1887
Jan George Loughran
Brooklyn, NY EX
Apr 5 Larry Boylan New York,
NY KO 7
-Jack Ellingsworth was the referee
May Dick
Roche Westchester, NY TK
2
May 14 Paddy Carr Westchester,
NY TK 13
-This fight was held at a point on Long Island Sound
about 50 miles from
Brooklyn; Some
sources report
"Manhattanville, NY";
Some sources report "WF 12";
Some sources report
"Jun 1887"
Sep 29
-Kelly seconded
Johnny Murphy vs Ike Weir in Boston,
Ma
Oct Frank
Donovan Gloucester, NJ W 10
Oct 17 Johnny Murphy
Quincy, Ma
SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Nov Tommy Russell Gloucester,
NJ W 10
-Kelly
claimed the
Bantamweight
Championship of America
a few days after this fight
Dec 22 Larry Boylan
Brooklyn, NY EX
Dec 24 Hughey Boyle Harlem,
NY LK 8
-Bantamweight
(105 lbs) Championship of America;
Some sources report Bantamweight Championship
of the World; Some sources report 10/08/87 in
Gloucester, NY
1888
Feb 25 Jack Flaherty
Brooklyn, NY
SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Apr 13 Mike
Kelly Boston, Ma D 7
-Some
sources report "Paddy Kelly"
May 10 George Dixon
Boston, Ma D 9
-Dixon
claimed the 105 lb Championship of America;
Some sources report "D 8";
Some sources report "LK 9"
Oct 12
Eugene Hornbacker Blissville,
NY D 15
Oct 24 Cal McCarthy New
York, NY D 8
-Some
sources report
Bantamweight
Championship
of the World;
Some sources report "LK 4"
1889
Jan 29 Billy
Murphy Troy, NY W 10
Feb 4
-Kelly was scheduled to spar in Hoboken, NJ
Mar 9 Tommy Russell New York,
NY W 4
Mar 16 Cal McCarthy
Elizabeth, NJ EX 5
Apr
Michael "Chappie"
Moran Hoboken, NJ W 4
-This
bout was promoted as a Bantamweight Championship
of the World contest; It was held during Mar-Jun 1889
May 28
Harry Walton
Troy, NY
TK 16
-Some
sources report
Bantamweight
Championship
(110 lbs) of the World;
Some sources report Mar 1888;
Reports vary - "TK 15" - "TK 17"
Jun 5
Michael "Chappie"
Moran Brooklyn, NY
L 10
-Some sources report Bantamweight Championship of the World;
Some sources report Bantamweight Championship of America
Sep
Cal McCarthy
EX
-The men
sparred almost every night during September
Sep
Michael "Chappie"
Moran SCH
-This bout was scheduled but fell through
Nov 11 Jimmy
Kennard Hoboken, NJ EX 3
1890
Jan 31
Michael "Chappie"
Moran New York, NY KO 10
-This bout was promoted as a Bantamweight Championship
of the World contest; Queensberry rules were used; Some
sources report 105-lb Championship of the World; Some
sources report "Easton, Pa"
Feb 3
Billy Davis
Brooklyn, NY
SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known;
Some sources report 02/10/1890
Mar 3
Joe Glassey New York, NY
TK 4
-Kelly was to knockout
Glassey inside four rounds;
Glassey fought
defensively and tried not to take chances;
Kelly set out to finish
him in round three;
Glassey was all but knocked out by the end of
the round; In round four,
Kelly hit Glassey as he pleased;
Glassey
clinched and hugged whenever he could; A straight
Kelly right
opened
Glassey up and uppercuts and straight shots found their
mark;
Glassey fell against the ropes almost helpless; Police jumped
into the ring to save him;
Kelly received the money
Mar 5 Benny
Murphy New York, NY KO 3
-Bantamweight (105 lbs) Championship of the World
May 6 Hughey Boyle Quinnsport,
NY EX 3
Jun 26 Benny Murphy Centerport,
NY TK 3
-Bantamweight (107 lbs) Championship of the World
Jul 3 Pete Carroll Weehawken,
NJ KO 2
Aug 16 Benny Murphy Hoboken,
NJ W 6
Aug 25 Benny Murphy Brooklyn,
NY EX 6
-This bout
was part of a benefit for "Nonpareil"
Jack Dempsey
Sep 16 Tommy
Russell Hoboken, NJ KO 11
-Some
sources report
Bantamweight
(107 lbs) Championship
of the World;
Some sources report 9/04/90
Oct 12 Billy Murphy Guttenberg,
NJ KO 3
Oct 27 Benny Murphy Elizabeth,
NJ EX
Dec 10 Billy Murphy Guttenberg,
NJ KO 3
-Some
sources report "Martin Flaherty"
Dec 20 Billy
Murphy Hoboken, NJ KO 1
1891
Jan 19 Frank
Donovan Hoboken, NJ W 10
-Some
sources report
Bantamweight
(107 lbs) Championship
of the World
Mar Mike Scanlon Lynn,
Ma W 4
Jun 6 Patsy Daly Guttenberg,
NJ KO 3
1892
Feb 6 Batty
Weldon
New York, NY
EX 3
Feb 15
Isaac "Ike" O'Neil Weir New York,
NY EX 3
May 9 Billy Plimmer
Coney Island, NY LK 10
-Bantamweight Championship of the World
Jul 15
Eddie
Avery New York, NY EX 6
-Some
sources report "ND 6"
Jul 25
"Torpedo" Billy Murphy New York, NY
W 6
Sep 24 Tim Murphy New York,
NY LK 4
-Bantamweight Championship of America
1893
Feb 10 Maxie Haugh
Buffalo, NY LK 1
Oct 28 Maxie Haugh New York,
NY W 6
Dec 30 Tim Murphy New York,
NY L 6
1894
Feb 17 Tim
Murphy New York, NY L 4
Feb 24 Adolph "Dolly" Lyons New York,
NY EX 3
Aug 6 Kid Gleason New York,
NY LT 8
-Some
sources report 8/02/94
1895
Jan 3 Frank Brierly
Boston, Ma L 8
-Some
sources report "L 6"
Jan 20 Harry
Fisher New York, NY L 4
Jul 4 Jimmy Haughie Jersey City,
NJ KO 3
1896
Mar 7 Billy
Weldon near New York, NY KO 3
Apr 25 Casper Leon
New York, NY LK 5
-Some
sources report Sep 1896
Jul 20 Jack
Burns Philadelphia, Pa KO 2
Nov 15 Hugh McDonnough Union Hill,
NJ NC 7
-Some
sources report "ND 7"
1897
Jan 23 Fred
Mayo New York, NY L 10
1909
Dec 21
Casper Leon New
York, NY EX 2
-This bout
was part of a Benefit for Leon
*** The Following Bouts Are Reported But Not Confirmed ***
1887
Cal McCarthy
L 3
Michael "Chappie" Moran Gloucester,
NY W 10
Hughey Boyle Westchester,
NY D 9
Jimmy Farrell Long Island,
NY TK 7
-Some
sources report "W 7"
1888
Jan
Eugene Hornbacker New York, NY W 15
-Some
sources report Jan 1889
Michael "Chappie" Moran Hoboken, NJ
W 4
-Some sources report 6/05/1888
Sammy Watson
Paterson, NJ W
Joe Byrnes Hoboken,
NJ W
Joe Glassey New York,
NY W
Fred Jamison Pottsville,
Pa W
John Van Heest Philadelphia,
Pa W
-This bout
ended in a riot
Tommy "Young"
Milton Wilmington, De W
Tommy James Troy,
NY W
Dec 24 Cal McCarthy
Harlem, NY D 8
-Bantamweight Championship of America
1889
Jan 28 Eugene Hornbacker Brooklyn, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Hughey Boyle
L
1890
John Van Heest Philadelphia, Pa W
1900
May 7
Barney "Kid"
Abel Chicago, Il D 6
-Some sources report that "Eddie Kelly" boxed "Barney Kid Abel";
Some sources report
05/14/1900
Review courtesy of
Tracy Callis,
Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
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