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Yama Bahama

279 KOs

51 KOs

0Draws

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

Career

division

Middleweight

status

inactive

bouts

32

rounds

244

KO %

33.3%

KO wins

9

KO losses

1

career

1953–1967

debut

1953-11-17

last fight

1967-08-01

Profile

alias

William Horatio Butler, Jr.

sex

M

height

5′ 9″ / 175cm

origin

Bimini, Bahamas

dob

1933-02-16

age

93

death

2009-06-29

Latest news

Ellis, Smith Fight II

2005-08-12 · The Bahama Journal,Bahamas

Professional boxing in this country has had some glorious eras. Even now, the names roll off the tongue easily and they sound quite majestic. Black Jack, Roy Armbrister, Sammy Isaacs, Cleveland KO Parris, Battling Douglas, Bobo Reckley, Yama Bahama, Gomeo Brennen., Baby Boy Rolle, Tidal Wave, Sugar Cliff and Elisha Obed.…

Fight history

date

w-l-d

last 6

result

11 11 1

L-UD

Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States

10 of 10 · 170 / 164 lbs

23 20 5

W-PTS

Nassau, Bahamas

10 of 10

3 13 3

W-PTS

Nassau, Bahamas

10 of 10

19 12 3

W-PTS

Bimini, Bahamas

10 of 10

39 2 0

L-TKO

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

3 of 10 · 158 / 151 lbs

Referee: Arthur Mercante

27 1 2

W-MD

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States

10 of 10 · 161 / 160 lbs

18 4 1

W-UD

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States

10 of 10 · 159 / 158 lbs

1 3 0

W-KO

Nassau, Bahamas

6 of 10

0 6 1

W-TKO

Bahamas Boxing Stadium, Nassau, Bahamas

8 of 10 · 154 / 153 lbs

0 0 0

W-KO

Bimini, Bahamas

10 of 10

28 0 0

L-MD

Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States

10 of 10 · 151 / 148 lbs

14 13 4

W-PTS

Nassau, Bahamas

10 of 10

23 22 2

W-PTS

Bimini, Bahamas

8 of 8

4 8 7

W-PTS

Bimini, Bahamas

8 of 8

22 13 2

W-KO

Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, USA

10 of 10 · 156 / 153 lbs · 0:32

4 1 4

W-PTS

Butler's Auditorium, Bimini, Bahamas

10 of 10 · 152 / 153 lbs

16 18 0

W-UD

Garfunkel Field, Nassau, Bahamas

10 of 10 · 150 / 151 lbs

22 3 1

W-TKO

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States

3 of 10 · 153 / 159 lbs · 0:59

Referee: Ruby Goldstein

39 7 0

L-SD

Memorial Stadium, Saginaw, Michigan, United States

10 of 10 · 155 / 151 lbs

19 11 5

W-TKO

Garfunkel Field, Nassau, Bahamas

9 of 10 · 149 / 146 lbs

8 2 0

W-TKO

Flint, Michigan, United States

7 of 10

17 7 5

W-PTS

Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States

10 of 10 · 152 / 148 lbs

Battling Douglas

0 2 0

W-TKO

Bimini, Bahamas

7 of 10 · 144 / 140 lbs

7 6 1

W-PTS

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States

6 of 6 · 151 / 150 lbs

9 7 1

W-PTS

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States

6 of 6 · 150 / 149 lbs

11 17 0

W-PTS

Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

6 of 6 · 151 / 152 lbs

11 16 0

W-PTS

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States

4 of 4 · 152 / 148 lbs

15 3 1

W-UD

Motor City Arena, Detroit, Michigan, United States

6 of 6 · 149 / 148 lbs

0 3 0

W-PTS

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States

4 of 4 · 150 / 146 lbs

8 8 5

W-PTS

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States

4 of 4 · 152 / 148 lbs

8 4 4

L-PTS

Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States

8 of 8

Harry Lee Irwin

0 0 0

W-TKO

Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, USA

1 of 4 · 151 / 145 lbs · 1:45