Paul Junior
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Name: Paul Junior
Alias: Paul Labbe, Jr.
Birth Name: Paul-Aime Labbe
Hometown: Lewiston, Maine, USA
Birthplace: St-Frédéric de Beauce, Quebec, Canada
Died: 1995-11-28 (Age:88)
Promoter: Record
Judge: Record
Referee: Record
Pro Boxer: Record
According to IBRO Journal No. 115, p. 62, Paul Junior is believed to have had more than 300 bouts in his career.
Fighting Family Members
- Brother of fellow boxers Dom Labbe, Baby Jack Renault (Jack Labbe), and K.O. Labbe.
Achievements and Recognition
- Rated #1 All-Time Maine Welterweight by Maine boxing historian Dick Redmond.
- Ranked #7 Lightweight Contender in 1937 The Ring Magazine Annual Ratings
- Maine State Lightweight Champion (1929-31, 31)
- New England Lightweight Champion (1934, 39-40)
- Twice unsuccessfully challenged for the Welterweight Title in 1940 against Henry Armstrong (TKO 7, TKO 3)