Ross Virgo

{{short description|American boxer}}

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| birth_date = November 9, 1929

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Ross Virgo (November 9, 1929 – June 29, 2011){{cite news|last1=Morrell|first1=Alan|title=Boxer ran one Dickens of an eatery|url=http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2016/04/30/whatever-happened-dickens-restaurant/83737670/|accessdate=May 2, 2016|work=Democrat and Chronicle|publisher=Gannett Company|date=May 1, 2016|location=Rochester, New York|page=17A}} was an American professional boxer.

He attended Franklin High School in Rochester, New York, where he first learned to box. After joining the Army, he became the combined Army–Air Force boxing champion. His amateur record was 46–2. His professional career started in 1948 and in the following year he was ranked 8th in the world by Ring Magazine.{{cite web|url=http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/The_Ring_Magazine%27s_Annual_Ratings:_Welterweight--1940s|title=The Ring Magazine's Annual Ratings: Welterweight--1940s|publisher=}} His career record as a pro was 24–2–2.{{cite web|url=http://boxrec.com/boxer/9684|title=BoxRec - Ross Virgo|publisher=}} At one time, he ranked fifth in the world in the welterweight class. He is a member of the Rochester Boxing Hall of Fame.

After retiring in 1953, he married and opened a restaurant in Rochester called the Dickens (after Charles Dickens).