About
Light heavyweight boxer who claimed both the Greek Middleweight and Light Heavyweight titles in 1937.
Before Fame
He fought 46 fights in Europe from 1934 until 1939, when he relocated to the United States, where he debuted in Madison Square Garden on January 5, 1940.
Trivia
He retired in 1947, after which he settled in Geneva, Ohio, where he managed a bar-restaurant.
Family Life
In 1922, he, his two sisters, and mother fled to Athens from Turkey after his father was killed in Asia Minor.
Associated With
He suffered his first knockout loss to Ezzard Charles on January 12, 1942.
