Young Zulu Kid

Young Zulu Kid (1897-1971, real name Giuseppe Di Melfi) was a professional boxer.[1]

He lost to Jimmy Wilde for the first ever world flyweight boxing championship.[2]

Di Melfi also lost to Frankie Burns.[3]

He holds a win over Jackie Sharkey.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "100 years on: How Jimmy Wilde conquered the world".
  2. ↑ "The All Time Flyweight Tournament - Boxing.com".
  3. ↑ "Burns Stops Young Zulu Kid", The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore, Maryland, pg. 7, 23 February 1917
  4. ↑ "Three New York Knockouts", The Kingston Daily Freeman, Kingston, New York, pg. 2, 3 June 1916
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