Fight Record Joe Connelly (Bathgate)

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Joe Connelly (Bathgate)

Active: 1934-1939

Weight classes fought in:

Recorded fights: 55 contests (won: 37 lost: 13 drew: 5)

Fight Record

1934

Sep 2 Joe Horridge (Rochdale) WRSF7(10) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 05/09/1934 page 10 Sep 17 Teddy Hayes (Canada) WRSF9(10) Portobello Source: Boxing Weekly Record 26/09/1934 page 15 Sep 23 Tommy Hyams (Kings Cross) LKO2(10) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 26/09/1934 page 12 Hyams boxed for the Southern Area Featherweight Title 1933 and boxed for the Southern Area Lightweight Title 1938. Sep 27 Fred Beach (Bilston) WRSF1(10) Adelphi SC, Glasgow Source: Boxing 03/10/1934 page 14 Oct 18 Nat Williams (Liverpool) WRSF6(12) Adelphi SC, Glasgow Source: Boxing 24/10/1934 page 14 Oct 21 Johnny Peters (Battersea) WKO1(10) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 24/10/1934 page 12 Nov 4 Tommy Hyams (Kings Cross) WKO7(10) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 07/11/1934 page 12 Nov 8 Young Beckett (Pentre) WPTS(12) Glasgow Source: Boxing 14/11/1934 page 14 Beckett boxed for the Welsh Flyweight Title 1929. Match made at 9st 1lb Connelly refused to weigh in and paid forfeit Nov 18 Percy Enoch (Tonyrefail) WKO2(10) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 21/11/1934 page 12 Dec 6 Tommy Hyams (Kings Cross) WKO4(12) Glasgow Source: Boxing 12/12/1934 page 16 Dec 9 Cuthbert Taylor (Merthyr) WPTS(10) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 12/12/1934 page 12 Taylor was Welsh Area Bantamweight Champion 1929. Dec 20 Johnny McGrory (Glasgow) LPTS(12) Glasgow Source: Boxing 26/12/1934 page 13 McGrory was British and British Empire Featherweight Champion 1936-38.

1935

Jan 6 Freddie Miller (USA) LPTS(10) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 09/01/1935 page 12 Jan 31 Billy Hazell (Pontypridd) WKO2(12) NSC, Leith Source: Boxing 06/02/1935 page 14 Feb 14 Gilbert Johnstone (Dundee) WPTS(15) NSC, Leith Source: Boxing 20/02/1935 page 13 (Scottish Area Featherweight Title Final Eliminator) Match made at 9st Feb 21 Johnny McMillan (Glasgow) WPTS(12) Adelphi SC, Glasgow Source: Boxing 27/02/1935 page 13 McMillan boxed for the British Featherweight Title 1934 and was Scottish Area Featherweight Champion 1929. Feb 28 Billy Sheldon (Newcastle) WRTD3(12) NSC, Leith Source: Boxing 06/03/1935 page 13 Mar 4 Ivor Drew (Trealaw) WKO4(10) Glasgow Source: Boxing 06/03/1935 page 8 Drew boxed for the Welsh Lightweight Title 1936. Mar 8 Joe Gans (Burnbank) WPTS(12) Rink, Hamilton Source: Boxing 13/03/1935 page 14 Gans boxed for the Scottish Featherweight Title 1932. Mar 17 Benny Caplan (St George's) DRAW(10) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 20/03/1935 page 12 Caplan boxed for the British Featherweight Title 1938 and was Southern Area Featherweight Champion 1937. Mar 21 Benny Sharkey (Newcastle) WPTS(12) NSC, Leith Source: Boxing 27/03/1935 page 13 Match made at 9st 4lbs Apr 3 Johnny McGrory (Glasgow) WPTS(15) Kelvin Hall, Glasgow Source: Boxing 10/04/1935 page 13 Match made at 9st May 9 Evan Morris (Pontycymmer) WKO5(10) Adelphi SC, Glasgow Source: Boxing 15/05/1935 page 13 Morris boxed for the Welsh Featherweight Title 1933. May 12 Sonny Lee (Leeds) LPTS(10) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 15/05/1935 page 12 Lee boxed a British Lightweight Title Eliminator 1935. May 30 Johnny McMillan (Glasgow) LPTS(12) Celtic Park, Glasgow Source: Boxing 05/06/1935 page 15 (Scottish Area Featherweight Title Final Eliminator) Jun 16 Billy Smith (Belfast) WPTS(10) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 19/06/1935 page 12 Jun 27 Sonny Lee (Leeds) LPTS(10) Music Hall, Edinburgh Source: Boxing 03/07/1935 page 13 Aug 27 Phil Zwick (USA) WPTS(10) Shawfield Park, Glasgow Source: Boxing 04/09/1935 page 12 Sep 12 Arthur Killeen (Bolton) WKO3(10) Adelphi SC, Glasgow Source: Boxing 18/09/1935 page 12 Sep 16 Jimmy Walsh (Chester) DRAW(10) Edinburgh Source: Boxing Weekly Record 25/09/1935 page 15 Walsh was British Lightweight Champion 1936-38. Sep 24 Cuthbert Taylor (Merthyr) WPTS(10) Shawfield Park, Glasgow Source: Boxing 02/10/1935 page 18 Oct 25 Pancho Martinez (Cuba) WPTS(12) Adelphi SC, Glasgow Source: Boxing 30/10/1935 page 18 Match made at 9st 6lbs Nov 7 Tom Thomas (Wales) WRSF7(12) Adelphi SC, Glasgow Source: Boxing 13/11/1935 page 17 Nov 19 Phil Zwick (USA) WPTS(12) Caledonian Stadium, Glasgow Source: Boxing 27/11/1935 page 20 Nov 28 Jimmy Walsh (Chester) WPTS(12) Adelphi SC, Glasgow Source: Boxing 04/12/1935 page 16 Match made at 9st 6lbs Dec 26 Sonny Lee (Leeds) LPTS(12) Adelphi SC, Glasgow Source: Boxing 01/01/1936 page 20 1936

Jan 13 Nel Tarleton (Liverpool) LPTS(12) Glasgow Source: Boxing 15/01/1936 page 13 Tarleton was British Featherweight Champion 1931-32 and 1934-36 and British Featherweight Champion 1940-47 and British Empire Featherweight Champion 1940-45. Feb 3 Jules Steyaert (Belgium) DRAW(10) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing Weekly Record 12/02/1936 page 24 Apr 21 Jules Steyaert (Belgium) WRSF11(12) Caledonian Stadium, Glasgow Source: Boxing 29/04/1936 page 18 Match made at 9st 12lbs Apr 26 Raymond Reynard (Belgium) WKO6(10) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 29/04/1936 page 6 May 12 Jose Mico (Spain) WRSF3(12) Caledonian Stadium, Glasgow Source: Boxing 20/05/1936 page 17 Jun 2 George Reynolds (Cardiff) WPTS(10) Shawfield Park, Glasgow Source: Boxing 10/06/1936 page 8 Reynolds was Welsh Area Lightweight Champion 1937-38. Promoter: Mr Creamer Attendance: 25000 Jul 1 George Daly (Blackfriars) LPTS(10) Greyhound Stadium, Wandsworth Source: Boxing 08/07/1936 page 14 Daly boxed a British Lightweight Title Eliminator twice in 1935. Match made at 9st 12lbs Promoter: Jim Wicks Aug 4 Joe Kerr (Glasgow) WPTS(15) Caledonian Stadium, Glasgow Source: Boxing 12/08/1936 page 13 (Scottish Area Lightweight Title) Kerr was Scottish Area Lightweight Champion 1943-44. Aug 19 Gustave Humery (France) WKO5(12) Shawfield Park, Glasgow Source: Boxing 26/08/1936 page 15 Match made at 9st 10lbs Promoter: Goldie promotions(Messrs Coia & Hart)

1937

Jun 2 Jimmy Walsh (Chester) LPTS(10) Celtic Park, Glasgow Source: Boxing 09/06/1937 page 14 Promoter: George Dingley Nov 19 Johnny Clements (Coatbridge) LPTS(10) NSC, Leith Source: Boxing 24/11/1937 page 17 Clements boxed for the Scottish Middleweight Title 1939. 1938

Feb 28 Aldo Spoldi (Italy) LRTD2(10) Belle Vue, Manchester Source: Boxing 02/03/1938 page 12

1939

Jan 25 Bob Donaldson (Airdrie) WRSF7(10) Fountainbridge Pavilion, Edinburgh Source: Boxing 01/02/1939 page 17 Feb 7 Bob McLuckie (Cambuslang) WPTS(10) Fountainbridge Pavilion, Edinburgh Source: Boxing 15/02/1939 page 17 McLuckie boxed for the Scottish Welterweight Title 1941. Mar 8 Frank Rice (Glasgow) LRSF4(10) Glasgow Source: Boxing 15/03/1939 page 15 Mar 21 Jim Marshall (Glasgow) DRAW(10) Sports Pavilion, Coatbridge Source: Boxing 29/03/1939 pages 15 and 16 Mar 31 Dom Rea (Coatbridge) WPTS(10) Sports Pavilion, Coatbridge Source: Boxing 05/04/1939 page 15 Apr 28 Jim Marshall (Glasgow) DRAW(10) Sports Pavilion, Coatbridge Source: Boxing 03/05/1939 page 15 May 12 Tommy McGillivray (Ayr) WPTS(10) Sports Pavilion, Coatbridge Source: Boxing 17/05/1939 page 15

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