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June 1897
June 5, 1897
[WW] Vacant WBC Championship
(HNAC) Owen Ziegler 24-1-2 (10) v/s Young Corbett 22-4-0 (10)
This fight is for the belt recently vacated by the new WBC middle weight champion, Tommy Ryan.
An all action fight with both fighter throwing over 1000 punches but Corbett suffered two knockdowns, one in the sixth the other in the fourteenth, which were the difference in the fight. Scores were: 143-141, 144-139, 143-141 all for winner and new WBC welter weight Champion, Owen Ziegler.
(WBC,HNAC) Owen Ziegler 25-1-2 (10) (UD 15) Young Corbett 22-5-0 (10)
*Ziegler must now vacate his HNAC belt
Undercard
[LW] Billy Ernst 22-4-0 (11) (UD 12) Bat Mullins 15-8-4 (2)
[LW] Sam Bolen 11-6-6 (1) (MD 10) Martin Snee 9-9-6 (1)
[MW] Tim Murphy 15-11-3 (6) (UD 10) Sid Barnes 10-11-3 (4)
[FW] Tommy Danforth 13-7-1 (5) (UD 8) Eugene Hornbacher 11-15-4 (1)
[FW] Fred Johnson 12-10-3 (1) (UD 8) Morgan Crowthier 10-11-2
June 12, 1897
[BW] (WBC) Billy Plimmer 23-2-1 (8) v/s Jack Kid Madden 14-2-1 (5)
Madden was clearly out matched in this one. Plimmer was landing at will from the opening bell until the stoppage in the seventh. The fight was stopped due to a severe cut over Madden's right eye. Plimmer successfully defends his belt with a TKO victory.
(WBC) Billy Plimmer 24-2-1 (9) (TKO 7/cuts) Jack Kid Madden 14-3-1 (5)
Undercard
[LW] Barney Donovan 17-4-1 (11) (KO 3) Bill Mahan 19-8-0 (11)
[MW] Charles Wall 19-18-5 (4) (SD 10) Billy McCarthy 15-12-1 (4)
[HW] John Clow 17-10-1 (4) (UD 10) Joe Lannon 11-11-5 (1)
[FW] Sam Baxter 13-9-2 (3) (SD 8) Danny McBride 10-10-3 (2)
[LW] Dick Burge 11-12-3 (3) (Draw 8) Marcellus Baker 16-15-3 (2)
June 19, 1897
[LHW] (WBC) Bob Fitzsimmons 25-2-0 (24) v/s (HEC) Jem Mace 17-3-2 (3)
This fight was close ear;y on but from the fifth round on it was all Fitzsimmons, even scoring a knockdown in the twelvth round. All three cards were 147-138 for the winner and still WBc champ, Bob Fitzsimmons.
(WBC) Bob Fitzsimmons 26-2-0 (24) (UD 15) (HEC) Jem Mace 17-4-2 (3)
Undercard
[FW] Dick Hollywood 18-2-2 (10) (UD 12) Fred Bogan 15-5-1 (8)
[FW] George Dixon 22-3-0 (3) (UD 10) Tommy Warren 18-8-2 (7)
[HW] Mick Dooley 14-7-2 (10) (Draw 10) Duncan McDonald 14-8-5 (3)
[HW] Billy Wilson 16-7-1 (8) (TKO 3) Mike Conley 14-7-2 (11)
[LW] Tommy Williams 16-10-2 (1) (UD 8) Jimmy Reilly 5-5-3 (3)
June 26, 1897
[FW] Tim Hegarty 16-2-2 (3) (SD 15) Johnny T. Griffin 16-4-0 (9)
[LW] Sam Collyer 15-7-4 (6) (TKO 10/cuts) Billy Myer 14-10-5 (4)
[MW] Alec Gregganis 12-8-4 (5) (KO 9) Jim Saxon 15-11-4 (10)
[LW] Frank Garrard 17-9-2 (9) (KO 8) Jack Fuller 15-12-1 (1)
[LW] Bob Mullins 13-10-4 (2) (TKO 5/cuts) Jim Barron 16-8-1 (8)
[HW] Jimmy Ryan 13-11-3 (10) (KO 8) John Donaldson 14-9-1 (6)
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UTBA Owners Cup Record 1-1 (1)
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