Yustin Sirutis

Yustin Sirutis

Sirutis in 1931
Personal information
Nationality	American
Died	January 6, 1988 (aged 79)
Weight	Heavyweight
Boxing career
Boxing record
Total fights	35
Wins	22
Win by KO	9
Losses	11
Draws	1
No contests	1

Yustin Sirutis ^{[1] [2]} (died January 6, 1988) was an American boxer.

Life and career

Sirutis graduated from New York University in 1932. ^[3] He was a Golden Gloves champion. ^{[4] [5]}

In 1934, Sirutis was appointed as a boxing coach at City College of New York. ^[6] He retired as a boxing coach in 1968. After retiring, he was a professor and chairman of the physical education department at Baruch College. ^[3]

Sirutis died on January 6, 1988, at the age of 79. ^[3]

Professional boxing record

35 fights	22 wins	11 losses
By knockout	9	0
By decision	13	11
Draws	1
No contests	1

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Rounds	Date	Location	Notes
35	Loss	14–2–1	Otis Thomas	PTS	10 [7]	October 8, [8] 1938	Rockland Palace, New York, U.S.
34	Loss	94–15–10	Tiger Jack Fox	PTS	10 [9]	September 8, 1938	Idora Park, Youngstown, U.S.
33	Loss	92–15–10	Tiger Jack Fox	PTS	8 [10]	June 9, 1938	Nutley Velodrome, Nutley, U.S.
32	Loss	45–6–2	Jack Trammell	PTS	10 [11]	April 2, 1938	Rockland Palace, New York, U.S.
31	Loss	9–9–2	Jim Howell	PTS		February 12, 1938	Rockland Palace, New York, U.S.
30	Win	8–2–0	Oscar Matthews	TKO	3 [12]	January 22, 1938	Rockland Palace, New York, U.S.
29	Draw	82–14–7	Tiger Jack Fox	PTS		October 2, 1937	Rockland Palace, New York, U.S.
28	No contest [13]	18–3–1	Eddie Blunt	NC	8 (3) [14]	August 5, 1937	Madison Square Garden, New York, U.S.
27	Win	18–4–2	Frank Connolly	MD		June 7, 1937	Valley Arena, Holyoke, U.S.
26	Win	54–38–6	Unknown Winston	UD	10 [15]	April 26, 1937	Valley Arena, Holyoke, U.S.
25	Win	54–37–6	Unknown Winston	SD	10 [16]	March 22, 1937	Valley Arena, Holyoke, U.S.
24	Win	2–6–0	Young George Godfrey	TKO		January 2, 1937	Rockland Palace, New York, U.S.
23	Win	1–3–0	Jack Rose	KO		December 5, 1936	Rockland Palace, New York, U.S.

References

1. "Young Student Captures Title: Yustin Sirutis Wins the Heavyweight Crown". The Hamilton Spectator . Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. March 17, 1931. p. 19. Retrieved May 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Sirutis Aims at Olympics". Daily News . New York, New York. March 22, 1931. p. 154. Retrieved May 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Yustin Sirutis, Boxing Coach, 79". The New York Times . January 21, 1988. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
4. "Conde and Boggi In Semi-Final". Times Union. Brooklyn, New York. October 17, 1932. p. 15. Retrieved May 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Massera Matched With Yustin Sirutis". Times Union. Brooklyn, New York. April 9, 1934. p. 15. Retrieved May 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Sirutis to Coach City College Boxers". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle . Brooklyn, New York. October 4, 1934. p. 22. Retrieved May 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Otis Thomas Wins". St. Louis Post-Dispatch . St. Louis, Missouri. October 9, 1938. p. 10. Retrieved May 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Otis Thomas To Box Sirutis At Rockland". New Pittsburgh Courier . Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 8, 1938. p. 16. Retrieved May 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Here And There In Sports' Land". New Castle News . New Castle, Pennsylvania. September 9, 1938. p. 20. Retrieved May 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Fox Wins Close Bout From Yustin Sirutis". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. June 10, 1938. p. 23. Retrieved May 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Jack Trammell Wins From Yustin Sirutis". St. Louis Post-Dispatch . St. Louis, Missouri. April 3, 1938. p. 22. Retrieved May 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Sirutis Finishes Matthews in 3d". Daily News . New York, New York. January 23, 1938. p. 404. Retrieved May 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
13. "Del Genio Gets Nod Over Pacho". The Evening News. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. August 6, 1937. p. 19. Retrieved May 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
14. "Pacho Takes Fifth". Daily News . New York, New York. August 6, 1937. p. 106. Retrieved May 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
15. "Winston Is Outpointed By Sirutis: New York Fighter Superior in Infighting to Gain Unanimous Decision Over Negro". Hartford Courant . Hartford, Connecticut. April 27, 1937. p. 15. Retrieved May 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
16. "Yustin Sirutis Gains Split Decision Over Unknown Winston In Holyoke Battle". Hartford Courant . Hartford, Connecticut. March 23, 1937. p. 15. Retrieved May 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.

External links

• Boxing record for Yustin Sirutis from BoxRec (registration required)