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Bob Hartley (Billingborough)

Active: 1932-1938

Weight classes fought in:

Recorded fights: 56 contests (won: 36 lost: 11 drew: 9)

Fight Record

1932

Jan 14 Les Martin (Bourne) WKO2 Foresters Hall, Billingborough Source: Spalding Standard Jan 22 J Gilbert (Kirton) WKO1(6) Grantham Source: Grantham Journal

1933

Mar 14 Young Foster (Benington) WPTS Foresters Hall, Billingborough Source: Spalding Standard Referee: J Kenrick Dec 19 H Short (Sleaford) WKO4 Foresters Hall, Billingborough Source: Spalding Standard Referee: J Kenrick Oct 28 Young Woodcock WPTS(6) Old Drill Hall, Boston Source: Lincolnshire and Boston Guardian

1934

Jan 20 Battling Hicks (Scunthorpe) WRTD3(8) Corn Exchange, Spalding Source: Spalding Standard Promoter: Lincs Sports Promotions(Skegness) Jan 21 Tom Short (Grantham) WPTS(8) Westgate Hall, Grantham Source: Grantham Journal Feb 5 Tommy Short (Grantham) WPTS(6) Westgate Hall, Grantham Source: Nottingham Daily Journal Feb 9 Driver Tomlinson (Lincoln) WKO2 Corn Exchange, Spalding Source: Spalding Standard Promoter: Lincs Sports Promotions(Skegness) Feb 16 KO Mantefield WKO2(8) Corn Exchange, Spalding Source: Spalding Standard Referee: Eddie Stevens(Wisbech) Promoter: Lincs Sports Promotions(Skegness) Feb 19 Mike Stapleton (Melton) WKO2 Westgate Hall, Grantham Source: Nottingham Daily Journal Feb 22 Jack Bush (Hecklington) WKO2 Foresters Hall, Billingborough Source: Grantham Journal Referee: Tommy Morgan(Wales) Mar 3 Len Askew (Norwich) WKO3 Corn Exchange, Spalding Source: Spalding Standard Referee: Eddie Stevens(Wisbech) Promoter: Lincs Sports Promotions(Skegness) Mar 5 Battling Hicks (Scunthorpe) WKO3 Westgate Hall, Grantham Source: Grantham Journal Mar 19 Knocker Freestone (Lincoln) LKO2 Westgate Hall, Grantham Source: Grantham Journal Hartley knocked out of ring and failed to get back in time Apr Jock Luxley (London) LPTS Foresters Hall, Billingborough Source: Spalding Standard Referee: Johnny Cuthbert Promoter: British Legion Apr 7 Albert Moore (Leicester) WPTS Corn Exchange, Spalding Source: Spalding Standard Referee: Tiger Bert Ison Promoter: SC Kavner & J Harrod Apr 26 Albert Moore (Leicester) DRAW Corn Exchange, Spalding Source: Spalding Standard Promoter: SC Cavner & J Harrod May 26 Checker Chamberlain (Wigston) LPTS(8) Corn Exchange, Spalding Source: Spalding Standard Referee: Colin McDonald Promoter: SC Cavner & J Harrod Jul 14 Mick Cregan (Sheffield) WPTS(8) Boston Source: Spalding Standard Referee: Fred Eastburn Nov 10 Ginger Lee (Birmingham) WPTS(8) Corn Exchange, Spalding Source: Spalding Standard Promoter: J Harrod & W Ray Lee sub for Tommy Bowers(Methwold) Nov 29 Ginger Langley (Wisbech) WKO3 Foresters Hall, Billingborough Source: Grantham Journal Referee: Tommy Morgan(Wales) Promoter: F Francis Attendance: 300 Dec 8 Derek Ward (Outwell) WKO2(10) Public Hall, Holbeach Source: Peterborough Advertiser Referee: Eddie Stevens(Wisbech)

1935

Jan 31 Hardy Dawson (Swineshead) DRAW(10) Foresters Hall, Billingborough Source: Grantham Journal Mar 21 Jack Bland (Holmewood) DRAW(10) Bourne Source: Peterborough Advertiser Referee: JT Foster Mar 28 Jack Bland (Holmewood) DRAW(10) Corn Exchange, Spalding Source: Spalding Standard Jul 1 Harold Short (Sleaford) DRAW(8) Winter Gardens, Skegness Source: Skegness News Sep 21 Tiggs Taylor (Scunthorpe) WRTD3(8) Corn Exchange, Spalding Source: Spalding Standard Referee: Eddie Stevens Promoter: Spalding & Gedney Hill Boxing Club Sep 26 H Short (Sleaford) WPTS(10) Billingborough Source: Lincolnshire Chronicle Oct 19 George West (Peterborough) WKO2(8) Corn Exchange, Spalding Source: Spalding Standard Promoter: Spalding & Gedney Hill Boxing Club Oct 25 George Thurlby (Newark) WKO2(3) Co-op Garage, Lincoln Source: Boxing Weekly Record 30/10/1935 page 25 Nov 9 Fred Taylor (Leicester) DRAW(8) Corn Exchange, Spalding Source: Spalding Standard Promoter: Spalding & Gedney Hill Boxing Club Nov 26 George Smith (Manchester) WKO2 Foresters Hall, Billingborough Source: Grantham Journal

1936

Feb 15 Sam Hardy (Barlestone) LRTD10(10) Corn Exchange, Spalding Source: Peterborough Advertiser Mar 4 Ginger Rennie (Sheffield) WPTS(8) Drill Hall, Boston Source: Spalding Standard Referee: Fred Eastburn Promoter: Johnny Cuthbert(Sheffield) Mar 5 Jack Warner (Leicester) LRTD4 Corn Exchange, Melton Mowbray Source: Grantham Journal Promoter: messrs W Ray and R McClelland Warner 2nd bout on bill Mar 7 Joe Baker (Billinghay) WPTS Winter Gardens, Woodhall Spa Source: Spalding Standard Referee: BillyJohnson Promoter: Abe Hibbard Apr 4 Battling Seigenberg (Salford) WPTS(8) Winter Gardens, Woodhall Spa Source: Horncastle and Woodhall Spa News Promoter: Abe Hibberd Apr 30 Sam Hardy (Barlestone) LPTS(10) Corn Exchange, Peterborough Source: Peterborough Advertiser Jun 6 Dan Sullivan (Wombwell) LRTD5 Shodfriars Lane Ground, Boston Source: Spalding Standard Sep 26 Roy Driver (Chatteris) WPTS(8) Corn Exchange, Spalding Source: Peterborough Advertiser Oct 5 Charlie Knox (Battersea) WKO3(8) Corn Exchange, Bury St Edmunds Source: East Anglian Daily Times (Ipswich) Referee: Mickey Fox Promoter: W Dutton Oct 14 Jib Young (Stepney) LPTS(8) Baths Hall, Ipswich Source: Boxing Weekly Record 21/10/1936 page 21 Referee: Mickey Fox Promoter: W Dutton Oct 17 Alec Daniels (Dagenham) WKO2(8) Crittall Social Club, Braintree Source: East Anglian Daily Times (Ipswich) Hartley 11st 4lbs Daniels 11st 5lbs Referee: Mickey Fox Promoter: Charles Jones ex Arsenal footballer Oct 19 Roy Driver (Chatteris) LPTS(8) Corn Exchange, Bury St Edmunds Source: East Anglian Daily Times (Ipswich) Dec 12 Joe Cook (Peterborough) WRTD3 Foresters Hall, Billingborough Source: Grantham Journal Promoter: C Wheatley

1937

Mar 13 Checker Chamberlain (Wigston) WPTS(8) Corn Exchange, Spalding Source: Spalding Standard Oct 5 George Cunningham (Bethnal Green) LPTS(8) Empress Cinema, Chatteris Source: Peterborough Advertiser Hartley 11st 0lbs Cunningham 11st 5lbs Oct 30 Ginger Jones (Grimsby) WKO2(8) Corn Exchange, Spalding Source: Spalding Standard Referee: Eddie Stevens Promoter: Spalding and Gedney Hill Boxing Syndicate Oct 31 George Thurcell (Canning Town) DRAW(8) Marina Club, Canning Town Source: Boxing 03/11/1937 page 14 Nov 1 Bob Hassall WPTS(10) Lansbury Hall, Stamford Source: Stamford and Rutland News Referee: Horace Barber Promoter: W Ray and A Townsend(Melton Mowbray) Nov 27 Victor Boodle (Chatteris) DRAW(8) Corn Exchange, Spalding Source: Peterborough Advertiser Attendance: 500

1938

Jan Jack Sharkey (Leek) WPTS(8) Arley Source: Spalding Free Press Feb 7 Vic Jones (Wales) LPTS(8) Co-op Hall, Rugby Source: Boxing Weekly Record 16/02/1938 page 21 Feb 21 George Wells (Doncaster) WRSF7(8) Co-op Hall, Rugby Source: Boxing Weekly Record 02/03/1938 page 20 Mar 7 Dick Turpin (Leamington) DRAW(8) Co-op Hall, Rugby Source: Vic Hardwicke (Boxing Historian) Turpin was British Middleweight Champion 1948-50 and British Empire Middleweight Champion 1948-49.

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