Freddie Little

Freddie Little
Freddie Little c. 1970
Statistics
Rated at	Light middleweight
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Nationality	American
Born	(1936-04-25) April 25, 1936 (age 80) Picayune, Mississippi, U.S.
Boxing record
Total fights	58
Wins	51
Wins by KO	32
Losses	6
Draws	0
No contests	1

Freddie Little (born April 25, 1936) is a retired American professional boxer who held the world light middleweight championship.

Little turned professional in 1957 and challenged the World light middleweight title against Ki-Soo Kim, but lost by split decision in 1967. In 1968 he challenged for the title against Sandro Mazzinghi. The bout stopped with Mazzinghi bleeding from cuts over both eyes. The ringside officials ruled a "no-contest", though under normal circumstances Little would have won by technical knockout.

In 1969 Little captured the vacant World light middleweight title winning by decision against Stanley Hayward. He defended the belt twice before losing it to Carmelo Bossi in 1970 by decision. He retired in 1972.