Pete Spanakos

Name: Pete Spanakos
Birth Name: Petros M. Spanakos
Hometown: New York, New York, USA
Birthplace: New York, New York, USA
Died: 2026-03-28 (Age:87)
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record

• 1955 Petros Spanakos won the novice New York City Golden Gloves' championship at flyweight vs. Victor Bonner.

• 1956 he won the New York Daily News Golden Gloves' open championship at bantamrweight vs. Frank Figueroa by default, on March 7 he won the New York Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions at bantamweight vs. Joe Stewart and did not represent New York at the Intercity Golden Gloves Tournament that year.

• 1960, attending the College of Idaho, with his reported twin brother boxer Nick Spanakos and fighting out of Hollywood, California, Petros Spanakos won the Chicago Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions at bantamweight over Darrell Shavanaux.

• 1960 representing Chicago he won the Intercity Golden Gloves' championship vs. Mike Lucas at bantamweight.

• 1964 he won the New York Daily News Golden Gloves' open championship vs. Angelo Alvarez at featherweight.

• It has been said that Pete Spanakos and Harry Smith are the only fighters to win both the Chicago and New York Golden Gloves Tournaments of Champions.

• He and his twin brother Nick Spanakos were dubbed the Greek Twins, by some in the press.

• The Spanakos brothers have been reported originally being from the Red Hook section of Brooklyn, NY.

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Preceded by: Robert St. John	New York Daily News Golden Gloves Novice Flyweight Champion 1955	Succeeded by: Tony Tozzo 1957
Preceded by: Robert St. John	New York Daily News Golden Gloves Open Bantamweight Champion 1956	Succeeded by: Tommy Smith
Preceded by: Robert St. John	New York Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions Bantamweight Champion 1956	Succeeded by: Tommy Smith
Preceded by: Pat Moore	Chicago Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions Bantamweight Champion 1960	Succeeded by: Oscar German
Preceded by: Luis Figueroa	Intercity Golden Gloves Bantamweight Champion 1960	Succeeded by: Joe Cortez
Preceded by: Henry Costoza (1962)	New York Daily News Golden Gloves Open Featherweight Champion 1964	Succeeded by: Ulysses Mercer

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