© 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 Bert Kirby (Birmingham) Active: 1926-1938 Weight classes fought in: fly, bantam Recorded fights: 191 contests (won: 114 lost: 61 drew: 15 other: 1) Born: 1908 Fight Record 1926 Dec 19 Young Kilby (Tottenham) WKO1(6) Manor Hall, Hackney Source: Boxing 1927 Jan 3 Pte Morpeth (Devons) WPTS(6) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 05/01/1927 pages 358 and 360 Referee: Jim Kenrick Jan 9 Harry Scott (Hoxton) WPTS(12) Manor Hall, Hackney Source: Boxing 12/01/1927 page 380 Jan 18 Phil Durley (Notting Hill) WPTS(8) Baths, Kensington Source: Boxing 26/01/1927 page 412 Referee: Ted Percy Promoter: Jack Garrard Jan 23 Dick Corbett (Bethnal Green) LPTS(10) Manor Hall, Hackney Source: Boxing 26/01/1927 page 412 Feb 1 Kid Davis (Islington) WRTD3(10) Roman Road Baths, Bow Source: Boxing 09/02/1927 page 442 Feb 3 Johnny Edwards (Bermondsey) WPTS(12) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 09/02/1927 page 443 Referee: Jim Kenrick Feb 7 Jack Glutman (Soho) WRSF5(6) National Sporting Club, Covent Garden Source: Boxing 09/02/1927 page 440 Referee: CH Douglas Feb 17 Moe Mizler (St George's) WPTS(15) Premierland, Whitechapel Source: Boxing 23/02/1927 pages 9 and 10 Mizler boxed a British Flyweight Title Eliminator 1931. Feb 22 Phil Durley (Notting Hill) WPTS(6) Palais de Danse, Hounslow Source: County of Middlesex Chronicle(Hounslow) Promoter: Jimmy Lambert Feb 24 Johnny Fitzsimmons (London) WKO3(10) Music Hall, Shrewsbury Source: Boxing 02/03/1927 page 32 Promoter: Bill Stephens Feb 25 Teddy Benton (Kingsland) WRTD5(8) Baths, Fulham Source: Boxing 02/03/1927 page 26 Promoter: Alf Defries Feb 28 Billy Clarke WPTS(12) Phillips & Johnson's Club, Greenwich Source: Boxing 02/03/1927 page 24 Mar 1 Lew Mosby (Bradford) WPTS(10) Roman Road Baths, Bow Source: Boxing 09/03/1927 page 41 Promoter: Jack Greenstock Mar 3 Moe Mizler (St George's) WPTS(15) Premierland, Whitechapel Source: Boxing 09/03/1927 pages 41 and 42 Mizler sub for Kid Rich Mar 7 Dick Corbett (Bethnal Green) WPTS(8) National Sporting Club, Covent Garden Source: Boxing 09/03/1927 pages 39 and 40 Corbett was British and British Empire Bantamweight Champion 1931-32 and 1934. Apr 10 Dick Corbett (Bethnal Green) WPTS(15) Premierland, Whitechapel Source: Boxing 13/04/1927 page 128 Apr 19 Bill Huntley (Lambeth) WKO3(15) Roman Road Baths, Bow Source: Boxing 27/04/1927 page 160 Promoter: Jack Greenstock £25 a side May 8 Dick Corbett (Bethnal Green) WPTS(15) Premierland, Whitechapel Source: Boxing 11/05/1927 page 200 May 13 Phil Durley (Notting Hill) WPTS(15) Alexandra Hall, Bristol Source: Boxing 18/05/1927 page 220 Promoter: Fred Dyer and Mr Bunster May 26 George Greaves (Salford) WPTS(15) Pudsey Street Stadium, Liverpool Source: Boxing 31/05/1927 page 255 Greaves boxed for the Northern Area Flyweight Title 1929. Match made at 8st Jun 9 Billy James (Birmingham) LPTS(10) Olympia, Kensington Source: Boxing 14/06/1927 pages 300 and 301 James boxed a British Flyweight Title Eliminator 1929. Promoter: Harry Jacobs Attendance: only 600 Jun 15 Kid Rees (Pontypridd) WRTD8(12) Alexandra Hall, Bristol Source: Boxing 21/06/1927 page 331 Promoter: Fred Dyer & HF Bunster Jul 3 Billy Reynolds (Ealing) LPTS(10) Manor Hall, Hackney Source: Boxing 05/07/1927 page 378 Jul 17 Billy Reynolds (Ealing) WRTD9 Manor Hall, Hackney Source: Boxing 19/07/1927 pages 424 and 425 Jul 23 Billy James (Birmingham) DRAW(15) Hippodrome, Aston Source: Boxing 26/07/1927 page 451 (Midlands Flyweight Title) Aug 14 Billy Boulger (Canning Town) DRAW(15) Manor Hall, Hackney Source: Boxing 16/08/1927 page 13 Sep 8 Kid Rich (Bethnal Green) WRTD15(15) Premierland, Whitechapel Source: Boxing 13/09/1927 pages 87 and 90 Oct 17 Billy James (Birmingham) WPTS(15) National Sporting Club, Covent Garden Source: Boxing 18/10/1927 page 186 Nov 14 Dod Oldfield (Leeds) WPTS(15) National Sporting Club, Covent Garden Source: Boxing 15/11/1927 page 252 Nov 17 Tiny Smith (Sheffield) WRTD12(15) Skating Rink, Ilford Source: Boxing 22/11/1927 page 264 Dec 5 Jack Swann (Barnsley) WPTS(15) Woodcock Street Baths, Birmingham Source: Boxing 13/12/1927 page 318 Dec 14 Kid Watson (Newcastle) WPTS(15) Ryle's Market, Smethwick Source: Boxing 20/12/1927 page 336 Promoter: Tom Jukes Dec 28 Harry Hill (Birmingham) LPTS(15) Market, Smethwick Source: Boxing 03/01/1928 page 367 Promoter: Lancelot Lloyd 1928 Feb 1 Harry Hill (Birmingham) WPTS(15) Market, Smethwick Source: Boxing 07/02/1928 page 447 Promoter: Lancelot Lloyd Feb 9 Tiny Smith (Sheffield) DRAW(15) Skating Rink, Ilford Source: Boxing 14/02/1928 page 458 Promoter: Jack Greenstock Feb 15 Jim Haddon (Birmingham) WPTS(15) Ryle's Market, Smethwick Source: Boxing 21/02/1928 page 480 (Midlands Flyweight Title Eliminator) Feb 17 Johnny Edwards (Bermondsey) LDSQ3(15) Old Market Street Drill Hall, Bristol Source: Boxing 21/02/1928 page 480 Mar 5 Minty Rose (Belfast) WPTS(15) National Sporting Club, Covent Garden Source: Boxing 06/03/1928 page 508 Rose boxed for the Welsh Bantamweight Title 1929. Mar 19 Jim Campbell (Glasgow) WRSF13(15) Woodcock Street Baths, Birmingham Source: Boxing 27/03/1928 page 559 Campbell was Scottish Area Flyweight Champion 1929 and 1932-34. Match made at 8st 2lbs Apr 4 Terence Morgan (Newport) WPTS(15) Market, Smethwick Source: Boxing 11/04/1928 page 591 Morgan was Welsh Area Bantamweight Champion 1931-32. Promoter: Ted Salmon and Mr Stratton Apr 16 Tiny Smith (Sheffield) WPTS(15) National Sporting Club, Covent Garden Source: Boxing 18/04/1928 page 604 Jun 10 Kid Rich (Bethnal Green) WKO3(15) Market, Smethwick Source: Harold Alderman (Boxing Historian) Jun 25 Johnny Croxon (Notting Hill) WPTS(10) Perry Barr Greyhound Stadium, Birmingham Source: Boxing 27/06/1928 page 764 Attendance: 20000 Oct 25 Petit Biquet (Belgium) LPTS(8) Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Source: Boxing 30/10/1928 page 244 Oct 31 Frankie Ash (Plymouth) DRAW(15) Kent Street Baths, Birmingham Source: Boxing 06/11/1928 page 267 Ash boxed for the World Flyweight Title 1923. Nov 13 Johnny Croxon (Notting Hill) WKO5(15) Lime Grove Baths, Shepherds Bush Source: Boxing 20/11/1928 page 293 Nov 19 Ernie Jarvis (Millwall) WDSQ6(15) Baths, East Ham Source: Boxing 20/11/1928 page 297 Jarvis boxed for the World Flyweight Title 1927 and boxed for the British Flyweight Title twice in 1929. Dec 6 Petit Biquet (Belgium) LPTS(15) Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Source: Boxing 12/12/1928 pages 340 and 341 Match made at 8st 4lbs Promoter: Harry Jacobs Dec 17 Nipper Pat Daly (Marylebone) LPTS(12) Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham Source: Boxing 24/12/1928 page 376 1929 Jan 9 Johnny Edwards (Bermondsey) WKO4(12) National Sporting Club, Covent Garden Source: Boxing 16/01/1929 page 418 Feb 4 Ernie Jarvis (Millwall) WDSQ12(15) National Sporting Club, Covent Garden Source: Boxing 06/02/1929 page 468 Match made at 8st 2lbs Jarvis overweight and paid forfeit Mar 12 Arthur Norton (Marylebone) WKO3(15) Lime Grove Baths, Shepherds Bush Source: Boxing 20/03/1929 page 550 Mar 17 Phineas John (Pentre) LPTS(15) Premierland, Whitechapel Source: Boxing 20/03/1929 page 550 John was Welsh Area Flyweight Champion 1929 and Welsh Area Bantamweight Champion 1929. Apr 15 Jim Ireland (Portobello) WKO5 Waverley Market, Edinburgh Source: Brian Strickland (Boxing Historian) Apr 23 Cuthbert Taylor (Merthyr) WPTS(15) National Sporting Club, Covent Garden Source: Boxing 01/05/1929 page 643 Taylor was Welsh Area Bantamweight Champion 1929. May 11 Billy James (Birmingham) WPTS(15) Rink, West Bromwich Source: Birmingham Gazette (Midlands Flyweight Title) Referee: Matt Wells Jun 10 Phineas John (Pentre) DRAW(15) National Sporting Club, Covent Garden Source: Boxing 12/06/1929 page 718 Match made at 8st Jun 16 Harry Hill (Birmingham) WPTS(15) Rink, West Bromwich Source: Boxing 19/06/1929 page 8 Jun 24 Evan Lane (Treorchy) WKO3(15) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 26/06/1929 page 18 Lane boxed for the Welsh Lightweight Title 1933. Kirby 8st 0lbs 4ozs Lane 8st 1lbs Jul 8 Bud Walley (Singapore) WRSF14(15) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 10/07/1929 page 42 Match made at 8st 2lbs Kirby 7st 13lbs Walley 8st 0lbs 4ozs Jul 21 Billy James (Birmingham) LPTS(15) Rink, West Bromwich Source: Boxing 24/07/1929 page 68 (Midlands Flyweight Title) Promoter: Ted Salmon Aug 25 Billy James (Birmingham) WPTS(15) Rink, West Bromwich Source: Boxing 28/08/1929 page 134 (British Flyweight Title Eliminator) Oct 13 Jackie Brown (Manchester) LKO3(15) Rink, West Bromwich Source: Boxing 16/10/1929 page 246 (British Flyweight Title) Brown was British Flyweight Champion 1929-30 and 1931-35 and European Flyweight Champion 1931-32 and World Flyweight Champion 1932-35. Attendance: 10000 Oct 24 Kid Conard (Belgium) WPTS(15) Skating Rink, Ilford Source: Boxing 30/10/1929 page 274 Dec 3 Jim Haddon (Birmingham) WPTS(3) Stadium Club, Holborn Source: Boxing 11/12/1929 page 368 (Flyweight competition - 1st series) Dec 3 Tucker Winch (Dagenham) WPTS(3) Stadium Club, Holborn Source: Boxing 11/12/1929 page 368 (Flyweight competition - prelim) Dec 10 Johnny King (Manchester) WPTS(6) Stadium Club, Holborn Source: Boxing 11/12/1929 pages 386 and 385 (Flyweight competition final) King was British Bantamweight Champion 1932-34 and 1935-47 and British Empire Bantamweight Champion 1932-34. Dec 10 Walter Lemmon (Clydebank) WPTS(3) Stadium Club, Holborn Source: Boxing 11/12/1929 pages 386 and 385 (Flyweight competition semi-final) Lemmon was Scottish Area Flyweight Champion 1930.