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World Junior Heavyweight Title [Alabama & Southern Louisiana]
Rudy Dusek
1928-10-05<
Billed as having defeated Joe Stecher "a year ago in Chicago" (Times-Picayune, New Orleans, LA, 28-12-10); billed as American champion in Shreveport, LA; still billed as world champion in New Orleans, LA as of 29-11-14; often listed as "junior light heavyweight" on New Orleans papers, but the reports also say the division is "any weight under 200 pounds and above 175 pounds" (Times-Picayune, 28-12-10) which is for junior heavyweight; former champion as of 31-09-09.
Has claimed the title in Texas as early as 35-02; billed as champion in Birmingham, AL (The Birmingham News, 37-04-11).
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Pete Tripodes
1939-03
Has claimed the International Title in Iowa and Alberta since 38-10; briefly billed as the world champion in Northern Alabama in 39-03 (The Birmingham News, 39-03-19).
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Gust Johnson
1942-10<
Holder of the Tennessee version, also recognized in Birmingham, AL (The Birmingham Post, 42-10-08).
Also recognized in Birmingham, AL (The Birmingham Post, 43-04-08) and Montgomery, AL (The Montgomery Advertiser, 43-05-20); still champion as of 43-08-27; vacates on 46-05-01 due to injury.
Mike London
1937-07<
Billed as champion in Baton Rouge, LA (Morning Advocate, 37-07-15); still champion as of 37-12-21.
Holder of the World Light Heayvweight Title in Tennessee and Alabama, billed as World Junior Heavyweight Champion in New Orleans, LA (New Orleans Item, 41-03-09); holds both light heavyweight and junior heavyweight titles as of 41-04-13.
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Farmer Jones
1941-08<
Billed as champion in Bogalusa, LA (The Bogalusa News, 41-08-08).
Holder of the World Light Heayvweight Title in Tennessee and Alabama, billed as World Junior Heavyweight Champion in New Orleans, LA from 42-08 (New Orleans Item, 42-08-20); still champion as of 42-12-09; continues be billed as the light heavyweight champion in Baton Rouge, LA.
Holder of the World Light Heayvweight Title in Mississippi and Northern Louisiana, billed as junior heavyweight champion in New Orleans, LA (Times-Picayune, 45-03-24).
The match is originally declared no contest, but Wentworth is awarded the title by the Alabama Boxing & Wrestling Commission on 47-01-09 (The Birmingham Post, 47-01-10).
Don Keene, who has defeated the Blond for the World Light Heayvweight Title on 49-01-10 in Birmingham, AL, is billed as junior heavyweight champion in Baton Rouge, LA as of 49-01-22.
Don Keene
1949-01-27
New Orleans, LA
Defeats Ortez to end the dispute; Herb Welch, older of the Tennessee version, is recognized as "National Boxing and Wrestling Association" championin in Central Louisiana in 49-03 and 49-04 (The Town Talk, Alexandria, LA, 49-03-30 & 49-04-13)..
Repeated on 50-02-15 in Alexandria, LA; McDonald continues to be billed as World Light Heayvweight Champion in Birmingham, AL but loses to Curtis on 50-02-20.
Pat Malone
1950-04-20
New Orleans, LA
Wins as the masked Green Shadow and unmasks himself after winning the match.
Held up after the match against Jack Steele on 50-08-10 in New Orleans, LA; White continues to defend in Alabama.
Jack Steele
1950-08-24
New Orleans, LA
Wins rematch.
Tarzan White [3]
1950-09-18
Birmingham, AL
Angelo Austeri
1950-10-09
Birmingham, AL
Miguel Torres defeats Austeri in a non-title match on 50-11-09 in New Orleans, LA and again defeats him for the World Light Heayvweight Title in Birmingham, AL on 50-11-13 but leaves the area in late 50-12.
