Len Harvey (Plymouth)

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1 - all rights reserved This page has been brought to you by Click on the image above to visit our site Len Harvey (Plymouth) Active: Weight classes fought in: Recorded fights: 136 contests (won: 114 lost: 13 drew: 9) Fight Record 1920 Jan 2 Young King (CBC) WPTS(6) Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing 07/01/1920 page 547 Jan 16 Young Fern (CAC) LPTS(6) Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing 21/01/1920 pages 15 and 16 Apr 9 Stanley's Nipper (CBC) WPTS(6) Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing 14/04/1920 page 215 Jun 4 Stanley's nipper (Richmond BC) WPTS(6) Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Sporting Life Jul 30 Kid Roberts WPTS Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing 04/08/1920 page 15 Aug 6 Young Mac WRSF1(6) Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing 11/08/1920 page 28 Sep 17 Young Ball (Plymouth) DRAW(6) Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing 22/09/1920 pages 125 and 126

2 1921 Feb 4 Harry Jinks (Plymouth) WPTS(6) Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing 11/02/1921 page 472 Mar 18 Harry Jinks (Plymouth) W(6) Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing 23/03/1921 page 94 Apr 15 Harry Jinks (Plymouth) WPTS(8) Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing 20/04/1921 page 162 May 6 Harry Jinks (Plymouth) WPTS(6) Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing 11/05/1921 page 206 Jun 17 Young Richards (Richmond BC) WKO1(6) Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing 22/06/1921 page 302 Jun 24 Harry Jinks (Plymouth) WPTS(6) Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing 29/06/1921 page 318 Sep 9 Callicott's nipper (CBC) WPTS(6) Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing 14/09/1921 pages 78 and 80 Nov 25 Johnny Cotter (Kitto BC) WPTS(6) Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing 30/11/1921 page 248 Dec 27 Johnny Cotter (Kitto BC) WPTS(6) Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Western Morning News(Plymouth) 1922 Feb 3 Young O'Neil (CAC) WRSF2(6) Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing 08/02/1922 page 392 Mar 17 Johnny Cotter (Kitto BC) WRSF3 Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing 22/03/1922 page 94 Promoter: Harry Jenkins Mar 31 Bill Williams (CBC) WRSF3 Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing 05/04/1922 page 128 Jun 30 Callicott's nipper (CBC) LPTS(8) Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing 05/07/1922 page 334 Sep 29 Callicott's nipper (CBC) W Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing 04/10/1922 page 128 Nov 17 Jack Palmer (Plymouth) W Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing 22/11/1922 page Jan 2 Bill Lewis (Bethnal Green) WPTS(10) National Sporting Club, Covent Garden Source: Boxing 10/01/1923 page 348 Lewis boxed a British Bantamweight Title Eliminator 1931 and was Southern Area Bantamweight Champion Apr 27 Callicott's nipper (CBC) DRAW(8) Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing 02/05/1923 page 30

3 Jun 22 Fred Bicknell (CAC) W Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing 27/06/1923 page 159 Jul 28 Harry Jinks (Plymouth) WPTS(6) Home Park, Plymouth Source: Boxing 01/08/1923 pages 239 and 240 Referee: Joe Palmer Promoter: Mr Chiswell(Devonport) Sep 21 Kid Socks (Bethnal Green) WPTS(15) Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing 26/09/1923 pages 108 and 109 Socks boxed for the British Flyweight Title Oct 22 Pop Humphries (Barnes) WPTS(15) Baths, Kensington Source: Boxing 24/10/1923 page 169 Referee: Roland Todd Nov 30 Bill Riley (St Pancras) WPTS(15) Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing 05/12/1923 page Feb 11 Pop Humphries (Barnes) WPTS(20) Baths, Kensington Source: Boxing 13/02/1924 page 8 Mar 10 Matt George (Portsmouth) WRTD3(20) Baths, Kensington Source: Boxing 12/03/1924 page 73 Apr 12 Bill Riley (Bethnal Green) WPTS(15) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 16/04/1924 page 155 Apr 24 Billy Davies (Cardiff) WPTS(15) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 30/04/1924 page 187 May 17 Young Clancy (St George's) WPTS(15) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 21/05/1924 pages 235 and 236 Jun 2 Ernie Jarvis (Millwall) WPTS(15) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 04/06/1924 page 266 Jarvis boxed for the World Flyweight Title 1927 and boxed for the British Flyweight Title twice in Jun 19 Young Freddie Welsh (Pontypridd) WPTS(15) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 25/06/1924 pages 315 and 316 Jul 3 Wal Jordan (Peckham) WKO1(15) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 09/07/1924 page 348 Jul 17 Albert Hicks (Stepney) WPTS(15) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 23/07/1924 pages 378 and 379 Aug 11 Billy Streets (Portsmouth) WPTS(12) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 13/08/1924 page 8

4 Sep 1 Tim Rowley (Camberwell) WRSF2(15) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 03/09/1924 page 56 Sep 20 Bert Saunders (Paddington) WPTS(12) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 24/09/1924 page 108 Oct 4 Albert Dando (Hednesford) DRAW(15) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 08/10/1924 page 140 Oct 20 Albert Dando (Hednesford) WRSF4(12) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 22/10/1924 page 168 Dec 8 Sid Cannons (Spitalfields) WPTS(12) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 10/12/1924 page Jan 1 Seaman Harrod (Chatham) WRSF5(12) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 07/01/1925 pages 348 and 349 Jan 26 Harry Kent (Tonbridge) WRSF4(15) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 28/01/1925 page 392 Feb 19 Laurie Guard (Abbey Wood) WRSF5(12) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 25/02/1925 pages 42 and 44 Mar 30 Walter Maloney (Oldham) WKO1(10) National Sporting Club, Covent Garden Source: Boxing 01/04/1925 pages 120 and 121 Referee: C H Douglas Apr 18 Johnny Thomas (Clerkenwell) WKO1(15) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 22/04/1925 page 173 Apr 30 Karel Veld (Holland) WPTS(15) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 06/05/1925 pages 204 and 205 Match made at 9st 9lbs May 14 Paul Leukemans (Belgium) WPTS(15) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 20/05/1925 page 237 Match made at 9st 9lbs Harvey 9st 8lbs 8ozs Leukemans 9st 8lbs 8ozs Jun 13 Peter Bianchi (Italy) WKO6(15) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 17/06/1925 page 302 Match made at 9st 9lbs Harvey 9st 8lbs Bianchi 9st 8lbs

5 Jun 22 Fred Bullions (Deptford) WRSF10(15) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 24/06/1925 pages 312 and 313 Match made at 9st 9lbs Jul 2 Terry Donlan (Bradford) WRSF2(15) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 08/07/1925 page 349 Match made at 9st 9lbs Harvey 9st 8lbs Donlan 9st 7lbs Jul 20 Paul Leukemans (Belgium) WPTS(15) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 22/07/1925 page 376 Match made at 9st 9lbs Harvey 9st 8lbs 4ozs Leukemans 9st 6lbs 8ozs Aug 22 Harry Gent (Chorley) WKO2(15) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 26/08/1925 page 45 Match made at 9st 9lbs Harvey 9st 8lbs Gent 9st 7lbs Sep 2 Bill Handley (Hackney) WRTD8(15) Drill Hall, Plymouth Source: Boxing 09/09/1925 pages 79 and 80 Match made at 9st 9lbs Referee: Joe Palmer Promoter: Johnny Williams Sep 26 Glyn Davies (Wrexham) WKO2(15) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 30/09/1925 page 125 Match made at 9st 9lbs Harvey 9st 8lbs 8ozs Davies 9st 7lbs Oct 29 Henri Dupont (Belgium) WPTS(15) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 04/11/1925 pages 204 and 205 Match made at 9st 12lbs Harvey 9st 12lbs Dupont 9st 11lbs Nov 19 Edouard Baudry (France) WPTS(15) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 25/11/1925 pages 252 and 253 Match made at 9st 12lbs Harvey 9st 11lbs 8ozs Baudry 9st 11lbs 1926 Jan 4 Alf Mancini (Notting Hill) DRAW(20) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 06/01/1926 pages 342 and 343 Mancini boxed for the British Welterweight Title Match made at 10st Referee: Moss Deyong Feb 2 Billy Bird (Chelsea) WKO7(15) Lime Grove Baths, Shepherds Bush Source: Boxing 10/02/1926 page 11 Match made at 10st 7lbs

6 Mar 1 Johnny Sullivan (Covent Garden) LPTS(20) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 03/03/1926 pages 54 and 55 Match made at 10st 4lbs Referee: Joe Palmer Apr 1 Harry Benton (Lambeth) WKO3 Drill Hall, Plymouth Source: Western Evening Herald and Western Evening News (Plymouth) Promoter: H Barker Apr 29 Harry Mason (Leeds) DRAW(20) Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Source: Boxing 19/05/1926 pages 200 and 201 (British Welterweight Title) Mason was British Lightweight Champion and and European Lightweight Champion 1923 and British Welterweight Champion and Match made at 10st 7lbs Referee: Mr Douglas Jun 14 Billy Mattick (Castleford) WKO7(15) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 16/06/1926 page 265 Jul 4 Nol Steenhorst (Holland) WRSF15(15) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 07/07/1926 page 317 Match made at 10st 8lbs Sep 13 Johnny Brown (Hamilton) DRAW(20) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 15/09/1926 pages 58 and 59 Brown was British Welterweight Champion Match made at 10st 7lbs Harvey 10st 6lbs 12ozs Brown 10st 6lbs Referee: Sam Russell Nov 22 Nol Steenhorst (Holland) WPTS(15) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 24/11/1926 pages 259 and 260 Match made at 11st 2lbs Harvey 11st 0lbs Steenhorst 11st 0lbs Dec 13 Andrew Newton (Marylebone) WRSF8(15) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 15/12/1926 page 312 Match made at 11st Harvey 10st 13lbs Newton 10st 13lbs 8ozs 1927 Jan 3 Len Johnson (Manchester) LPTS(20) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 05/01/1927 pages 358 and 360 Harvey 11st 2lbs 8ozs Johnson 11st 2lbs 8ozs Referee: Sam Russell Mar 14 Maurice Prunier (France) WPTS(15) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 16/03/1927 page 55 Match made at 11st 2lbs Apr 4 Joe Bloomfield (Islington) WDSQ12(15) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 06/04/1927 pages 107 and 108

7 Apr 25 Joe Rolfe (Bermondsey) WKO10(15) Holland Park, Kensington Source: Boxing 27/04/1927 pages 156 and 157 (British Middleweight Title Eliminator) Jun 5 Piet Brand (Holland) WDSQ6(15) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 07/06/1927 page 279 Jul 7 Emile Egrel (France) WRSF13(15) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 12/07/1927 pages 400 and 401 Aug 11 KO Screve (France) WKO2(15) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 16/08/1927 pages 11 and 12 Sep 1 Billy Farmer (Rotherham) WKO2(15) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 06/09/1927 page 71 Sep 22 Primo Ubaldo (Italy) WKO2(15) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 27/09/1927 page 130 Oct 16 Piet Brand (Holland) WPTS(15) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 18/10/1927 page 188 Oct 31 Jack Etienne (Belgium) WRTD13(15) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 01/11/1927 page 220 Dec 12 Marcel Thil (France) WPTS(15) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 13/12/1927 page Jan 19 Kid Nitram (Stepney) WDSQ14(15) Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Source: Boxing 24/01/1928 pages 408, 409 and 410 Referee: Sam Russell Mar 5 Antoine Forr (France) WKO7(15) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 06/03/1928 page 508 Apr 24 Auguste Lengagne (France) WRSF10(15) National Sporting Club, Covent Garden Source: Boxing 02/05/1928 page 634 Jul 30 Emile Egrel (France) WPTS(15) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 01/08/1928 page 44 Sep 3 George West (Fulham) WDSQ4(15) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 04/09/1928 page 120 West boxed for the British Middleweight Title Oct 1 Auguste Lengagne (France) WRTD9(15) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 02/10/1928 pages 185 and 184 Oct 29 Johnny Sullivan (Covent Garden) WRTD6(15) National Sporting Club, Covent Garden Source: Boxing 30/10/1928 page 248

8 Dec 3 Leon Frick (Belgium) WRSF2(15) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 04/12/1928 page 328 Dec 17 Antoine Dubas (Belgium) WKO1(15) Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham Source: Boxing 24/12/1928 page 376 Referee: Eugene Corri 1929 Feb 21 Frank Moody (Pontypridd) WRSF6(15) Crystal Palace, Sydenham Source: Boxing 27/02/1929 pages 509 and 508 Moody was British Middleweight Champion and British Light-Heavyweight Champion May 16 Alex Ireland (Leith) WKO7(15) Olympia, Kensington Source: Boxing 22/05/1929 pages 679, 680 and 681 Ireland was British and British Empire Middleweight Champion Oct 21 Jack Hood (Birmingham) WPTS(15) Stadium (NSC), Holborn Source: Boxing 23/10/1929 page 260 Hood was British Welterweight Champion and European Welterweight Champion Referee: Sam Russell Dec 18 Jack Hood (Birmingham) DRAW(15) Olympia, Kensington Source: Boxing 24/12/1929 pages 402, Mar 24 Francois Stevens (Belgium) WKO3(15) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 26/03/1930 page 612 Match made at 11st 8lbs May 22 Steve McCall (Aberdeen) WRTD9(15) Olympia, Kensington Source: Boxing 28/05/1930 pages 754 and 755 McCall boxed for the British Middleweight Title 1930 and was Scottish Area Middleweight Champion Jun 15 Charlie McDonald (Sunderland) WKO2(15) Premierland, Whitechapel Source: Boxing 18/06/1930 page 806 Jul 6 Henri Vanderyver WRSF1(15) Premierland, Whitechapel Source: Boxing 09/07/1930 page 26 Sep 29 Dave Shade (USA) WPTS(15) Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Source: Boxing 01/10/1930 pages 213 and 212

9 Dec 14 George Slack (Doncaster) WPTS(12) NSC, Leeds Source: Boxing 17/12/1930 pages 395 and 394 Slack was Northern Area Heavyweight Champion 1932 and Jan 9 Vince Dundee (USA) LPTS(12) Madison Square Garden, New York City USA Source: Boxing Harvey 8/5 fav Feb 13 Vince Dundee (USA) LPTS(12) New York City USA Source: BoxRec Mar 20 Ben Jeby (USA) LPTS(12) New York City USA Source: BoxRec Jun 1 Rene DeVos (Belgium) WKO1(15) Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Source: Boxing 03/06/1931 page 774 Match made at 11st 8lbs Jun 22 Jack Hood (Birmingham) WPTS(15) Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Source: Boxing 24/06/1931 pages 821 and 822 Jul 1 Jerry Daley (Penygraig) WKO3(15) Rovers Football Ground, Bristol Source: Boxing 08/07/1931 page 29 Daley was Welsh Area Middleweight Champion and Referee: Jack Bloomfield Promoter: Captain A Prince-Cox Nov 30 Fred Shaw (Shipley) WKO3(15) Belle Vue, Manchester Source: Boxing 09/12/1931 page Jan 17 George Slack (Doncaster) WPTS(15) South London Palace, Lambeth Source: Boxing 20/01/1932 page 7 Promoter: Dan Sullivan Attendance: 2000 Feb 8 Jack Casey (Sunderland) WPTS(15) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Boxing 10/02/1932 page 8 Casey boxed for the British Middleweight Title 1932 and was Northern Area Middleweight Champion Mar 21 Jock McAvoy (Rochdale) WPTS(15) Belle Vue, Manchester Source: Boxing 23/03/1932 page 6 McAvoy was British Middleweight Champion and British Empire Middleweight Champion and British Light-Heavyweight Champion May 11 Len Johnson (Manchester) WPTS(15) Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Source: Boxing 18/05/1932 page 9 Jul 4 Marcel Thil (France) LPTS(15) Stadium, White City Source: Boxing 07/07/1932 pages 8 and 9 (World Middleweight Title)

10 Nov 14 Theo Sas (Belgium) WRSF1 Olympia, Bradford Source: Boxing 16/11/1932 page 9 Nov 21 Seaman Harvey (Chatham) WPTS(10) Granby Halls, Leicester Source: Boxing 23/11/1932 page 8 Harvey was Eastern Counties Middleweight Champion Len Harvey sub for Len Johnson(Manchester) Dec 2 Glen Moody (Pontypridd) WRSF6(12) Promenade Pier Pavilion, Plymouth Source: Boxing 07/12/1932 page 15 Moody was Welsh Area Middleweight Champion 1931 and and Welsh Area Light-Heavyweight Champion Dec 12 Jack Casey (Sunderland) WPTS(15) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Boxing 14/12/1932 page Mar 13 Eddie Phillips (Bow) DRAW(12) Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Source: Boxing 15/03/1933 page 7 (British Light-Heavyweight Title Eliminator) Phillips was British Light-Heavyweight Champion Apr 10 Jock McAvoy (Rochdale) LPTS(15) Belle Vue, Manchester Source: Boxing 12/04/1933 page 8 Jun 12 Eddie Phillips (Bow) WPTS(15) Olympia, Kensington Source: Boxing 14/06/1933 pages 7 and 14 (British Light-Heavyweight Title) Oct 16 Carmelo Candel (France) WKO5(10) Paris France Source: Boxing 17/10/1933 page 16 Nov 30 Jack Petersen (Cardiff) WPTS(15) Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Source: Boxing 06/12/1933 page 16 (British Heavyweight Title) Petersen was British Light-Heavyweight Champion 1932 and British Heavyweight Champion and and British Empire Heavyweight Champion Referee: C H Douglas 1934 Feb 8 Larry Gains (Canada) WPTS(15) Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Source: Boxing 14/02/1934 page 9 (British Empire Heavyweight Title) Apr 12 Jimmy Tarante (USA) WDSQ5(12) Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Source: Boxing 18/04/1934 page 11 Jun 4 Jack Petersen (Cardiff) LRTD12(15) Wembley Source: Boxing 06/06/1934 page 10 (British and Empire Heavyweight Title)

11 Nov 26 Walter Neusel (Germany) DRAW(12) Wembley Source: Boxing 28/11/1934 pages 9 and Apr 29 Marcel Lauriot (France) WPTS(10) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 01/05/1935 page 10 Oct 26 Eddie Phillips (Bow) WPTS(15) Plymouth Source: Boxing 30/10/1935 pages 16 and 17 (British Light-Heavyweight Title Eliminator) 1936 Jan 29 Jack Petersen (Cardiff) LPTS(15) Empire Pool, Wembley Source: Boxing 05/02/1936 pages 17 and 18 (British and Empire Heavyweight Title) Nov 9 John Henry Lewis (USA) LPTS(15) Empire Pool, Wembley Source: Boxing 11/11/1936 pages 13 and 14 (World Light-Heavyweight Title) Harvey 12st 4lbs Lewis 12st 5lbs 8ozs Referee: Jack Smith Promoter: Arthur Elvin Attendance: Sep 15 Manuel Abrew (Edinburgh) WRSF14(15) Shawfield Parl, Glasgow Source: Boxing 22/09/1937 page 15 Referee: CB Thomas Promoter: Mr Creamer Attendance: Apr 7 Jock McAvoy (Rochdale) WPTS(15) Arena, Harringay Source: Boxing 13/04/1938 pages 9 and 21 (British Light-Heavyweight Title) Referee: Percy Moss Dec 1 Eddie Phillips (Bow) WDSQ4(15) Arena, Harringay Source: Boxing 07/12/1938 page 15 (British Heavyweight Title) Harvey 12st 13lbs 8ozs Phillips 13st 8lbs Referee: Jack Smith

12 1939 Mar 16 Larry Gains (Canada) WRTD13(15) Arena, Harringay Source: Boxing 22/03/1939 pages 9 and 20 (British Empire Heavyweight Title) Harvey 13st 2lbs Gains 14st 5lbs 8ozs Jul 10 Jock McAvoy (Rochdale) WPTS(15) Stadium, White City Source: Boxing 12/07/1939 pages 12, 13 and 14 (British and Empire Light-Heavyweight Title) Harvey 12st 6lbs 12ozs McAvoy 12st 3lbs Referee: CB Thomas 1942 Jun 20 Freddie Mills (Bournemouth) LKO2(15) White Hart Lane, Tottenham Source: Boxing News 25/06/1942 pages 7, 11 and 12 (British and Empire Heavyweight Title) Mills was British and British Empire Light-Heavyweight Champion and European Light-Heavyweight Champion and World Light-Heavyweight Champion Harvey 12st 5lbs 6ozs Mills 12st 3lbs 2ozs Promoter: John Muldoon This record was researched and compiled by Miles Templeton and Richard Ireland. It may be published elsewhere provided full acknowledgement and a link to are included - all rights reserved This page has been brought to you by Click on the image above to visit our site We have a lot more information on this boxer, and for all of the boxers listed on this record. Please boxinghistory@hotmail.co.uk or phone for details