Tommy Harrison

For the Scottish footballer, see Tommy Harrison (footballer).
Tommy Harrison
Tommy Harrison (Rising Stars Boxing Card #11, 1922)
Statistics
Real name Thomas Harrison
Rated at fly/bantam/featherweight
Nationality English
Born 17 August 1892
Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent England
Died April→June 1931 (aged 38)
Stoke-on-Trent district
Boxing record
Total fights 78
Wins 49 (KO 24)
Losses 23 (KO 7)
Draws 6

Thomas "Tommy" Harrison (17 August 1892[1] — April→June 1931 (aged 38)[2]) born in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent was an English professional fly/bantam/featherweight boxer of the 1900s, 1910s and 1920s who won the National Sporting Club (NSC) (subsequently known as the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC)) British bantamweight title, British Empire bantamweight title, and European Boxing Union (EBU) bantamweight title, his professional fighting weight varied from 111 12 lb (50.6 kg; 7 st 13.5 lb), i.e. flyweight to 122 lb (55 kg; 8 st 10 lb), i.e. featherweight.[3]

References

  1. "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  2. "Death details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  3. "Statistics at boxrec.com". boxrec.com. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.

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