FightsRec
Menu

Dennis Yearby

3230 KOs
2214 KOs
1Draws
Last six: L-D-L-W-L-L
Career
division
Welterweight
status
inactive
bouts
55
rounds
179
KO %
93.8%
KO wins
30
KO losses
14
career
1949–1956
debut
1949-03-22
last fight
1956-11-19
Profile
sex
M
nationality
United Kingdom
origin
United Kingdom
city / state / zip
Leeds, Yorkshire
dob
1931-01-10
age
95

Latest news

No indexed articles matched “Dennis Yearby” in the headline or summary — showing general boxing headlines (same fallback as legacy fightsrec).
I've not quit boxing ? Ayittey Powers
2024-06-20 · Graphic Online
Tyson Fury's reaction to controversial video revealed amid concerns from friends after Oleksandr Usyk loss
2024-06-20 · GB News
Eddie Hearn Proposes Devin Haney Vs. Liam Paro Fight In Australia
2024-06-20 · Boxing News 24
Jake Paul Reveals Reason For Fighting Mike Perry Ahead Of Mike Tyson Bout
2024-06-20 · Boxing Social
Pavail Gulati to don boxing gloves in his next film, begins training
2024-06-20 · TOI Etimes

Fight history

date
w-l-d
last 6
result
Nov 19
Bob Batey
1 6 2
L-KO
New St James Hall, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
2 · 151 / 158 lbs
Event →
Sep 3
Jim McGuiness
11 3 0
L-PTS
Engineer's Club, West Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom
6 of 6x3 · 146 / 146 lbs
Event →
Aug 11
Billy Corbett
11 7 0
W-KO
Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
2 · 149 / 150 lbs
Event →
Nov 28
Ronnie Doyle
11 16 0
L-KO
Town Hall, Leeds, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
3
Event →
Nov 21
Billy Taylor
12 4 2
D-PTS
Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
8 of 8x3
Event →
Oct 31
Bill Wooding
13 4 3
L-PTS
Granby Halls, Leicester, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
6 of 6x3
Event →
Oct 22
Mickey O'Neill
28 24 0
W-TKO
Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
2 of 8x3 · 146 / 150 lbs
Event →
Sep 26
Jim McGuiness
6 0 0
L-PTS
New St James Hall, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
6
Event →
Aug 22
Stan Barnett
7 4 0
W-TKO
Engineer's Club, West Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom
2 of 6x3 · 145 / 143 lbs
Event →
Jul 18
Tex Williams
6 8 1
W-KO
Engineer's Club, West Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom
2 of 6x3 · 145 / 147 lbs
Event →
Feb 19
Gerry Smythe
28 20 2
L-KO
Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
1 of 8x3 · 146 / 143 lbs
Event →
Feb 14
Derek Cook
13 4 0
W-KO
Hippodrome, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom
2
Event →
Dec 31
Johnny King
16 13 1
W-TKO
Tower Circus, Blackpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom
3 of 6x3 · 150 / 147 lbs
Event →
Dec 4
Gerry Hassett
20 7 0
W-TKO
Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
4 of 8x3 · 153 / 153 lbs
Event →
Oct 4
Billy Taylor
8 1 2
L-KO
Farrer Street Stadium, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
1 of 6x3 · 149 / 147 lbs
Event →
Jun 28
Bill Wooding
9 1 1
L-TKO
Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
4
Event →
May 1
Billy Corbett
6 5 0
W-TKO
Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
2 of 8x3 · 145 / 147 lbs
Event →
Apr 24
Sam Thompson
7 0 0
W-KO
Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
5 · 147 / 148 lbs
Event →
Jan 12
Jimmy Croll
4 1 0
L-KO
New St James Hall, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
1 of 8x3 · 141 / 143 lbs
Event →
Dec 8
Eddie Ricketts
2 0 0
L-TKO
Town Hall, Leeds, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
6 of 6x3 · 143 / 156 lbs
Event →
Oct 27
Colin Harrison
3 0 0
L-KO
King's Hall, Derby, Derbyshire, United Kingdom
3 · 142 / 138 lbs
Event →
Sep 29
Peter Smith
20 6 4
W-PTS
New St James Hall, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
8 of 8x3 · 143 / 149 lbs
Event →
Aug 25
Jimmy Ford
14 13 2
L-KO
New St James Hall, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
1 of 6x3 · 143 / 142 lbs
Event →
May 17
Mickey O'Neill
20 18 0
L-TKO
Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
2 of 8x3
Event →
Apr 18
Peter Smith
17 4 2
L-PTS
King's Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom
8 of 8x3 · 142 / 144 lbs
Event →
Mar 10
Dick Ashcroft
12 3 0
W-KO
Town Hall, Leeds, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
2 of 6x3 · 141 / 142 lbs
Event →
Mar 4
Charlie Fawcett
12 13 2
W-TKO
East Hull, Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
3
Event →
Feb 18
Peter Smith
13 3 2
L-PTS
New St James Hall, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
6 of 6x3 · 141 / 149 lbs
Event →
Feb 11
Mias Johnson
24 12 4
W-KO
Town Hall, Leeds, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
1 of 6x3 · 143 / 150 lbs
Event →
Jan 22
Peter Parsons
2 1 0
W-TKO
Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
2 of 8x3 · 143 / 149 lbs
Event →
Jan 14
Peter Smith
12 2 2
W-KO
New St James Hall, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
3 of 6x3 · 143 / 143 lbs
Event →
Jan 22
Eric Davies
9 1 1
L-KO
Embassy Sportsdrome, Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
5 of 6x3
Event →
Oct 13
Joe Corcoran
1 3 1
L-KO
Rodilli Hall, Leeds, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
3 · 140 / 139 lbs
Event →
Sep 25
Johnny Carrington
9 5 4
L-PTS
Town Hall, Leeds, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
8 of 8x3 · 139 / 139 lbs
Event →
Sep 4
Ernie Vickers
21 1 0
L-TKO
New St James Hall, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
3 of 8x3 · 139 / 146 lbs
Event →
May 22
Sammy Welsh
8 9 1
W-KO
New St James Hall, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
2
Event →
Apr 24
Billy Crane
19 14 1
W-KO
Town Hall, Leeds, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
2
Event →
Apr 11
Jimmy Muirhead
8 6 1
W-KO
New St James Hall, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
2
Event →
Mar 13
Jimmy Ford
0 2 0
W-KO
New St James Hall, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
1
Event →
Feb 20
Arthur Massey
1 3 1
W-TKO
Town Hall, Leeds, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
4 · 141 / 142 lbs
Event →
Jan 23
Vince Marshall
8 0 0
L-PTS
Town Hall, Leeds, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
6 of 6x3 · 138 / 137 lbs
Event →
Dec 5
Jackie Devro
0 0 0
W-KO
Town Hall, Leeds, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
2 · 134 / 137 lbs
Event →
Nov 15
Clyde Fleming
0 2 0
W-KO
Waverley Market, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
2 · 135 / 136 lbs
Event →
Nov 4
Mickey Flanagan
1 1 0
L-PTS
Town Hall, Leeds, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
6 of 6x3 · 136 / 136 lbs
Event →
Oct 31
Wilf Fox
1 3 2
W-KO
New St James Hall, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
1
Event →
Oct 24
Jim Brannan
0 9 1
W-PTS
Town Hall, Leeds, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
6 of 6x3 · 136 / 139 lbs
Event →
Sep 26
Jackie Wakelam
19 6 2
W-KO
Town Hall, Leeds, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
1 · 133 / 137 lbs
Event →
Sep 12
Jimmy Muirhead
5 4 0
L-KO
Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
2
Event →
Aug 26
Bob Raglan
2 2 0
W-KO
York, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
4
Event →
Aug 6
Harold Palmer
0 1 0
W-KO
Glasshoughton, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
2
Event →