ko death_date death_place weight birth_place nationality article_title total birth_date wins image losses name style
13 june 5 , 1960 louisville , kentucky welterweight louisville , kentucky united states united states rudell stitch
 34 january 7 , 1933 27 rudell stitch.jpg 7 rudell stitch orthodox
rudell stitch

rudell stitch -lrb- january 7 , 1933 - june 5 , 1960 -rrb- was a professional boxer from louisville , kentucky .
he was ranked second in the world as a welterweight and fought numerous contenders , including isaac logart , yama bahama , chico vejar , gasper ortega , luis manuel rodríguez , ralph dupas , holly mims and stan harrington .
stitch died while trying to save a friend from drowning in the ohio river .
