Al Sund
Born	(1902-08-25)August 25, 1902 Delaware, U.S.
Died	August 30, 1951(1951-08-30) (aged 49) Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
Other names	Kid Sunn, Marty Sullivan
Statistics
Weight(s)	Bantamweight
Boxing record
Total fights	207
Wins	203
Losses	2
Draws	2

Albert Clifford Sund, also known by his ring names Kid Sunn and Marty Sullivan (August 25, 1902 – August 30, 1951) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1918 to 1928. He was inducted into the Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame in 1994.

Boxing career

A Delaware native, Sund started boxing around the age of 17 at shows staged in Wilmington. ^[1] He "progressed rapidly and soon climbed to the top of local ranks in his class, by defeating all the glovemen who faced him," wrote The Evening Journal. ^[1] Sund, who went by the ring names "Kid Sunn" and "Marty Sullivan," started his career by winning 53 straight fights and at one point had a career record of 87–1, including 19 consecutive knockouts. ^[2] He was trained and often fought at the Keystone Field Club at East Fourth Street, and was managed by Olen Hackett early in his career. ^{[3] [2]} He later was managed by George Maull. ^[4] In c. 1921, he was named unofficial bantamweight state champion, a title he never lost. ^[5] He later fought in the Madison Square Garden and several east coast cities, including Harlem, Albany, ^[6] Chester, ^[7] Brooklyn, ^[8] and multiple others. Sund retired in 1928 with a lifetime record of 203–2–2, winning 98.55% of his fights. ^[5]

Later life and death

Sund later worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad as an upholsterer. ^[4] On August 30, 1951, Sund collapsed while visiting a friend and was pronounced dead upon arrival to the Delaware Hospital. ^[4] He was 49 at the time of his death. ^[4]

Sund was posthumously inducted into the Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame in 1994. ^[2] His brother Lenny Sund was inducted in 1998. ^[9]

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