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Tom Sharkey - Heavyweight
Record: 28-1-1 (24)
Title bouts: 1-0 (1)
Country: Ireland
Age: 26
Next title fight: #6 Gus Ruhlin - September 15, 1900

Philadelphia Jack O’Brien – Light Heavyweight
Record: 18-2 (5)
Title bouts: 1-0
Country: United States
Age: 22
Next title fight: #2 Jack Root - August 17, 1900


Charles “Kid” McCoy – Middleweight
Record: 36-2 (31)
Title bouts: 1-0 (1)
Country: United States
Age: 28
Next title fight: #2 Jack Lalor - September 28, 1900

Rube Ferns – Welterweight
Record: 19-0-1 (9)
Title bouts: 1-0 (1)
Country: United States
Age: 26
Next title fight: #2 Jim Franey - August 31, 1900

Joe Gans – Lightweight
Record: 36-0 (20)
Title bouts: 1-0 (1)
Country: United States
Age: 26
Next title fight: #1 Battling Nelson - July 21, 1900

Tim Hegarty – Featherweight
Record: 29-4-1(10)
Title bouts: 1-0 (1)
Country: Australia
Age: 23
Next title fight: #6 Tommy Warren - August 11, 1900

Jimmy Barry – Bantamweight
Record: 35-0 (15)
Title bouts: 1-0
Country: United States
Age: 30
Next title fight: #2 Billy Plimmer - November 24, 1900