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Victor "Young" Perez

BORN   October 18 1911; Tunis, Tunisia
DIED February 4 1945; (Some sources report February 4, 1943; Some sources report March 1945)
HEIGHT 5-1
WEIGHT 109-118 lbs
MANAGER Leon Bellier

Perez was a fighter who was full of energy; He was not a power hitter but was a non-stop puncher; He lost only 28 of 134 bouts and scored 27 knockouts; During his career, he won the NBA Flyweight Championship of the World, the IBU Flyweight Championship of the World and the Flyweight Championship of France

Victor defeated such men as Frankie Genaro, Emile Pladner, Valentin Angelmann, Nicolas Petit-Biquet, Eugene Huat, Kid Francis, Aurel Toma, Vittorio Tamagnini, Kid Socks and Carlos Flix

Perez was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1986

Information provided by John Landaw:

Perez arrived at Auschwitz on October 10, 1943 as part of "Convoy 60" a group of 1,000 prisoners shipped from Drancy, France; While at Auschwitz, Perez was forced to particpate in boxing matches for the amusement of the Nazis; By 1945, Perez was one of just 31 survivors of the original 1,000; In March 1945, the Camp was evacuated; The Nazis shot and killed Perez on the ensuing "Death March"

From www.boxrec.com:

Perez was arrested by local police on October 10, 1943, and deported to the Auschwitz death camp in Poland. According to reports, Perez was forced to fight in the bi-weekly boxing matches at the camp. The fights were bet on by the Nazi officers in command of the camp. The winners of these matches were awarded with bread and soup, while the loser was executed.

Perez's first fight in the camp was against a German-Jewish heavyweight (inmate) named Iorry. Even though his opponent was over a foot taller, and 50 pounds heavier, Perez scored a knockout. Perez went on to fight twice a week, every week, for the next 15 months, reportedly scoring 140 straight knockout victories.

In 1945, Perez was evacuated from the camp. It was reported that on the road near a camp called Gleiwitz, Perez attempted to pass bread through a fence to another inmate, and was shot and killed by Nazi guards. Some sources list his death in January 1945, others in March.

1928
Jan  1 Arthur "Kid" Roger          Bone, Algeria                   KO  3
Jan 10 Glenchi                     Souk-Ahras, Algeria              W  6
Feb  1 Young Tayeb                 Bizerte, Tunisia                KO  3
Feb  4 Bob Zerbib                  Tunis, Tunisia                   D  6
Feb 10 Mola                        Sfax, Tunisia                    W  6
Feb 15 Bob Zerbib                  Tunis, Tunisia                   W  6
Mar  1 Bob Zerbib                  Sousse, Tunisia                  W  6
Mar 10 Fredo                       Souk-Ahras, Algeria              W  6
Mar 15 Gondore                     Tunis, Tunisia                  TK  2
Apr  1 Maurice Petit               Tunis, Tunisia                  TK  3
Apr  2 Bob Zerbib                  Tunis, Tunisia                  KO  1
Apr 18 Arthur "Kid" Roger          Souk-Ahras, Algeria              D  6
Jun 15 Bob Omar                    Tunis, Tunisia                   D  6
Jul  1 Brami                       Sfax, Tunisia                   TK  2
Jul 10 Kid Santi                   Tunis, Tunisia                   W  6
Aug  1 Glenchi                     Souk-Ahras, Algeria             TK  3
Dec 22 Lucien Beauvais             Paris, France                    D  8
Dec 29 Dherbomez                   Paris, France                    W  8

1929
Jan  5 Laurenzoin                  Paris, France                    W  8
Jan 12 Mousseron                   Paris, France                   TK  5
Jan 19 Lou Carbonel                Paris, France                    W  8
Jan 26 Couturier                   Paris, France                    W  8
Mar 14 Eloi Heddebaut              Paris, France                    W  8
Apr  9 Louis Verdier               Paris, France                    W  8
Apr 17 Louis Verdier               Paris, France                    W  8
May 18 Michel Escargeuil           Paris, France                    W  8
Aug 11 Leo Hermal                  Paris, France                    L 10
Sep  1 Eloi Heddebaut              Paris, France                    W  8
Sep  8 Etienne Gerdal              Paris, France                    W 10
Oct  1 Henri Barras                Paris, France                    D 10
Nov  3 Louis Verdier               Paris, France                    D 10
Dec 22 Rene Challange              Paris, France                    W 10
Dec 31 Bob Omar                    Paris, France                    D 10
          -Some sources report "Oran, Algiers"

1930 Jan 16 Lucien Beauvais Paris, France W 10 Feb 8 Henry "Kid" Oliva Limoges, France LT 4 -Flyweight Championship of France Feb 18 Frankie Nour Paris, France TK 7 -Some sources report "LT 7" Mar 11 Rene Gabes Paris, France W 10 Jul 2 Praxille Gyde Tunis, Tunisia W 10 Aug 17 Larrani Tunis, Tunisia W 10 Nov 3 Johnny King Manchester, England D 15 Nov 10 Marcel Potier Paris, France W 10 Nov 25 Henri Barras Paris, France W 10 Dec 6 Etienne Mura Paris, France D 10 1931 Jan 3 Bob Omar Oran, Algeria D 10 Jan 7 Joe Mendiola Paris, France LT 1 Jan 17 Rijne Bastiaens Paris, France TK 6 Feb 14 Joe Mendiola Paris, France W 10 Mar 10 Willi Metzner Paris, France W 10 Mar 21 Etienne Mura Paris, France W 10 Apr 1 Emile Degand Rouen, France W 10 Apr 8 Carlos Flix Paris, France W 10 Apr 22 Jack Himpfen Paris, France KO 2 Apr 30 Tommy Brown Paris, France TK 6 May 26 Victor Ferrand Tunis, Tunisia W 10 Jun 4 Valentin Angelmann Paris, France W 15 -Flyweight Championship of France Aug 25 Jean Cuart Paris, France W 10 Sep 10 Willi Metzner Paris, France W 12 Oct 26 Frankie Genaro Paris, France KO 2 -NBA Flyweight Championship of the World; IBU Flyweight Championship of the World Nov 21 Rene Challange Casablanca, Morocco W 10 Dec 6 Etienne Mura Paris, France D 10 Dec 21 Emile "Spider" Pladner Paris, France L 10 1932 Jan 6 Vincenzo Savo Paris, France W 10 Jan 28 Len Beynon London, England W 10 Feb 27 Paul Schaefer Zurich, Switzerland W 10 Mar 18 Joseph Parisis Tunis, Tunisia KO 8 Apr 10 Willi Metzner Algiers, Algeria W 10 May 14 Mariano Arilla Algiers, Algeria W 10 Jun 5 Manuel Gonzales Oran, Algeria W 10 Jun 26 Nicolas Petit-Biquet Algiers, Algeria W 10 Jul 3 Manuel Jose Arilla Oran, Algeria D 10 Sep 2 Manuel Jose Arilla Paris, France W 10 Sep 12 Mickey McGuire Newcastle, England LK 2 Sep 19 Max Kuschner Vienna, Austria ND 6 -Some sources report "KO 6" Oct 3 Percy Dexter Vienna, Austria TK 9 Oct 12 Sandy McEwan Paris, France TK 6 Oct 31 Jackie Brown Manchester, England LT 13 -NBA Flyweight Championship of the World; IBU Flyweight Championship of the World Nov 19 Joe Cowley Paris, France TK 6 -Some sources report "Jack Cowley" Dec 14 Carlo Covagnioli Paris, France W 10 Dec 22 Orlando Magliozzi Toulouse, France TK 1 1933 Jan 24 Emile "Spider" Pladner Tunis, Tunisia W 10 Feb 14 Albert Biesmans Troyes, France W 10 Feb 23 Kid Socks Paris, France W 10 Mar 18 Baltazar Sangchili Valencia, Spain L 10 Mar 23 Vittorio Tamagnini Paris, France L 10 Apr 4 Nicolas Petit-Biquet Tunis, Tunisia D 10 Jun 9 Charles Sauvage Istanbul, Turkey W 10 Jul 3 Jackie Brown Manchester, England L 10 -Some sources report "London, England" Oct 16 Kid Francis Paris, France W 10 Oct 31 Young Borel Lyon, France D 10 Nov 10 Young Borel Paris, France W 10 Nov 28 Vittorio Tamagnini Tunis, Tunisia W 10 Dec 3 Nicolas Petit-Biquet Lille, France L 12 Dec 7 Teodoro Murall St. Etienne, France KO 4 1934 Jan 19 Eugene Huat Paris, France W 12 Feb 8 Robert Raquet Amiens, France W 10 -Some sources report 2/08/38 Feb 19 "Panama" Al Brown Paris, France L 15 -IBU Bantamweight Championship of the World Mar 21 Leone Blasi Paris, France W 10 Apr 10 Leone Blasi Lyon, France WF 3 Jun 7 Marius Monti Nice, France KO 5 Jun 10 Albert Biesmans Marseille, France W 10 Jun 17 Baltazar Sangchili Oran, Algeria L 10 Jul 11 Emile "Spider" Pladner Paris, France W 10 Aug 16 Victor Ferrand Cannes, France KO 3 Aug 21 Charles Fougere Bagnolet, France KO 6 Sep 1 Pete Sanstol Oslo, Norway L 10 Nov 1 "Panama" Al Brown Tunis, Tunisia LK 10 -IBU Bantamweight Championship of the World Dec 1 Ottavio Gori Paris, France W 10 Dec 11 Lorenzo Boira Paris, France KO 6 Dec 24 Joseph Decico Paris, France L 10
1935 Jan 5 Carlo Covagnioli Paris, France W 10 Feb 16 Gustavo Ansini Paris, France L 10 Mar 13 Mariano Arilla Nancy, France KO 3 Apr 3 Paul Dogniaux Paris, France L 12 Jul 5 Emile "Spider" Pladner Casablanca, Morocco D 10 Aug 3 Spud Arenas Casablanca, Morocco W 10 Sep 14 Baltazar Sangchili Casablanca, Morocco L 10 Oct 9 Salvador Lozano Barcelona, Spain L 10 Nov 26 Orlando Magliozzi Paris, France W 10 Dec 14 Eugene Huat Paris, France L 10 Dec 31 Aurel Toma Paris, France L 10 1936 Feb 3 Giovanni Sili Orléans, France KO 5 Mar 2 Henri Soya Le Mans, France KO 4 Mar 5 Maurice Filhol Strasbourg, France W 10 Apr 14 Eugene Huat Tunis, Tunisia W 10 May 2 Giovanni Masella Tunis, Tunisia W 12 Jul 1 Pedrito Ruiz Paris, France D 10 Aug 11 Ernst Weiss Vienna, Austria L 10 -Some sources report 8/12/36 Oct 11 Pedrito Ruiz Antwerp, Belgium W 10 Dec 3 Maurice Huguenin Lyon, France L 10 1937 Oct 4 Aurel Toma Bucharest, Romania KO 5 -Reports vary - "TK 4" - "LK 5" Oct 28 Baltazar Sangchili Paris, France LK 5 -Some sources report "L 10" Dec 22 "Panama" Al Brown Paris, France LK 5 1938 Nov 11 Ernst Weiss Berlin, Germany L 10 Dec 3 Aurel Toma Lyon, France L 10 Dec 7 Fortunato Ortega Paris, France LT 10         -Some sources report "L 10" 1943-1945 -Perez reportedly had a 139-0-1 record in Auschwitz, Poland

Record courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization

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