Tommy O'keefe (Lynemouth)

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Tommy O'Keefe (Lynemouth)

Active: 1930-1943

Weight classes fought in:

Recorded fights: 146 contests (won: 98 lost: 39 drew: 9)

Fight Record

1930

Nov 19 Joe Clark (Blaydon) WPTS(3) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Newcastle Daily Journal (8st competition 1st series) Nov 26 Reggie Wood (Byker) LPTS(3) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Newcastle Daily Journal (8st competition 2nd series)

1931

Jan 14 Teddy Elves (Silksworth) WKO1(3) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Newcastle Daily Journal (Flyweight Competition 1st series) Jan 21 George Bibby (Newcastle) LPTS(3) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Newcastle Daily Journal (Flyweight Competition 2nd series) Jan 26 Young Blake WPTS(6) Ashington Source: Newcastle Daily Journal Jan 30 Jimmy Leach (Newcastle) WRSF2(3) Ashington Source: Newcastle Daily Journal (Bantamweight Competition 1st series) Jan 30 Nichol Simpson (Mickley) LPTS(3) Ashington Source: Newcastle Daily Journal (Bantamweight Competition 2nd series) Feb 2 Peter Matken WRTD5(6) Princess Ballroom, Ashington Source: Newcastle Daily Journal Mar 2 Jim Vest (Leamside) WPTS(6) Princess Ballroom, Ashington Source: Newcastle Daily Journal Apr 6 Billy Clark (Sunderland) LPTS(6) Princess Ballroom, Ashington Source: Boxing 15/04/1931 page 665 May 12 A Robinson WPTS(6) Princess Ballroom, Ashington Source: Newcastle Daily Journal May 18 Mickey Davidson (Newcastle) LDSQ1(6) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Newcastle Daily Journal Aug 3 Jack Edwards (Newcastle) WPTS Olympic Games, Morpeth Source: Boxing 12/08/1931 page 106 Aug 29 Joe Denwood (Stakeford) WPTS(6) Choppington Source: Boxing 02/09/1931 page 153 Oct 16 Jack Edwards (Newcastle) LPTS(10) Miners Hall, Backworth Source: Boxing 21/10/1931 page 12 £5 a side Oct 31 Jack Edwards (Newcastle) DRAW(8) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Newcastle Daily Journal Nov 16 Jack Edwards (Newcastle) LPTS(8) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Newcastle Daily Journal Dec 25 Reggie Wood (Byker) DRAW Miners Hall, Backworth Source: Boxing 30/12/1931 page 12

1932

Jan 11 Billy Clark (Sunderland) WPTS(6) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Boxing 20/01/1932 page 15 Feb 5 Banty Angus (Newcastle) DRAW(6) Ashington Source: Boxing 10/02/1932 page 10 Feb 13 Billy Watson (Newcastle) WRTD7(10) Ashington Source: Boxing 17/02/1932 page 10 Promoter: Tom Sharkey Apr 16 Jim Baker (Newcastle) WPTS(6) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Boxing 20/04/1932 page 10 Jun 3 Joe Denwood (Stakeford) WPTS(10) Miners Hall, Backworth Source: Boxing 08/06/1932 page 13 Jun 4 Teddy Donovan (Newcastle) WPTS(6) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Boxing 08/06/1932 page 13 Jun 8 Barney McCloy (Gateshead) WPTS(6) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Boxing 15/06/1932 page 11 Jun 18 Joe Denwood (Stakeford) WPTS(8) Appleby Park, North Shields Source: Boxing 22/06/1932 page 12 Aug 1 Jack Edwards (Newcastle) DRAW(6) Olympic Games, Morpeth Source: Boxing 10/08/1932 page 14 Aug 24 Jack Smith (Newcastle) WRTD2(4) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Newcastle Daily Journal Sep 7 Jack Edwards (Newcastle) WPTS(4) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Newcastle Daily Journal Sep 17 Billy Warwick (Newcastle) WKO3(8) Assembly Hall, Blyth Source: Boxing 21/09/1932 page 12 Sep 21 Mickey Welsh (Pelton) LKO2(4) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Newcastle Daily Journal Nov 26 Young Knox (South Shields) WPTS(4) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Newcastle Daily Journal Dec 3 Jim Travers (Sunderland) WRSF2(4) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Newcastle Daily Journal Dec 10 Alf Croft (Sunderland) WPTS(4) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Newcastle Daily Journal Dec 16 Teddy Donovan (Newcastle) WRTD7(8) Clayton Hall, Bedlington Source: Boxing 21/12/1932 page 13

1933

Jan 2 George Jinks (Jarrow) WPTS(10) Clayton Hall, Bedlington Source: Boxing 04/01/1933 page 13 Jan 27 Buck Miller (Bedlington) WRTD2(8) Blyth Source: Boxing 01/02/1933 page 13 Feb 3 Joe Denwood (Stakeford) WPTS(10) Clayton Hall, Bedlington Source: Boxing 08/02/1933 page 11 (Pitmen's Featherweight Title of Northumberland) Feb 9 Teddy Donovan (Newcastle) WRSF6(8) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Boxing 15/02/1933 page 11 Mar Jack Dibbs (Penshaw) WPTS(10) Miners Hall, Hetton-le-Hole Source: Boxing 05/04/1933 page 11 Mar 10 Banty Thompson (Houghton-le-Spring) LDSQ3(10) Clayton Hall, Bedlington Source: Boxing 15/03/1933 page 10 Mar 13 Young Jacks (Shiney Row) WPTS(10) New Market, Durham Source: Boxing 22/03/1933 page 7 Mar 24 Young Jacks (Shiney Row) WPTS(10) Crook Source: Boxing 29/03/1933 page 7 Apr Jack Dibbs (Penshaw) WPTS(10) Miners Hall, Hetton-le-Hole Source: Boxing Apr 1 Joe Broughy (West Stanley) LRTD3 New Boxing Hall, West Stanley Source: Boxing 05/04/1933 page 11 Promoter: Barney Whitney Apr 8 Joe Donnelly (Sunderland) LPTS(10) Miners Hall, Monkwearmouth Source: Boxing 12/04/1933 page 10 May 2 Pat Brady (Newcastle) WPTS(10) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Boxing 10/05/1933 page 10 May 6 Joe Denwood (Stakeford) WPTS(10) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Boxing 10/05/1933 page 10 May 18 Billy Pringle (Darlington) WKO7(10) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Boxing 24/05/1933 page 11 May 22 Mattie Hinds (Belmont) LPTS(10) Albion Road Stadium, North Shields Source: Boxing 31/05/1933 page 10 Jun 2 Jack Dibbs (Penshaw) WPTS(10) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Boxing 07/06/1933 page 10 Jun 10 Jack Dibbs (Penshaw) WPTS(10) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Boxing 14/06/1933 page 10 Jun 14 Billy Sheldon (Newcastle) LPTS(10) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Boxing 21/06/1933 page 11 Jun 23 Charlie Roberts (Newcastle) WKO3(10) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Boxing 28/06/1933 page 11 Jun 29 Danny Veitch (Sunderland) LPTS(10) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Boxing 05/07/1933 page 11 Jun 30 Tommy Winder (Barnsley) WPTS(10) Albion Road Stadium, North Shields Source: Boxing 05/07/1933 page 11 Jul 4 Danny Veitch (Sunderland) WPTS(10) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Boxing 12/07/1933 page 7 Aug 5 Billy Swan (Sunderland) WPTS(10) Mount Hags field, Morpeth Source: Boxing 09/08/1933 page 10 Aug 22 Jack Dibbs (Penshaw) LPTS(10) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Boxing Weekly Record 30/08/1933 page 15 Sep 1 Jack Edwards (Newcastle) WPTS(10) Hippodrome, Blyth Source: Boxing 06/09/1933 page 12 Oct 13 Andy Devlin (Dawdon) WPTS(10) Miners Hall, New Seaham Source: Boxing 17/10/1933 page 11 Oct 28 Billy Sinclair (Murton) WPTS(10) Miners Hall, Murton Source: Newcastle Daily Journal Nov 1 Bob Lovell (Ashington) WPTS(10) Albion Road Stadium, North Shields Source: Boxing Weekly Record 08/11/1933 page 14 Nov 4 Andy Devlin (Dawdon) WRTD5 Miners Hall, Dawdon Source: Newcastle Daily Journal Nov 22 Seaman Davies (Chatham) WPTS(10) Ryhope Source: Boxing 29/11/1933 page 12 Nov 25 Jack Dibbs (Penshaw) WPTS(10) Dawdon Source: Boxing 29/11/1933 page 12 Nov 30 Jim Parker (Birtley) WPTS(10) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Newcastle Daily Journal Dec 8 Teddy Donovan (Newcastle) WRSF6(10) Clayton Hall, Bedlington Source: Boxing 13/12/1933 page 12 Dec 9 Mattie Hinds (Belmont) LPTS(10) Miners Hall, Dawdon Source: Boxing 13/12/1933 page 11 Dec 22 Billy Swann (Gateshead) WPTS(10) Clayton Hall, Bedlington Source: Boxing 27/12/1933 page 13

1934

Jan 3 Harry McQuade (Barrhead) LPTS(10) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Newcastle Daily Journal Jan 13 Mick McKay (Middlesbrough) WPTS(10) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Newcastle Daily Journal Jan 19 Jim Berry (South Shields) DRAW(10) Clayton Hall, Bedlington Source: Boxing 24/01/1934 page 13 Berry boxed for the Northern Area Middleweight Title 1939. Jan 30 Pat Berry (North Shields) LPTS(10) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Newcastle Daily Journal Feb 12 Harry Best (Sunderland) WPTS(10) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Newcastle Daily Journal Feb 19 Seaman Davies (Chatham) WPTS(10) Ashington Source: Newcastle Daily Journal Feb 23 Digger Edgelaw (West Hartlepool) WPTS(10) The Ring, West Hartlepool Source: Boxing 28/02/1934 page 14 Mar 17 Kit McLean (Glasgow) WRTD6(10) Carlisle Source: Boxing Weekly Record 21/03/1934 page 17 Apr 22 Jim McRay (Middlesbrough) WRTD7(10) NSC, Middlesbrough Source: Boxing Weekly Record 25/04/1934 page 17 May 18 Joe Broughy (West Stanley) DRAW(10) Ashington Source: Boxing 23/05/1934 page 14 May 26 Bob Banty (Jarrow) WPTS(10) Morris Park FC, Washington Source: Boxing 30/05/1934 page 14 Jun 2 Mattie Hinds (Belmont) LDSQ2(10) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Boxing Weekly Record 06/06/1934 page 17 Jun 8 Jim Driscoll (Glasgow) WPTS(10) Engineers Club, West Hartlepool Source: Boxing Weekly Record 13/06/1934 page 17 Jun 11 Bob Ainsley (Blyth) LRTD5(10) Blagdon Boxing Stadium, Blyth Source: Boxing Weekly Record 20/06/1934 page 15 Jun 16 Jack Dibbs (Penshaw) WPTS(10) Royal, Sunderland Source: Boxing Weekly Record 20/06/1934 page 16 Jun 30 Tom Richwood (Sunderland) LPTS(10) Royal, Sunderland Source: Boxing 04/07/1934 page 14 Jul 16 Fred Baxter (West Hartlepool) DRAW(10) Engineers Club, West Hartlepool Source: Boxing 18/07/1934 page 8 Jul 21 Jack Dibbs (Penshaw) LPTS2 Washington Source: Boxing 25/07/1934 page 13 (Pitmen's Lightweight Title) Jul 29 Jack Burns (Jarrow) WPTS(10) NSC, Middlesbrough Source: Boxing Weekly Record 01/08/1934 page 13 Aug 4 Jack Dibbs (Penshaw) LPTS(10) Washington Source: Boxing 08/08/1934 page 11 Aug 6 Billy Johnson (North Shields) WPTS(10) Mount Hags field, Morpeth Source: Newcastle Daily Journal Aug 20 Harry Morris (St Helens) WKO6(10) Albion Road Stadium, North Shields Source: Newcastle Daily Journal Aug 25 George Meekin (Newcastle) WRSF7(10) Chester-le-Street Source: Boxing 29/08/1934 page 11 Sep 22 Banty's Nipper (Jarrow) LDSQ5(10) Chester-le-Street Source: Boxing 26/09/1934 page 13 Oct 6 Harry Strongbow (Sunderland) LPTS(10) Chester-le-Street Source: Boxing 10/10/1934 page 13 Oct 19 Jimmy Ray (Gateshead) WRSF7(10) Ashington Source: Boxing Weekly Record 24/10/1934 page 15 Oct 26 Billy Smith (West Stanley) WPTS(10) Ashington Source: Boxing Weekly Record 31/10/1934 page 18 Nov 23 Jimmy Poole (Lincoln) WPTS(10) Plaza, Lincoln Source: Boxing Weekly Record 28/11/1934 page 17 Nov 30 Fred Baxter (West Hartlepool) WPTS(10) Hippodrome, Blyth Source: Boxing 05/12/1934 page 13

1935

Jan 4 Jim Berry (South Shields) DRAW(10) Barnes Rd Assembly Rooms, South Shields Source: Newcastle Daily Journal Jan 11 Harry Morris (Jarrow) WPTS(10) Festival Hall, West Hartlepool Source: Boxing 16/01/1935 page 13 Jan 28 Jimmy Crewe (North Shields) WPTS(10) Albion Road Stadium, North Shields Source: Newcastle Daily Journal Feb 1 Jim Berry (South Shields) LPTS(10) Barnes Rd Assembly Rooms, South Shields Source: Boxing 06/02/1935 page 12 Feb 2 Billy Farrell (Winlaton) LDSQ8(10) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Boxing Weekly Record 06/02/1935 page 15 Feb 15 Jack Weedy (Blyth) WPTS(10) Clayton Hall, Bedlington Source: Boxing 20/02/1935 page 15 Feb 18 Harry Morris (St Helens) WPTS(10) Albion Road Stadium, North Shields Source: Boxing Weekly Record 27/02/1935 page 15 Feb 23 Billy Farrell (Winlaton) WRSF4(10) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Boxing Weekly Record 27/02/1935 page 17 Mar 6 Johnny Quinn (North Shields) WPTS(10) Royal, Sunderland Source: Boxing Weekly Record 13/03/1935 page 16 Mar 29 Pat Devlin (Blyth) WRSF4(10) Clayton Hall, Bedlington Source: Boxing 03/04/1935 page 15 Apr 12 Jack Weedy (Blyth) WPTS(10) Hippodrome, Blyth Source: Boxing 17/04/1935 page 14 Apr 22 Jack Tye (Barnsley) LPTS(10) Co-op Hall, Darlington Source: Boxing Weekly Record 01/05/1935 page 15 Jun 1 Bob Ainsley (Blyth) LRSF5(10) Portland Park, Ashington Source: Boxing Weekly Record 05/06/1935 page 16 Jun 8 Joe Baldersara (Sunderland) LPTS(10) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Boxing 12/06/1935 page 14 Jun 10 Jack Edwards (Newcastle) WRSF5(10) Newbiggin Source: Boxing Weekly Record 19/06/1935 page 16 Jun 14 Tommy Steele (North Shields) LRSF5(10) Albion Road Stadium, North Shields Source: Boxing 19/06/1935 page 14 Sep 8 Jack Tye (Barnsley) WPTS(10) NSC, Middlesbrough Source: Boxing Weekly Record 11/09/1935 page 17 Sep 22 Jim Teasdale (Middlesbrough) LRSF4(10) NSC, Middlesbrough Source: Boxing Weekly Record 25/09/1935 page 15 Oct 26 Allan Bell (Colchester) WPTS(6) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Boxing Weekly Record 30/10/1935 page 25

1936

Jan 13 Charlie Jacobs (Hexham) WPTS(6) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Boxing Weekly Record 15/01/1936 page 22 Mar 7 Billy Rogers (Bedlington) WPTS(10) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Boxing Weekly Record 11/03/1936 page 26 Aug 31 Cooper Watson (West Hartlepool) WPTS(10) Engineers Club grounds, West Hartlepool Source: Boxing Weekly Record 09/09/1936 page 19 Sep 12 Billy Johnson (Newcastle) WKO3(10) Princess Ballroom, Ashington Source: Boxing Weekly Record 16/09/1936 page 20 Sep 17 Frank Hill (Barrow) LPTS(12) Public Hall, Barnsley Source: Boxing 23/09/1936 page 18 Promoter: Jack Skelly Nov 3 Harry Dodds (Stockton) WPTS(6) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Boxing Weekly Record 11/11/1936 page 27 Nov 21 Jackie Weir (Glasgow) LKO3(10) Adam Smith Hall, Kirkcaldy Source: Boxing 25/11/1936 pages 16 and 17 Dec 4 Dan Mellon (Morpeth) WPTS(10) Hippodrome Ballroom, Blyth Source: Boxing 09/12/1936 page 15

1937

Mar 5 Joe Foggin (Newcastle) WPTS(10) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Boxing Weekly Record 10/03/1937 page 20 Mar 22 Dan Mellon (Morpeth) DRAW(6) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Boxing 31/03/1937 page 9 Nov 12 Drummer Britt (Sunderland) WPTS(6) Albion Road Stadium, North Shields Source: Boxing Weekly Record 17/11/1937 page 19

1938

Jan 21 Tom Parker (Sunderland) WPTS(8) Albion Road Stadium, North Shields Source: Boxing Weekly Record 26/01/1938 page 20 Feb 18 Bob Devlin (Newcastle) WRSF4(10) Albion Road Stadium, North Shields Source: Boxing Weekly Record 23/02/1938 page 22 May 13 Tom Parker (Sunderland) WPTS(10) Albion Road Stadium, North Shields Source: Boxing Weekly Record 18/05/1938 page 18 May 27 Joe Foggin (Newcastle) WPTS(10) Albion Road Stadium, North Shields Source: Boxing 01/06/1938 page 15 May 30 Stan Hughes (Huddersfield) WPTS(10) Stockton Source: Boxing 01/06/1938 page 12 Jun 17 Johnny Kilburn (North Shields) LRTD3(10) Albion Road Stadium, North Shields Source: Boxing Weekly Record 22/06/1938 page 17 Jul 18 Ken Barber (Barnsley) WPTS(12) Stockton Source: Boxing 20/07/1938 page 11 Aug 4 Ken Whiteley (Halifax) LPTS(12) Stockton Source: Boxing 10/08/1938 page 15 O'Keefe 9st 13lbs Whiteley 9st 8lbs Sep 9 Banty's Nipper (Jarrow) WKO7(10) Bedlington Source: Boxing Weekly Record 14/09/1938 page 17 Dec 19 Tom Parker (Sunderland) WPTS(10) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Newcastle Daily Journal Dec 26 Kid Patterson (Middlesbrough) WPTS(10) Farrer Street Stadium, Middlesbrough Source: Boxing 04/01/1939 page 17

1939

Jan 29 Nipper Kendall (Dewsbury) LRSF2(10) Farrer Street Stadium, Middlesbrough Source: Boxing Weekly Record 01/02/1939 page 22 Feb 10 Jim Travers (Sunderland) LPTS3(10) Albion Road Stadium, North Shields Source: Boxing Weekly Record 15/02/1939 page 4 1940

Oct 14 Harry Jones (West Cornforth) WRTD1(10) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Newcastle Daily Journal Nov 13 Herbie Hart (West Hartlepool) WRSF6(10) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Boxing News 21/11/1940 pages 15 and 16

1943

Apr 15 Cyril Maudsley (Preston) WPTS(6) Stadium, Liverpool Source: Boxing News 29/04/1943 page 14 May 6 Jock McKay (RAF) LKO4(8) Stadium, Liverpool Source: Boxing News 27/05/1943 page 13

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