© 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 John O'Brien (Glasgow) Active: 1956-1971 Weight classes fought in: Recorded fights: 47 contests (won: 30 lost: 17) Fight Record 1956 Oct 15 Arthur McGregor (Middlesbrough) WPTS(6) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Boxing News 19/10/1956 page 4 O'Brien 9st 2lbs McGregor 9st 4lbs 4ozs Nov 2 Jackie Tiller (Manchester) WPTS(6) Tower Circus, Blackpool Source: Boxing News O'Brien 9st 2lbs Tiller 8st 12lbs Nov 19 Johnny Bamborough (West Hartlepool) WPTS(6) Farrer Street Stadium, Middlesbrough Source: Boxing News 23/11/1956 page 12 O'Brien 9st 2lbs Bamborough 9st 1lbs 4ozs 1957 Mar 4 Len Harvey (Cardiff) WPTS(6) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Boxing News 08/03/1957 page 4 O'Brien 9st 2lbs 7ozs Harvey 9st 4lbs 6ozs Jul 15 Jack Richards (Middlesbrough) WRSF3 Engineers Club, West Hartlepool Source: Boxing News 19/07/1957 page 4 O'Brien 9st 0lbs Richards 9st 0lbs Oct 21 Tommy Huston (Belfast) WKO1 Farrer Street Stadium, Middlesbrough Source: Boxing News 25/10/1957 page 11 O'Brien 9st 2lbs Huston 9st 3lbs Nov 8 George Mason (Bootle) WPTS Tower Circus, Blackpool Source: Boxing News 15/11/1957 page 12 O'Brien 9st 0lbs 14ozs Nov 23 Gil Neill (Belfast) WPTS(8) King's Hall, Belfast Source: Boxing News 29/11/1957 page 7 O'Brien 9st 1lbs 4ozs Neill 9st 2lbs Attendance: 15000 1958 Feb 26 Roy Jacobs (Nigeria) LPTS(8) Ice Rink, Paisley Source: Boxing News 07/03/1958 page 12 O'Brien 9st 0lbs 8ozs Jacobs 9st 3lbs Mar 25 George Dormer (East Ham) LPTS(8) Empress Stadium, Earls' Court Source: Boxing News 28/03/1958 pages 8 and 9 O'Brien 9st 0lbs 8ozs Dormer 8st 12lbs May 20 George Dormer (East Ham) WPTS(8) Empress Stadium, Earls' Court Source: Boxing News 23/05/1958 pages 8 and 9 Dormer boxed a British Bantamweight Title Eliminator 1956. O'Brien 9st 1lbs 8ozs Dormer 8st 13lbs May 28 Chic Brogan (Clydebank) LPTS(8) Town Hall, Hamilton Source: Boxing News 06/06/1958 page 7 Brogan boxed for the British Featherweight Title 1958 and was Scottish Area Bantamweight Champion 1956. Match made at 8st 2lbs Jun 16 Roy Jacobs (Nigeria) LPTS(8) Engineers Club, West Hartlepool Source: Boxing News 20/06/1958 page 11 O'Brien 9st 0lbs Jacobs 9st 1lbs 8ozs 1959 Apr 15 Aryee Jackson (Ghana) LPTS(8) Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Source: Boxing News 24/04/1959 page 15 O'Brien 9st 1lbs 4ozs Jackson 8st 13lbs 8ozs Promoter: Stan Cottle & Sid Wignall Attendance: 2000 (capacity 3000) Apr 27 Con Mount Bassie (Jamaica) WPTS(8) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Boxing News 01/05/1959 page 7 O'Brien 9st 3lbs Bassie 9st 1lbs 10ozs May 5 Johnny Howard (Holloway) WPTS(8) Town Hall, Shoreditch Source: Boxing News 08/05/1959 page 7 Howard was Southern Area Featherweight Champion 1959-63. O'Brien 9st 1lbs 4ozs Howard 8st 13lbs 8ozs Jun 17 Eric Brett (Retford) WPTS(8) Firhill Park, Glasgow Source: Boxing News 26/06/1959 page 7 O'Brien 9st 2lbs Brett 9st 2lbs Sep 15 Terry Spinks (West Ham) WPTS(12) Empire Pool, Wembley Source: Boxing News 18/09/1959 pages 8 and 9 (British Featherweight Title Eliminator) Spinks was British Featherweight Champion 1960-61. O'Brien 8st 12lbs 4ozs Spinks 8st 13lbs Referee: Jack Hart Dec 7 Percy Lewis (Trinidad) LKO2(15) Ice Stadium, Nottingham Source: Boxing News 11/12/1959 page 10 (British Empire Featherweight Title) Referee: Ike Powell 1962 Jun 5 Kenny Field (Hoxton) LRSF3 Empire Pool, Wembley Source: Boxing News 08/06/1962 pages 8 and 9 Promoter: Jack Solomons Sep 5 George Bowes (West Hartlepool) LRSF6(8) Town Hall, Shoreditch Source: Boxing News 14/09/1962 page 4 Bowes boxed for the British Bantamweight Title 1964. O'Brien 9st 2lbs Bowes 9st 1lbs 4ozs Referee: Ben Stichbury Oct 15 Andy Doherty (Derry) WRSF2(8) National Sporting Club, Piccadilly Source: Boxing News 19/10/1962 page 4 O'Brien 9st 1lbs 4ozs Doherty 9st 5lbs 4ozs Referee: Harry Gibbs Nov 12 Phil Lundgren (Bermondsey) WRSF6(8) Fairfield Halls, Croydon Source: Boxing News 16/11/1962 page 3 Lundgren boxed a British Featherweight Title Eliminator 1964 and was Southern Area Featherweight Champion 1963-64 and Southern Area Lightweight Champion 1966. O'Brien 9st 2lbs 4ozs Lundgren 9st 1lbs 4ozs Referee: Jack Hart Promoter: Jack Solomons 1963 Feb 7 George Bowes (West Hartlepool) WRSF6(8) Tower Circus, Blackpool Source: Boxing News 15/02/1963 page 5 O'Brien 9st 1lbs 12ozs Bowes 9st 1lbs 12ozs Referee: Jack Lord Promoter: Blackpool Sportsman's Aid Society Feb 28 Con Mount Bassie (Jamaica) WRSF5(8) Kelvin Sports Arena, Glasgow Source: Boxing News 08/03/1963 pages 3 and 4 O'Brien 9st 1lbs Mount Bassie 9st 1lbs 8ozs Promoter: Peter Keenan Apr 5 Lino Mastellaro (Italy) LPTS(10) Milan Italy Source: Boxing News Sep 12 Bobby Fisher (Wishaw) WRSF2(8) Ice Rink, Paisley Source: Boxing News 20/09/1963 pages 8 and 9 Fisher boxed a British Featherweight Title Eliminator 1963. Match made at 9st 2lbs O'Brien 9st 1lbs 4ozs Fisher 9st 1lbs 4ozs Referee: George Smith Promoter: Peter Keenan Dec 9 Howard Winstone (Merthyr) LPTS(15) National Sporting Club, Piccadilly Source: Boxing News 13/12/1963 page 9 (British and European Featherweight Title) Winstone was British Featherweight Champion 1961-69 and World Featherweight Champion 1968 and European Featherweight Champion 1963-67. O'Brien 8st 13lbs 14ozs Winstone 8st 12lbs Referee: Bill Williams 1964 Dec 7 Dennis Adjei (Ghana) WPTS(10) Free Trade Hall, Manchester Source: Boxing News 11/12/1964 pages 4 and 7 Match made at 9st 2lbs O'Brien 9st 2lbs Adjei 9st 1lbs 12ozs Referee: Wally Thom Promoter: Gus Demmy 1965 Feb 4 Joe Rafiu King (Nigeria) LRSF5(10) Kelvin Hall, Glasgow Source: Boxing News 12/02/1965 page 12 O'Brien 9st 1lbs 8ozs King 9st 1lbs Referee: Frank Wilson Promoter: Peter Keenan Sep 7 Jesus Saucedo WKO4(6) Empress Stadium, Earls' Court Source: Boxing News 10/09/1965 pages 8, 09 and 15 O'Brien 9st 1lbs 12ozs Saucedo 8st 13lbs Promoter: Harry Levene Dec 11 Mario Diaz LRSF8 Mexico City Source: Boxing News 17/12/1965 page 16 1967 Feb 3 Floyd Robertson (Ghana) WRTD12(15) Accra Ghana Source: Boxing News (British Empire Featherweight Title) Nov 20 Johnny Famechon (Australia) LRSF11(15) Melbourne Australia Source: Boxing News 01/12/1967 page 2 (British Empire Featherweight Title) 1968 Sep 23 Daniel Vermandere WRSF5 National Sporting Club, Piccadilly Source: Boxing News Oct 30 Ray Opoku (Ghana) WRSF3 Hamilton Source: Boxing News 1969 Mar 24 Jimmy Revie (Stockwell) LRTD5(15) World Sporting Club, Mayfair Source: Boxing News 28/03/1969 page 7 (British Featherweight Title) Revie was British Featherweight Champion 1969-71. O'Brien 8st 13lbs 8ozs Revie 8st 13lbs 12ozs Referee: Wally Thom Aug 30 Arnold Taylor (South Africa) WPTS(10) Johannesburg South Africa Source: Boxing News Sep 8 Ernie Baronet (South Africa) WRTD4 Johannesburg South Africa Source: Boxing News 1970 Feb 23 Paul Rourre (France) WRSF2(8) National Sporting Club, Piccadilly Source: Boxing News O'Brien 9st 7lbs Rourre 9st 3lbs Referee: Harry Humphreys Aug 18 Gilberto Biondi (Australia) WRSF8(10) Melbourne Australia Source: Boxing News Sep 12 Don Johnson (USA) WPTS(10) Earls Court, St Kilda Australia Source: Boxing News 18/09/1970 page 5 1971 Jan 25 Anthony Morodi WPTS(10) Melbourne Australia Source: Boxing News Mar 14 Anthony Morodi WPTS(10) Melbourne Australia Source: Boxing News Mar 26 Jeff White (Australia) LPTS(10) Brisbane Australia Source: Boxing News Jun 21 Manny Santos LPTS(10) Melbourne Australia Source: Boxing News Jul 26 Manny Santos LRSF10 Melbourne Australia Source: Boxing News © This record was researched and compiled by Miles Templeton and Richard Ireland. 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