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Barney Donovan

2621 KOs
85 KOs
1Draws
No contest: 7
Last six: W-L-W-L-?-L
Career
division
Lightweight
status
inactive
bouts
42
rounds
208
KO %
80.8%
KO wins
21
KO losses
5
career
1882–1891
debut
1882-04-11
last fight
1891-04-06
Profile
alias
Eugene Donovan
sex
M
height
5′ 6″ / 168cm
nationality
New Zealand
origin
Cork, Ireland
city / state / zip
Auckland
dob
1851-04-14
death
1916-10-20

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Fight history

date
w-l-d
last 6
result
Apr 6
Sid Barnes
1 0 0
L-TKO
Zealandia Rink, Auckland, New Zealand
New Zealand (obsolete; select NZNBF, NZPBA or NZBC) middleweight title
12 · 143 / 141 lbs
Event →
Jan 17
Harry Laing
26 1 4
?-ND
Town Hall, Whangarei, New Zealand
4 of 4 · 147 / 180 lbs
Event →
Dec 14
Peter Boland
11 1 7
L-KO
Choral Hall, Dunedin, New Zealand
2 · 143 / 155 lbs
Event →
Aug 6
Dick Moore
0 0 0
W-KO
Academy of Music, Thames, New Zealand
4 of 6 · 143 / 146 lbs
Event →
Jun 29
Ted Jamieson
0 0 0
L-PTS
Public Hall, Tapu, New Zealand
6 of 6 · 144 / 148 lbs
Event →
Jul 28
? Coyle
0 0 0
W-KO
Academy of Music, Thames, New Zealand
6 of 6 · 143 / 154 lbs
Event →
Nov 11
Jack Burke
38 4 18
?-ND
Agricultural Hall, Auckland, New Zealand
4 of 4 · 144 / 160 lbs
Event →
Nov 7
Young Mitchell
2 0 3
?-ND
Agricultural Hall, Auckland, New Zealand
4 of 4 · 144 / 146 lbs
Event →
Sep 15
James Martin
1 1 0
W-KO
Agricultural Hall, Auckland, New Zealand
5 · 145 / 159 lbs
Referee: Dick Matthews
Event →
Sep 3
Joe Campbell
0 1 0
W-TKO
Agricultural Hall, Auckland, New Zealand
8 · 146 / 156 lbs
Referee: Dick Matthews
Event →
Jun 4
B B Baird
0 1 0
L-TKO
Parnell Hall, Gisborne, New Zealand
4 of 8 · 143 / 146 lbs
Event →
May 28
B B Baird
0 0 0
W-TKO
Parnell Hall, Gisborne, New Zealand
6 of 8 · 142 / 147 lbs
Event →
Feb 22
Fred Burke
0 0 0
W-TKO
Oddfellow's Hall, Dunedin, New Zealand
7 · 141 / 136 lbs
Event →
Feb 4
John Wallace
0 0 0
W-KO
Maddon's Ball Alley, Wellington, New Zealand
2 of 6 · 140 / 135 lbs
Event →
Sep 22
John Laurie
5 1 0
W-KO
Choral Hall, Auckland, New Zealand
5 · 144 / 156 lbs
Referee: George Haywood
Event →
Dec 5
William Webb
0 0 0
W-KO
Lorne Street Hall, Auckland, New Zealand
New Zealand (obsolete; select NZNBF, NZPBA or NZBC) lightweight title
5 · 140 / 140 lbs
Event →
Oct 3
Ken Arthurson
0 0 0
W-TKO
Town Hall, Hastings, New Zealand
6 · 143 / 154 lbs
Event →
Sep 23
George Lane
0 0 0
W-KO
Rechabite Hall, Wellington, New Zealand
2 of 4 · 142 / 186 lbs
Event →
Sep 10
Tommy Williams
0 0 0
W-KO
Lyceum Hall, Dunedin, New Zealand
New Zealand (obsolete; select NZNBF, NZPBA or NZBC) lightweight title
10 · 138 / 132 lbs
Event →
Aug 28
Dan Lea
0 0 0
L-DQ
Theatre Royal, Christchurch, New Zealand
3 · 142 / 156 lbs
Event →
Aug 22
Billy Hurcombe
0 0 0
W-TKO
Theatre Royal, Christchurch, New Zealand
New Zealand (obsolete; select NZNBF, NZPBA or NZBC) lightweight title
11 · 139 / 136 lbs
Event →
Aug 12
Bill Parker
1 1 0
L-PTS
Princess Theatre, Dunedin, New Zealand
4 of 4 · 141 / 127 lbs
Event →
Aug 1
Jack Thompson
0 0 0
D-PTS
Theatre Royal, Masterton, New Zealand
5 of 5 · 142 / 154 lbs
Referee: Harry Eccles
Event →
Jul 29
Terry Lynch
0 1 0
W-TKO
Theatre Royal, Wellington, New Zealand
8 · 143 / 175 lbs
Event →
Jul 8
Jim Pettengell
6 4 0
L-KO
Theatre Royal, Wellington, New Zealand
6 · 142 / 160 lbs
Referee: Harry Eccles
Event →
Jul 2
Ted Williams
0 0 0
W-TKO
Theatre Royal, Napier, New Zealand
4 of 6 · 141 / 144 lbs
Event →
Jun 1
Dick Matthews
4 0 0
L-KO
Parnell Hall, Auckland, New Zealand
3 of 4 · 140 / 160 lbs
Referee: George Belcher
Event →
Apr 25
Torpedo Billy Murphy
13 4 1
W-TKO
Theatre Royal, Auckland, New Zealand
9 · 138 / 119 lbs
Referee: Jack Kirby
Event →
Jan 5
Torpedo Billy Murphy
11 3 1
W-TKO
Theatre Royal, Auckland, New Zealand
7 · 139 / 119 lbs
Referee: George Belcher
Event →
Jan 5
Frank Burns
0 1 0
?-ND
Theatre Royal, Auckland, New Zealand
3 of 3 · 139 / 124 lbs
Event →
Mar 29
Sam Wetherburn
0 0 0
W-KO
Theatre Royal, Auckland, New Zealand
4 of 4 · 141 / 182 lbs
Event →
Mar 22
Terry Lynch
0 0 0
W-KO
Theatre Royal, Auckland, New Zealand
4 of 4 · 140 / 182 lbs
Event →
Sep 1
William Burns
0 1 0
?-ND
Public Hall, Cambridge, New Zealand
3 of 3 · 128 / 140 lbs
Event →
Sep 1
Professor Davis
0 0 0
?-ND
Public Hall, Cambridge, New Zealand
3 of 3 · 140 / 147 lbs
Event →
Jun 9
Micky Kirby
1 1 1
W-KO
Lorne Street Hall, Auckland, New Zealand
2 of 4 · 140 / 142 lbs
Event →
May 26
Tom Harris
0 0 0
W-KO
Town Hall, Dargaville, New Zealand
4 · 147 / 182 lbs
Event →
Dec 4
HA Kessing
2 0 0
W-PTS
Theatre Royal, Auckland, New Zealand
4 of 4 · 140 / 160 lbs
Event →
May 5
? Sullivan
0 0 0
W-PTS
Theatre Royal, Auckland, New Zealand
4 of 4 · 135 / 134 lbs
Event →
Apr 15
Torpedo Billy Murphy
0 0 0
W-PTS
Lorne Street Hall, Auckland, New Zealand
4 of 4 · 135 / 118 lbs
Referee: Jem Mace
Event →
Apr 15
Jem Mace
0 0 0
?-ND
Lorne Street Hall, Auckland, New Zealand
3 of 3 · 135 / 154 lbs
Event →
Apr 15
Tom Codlin
1 0 0
W-PTS
Lorne Street Hall, Auckland, New Zealand
4 of 4 · 135 / 133 lbs
Event →
Apr 11
? Banks
0 0 0
W-PTS
Lorne Street Hall, Auckland, New Zealand
4 of 4 · 135 / 134 lbs
Event →