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June 1896

June 6, 1896
Hollywood Legion Stadium/ Hollywood, CA.
[HW] (WBC) James J. Corbett 21-4-1 (4) v/s John L. Sullivan 18-1-1 (14)
Corbett used his superior boxing skills to keep Sullivan off him for the most part. Sullivan stole some rounds from the Champ but didn't do enough to steal Corbett's title. Corbett picked up a unanimous decision.
(WBC) James J. Corbett 22-4-1 (4) (UD 15) John L. Sullivan 18-2-1 (14)
Undercard Results:
[HW] Hank Griffin 18-2-2 (13) (TKO 3) Joe McAuliffe 13-8-0 (11)
[HW] Jim Fogarty 15-9-2 (8) (KO 3) James Couper 15-10-3 (7)
[LW] Jack Daly 11-9-1 (3) (UD 10) Artie Tully 13-8-3 (8)
[HW] Tommy Chandler 16-15-1 (1) (UD 8) Jimmy Ryan 11-11-3 (8)
[HW] Yankee Sullivan 12-10-5 (4) (UD 8) George McChester 12-12-2 (3)


June 13, 1896
The Olympia/ London, England
[LHW] (WBC) Bob Fitzsimmons 23-2-0 (22) v/s Joe Butler 15-3-2 (2)
The fight looked to be a good one after five rounds. In the sixth Fitz dropped Butler and walked away with the round. Coming out in the seventh, Fitz knew Butler wasn't all there and attacked with a vengeance. Butler was dropped three times in the seventh before the ref finally stopped it.
(WBC) Bob Fitzsimmons 24-2-0 (23) (TKO 7) Joe Butler 15-4-2 (2)
Undercard Results:
[FLY] Jimmy Gorman 18-1-0 (13) (TKO 12) Eddie Avery 14-8-4 (7)
[MW] Jack Dempsey 23-3-0 (13) (UD 10) Mike Lucie 18-3-0 (15)
[MW] Frank Craig 22-3-0 (14) (UD 10) John Banks 22-6-1 (12)
[HW] Billy Smith 18-7-3 (11) (KO 8) Paddy Ryan 10-8-8 (5)
[HW] Viro Small 16-16-2 (3) (UD 8) Charlie Richardson 12-13-2 (5)


June 20, 1896
Tower Circus/ Blackpool, England
[BW] (WBC) Billy Plimmer 21-2-1 (7) v/s Casper Leon 19-2-4 (7)
This was a very good fight for both fighters. Leon was right there with Plimmer throughout the whole fight.
Shafeeq Rashada 145-142
Don O'Neil 143-143
Adelaide Byrd 144-142
(WBC) Billy Plimmer 22-2-1 (7) (MD 15) Casper Leon 19-3-4 (7)
Undercard Results:
[LHW] Joe Choynski 25-1-0 (20) (TKO 5) Dick Ellis 14-8-3 (6)
[LW] Bobby Dobbs 24-2-1 (13) (UD 10) Jem Carney 20-5-1 (8)
[HW] Jack Ashton 16-6-1 (8) (UD 10) Joe Coburn 14-7-1 (4)
[MW] John Laurie 17-6-2 (8) (DQ 4) Sid Barnes 10-9-3 (4)
[HW] CC Smith 12-11-2 (10) (KO 7) McHenry Johnson 12-14-2 (5)


June 27, 1896
Challenge Stadium/ Perth, Western Aust., Australia
[FLY] (WBC) Jimmy Anthony 17-4-1 (7) v/s Alf Gower 13-11-5 (4)
The Champ stayed in control of this fight for the most part. Gower went down in the tenth round and then again twice in the eleventh before the fight was finally stopped.
(WBC) Jimmy Anthony 18-4-1 (8) (TKO 11) Alf Gower 13-12-5 (4)
Undercard Results:
[MW] George LaBlanche 17-4-1 (7) (UD 12) Ed Binney 17-4-2 (8)
[HW] Patsy Cardiff 17-7-2 (9) (UD 10) Steve O'Donnell 15-6-1 (5)
[LW] Richard Campbell 12-10-3 (6) (UD 10) Ed McGlinchey 10-11-3 (1)
[FLY] Young Berry 10-9-5 (UD 8) [BW] Nunc Wallace 9-14-5 (1)
[HW] Tom Allen 11-10-5 (1) (UD 8) Frank Glover 12-14-1 (4)
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