Jake Kilrain

20 KOs

52 KOs

3Draws

Last six: D-L-L-D-L-W

Career

division

Welterweight

status

inactive

bouts

rounds

KO %

KO wins

KO losses

career

1936–1940

debut

1936-06-09

last fight

1940-01-30

Profile

sex

nationality

Australia

origin

Australia

city / state / zip

Sydney, New South Wales

dob

0000-00-00

Latest news

Bare-knuckle boxing from a bygone era looks for a comeback

2018-06-01 · ABC News

In 1889, the great John L. Sullivan, the Boston Strong Boy, beat Jake Kilrain in 75 rounds ? yes, 75 ? in what the International Boxing Hall of Fame has called the "last significant bare-knuckle bout in boxing." Since then, about the only gloves-off…

Sports|UFC vs. Boxing: Gloves-On, Gloves-Off-Again Rivalry Dates to 1800s

2016-07-07 · New York Times

On July 8, 1889, John L. Sullivan bettered Jake Kilrain in 75 rounds of what is widely accepted as a historic last: the final bare-knuckle heavyweight championship fight before gloved boxing became the preferred, and officially sanctioned, form of the…

Reviving a bygone, bare-knuckle era

2011-08-05 · ESPN

Bobby Gunn arrived in Arizona on Thursday, a day before he was set to take part in what is believed to be the first sanctioned bare-knuckle boxing match since 1889, when John L. Sullivan had his hand raised after foe Jake Kilrain's…

A good month for fighting

2005-08-18 · Supersport,Zambia

July has always been one of the most historic and busiest months in the annals of boxing, ever since John L Sullivan’s clash with Jake Kilrain on July 8…