- Was a referee or a judge in 85 championship fights, including the Sugar Ray Leonard-Marvelous Marvin Hagler fight in 1987, and the Sugar Shane Mosley-Oscar De La Hoya fight in 2000.
- Inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame and served as its president from 1993.
- Had more than 250 amateur fights. Amassed a professional record of 28 wins, nine losses and three draws before retiring in 1957.
- He is survived by his two daughters, Patti Filippo Petruzelli, and Debbye Filippo Shepard, two grandsons, and three great-grandchildren.
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