Undated
Patsy O'Lery Cincinnati, Oh KO 11
-This bout was held prior to Aug 19 1887
Welch near Ludlow, Ky W
-This bout was held prior to Nov 19 1887
Tom Hanley near Newport, Ky TK 21
-This bout was held prior to Jan 21 1888
Charles Slusser Louisville, Ky W
-This bout was likely held during Sep 1888
Tom O'Neal W
Tom O'Neal W
1887
Aug 13 Tim McCarthy Cincinnati, Oh TK 11
Nov 19 Tommy Cassidy near Ludlow, Ky TK 9
1888
Mar 29 Phillip McHugh Cincinnati, Oh EX
Apr 18 Jimmy Kennard Dayton, Oh D 20
Apr 28 -Cincinnati (Oh) Enquirer called McHugh the "champion bantamweight of America"
Jul 15 Sol Robinson Birmingham, Al TK 27
Aug 14 Tom Hanley Cincinnati, Oh W
-This was a wrestling match; It was scheduled as a boxing contest but police
intervened and permitted only a wrestling match
Sep 1 Frank Clark Louisville, Ky KO 4
1889
Mar 15 -Cincinnati (Oh) Enquirer reported McHugh had engaged in 14 bouts and was unbeaten
Mar -McHugh was to spar in Cincinnati, then go to Louisville, Ky to meet all-comers
Apr 17 -McHugh married Dora Muth in Louisville; She was reported to be several years older
than McHugh and about twice as big
Jun 1 Tommy Burke near Cincinnati, Oh (Boone County) D 48
Aug 26 Billy Murphy near Cincinnati, Oh W
Nov 26 Joseph Foppiano near Knoxville, Tn W 18
Dec 11 -Buffalo (NY) Courier reported that McHugh had already won about 30 contests
Dec 29 -The McHugh vs Mike Nolan bout was cancelled because Nolan said he could not make
the weight limit by the proposed fight date
1890
Mar 21 -Anaconda (Mt) Standard reported that McHugh claimed 47 winning fights to date
Apr 3 -McHugh and Peter Jackson engaged in a bag punching contest in Cincinnati
May 21 Jimmy Kennard Buffalo, NY LK 26
-Some sources report 5/22/1890
Jun 14 Johnny Kelly Dayton, Oh SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
1891
Jan 17 Billy Gibbs Cincinnati, Oh SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Feb 23 Charles Nixon Brooklyn, NY W 1
Feb 25 -McHugh refereed the Dave Seville-Arthur Majesty fight in Nelsonville, Oh (near Columbus);
Majesty died from injuries
Nov 9 -McHugh seconded Tommy Comer vs Ed Gorman in Columbus, Ohio
1892
Jan 8 Charley Kelly Baltimore, Md SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known;
McHugh was to knockout Kelly in four rounds
Apr 15 Mike Norton Columbus, Oh D 37
Oct 6 Pat Garrity Springfield, Oh SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Nov 14 Matt DeLacy Brooklyn, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
1893
Mar 6 Martin Gleason Brooklyn, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Apr 15 Solly Smith Chicago, Il ND 6
Aug 29 Paddy Ryan Fort Hamilton, NY KO 3
-This man was not the famous fighter
Sep 28 Jack Cavanagh Fort Hamilton, NY ND
Oct 16 Fred Plauder Brooklyn, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Oct 23 Martin Gleason Fort Hamilton, NY LK 1
1894
Jan 13 E. Halloran New York, NY L 3
1895
May 23 "Torpedo" Billy Murphy Cincinnati, Oh SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Jul 4 Eddie Moore Chillicothe, Oh SCH
-This bout was scheduled but not held;
The men refused to fight due to small attendance
Aug 12 -A benefit for McHugh was scheduled to be held in Columbus, Oh
1896
Nov 17 Jack Brennan Brooklyn, NY LT 1
Nov 24 Frank Colyer Brooklyn, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
1897
Jun 16 Joe Brunner Cincinnati, Oh D 4
1898
Aug 25 -There was talk of a fight between McHugh and Fred Bogan in Fort Wayne, In
Nov 15 -There was still talk of a fight between McHugh and Fred Bogan
1899
Apr 10 Eddie Gardner Newark, Oh LK 5
May 15 Young Thomas Eureka, Ut LK 8
1905
Mar 16 Kid Murphy New Orleans, La LK 2
*** The Following Bout Is Reported But Not Confirmed ***
1890
May A.B. O'Neill Knoxville, Tn L 3
Review courtesy of
Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing
Research Organization
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