Cuthbert Taylor (Merthyr)

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Active: 1928-1947

Weight classes fought in:

Recorded fights: 246 contests (won: 151 lost: 68 drew: 22 other: 5)

Fight Record

1928

Apr 19 Hector Alderman (Pontypridd) ND(3) Pontypridd Source: Harold Alderman (Boxing Historian) Apr 23 Hector Alderman (Pontypridd) ND(6) Merthyr Source: Harold Alderman (Boxing Historian) Dec 10 Johnny Gibson (Bermondsey) WPTS(8) National Sporting Club, Covent Garden Source: Boxing 12/12/1928 page 344 Dec 26 Jackie Brown (Manchester) DRAW(15) Merthyr Source: Boxing 02/01/1929 page 390 Brown was British Flyweight Champion 1929-30 and 1931-35 and European Flyweight Champion 1931-32 and World Flyweight Champion 1932-35. 1929

Jan 12 Eddie John (Pentre) WRSF10(15) Snow's Pavilion, Merthyr Source: Boxing 16/01/1929 page 423 Match made at 8st 2lbs Jan 28 Kid Rich (Bethnal Green) WPTS(8) National Sporting Club, Covent Garden Source: Boxing 30/01/1929 page 454 Feb 3 Lud Abella (Liverpool) WPTS(15) Premierland, Whitechapel Source: Boxing 06/02/1929 page 466 Feb 16 Phineas John (Pentre) LPTS(15) Merthyr Source: Boxing 20/02/1929 page 502 John was Welsh Area Flyweight Champion 1929 and Welsh Area Bantamweight Champion 1929. Feb 21 Lew Sullivan (Liverpool) WKO3(15) Pudsey Street Stadium, Liverpool Source: Boxing 27/02/1929 page 511 Feb 24 Jack Hamlett (Manchester) WPTS(15) Premierland, Whitechapel Source: Boxing 27/02/1929 page 510 Mar 7 Jim Ireland (Portobello) WPTS(15) Pudsey Street Stadium, Liverpool Source: Boxing 13/03/1929 page 537 Mar 9 Freddy Morgan (Gilfach Goch) WPTS(15) Town Hall, Pontypridd Source: Boxing 13/03/1929 page 542 Morgan boxed a British Flyweight Title Eliminator 1931 and was Welsh Area Flyweight Champion 1929-30 and 1931-32. Apr 20 Billy Housego (Paddington) WPTS(15) Merthyr Source: Boxing 24/04/1929 page 632 Apr 23 Bert Kirby (Birmingham) LPTS(15) National Sporting Club, Covent Garden Source: Boxing 01/05/1929 page 643 Kirby was British Flyweight Champion 1930-31. Jun 18 Francis Brown (France) DRAW Belle Vue, Manchester Source: Boxing 26/06/1929 page 20 Promoter: Jack Smith Jul 13 Billy Shea (Aberavon) WPTS(10) Gess Pavilion, Porth Source: Boxing 17/07/1929 page 57 Jul 20 Stan Jehu (Maesteg) WPTS(15) Joe Gess Pavilion, Pontypridd Source: Western Mail Jehu was Welsh Area Bantamweight Champion 1930-31 and Welsh Area Featherweight Champion 1933-34 and 1935-36. Jul 29 Dan Dando (Merthyr) WPTS(15) Palais de Danse, Pontypridd Source: Boxing 31/07/1929 page 78 (Welsh Area Bantamweight Title) Dando was Welsh Area Bantamweight Champion 1929. Aug 18 Bill Lewis (Bethnal Green) LPTS(15) Premierland, Whitechapel Source: Boxing 21/08/1929 page 114 Lewis boxed a British Bantamweight Title Eliminator 1931 and was Southern Area Bantamweight Champion 1931-32. Sep 2 Phineas John (Pentre) LPTS(15) Palais de Danse, Pontypridd Source: Boxing 04/09/1929 page 146 erroneously reported in 'Boxing' as a Welsh Bantam title contest Sep 7 Selwyn Davies (Caerau) WPTS(15) Auction Rooms, Aberavon Source: Boxing Davies boxed for the Welsh Featherweight Title 1931. Sep 9 Kid Socks (Bethnal Green) WPTS(15) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing Socks boxed for the British Flyweight Title 1926. Sep 19 Benny Sharkey (Newcastle) WPTS(15) Pudsey Street Stadium, Liverpool Source: Boxing 25/09/1929 page 194 Sep 29 Lud Abella (Liverpool) WPTS(15) Palais de Danse, West Bromwich Source: Boxing 02/10/1929 page 214 Oct 14 Packey McFarland (Dublin) LDSQ9(12) Stadium (NSC), Holborn Source: Boxing 16/10/1929 page 244 Match made at 8st 8lbs Referee: Eugene Corri Oct 24 Johnny Smith (Edinburgh) WRTD7(15) Pudsey Street Stadium, Liverpool Source: Boxing 30/10/1929 page 275 Smith was Scottish Area Bantamweight Champion 1929. Referee: Joe Tolley Nov 11 Packey McFarland (Dublin) WPTS(15) Pitfield Street Baths, Hoxton Source: Boxing 13/11/1929 page 308 Nov 23 Dan Dando (Merthyr) WPTS(15) Snow's Pavilion, Merthyr Source: Boxing 27/11/1929 page 344 (Welsh Area Bantamweight Title) Match made at 8st 7lbs Dec 1 Billy Cain (Birmingham) WPTS(15) Rink, West Bromwich Source: Boxing 04/12/1929 page 359 Dec 10 Kid Socks (Bethnal Green) WPTS(8) Stadium Club, Holborn Source: Boxing 11/12/1929 pages 386 and 385 Dec 21 Billy Pritchard (Treherbert) DRAW(10) Auction Rooms, Aberavon Source: Boxing 24/12/1929 page 408

1930

Jan 2 Al Miller (Liverpool) WPTS(15) Pudsey Street Stadium, Liverpool Source: Boxing 08/01/1930 page 436 Feb 24 Stan Jehu (Maesteg) LPTS(15) Palais de Danse, Pontypridd Source: Boxing 26/02/1930 page 549 (Welsh Area Bantamweight Title) Referee: FR Hill(Cardiff) Mar 3 Bert Taylor (Birmingham) WPTS(10) Stadium (NSC), Holborn Source: Boxing 05/03/1930 page 564 Mar 24 Bill Lewis (Bethnal Green) LDSQ13(15) Belle Vue, Manchester Source: Boxing 26/03/1930 page 613 Apr 20 Phil Gardner (Merthyr) LPTS Public Hall, Aberavon Source: Western Mail Apr 24 Bob Rimmer (Liverpool) LDSQ12(15) Pudsey Street Stadium, Liverpool Source: Boxing 30/04/1930 page 694 Match made at 8st 6lbs Apr 26 Emlyn Jones (Tumble) WPTS Taylor's Pavilion, Tonypandy Source: Western Mail May 12 Terence Morgan (Newport) DRAW(15) Palais de Danse, Pontypridd Source: Boxing 14/05/1930 page 724 (Welsh Area Bantamweight Title Eliminator) Morgan was Welsh Area Bantamweight Champion 1931-32. Jul 3 Al Miller (Liverpool) WKO2(15) Pudsey Street Stadium, Liverpool Source: Boxing 09/07/1930 page 26 Sep 29 Johnny Peters (Battersea) LPTS(8) Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Source: Boxing 01/10/1930 pages 213 and 212 Oct 6 Bill Lewis (Bethnal Green) WPTS(15) Belle Vue, Manchester Source: Boxing 08/10/1930 page 230 Oct 25 Ivor Pickens (Caerau) WPTS(12) Gess Pavilion, Blackwood Source: Boxing 29/10/1930 page 284 Pickens boxed a British Welterweight Title Eliminator 1936 and was Welsh Area Welterweight Champion 1934-37. Nov 8 Young Beckett (Pentre) WPTS(15) Working Men's Club, Llanelly Source: Boxing 12/11/1930 page 316 Beckett boxed for the Welsh Flyweight Title 1929. Nov 13 Victor Pennecouche (France) DRAW Paris France Source: Yorkshire Post Dec 1 Bob Rimmer (Liverpool) WPTS(15) Belle Vue, Manchester Source: Boxing 03/12/1930 page 358 Dec 20 Billy Hazell (Pontypridd) WPTS(12) Gess Pavilion, Blackwood Source: Boxing 24/12/1930 page 413

1931

Jan 22 Emile Pladner (France) LPTS Salle Wagram, Paris France Source: Boxing Mar 9 Stan Jehu (Maesteg) LPTS(15) Palais de Danse, Pontypridd Source: Boxing 11/03/1931 page 582 (Welsh Area Bantamweight Title) Mar 21 Dan Dando (Merthyr) WPTS Merthyr Source: Western Mail Apr 20 Douglas Parker (Sunderland) LPTS(15) Belle Vue, Manchester Source: Vic Hardwicke (Boxing Historian) Parker boxed a British Lightweight Title Eliminator 1934 and was Northern Area Lightweight Champion 1933-34. Apr 25 Young Beckett (Pentre) WPTS(10) Gess Pavilion, Pontypool Source: Boxing 25/04/1931 page 700 May 9 Johnny O'Connor (Pontypridd) WPTS Gess Pavilion, Abergavenny Source: Western Mail Packed house May 23 Dan Dando (Merthyr) WPTS Working Men's Club, Llanelly Source: Western Mail Jun 6 Walt Saunders (Clydach Vale) WPTS Victoria Park Pavilion, Swansea Source: Western Mail Jun 13 Billy Evans (Ystrad) LPTS(15) Working Men's Club, Llanelly Source: Western Mail Evans was Welsh Area Featherweight Champion 1929. Jul 11 Pat Maloney (Aberbargoed) WPTS Coliseum, Bargoed Source: Western Mail Aug 1 George Morgan (Newport) LPTS(15) Snow's Pavilion, Merthyr Source: Boxing 05/08/1931 page 95 Morgan was Welsh Area Featherweight Champion 1934-35. Aug 8 Stan Jehu (Maesteg) WPTS Skating Rink, Tonypandy Source: Western Mail Aug 19 Bryn Weed (Tredegar) ND4(4) Gess Pavilion, Tredegar Source: Brian Strickland (Boxing Historian) Aug 22 Billy Pritchard (Treherbert) WPTS Skating Rink, Tonypandy Source: Western Mail Sep 12 George Williams (Treherbert) WPTS Skating Rink, Tonypandy Source: Western Mail Williams was Welsh Area Bantamweight Champion 1933-34. Williams returning after a long absence Sep 21 Billy Evans (Ystrad) LPTS(10) Pavilion, Mountain Ash Source: Boxing 23/09/1931 page 197 Attendance: 8000 Sep 28 Johnny Peters (Battersea) WPTS(12) Stadium, Croydon Source: Boxing 30/09/1931 page 213 Match made at 8st 10lbs Oct 9 George Williams (Treherbert) DRAW Tynewydd Labour Hall, Treherbert Source: Western Mail Oct 17 Billy Pritchard (Treherbert) WPTS(10) Tredegar Source: Western Mail Nov 28 Stan Jehu (Maesteg) WPTS Snow's Pavilion, Merthyr Source: Western Mail Dec 3 Jack Garland (Belfast) LPTS(10) Crystal Palace, Sydenham Source: Boxing 09/12/1931 page 6 Garland boxed a British Featherweight Title Eliminator 1930. Dec 11 Young Beckett (Pentre) WPTS(15) Judges Hall, Trealaw Source: Boxing 16/12/1931 page 14 Dec 12 Albert Pipe (Brithdir) WPTS(12) Maxina Hall, Bargoed Source: Boxing 16/12/1931 page 14 Dec 19 Boyo Rees (Abercwmboi) WPTS(15) Labour Stadium, Merthyr Source: Boxing 23/12/1931 page 14 Rees boxed a British Lightweight Title Eliminator 1935 and was Welsh Area Lightweight Champion 1934-37 and 1938.

1932

Jan 2 Johnny Croxon (Notting Hill) WPTS(15) Labour Stadium, Merthyr Source: Boxing 06/01/1932 page 13 Jan 22 Francois Machtens (Belgium) WPTS(12) Drill Hall, Bournemouth Source: Boxing 27/01/1932 page 15 Jan 30 Billy Pritchard (Treherbert) WPTS(15) Stadium, Abergavenny Source: Boxing 03/02/1932 page 13 Feb 11 Jack Garland (Belfast) LPTS(12) Stadium, Croydon Source: Boxing 17/02/1932 page 6 Feb 17 Francois Machtens (Belgium) WPTS(12) BRdenhurst Rd Drill Hall, Bournemouth Source: Boxing 24/02/1932 page 14 Promoter: messrs Bulch & Caplan & Sam Russell Feb 29 Harold Ratchford (Oldham) WRSF10(15) Belle Vue, Manchester Source: Boxing 02/03/1932 page 8 Mar 12 Jimmy Lindsay (Fulham) WPTS(15) Drill Hall, Merthyr Source: Boxing 16/03/1932 page 14 Apr 4 Kid Socks (Bethnal Green) WPTS(15) Labour Stadium, Merthyr Source: Western Mail Apr 18 Stan Jehu (Maesteg) ND(4) Palais de Danse, Pontypridd Source: Vic Hardwicke (Boxing Historian) May 2 Johnny Peters (Battersea) WPTS(10) Crystal Palace, Sydenham Source: Boxing 04/05/1932 page 8 May 6 Stan Jehu (Maesteg) WPTS(15) Mannesmann Hall, Swansea Source: Boxing 11/05/1932 page 14 May 16 Harry Brown (Northampton) WPTS(15) Drill Hall, Merthyr Source: Western Mail Jun 3 Tommy Lye (Acton) WPTS(15) Mannesmann Hall, Swansea Source: Boxing 08/06/1932 page 14 Jun 11 Tom Thomas (Wales) WPTS(15) Coliseum, Bargoed Source: Boxing 15/06/1932 page 14 Jul 4 Ginger Jones (Ammanford) WPTS(12) Labour Stadium, Merthyr Source: Boxing 14/07/1932 page 14 Jones boxed a British Featherweight Title Eliminator 1930 and was Welsh Area Featherweight Champion 1929-32. Aug 6 Battling Sandjack (Egypt) WPTS Labour Stadium, Merthyr Source: Western Mail Sep 15 Jackie Johnston (Canada) LPTS(10) Annfield Football Ground, Liverpool Source: Boxing 21/09/1932 page 10 Sep 17 Bert Ison (Leicester) WPTS(15) Labour Stadium, Merthyr Source: Boxing 21/09/1932 page 14 Oct 10 Jackie Johnstone (Canada) LPTS(10) Belle Vue, Manchester Source: Vic Hardwicke (Boxing Historian) Oct 29 Len Wickwar (Leicester) WPTS(15) Labour Stadium, Merthyr Source: Boxing 02/11/1932 page 14 Nov 10 Dick Burke (Liverpool) LPTS(12) Stadium, Liverpool Source: Boxing 16/11/1932 page 6 Burke boxed a British Featherweight Title Eliminator 1933. Nov 12 Stan Jehu (Maesteg) WPTS(15) Mannesmann Hall, Swansea Source: Vic Hardwicke (Boxing Historian) Dec 10 Tommy Rose (Bolton) LDSQ4(15) Labour Stadium, Merthyr Source: Boxing 14/12/1932 page 14 Dec 12 Tommy Hyams (Kings Cross) LKO1(10) Crystal Palace, Sydenham Source: Boxing 14/12/1932 page 8 Hyams boxed for the Southern Area Featherweight Title 1933 and boxed for the Southern Area Lightweight Title 1938. Dec 25 Bert Taylor (Birmingham) WPTS(15) Labour Stadium, Merthyr Source: Western Mail

1933

Jan 2 Ivor Drew (Trealaw) LPTS(15) Greyfriars Hall, Cardiff Source: Western Mail Drew boxed for the Welsh Lightweight Title 1936. Jan 21 Bert Taylor (Birmingham) WPTS(15) Labour Stadium, Merthyr Source: Boxing 25/01/1933 page 14 Jan 30 Arly Hollingsworth (Sheffield) LPTS(6) Belle Vue, Manchester Source: Boxing 01/02/1933 page 9 (Featherweight Competition) Hollingsworth boxed a British Bantamweight Title Eliminator 1931. Feb 20 Harry Brown (Northampton) WPTS(15) Drill Hall, Northampton Source: Northampton Daily Chronicle Promoter: Con Wilson Mar 6 Bob Lamb (Sunderland) LPTS(15) Merthyr Source: Western Mail Mar 13 Dick Burke (Liverpool) LRSF2(12) Belle Vue, Manchester Source: Boxing 15/03/1933 page 9 Apr 17 Benny Sharkey (Newcastle) LPTS(12) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Boxing 19/04/1933 page 9 Match made at 9st 1lb Apr 22 Bob Lamb (Sunderland) WPTS(15) Town Hall, Maesteg Source: Boxing 26/04/1933 page 14 May 20 Jack Kirby (Birmingham) WPTS(15) Labour Stadium, Merthyr Source: Boxing 24/05/1933 pages 14 and 15 Jun 12 Spud Murphy (Manchester) WRSF9(15) Labour Stadium, Merthyr Source: Western Mail Jun 30 Ivor Drew (Trealaw) WPTS(15) Taff Vale Park, Pontypridd Source: Boxing 05/07/1933 page 14 Jul 10 Johnny Britton (Leeds) WKO3 Ebbw Vale Source: Vic Hardwicke (Boxing Historian) Jul 22 Evan Morris (Pontycymmer) LPTS(15) Labour Stadium, Merthyr Source: Boxing 26/07/1933 page 14 Morris boxed for the Welsh Featherweight Title 1933. Aug 5 Glan Evans (Llanelly) LDSQ7(12) Mannesmann Hall, Swansea Source: Boxing 09/08/1933 page 14 Evans boxed for the Welsh Lightweight Title 1937.

1934

Feb 24 Albert Barker (Sheffield) WPTS(15) Labour Stadium, Merthyr Source: Boxing 28/02/1934 page 15 Mar 12 Fred Gaydon (Bristol) WPTS(10) Colston Hall, Bristol Source: Bristol Evening Post Mar 24 Tommy Dexter (Sheffield) WPTS(15) Labour Stadium, Merthyr Source: Boxing 28/03/1934 page 15 Apr 2 Battling Sandjack (Egypt) WPTS Merthyr Source: Western Mail Apr 20 Evan John (Tylorstown) WPTS(15) Judges Hall, Trealaw Source: Boxing 25/04/1934 page 17 May 14 Evan Morris (Pontycymmer) WPTS(15) Merthyr Source: Western Mail Attendance: 3000 Jun 23 Hal Cartwright (Tipton) WPTS(15) Labour Stadium, Merthyr Source: Boxing 27/06/1934 page 16 Jul 22 George Chaplin (Walsall) WPTS(12) Hatherton Street Rink, Walsall Source: Boxing 25/07/1934 page 12 Aug 4 George Morgan (Newport) WPTS(15) Labour Stadium, Merthyr Source: Boxing 08/08/1934 page 10 Aug 9 Billy Gannon (Liverpool) WPTS(12) Stadium, Liverpool Source: Boxing 15/08/1934 page 11 Aug 12 George Chaplin (Walsall) DRAW(15) Walsall Source: Boxing 15/08/1934 page 13 Aug 30 Billy Gannon (Liverpool) WPTS(12) Stadium, Liverpool Source: Boxing 05/09/1934 page 13 Sep 8 Jack Fry (Walsall) WKO1(15) Labour Stadium, Merthyr Source: Boxing 12/09/1934 page 15 Fry sub for Alex Alston Sep 16 Albert Lindley (Sheffield) WPTS(10) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 19/09/1934 page 12 Lindley sub for Benny Caplan(St George's) Sep 29 Arly Hollingsworth (Sheffield) WPTS(15) Labour Stadium, Merthyr Source: Boxing 03/10/1934 page 16 Oct 7 Dave Finn (Stepney) WPTS(10) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 10/10/1934 page 12 Finn was Southern Area Lightweight Champion 1945. Oct 20 Freddie Miller (USA) ND(6) Working Men's Club, Llanelly Source: Boxing 24/10/1934 page 13 Attendance: 3000 an agreed No Decision bout Oct 28 Benny Caplan (St George's) LDSQ5(10) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 31/10/1934 page 12 Caplan boxed for the British Featherweight Title 1938 and was Southern Area Featherweight Champion 1937. Nov 5 Arthur Killeen (Bolton) WPTS(15) Labour Stadium, Merthyr Source: Western Mail Nov 10 Stan Jehu (Maesteg) WPTS(15) Brecon Source: Boxing 14/11/1934 page 13 Nov 11 Benny Caplan (St George's) LPTS(10) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 14/11/1934 page 12 Nov 29 Varius Milling (USA) LPTS(12) Stadium, Liverpool Source: Boxing 05/12/1934 page 14 Dec 6 Freddie Miller (USA) LPTS(12) Stadium, Liverpool Source: Boxing 12/12/1934 page 14 Dec 9 Joe Connelly (Bathgate) LPTS(10) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 12/12/1934 page 12 Connelly was Scottish Area Lightweight Champion 1936. Dec 22 Phineas John (Pentre) WPTS(15) Labour Stadium, Merthyr Source: Boxing 02/01/1935 page 16

1935

Jan 18 George Chaplin (Walsall) WPTS(12) Tower Circus, Blackpool Source: Boxing Weekly Record 23/01/1935 page 15 Referee: Mr Hargreaves Attendance: 3000 Jan 28 Danny Thomas (Morriston) DRAW(12) Palais de Danse, Pontypridd Source: Boxing 30/01/1935 page 9 Feb 3 Arthur Killeen (Bolton) WPTS(12) Brunswick Stadium, Leeds Source: Boxing 06/02/1935 page 14 Feb 11 Stan Jehu (Maesteg) LPTS(12) Labour Stadium, Merthyr Source: Western Mail Feb 18 Albert Lindley (Sheffield) WPTS(15) Stow Hill Baths, Newport Source: Western Mail Mar 2 George Williams (Treherbert) LPTS(15) Labour Stadium, Merthyr Source: Boxing 06/03/1935 page 13 Match made at 9st 2lbs Apr 13 George Morgan (Newport) DRAW(15) Labour Stadium, Merthyr Source: Boxing 17/04/1935 page 13 Apr 15 Stan Jehu (Maesteg) DRAW(12) Pavilion, Mountain Ash Source: Boxing 17/04/1935 page 10 Attendance: 5000 May 26 Johnny Truesdale (Belfast) WPTS(12) Rotherham Source: Boxing 29/05/1935 page 14 Jun 13 Claude Varner (USA) LPTS(12) Stadium, Liverpool Source: Boxing 19/06/1935 page 13 Jun 20 Spike Robinson (Belfast) WPTS(8) Grosvenor Park, Belfast Source: Boxing 26/06/1935 page 13 Jun 29 Danny Thomas (Morriston) WPTS(12) Labour Stadium, Merthyr Source: Boxing 03/07/1935 page 15 Jul 5 Bert Taylor (Birmingham) WPTS(12) Bristol Source: Vic Hardwicke (Boxing Historian) Jul 6 Bud Taylor WPTS(12) Bristol Source: Vic Hardwicke (Boxing Historian) Jul 18 Dick Corbett (Bethnal Green) LPTS(10) Drill Hall, Bethnal Green Source: Boxing 24/07/1935 page 12 Corbett was British and British Empire Bantamweight Champion 1931-32 and 1934. Jul 25 Vernon Cormier (Canada) WPTS(10) Annfield Football Ground, Liverpool Source: Boxing 31/07/1935 page 6 Sep 6 Idris Morgan (Gilfach Goch) WPTS(10) Market Hall, Caerphilly Source: Boxing 11/09/1935 page 14 Sep 14 Idris Morgan (Gilfach Goch) DRAW(12) Coliseum, Bargoed Source: Boxing 18/09/1935 page 13 Sep 24 Joe Connelly (Bathgate) LPTS(10) Shawfield Park, Glasgow Source: Boxing 02/10/1935 page 18 Sep 30 Benny Sharkey (Newcastle) WPTS(15) Mannesmann Hall, Swansea Source: Boxing 02/10/1935 page 16 Nov 7 Jackie Wilson (USA) LPTS(10) Stadium, Liverpool Source: Boxing Weekly Record 13/11/1935 page 25 Nov 18 Benny Sharkey (Newcastle) LPTS(10) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Boxing 20/11/1935 page 11 Nov 27 Harry Edwards (Birmingham) WPTS(12) Woodcock Street Baths, Birmingham Source: Boxing 04/12/1935 page 22 Dec 16 George Morgan (Newport) DRAW(10) Stow Hill Baths, Newport Source: Boxing Weekly Record 26/12/1935 page 23

1936

Jan 7 Dick Corbett (Bethnal Green) LPTS(10) Ulster Hall, Belfast Source: Boxing 15/01/1936 page 19 Match made at 9st 2lbs Promoter: Frank Goldstein Feb 24 Douglas Kestrell (Cardiff) WPTS(15) Labour Stadium, Merthyr Source: Western Mail Mar 8 Phineas John (Pentre) DRAW(12) Junction Stadium, Miles Platting Source: Boxing 11/03/1936 page 22 Taylor sub for Spider Armstrong(Canada) Apr 4 Johnny Truesdale (Belfast) DRAW(12) Town Hall, Maesteg Source: Boxing 08/04/1936 page 26 Apr 6 Tommy John (Pentre) DRAW(12) Mannesmann Hall, Swansea Source: Boxing 08/04/1936 page 16 Apr 9 Johnny McMillan (Glasgow) LPTS(12) Adelphi SC, Glasgow Source: Boxing 15/04/1936 page 13 McMillan boxed for the British Featherweight Title 1934 and was Scottish Area Featherweight Champion 1929. Apr 14 George Williams (Treherbert) LPTS(12) Neville Hall, Abergavenny Source: Western Mail Apr 26 Joe Green (Middlesbrough) WDSQ3(12) Junction Stadium, Miles Platting Source: Boxing 29/04/1936 page 20 Jun 27 Peter Clarke (Liverpool) DRAW Football Ground, Wrexham Source: Boxing 01/07/1936 page 19 Promoter: Johnny Best Jul 6 Len Beynon (Swansea) LPTS(12) Mannesmann Hall, Swansea Source: Boxing 08/07/1936 page 12 Beynon boxed a British Bantamweight Title Eliminator three times in 1933 and again in 1934 and 1936 and was Welsh Area Bantamweight Champion 1932-33 and 1934 and 1936. Sep 14 Len Wickwar (Leicester) LPTS(8) Vetch Field, Swansea Source: Boxing 16/09/1936 page 11 Attendance: 15000 Oct 12 Dick Titley (Walsall) LDSQ7(10) Pillgwelly Labour Club, Newport Source: Boxing 14/10/1936 page 16 Attendance: 1500 Oct 26 Tommy Dowlais (Tredegar) LPTS(10) Pillgwelly Labour Club, Newport Source: Boxing 04/11/1936 page 27 Nov 7 Curly Edwards (Argoed) WPTS(12) Coliseum, Bargoed Source: Boxing 11/11/1936 page 25 Nov 23 Dick Corbett (Bethnal Green) LPTS(10) Stadium Club, Holborn Source: Boxing 25/11/1936 page 11 Nov 30 Dave Crowley (Clerkenwell) LPTS(12) Mannesmann Hall, Swansea Source: Boxing 02/12/1936 page 12 Crowley was British Lightweight Champion 1938. Dec 7 Benny Caplan (St George's) LPTS(10) Empress Stadium, Earls' Court Source: Boxing 09/12/1936 page 11 Referee: Jim Kenrick

1937

Feb 9 Ivor Drew (Merthyr) LPTS(10) Public Hall, Briton Ferry Source: Western Mail Mar 19 Griff Williams (Cymmer) WRSF6(12) Judges Hall, Trealaw Source: Boxing Weekly Record 24/03/1937 page 20 Apr 2 Oliver Cullen (Treherbert) WPTS(10) Grand Pavilion, Llandrindod Wells Source: Boxing 07/04/1937 page 19 Attendance: 2000 Apr 6 Dave Wilding (Doncaster) LPTS(10) Drill Hall, Hereford Source: Boxing 14/04/1937 page 17 Apr 24 Les Greenaway (Pengam) WPTS(12) Aberdare Source: Boxing 28/04/1937 page 21 May 8 George Morgan (Newport) DRAW(12) Bargoed Source: Boxing Weekly Record 19/05/1937 page 10 May 22 Les Greenaway (Pengam) WPTS(10) Risca Source: Boxing 26/05/1937 page 18 Jun 12 Les Greenaway (Pengam) WPTS(12) Bargoed Source: Boxing 16/06/1937 page 15 Jul 19 Ronnie James (Swansea) LPTS(10) St Helen's Rugby Ground, Swansea Source: Boxing 21/07/1937 page 12 James was British Lightweight Champion 1944-47. Jul 26 Les Greenaway (Pengam) WPTS(10) Gess Pavilion, Pontypool Source: Western Mail Sep 11 Griff Williams (Cymmer) WPTS(12) Bargoed Source: Boxing 15/09/1937 page 17 Sep 28 Percy Enoch (Tonyrefail) WPTS(6) Mannesmann Hall, Swansea Source: Western Mail Oct 2 Matt Powell (Abergavenny) DRAW(12) Bargoed Source: Boxing 06/10/1937 page 17 Oct 26 Johnny Cusick (Manchester) LPTS(10) Leeds Source: Vic Hardwicke (Boxing Historian) Cusick was British and British Empire Featherweight Champion 1939-40. Oct 30 Percy Enoch (Tonyrefail) WPTS(10) Bargoed Source: Boxing 03/11/1937 page 18 Nov 1 Matt Powell (Abergavenny) WPTS(12) Abertillery Source: Western Mail Nov 8 Young Beckett (West Bromwich) LPTS(10) Colston Hall, Bristol Source: Bristol Evening Post Nov 13 Les Greenaway (Pengam) WPTS(12) Abertillery Source: Boxing 17/11/1937 page 17

1938

Jan 10 George Marsden (Nottingham) LPTS(10) Northampton Source: Boxing 12/01/1938 page 14 Marsden boxed a British Bantamweight Title Eliminator 1935. Promoter: Con Wilson Jan 17 Joe Green (Middlesbrough) WPTS(12) Music Hall, Shrewsbury Source: Boxing Weekly Record 26/01/1938 page 20 Feb 15 Matt Powell (Abergavenny) WPTS(12) Public Hall, Briton Ferry Source: Western Mail Feb 25 Billy Walker (Stratford) WPTS(10) Devonshire Club, Hackney Source: Boxing 02/03/1938 page 13 Mar 10 Jackie Hurst (St George's) WPTS(10) Devonshire Club, Hackney Source: Boxing 16/03/1938 page 13 Apr 2 Francis Pook (Torquay) WRSF8(10) Gess Pavilion, Pontypool Source: Boxing 06/04/1938 page 19 May 3 Sid Worgan (Llanharan) WPTS(12) Mannesmann Hall, Swansea Source: Western Mail Worgan was Welsh Area Featherweight Champion 1944. May 11 Jackie Hurst (St George's) WPTS(10) Stadium Club, Holborn Source: Boxing 18/05/1938 page 13 May 23 Douglas Coleman (Tonyrefail) WPTS(12) Ebbw Vale Source: Western Mail Jun 10 Ken Jones (Tonyrefail) DRAW(10) Risca Source: Boxing 15/06/1938 page 18 Jun 28 George Marsden (Nottingham) LPTS(8) Greyhound Stadium, Reading Source: Boxing 06/07/1938 page 12 Promoter: Banford promotions Attendance: 3000 Jul 2 Young Beckett (Pentre) WPTS(10) Blackwood Source: Boxing 06/07/1938 page 18 Jul 25 Sid Worgan (Llanharan) WPTS(12) Bridgend Source: Western Mail Aug 8 Ken Jones (Birmingham ex Tonyrefail) WPTS(12) Ebbw Vale Source: Western Mail Aug 29 Griff Williams (Cymmer) WRSF5(12) Mannesmann Hall, Swansea Source: Boxing 07/09/1938 pages 18 and 19 Promoter: Mr Welsh Oct 1 Young Beckett (Pentre) WPTS(10) Gess Pavilion, Abertillery Source: Boxing 05/10/1938 page 18 Nov 19 Sid Morgan (Llanharan) DRAW(10) Abertillery Source: Boxing 23/11/1938 page 19 Nov 27 Garry Roche (Ireland) LPTS(8) Devonshire Club, Hackney Source: Boxing 30/11/1938 page 14 Dec 8 Tommy Hyams (Kings Cross) LPTS(10) Prince of Wales Baths, Kentish Town Source: Boxing 14/12/1938 page 14

1939

Jan 15 George Marsden (Nottingham) LPTS(10) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 18/01/1939 page 10 Mar 13 Wally Thornton (Tooting) WPTS(10) Stadium Club, Holborn Source: Boxing 15/03/1939 page 12 Mar 19 Jackie Hurst (St George's) LPTS(10) Devonshire Club, Hackney Source: Boxing 22/03/1939 pages 10 and 14 Jun 24 Evan Phillips (Bridgend) WPTS(10) Bridgend Source: Boxing 28/06/1939 page 18 Jul 8 Ken Jones (Tonyrefail) WPTS(10) Bridgend Source: Boxing 12/07/1939 page 16

1940

May 18 Sid Worgan (Llanharan) WPTS(10) Palace, Crumlin Source: Boxing Weekly Record 23/05/1940 page 15 Jul 27 Ray Price (Pontypool) WDSQ5 Pontypool Source: Boxing News 01/08/1940 page 16 Aug 3 Ray Price (Pontypool) WPTS(10) Pontypool Source: Boxing News 15/08/1940 page 14 Aug 31 Cliff Saunders (Pontypool) WPTS(10) Pontypool Source: Boxing News 12/09/1940 page 15 Sep 14 George Francombe (Abertillery) WPTS(10) Pontypool Source: Boxing News 26/09/1940 page 14

1941

May 10 George Williams (Treherbert) WPTS(10) Gess Pavilion, Pontypool Source: Boxing News 29/05/1941 page 13 Jun 21 Jack Morgan (Tirphil) WPTS(10) Gess Pavilion, Pontypool Source: Boxing News 26/06/1941 page 12 Aug 5 George Williams (Treherbert) WPTS(10) Little Theatre, Newport Source: Boxing News 14/08/1941 page 12 Referee: Gordon Cook(Penygraig) Aug 30 Freddie Dixon (London) WPTS(10) Ebbw Vale Source: Boxing News 11/09/1941 pages 14 and 15 Taylor sub for Ray Price(Pontypool) Sep 27 Ginger Dawkins (Gelligaer) WPTS(10) Gess Pavilion, Pontypool Source: Boxing News 09/10/1941 page 13 Promoter: Joe Gess

1942

Feb 21 Norman Rogers (Gelligaer) WPTS(10) Town Hall, Maesteg Source: Western Mail Referee: Bob Hill(Newport) Promoter: Maesteg Warship Week Committee Apr 11 Pancho Ford (Pengam) WPTS(10) Gess Pavilion, Pontypool Source: Boxing News 23/05/1942 page 9 Apr 21 Johnny McGrory (Glasgow) LPTS(8) Town Hall, Watford Source: Boxing News 23/05/1942 page 10 McGrory was British and British Empire Featherweight Champion 1936-38. Jun 6 Wally Davis (Notting Hill) WPTS(10) Gess Pavilion, Pontypool Source: Boxing News 25/06/1942 pages 13 and 14 Referee: Ron Stephens(Abersychan) Jun 20 Battling Jim Hayes (Leeds) WPTS(8) Market Hall, Haverfordwest Source: Western Telegraph and Cymric Times(Haverfordwest) Hayes was Northern Area Bantamweight Champion 1939. Jul 25 Johnny McGrory (Glasgow) LPTS(10) Football Ground, Luton Source: Boxing News 13/08/1942 page 12 McGrory was British and British Empire Featherweight Champion 1936-38. Aug 3 Johnny Ward (Ireland) LPTS(10) Loughborough Source: Boxing News 13/08/1942 page 13 Taylor 9st 7lbs Ward 10st 0lbs Promoter: Kevitt Moore Aug 7 Pat Maloney (Aberbargoed) WPTS(6) Troedyrhiw Source: Boxing News 27/08/1942 page 15 Aug 13 Len Beynon (Swansea) LPTS(8) Town Hall, Oxford Source: Boxing News 27/08/1942 page 12 Promoter: Gil Smith Nov 9 Johnny McGrory (Glasgow) LPTS(10) Town Hall, Loughborough Source: Boxing News 26/11/1942 pages 12 and 13 McGrory was British and British Empire Featherweight Champion 1936-38. Match made at 9st 12lbs Promoter: Kevitt Moore Dec 12 George Williams (Treherbert) DRAW(8) Market Hall, Haverfordwest Source: Western Telegraph and Cymric Times(Haverfordwest) Referee: W Bevan

1943

Mar 17 George Williams (Treherbert) DRAW(8) Haverfordwest Source: Vic Hardwicke (Boxing Historian) Apr 5 Kid Malloy (Liverpool) WPTS(10) Baths, Gloucester Source: Boxing News 29/04/1943 page 12 Promoter: Syd Allen Nov 29 Jimmy Jury (Bournemouth) WKO4(10) Gloucester Source: Boxing News 09/12/1943 pages 15 and 16 Attendance: better than last show at this venue

1944

Jan 10 Charlie Gibson (Coalville) WPTS(10) Town Hall, Loughborough Source: Boxing News 20/01/1944 pages 15 and 16 Taylor sub for Johnny Ward(Ireland) Jan 24 Tommy Foxall (Tipton) WPTS(8) Baths, Tipton Source: Boxing News 03/02/1944 page 15 Aug 10 Len Burrows (Llanhilleth) WRSF6(10) Risca Source: Boxing News 23/11/1944 page 14

1947

Jan 27 Tommy Boylan (Dublin) WPTS(10) Baths, Gloucester Source: Gloucester Citizen Referee: Chris Maggs(Gloucester) Promoter: Sidney Allen(Gloucester)

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