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Billy Costello (boxer)

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2057:. He also lived in Kew Gardens (Queens), New York during much of his reign as champion. He then retired from boxing & moved to New Paltz, New York, a small village in Ulster County, New York near Costello's hometown of Kingston, New York. Costello eventually settled back in his hometown of Kingston, New York where he lived until his demise. He was married and divorced, and had a son and a daughter, who survive him. He was close with his younger brother Mario 'Vinnie' Costello, a noted professional boxer super featherweight boxer from 1981-1990 with a pro record of 20-2-2 but who never fought for a title, who trained with his brother under the late Victor Vallee, who also trained 2069:
According to his mother, Dolores, Costello died of lung cancer at a hospital in his native Kingston on June 29, 2011. He was 55. He was survived by: his parents, Dolores and Billy Costello Sr.; a daughter, Christine Costello, and a son, Brandon, from his marriage to his wife, Jane, which ended in
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Billy Costello's championship run was the subject of Thomas Hauser's "The Black Lights: Inside the World of Professional Boxing." One of the most widely heralded books ever written on boxing, Hauser appeared in the Costello training camp during last minute negotiations for a televised bout with
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in February 1986. Arguello, behind on points, stopped Costello in Round 4 after knocking him down. Costello then took some time off from the ring, fighting on a sporadic 'here-and-there' basis until the early 1990s. In his last bout in 1999, he defeated former world champion
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fight, avenging a 1986 loss to LaPorte by his brother Vinnie. All in all, Costello's professional career had lasted an astounding 20 years, from 1979–1999, and ended with a win over a former world champion. His respectable career had only two losses to world champions.
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eventually became his home, at least while he was champion. But before winning a title, he put together an early undefeated streak, which included a 10-round decision over Willie Rodriguez on
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In retirement, Costello worked as a home contractor, active in building and road construction. Costello also served as the volunteer director of the Kingston PAL Boxing Club in
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Open Championship. Costello stopped Raymond Johnson of the United Block Association in the second round to win the Championship. Costello began boxing in the
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divorce; four living brothers, Stephen, Mario 'Vinnie' Costello, Anthony, and Glenn; and two sisters, Vicky Costello and Tammy Moody.
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at many sanctioned events. There is a Billy Costello Boxing Gym in Kingston, and Costello was involved in boxing shows in the area.
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defeated him, knocking down and cutting the defending champion en route to an eighth-round stoppage in
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television in November 1982. He and his management then became closely associated with the
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baseball team and had originally hoped for a career as a professional baseball player.
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During his career, he was managed by Mike Jones, who was also famous for managing
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program in Kingston, and later trained at the Castle Hill Athletic Club in the
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in the 10th round in January 1984 in front of a pro-Curry crowd in
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Costello is perhaps best remembered for his stoppage loss to
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area, after a successful amateur career that culminated in a
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Billy kept coming back, next fighting three-time champion
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Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
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Index

Billy Costello (actor)
Kingston, New York
Kingston, New York
Light welterweight
Orthodox
boxer
Kingston, New York
Boy Scouts
Kingston High School
Golden Gloves
Police Athletic League
Bronx, New York
Gerry Cooney
Wilford Scypion
Hudson Valley
NYC
Golden Gloves
Kew Gardens section of Queens, New York
CBS
CBS
WBC
Bruce Curry
Beaumont, Texas
Ronnie Shields
Saoul Mamby
Leroy Haley
Leroy Haley
Denver, Colorado
Lonnie 'Lightning' Smith
New York City

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