Cerkan
Hometown: Pe Ell, Washington, USA
Birthplace: Pe Ell, Washington, USA
Died: 1975-11-03 (Age:68)
Stance: Orthodox
Pro Boxer: Record

Trainer: Harold Jones
Manager: Jimmy Moloney
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Pete Cerkan, of Polish descent, was a Pe Ell logger by trade. He is believed to be the brother of fellow boxer Frank Cerkan.

According to the May 3, 1931 Tacoma Sunday Ledger (Tacoma, WA, USA) newspaper, Cerkan's record at the time was 54 total--with 25 KOs, 15 wins, five losses, and eight draws. His pro debut was reported as being Feb. 19, 1927 in Chehalis, WA.

• Interred at Forest Lawn, Pe Ell Town Cemetery, Pe Ell, Lewis County, Washington
• A chapter in the 2011 book A Dream, A Buck, An Era is devoted to him. It contains a couple of nice photos of Cerkan from the Cerkan Family Collection.