Pietro Spagnola
Name: Pietro Spagnola
Hometown: Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
Birthplace: Italy
Pro Boxer: Record
Pietro Spagnola was an Italian boxer who fought in Australia in the 1930s under promoter Tod Morgan.
In 1933, Spagnola stopped Jack O'Malley in the twelfth round to become the New South Wales state light heavyweight champion. Just over a month later he met Jock McDonald for the state's heavyweight title, but lost in the ninth round on a foul. Later in his career, Spagnola shared the ring and lost to Ambrose Palmer, Ray Nicol, Claude Nichol, Les Brander, and Alabama Kid.
Spagnola was fined in July of 1935 for "behaving offensively" in a street while in intoxicated. Two months later, he was reportedly attacked by four men in Fitzroy and his face was slashed by a razor. Spagnola reported that he was assaulted by the men after he refused one's request for cigarettes and money. He had knocked out two of his assailants, when one produced a razor and slashed him on the cheek. While he was attempting to stop the flow of blood, the men dragged their semi-conscious friends along the street and escaped.
In 1940, a week prior to his fight with Alabama Kid, Spagnola was sentenced to two months in jail for punching a police officer in the ribs after a night of drinking. The magistrate did, however, allow him to participate in the fight. In 1952, 12 years after leaving the ring, Spagnola was jailed for two months in Melbourne after a lady caught him stealing laundry from her backyard.