© www.boxinghistory.org.uk - all rights reserved This page has been brought to you by www.boxinghistory.org.uk Click on the image above to visit our site Bill Beynon (Taibach) Active: 1910-1931 Weight classes fought in: bantam, feather Recorded fights: 192 contests (won: 61 lost: 102 drew: 28 other: 1) Born: 8th April 1891 Died: 1932 Fight Record 1910 Jun 18 Arthur Eyles (Dowlais) WPTS(10) Theatre, Bargoed Source: Boxing 25/06/1910 page 406 Aug Dai Meredith (Cadoxton) W Armoury, Neath Source: Boxing 03/09/1910 page 646 Sep 3 Arthur Eyles (Dowlais) DRAW Aberavon Source: Boxing 10/09/1910 page 674 Promoter: Alf Harry 1911 Jun 3 Jimmy Welsh (Briton Ferry) WPTS(15) Porthcawl Source: Boxing 10/06/1911 page 149 Jul 15 Arthur Durn (Stroud) WKO6(10) Alf Harry's booth, Dursley Source: Boxing 22/07/1911 page 290 Jul 22 Arthur Durn (Stroud) WKO5 Stroud Source: Boxing 29/07/1911 page 317 Jul 22 Charlie Durn (Stroud) LPTS(3) Stroud Source: Boxing 29/07/1911 page 317 Beynon agreed to stop Durn or lose on points - Charlie Durn a cousin of Bill Sep 9 Albert Brown (Gloucester) DRAW(10) Scarrott's Pavilion, Aberavon Source: Boxing 16/09/1911 page 488 1912 Jan 29 Johnny Curran (Dublin) LPTS(20) Sporting Club, Dublin Source: Boxing 10/02/1912 page 373 Feb 10 Dai Matthews (Porth) WRTD8(15) Alf Harry's booth, Aberavon Source: Boxing Matthews sub for Bat McCarthy(Cardiff) Feb 19 Billy Deane (Dublin) LPTS(15) Sporting Club, Dublin Source: Boxing 02/03/1912 page 447 Referee: Jem Roche Mar Bat McCarthy (Cardiff) NC8 Aberavon Source: Boxing 09/03/1912 page 478 May 25 Gwilym Thomas (Caerphilly) DRAW(15) Drill Hall, Bridgend Source: Boxing 01/06/1912 page 119 Jul 23 Bill Regan (Tipton) WPTS(8) Harry Cullis' Pavilion, Tipton Source: Boxing 03/08/1912 page 342 Jul 23 Jack Bridgewater (Tipton) WPTS(8) Harry Cullis' Pavilion, Tipton Source: Boxing 03/08/1912 page 342 2nd bout on bill Jul 29 Nick Kelly (Newcastle) WPTS(20) St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Boxing 10/08/1912 pages 363 and 364 Beynon 8st 10lbs 8ozs Kelly 8st 10lbs 8ozs Sep 28 Jimmy Berry (Dinnington) LRSF9(15) St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Boxing 05/10/1912 page 554 Berry boxed for the British Bantamweight Title 1915. Nov 2 Peter Cain (Jarrow) DRAW(15) St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Boxing 09/11/1912 page 49 Nov 15 Sam Minto (Barbados) WRTD7(20) Wells Club, London Bond Street Source: Boxing 23/11/1912 pages 94, 095, 096 and 98 Nov 25 Peter Cain (Jarrow) DRAW(20) St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Boxing 30/11/1912 page 120 Dec 6 Tom Martin (Birmingham) WKO5(10) Kings Hall, Southwark Source: Boxing 14/12/1912 pages 188, 189 and 190 Dec 20 Charles Olive (France) WPTS(10) Kings Hall, Southwark Source: Boxing 28/12/1912 pages 243 and 244 1913 Jan 11 Nick Kelly (Newcastle) LRSF8(15) St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Boxing 18/01/1913 page 325 Jan 23 Auguste Grassi (France) WRTD12 Chandos Hall, London Source: Boxing 01/02/1913 page 374 Feb 14 Curley Walker (Bermondsey) WPTS Chandos Hall, London Source: Boxing 22/02/1913 page 451 Walker was British Bantamweight Champion 1914-15. Feb 19 Prie WPTS(10) Salle Wagram, Paris France Source: Boxing 01/03/1913 page 467 Mar 15 Robert Dastillon (France) WPTS(20) Wonderland, Paris France Source: Boxing 22/03/1913 page 550 Mar 28 Johnny Hughes (Bloomsbury) DRAW(20) Canterbury Music Hall Source: Boxing 05/04/1913 page 597 Hughes boxed for the British Flyweight Title 1916. May 2 Johnny Hughes (Bloomsbury) DRAW(20) Canterbury Music Hall Source: Boxing 10/05/1913 pages 38 and 39 Jun 2 Digger Stanley (Fulham) WPTS(20) National Sporting Club, Covent Garden Source: Boxing 07/06/1913 pages 135 and 136 (British Bantamweight Title) Stanley was British Bantamweight Champion 1910-13 and 1913-14 and European Bantamweight Champion 1910-12 and World Bantamweight Champion 1906-12. Aug 29 Billy Deane (Dublin) LPTS(20) Antient Concert Rooms, Dublin Source: Boxing 06/09/1913 page 460 Sep 13 Peter Cain (Jarrow) LPTS(15) St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Boxing 20/09/1913 page 512 Sep 18 Robert Dastillon (France) DRAW(20) Pudsey Street Stadium, Liverpool Source: Boxing 27/09/1913 pages 536, 538 and 540 Oct 27 Digger Stanley (Fulham) LPTS(20) National Sporting Club, Covent Garden Source: Boxing 01/11/1913 pages 8 and 9 (British Bantamweight Title) Dec 27 Charles Ledoux (France) LRTD7(20) American Skating Rink, Cardiff Source: Boxing 03/01/1914 pages 240, 241 and 242 (European Bantamweight Title) 1914 Feb 7 Charles Ledoux (France) LRTD9(20) Westgate Rink, Cardiff Source: Boxing 14/02/1914 page 384 Feb 9 Young Scarborough (Hull) WPTS(15) Hull Source: Boxing 14/02/1914 page 390 Apr 13 Alf Wye (Hoxton) WKO8(20) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 18/04/1914 page 639 Wye boxed for the British Featherweight Title 1917. Apr 27 Arthur Ireland (St Pancras) LPTS(20) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 02/05/1914 page 14 Jun 29 Tommy Phillips (Neath) LRSF4(15) Drill Hall, Swansea Source: Boxing 04/07/1914 page 252 Dec 12 Tommy Lewis (Merthyr) DRAW(15) Olympia Rink, Merthyr Source: Boxing 19/12/1914 page 126 Dec 26 Lewis Williams (Penygraig) LPTS(15) Olympia Rink, Merthyr Source: Boxing 02/01/1915 page 155 Promoter: Mr Shelton Attendance: 3000 1915 Feb 1 Curley Walker (Bermondsey) LPTS(20) Baths, New Cross Source: Boxing 06/02/1915 page 231 (British Bantamweight Title) - unofficial Match made at 8st 10lbs Mar 18 Jimmy Berry (Dinnington) LRTD13(20) West London Stadium, Marylebone Source: Boxing 24/03/1915 page 347 Apr 26 Fred Jones (Rushden) WRSF10(20) Baths, New Cross Source: Boxing 28/04/1915 page 440 May 20 Joe Fox (Leeds) DRAW(15) West London Stadium, Marylebone Source: Boxing 26/05/1915 page 46 Fox was British Bantamweight Champion 1915-17 and British Featherweight Champion 1921-22. Jul 15 Alec Lafferty (Airdrie) DRAW(15) Pudsey Street Stadium, Liverpool Source: Boxing 21/07/1915 page 166 Lafferty boxed for the British Bantamweight Title 1912. Match made at 8st 10lbs Referee: Mr Thwaites Aug 5 Joe Fox (Leeds) LPTS(15) Pudsey Street Stadium, Liverpool Source: Boxing 11/08/1915 pages 221 and 222 Aug 14 Jimmy Berry (Dinnington) LRTD10(20) St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Boxing 18/08/1915 page 237 1916 Jan 24 Joe Fox (Leeds) LPTS(15) Kursaal, Bradford Source: Boxing 26/01/1916 page 175 Feb 26 Billy Fry (Tylorstown) WPTS(15) Olympic, Swansea Source: Boxing 01/03/1916 page 262 Fry was Welsh Area Welterweight Champion 1930-31. Apr 15 Louis Ruddick (Leeds) DRAW(15) Olympic, Swansea Source: Boxing 19/04/1916 page 374 Ruddick boxed for the British Flyweight Title 1911. May 20 Louis Ruddick (Leeds) LRTD16(20) Swansea Source: Boxing 24/05/1916 page 79 combined purse £150 damaged eye Oct 21 Billy James (Ystradmynach) WRTD3(15) Palace, Aberavon Source: Boxing 25/10/1916 page 12 Referee: Charles A Barnett Promoter: Alf Harry Oct 28 Louis Ruddick (Leeds) LRTD12(20) Empire, Swansea Source: Boxing 01/11/1916 page 24 Nov 17 Joe Symonds (Plymouth) LPTS(15) Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing 22/11/1916 page 60 Symonds was British and World Flyweight Champion 1915-16. Match made at 8st 6lbs 1917 Feb 23 Joe Symonds (Plymouth) LRTD16(20) Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing Mar 12 Johnny Hughes (Bloomsbury) WKO15(20) Stadium, Holborn Source: Boxing 14/03/1917 pages 258 and 259 Apr 9 Harry Curley (Lambeth) WRTD14(20) Stadium, Holborn Source: Boxing Apr 26 Danny Morgan (Tirphil) WKO5(15) Pudsey Street Stadium, Liverpool Source: Boxing Morgan boxed for the British Featherweight Title 1919. May 3 Louis Ruddick (Leeds) DRAW(15) Stadium, Holborn Source: Boxing 09/05/1917 page 33 Promoter: Jack Callaghan May 14 Johnny Hughes (Bloomsbury) WKO10(15) Stadium, Holborn Source: Boxing 16/05/1917 page 42 May 24 Danny Morgan (Tirphil) LPTS(15) Pudsey Street Stadium, Liverpool Source: Boxing Jun 28 Danny Morgan (Tirphil) LPTS(15) Pudsey Street Stadium, Liverpool Source: Boxing 04/07/1917 page 130 Jul 23 Fred Jacks (Aldgate) LPTS(20) Stadium, Holborn Source: Boxing 25/07/1917 page 162 Jacks boxed for the World Featherweight Title 1921 and boxed for the World Junior-Lightweight Title 1923. Promoter: Jack Callaghan Jacks sub for Frankie Neil(Australia) Aug 4 Billy Fry (Tylorstown) LPTS(20) Workmen's Hall, Ynyshir Source: Boxing Referee: W Morgan Sep 20 Fred Jacks (Aldgate) LDSQ2(15) Pudsey Street Stadium, Liverpool Source: Boxing Oct 13 Fred Jacks (Aldgate) WPTS(15) Baths, Llwynypia Source: Boxing 17/10/1917 page 312 Referee: W Morgan Nov 3 Joe Symonds (Plymouth) DRAW(15) Baths, Llwynypia Source: Boxing Nov 8 Joe Fox (Leeds) DRAW(15) Pudsey Street Stadium, Liverpool Source: Boxing 14/11/1917 page 46 Dec 22 Billy Fry (Tylorstown) LRTD9 Baths, Llwynypia Source: Boxing Dec 26 Young Brooks (Aldgate) LRTD11(20) Pitfield Street Baths, Hoxton Source: Boxing Brooks sub for Seaman Hayes 1918 Jan 14 Charlie Stone (Taffs Well) LPTS(15) Queens Hall, Cardiff Source: Boxing Referee: Ralph Lile Promoter: Harry Marks Feb 25 Digger Stanley (Fulham) LKO5(15) Queens Hall, Cardiff Source: Boxing Mar 2 Chris Langdon (Swansea) WPTS(15) Pembroke Dock Source: Boxing 06/03/1918 page 240 Jul 1 Billy Jones (Ynysddu) LRTD11(15) National Sporting Club, Covent Garden Source: Boxing Referee: JH Douglas Dec 14 Joe Bassett (Llanbradach) LPTS(15) Town Hall, Maesteg Source: Boxing Referee: Charles Barnett(Cardiff) Dec 21 Joe Bassett (Llanbradach) LPTS(15) League Hall, Maesteg Source: Mirror of Life 1919 Mar 3 Tom Gardner (Smethwick) LPTS(20) Pitfield Street Baths, Hoxton Source: Boxing 05/03/1919 page 106 Referee: W Coman Promoter: Jack Callaghan Mar 31 Alf Wye (Hoxton) LPTS(20) Pitfield Street Baths, Hoxton Source: Boxing 02/04/1919 page 174 Referee: Bill Coman Apr 14 George Clark (Bermondsey) LPTS(20) Pitfield Street Baths, Hoxton Source: Boxing 16/04/1919 pages 218 and 220 Clark boxed for the British Flyweight Title 1917.