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On May 3 , 1940 , the 5-8 fighter gained recognition from the N.B.A as its world Lightweight champion when he outpointed Davey Day over 15 rounds. In 1939 Angott outpointed Lew Jenkins , who was recognized as the world title holder, to become the undisputed lightweight king. He defended the title only once, a 15-round points win over Allie Stolz in May 1942 . Angott, retired but returned to defeat the reigning world Featherweight king, Willie Pep in a non-title bout. Eventually he regained the N.B.A. 135-pound crown by outpointing Slugger White in 15 rounds. He lost the title for good to Juan Zurita on March 8 , 1944 . In his career, Angott met the best fighters in the Welterweight and lightweight divisions. He fought Sugar Ray Robinson , Bob Montgomery , Beau Jack , Fritzie Zivic , Henry Armstrong and Ike Williams . Angott retired with a record of 97 wins (22 KOs), 29 losses and 8 draws. He was knocked out just once in his career, by Beau Jack in 1946 . |
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