Boxing Hall of Famer Lou Filippo dies at 83
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lou Filippo, a World Boxing Hall of Famer who judged 85 world champion fights and had small roles in the ``Rocky'' movies, has died. He was 83.
Hall of Fame Treasurer Josie Mejia (JOH'-see me-HEE'-yuh) says Filippo suffered a stroke and died Monday at a hospital in the Los Angeles suburb of Downey, where he lived. He had judged a fight only two weeks ago.
Filippo was the hall's former president. He was in more than 250 amateur fights and had a professional record of 28 wins, nine losses and three draws before retiring in 1957.
Filippo later became a referee and judge. In 1987, he favored Marvin Hagler in a controversial championship fight that Sugar Ray Leonard won by split decision.
Filippo played the fight announcer or referee in five ``Rocky'' films.
The Associated Press
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