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Joe Bygraves

4222 KOs

236 KOs

1Draws

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

Career

division

Heavyweight

status

inactive

bouts

66

rounds

427

KO %

52.4%

KO wins

22

KO losses

6

career

1953–1967

debut

1953-02-12

last fight

1967-03-20

Profile

sex

M

stance

orthodox

height

6′ 1″ / 185cm

nationality

United Kingdom

origin

Kingston

city / state / zip

Liverpool, Merseyside

dob

1931-05-26

age

95

Latest news

Former boxing champion Joe Bygraves passes on

2012-02-11 · Jamaica Gleaner

Former British Empire (now Commonwealth) heavyweight boxing champion, Joe Bygraves, who was one of the pioneers of Jamaica's boxing, has died. He was born in Kingston on May 26, 1931 and died on January 16. He had a record of 42 wins, 22 by knockout,…

Fight history

date

w-l-d

last 6

result

Eduardo Corletti

16 2 5

L-PTS

Hilton Hotel (Anglo American SC), Mayfair, London, United Kingdom

10 of 10x3 · 203 / 206 lbs

29 2 1

L-PTS

Neue Sporthalle, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany

10 of 10 · 221 / 221 lbs

Albert Westphal

29 7 4

W-KO

Ernst Merck Halle, Hamburg, Germany

1 of 10 · 223 / 199 lbs

9 2 0

L-DQ

Olympia, Kensington, London, United Kingdom

6 of 10x3 · 216 / 197 lbs

Referee: Harry Gibbs

25 1 1

L-TKO

Sportpalast, Schoeneberg, Berlin, Germany

9 of 10 · 213 / 211 lbs

35 4 3

L-PTS

Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Lazio, Italy

10 of 10

15 9 2

L-DQ

The Stadium, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom

5 of 10x3 · 207 / 201 lbs

Referee: Harry Humphreys

Franco De Piccoli

25 1 0

W-KO

Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Lazio, Italy

5 of 10 · 208 / 219 lbs

18 2 1

L-TKO

Johanneshov Ice Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden

6 of 8 · 205 / 190 lbs

Referee: Bertil Knutsson

Karl Mildenberger

32 2 0

L-PTS

Festhalle, Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany

3 of 10 · 210 / 194 lbs

22 14 2

L-UD

National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica

10 of 10 · 221 / 209 lbs

Ingemar Johansson

21 2 0

L-TKO

Maesshallen Sports Hall, Gothenburg, Sweden

7 of 12 · 209 / 200 lbs · 2:08

Referee: Andrew Smyth

9 8 0

W-KO

Granby Halls, Leicester, Leicestershire, United Kingdom

2 of 8x3

16 0 0

W-TKO

Ernst Merck Halle, Hamburg, Germany

4 of 8 · 211 / 211 lbs

14 1 0

L-PTS

Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, USA

8 of 8

21 1 0

L-UD

Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, United States

10 of 10 · 205 / 198 lbs

Referee: Ernie Taylor

Giacomo Bozzano

17 0 0

L-PTS

Velodromo Vigorelli, Milan, Lombardia, Italy

10 of 10

5 2 0

W-TKO

Farrer Street Stadium, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom

7 of 10x3 · 205 / 199 lbs

Referee: Tommy Watson

8 1 0

W-TKO

Leeds, Yorkshire, United Kingdom

3 of 8x3 · 201 / 188 lbs

31 1 1

L-PTS

Granby Halls, Leicester, Leicestershire, United Kingdom

Commonwealth (British Empire) heavyweight title

15 of 15x3

30 8 2

W-PTS

Pontypridd, Wales, United Kingdom

10 of 10x3 · 199 / 206 lbs

36 3 4

L-DQ

Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

6 of 10

Dick Richardson

20 4 1

D-PTS

Maindy Stadium, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

Commonwealth (British Empire) heavyweight title

15 of 15x3

14 3 0

W-KO

Earls Court Arena, Kensington, London, United Kingdom

9 of 15x3 · 202 / 196 lbs

Johnny Williams

57 8 4

W-TKO

King's Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom

6 of 10x3 · 200 / 199 lbs

10 4 2

L-TKO

St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York, United States

5 of 10 · 199 / 203 lbs

28 6 2

W-PTS

Empire Pool, Wembley, London, United Kingdom

vacant Commonwealth (British Empire) heavyweight title

15 of 15x3 · 195 / 202 lbs

31 8 1

W-RTD

Maindy Stadium, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

8 of 10x3 · 195 / 190 lbs

28 5 0

W-TKO

Earls Court Arena, Kensington, London, United Kingdom

2 of 10x3 · 195 / 210 lbs

Ingemar Johansson

12 0 0

L-PTS

Masshallen, Gothenburg, Sweden

8 of 8 · 189 / 200 lbs

17 9 6

W-PTS

Bologna, Emilia Romagna, Italy

10 of 10

Aldo Pellegrini

19 5 0

W-KO

Palazzo Dello Sport, Milan, Lombardia, Italy

1 of 10

25 4 2

W-PTS

Embassy Sportsdrome, Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom

8 of 8x3 · 207 / 203 lbs

15 4 10

W-TKO

Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

5 of 8

17 3 1

W-PTS

Ice Rink, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

8 of 8x3 · 194 / 194 lbs

12 3 0

W-KO

The Stadium, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom

4 of 10x3 · 193 / 196 lbs

8 0 0

L-PTS

Manor Place Baths, Walworth, London, United Kingdom

8 of 8x3 · 203 / 192 lbs

12 10 3

L-PTS

The Stadium, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom

8 of 8x3 · 190 / 182 lbs

30 10 0

W-PTS

Carmarthen, Wales, United Kingdom

8 of 8x3

12 9 3

W-PTS

Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, United Kingdom

8 of 8x3

20 19 1

W-PTS

Kings Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

8 of 8x3

2 4 0

W-KO

Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom

3 of 8x3 · 193 / 181 lbs

6 1 0

W-PTS

King's Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom

8 of 8x3 · 194 / 197 lbs

17 9 1

W-PTS

King's Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom

8 of 8x3 · 194 / 211 lbs

20 17 1

W-PTS

The Stadium, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom

8 of 8x3 · 195 / 197 lbs

5 20 2

W-TKO

Earls Court Arena, Kensington, London, United Kingdom

3 of 8x3

7 4 0

W-PTS

The Stadium, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom

8 of 8x3 · 193 / 186 lbs

21 4 0

W-KO

King's Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom

1 of 8x3 · 193 / 200 lbs

30 8 3

L-PTS

Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, United Kingdom

8 of 8x3 · 189 / 179 lbs

20 16 1

W-PTS

The Stadium, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom

8 of 8x3 · 197 / 199 lbs